Item 4. Controls and Procedures
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Management’s
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
have established disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports
that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the
SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial
Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding 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, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit
relationship of possible controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable
assurance of achieving their control objectives.
Under
the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2025. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive
Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective
because of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described in Item 9A of Part II of our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which have not yet been remediated as of September 30, 2025.
Material
Weaknesses Remediation Plan and Status
As
previously described in Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K in a previous year, we began implementing a remediation plan to address
the material weaknesses identified in the prior year, and our management continues to be actively engaged in the remediation efforts.
As
previously disclosed, in 2020, we began a multi-year implementation of a new ERP system, which will replace our existing core financial
systems, and which was completed in 2023. Management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of
possible controls and procedures, based upon which, management focused its allocation of organizational resources to ensure the successful
implementation of the new ERP system during 2023, and is continuing to add additional processes for the design and implementation of
effective control activities. Conversely, management noted limited efforts related to re-designing user access roles and permissions
in the legacy ERP system. Based on these considerations, and subject to management’s ongoing assessment, we do not expect that
the previously reported material weaknesses related to ineffective user access controls will be considered remediated until our new ERP
system has been fully utilize to its potential and we have properly set controls in place. Additionally, to remediate the identified
material weaknesses, we are continuing to take the following remediation actions:
●
implement enhancements
to company-wide risk assessment processes and to process and control documentation;
●
enhance the Company’s
review and sign-off procedures for IT implementations;
●
implement additional review
procedures designed to enhance the control owner’s execution of control activities, including entity level controls, through
the implementation of improved documentation standards evidencing execution of these controls, oversight, and training;
●
improve control activities
and procedures associated with certain accounting areas, including proper segregation of duties and assigning personnel with the
appropriate experience as preparers and reviewers over analyses relating to such accounting areas;
●
educate and train control
owners regarding internal control processes to mitigate identified risks and maintain adequate documentation to evidence the effective
design and operation of such processes;
●
and implement enhanced
controls to monitor the effectiveness of the underlying business process controls that are dependent on the data and financial reports
generated from the relevant information systems.
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We
are also continuing to evaluate additional controls and procedures that may be required to remediate the identified material weaknesses.
We cannot provide assurances that the previously reported material weaknesses will be considered remediated until the applicable controls
operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In 2020 we began a multi-year implementation of
a new enterprise resource planning system that fully replaced our legacy financial systems in 2023. The new system is designed to maintain
accurate financial records, improve the flow of financial information, strengthen data management, and provide timely information to management.
Since implementation, we have continued to refine processes and procedures, which may result in changes to our internal control over financial
reporting. We evaluate these changes each quarter to determine whether they materially affect internal control over financial reporting.
There were no changes in our internal control
over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2025 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Subsequent to quarter end, the Company established
a digital asset treasury and expects to begin holding crypto assets during the fourth quarter of 2025. These activities require additional
controls over digital asset custody, valuation, and reporting. Management is designing and implementing these controls as part of the
broader remediation plan.
While we continue to make progress in remediating
the previously identified material weakness, the addition of new control areas related to digital asset activities may extend the timeline
for full remediation. We will provide updates as implementation progresses.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For
a description of our material pending legal proceedings, see Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included
in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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