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Note 8 - Commitments And Contingencies:
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

8.     COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:


Employment and consulting agreements:


Mr. Smith has held the positions of Director, President and General Counsel of Company and its subsidiaries under various agreements and terms since March 2003 and since September 1, 2010 has been paid a monthly salary of $19,000. During July 2011, the Company entered into an extension agreement whereby Mr. Smith will continue to hold his current position in the Company through a date no later than December 31, 2012. Commencing January 1, 2012, Mr. Smith has been paid a monthly salary of $20,000. In addition, Mr. Smith will be issued 90,000 shares of the Company's common stock in two tranches of 45,000 shares on each of January 15, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The Company recorded expense of $240,300 for the year ended June 30, 2012, related to the future stock issuances as the bonus was fully vested at the grant date. As part of the extension agreement, Mr. Smith was also granted 200,000 options, which vested immediately, to purchase common shares of the Company at a price of $3.00 per share and which options expire on December 31, 2019. The Company recorded expense of $334,000 during the year ended June 30, 2012 as the options were fully vested at the grant date. Effective July 15, 2012, the Company entered into an extension agreement whereby Mr. Smith will continue to hold his current positions in the Company through a date no later than June 30, 2014. Effective September 2012, Mr. Smith will be paid a monthly salary of $21,000 (which is currently being deferred). In addition, Mr. Smith will be issued 150,000 shares of the Company's common stock in two tranches of 75,000 shares on each of January 15, 2014 and 2015, which shares vested immediately. The Company recorded expense of $292,500 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, related to the future stock issuances as the bonus was fully vested at the grant date. As part of the extension agreement, Mr. Smith was also granted a bonus of $25,000 paid in warrants, which vested immediately, to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $2.10 per share and which warrants expire on December 31, 2018 and a contingent stock bonus of 100,000 shares payable on the date on which the Company's stock price first reaches $10.00 per share (regardless of whether Mr. Smith is still providing services to the Company on such date).


Since March 31, 2005, the Company has had various agreements with Brightcap, through which the services of Mr. Bassani are provided. On September 30, 2009 the Company entered into an extension agreement with Brightcap pursuant to which Mr. Bassani will provide services to the Company through September 30, 2012 for $312,000 annually. The Board appointed Mr. Bassani as the Company's CEO effective May 13, 2011. On July 15, 2011, Mr. Bassani, Brightcap and the Company agreed to an extension/amendment of the existing agreement with Brightcap which provides that Mr. Bassani will continue to provide the services of CEO through June 30, 2013 and will continue to provide full-time services to the Company in other capacities through June 30, 2014 at a salary of $26,000 per month. In addition Mr. Bassani will be issued 300,000 shares of the Company's common stock issuable in three tranches of 100,000 shares on each of January 15, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. During the year ended June 30, 2012 the Company recorded expense of $795,000 related to the future stock issuances as the bonus was fully vested at the grant date. Mr. Bassani was also granted 725,000 options, which vested immediately, to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at $3.00 per share which options expire on December 31, 2019. The Company recorded expense of $1,203,500 during the year ended June 30, 2012 as the options were fully vested at the grant date. Effective July 15, 2012, Mr. Bassani, Brightcap and the Company agreed to a further extension/amendment of the existing agreement with Brightcap which provides that Mr. Bassani will continue to provide the services of CEO through June 30, 2014. Mr. Bassani will continue to provide full-time services to the Company at a cash salary of $26,000 per month (which is currently being deferred) and Mr. Bassani will be issued 300,000 shares of the Company's common stock issuable in two tranches of 150,000 shares on each of January 15, 2015 and 2016, respectively, which will be immediately vested. The Company recorded expense of $585,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, related to the future stock issuances as the bonus was fully vested at the grant date. As part of the extension agreement, Mr. Bassani was also granted a bonus of $5,000 paid in warrants, which vested immediately, to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $2.10 per share and which warrants expire on December 31, 2018.


Employment and consulting agreements (continued):


Effective January 1, 2011, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Edward Schafer pursuant to which for a period of three years, Mr. Schafer will provide senior management services to the Company on an approximately 75% full time basis, initially as Executive Vice Chairman and as a director. Compensation for Mr. Schafer's services will initially be at an annual rate of $250,000, which will consist of $150,000 in cash compensation and $100,000 payable in the Company's common stock. Commencing the month following the first calendar month-end after the Company has completed an equity financing in excess of $3,000,000 (net of commissions and other offering expenses), Mr. Schafer's compensation shall be at an annual rate of $225,000, all of which shall be payable in cash. Effective July 15, 2012, the Company entered into a deferral/employment/compensation agreement with Edward Schafer pursuant to which Mr. Schafer will continue to provide senior management services to the Company on an approximately 75% full time basis, initially as Executive Vice Chairman and as a director. Basic compensation for Mr. Schafer's services will remain unchanged and Mr. Schafer will be issued 100,000 options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at $2.10 per share until December 31, 2018, which are immediately vested and a contingent stock bonus of 25,000 shares payable on January 1 of the first year after the Company's stock price first reaches $10.00 per share (regardless of whether Mr. Schafer is still providing services to the Company on such date).


Effective September 18, 2006, the Company entered into a four-year employment agreement with Jeremy Rowland whereby Mr. Rowland assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer of Projects at an annual salary of $150,000. In June 2008, the employment agreement terms were extended through July 1, 2012. Mr. Rowland now serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Company's Services Group subsidiary.


During January 2012, the Company approved an employment agreement contract extension effective January 1, 2012 with Craig Scott whereby he will continue to act as Vice President of Capital Markets and Shareholder Relations through December 31, 2012, at an annual salary of $144,000. In consideration for his extension agreement, Mr. Scott was granted 75,000 options to purchase shares of the Company's common shares at $2.75 per share with an expiration date of December 31, 2016, 12,500 contingent stock options that will be issued if the Company's stock price exceeds $10 and $20 per share, respectively, and an extension of the expiration dates all his existing warrants and options as of January 1, 2012 until December 31, 2016.


Effective February 1, 2011, the Company entered into an employment agreement with James Morris, pursuant to which Mr. Morris will act as Chief Technology Officer of the Company through January 31, 2015 at an annual salary of $150,000 until July 1, 2011, and $180,000 thereafter.


Effective September 27, 2011, the Company entered into an employment agreement with George Bloom, pursuant to which Mr. Bloom, the Company's Chief Engineering Officer, will act as Vice President-Engineering of the Company through January 31, 2016 at an annual salary of $180,000.


In May 2005 the Company declared contingent deferred stock bonuses of 690,000 shares to its key employees and consultants. The stock bonuses of 492,500 and 197,500 shares are contingent upon the Company's stock price exceeding $10.00 and $20.00 per share, respectively, and the grantees still being employed by or providing services to the Company at the time the target prices are reached. As of September 30, 2012, 327,500 and 115,000 of these contingent bonus shares, respectively, remain outstanding, to be issued when and if the Company's stock price exceeds $10.00 and $20.00 per share, respectively.


Effective January 1, 2011 the Company declared a contingent stock bonus of 50,000 shares to Mr. Smith and effective July 15, 2012 the Company declared contingent stock bonuses of 100,000 and 25,000 shares to Mr. Smith and Mr. Schafer, respectively. The stock bonuses are contingent upon the Company's stock price exceeding $10.00 and do not require that Mr. Smith or Mr. Schafer remain employed by the Company.


Litigation:


The Company currently is not involved in any material litigation.