Item 4. Controls and Procedures
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports pursuant to the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as ours are designed to do, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of June 30, 2026. Based upon that evaluation and other than as disclosed herein, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not operating effectively due to the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described below.
Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. During the year ended December 31, 2025, management identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that existed due to insufficient accounting staffing during the Company’s restructuring and new business launch, resulting in reduced review capabilities and prior-period errors which have since been corrected. The Company was not able to attract, develop and retain sufficient resources to fulfill internal control responsibilities, resulting in the lack of a sufficient complement of personnel with an appropriate degree of knowledge and experience.
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Management has promptly initiated and continues to implement remediation measures, with ongoing efforts to strengthen the Company’s internal control environment.
Plan of Remediation of Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
To address the material weakness, management has developed and has been actively implementing the following remediation plan:
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Increase Accounting Staffing: We have successfully allocated additional resources to the accounting department, including the continued hiring of qualified personnel with SEC reporting expertise.
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Enhance Review Processes: Management has implemented enhanced review and approval procedures for journal entries and financial reporting, including establishing more rigorous internal controls and implementing a formalized review process for all significant financial transactions. These enhanced procedures are now in effect and are being consistently applied.
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Training and Development: We have provided additional training to key personnel involved in the financial reporting process to enhance their knowledge and capability in identifying and addressing accounting and financial reporting issues.
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Ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation: Management will continuously monitor and assess the effectiveness of these measures to ensure that the remediation efforts are achieving their intended objectives. This includes ongoing evaluation of the newly implemented staffing enhancements and reinforced review processes.
We will continue to evaluate and improve our internal control over financial reporting to address this issue and ensure the effectiveness of our financial reporting processes. Although we have taken steps to implement our remediation plan, the material weakness will not be considered remediated until the enhanced controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that the related controls are effective. We will continue to monitor the effectiveness of our remediation plan and refine the remediation plan as appropriate.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Company has implemented certain changes in its internal controls, including the addition of qualified accounting personnel and the formalization of enhanced review procedures, to remediate the material weakness described above. Except as noted above, no change to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2026 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act).
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
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