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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Legal Matters

 

From time to time, the Company may be subject to litigation and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings and the Company is not aware of any pending or threatened legal proceeding against the Company that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows or financial condition.

 

IRS Liability

 

As part of its requirement for having a foreign operating subsidiary, the Company’s parent U.S. entity is required to file an informational Form 5471 to the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), which is a form that explains the nature of the relationship between the foreign subsidiary and the parent company. From 2012 through the 2014, the Company did not file this form in a timely manner. As a result of the non-timely filings, the Company incurred a penalty from the IRS in the amount of $10,000 per year, or $30,000 in total, plus accrued interest, such penalty and interest having been accrued and is included in the accrued expenses and other payable figure in the December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022 consolidated balance sheets. The Company recorded the penalties for all three years during the year ended June 30, 2018. The Company is current on all subsequent filings.

 

 

PROPANC BIOPHARMA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Operating Agreements

 

In November 2009, the Company entered into a commercialization agreement with the University of Bath (UK) (the “University”), whereby the Company and the University co-owned the intellectual property relating to the Company’s pro-enzyme formulations. In June 2012, the Company and the University entered into an assignment and amendment whereby the Company assumed full ownership of the intellectual property, while agreeing to pay royalties of 2% of net revenues to the University. Additionally, the Company agreed to pay 5% of each and every license agreement subscribed for. The contract is cancellable at any time by either party. To date, no amounts are owed under the agreement.

 

Collaboration Agreement

 

On September 13, 2018, the Company entered into a two-year collaboration agreement with the University of Jaén (the “University”) to provide certain research services to the Company. In consideration of such services, the Company agreed to pay the University approximately 52,000 Euros ($59,508 USD) in year one and a maximum of 40,000 Euros ($45,775 USD) in year two. The Company paid 31,754 Euros ($36,117 USD) in 2019 and has accrued 28,493 Euros ($24,043 USD) as of June 30, 2021. Additionally, in exchange for full ownership of the intellectual property, the Company agreed to pay royalties of 2% of net revenues to the University. On October 1, 2020, the Company entered into another two-year collaboration agreement with the University to provide certain research services to the Company. In consideration of such services, the Company agreed to pay the University approximately 30,000 Euros ($35,145 USD), which were paid in four installment payment of 5,000 Euros in November 2020, 5,000 Euros ($5,858) in March 2021, 10,000 Euros ($11,715) in December 2021 and 10,000 Euros ($11,715) in September 2022. Additionally, the University shall hire and train a doctoral student for this project and as such the Company shall pay the University 25,837 Euros ($30,268 USD). In exchange for full ownership of the intellectual property the Company agreed to pay royalties of 2% of net revenues to the University.

 

On July 27, 2022, the Company entered into a two-year research agreement with the University to provide certain research and experiment services to the Company. In exchange for full ownership of the intellectual property, the Company agreed to pay royalties of 2% of net revenues. In consideration of such services, the Company agreed to pay the University approximately 53,200 Euros ($53,806 USD) payable as follows:

 

- 18,200 Euros ($18,407 USD) upon execution (paid in August 2022),

- 8,000 Euros ($8,091 USD) in September 2022 (unpaid),

- 7,000 Euros ($7,080 USD) in December 2022 (unpaid),

- 10,000 Euros ($10,114 USD) in March 2023, and

- 10,000 Euros ($10,114 USD) in July 2023.

 

The commencement date for the experiments was on September 1, 2022, and the estimated length of time for completion is 24 months.

 

As of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022, the Company has $14,135 and $14,364, respectively, balance due to the University for unreimbursed lab fees, which are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022, there are no royalty fees owed to the University.

 

Consulting Agreement

 

On July 1, 2022, the Company and a consultant agreed to extend the term of a consulting agreement from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 to provide media-related services for a monthly fee of $50,000. In addition, the Company shall pay a stock fee equal to 9.9% of the outstanding common stock of the Company during the term of the agreement. The Company shall bring the consultant’s diluted holdings back to 9.9% and accrue the value of the Common Stock at each reporting period until June 30, 2023. All service fees are non-refundable. On November 16, 2022, the Company issued 73,301,020 shares of the Company’s common stock to this consultant for services rendered from July 2022 to November 2022 (see Note 7). Accordingly, the Company recorded accrued expenses of $17,479 as of December 31, 2022 based on the amount of shares owed multiplied by the December 31, 2022 stock price, which are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying condensed unaudited consolidated balance sheets along with $100,000 related to the monthly fees for a total balance owed of $117,479 as of December 31, 2022.

 

Operating Leases

 

On May 4, 2022, the Company entered in a three-year lease agreement with North Horizon Pty Ltd., a related party, (see Note 9) for a monthly rent of $3,000 AUD or $2,176 USD (depending on exchange rate) per month plus taxes. On May 4, 2022, the Company recorded right-of-use assets $66,201 and total lease liabilities of $66,201 based on an incremental borrowing rate of 8%.

 

ROU is summarized below:

 

    December 31, 2022     June 30, 2022  
Office lease   $ 66,201     $ 66,201  
Less: accumulated amortization     (15,530 )     (3,678 )
Right-of-use asset, net   $ 50,671     $ 62,523  

 

Operating Lease liabilities are summarized below:

 

    December 31, 2022     June 30, 2022  
Office lease   $ 66,201     $ 66,201  
Reduction of lease liability     (14,214 )     (3,277 )
Less: office lease, current portion     (21,102 )     (20,605 )
Long term portion of lease liability   $ 30,885     $ 42,319  

 

 

PROPANC BIOPHARMA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Remaining future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating lease at December 31, 2022 are as follows:

 

         
Fiscal Year 2023 (remaining)   $ 12,249  
Fiscal Year 2024     24,498  
Fiscal Year 2025     20,415  
Imputed interest     (5,175 )
Total operating lease liability   $ 51,987  

 

The weighted average remaining lease term for the operating lease is 2.26 years.