Item 1A. Risk Factors
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
For information regarding risk factors pertinent to the Company’s business please refer to Part I Item 1A of the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024 and is incorporated by reference herein, as further updated and supplemented by the risk factors set forth below.
We may not be able to maintain a listing of our Class A common stock on Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq
Because our Class A common stock is listed on Nasdaq, we must meet certain financial and liquidity criteria to maintain such listing. At present, we are in the initial period of 180-day compliance period provided by Nasdaq relating to our failure to maintain the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement. On February 29, 2024, we received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq notifying us that based upon the closing bid price for the last 30 consecutive business days, we no longer meet the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Rule”). We have been provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until August 26, 2024, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule. If we are not in compliance with the Bid Price Rule by August 26, 2024, we will seek a second 180 calendar day period to regain compliance. As of the date of this filing, we have not had a closing bid price over $1.00 and there can be no assurance that we will regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule prior to August 26, 2024. While we believe that we satisfy the requirements for a second 180 calendar day compliance period, there can be no assurance that the additional compliance period will be granted, or that, if granted, we will be able to meet the Bid Price Rule within the extended compliance period.
We will continue to actively monitor the closing bid price of our Class A common stock and will evaluate available options, including , without limitation, seeking to effect a reverse stock split, in order to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule. If we fail to regain compliance, or otherwise violate or fail to meet any Nasdaq listing requirements, our Class A common stock may be delisted. In addition, our Board may determine that the cost of maintaining our listing on a national securities exchange outweighs the benefits of such listing. A delisting of our Class A common stock from Nasdaq may materially impair our stockholders’ ability to buy and sell our Class A common stock and could have an adverse effect on the market price of, and the efficiency of the trading market for, our Class A common stock. In the event our stock is delisted from Nasdaq, whether by choice or otherwise, the delisting of our Class A common stock could significantly impair our ability to raise capital and stockholder value.
We have not complied with certain covenants, minimum liquidity and borrowing base requirements under the Credit Agreement and this could cause us to be unable to continue to operate as a going concern.
As previously disclosed, we have been unable to comply with certain covenants under our Credit Agreement with the Lender. Although, to date, we have been successful in obtaining forbearance agreements with respect to these matters and avoid defaults under the agreement, there can be no assurance that the lender will not declare an event of default and acceleration all of our obligations under the Credit Agreement in the event we are unable to get into full compliance with these covenants in the future.
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Most recently, we were not in compliance with the Senior Leverage Ratio financial covenant under our Credit Agreement at June 30, 2024. Because of the significant decreases in the required Senior Leverage Ratio within the next twelve months, our current forecast projects that we may not be able to maintain compliance with this ratio. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. In view of this matter, continuation as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to continue to achieve positive cash flow from operations, obtain waivers or other relief under the Credit Agreement for any future non-compliance with the Senior Leverage Ratio, or refinance our Credit Agreement with a different lender on a basis with more favorable terms. Our ability to refinance our existing debt is based upon credit markets and economic forces that are outside of our control. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in refinancing our debt, or on terms acceptable to us
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES, USE OF PROCEEDS AND ISSUER PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not Applicable
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not Applicable.
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