Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
7 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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On December 20, 2013, we executed an agreement effective March 1, 2014, with a Company director, Dr. Mark Baker, to provide clinical research and support services related to new and enhanced applications for the FREEDOM60® Syringe Infusion System. Authorized by the Board of Directors, the agreement provided for payment of 420,000 shares of common stock valued at $0.20 per share over a three-year period.  Amortization amounted to zero and $7,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and zero and $14,000 for the seven months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

On October 21, 2015, Cyril Narishkin was appointed to the Board of Directors and Interim Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Also effective October 21, 2015, we entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Narishkin, to support our expanded management team and accelerate our growth opportunities under his role of Interim Chief Operating Officer.  The agreement provided for payment of $16,000 per month for eight days per month, of which half was to be paid in cash and half was to be paid in shares of common stock. Effective January 1, 2016, the agreement provided for the same payment of $16,000 per month, of which seventy-five percent was to be paid in cash and twenty-five percent was to be paid in shares of common stock.

 

On June 24, 2016, Cyril Narishkin executed a termination and general release agreement, which terminated his previous consulting agreement, and resigned as an officer and director for personal reasons.  Mr. Narishkin was compensated for services as a consultant through January 31, 2017 at a monthly rate of $16,000 per month for up to eight days of service a month upon request of the Company.  Mr. Narishkin’s compensation was zero and $48,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively and zero and $166,000 for the seven months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  In accordance with the agreement, the Company repurchased 96,542 shares of common stock of the Company owned by Mr. Narishkin at an aggregate purchase price of $43,393 in July 2016.

 

LEASED AIRCRAFT

 

The Company leases an aircraft from a company controlled by Andrew Sealfon, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. The lease payments were $3,876 and $5,375 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively and $9,544 and $12,542 for the seven months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  The original lease agreement has expired and the Company is currently on a month-to-month basis for rental payments.

 

BUILDING LEASE

 

Mr. Mark Pastreich, a director, is a principal in the entity that owns the building leased by Company. The Company is in year nineteen of a twenty-year lease. There have been no changes to lease terms since his directorship and none are expected through the life of the current lease.  With a monthly lease amount of $11,042, the lease payments were $33,126 for each of the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and $77,294 for each of the seven months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  The Company also paid property taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 in the amount of $12,862 and $12,334, respectively, and $29,098 and $28,159 for the seven months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

We are currently negotiating a lease extension at our current facility as we continue to assess what our strategy for future expansion and growth requirements will be.