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Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
6.
Commitments and Contingencies
(a) Leases
 
Related Party Leases.
Warehouse and office facilities are leased from Vitamin Realty, which is
100%
owned by the Company’s chairman, Chief Executive Officer and major stockholder and certain of his family members, who are also executive officers and directors of the Company. On
January
5,
2012,
MDC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a
second
amendment of lease (the “Second Lease Amendment”) with Vitamin Realty for its office and warehouse space in New Jersey increasing its rentable square footage from an aggregate of
74,898
square feet to
76,161
square feet and extending the expiration date to
January
31,
2026.
This Second Lease Amendment provides for minimum annual rental payments of
$533,
plus increases in real estate taxes and building operating expenses. On
May
19,
2014,
AgroLabs entered into an Amendment to the lease agreement entered into on
January
5,
2012,
with Vitamin Realty for an additional
2,700
square feet of warehouse space in New Jersey, the term of which was to expire on
January
31,
2019
to extend the expiration date to
January
1,
2024.
This additional lease provides for minimum lease payments of
$27
with annual increases plus the proportionate share of operating expenses.
 
Rent expense for the
three
and
six
months ended
December
31,
2016
and
2015
on these leases were
$214
and
$219
and
$411
and
$403,
respectively, and are included in both cost of sales and selling and administrative expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of
December
31,
2016
and
June
30,
2016,
the Company had an outstanding obligation to Vitamin Realty of
$0.8
million and
$1.1
million, respectively, included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities and long term debt in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
 
Other Lease Commitments.
The Company has entered into certain non-cancelable operating lease agreements expiring up through
January
31,
2026,
related to office and warehouse space, equipment and vehicles (inclusive of the related party lease with Vitamin Realty).
 
The minimum rental commitments for long-term non-cancelable leases are as follows:
 
   
Operating
 
Related Party
   
Year ending
 
Lease
 
Lease
   
June 30,
 
Commitment
 
Commitment
 
Total
2017, remaining
$ 29
 
$ 281
 
$ 310
2018
 
                 40
 
             563
 
             603
2019
 
                 27
 
             563
 
             590
2020
 
                 22
 
             563
 
             585
2021
 
                 21
 
             563
 
             584
2022
 
                   8
 
             563
 
             571
Thereafter
 
                  -
 
          1,955
 
          1,955
Total
 
$ 147
 
$ 5,051
 
$ 5,198
 
Total rent expense, including real estate taxes and maintenance charges, was approximately $
255
and
$259
and
$492
and
$485
for the
three
and
six
months ended
December
31,
2016
and
2015,
respectively.  Rent expense is included in cost of sales and selling and administrative expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
(b) Legal Proceedings.
 
The Company is subject, from time to time, to claims by
third
parties under various legal theories. The defense of such claims, or any adverse outcome relating to any such claims, could have a material adverse effect on the Company
’s liquidity, financial condition and cash flows.
 
(c) Other Claims.
 
On
May
15,
2012,
Cedarburg Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Cedarburg") sent
the Company a letter (the "Demand Letter") setting forth a demand for indemnification under the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated
March
17,
2009
(the "Cedarburg SPA"), by and among Cedarburg, InB: Hauser Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., InB: Paxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the Company. In the Demand Letter, Cedarburg demanded payment by the Company of
$0.6
million in respect of the Company's indemnification obligations under the Cedarburg SPA. In addition, in the Demand Letter, Cedarburg informed the Company that there are also environmental issues pending which
may
lead to additional costs to Cedarburg which will likely be in excess of
$0.3
million.
 
On
May
30,
2012,
the Company sent a letter responding to the Demand Letter and setting forth the Company’s position that it has no obligation to indemnify Cedarburg as demanded. On
June
18,
2012,
Cedarburg responded to the Company’s letter and, on
July
27,
2012,
the Company sent another letter to Cedarburg reiterating its position that the Company has no obligation to indemnify Cedarburg as demanded. On
December
18,
2012,
Cedarburg responded to the Company’s letter and, on
January
15,
2013,
the Company sent another letter to Cedarburg reiterating its position that the Company has no obligation to indemnify Cedarburg as demanded. As of
February
10,
2017,
the Company has not received any further communication from Cedarburg with respect to its demand for indemnification as set forth in the Demand Letter. The Company intends to vigorously contest Cedarburg's demand as set forth in the Demand Letter.