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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 6 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Hospitality Lease

 

On August 23, 2023, MICS NY entered into an Agreement of Lease (the “Lease Agreement”) with OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), pursuant to which MICS NY agreed to lease approximately 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and a portion of the basement underneath the ground floor retail space in the property located at 111 West 24th Street, New York, New York (the “Premises”).

 

The term of the Lease Agreement is for fifteen (15) years, or on such an earlier date upon which the term shall expire, be canceled or terminated pursuant to any of the conditions or covenants of the Lease Agreement. Pursuant to the Lease Agreement, MICS NY is obligated to pay an initial base rent in the amount of $30,000 beginning August 1, 2024, with scheduled increases over the term, as set forth in the Lease Agreement.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company abandoned its plans to continue use of the leased space due to failure to receive a liquor license. Consequently, the Company exercised its early termination provision of the Lease Agreement which was not accepted by the Landlord. While attempting to settle, the Company failed to make the first recurring cash lease payment due on July 31, 2024, and as a result defaulted on the lease. Due to the abandonment of the lease, all assets related to the lease were impaired. Assets including security deposits, rent deposits and right of use assets of approximately $3,878,000 have been written off during the three months ended June 30, 2024 and are included as a component of operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

On July 26, 2024, OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC, filed a civil action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against MICS NY and the Company (“the Defendants”) for alleged breach of lease, seeking monetary damages including unpaid rent, future unpaid rent, and other expenses related to the lease. The complaint alleges the Defendants breached the lease in various material respects. Based on the Company’s assessment of the facts underlying the claims, the uncertainty of litigation, and the preliminary stage of the case, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the potential loss or range of loss that may result from this action.

 

Derivative Action

 

On December 21, 2023, Ault Lending, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ault Alliance, Inc. (“Ault”), one of the Company’s largest shareholders, filed a derivative shareholder action in Delaware Chancery Court against the Company, its Directors, and other Company shareholders (The Stingray Group, Inc. and Regalia Ventures) (“the Defendants”) for alleged breach of fiduciary duty in approving a recent above-market private placement equity transaction. The complaint alleges the Company, and its Directors followed an inadequate process in evaluating the private placement transaction which occurred back in November 2023 and entered into the transaction with an intent to dilute Ault’s ownership stake in the Company. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. Based on the Company’s assessment of the facts underlying the claims, the uncertainty of the litigation, and the preliminary stage of the case, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the potential loss or range of loss that may result from this action.