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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Note 11 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On March 24, 2022, we received a letter addressed to our Board from the law firm of Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP on behalf of three purported stockholders. Among other matters, the stockholder letter addressed the approval of our Certificate of Incorporation at the special meeting of stockholders held on October 22, 2020, which included the 2020 Class A Increase Amendment, and was approved by a majority of the then-outstanding shares of both our Class A and Class B common stock, voting as a single class. The stockholder letter alleged that the 2020 Class A Increase Amendment required a separate vote in favor by at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Class A common stock under Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL, and that the 200 million shares in question were thus unauthorized. Following receipt of the stockholder letter, the Board undertook a review of the matters raised with the assistance of outside counsel not involved in the underlying transactions at issue and had determined, in reliance upon, among other things, advice of several law firms including a legal opinion of Delaware counsel, that the assertions regarding DGCL Section 242(b)(2) were wrong and that a separate class vote of the Class A common stock was not required to approve the 2020 Class A Increase Amendment. We continue to believe that a separate vote of Class A common stock was not required to approve the 2020 Class A Increase Amendment. However, in light of a recent decision of the Court of Chancery that created uncertainty regarding this issue, we filed a petition in the Court of Chancery pursuant to Section 205 seeking validation of the 2020 Class A Increase Amendment and the shares issued pursuant thereto to resolve any uncertainty with respect to those matters. In February 2023, the Court of Chancery held a hearing on our petition and, on February 28, 2023 issued an amended order granting the Company’s motion to validate each

of the following and eliminate the uncertainty with respect thereto: (1) the 2020 Class A Increase Amendment and the Certificate of Incorporation as of the time of filing with the Delaware Secretary of State, and (2) all shares of capital stock that we issued in reliance on the effectiveness of the 2020 Class A Increase Amendment and Certificate of Incorporation as of the date of such shares were issued.

The Company experienced performance and quality issues with certain Endurance components that led the Company to temporarily pause production and customer deliveries in the first quarter of 2023. The Company has filed paperwork with NHTSA to voluntarily recall the Endurance to address supplier quality issues. The Company is working with its supplier network to implement corrective actions that the Company believes will address these issues. Vehicles waiting for shipment and vehicles in process at the manufacturing plant will also be retrofitted with the corrective actions once components are available.