NOTE 5 - Commitments and Contingencies | Stephen Morgan Employment Agreement On March 31, 2015, the Company entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with Stephen Morgan, the Company’s Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, which is effective as of April 1, 2015 and shall terminate as of March 31, 2017, unless earlier terminated by the Company or Mr. Morgan in accordance with the agreement (the “Morgan Employment Agreement”). The Morgan Employment Agreement provides for a base salary Amendments to Stephen Morgan Employment Agreement Effective April 9, 2015, the Company entered into an Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement with Stephen Morgan amending his employment agreement, such that Mr. Morgan no longer has the option, in his sole discretion, to receive his salary and bonus amounts in the form of Company stock, rather than cash. Effective February 12, 2016, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement with Mr. Morgan (the “Second Amendment”), amending his original, April 1, 2015 employment agreement. Concurrent with the Second Amendment, Mr. Morgan commenced serving as Interim President of the Company. Mr. Morgan no longer serves as Vice President of the Company, but remains in his positions as Corporate Secretary and General Counsel. The Second Amendment reflects a five thousand dollar ($5,000) increase in Mr. Morgan’s annual salary during the period Mr. Morgan serves as Interim President, which period commenced on February 12, 2016 and shall end at any time on three (3) days’ notice by the Company (the “Interim Term”). The Amendment further provides that the increase in Mr. Morgan’s salary shall not be included in any severance calculations, including the severance calculations set forth in Sections 5(e) and 5(f) of his original agreement, and that upon termination of the Interim Term for any reason, Mr. Morgan’s employment, duties and salary shall revert back to what they were prior to the Second Amendment. Effective March 31, 2017, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement (the “Third Amendment”) with Stephen Morgan (the “Employee”), amending his original, April 1, 2015 employment agreement. The Third Amendment provides that On July 11, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors announced that Stephen Morgan resigned from his positions as Interim President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary effective July 19, 2017. Effective July 19, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors named Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Anthony Snow, as Interim President and Corporate Secretary. No severance was paid to Mr. Morgan and the Company has no commitments associated with his prior employment with or resignation from the Company. Joseph Vicente Agreements On December 18, 2014, the Company entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with Joseph R. Vicente, the Company’s former President and Chairman of the Board, which was effective as of January 1, 2015 and was to terminate as of December 31, 2017, unless earlier terminated by the Company or Mr. Vicente in accordance with the agreement (the “Vicente Employment Agreement”). The Vicente Employment Agreement provided for a base salary an Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement whereby Mr. Vicente no longer had the option in his sole discretion to receive his salary and bonus amounts in stock Effective February 12, 2016 (the “Separation Date”), the Company entered a Mutual Separation Agreement with Mr. Vicente (the “Separation Agreement”). Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Vicente stepped down from his positions as President and as a member of the Board. Under the Separation Agreement, Mr. Vicente is entitled to receive a severance, payable in equal monthly installments over the twenty-four month period post separation, in an amount equal to all compensation paid by the Company to Mr. Vicente for the 24 months preceding the termination, including salary and bonus received by Mr. Vicente. Additionally, the Company will pay for the value of his health insurance premiums, in monthly installments, until the earlier of twenty-four months after the Separation Date or until Mr. Vicente or his dependents become eligible for group health insurance coverage through a new employer. Mr. Vicente is also entitled to payment of his salary through the Separation Date, payment for unused vacation days, payment for any unreimbursed expenses, and a bonus payment for work performed in calendar year 2015, payable within sixty (60) days of the Company completing its fiscal 2015 audit. Mr. Vicente remains subject to the restrictive covenants contained in the Vicente Employment Agreement, including a covenant not to compete and a non-solicitation provision, and is subject to additional restrictive covenants in the Separation Agreement. Operating Leases On January 21, 2014, the Company entered a First Amendment to Lease, which extended its lease at the property located at 1857 Helm Drive, Las Vegas (the “Property”), Nevada through September 30, 2019. In connection with the amendment, the Company received an abatement of the entire amount of its rent for January 2014, except for CAM charges. In addition, as of October 1, 2014, the Company’s monthly lease payments reverted back to their rates as they existed in June 2009, other than CAM charges, with annual adjustments thereafter as set forth in the Amendment. Moreover, the Landlord had the option to lease a portion of the premises then occupied by the Company to a third party, and if this portion is leased to a third party, the Company’s monthly rent amount was to be reduced pro rata Commitments for future minimum rental payments, by year, and in the aggregate, to be paid under such operating lease as of September 30, 2017, are as follows: Rent to be paid 2017 $ 47,465 2018 191,006 2019 145,835 Total $ 384,306 |