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Note 8: Commitments

Operating Leases & License Agreements

Effective April 15, 2016, the Company entered into a non-cancelable five-year operating lease for its Irvine, California facility. On July 25, 2017, the Company entered into a non-cancelable operating lease for expansion space at its Irvine offices with a termination date that coincides with the termination date of the prior lease and extended the terms of the original lease until 2022. The leases for certain facilities contain escalation clauses relating to increases in real property taxes as well as certain maintenance costs.

Effective August 13, 2020, the Company entered into a non-cancelable seven-year operating lease for its Miami, Florida office facility commencing October 2020 through September 2027. The lease contains escalation clauses relating to increases in real property taxes as well as certain maintenance costs.

Effective October 1, 2020, the Company entered into a non-cancelable 64-month lease for 23,500 square feet of primarily industrial space located in Miami, Florida, to house ghost kitchens, production facilities, and certain marketing and technical functions, including those associated with ShiftPixy Labs. The lease contains escalation clauses relating to increases in real property taxes as well as certain maintenance costs.

Future minimum lease and licensing payments under non-cancelable operating leases at February 28, 2021, are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended August 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

$

697,000

2022

 

 

1,302,000

2023

 

 

1,014,000

2024

 

 

1,075,000

2025

 

 

1,108,000

Thereafter

 

 

1,652,000

Total minimum payments

 

$

6,848,000

 

Non-contributory 401(k) Plan

The Company has a non-contributory 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”). The 401(k) Plan covers all non-union employees who are at least 21 years of age and have completed 3 months of service. There were no employer contributions to the 401(k) Plan for the three or six months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020.

Stock Repurchase Plan

On July 9, 2019, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 10 million shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock as market conditions warrant over a period of 18 months. The Company has not implemented the stock repurchase plan to date and has not repurchased any stock under this authorization, which has now expired.