Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 2  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

On December 20, 2013, we executed an agreement effective March 1, 2014, with a Company director, Dr. Mark Baker, to provide clinical research and support services related to new and enhanced applications for the FREEDOM60® Syringe Infusion System. Authorized by the Board of Directors, the agreement provides for payment of 420,000 shares of common stock valued at $0.20 per share over a three-year period.  Amortization amounted to $7,000 and $21,000 for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  In August, 2014, Dr. Baker was paid a previously approved bonus of $25,000 to assist him in covering taxes due on the grant of common stock.

 

On October 21, 2015, Cyril Narishkin was appointed to the Board of Directors and Interim Chief Operating Officer of the Company.  Also effective October 21, 2015, we entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Narishkin, to support our expanded management team and accelerate our growth opportunities under his role of Interim Chief Operating Officer.  The agreement provides for payment of $16,000 per month, of which half is to be paid in cash and half is to be paid in shares of common stock.

 

On October 21, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company also approved independent director compensation of $25,000 each annually, to be paid quarterly half in cash and half in common stock, effective September 1, 2015.  Independent directors include Dr. Mark Baker, Mr. Mark Pastreich, Mr. Arthur Radin and Mr. Cyril Narishkin.  For purposes of director compensation, Mr. Narishkin will receive $25,000 annually in addition to his payments under his consulting agreement.  As of November 30, 2015, $12,500 was included in accrued expenses.

 

BUILDING LEASE

 

Mr. Mark Pastreich, a director, is a principal in the entity that owns the building leased by Company. The Company is in year sixteen of a twenty-year lease. There have been no changes to lease terms since his directorship and none are expected through the life of the current lease.

 

LEASED AIRCRAFT

 

The Company leases an aircraft from a company controlled by the president.  The lease payments aggregated were $5,375 and $16,125 for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2015, and 2014, respectively.  The original lease agreement has expired and the Company is currently on a month-to-month basis for rental payments.