NOTE 18: | GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES |
Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands | ||||||||||||
Salaries and expenses relating to employees and service providers | 247 | 297 | 405 | |||||||||
Expenses relating to options and shares to employees and non-employees | 37 | 175 | 140 | |||||||||
Patents and fees | 158 | 162 | 203 | |||||||||
Directors’ fees | 119 | 124 | 96 | |||||||||
Investor relations and travel | 98 | 168 | 145 | |||||||||
Rent and office maintenance | 29 | 39 | 59 | |||||||||
Vehicle maintenance | - | 5 | - | |||||||||
Insurance | 34 | 48 | 62 | |||||||||
Professional services | *440 | 213 | 192 | |||||||||
Depreciation and loss from disposal | 9 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
Other | 32 | 36 | 110 | |||||||||
1,203 | 1,270 | 1,419 |
*) An amount of $206 thousands related to F-1 registration and amendments (see also note 23).