Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 13 - Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

Our lease obligation consists of a 99-year lease, entered into by one of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, for approximately four acres of land in the Dominican Republic on which the Company’s principal production facility is located. The lease, which commenced on April 26, 1993 and expires in 2092, has an annual cost of approximately $288,000.

Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, accrued expenses and operating lease liabilities, non-current on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 cash payments against operating lease liabilities totaled $72,000 and $144,000 respectively.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases was as follows:

Weighted-average remaining lease term	70 Years
Weighted-average discount rate	3.55	%

The following is a schedule, by years, of maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

Year Ending June 30,	Amount
2022	$	143
2023		277
2024		268
2025		258
2026		249
Thereafter		6,167
Total	$	7,362

Operating lease expense totaled approximately $79,000, for each of the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Operating lease expense totaled approximately $158,000, for each of the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Litigation

In the normal course of business, the Company is a party to claims and/or litigation. Management believes that the settlement of such claims and/or litigation, considered in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

Employment Agreements

As of December 31, 2021, the Company was obligated under two employment agreements and one severance agreement. The employment agreements are with the Company’s CEO and the Senior Vice President of Engineering (“the SVP of Engineering”). The employment agreement with the CEO provides for an annual salary of $872,000, as adjusted for inflation; incentive compensation as may be approved by the Board of Directors from time to time and a termination payment in an amount up to 299% of the average of the prior five calendar year’s compensation, subject to certain limitations, as defined in the agreement. The employment agreement renews annually in August unless either party gives the other notice of non-renewal at least six months prior to the end of the applicable term. The employment agreement with the SVP of Engineering expires in August 2022 and provides for an annual salary of $361,000, and, if terminated by the Company without cause, severance of nine month’s salary and continued company-sponsored health insurance for six months from the date of termination. The severance agreement is with the Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer and provides for, if terminated by the Company without cause or within three months of a change in corporate control of the Company, severance of nine month’s salary, continued company-sponsored health insurance for six months from the date of termination and certain non-compete and other restrictive provisions.