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Related Party Transactions and Other Matters
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions and Other Matters

NOTE 8 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER MATTERS

 

Transactions with Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation

 

There are five Directors of the Company who are also Directors and shareholders of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (“MREIC”). The Company holds common stock of MREIC in its securities portfolio. As of December 31, 2017, the Company owns a total of 2,335,930 shares of MREIC common stock, representing 3.0% of the total shares outstanding at December 31, 2017 (See Note 4). The Company shares 1 officer (Chairman of the Board) with MREIC.

 

Employment Agreements and Compensation

 

The Company has three year employment agreements with Mr. Eugene W. Landy, Mr. Samuel A. Landy and Ms. Anna T. Chew. The agreements provide for base compensation aggregating approximating $1 million. In addition, the agreements call for incentive bonuses, and an extension of services and severance payments upon certain future events, such as a change in control. Mr. Samuel A. Landy and Ms. Anna T. Chew are currently negotiating a new employment agreement.

 

Other Matters

 

Mr. Eugene W. Landy, the Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Company, owns a 24% interest in the entity that is the landlord of the property where the Company’s corporate office space is located. The Company is also responsible for its proportionate share of real estate taxes and common area maintenance. On May 1, 2015, the Company renewed this lease for additional space and an additional seven-year term with monthly lease payments of $14,900 through April 30, 2020 and $15,300 through April 30, 2022. On July 1, 2017, the Company entered into a lease for additional office space adjacent to its existing corporate office space requiring monthly lease payments of $1,275 through April 30, 2020 and $1,310 through April 30, 2022. On February 14, 2018, the Company entered into a lease for additional office space adjacent to its existing corporate office space requiring monthly lease payments of $1,800 through April 30, 2020 and $1,850 through April 30, 2022. Management believes that the aforesaid rents are no more than what the Company would pay for comparable space elsewhere.