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6. Accrued Expenses

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6. Accrued Expenses
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued Expenses
6. Accrued Expenses

 

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

 

    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
Accrued payroll and benefits   $ 53,541     $ 723,488  
Accrued professional fees     394,075       389,086  
Accrued research costs     205,067       11,477  
Other     11,346       11,602  
    $ 664,029     $ 1,135,653  

 

On November 2, 2017, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with M. Scott Maguire, former Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “Settlement Agreement”), which terminated the Employment Agreement dated November 3, 2009, between Xenetic UK and Mr. Maguire. Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, Mr. Maguire continued to receive his current base salary and benefits for a period of 12 months, received a lump sum termination payment of £30,000 and was reimbursed for certain tax liabilities as described in the Settlement Agreement. As of December 31, 2017, the Company expensed approximately $0.4 million of accrued payroll and benefits related to future payments required to be made to Mr. Maguire in accordance with the Settlement Agreement. All obligations to Mr. Maguire were paid as of December 31, 2018. Additionally, Mr. Maguire’s unvested stock options vested on October 31, 2018, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Settlement Agreement, and Mr. Maguire will have until June 10, 2020 to exercise the vested options.