−Removed: 1993, we purchased a 15,000 square foot facility (that included 5,000 square feet of unfinished office space on the second floor) at
−Removed: 56 Evergreen Drive in Portland, Maine.
−Removed: We currently use this space for substantially all of our:
−Removed: i) office and laboratory needs, ii)
−Removed: vaccine manufacturing operations, iii) liquid processing operations and iv) freeze-drying operations for our USDA-regulated product line.
−Removed: All of our powder milling and filling operations, gel formulation operations and assembly services have been relocated out of this building.
−Removed: During 2001, we completed a construction project that added approximately 5,200 square feet of new manufacturing space on the first floor
−Removed: and approximately 4,100 square feet of storage space on the second floor.
−Removed: During 2007, we built out the 5,000 square feet of unfinished
−Removed: space on the second floor into usable office space.
−Removed: After moving offices from the first floor into this new space on the second floor,
−Removed: we modified and expanded the laboratory space on the first floor and added approximately 2,500 additional square feet of storage space
−Removed: on the second floor.
−Removed: During 2009, we added 350 square feet of cold storage space connected to our first floor production area and added
−Removed: an additional 600 square feet to the second floor storage area.
−Removed: During 2015, we completed construction of a two-story addition connected
−Removed: to our facility to provide us with approximately 7,100 additional square feet for cold storage, production and warehouse space for our
−Removed: These additions increased the size of the facility to approximately 34,850 square feet.
−Removed: 2015, we exercised an option to acquire land at 33 Caddie Lane in Portland, Maine which is near our facility at 56 Evergreen Drive, on
−Removed: which we initiated construction of our DS production facility for Re-Tain ® during the third quarter of 2016.
−Removed: the fourth quarter of 2017, we obtained a Certificate of Occupancy from the City of Portland for our 16,202 square foot (9,803 on the
−Removed: first floor and 6,399 on the second floor) DS production facility.
−Removed: Our FDA-regulated operations are conducted in this building.
−Removed: 2017, we purchased a 4,080 square foot facility adjacent to the DS production facility for Re-Tain ® at 14 Wedge
−Removed: Way in Portland, Maine.
−Removed: We are using this warehouse space primarily for storage of inventory, materials and equipment.
−Removed: During the middle
−Removed: of 2023, we completed modifications to this facility for packing, shipping and cold storage for Re-Tain ® and other
−Removed: warehousing needs.
−Removed: 2019, we entered into a lease covering approximately 14,300 square feet of office and warehouse space at 175 Industrial Way in Portland,
−Removed: Maine to expand our USDA-regulated manufacturing operations.
−Removed: We have renovated this space (a Certificate of Occupancy was issued during
−Removed: the second quarter of 2020) to help us expand our production capacity and improve quality for the First Defense ®
−Removed: product line.
−Removed: This space is being used for all of our powder milling and filling, gel formulation and assembly services.
−Removed: lease term was ten years with a right to renew for a second ten-year term and a right of first offer to purchase.
−Removed: During the third quarter
−Removed: of 2022, we entered into a new 20-year lease covering a facility that has been constructed for us by our landlord ( Building 175B ,
−Removed: described below), which is adjacent to (and has been connected to) Building 175A .
−Removed: In connection with this new lease, the lease
−Removed: to Building 175A was extended by approximately 13 years to match the expiration of the other lease to Building 175B .
−Removed: 2022, we committed to lease an additional 15,400 square feet of space at 175 Industrial Way in Portland, Maine, which has been constructed
−Removed: and connected to Building 175A , over a 20-year term.
−Removed: The lease commencement date was April 1, 2023.
−Removed: Lease payments began four
−Removed: months after this date.
−Removed: In connection with the lease commitment for space in Building 175B , the term of the original lease for
−Removed: Building 175A was extended by approximately 13 years.
−Removed: We are using this space for the following three purposes:
−Removed: 1) much needed
−Removed: additional warehouse space, 2) the relocation of all shipping and receiving services from Building 56 and 3) space for additional
−Removed: freeze-drying equipment in the future to increase our production capacity to approximately $40 million per year.
−Removed: Due to the loss in gross
−Removed: margin on product sales during 2023 caused by the slowdown in production output necessary to remediate product contamination events,
−Removed: we reduced the scope of the investment to build out Building 175B at least for the time being.
−Removed: The objective of moving our powder
−Removed: milling operations out of Building 56 has been achieved by moving powder milling to Building 175A for the time being.
−Removed: have completed Phase I of this build out plan, which included pouring a concrete floor and bringing utilities and heat to the space.
−Removed: Upon issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy by the city, we relocated all shipping and receiving operations from Building 56 to
−Removed: Building 175B and began to benefit from the new warehouse space.
−Removed: When we have adequate cash, we will initiate Phase II of the
−Removed: build out plan, which includes construction of process rooms and installation of production equipment necessary to further increase our
−Removed: production capacity.
−Removed: March of 2021, we entered into a renewable, two-year lease for approximately 1,300 square feet of office, storage and parking space in
−Removed: Subsequently, we entered into a new two-year lease for the same property through March of 2025 that includes an option to renew
−Removed: for an additional two-year term.
−Removed: During February of 2025, we exercised this option and extended the lease through March 1, 2027.
−Removed: we are renting approximately 960 square feet in Winona, Minnesota for a sales office.
−Removed: This lease automatically renews with 4% increases
−Removed: for one-year terms unless we or the landlord give 60-days’ notice of a change.
−Removed: The current term expires in June of 2025.
−Removed: not expect to provide notice of cancellation at this time.
−Removed: We also maintain access to cows (as a source of colostrum used in the production
−Removed: of the First Defense ® product line) through contractual relationships with commercial dairy farms.
−Removed: property insurance in amounts that approximate replacement cost and a modest amount of business interruption insurance.
+Added: ITEM 2 — PROPERTIES
+Added: Location/Description
+Added: Approximate Square Feet
+Added: 56 Evergreen Drive, Portland, Maine
+Added: i) principal executive office and laboratory needs, ii) vaccine manufacturing operations, iii) liquid processing operations and iv) freeze-drying operations for our USDA-regulated product line.
+Added: 33 Caddie Lane, Portland, Maine (1)
+Added: Re-Tain ® FDA-regulated operations
+Added: 14 Wedge Way, Portland, Maine
+Added: Warehouse space primarily for storage of inventory, materials and equipment
+Added: 175A Industrial Way, Portland, Maine
+Added: All of our powder milling and filling, gel formulation and assembly services.
+Added: 175B Industrial Way, Portland, Maine
+Added: i) additional warehouse space, ii) shipping and receiving services from 56 Evergreen Drive and iii) space for additional freeze-drying equipment in the future to increase our production capacity
+Added: (1) At the end of December 2025, the Company made the decision to cease further investment in its Re-Tain ® manufacturing operations.
+Added: As a result, we intend on refitting this building to meet the manufacturing needs of our First Defense ® product line.
+Added: In addition to the properties above, we also lease office, storage and parking space in New York and a small sales office in Winona, Minnesota.
+Added: We maintain property insurance in amounts that approximate replacement cost and a modest amount of business interruption insurance.
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