Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

COMMITMENTS

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COMMITMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
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NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS

 

Employment agreements

 

Effective April 1, 2012, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Leland Gershell (the “Gershell Agreement”) to serve as Chief Financial Officer.  The base salary under the Gershell Agreement is $175,000 per annum, which shall increase to $325,000 per annum upon the Company consummating an equity sale of securities in excess of $20 million (the “Gershell Threshold”). The Gershell Agreement provides for at-will employment and can be terminated at any time by either party, provided, however, that if the Company terminates Dr. Gershell for any reason other than cause (as defined in the Gershell Agreement), then Dr. Gershell shall be entitled to six weeks of severance, which severance payment shall increase to six months if such termination occurs after the Gershell Threshold. In addition, Dr. Gershell is entitled to participate in any and all benefit plans, from time to time, in effect for the Company’s employees, along with vacation, sick and holiday pay in accordance with its policies established and in effect from time to time.

  

Effective April 2, 2012, the Company entered into an employment agreement (the “Selzer Agreement”) with Benjamin Selzer to serve as Chief Operating Officer.  The Selzer Agreement replaces and terminates the employment agreement Mr. Selzer had previously entered into with Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The base salary under the Selzer Agreement is $175,000 per annum, which shall increase to $250,000 per annum effective October 7, 2012, and shall increase to $320,000 per annum upon the Company consummating an underwritten public offering of equity securities in excess of $10 million net to the Company (the “Selzer Threshold”). In the event that the Selzer Threshold occurs subsequent to October 7, 2012, Mr. Selzer shall be entitled to retroactive adjustment of the base salary to the $320,000 per annum rate, not to exceed an aggregate adjustment of $170,000. The Selzer Agreement has an initial term of two years, and renews thereafter for additional one year terms unless either party provides 90 days written notice prior to the termination of a term not to extend the Selzer Agreement.