NOTE 9 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company acquires assets still in development and enters R&D arrangements with third parties that often require milestone and royalty payments to the third-party contingent upon the occurrence of certain future events linked to the success of the asset in development. Milestone payments may be required, contingent upon the successful achievement of an important point in the development lifecycle of the pharmaceutical product (e.g., approval of the product for marketing by a regulatory agency). If required by the license agreements, the Company may have to make royalty payments based upon a percentage of the sales of the pharmaceutical products if regulatory approval for marketing is obtained.

Office Lease

In May 2019, the Company entered into a lease for its office space in California for a one-year lease for the leased premises. The term of the lease expired on August 31, 2020.

On May 28, 2020, the Company entered into an additional six-month lease of the office space, commencing on September 1, 2020. The term of the new lease expired on February 28, 2021.

On May 24, 2021, the Company entered into an additional six-month lease of the office space, commencing on September 1, 2021 which expires on February 28, 2022.

Rent expenses for the office for the three months ended July 31, 2021 and 2020 were $3,738 and $7,152, respectively.

The following table summarizes the Company’s aggregate future minimum lease payments required under the operating lease as of:

Compensation Agreements

The Company entered into executive compensation agreements with its three executive officers in March 2015, each of which was amended in December 2015 and March 2017. Each agreement has a term of two years with annual extensions thereafter unless the Company or the officer provides written notification of termination at least ninety days prior to the end of the term or subsequent extensions. The Company also entered a compensation agreement with a Board member in April 2015 which continued in effect until amended in May 2017.

In May 2017, the Company amended the compensation agreement with the Board members and the terms continue in effect until a member is no longer on the Board.

The Company has four independent directors. Each director receives the same compensation: (i) $12,500 in cash for each calendar quarter of service on the Board; (ii) 333 fully paid, non-assessable shares of the Company’s restricted common stock (“Shares”) annually; and (iii) a five-year option to purchase 333 Shares annually at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Shares on the date of grant. The Shares and the option Shares fully vest on the date of the grants.