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Note 16 - Subsequent Events
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements  
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16.          SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On April 5, 2024, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Cohen to the position of Interim Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer.

 

On April 24, 2024, the Company received notice from Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman, P.A. (“RRBB P.A.”) that it had resigned as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately. The reports of RRBB P.A. on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the subsequent interim period through April 24, 2024, there were no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with RRBB P.A. on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of RRBB P.A., would have caused RRBB P.A. to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the Company’s financial statements for such periods. Also during this time, there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

On May 7, 2024, Kevin Mullins notified the Company of his intention to resign from his position as President of the Company, effective May 23, 2024. Mr. Mullins’ resignation was not the result of any disagreement regarding any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.

 

On May 7, 2024, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company engaged HTL International, LLC (“HTL”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, effective May 7, 2024. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, and the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2024 through May 7, 2024, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with HTL regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to any specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that HTL concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or a “reportable event” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

On May 28, 2024, Kevin Mullins tendered his resignation from his role as director of the Company, effective as of May 28, 2024. Mr. Mullins’s resignation from the Board of Directors was not in connection with any disagreement between Mr. Mullins and the Company, its management, the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices, or any other matter. 

 

Nasdaq Deficiency Notice

 

On April 18, 2024, the Company received a notice (the “Initial Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Staff of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that as it has not yet filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2023 Form 10-K”) for the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company is not in compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Listing Rule”) for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Additionally, on May 17, 2024, the Company received a notice (the “May Notice") from Nasdaq notifying the Company that as it has not yet filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Q1 Form 10-Q”) for the three months ended March 31, 2024, that the Company is not in compliance with the Listing Rule.

 

On August 16, 2024, the Company received a notice (the “August Notice," and collectively with the Initial Notice and the May Notice, the “Notices”) from Nasdaq notifying the Company that as it has not yet filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Q2 Form 10-Q,” and collectively with the Q1 Form 10-Q, the “Delinquent Filings”) for the three months ended June 30, 2024, that the Company is not in compliance with the Listing Rule for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

The Company previously submitted a plan to Nasdaq to regain compliance with respect to the delinquent 2023 Form 10-K and Q1 Form 10-Q (the “Plan”), and Nasdaq granted an exception until August 30, 2024, to file the delinquent 2023 Form 10-K and Q1 Form 10-Q. On August 28, 2024, the 2023 Form 10-K was filed with the SEC. Nasdaq granted the Company an additional exception of up to a maximum of 180 calendar days from the filing due date of the 2023 Form 10-K to file the Delinquent Filings, or until October 14, 2024, to regain compliance.

 

The Notices do not have an immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company is currently evaluating its options for regaining compliance. There can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance with the Nasdaq’s rules or maintain compliance with any of the other Nasdaq continued listing requirements.

 

Series A Preferred Stock Amendment

 

On August 19, 2024, the Company entered into the Series A Amendment with the Required Holders. Pursuant to the Series A Amendment, the Required Holders agreed that (A) the July Delinquent Dividend Amount, shall be payable, at the option of the Company, in (i) cash and/or (ii) shares of Common Stock, at a price per share of Common Stock equal to the lower of (x) $1.00 and (y) the Dividend Conversion Price, using July 1, 2024, as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the Certificate of Designations; (B) the October Dividend Amount, shall be payable in shares of Common Stock based on a per share price of Common Stock equal to 80% of the arithmetic average of the three (3) lowest closing sale prices of the Common Stock during the month of September 2024; and (C) such Delinquent Dividend Amounts and any Dividend Balance Shares, with respect thereto, if applicable, shall be delivered on October 1, 2024. The Company and the Required Holders further agreed pursuant to the Series A Amendment to amend (i) the Certificate of Designations, as described below, by filing the Certificate of Amendment and (ii) the Series A Purchase Agreement to amend the definition of “Excluded Securities.”

 

The Certificate of Amendment amends the Certificate of Designations to, among other things, (A) allow for the payment of dividends in the form of Common Stock to a holder of the Series A Preferred Stock who serves as a director, officer or employee of the Company; provided that such issuance is approved by the Company’s stockholders prior to such issuance, and (B) amend certain conditions required for (i) a mandatory conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, and (ii) the Company’s right to redeem, all or a portion, of the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding pursuant to an optional redemption, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations.