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Leases
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Leases  
Leases

6. Leases

        The Company leases many of its automobiles for its sales staff in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands for various terms under long-term, non-cancelable operating lease agreements. The leases expire at various dates through 2015. In the normal course of business, it is expected that these leases will be replaced by leases on other vehicles as the lease terms expire.

        Lease expense totaled approximately $778,000, $724,000 and $378,000 during fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

        The following is a schedule by fiscal year of future minimum rental payments required under the operating lease agreements:

2013

  $ 646,000  

2014

    546,000  

2015

    257,000