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NOTE 7 – COMMITMENTS
Research and development contracts The Company has entered into contracts with various contract research organizations (“CRO’s”) with outstanding commitments aggregating approximately $21.6 million at March 31, 2016 for future work to be performed.
Operating leases As of March 31, 2016, future minimum lease payments under operating leases for office space were as follows (in thousands):
Defined contribution plan
Approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 3, 2014, effective April 1, 2014, the Company established a qualified defined contribution plan (the “401(k) Plan”) pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Code, whereby all eligible employees may participate. Participants may elect to defer a percentage of their annual pretax compensation to the 401(k) Plan, subject to defined limitations. The Company is required to make contributions to the 401(k) Plan equal to 100 percent of each participant’s pretax contributions of up to 19 percent of his or her eligible compensation, and the Company is also required to make a contribution equal to six percent of each participant’s salary, on an annual basis, subject to limitations under the Code. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company charged operations $133,000 and $48,000, respectively, for contributions under the 401(k) Plan. |
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