Note 5.Operating Leases and Rental Expense

The Company’s corporate headquarters is located in approximately 5,100 square feet of office space located in Chicago, Illinois. On March 10, 2011, the Company signed a lease amendment, effective November 1, 2010, which extended the lease term for this office space for a five year period commencing on November 1, 2011 and ending on October 31, 2016.  The lease amendment grants the Company a five month lease abatement beginning November 1, 2010, reduces base rent and provides a tenant improvement allowance.  The lease requires escalating monthly payments ranging from $6,797 to $7,859, plus real estate taxes, utilities and maintenance expenses from April 1, 2011 to October 31, 2016.  The lease stipulates that after five years, the Company shall have a one-time right to extend the term of the lease for an additional three years by giving the landlord no less than twelve months prior notice in writing.

The Company leases 6,400 square feet of office space located in London, England. The lease, which expires in June 2020, includes an option by the Company to terminate the lease in 2015 by giving the landlord no less than six months prior notice in writing. The lease requires quarterly payments of approximately $13,500 through December 2011 and quarterly payments of approximately $27,000 from January 2012 through June 2015.  The lease stipulates that after 5 years (June 2015) the principal rent will be reviewed and adjusted to the higher of the principal rent immediately prior to the review date or the market rate. Based on the terms of the lease agreement, the Company was also required to make a security deposit equivalent to six months’ rent (approximately $72,000).

The Company leases 45,800 square feet of manufacturing space in Selangor D.E., Malaysia under a lease that requires monthly payments of approximately $19,000 through September 2016 and may be renewed at the option of the Company for an additional three year term. 

The Company also leases equipment under a number of lease agreements which expire at various dates through July 2018.  The aggregate monthly rental was $397 at September 30, 2014. Details of operating lease expense, including real estate taxes and insurance, for the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

Future minimum payments under leases consist of the following as of September 30, 2014: