Commitments and Contingencies |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2016 | |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Commitments and Contingencies |
10. Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase commitment
The Company issued a purchase order on September 18, 2015 to purchase equipment to be installed in the recycling plant being built in Nevada. An initial payment of $3,053,000 was made in September 2015 and recorded as equipment deposits on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The remaining balance due on this equipment at June 30, 2016 is $611,000 and is expected to be paid upon commissioning of this equipment during the third quarter of 2016.
Interstate Battery Agreement commitment
Pursuant to the Interstate Battery Investor Rights Agreement, the Company has agreed to compensate Interstate Battery should either Stephen Clarke, the Companys current chief executive officer, or Selwyn Mould, the Companys current chief operating officer, no longer hold such positions or no longer devote substantially all of their business time and attention to the Company, whether as a result of resignation, death, disability or otherwise (such an event referred to as a key-man event). The Company has agreed to pay Interstate Battery $2,000,000, per occurrence, if either officer is subject to a key-man event during the two years following May 18,2016. The Company also agreed to pay Interstate Battery $2,000,000 if either or both officers are subject to a key-man event during the third year following May18, 2016 |