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Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
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Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies


Lease Commitments


On June 17, 2013, the Company entered into a lease agreement for office, warehouse, storage, and distribution space with a five year term, commencing on November 1, 2013 and expiring on October 31, 2018. The lease agreement also provides an option to extend the term for an additional six years. On April 23, 2018, the Company extended the lease for another 36 months with an expiration date of October 31, 2021. The monthly rental payment is $42,000 with an annual 3% increase.  The rent is recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. 


On January 7, 2014, the Company entered into a sublease agreement with Diamond Bar for warehouse space with a five-year term commencing on November 1, 2013 and expiring on October 31, 2018. The Company subleased a portion of its warehouse space to one of its customers with a one-year term commencing on December 1, 2013 and expiring on November 30, 2014, which has been renewed every year with the current term expiring on October 31, 2018.  The sublease was not renewed. The sublease income of $6,000 per month was recorded against the rental expense. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded $47,330 and $48,600 sublease income, respectively; and $11,330 and $16,200 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.


On September 19, 2013, Bright Swallow entered into a lease agreement for office space in Hong Kong with a two year term, commencing on October 1, 2013 and expiring on September 30, 2015.  On September 15, 2015, Bright Swallow renewed the lease for another two year term, commencing on October 1, 2015 and expiring on September 30, 2017. On September 13, 2017, Bright Swallow renewed the lease for another two year term, commencing on October 1, 2017 and expiring on September 30, 2019. The monthly rental payment is 20,000 Hong Kong Dollars ($2,560). 


The Company has entered into several lease agreements for office and warehouse space in Commerce, California and showroom space in Las Vegas, Nevada and High Point, North Carolina on monthly or annual terms. Total rental expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $638,398 and $597,103, respectively; and $241,004 and $224,349 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The rental expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.


The total minimum future lease payments are as follows: 


12 Months Ending September 30,

 

Amount

 

2019

  $ 613,576  

2020

    600,342  

2021

    618,352  

2022

    51,655  

2023

    -  

Thereafter

    -  

Total

  $ 1,883,925  

Employment Agreements


On May 3, 2013, the Company entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Thanh H. Lam to serve as the Company’s president for a five-year term. The agreement provides for an annual salary of $80,000, a grant of 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and an annual bonus at the sole discretion of the Board. The 200,000 shares to be issued to Ms. Lam are subject to the terms of a stock award agreement. The first 50,000 shares of common stock vested immediately, and the remaining shares vest at 50,000 shares per year for three years on each anniversary of the effective date of the stock award agreement. The fair value of the shares was based on the stock price of $3.82 per share on May 3, 2013. On July 24, 2017, the Company and Thanh H. Lam entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to her amended and restated employment agreement, pursuant to which she serves as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President.  The Amendment increased the annual salary of Ms. Lam from $80,000 to $100,000. On May 8, 2018, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Ms. Lam for a new term of five years. The employment agreement provides for an annual salary of $100,000 to the CEO and annual bonuses at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors.


On March 21, 2016, the Company granted Restricted Stock Units to Ya Ming (Jeffrey) Wong (the Company’s former CEO), Yuen Ching (Sammy) Ho, the Company’s former CFO, and Thanh H. Lam, the Company’s President. Each of them will receive a grant of 100,000 Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”). The fair value of the 300,000 shares of RSU was $360,000, which was calculated based on the stock price of $1.20 per share on March 21, 2016. The RSU grants, to the extent not forfeited, have fully vested. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded reversal ($30,000), as stock-based compensation to the officers, respectively. 


On March 25, 2016, the Company entered into one-year employment agreements, effective as of November 11, 2015, with Mr. Ya Ming (Jeffrey) Wong and Mr. Yuen Ching (Sammy) Ho to serve as the Company’s CEO and CFO, respectively. These agreements were in substantially the same form as the previous one-year employment agreements entered into on March 25, 2015 (which expired by their terms), and provide for annual salaries of $100,000 for Mr. Wong and $80,000 for Mr. Ho, and annual bonuses at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. The employment agreements also reflect the RSU grants described in the immediately preceding paragraph. On October 3, 2016, Mr. Wong resigned his position as CEO, terminated his employment agreement, and forfeited 25,000 RSUs granted to him under such agreement. On August 15, 2017, Mr. Ho resigned his position as CFO and terminated his employment agreement.


On August 22, 2017, the Company entered into a one-year employment agreement, effective as of August 22, 2017, with Jeffery Chuang, the Company’s new CFO. The employment agreement provided for an annual salary of $50,000 to the CFO and annual bonuses at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. The employment agreement also provides for a grant of options to purchase 35,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which is described further in the Note 10 – Stockholders’ Equity. Upon the expiration of this employment agreement, the Company entered into a new one-year employment agreement, effective as of August 22, 2018, with Mr. Chuang to continue serving as the Company’s CFO. The agreement was in substantially the same form as the previous one-year employment agreements entered into on August 22, 2017 (which expired by its terms), and provides for annual salary of $50,000 for Mr. Chuang and annual bonuses at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. The employment agreement also provides for a grant of options to purchase 35,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which is described further in the Note 10 – Stockholders’ Equity.