10.  Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

Operating leases primarily relate to the lease of the space used for our operations in Eatontown, New Jersey; Mesa, Arizona; Oakville, Canada; and Amsterdam, Netherlands. Future minimum rental commitments under non-cancellable operating leases as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:

Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was approximately $483 thousand and $496 thousand, respectively.

Employment Agreements

The Company has entered into employment agreements with five of its executive officers. If the Company terminates their respective employment for any reason other than for cause, these executive officers are entitled to severance payments ranging from six to twelve months at each executive officer’s then applicable base salary. Certain of these executive officers are entitled to additional severance payments if the Company terminates their respective employment for any reason other than for cause during the term of their employment and on or within twelve months following a change in control.

Other

As of December 31, 2019, the Company has no standby letters of credit, has no standby repurchase obligations or other commercial commitments. The Company has a line of credit see Note 7 (Credit Facility). Other than employment arrangements, other management compensation arrangements and related party transactions as disclosed in Note 11, the Company is not engaged in any other transactions with related parties.