Lease Agreements

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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Note 12 – Lease Agreements

Capital Leases

The Company has entered into long-term capital lease agreements for purchases of various computer and telephone equipment at a weighted average interest rate of 7.7%. At September 30, 2017 and 2016, the remaining principal payments due under all capital leases were $172,000 and $278,000, respectively. Aggregate minimum annual principal obligations at September 30, 2017, under non-cancelable leases are as follows:

	2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		Total

Capital Lease Obligations	$	92,000	$	36,000	$	28,000	$	16,000	$	-	$	172,000

Property Leases

The Company has non-cancelable operating lease agreements, primarily for property, that expire through 2025. One of the Company’s facilities is leased from a company controlled by the former owner of RMD, who is also a former director of the Company and the former President of the RMD subsidiary. This building is leased as a month-to-month tenancy and will continue until terminated by either the Company with not less than six months’ prior written notice or the facility’s owner with not less than three years’ prior written notice (see Note 13). Rent expense for

both

the years ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 amounted to $1.6 million. Future non-cancelable minimum lease payments under property leases as of September 30, 2017 are as follows:

Years ending September 30,

2018	$	998,000
2019		298,000
2020		171,000
2021		115,000
2022		97,000
thereafter		246,000
Total	$	1,925,000