Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments

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Commitments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments

Note 18 – Commitments (restated)

 

The Company leases its facility in West Deptford, New Jersey under an operating lease (“Thorofare Lease”) with annual rentals of $132,000 plus common area maintenance (CAM) charges. The lease, which took effect on January 1, 2008, reduced the CAM charges allowing the Company to reach their own agreements with utilities and other maintenance providers.

 

On January 7, 2013, the Company extended its lease agreement for a term of 7 years, expiring December 31, 2019.

 

Rent expense for the Thorofare Lease, including related CAM charges for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 totaled $161,807 and $161,160, respectively.

 

The Company entered into a 24-month lease for a satellite office located in Ramsey, New Jersey (“Ramsey Lease”) with annual rents of $25,980 plus common area maintenance (CAM) charges. The lease took effect on June 1, 2017 and runs through May 31, 2019.

 

Rent expenses for the Ramsey Lease, including related CAM charges totaled $15,166 and $- for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. The Company posted a security deposit of $4,330 which is included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

The Company entered into a 29-month lease for warehouse space located in Pitman, New Jersey (“Pitman Lease”) with annual rents of $39,650. The lease took effect on August 1, 2017 and runs through December 31, 2019.

 

Rent expenses for the Pitman Lease totaled $16,670 and $- for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. A security deposit of $4,950 is included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

The Company entered into a 60-month operating lease for equipment with annual rentals of $6,156 on September 29, 2014. The lease commenced on October 21, 2014 upon the delivery of the equipment.

 

The schedule of lease commitments is as follows:

 

    Thorofare     Ramsey     Pitman     Equipment        
    Lease     Lease     Lease     Lease     Total  
    $     $     $     $     $  
Next 12 Months     132,000       25,980       39,650       6,156       203,786  
Next 13-24 Months     132,000       10,825       39,650       5,130       187,605  

 

On June 30, 2017, the Company signed the Third Amendment to the exclusive Distribution Agreement with NovoTek Pharmaceuticals Limited (‘NovoTek’) which expanded the geographic area of coverage to include Poland and grants NovoTek the right to assemble certain PIFA Heparin PF/4 products in their facilities from components acquired from the Company.

 

The Company has agreed to provide PIFA Heparin/PF4 devices, valued at approximately $88,500, at no charge to NovoTek for their use and are to be shipped upon their request. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred a charge to product cost of sales of $88,500 in connection with this product obligation and included this amount as an accrued expense in trade and other payables within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017.

 

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had not shipped any goods related to the program.