Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

12.

       COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

On

August 31, 2017,

the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the material terms of an annual bonus plan for the Company’s executive officers as well as certain officers and employees for the fiscal year ending

August 31, 2018.

For fiscal

2018

as in past years, the total amount available under the bonus plan for all plan participants, including executive officers, is dependent upon the Company’s earnings before interest, taxes and other income, as adjusted to take into account amounts to be paid under the bonus plan and certain other adjustments (Adjusted EBITOI). Each plan participant’s percentage of the overall bonus pool is based upon the number of plan participants, the individual’s annual base salary and the individual’s position and level of responsibility within the Company. In the case of each of the Company’s executive officer participants,

75%

of the amount of their individual bonus payout will be determined based upon the Company’s actual EBITOI for fiscal

2018

compared to a pre-established target EBITOI for fiscal

2018

and

25%

of the payout will be determined based upon such executive officer’s achievement of certain pre-established individual performance objectives. The payment of bonuses under the plan are discretionary and

may

be paid to executive officer participants in both cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, the exact amount and percentages will be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, after the completion of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for fiscal

2018.

There was

$880,000

accrued for management bonuses for the

six

months ended

February 28, 2018

compared to

$185,000

accrued for management bonuses for the

six

months ended

February 28, 2017.

Three joint ventures (consisting of the Company’s joint ventures in South Korea, India and United States) accounted for

69.8%

of the Company’s trade joint venture receivables at

February 28, 2018

and

three

joint ventures (consisting of the Company’s joint ventures in South Korea, Thailand and India) accounted for

60.7%

of the Company’s trade joint venture receivables at

August 31, 2017.

From time to time, the Company is subject to various other claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of its business. The Company records a liability in its consolidated financial statements for costs related to claims, including future legal costs, settlements and judgments, where the Company has assessed that a loss is probable and an amount could be reasonably estimated. If the reasonable estimate of a probable loss is a range, the Company records the most probable estimate of the loss or the minimum amount when

no

amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount. The Company discloses a contingent liability even if the liability is

not

probable or the amount is

not

estimable, or both, if there is a reasonable possibility that material loss

may

have been incurred. In the opinion of management, as of

February 28, 2018,

the amount of liability, if any, with respect to these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will

not

materially affect the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.