Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within
the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls
and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in such reports is accumulated and communicated to management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (the “Certifying Officers”), as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under
the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Certifying Officers, we evaluated 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 March
31, 2026. Based on this evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective
as of March 31, 2026.
A
material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is
a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented
or detected on a timely basis. Management has determined that the following is a material weakness:
In
the period ended December 31, 2025, management identified a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting related to the accounting for complex financial instruments and transactions. The Company did not design and maintain effective
controls to appropriately evaluate and apply U.S. GAAP to such transactions. We have also concluded that this material weakness continued
to exist as of March 31, 2026. In light of this material weakness, we have enhanced our processes to identify and appropriately apply
applicable accounting requirements to better evaluate and understand the nuances of the complex accounting standards that apply to our
financial statements, including making greater use of third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding accounting applications.
Additionally, the Company is addressing the ineffective controls by expanding its accounting and financial reporting group and their
capabilities to ensure consistent, complete, and accurate financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures are achieved. The
elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately
have the intended effects. We believe our efforts will enhance our controls relating to accounting for complex financial transactions,
but we can offer no assurance that our controls will not require additional review and modification in the future as industry accounting
practice may evolve over time.
Disclosure
controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.
Because of the inherent limitations in any control system, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance
that all control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2026, management implemented remediation measures to address the previously identified material weakness
related to accounting and financial reporting resources and expertise. These actions included strengthening accounting personnel and
enhancing review controls within the financial reporting process. The material weakness will not be considered remediated until management
completes the design and implementation of the remediation actions described above and the controls operate for a sufficient period of
time, and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
Other
than the remediation activities described above, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 that 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
We
are not currently a party to any material legal or administrative proceedings.
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