Item 4. Controls and Procedures
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management has evaluated, under supervision of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and with the participation of our principal executive and principal financial officers, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2022. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive and financial officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2022 because of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as described below.
Notwithstanding this material weakness, the Company has concluded that no material misstatements exist in the consolidated financial statements as previously filed and included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2022 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three and nine-month periods then ended, in conformity with GAAP.
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 our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
We have determined that we did not design and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting related to management’s review and approval of requests for funding disbursements for tenant improvements at the Company’s properties. Specifically, management’s controls are not designed at an appropriate level of precision to prevent or detect a material misstatement in a timely manner.
This control deficiency did not result in a misstatement of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. However, this control deficiency could result in misstatements of interim or annual consolidated financial statements and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement that would not be prevented or detected in a timely manner. Therefore, management has concluded that this control deficiency constitutes a material weakness.
Remediation of Material Weakness
We have commenced measures to remediate the identified material weakness. We have provided additional training to personnel regarding policies and procedures around construction projects and the necessary approvals of requests for funding disbursements in connection with qualifying property improvements at our properties. Our remediation efforts also include (1) enhancing the design of existing procedures and controls over the review and approval of funding requests for tenant improvements; (2) providing additional training and developing tools to implement and monitor our policies and procedures; and (3) supplementing existing resources with the engagement of third-party construction consultants. Management is also evaluating the need for additional resources.
While we believe that the efforts taken to date and those planned for remediation will improve the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, these remediation efforts are ongoing and will require a sufficient period of time to operate for management to be able to conclude that the design is effective to address the risks of material misstatement and that such controls are operating effectively through testing and monitoring of such controls. We may conclude that additional measures are necessary to
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remediate the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, which may necessitate additional evaluation and implementation time.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Other than the material weakness discussed above, there have been no changes in our system of internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For a description of our legal proceedings, see Note 11 “Commitments and Contingencies — Litigation” to our condensed consolidated financial statements, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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