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 January 2022, the Company entered into a six-month lease of the Las Vegas, Nevada office space, commencing on May 1, 2022, which expired on October 31, 2022.

In July 2022, the Company entered into an additional six-month lease of the Las Vegas, Nevada office space, commencing on November 1, 2022, which expired on April 30, 2023.

In January 2023, the Company entered into a month-to-month agreement of the Las Vegas office space, commencing on May 1, 2023. Additionally, the Company rents storage space pursuant to a month-to-month agreement in Laguna Hills, California.

Rent expenses for these offices for the years ended April 30, 2024 and 2023 were $29,546 and $23,420, respectively.

With the month-to-month office rental agreements there are no aggregate future minimum lease payments required to be made.

Compensation Agreements

On January 1, 2022, the Company entered into an amended and restated executive compensation agreement with Carlos A. Trujillo, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. The compensation agreement for Mr. Trujillo has a term of three years, with automatic renewals unless the Company or Mr. Trujillo provides written notice of termination at least ninety days prior to the end of the current term.

On August 15, 2022, the Company and the Board: (i) accepted the previously tendered irrevocable resignation of each of Dr. Matthias Löhr, Dr. Raymond C.F. Tong, Thomas Liquard, Dr. Gerald W. Crabtree, and Carlos A. Trujillo, as members of the Board, and (ii) appointed Jonathan L. Schechter, Joshua N. Silverman, Daniel Allen, Daniel S. Farb, and Jack E. Stover as independent members of the Board, effective immediately, each with a term expiring at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders or until such person’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal.

On November 1, 2022, Jack E. Stover notified the Company of his decision to resign from the Board effective immediately. On November 14, 2022, in accordance with the recommendation of the Company’s Nominating Committee, Robert Weinstein was appointed to serve as a director of the Board and the Chairperson of the Audit Committee, with a term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders or until death, resignation, disqualification or removal.

On November 14, 2022, the Board approved the employment of Mr. Joshua Silverman as the Interim Chief Executive Officer, Interim President and Interim Chairman of the Board on a month-to-month basis. Upon Mr. Silverman accepting employment he was no longer an independent director.

On December 28, 2022, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. The stockholders voted to elect the following directors to serve one-year terms expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held during the year ended April 30, 2024: Joshua N. Silverman, Jonathan L. Schechter, Michael M. Abecassis, Robert Weinstein and Wayne R. Walker.

Each non-employee director was entitled to receive $12,500 in cash for each calendar quarter of service on the Board.

Effective November 20, 2023, each non-employee director is entitled to receive $15,000 each quarter of service on the Board, plus an additional $2,500 quarterly for each non-employee director who serves as chair of the Board’s audit committee, compensation committee or nominating and corporate governance committee. Additionally, three directors received a one-time cash grant of $50,000 and one director received a one-time cash grant of $25,000. Dr. Abecassis, chair of the Strategic Scientific Committee receives a monthly fee of $3,500. Each non-employee director received fully vested stock option grants of $110,000 with ten-year terms. Additionally, each non-employee director is entitled to receive annual stock option grants one day after the annual shareholder meeting in the amount of $60,000 vesting on the next annual shareholder meeting.

On April 29, 2024, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. The stockholders voted to elect the following directors to serve one-year terms expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held during the year ended April 30, 2025: Joshua N. Silverman, Jonathan L. Schechter, Michael M. Abecassis, Robert Weinstein and Wayne R. Walker.

As of April 30, 2024, the Company had five directors of which four are non-employee directors. 

Service Agreements

The Company has entered into several service agreements with independent and related parties pursuant to which services will be provided over a specified period-of-time related to the IND which the FDA has placed on clinical hold. The services include regulatory affairs strategy, advice and follow up work on the IND and services related to having the clinical hold lifted. The total cost is estimated to be approximately $242,000, of which the related party (SG Austria and its subsidiaries) portion will be approximately $157,000. These amounts take into account some of the cost associated with the work and preclinical studies required to lift the clinical hold.