Note 6- Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Product Royalties

In February 2013, the Company entered into a Royalty Agreement and License with Broady Health Sciences, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company, (“BHS”) regarding the manufacture and sale of a product called 

ReStor™.

  George K. Broady, a director of the Company and owner of more than 5% of its outstanding common stock, is owner of BHS. Under the agreement, the Company agreed to pay BHS a royalty of 2.5% of sales revenue in return for the right to manufacture (or have manufactured), market, import, export and sell this product worldwide, with certain rights being exclusive outside the United States.   On April 29, 2015, the Company and BHS amended the Royalty Agreement and License to change the royalty to a price per unit instead of 2.5% of sales revenue. Such provision is effective retroactively to January 1, 2015. Royalties recognized during the first three months of 2014 and 2015 were $29,000 and $112,000, respectively. The Company is not required to purchase any product under the agreement, and the agreement may be terminated at any time on 120 days’ notice or, under certain circumstances, with no notice. Otherwise, the agreement terminates March 31, 2020.

Also, on April 29, 2015, the Company entered into a Royalty Agreement and License with BHS regarding the manufacture and sale of a product called 

Soothe

™. The Company began selling this product in the fourth quarter of 2012 with the permission of BHS. Under the agreement, the Company agreed to pay BHS a royalty of 2.5% of sales revenue in return for the right to manufacture (or have manufactured), market, import, export and sell this product worldwide. Further, the Company agreed to pay BHS $11,700 as royalties for the period it began selling the product in the fourth quarter of 2012 through 2014. Royalties recognized during the first three months of 2014 and 2015 were $1,400 and $2,400, respectively. The Company is not required to purchase any product under the agreement, and the agreement may be terminated at any time on 120 days’ notice. Otherwise, the agreement terminates March 31, 2020.

Stock Repurchase Agreement

On January 22, 2015, the Company entered into a Stock Repurchase Agreement with George K. Broady, a director of the Company and owner of more than 5% of its outstanding common stock. The agreement provided for the Company’s purchase from Mr. Broady in off-the-market, private transactions of a total of 91,817 shares of the Company’s common stock, which would be purchased at the rate of 5,000 shares each trading day following the date of the agreement until all of such shares were purchased. The shares would be purchased at a per share price equal to the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on the preceding trading day, as reported on the primary market in which the Company’s common stock is publicly traded. The Company’s purchases concluded on February 19, 2015, and resulted in an aggregate purchase price of $1.1 million. See Note 4.