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8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company acquires assets still in development and enters research and development 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 life-cycle 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

 

Effective September 1, 2016, the Company entered into a new lease for office space at 23046 Avenida de la Carlota, Suite 600, Laguna Hills, California 92653 (“Leased Premises”). The term of the lease is for 12 months. In May 2017, the Company entered into an additional two-year lease for the Leased Premises, commencing upon the expiration of the term of the first lease. The term of the new lease expires on August 31, 2019.

 

Rent expense for these offices for the three months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 was $8,327 and $8,222, respectively.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s aggregate future minimum lease payments required under the office lease for the Leased Premises as of July 31, 2018.

 

Periods Ending July 31,     Amount  
  2018     $ 33,084  
  2019       2,757  
        $ 35,841  

  

Material Agreements

 

Amendments to Agreements with SG Austria and Austrianova

 

In May 2018, the Company entered into the Amendments contemplated by the Term Sheet. The terms and conditions of the Amendments are summarized in Note 1 – Nature of Business, Company Background and Material Agreements.

 

Melligen Cell License Agreement

 

The Melligen Cell License Agreement requires that the Company pay royalty, milestone payments and patent costs to UTS as follows:

 

  · 6% gross exploitation revenue on product sales by the Company;

 

  · 25% of gross revenues if the product is sub-licensed by the Company;

 

  · Milestone payments of AU$ 50,000 at the successful conclusion of clinical studies, AU$ 100,000 at the successful conclusion of a Phase 1 clinical trial, AU$ 450,000 at the successful conclusion of a Phase 2 clinical trials and AU$ 3,000,000 upon conclusion of a Phase 3 clinical trial; and

 

  · Patent prosecution costs for the Melligen Cells plus a 15% patent administration fee to UTS related to the licensed intellectual property.

 

Compensation Agreements

 

The Company entered executive compensation agreements with its three executive officers in March 2015, each of which was amended in December 2015. The amendment has a term of two years. The Company also entered a compensation agreement with a Board member in April 2015 which continues in effect until the member is no longer on the Board.

 

In March 2017, the Company amended the executive compensation agreements. The term for each agreement is two years from an effective date of January 1, 2017. At the same time, the Company amended the compensation agreement with the Board member referenced above. It continues in effect until the 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) 500,000 fully-paid, non-assessable shares of the Company’s restricted common stock (“Shares”) annually; and (iii) a five-year option to purchase 500,000 Shares annually at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Shares on the date of grant. The Shares and the Options fully vest on the date of the grants.

  

The Company’s Chief Medical Officer (“CMO”) receives: (i) $10,000 in cash for each calendar month of service as the Company’s CMO; (ii) 1,200,000 Shares annually; and (iii) a five-year Option to purchase 1,200,000 Shares at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Shares on the date of the grant. The Shares and the Option Shares each vest in the amount of 100,000 Shares per month. The Company will indemnify the CMO for her work as the Company’s CMO.