−Removed: (a) Evaluation of
−Removed: Disclosure Controls and Procedures:
−Removed: Our management conducted
−Removed: an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer, who is our principal executive officer and our principal financial
−Removed: and accounting officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under
−Removed: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q.
−Removed: Based on that evaluation, we concluded that because of the material weakness and significant deficiencies in our internal control over
−Removed: financial reporting described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not sufficient as of September 30, 2022.
−Removed: (b) Management’s
−Removed: Report of Internal Control over Financial Reporting:
−Removed: Sebastian Lux, as our
−Removed: Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control
−Removed: over financial reporting as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act.
−Removed: An evaluation was performed of the effectiveness
−Removed: of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: The evaluation was based on the framework in 2013 Internal Control —
−Removed: Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).
−Removed: Because of its inherent
−Removed: limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
−Removed: Also, projections of any evaluation of
−Removed: effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that
−Removed: the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
−Removed: Based on our evaluation
−Removed: under the criteria set forth in 2013 Internal Control — Integrated Framework, our management concluded that, as of September 30,
−Removed: 2021 our internal control over financial reporting was not effective because of the identification of material weaknesses described as
−Removed: ● We did not have controls designed to validate the completeness
−Removed: and accuracy of underlying data used in the determination of accounting transactions.
−Removed: Accordingly, we believe we have a material weakness
−Removed: because there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement to the interim or annual consolidated financial statements would
−Removed: not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
−Removed: ● We do not have written documentation of our internal control
−Removed: policies and procedures.
−Removed: Written documentation of key internal controls over financial reporting is a requirement of Section 404 of the
−Removed: Sarbanes-Oxley Act which is applicable to us.
−Removed: Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have written documentation of our internal
−Removed: controls and procedures on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that
−Removed: resulted represented a material weakness.
−Removed: ● We do not have sufficient segregation of duties within accounting
−Removed: functions, which is a basic internal control.
−Removed: Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible
−Removed: and may not be economically feasible.
−Removed: However, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the
−Removed: recording of transactions should be performed by separate individuals.
−Removed: Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have segregation
−Removed: of duties on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented
−Removed: a material weakness.
−Removed: ● We have an inadequate number of personnel with requisite
−Removed: expertise in the key functional areas of finance and accounting.
−Removed: ● We do not have a functioning audit committee resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and
−Removed: monitoring of required internal controls and procedures.
−Removed: (c) Remediation Plan
−Removed: for Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:
−Removed: Management of the Company
−Removed: is committed to improving its internal controls and will (i) continue to use third party specialists to address shortfalls in staffing
−Removed: and to assist the Company with accounting and finance responsibilities;
−Removed: (ii) increase the frequency of independent reconciliations of
−Removed: significant accounts which will mitigate the lack of segregation of duties until there are sufficient personnel;
−Removed: and, (iii) appoint audit
−Removed: committee members in the immediate future.
−Removed: The Company has recently added a Chief Financial Officer to replace Mr.
−Removed: Management has
−Removed: discussed the material weaknesses noted above with our independent registered public accounting firm.
−Removed: Due to the nature of these
−Removed: material weaknesses, it is reasonably possible that misstatements which could be material to the annual or interim consolidated
−Removed: financial statements could occur that would not be prevented or detected during our financial close and reporting process.
−Removed: Quarterly Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over
+Added: Controls and Procedures
+Added: of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
+Added: Graber, who serves as our Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and Sebastian Lux, who serves as our Co-Chief Executive
+Added: Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Principal Financial Officer (collectively referred to herein as “ Senior Management ”),
+Added: evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2023.
+Added: The term “disclosure controls and procedures,”
+Added: as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that
+Added: information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
+Added: summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
+Added: Senior Management recognizes that any
+Added: controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives
+Added: and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
+Added: on its evaluation, Senior Management concluded as of March 31, 2023 that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective because
+Added: of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, described below in Management’s Report on Internal Control
+Added: Over Financial Reporting.
+Added: Notwithstanding the identified material weaknesses, Senior Management believes the consolidated financial statements
+Added: included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly represent in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations
+Added: and cash flows at and for the periods presented in accordance with U.S.
+Added: Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
+Added: Management, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined
+Added: in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act.
+Added: An evaluation was performed of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
−Removed: (d) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:
−Removed: There were no changes
−Removed: in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 that have materially affected,
−Removed: or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: However, our management
−Removed: is currently seeking to improve our controls and procedures in an effort to remediate the deficiency described above.
−Removed: PART II – OTHER
+Added: The evaluation was based on the framework in 2013 Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee
+Added: of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).
+Added: of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
+Added: Also, projections of
+Added: any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
+Added: or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
+Added: its evaluation under the criteria set forth in 2013 Internal Control — Integrated Framework, Senior Management concluded that,
+Added: as of March 31, 2023 our internal control over financial reporting was not effective because of the identification of material weaknesses
+Added: described as follows:
+Added: did not have controls designed to validate the completeness and accuracy of underlying data
+Added: used in the determination of accounting transactions.
+Added: Accordingly, we believe we have a material
+Added: weakness because there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement to the interim
+Added: or annual consolidated financial statements would not be prevented or detected on a timely
+Added: do not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures.
+Added: documentation of key internal controls over financial reporting is a requirement of Section
+Added: 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which is applicable to us.
+Added: Management evaluated the impact
+Added: of our failure to have written documentation of our internal controls and procedures on our
+Added: assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency
+Added: that resulted represented a material weakness.
+Added: do not have sufficient segregation of duties within accounting functions, which is a basic
+Added: internal control.
+Added: Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not
+Added: always be possible and may not be economically feasible.
+Added: However, to the extent possible,
+Added: the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions should
+Added: be performed by separate individuals.
+Added: Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have
+Added: segregation of duties on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has
+Added: concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness.
+Added: have an inadequate number of personnel with requisite expertise in the key functional areas
+Added: of finance and accounting.
+Added: do not have a functioning audit committee, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment
+Added: and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures.
+Added: Plan for Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
+Added: Management of the Company is committed to improving its internal controls and will (i) continue to use third party specialists to address
+Added: shortfalls in staffing and to assist the Company with accounting and finance responsibilities;
+Added: (ii) increase the frequency of independent
+Added: reconciliations of significant accounts which will mitigate the lack of segregation of duties until there are sufficient personnel;
+Added: seek to add a full-time Chief Financial Officer to replace Mr.
+Added: Lux when the Company has adequate financial resources;
+Added: and, (iv) is currently
+Added: considering appointing audit committee members in the future.
+Added: Management has discussed the material weaknesses noted above with our independent registered public accounting firm.
+Added: Due to the nature
+Added: of these material weaknesses, it is reasonably possible that misstatements which could be material to the annual or interim consolidated
+Added: financial statements could occur that would not be prevented or detected during our financial close and reporting process.
+Added: Quarterly Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
+Added: Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to
+Added: temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Quarterly Report.
+Added: in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
+Added: were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 that have materially
+Added: affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: However, Senior Management is
+Added: currently seeking to improve our controls and procedures in an effort to remediate the deficiencies described above.
+Added: II – OTHER INFORMATION
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