Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions

10.  Related Party Transactions  

During 2009 the Company formed a new wholly owned subsidiary that leased certain personal property from a related party through the execution of a capital lease. See Note 6, Capital Lease-Related Party, of the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company also entered into a real property operating lease agreement, with the same related party, which provides for annual rental of $60,000. In addition, in the event the Company is successful in obtaining certain tax and/or other incentives from the state the entity operates in, which includes the Company receiving a mortgage at below market rate having a term of ten or more years, the Company will be required to purchase the building at the appraised value of $506,000. If the Company does not receive such incentives, the Company may exercise the purchase option in its sole discretion. The Company did not exercise its purchase option, but, in 2010, the lessor and the Company extended the lease including purchase option through November 2011. Additionally, in the event that the Company purchases the building, there is an arrangement payable to the related party, providing a threshold in annual earnings is reached by the new subsidiary, which will result in a percentage payment which could be as low as zero dollars to a maximum total in the aggregate of $600,000 which is non-recurring. These transactions are disclosed as related party transactions because the wife of the Company’s President/COO is the sole shareholder of the company that is leasing/selling the assets. Purchases of inventory from the related party amounted to $0 and $27,000 during the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, respectively.