Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2022, pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that as of August 12 , 2022, as a result of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting discussed below, and in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
As disclosed in Item 9 of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, management concluded that we lack a sufficient number of trained professionals with technical accounting expertise to identify, evaluate, value and account for complex transactions. We also found we have insufficient accounting resources to maintain appropriate segregation of duties, including to ensure journal entries are reviewed by personnel independent of the preparer.
Management has taken steps to evaluate resources throughout the organization to determine where current resources should be reassigned and where additional resources are needed to consistently and timely execute internal control activities. During the second quarter, a new Controller and a Financial Reporting Manager was added to the accounting department, which Management believes have sufficient work experience and technical accounting knowledge. In addition for more complex transactions and to the extent there is a lack of knowledge within the current accounting team, Management plans to engage external professional firms to assist with such transactions as they arise. With the additional hires in the second quarter, Management will continue to assess segregation of duties and the journal entries process to ensure there is a separate preparer and reviewer. The material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until remediated controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded that these controls are operating effectively.
Management has concluded that, notwithstanding the material weaknesses described above, the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the date, and for the periods presented, in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended June 30, 2022, there were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting .
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PART II —OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time we may be involved in various disputes and litigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. We are currently not a party to any material legal proceedings.
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