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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Real Property Leases

Florham Park, New Jersey

On June 4, 2018, the Company entered in an Agreement of Lease for 3,893 square feet for its new corporate headquarters in Florham Park, New Jersey. The lease commencement date was October 2018 and terminates in February 2024.  The Company has an option to extend the term of the lease for one additional 60‑month period.

Under the terms of the lease, the Company paid a security deposit of $75,000 and the aggregate rent due over the term of the lease is approximately $828,000, which will be reduced to approximately $783,000 after certain rent abatements. The Company is required to pay its proportionate share of certain operating expenses and real estate taxes applicable to the leased premises. After certain rent abatements the rent is approximately $12,500 per month for the first year and then escalates thereafter by 2% per year for the duration of the term.

Madison, Wisconsin

This space was vacated in 2018 as a result of our decision to outsource our manufacturing. The Company additionally extended the lease on a month by month basis through February 6, 2019 to accommodate certain alterations required under the lease agreement. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had fulfilled the remaining obligations under the lease, which facilitated the release of the Certificate of Deposit of $55,000 required under the Company’s lease agreement for the facility.

The Company presently rents office space in Madison consists of approximately 300 square feet and is rented for approximately $3,300 per month under an agreement that was scheduled to expire on August 31, 2019. On July 10, 2019, the Company agreed to terms to rent this same office space through August 31, 2020 at approximately the same monthly fee.

Legal

From time to time, we may become engaged in litigation or other legal proceedings as part of our ordinary course of business.  We are not currently party to any litigation or legal proceedings that, in the opinion of Management, are likely to have a material adverse effect on our business.

Supply of CLR 131

CLR 131 is no longer subject to the Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (“CPDC”) Import Alert for any of the Company’s existing Investigational New Drug (“IND”) applications.