Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

13. Commitments and Contingencies

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13. Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 13 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

Legal Matters

 

On occasion, the Company may be involved in legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business including matters involving proprietary technology. While management believes that such matters are currently insignificant, matters arising in the ordinary course of business for which the Company is or could become involved in litigation may have a material adverse effect on its business and financial condition of comprehensive loss.

 

Employment Agreements

 

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had employment agreements in place with two of its key executives. These executive employment agreements provide, among other things, for the payment of up to twelve months of severance compensation for terminations under certain circumstances. With respect to these agreements, at March 31, 2021, aggregated annual salaries would be $550,000 and potential severance payments to these key executives would be $550,000 if triggered.

 

Effective on December 26, 2019, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with its Chief Executive Officer, Amy Trombly, after her prior agreement expired on December 25, 2019 pursuant to its terms. The employment agreement is effective as of December 26, 2019, and has a term until December 31, 2020, subject to mutual extension by three-month increments.

 

The Company agreed to continue to pay Ms. Trombly a base salary of $25,000 per month, and to provide standard medical, dental and vacation benefits. Ms. Trombly will be eligible for a bonus of up to $150,000 per year upon the completion of certain agreed-upon goals based on the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee. As was the case with her old agreement, certain legal services not provided by Ms. Trombly will continue to be billed by Trombly Business Law, PC. The Board also agreed that during her time as Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Trombly may continue to represent other clients in her role as attorney. The employment agreement may be terminated by the Company or Ms. Trombly upon sixty days’ written notice at any time and for any reason.

 

Upon termination of the agreement Ms. Trombly agreed to resign from any and all directorships and every other position held by the executive with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and to return to the Company of all property she received from or on account of the Company.

 

On January 4, 2021, the Company entered into an addendum to the employment agreement with its Chief Executive Officer, Amy Trombly, after her prior agreement expired on December 31, 2020 pursuant to its terms. The parties agreed to extend the term of the employment agreement until March 31, 2021, to sync up the term of the employment agreement to our fiscal year.

 

The addendum adds termination provisions for cause and change of control similar to other Company agreements. In the event Ms. Trombly is terminated without cause or for change in control, she is entitled to:

 

· a lump sum severance payment equal to six months her base salary for termination without cause or one time her base salary for termination upon change of control;
· automatic vesting of all unvested time-based options and equity awards;
· vesting of performance-based equity compensation awards in accordance with the terms of the awards, if the performance goals are satisfied, such determination to be in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee or the Board, as the case may be; and
· reimbursement for health care premiums under COBRA until the earliest of: (i) one year following the date of termination; (ii) the date she is no longer eligible to receive COBRA continuation coverage; or (iii) until she becomes eligible for medical insurance coverage provided by another employer.

 

In case of termination without cause, Ms. Trombly may also be awarded a bonus, upon determination by the Corporation’s Board of Directors or Compensation Committee, as appropriate, to be made in its sole discretion as to whether to grant a bonus, and if such bonus is granted, the amount, form and payment schedule. For the avoidance of doubt, Ms. Trombly shall not be entitled to any bonus solely for reason of termination, unless the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee, as appropriate, in its sole discretion awards such bonus. Upon termination for any reason any outstanding equity awards shall remain exercisable for 18 months.

 

In addition, Ms. Trombly is not entitled to certain benefits if she did not comply with the non-competition or the confidentiality provisions of the employment agreement, whether during or after the terms of her employment. Furthermore, the Company is under no obligation to pay the above-mentioned benefits if Ms. Trombly does not comply with the non-solicitation provisions of the employment agreement, which prohibit a terminated executive from interfering with the business relations of our Company or any of our affiliates and from soliciting employees of the Company. These provisions apply during the term of employment and for two years following termination.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

Ms. Trombly was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Ms. Trombly is the owner of Trombly Business Law, PC which has been retained by the Company to advise on certain corporate and securities law matters. During the years ending March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, the Company received $215,000 and $255,000, respectively, in legal services from Trombly Business Law, PC.