Note 5: Commitments and Contingencies

On November 14, 2013, the Company filed a complaint in federal court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief related to actions taken by a landlord attempting to terminate the lease agreement for our store in Bethesda, Maryland. The landlord has alleged that the Company is in default of certain lease agreement provisions which restrict our ability to operate other D&B facilities within a prescribed distance of the Bethesda location. We believe that the lease provisions cited by the landlord are not legally enforceable and that the Company has the right to operate all facilities for the duration of the original lease term and any available lease extension periods. The Company’s net investment in non-transferrable assets related to this location was less than $1,000 as of November 3, 2013. The timing of a judicial decision on this matter as well as any potential financial impact regarding this matter is unknown at this time. Accordingly, no provision for gain or loss related to the ultimate resolution of this lawsuit has been provided in the accompanying financial statements. All disclosures related to lease obligations included herein do not contemplate early termination of any lease.

We are subject to certain legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business. In the opinion of management, based upon consultation with legal counsel, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to such legal proceedings and claims will not materially affect the consolidated results of our operations or our financial condition.

We lease certain property and equipment under various non-cancelable operating leases. Some of the leases include options for renewal or extension on various terms. Most of the leases require us to pay property taxes, insurance, and maintenance of the leased assets. Certain leases also have provisions for additional percentage rentals based on revenues.

The following table sets forth our lease commitments as of November 3, 2013:


	Operating Lease
	Obligations
	at November 3, 2013
1 year or less	$	56,603
2 years		55,898
3 years		54,137
4 years		52,371
5 years		49,572
Thereafter		277,755

Total future payments	$	546,336

We have signed operating lease agreements for our stores located in Cary, North Carolina and Livonia, Michigan, which opened in November and December 2013 respectively, and future sites located in Westchester, CA and Vernon Hills, IL, which are expected to open in early fiscal 2014. The landlord has fulfilled the obligations to commit us to the lease terms under these agreements and therefore, the future obligations related to these locations are included in the table above.

Additionally, as of November 3, 2013, we have signed nine lease agreements which contain certain landlord obligations which remain unfulfilled as of that date. Our commitments under these agreements are contingent upon among other things, the landlord’s delivery of access to the premises for construction. Future obligations related to these agreements are not included in the table above.

As of December 16, 2013, we have executed an extension to one existing lease and the landlord further fulfilled their obligations in another lease resulting in future commitments of approximately $10,500 related to these agreements that were not included in the table above.