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 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 and that such information is accumulated and communicated
to our management, including our Certifying Officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing
and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, not matter how well designed
and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In reaching a reasonable
level of assurance, management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible
controls and procedures. In addition, the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood
of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or
procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud
may occur and not be detected.
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 June
30, 2026. Based on this evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective
as of June 30, 2026.
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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 material weakness existed as of June 30, 2026:
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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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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