Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

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, initially had an annual base rent of approximately $235,000 plus $53,000 in annual service charges. On September 14, 2022, a lease modification was executed which provides for an annual base rent of $235,000 plus $105,000 in annual service charges. The service charges increase 2% annually over the remaining life of the lease. The modification resulted in a remeasurement of the operating lease asset and liability and the effect was a reduction to the asset and liability of $1.3 million.

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 months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 cash payments against operating lease liabilities totaled $86,000 and $72,000, respectively.

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

Weighted-average remaining lease term	69 Years
Weighted-average discount rate	6.25	%

The following is a schedule, by years, of maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2023 (in thousands):

Year Ending June 30,	Amount
2024	$	235
2025		299
2026		282
2027		267
2028		253
Thereafter		4,386
Total	$	5,722

Operating lease expense totaled approximately $124,000 and $80,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 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.

On August 18, 2023, the Company announced that it would be restating its financial statements for the quarters ending September 30, 2022, December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023. Following this announcement, on August 29, 2023, a purported class action, brought on behalf of a putative class who acquired publicly traded NAPCO securities between November 7, 2022 and August 18, 2023, was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against the Company, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and its Chief Financial Officer. The action, captioned Zornberg v. Napco Security Technologies, Inc. et al., asserts securities fraud claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with statements made in the Company’s quarterly reports and earnings releases during the period of November 7, 2022 through May 8, 2023. On October 30, 2023, five plaintiffs filed applications to be lead plaintiff in the action. The Company intends to vigorously defend against the action.

Employment Agreements

As of September 30, 2023, the Company was obligated under two employment agreements and one severance agreement. The employment agreements are with the Company’s CEO, Cand the Senior Vice President of Engineering (“the SVP of Engineering”) and the severance agreement is with the Company’s Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). 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 2024 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 CFO 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.