Commitments and Contingencies | 18. Commitments and Contingencies Leases The Company leases its corporate headquarters under an operating lease that expires in August 2025. The Company has the option to extend the term of the lease for one five (5) year period 0.1 The Company has also entered into a master lease agreement for its vehicles. After an initial non-cancelable twelve-month period, each vehicle is leased on a month-to-month basis. Based on historical retention experience of approximately three years, the vehicles have varying expiration dates through September 2025. The components of lease expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands except lease term and discount rate): Schedule of Components of Lease Expense and Other Information Lease expense Operating Leases Amortization of ROU assets (operating lease cost) $ 265 Interest on lease liabilities 37 Total lease expense $ 302 Other Information Operational cash flow used for operating leases $ 293 Weighted -average remaining lease term (in years) 2.08 Weighted -average discount rate 6.31 % Future lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of June 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands): Schedule of Future Commitments and Sublease Income Years ending December 31, Future lease commitments 2023 $ 270 2024 541 2025 350 Total future minimum lease payments 1,161 Less imputed interest (72 ) Total lease liability $ 1,089 Schedule of Operating Lease Liability Reported as: Operating lease liability, current $ 489 Operating lease liability, non-current 600 Total $ 1,089 Cutanea payments We have a contract in which we agreed to repay to Maruho $ 3.6 3.7 We have filed for arbitration against Maruho with the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) regarding issues with Maruho’s contract manufacturer that were not disclosed at the time of the Share Purchase Agreement and therefore are withholding the repayment of the start-up cost financing until a decision is reached through the arbitration process. The arbitration notes that Maruho breached the agreement with Cutanea due to undisclosed manufacturing issues and seeks damages as well as a declaration that we are not obligated to repay Maruho. We are also obligated to share product profits with Maruho equally from January 1, 2020 through October 30, 2030. Refer to Note 3, Acquisition Contract Liabilities Milestone payments with Ferrer Internacional S.A. Under the Xepi LSA, we are obligated to make payments to Ferrer upon the occurrence of certain milestones. Specifically, we must pay Ferrer i) $ 2,000,000 upon the first occasion when annual net sales of Xepi ® 25,000,000 , and ii) $ 4,000,000 upon the first occasion annual net sales of Xepi ® 50,000,000 . No Xepi ® Settlement Agreement with Biofrontera AG Pursuant to the terms of that certain Settlement Agreement , dated as of April 11, 2023, among the Company, Biofrontera AG and certain current and former directors of the Company (the “Settlement Agreement”), the Company has committed, among other things, to take the following actions: ● the Company will appoint as a Class I Director a director nominated by Biofrontera AG. See Note 20. Subsequent Events – New Board Member for details regarding the new appointment. ● the Company will begin a search, pursuant to the conditions set forth in the Settlement Agreement including a strike right granted to the aforementioned director nominated by Biofrontera AG, for an additional director candidate, who is fully independent from Biofrontera AG, Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft (“DB”) and any of their respective affiliates, to be nominated for election as a Class II Director at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders; ● the Board will increase its size to seven members, including the two directors appointed and elected pursuant to the Settlement Agreement. In addition, the Settlement Agreement contains provisions to maintain Biofrontera AG’s representation on the Board of Directors as long as it holds at least 20% of the Company’s outstanding common stock and to limit further increases in the size of the Board of Directors or changes to the Company’s stockholder rights plan. Under the Settlement Agreement, Biofrontera AG also agrees, subject to certain conditions, to vote in support of the directors nominated by, and the proposals recommended by, the Board of Directors. Licensing Agreement with Optical Tools On December 2, 2022, the Company entered into the technology transfer agreement with Optical Tools LLC (“Optical Tools”), and Stephen Tobin and Paul Sowyrda (the “Agreement”). The Agreement allowed for the transfer of the assigned patents and trademarks, and upon notification by the Company to Optical Tools, the research and development of certain prototypes. The Company paid a licensing fee of $ 0.2 On May 28, 2023, the Company authorized Optical Tools to design, develop, manufacture, and deliver at least two portable photodynamic therapy lamp prototypes (“PDT Device”) using the technology in the assigned patents. The PDT Device provides illumination, based on different light profiles, to the external skin surface of the human body. The Company shall reimburse Optical Tools for all reasonable out-of-pocket, material and labor costs per the agreement. As part of the Agreement, Optical Tools will be eligible to receive regulatory and sales milestone payments totaling up to $ 1.0 3 The Company did not make any milestone or royalty payments during the three or six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Legal proceedings At each reporting date, the Company evaluates whether or not a potential loss amount or a potential range of loss is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 450, Contingencies On November 29, 2021, the Company entered into a settlement and release agreement with respect to a lawsuit filed March 23, 2018 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in which we were alleged to have infringed on certain patents and misappropriated certain trade secrets. In the settlement, the Company and Biofrontera AG together agreed to make an aggregate payment of $ 22.5 While Biofrontera AG has agreed to pay fifty percent of the settlement costs, we remain jointly and severally liable to DUSA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“DUSA”) for the full cash settlement amount, meaning that in the event Biofrontera AG does not pay all or a portion of the amount it owes under the Agreement, DUSA could compel us to pay Biofrontera AG’s share. If either we or Biofrontera AG violates the terms of the settlement agreement, we or Biofrontera AG may be liable for a greater amount. If we become liable for more than our agreed share of the aggregate settlement amount, either of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and/or results of operations. As of June 30, 2023, we have reflected a legal settlement liability in the amount of $ 6.1 3.7 |