Item 1. Legal Proceedings
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
GEM Lawsuit
On November 1, 2024, we filed
a lawsuit against GYBL in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”), claiming that
GYBL operated as an unregistered broker-dealer under the Exchange Act. We are seeking to void the GEM Warrants, or alternatively, a declaratory
judgment determining that the GEM Warrants’ terms govern the exercise price adjustment calculation rather than the related GEM Agreement’s
terms. On January 17, 2025, GYBL moved to dismiss our complaint, and, on March 14, 2025, the Court granted GYBL’s motion to dismiss
our complaint relating to the lawsuit against GYBL. On April 15, 2025, we filed an appeal of the Court’s decision dismissing our
case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the “Second Circuit”). The briefing schedule at the Second
Circuit is being held in abeyance in order to allow two previously filed appeals, filed by two other public companies on identical issues
against other similar investors, to be resolved first. However, if and when the appellate briefing moves forward, there is no assurance
that it will be successful.
Following the Court’s
dismissal of our complaint, on March 19, 2025, GYBL commenced a separate action against us in the Court (the “GYBL Action”).
The GYBL Action concerns the GEM Warrants, and it asserts two causes of action against us: (1) breach of the terms of the GEM Warrants,
and (2) declaratory relief concerning the validity and enforceability of the GEM Warrants. In addition to the declaratory relief, GYBL
is seeking monetary damages in an amount to be determined at trial, specific performance of the GEM Warrants and attorneys’ fees
and litigation costs. Our time to respond to the complaint has not yet expired and we intend to continue vigorously defending against
GYBL’s claims and litigating our legal rights to the fullest extent.
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