SHF Holdings, Inc. 10-K

Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS References in this section to “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to SHF Holdings, Inc (herein referred to as the “Company”). References to “management” refer to our officers and board of managers. The following discussion and analysis of our financial performance and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements. Forward Looking Statements All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this report, including statements regarding future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “objective,” “plan,” “potential,” “seek,” “grow,” “target,” “if,” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations, objectives, and financial needs. Overview Founded in 2015 by PCCU (please see “Business Reorganization” below for a description of the Company’s organization), the Company’s mission is to provide access to reliable and compliant financial services for the legal cannabis industry. Through that mission and as an early leader with over seven years of experience, the Company is a leading provider of access to reliable and compliance driven banking, lending and other financial services to financial institutions desiring to provide those services to the cannabis industry. Through our proprietary platform and on a multi-state level, the Company provides access to the following banking related services through PCCU and other financial institutions: ● Business checking and savings accounts ● Cash management accounts ● Savings and investment options ● Commercial lending ● Courier services (via third party relationships) ● Remote deposit services ● Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments and origination ● Wire payments Our services allow Cannabis Related Businesses (herein referred to as “CRBs”) to obtain services from financial institutions that allow them to run their business more efficiently and effectively with improved financial insight into their business and access to resources to help them grow. Due to limited availability of payment and other banking solutions for the cannabis industry, most businesses transact with high volumes of cash. Our fintech platform benefits CRBs and financial institutions by providing CRBs with access to financial institutions and financial institutions access to increased deposits with the comfort of knowing that those deposits have been compliantly monitored and validated. By facilitating the daily deposits of cash receipts between CRBs and financial institutions, the risks associated with high cash on hand are mitigated, creating a safer atmosphere for the CRB’s employees and the financial institutions at which the deposit accounts are held. Because the Company is not a financial institution, the Company does not hold customer deposits. All deposit accounts are held by the Company’s financial institution clients and all transmissions of funds to and from deposit accounts are handled directly by the financial institutions. In an industry with limited capital and financing options, we offer access to loan options at what we believe to be competitive rates often with less punitive terms than the current industry average. Our financial institution clients offer loan options including senior secured debt and operating lines of debt. Collateral types include real estate, equipment, and other business assets. We also provide access to lending options for ancillary service providers serving the cannabis industry as these businesses also can have difficulty finding reliable financial services. To ensure access to consistent and dependable banking access to CRBs, we provide our compliance, validation and monitoring services to financial institutions in a compliance driven environment ensuring strict adherence to the Bank Secrecy Act/FinCEN guidance and related anti money laundering provisions. Since inception, the Company has assisted PCCU in processing more than $12 billion in cannabis related funds and, through its relationship with PCCU and other financial institutions, the Company has successfully navigated 16 state and federal banking exams. 38 Table of Contents In strategically selected geographic areas, the Company licenses to other financial institutions its proprietary software and Safe Harbor Program (the “Program”) to provide compliance-related services to CRBs. As part of the Program, we provide the following to financial institutions interested in licensing the Program to assist in compliant cannabis banking: ● Initial customer due diligence – Know Your Customer ● Customer application management ● Program management support ● Compliance monitoring ● Regulatory exam assistance Business Reorganization On February 11, 2022, SHF, LLC and SHF Holding Co., LLC, the sole member of SHF, LLC, and Partner Colorado Credit Union (“PCCU”), the sole member of SHF Holding, Co., LLC, entered into a definitive purchase agreement (herein referred to as the “Business Combination”) with Northern Lights Acquisition Corp. (“NLIT”), a special purpose acquisition company, and its sponsor, 5AK, LLC. Subsequent to the completion of the transaction, NLIT changed its name to “SHF Holdings, Inc.” (herein referred to as the “Company”). PCCU’s Board of Directors approved the contribution of certain assets and operating activities associated with operations from both the Branches and Safe Harbor Services (“SHS”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of PCCU, to SHF Holding, Co., LLC. SHF Holding, Co., LLC then contributed the same assets and related operations to SHF, LLC with PCCU’s investment in SHF, LLC maintained at the SHF Holding, Co., LLC level (the “reorganization”). The reorganization effectively occurred July 1, 2021. In conjunction with the reorganization, all of Branches’ employees and certain PCCU employees were terminated from PCCU and hired as SHF, LLC employees. Collectively, oldco, the Branches and SHF, LLC represent the “Carved-Out Operations.” After the reorganization, SHF, LLC contains the entirety of the Carved-Out Operations and oldco was dissolved. In addition, effective July 1, 2021, the entity entered into an Account Servicing Agreement and Support Servicing Agreement which were subsequently amended and restated. Pursuant to the Unit Purchase Agreement, upon the closing of the transaction, NLIT purchased all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of SHF in exchange for an aggregate of $185,000,000, consisting of (i) 11,386,139 shares of the entity’s Class A common stock with an aggregate value equal to $115,000,000 and (ii) $70,000,000 in cash. At transaction close, 1,831,683 shares of the Class A Common Stock were deposited with an escrow agent to be held in escrow for a period of 12 months following the closing date to satisfy potential indemnification claims of the parties. In addition, $3,143,388 in cash and cash equivalents representing the amount of cash on hand at July 31, 2021, less accrued but unpaid liabilities, were paid to PCCU at the final transaction close. On September 19, 2022, the parties entered into the first amendment to the purchase agreement to extend the date by which the closing had to occur from August 31, 2022 until September 28, 2022 and provide for the deferral of $30 million of the $70 million in cash due at the closing. On September 22, 2022, the parties entered into the second amendment to the purchase agreement to provide for the deferral of a total of $50 million of the $70 million due at the closing. On September 28, 2022, the parties entered into the third amendment to the purchase agreement to provide for the deferral of a total of $56,949,800 of the $70,000,000 due at the closing. Effective February 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Loan Servicing Agreement with PCCU. The agreement sets forth the application, underwriting and approval process for loans from PCCU to CRB customers and the loan servicing and monitoring responsibilities provided by both PCCU and the Company. For the loans subject to this agreement, the Company underwrites the loans and performs all compliance analysis, credit analysis of the potential borrower, due diligence and underwriting and all administration, including hiring and incurring the costs of all related personnel or third-party vendors necessary to perform these services. PCCU receives a monthly servicing fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the then-outstanding principal balance of each loan funded by PCCU. Under the Loan Servicing Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify PCCU from all claims related to default-related loan losses as defined in the Loan Servicing Agreement. The agreement is for an initial term of three years and will renew for additional one-year terms unless a party provides 120 days’ notice of non-renewal or there is a termination for cause, provided that PCCU may not provide notice of non-renewal until 30 months following the signing date. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company reported expenses of $775,259 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and $190,908 for the year ended December 31, 2021. On March 29, 2023, the Company and PCCU entered into the Commercial Alliance Agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions of the lending-related and account-related services governing the relationship between the Company and PCCU and supersedes the Loan Servicing Agreement, as well as the Amended and Restated Support Services Agreement and the Amended and Restated Account Servicing Agreement. The Company’s lending services program currently depends on PCCU as its largest funding source for new loans to CRBs. Under PCCU’s loan policy for loans to CRBs, PCCU’s board of directors has approved aggregate lending limits at the lessor of 1.3125 times PCCU’s net worth or 65% of total CRB deposits. Concentration limits for the deployment of loans are further categorized as (i) real estate secured, (ii) construction, (iii) unsecured and (iv) mixed collateral with each category limited to a percentage of PCCU’s net worth. In addition, loans to any one borrower or group of associated borrowers are limited by applicable National Credit Union Association regulations to the greater of $100,000 or 15% of PCCU’s net worth. On September 28, 2022, the parties consummated the Business Combination, resulting in NLIT, consistent with the aforementioned parameters, purchasing all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of SHF in exchange for an aggregate of $185,000,000, consisting of (i) 11,386,139 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock with an aggregate value equal to $115,000,000 and (ii) $70,000,000 in cash, $56,949,801 of which will be paid on a deferred basis. 39 Table of Contents Subsequent to the completion of the business combination, the status of PCCU has changed from Parent to majority shareholder of the Company pursuant to its ownership of 60.8% of the Company. The Company generates both interest income and fee income through providing a variety of services to financial institutions desiring to service the cannabis industry including, among other things, Bank Secrecy Act and other regulatory compliance and reporting, onboarding, responding to account inquiries, responding to customer service inquiries relating to CRB depository accounts held at PCCU, and sourcing and managing loans. In addition to PCCU, the Company provides these similar services and outsourced support to other financial institutions providing banking to the cannabis industry. These services are provided to other financial institutions under the Safe Harbor Master Program Agreement. Pursuant to the Unit Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Support Services Agreement and the Amended and Restated Account Servicing Agreement under similar terms as the July 2021 agreements. In addition, in conjunction with the Unit Purchase Agreement, the Company and PCCU entered into a Loan Servicing Agreement. On March 29, 2023, the Company and PCCU entered into the Commercial Alliance Agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions of the lending-related and account-related services governing the relationship between the Company and PCCU and supersedes the Amended and Restated Support Services Agreement, the Amended and Restated Account Servicing Agreement, and the Loan Servicing Agreement. The purpose of the $56,949,800 deferral is to provide the Company with additional cash to support its post-closing activities. Pursuant to the third amendment to the Unit Purchase Agreement, the deferred consideration shall be paid in one payment of $21,949,801 on or before December 15, 2022, and the $35,000,000 balance in six equal installments of $6,416,667, payable beginning on the first business day following April 1, 2023, and on the first business day of each of the following five fiscal quarters, for a total of $38,500,002, including interest of $3,500,002. Furthermore, PCCU agreed to defer $3,143,388, representing certain excess cash of SHF, LLC due to the seller under the definitive unit purchase agreement, and the reimbursement of certain reimbursable expenses under the definitive unit purchase agreement. On October 26, 2022, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement (the “Forbearance Agreement”) with PCCU and Luminous Capital USA Inc. As per the terms of the agreement, PCCU has agreed to defer all payments owed pursuant to the Unit Purchase Agreement for a period of six (6) months from the date hereof while the Parties engage in good faith efforts to renegotiate the payment terms applicable to the Deferred Obligation (the “Forbearance Period”). On March 29, 2023, the Company and PCCU entered into a definitive transaction (Refer to Note 22, “Subsequent Events,” of the consolidated financial statements) to settle and restructure the deferred obligations, including $56,949,800 into a five-year Senior Secured Promissory Note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of $14,500,000 bearing interest at the rate of 4.25%; a Security Agreement pursuant to which the Company will grant, as collateral for the Note, a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company; and a Securities Issuance Agreement, pursuant to which the Company will issue 11,200,000 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock to PCCU. 40 Table of Contents Purchase Agreement and Public Company Costs The Business Combination detailed above was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded, in accordance with GAAP. Under this method of accounting, NLIT was treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination is treated as the equivalent of SHF issuing shares for the net assets of NLIT, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of NLIT are recognized at fair value (which is expected to be consistent with carrying value), with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Other related events in connection with the Business Combination are summarized below: ● The 2,875,000 of Class B Common Stock converted at the closing to an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock. ● Upon closing of the Business Combination, 11,386,139 shares of Class A Common Stock were issued to PCCU as set forth in and pursuant to the terms of the Unit Purchase Agreement. PCCU was due to receive a cash payment of $3.1 million at the consummation of the Business Combination, which represented the amount of SHF’s cash on hand at July 31, 2021, less accrued but unpaid liabilities. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement, the Company is responsible for reimbursing the seller for its transaction expenses. ● Approximately $56.9 million of the $70.0 million of cash proceeds due to PCCU was deferred and is due to the seller. Approximately $21.9 million of the amount was due to PCCU beginning December 15, 2022. The residual $35.0 million is due in six quarterly installments of $6.4 million thereafter. Interest accrues at an effective annual rate of approximately 4.71%. A sum of 1,200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock were escrowed until the amount is paid in full. ● The Parent-Entity Net Investment appearing in the balance sheet of the Company amounting to $9,124,297 on the date of business combination was transferred to additional paid in capital. ● Immediately prior to the Closing, 20,450 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred were purchased by the PIPE Investors pursuant to the PIPE Securities Purchase Agreements for an aggregate value of $20,450,000. The shares of Series A Convertible Preferred were converted into 2,045,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share of Class A Common Stock. Twenty (20) percent of the aggregate value was deposited into a third party escrow account for purposes of paying the PIPE Investors any required Registration Delay Payments. Upon the filing of the registration statement 10 calendar days subsequent to closing, 17.5% of the escrow amount was released with the remaining amount once all securities were included in an effective registration statement. ● For tax purposes, the transaction is treated as a taxable asset acquisition, resulting in an estimated tax basis Goodwill balance of $ 44,102,572, creating a deferred tax asset reported as Additional Paid-in Capital in the equity section of the balance sheet as of the date of the business combination. There is not any goodwill for book reporting purposes as no goodwill or other intangible assets are to be recorded in accordance with GAAP. ● Preferred Stock: The Company is authorized to issue 1,250,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.00001 per share with such designation rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. As of December 31, 2022, there were 14,616 preferred shares issued or outstanding and no preferred shares outstanding on December 31, 2021. ● Class A Common Stock: The Company is authorized to issue up to 130,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 20,815,912 and 3,393,175 shares, respectively, of Class A Common Stock issued or outstanding. As of December 31, 2022, 3,669,504 Class A Common Stock are held by the purchasers under forward purchase agreement dated June 16, 2022 by and among the Company and such purchasers. ● Parent-Entity Net Investment: Parent-Entity Net Investment balance in the consolidated balance sheets represents PCCU’s historical net investment in the Carved-Out Operations. For purposes of these consolidated financial statements, investing requirements have been summarized as “Parent-Entity Net Investment” and represent equity as no cash settlement with PCCU is required. No separate equity accounts are maintained for SHS, SHF or the Branches. 41 Table of Contents Key Metrics In addition to the measures presented in our consolidated financial statements, our management regularly monitors certain measures in the operation of our business. These key metrics are discussed below. Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, we have disclosed EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, both of which are non-GAAP financial measures that we calculate as net income before taxes and depreciation and amortization expense in the case of EBITDA and further adjusted to exclude non-cash, unusual and/or infrequent costs in the case of Adjusted EBITDA. Below we have provided a reconciliation of net income (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) to EBITDA and from EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because these metrics are a key measure used by our management to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of investment capacity. Accordingly, we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are as follows: ● although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements; ● EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; and ● EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us. Because of these limitations, you should consider EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures, including net loss and our other GAAP results. A reconciliation of net income to non-GAAP EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Net (loss)/ income $ (35,128,083 ) $ 3,286,887 Interest expense 802,797 - Depreciation and amortization 189,275 1,921 Taxes (9,252,893 ) - EBITDA (43,388,904 ) 3,288,808 Other adjustments – Loan loss provision 506,212 1,399 Change in the fair value of warrants and forward purchase derivatives 8,058,091 - Deferred loan origination fees and costs (1,890 ) - Stock option conversion 2,806,336 - Change in fair value of forward purchase agreement 33,322,248 - Adjusted EBITDA $ 1,302,093 $ 3,290,207 The decrease in our income on an EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA basis for the year ended December 31, 2022, is due to substantial drop in the value of forward purchase agreement, increase in professional fees pursuant to business combination activity as well as increases in compensation, employee benefits, marketing, insurance, and additional items, as discussed under “ Discussion of our Results of Operations ” below. Other adjustments include estimated future loan losses not yet realized including amounts indemnified to PCCU for loans funded by them. Effective February 2022, the Company entered into a Loan Servicing Agreement with PCCU, pursuant to which the Company agreed to indemnify PCCU for claims associated with CRB activities including any loan default related losses for loans funded by PCCU; the Loan Servicing Agreement has since been superseded by the Commercial Alliance Agreement. (Refer to Note 22, “Subsequent Events,” of the consolidated financial statements.) Deferred loan origination fees and costs represent the change in net deferred loan origination fees and costs. When included with a new loan origination, we receive an upfront loan origination fee in conjunction with new loans funded by our financial institution partners and incur costs associated with originating a specific loan. For accounting purposes, the cash received for loan origination fees and costs is initially deferred and recognized as interest income utilizing the interest method. 42 Table of Contents Other Metrics For our business operations, we monitor the following key metrics. Total account balances, number of accounts and average account balances Our lending capacity is dependent on the size of our managed deposit base and number of active accounts. In addition, fees are generated based on open accounts and account activity. We monitor account activity including deposits, withdrawals and ending account balance daily. Total account balances represent the balance of onboarded and monitored deposits on hand at financial institution clients at period end. Average account balance represents the total account balance divided by the number of accounts at the period end. Account fees per average active accounts managed Currently a significant amount of our fees is generated from account openings, active accounts and account activity. As a result, we monitor account openings and closings on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. We strive to meet the appropriate balance between depository balances and fees and therefore review account fees per average number of active accounts managed. Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Change ($) Change (%) Average monthly ending deposit balance (1) $ 208,155,596 180,462,421 27,693,175 15.35 % Account fees (2) $ 5,951,337 5,982,785 (31,448 ) (0.53 )% Average active accounts (3) 967 535 432 80.75 % Average account balance (4) $ 215,259 337,313 (122,054 ) (36.18 )% Average fees per account (4) $ 6,154 11,183 (5,029 ) (44.97 )% (1) Represents the average of monthly ending account balances (2) Reported account activity fee revenue (3) Represents the average of monthly ending active accounts (4) Refer to the below section – Discussion of Results of our Operations for additional discussion of trends. While the average number of accounts increased for the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, the average account size and account fees decreased as we experienced some churn of larger clients replaced by smaller business. We expect this trend to shift as we lead with our lending program typically requiring borrowers to place deposits with financial institutions with which we have relationships. The Company’s lending operations are considered early stage, as it began its focused efforts on expanding its lending in 2021. We are focused on enhancing and growing our lending platform. Incremental lending key metrics will be monitored as this portion of our business grows in volume. Metrics will include average loan balance, average life to repayment, average effective interest rate and loan status, amongst others. Components of our Results of Operations Revenue The Company generates interest and fee income through providing a variety of services to PCCU to facilitate its banking services to CRBs including, among other things, Bank Secrecy Act and other regulatory compliance and reporting, onboarding, responding to account inquiries, responding to customer service inquiries relating to CRB deposit accounts held at financial institution clients, and sourcing and originating loans. In addition, the Company provides these similar services and outsourced support to other financial institutions providing banking to the cannabis industry. These services are provided under the Safe Harbor Master Program Agreement. Operating expenses Operating expenses consist of compensation and benefits, professional services, rent expense, PCCU allocations, provisions for loan losses and other general and administrative expenses. Compensation and benefits consist of employee wages and associated benefits while professional services consist of legal, general consulting and accounting fees. PCCU allocations include corporate allocations such as information technology, customer support, marketing, executive compensation and other general and administrative expenses attributed to the Carved-Out Operations based on the size of the specifically identifiable CRB’s deposit balances, deposit activity and accounts relative to the totals of consolidated PCCU. These allocations were discontinued effective July 1, 2021 in conjunction with the reorganization. The Company reports a provision for loan losses both as it relates to loans funded internally and those carried by PCCU or other financial institutions. The Company indemnifies PCCU for losses on loans to borrowers sourced by the Company and funded by PCCU. The Company anticipates comparable arrangements with other financial institutions that fund loans to borrowers sourced by the Company. 43 Table of Contents Other general and administrative expenses consist of various miscellaneous items including account hosting fees, insurance expense, advertising and marketing, travel meals and entertainment and other office and operating expense. Discussion of our Results of Operations —2022 Compared to 2021 (Year Ended December 31) Revenue Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Change ($) Change (%) Deposit, activity, onboarding income $ 6,063,939 $ 6,039,358 $ 24,581 0.41 % Safe Harbor Program income 164,062 478,041 (313,979 ) (65.68 )% Investment income 2,120,640 376,918 1,743,722 462.63 % Loan interest income 1,130,178 102,961 1,027,217 997.68 % Miscellaneous fee income - 8,301 (8,301 ) (100.00 )% Total Revenue $ 9,478,819 $ 7,005,579 $ 2,473,240 35.30 % Account fee income consists of deposit account fees, activity fees and onboarding income. Historically, the Company has charged fees based on cannabis related deposit account activity. During 2022, we reduced our fee percentage for cannabis specific accounts in order to ensure we were competitive with the market and for many accounts implemented a flat fee structure for certain CRB accounts based on historical and anticipated deposit levels. In addition, we receive a flat fee and lower rates for ancillary accounts, which are accounts provided to businesses servicing the cannabis industry in general but do not manufacture, possess, distribute or transport cannabis. The ratio of ancillary accounts to cannabis specific accounts increased during 2022. The Company provides similar account services and outsourced support to other financial institutions providing banking to the cannabis industry. These services are provided under the Safe Harbor Master Program Agreement. Revenue has decreased as we narrow the financial institutions and states we allow under this program and instead focus on servicing CRBs directly. We have an investment servicing agreement with PCCU (related party) where our financial institution clients invest their customer deposits into short term US treasury instruments. The investment income in our income statement reflects our share of that investment income. Investment income earned on deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank increased as a result of recent interest rate increases. We had a Loan Servicing Agreement with PCCU (related party) where our financial institution carries the loan balances on their financial statement; the Loan Servicing Agreement has since been superseded by the Commercial Alliance Agreement. (Refer to Note 22, “Subsequent Events,” of the consolidated financial statements.) The loan interest income reflects our share of loan interest on issued credit. Loan interest earned on the Company’s direct loans and the indemnified loans increased as the Company increases its focus on lending. For the year ended December 31, 2022, SHF serviced 11 loans in the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 4 loans in the year ended December 31, 2021. Operating expenses As discussed in the reverse recapitalization section above, PCCU allocations were discontinued effective July 1, 2022, and SHF entered into both an account servicing agreement and support service agreement. There is no impact on revenue as a result of implementing these agreements. Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Change ($) Change (%) Compensation and employee benefits $ 6,695,319 $ 2,135,243 $ 4,560,076 213.56 % Professional services 1,985,343 292,143 1,693,200 579.58 % Rent expense 99,246 73,482 25,764 35.06 % Corporate allocations - 648,533 (648,533 ) (100.00 )% Provision for loan losses 506,212 1,399 504,813 36083.85 % General and administrative expenses 2,390,539 567,892 1,822,647 320.95 % Total Operating Expenses $ 11,676,659 $ 3,718,692 $ 7,957,967 214.00 % Compensation and employee benefits increased on account of stock-based compensation and partially as a result of Sundie Seefried, our CEO, and one of our Vice President’s resigning from PCCU effective July 1, 2021 and beginning employment at SHF the same date. Prior to the July 1, 2021 reorganization a portion of their costs would have been included in the PCCU allocations. Amounts also increased as SHF increased head count in conjunction with anticipated growth. Professional services expense increased primarily due to the increase in the legal fees, audit fees, and consulting fees incurred in relation with business combination transactions occurring during the year. PCCU allocations decreased to zero as they were discontinued in conjunction with the reorganization discussed in the Business Reorganization section above. Provision for loan losses has increased as SHF focuses on increasing lending activity. The number of loans services by SHF has increased from 4 in 2021 to 11 in 2022. General and administrative expenses increased across various categories including: i) approximately $584,351 in account and hosting fees as a result of the reorganization, ii) approximately $306,387 in increased advertising and marketing as we focus on growth, iii) $26,088 in loan servicing fees, and iv) $352,576 in business insurance. 44 Table of Contents Financial Condition Cash and cash equivalents Cash, cash equivalents totaled $8,390,195 and $5,495,905 as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, respectively. Cash flows For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s cash provided by operations was $ 1,697,380 , compared to cash provided by $2,946,383 for the year ended December 31, 2021. This was mainly due to reduced net income from operations with an additional amount resulting from changes across operating assets and liabilities. See discussion under “ Discussion of our Results of Operations ” above for more information. Contract assets and liabilities Deferred revenue is primarily related to contract liabilities associated with the Company agreements. As of December 31, 2022, SHF reported a contract asset and liability of $21,170 and $996 and on December 31, 2021, SHF reported a contract asset and liability of $18,317 and $8,333, respectively. Liquidity and going concern As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $8,390,195 in cash and net working capital of ($39,340,020), as compared to $5,495,905 in cash and net working capital of $5,922,023 at December 31, 2021. Included in the working capital deficit at December 31, 2022 is $25,973,017 current portion of the long-term payable owed to the seller, PCCU, from the aforementioned business combination, and $14,359,822 deferred consideration current portion related to the Abaca acquisition. The Company has also incurred a significant cumulative consolidated operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2022. Based upon these factors, management of the Company has determined that there is a risk of substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date these consolidated financial statements have been issued. Management mitigated the going concern risk by renegotiating its aforementioned payable with PCCU (refer to the “Subsequent Events” disclosure within Note 22 of the consolidated financial statements herein) , thus reducing the working capital deficit and certain other liabilities. The Company also hired an experienced Chief Financial Officer in October 2022, who has immediately begun to institute certain cost-cutting measures across the Company, including expense reduction measures and negotiating reduced amounts and extended terms for certain payables. These factors, however, do not fully remove substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern that has been identified. If the Company is not able to sustain its present level of operations, it may be forced to make reductions in spending, extend payment terms with suppliers, liquidate assets where possible, or suspend or curtail planned expansion programs. Any of these actions could materially harm the Company’s business, results of operations and future prospects. The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business, and do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or amounts and classification of liabilities that may result should the Company not continue as a going concern as a result of this uncertainty. 45 Table of Contents Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates Our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with GAAP. Preparing consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses, as well as disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. An appreciation of our critical accounting policies is necessary to understand our financial results. In some cases, we could reasonably use different accounting policies and estimates, and changes in our estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from our estimates, and our financial condition or results of operations could be affected. We base our estimates on our experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable, and we evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis. We refer to accounting estimates of this type as critical accounting policies and estimates, which we discuss further below. Revenue recognition SHF recognized revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The core principle of ASC 606 requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which SHF expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASC 606 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle including identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. Revenue is recorded at a point in time when the performance obligation is satisfied, and no contingencies exist. Revenue consists primarily of fees earned on deposit accounts held at PCCU but serviced by SHF such as bank account charges, onboarding income, account activity fee income and other miscellaneous fees. In addition, SHF recognizes revenue from the Master Program Agreement. The Master Program Agreement is a non-exclusive and non-transferable right to implement and utilize the Safe Harbor Program. The Safe Harbor Program has two performance obligations; an implementation fee recognized when the contract is effective and a service fee recognized ratable over the contract term as the compliance program is executed. Lastly, SHF also records revenue for interest on loans and investment income allocated by PCCU based on specific customer balances. Amounts received in advance of the service being provided is recorded as a liability under deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets. Typical Safe Harbor Program contracts are three-year contracts with amounts due monthly, quarterly or annually based on contract terms. Customers consist of financial institutions providing services to CRBs. Revenues are concentrated in the United States. Allowance for loan losses The allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance for probable incurred credit losses, increased by the provision for loan losses and decreased by charge-offs less recoveries. Management estimates the required allowance for loan losses balance using past loan loss experience, known and inherent risks in the nature and volume of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, economic conditions, and other factors. Allocations of the allowance for loan losses may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged-off. Loan losses are charged against the allowance for loan losses when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. The allowance for loan losses consists of specific and general components. The specific component relates to loans that are individually classified as impaired or loans otherwise classified as substandard or doubtful. The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for current factors. Due to the nature of uncertainties related to any estimation process, Management’s estimate of loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio may change in the near term. However, the amount of the change that is reasonably possible cannot be estimated. A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, full payment under the loan terms is not expected. Impairment is generally evaluated in total for smaller-balance loans of similar nature such as a commercial loan and commercial lines of credit, but may be evaluated on an individual loan basis if deemed necessary. If a loan is impaired, a portion of the allowance is allocated so that the loan is reported, net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. 46 Table of Contents The loans SHF intends to originate will be collateralized by various types of assets of the borrowers, including real property and certain personal property, including value associated with other assets to the extent permitted by applicable laws and the regulations governing the borrowers. The documents governing the loans also include a variety of provisions intended to provide remedies against the value associated with licenses. Collection procedures are designed to ensure that neither SHF nor its financial institution clients who provide funding for a loan, nor a third-party agent engaged to assist with the liquidation or foreclosure process, will take possession of cannabis inventory, cannabis paraphernalia, or other cannabis-related assets, nor will they take title to real estate used in cannabis-related businesses. Upon default of a loan, a third-party agent will be engaged to work with the borrower to have the borrower sell collateral securing the loan to a third party or to institute a foreclosure proceeding to have such collateral sold to generate funds towards the payoff of the loan. Applicable regulations under state law that govern CRBs generally do not permit the taking of title to real estate involved in commercial sales of cannabis, whether through foreclosure or otherwise, without prior regulatory approval. The sale of a license or other realization of the value of licenses also requires the approval of state and local regulatory authorities. A defaulted loan may also be sold if such a sale would yield higher proceeds or that a sale could be accomplished more quickly than a foreclosure proceeding while yielding proceeds comparable to what would be expected from a foreclosure sale. Such sale of the loan would be conducted through a third-party administrative agent. However, SHF can provide no assurances that a sale of such loans would be possible or that the sales price of such loans would be sufficient to recover the outstanding principal balance, accrued interest, and fees. Indemnity liability The indemnification component of the Loan Servicing Agreement is accounted for in accordance with ASC 450-20 Loss Contingencies. In determining the applicability of ASC 450-20, we considered that the agreement outlines a broad indemnification of all claims related to the cannabis-related business. The most immediate and potentially significant of these are potential default-related loan losses. In the lending industry, it is inherently anticipated future loan losses will result from currently issued debt. SHF’s indemnity obligation is subordinate to PCCU’s and other financial institution clients’ other means of collecting on the loans including foreclosure of the collateral, recourse against personal and/or corporate guarantors and other default remedies available in the loan agreements. Since borrowers are not party to the agreement between SHF and PCCU, any indemnity payments do not relieve borrowers of their obligation to PCCU nor would such payments preclude PCCU’s right to future recoveries from the debtor. Therefore, as defined in ASC 450-20, the indemnification clause represents a general loss contingency in that it is an existing condition, situation or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible loss to the Company that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. SHF’s indemnity liability reflects SHF management’s estimate of probable loan losses inherent under the agreement at the balance sheet date. Management uses a disciplined process and methodology to establish the liability, and the estimates are sensitive to risk ratings assigned to individual loans covered by the agreement as well as economic assumptions driving the estimation model. Individual loan risk ratings are evaluated quarterly by SHF management based on each situation. In addition to default-related loan losses, SHF continuously monitors all other circumstances pursuant to the agreement and identifies events that may necessitate a loss contingency under the Loan Servicing Agreement. A loss contingency is reported when it is both probable that a future event will confirm that a loss had been incurred on or before the related balance sheet date and the loss is reasonably estimable. Stock-based compensation The 2022 Plan (“Equity Incentive Plan”) was approved by the Company’s stockholders on June 28, 2022. The 2022 Plan permits the grant of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock bonus awards, and performance compensation awards. The Company has not issued stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock bonus awards, and performance compensation awards in years 2022 and 2021. In conjunction with the 2022 Plan, as of December 31, 2022, the Company had granted stock options which are described in more detail below. Stock options Stock options are awarded to encourage ownership of the Company’s common stock by employees and to provide increased incentive for employees to render services and to exert maximum effort for the success of the Company. The Company’s incentive stock options generally permit net-share settlement upon exercise. The option exercise price, vesting schedule and exercise period are determined for each grant by the administrator (person appointed by board to administer the stock plans) of the applicable plan. The Company’s stock options generally have a 10-year contractual term and vest over 3-4 years period from the grant date. The Company measures all equity-based payment arrangements to employees and directors in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation–Stock Compensation. The Company’s stock-based compensation cost is measured based on the fair value at the grant date of the stock-based award. It is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. The Company estimates the fair value of each stock-based award on its measurement date using either the current market price of the stock or Black-Scholes option valuation model, whichever is most appropriate. The Black-Scholes valuation model incorporates assumptions such as expected term of the instrument, volatility of the Company’s future share price, risk free rates, future dividend yields and estimated forfeitures at the initial grant date, by reference to the underlying terms of the instrument, and the Company’s experience with similar instruments. Changes in assumptions used to estimate fair value could result in materially different results. The shares of the Company were listed on the stock exchange for a limited period of the time and also the stock price has dropped significantly from the date of listing, based on which the Company has considered the expected volatility at 100% for the purpose of stock compensation. The risk-free interest rates are based on quoted U.S. Treasury rates for securities with maturities approximating the awards’ expected lives. The expected term of the options granted is calculated based on the simplified method by taking average of contractual term and vesting period the awards. The expected dividend yield is zero as the Company has never paid dividends and does not currently anticipate paying any in the foreseeable future. Forward purchase agreement On June 16, 2022, NLIT entered into a Forward Purchase Agreement with Midtown East Management NL, LLC (“Midtown East”). Subsequent to entering into the Forward Purchase Agreement, the Company, NLIT, and Midtown East entered into assignment and novation agreements with Verdun Investments LLC (“Verdun”) and Vellar Opportunity Fund SPV LLC – Series 1 (“Vellar”), pursuant to which Midtown East assigned its obligations as to 1,666,666 shares of the shares of Class A Stock to be purchased under the Forward Purchase Agreement to each of Verdun and Vellar. As contemplated by the Forward Purchase Agreement: ● Prior to the business combination, Midtown East, Verdun and Vellar purchased approximately 3.8 million shares of NLIT Class A common stock directly from investors at market price in the public market. Midtown East and other counter parties waived their redemption rights with respect to the acquired shares; 47 Table of Contents ● One business day following the Closing, NLIT paid approximately $39.3 million from the cash held in its trust account to Midtown East; Verdun and Vellar for the shares purchased and approximately $0.3 million in related expense amounts. ● At any time prior to the Maturity Date (defined as the earlier of i) the third anniversary of the Closing of the Business Combination, ii) the shares are delisted from The Nasdaq Stock Market or (iii) during any 30 consecutive Scheduled Trading Day-period following the closing of the Business Combination, the Volume Weighted Average share Price (VWAP) Price for 20 Scheduled Trading Days during such period shall be less than $3.00 per share), Midtown East, Verdun and Vellar may elect an optional early termination to sell some or all of the shares (the “Terminated Shares”) of Class A Stock in the open market. If Midtown East, Verdun and Vellar sell any shares prior to the Maturity Date, the pro-rata portion of the Reset Price will be released from the escrow account and paid to SHF. Midtown East, Verdun and Vellar shall retain any proceeds in excess of the Reset Price that is paid to SHF. ● At the Maturity Date, Midtown East, Verdun and Vellar shall be entitled to (1) the product of the shares then held by them multiplied by the Forward Price, and (2) an amount, in cash or shares at the sole discretion of NLIT, equal to (a) in the case of cash, the product of(i)(x) 3.8 million shares less (y) the number of Terminated Shares and (ii) $2.00 (the “Maturity Cash Consideration”) and (b) in the case of shares, (i) the Maturity Cash Consideration divided by (ii) the VWAP Price for the 30 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Maturity Date. ● The trading value of the common stock combined with preferred shareholders electing to convert their preferred shares to common stock triggered a lower reset price embedded in the forward purchase agreement, or FPA. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had already called a special meeting to lower the make-whole price under the preferred share purchase agreement to $1.25/share. The Company, majority common shareholders and the preferred investors had entered into a voting agreement whereby the vote to approve the $1.25/share make-whole price was secured. Knowing the Company would ultimately be issuing shares to the preferred stockholders with a make whole issuance at $1.25/share compelled the company to recognize a reset price under the terms of the FPA of $1.25/share. These events significantly reduced the FPA receivable to approximately $4.6 million, from approximately $37.9 million reported at the end of the September 2022 quarter. The loss in value resulted not only in a compression of the balance sheet, but also $42.3 million charge to other expense on the statement of operations. Preferred stock The Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 1,250,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. There are currently 20,450 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. The preferred stock does not carry any voting rights. The option to convert the preferred stock into Class A Common stock of the Company is at the will of the holder. The holder of the preferred stock shall only have the right to receive Class A Common stock of the Company while making any request for conversion. Refer to Note 3 (“Business Combination”) of the consolidated financial statements herein for additional details pursuant to the aforementioned preferred stock. Forward purchase derivative The Company accounts for the forward purchase derivative assumed in the business combination in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The Company classifies the forward purchase derivative as an asset or liability carried at fair value and adjusts the forward purchase derivative to fair value at each reporting period. This derivative asset or liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until the conditions under the forward purchase agreement are exercised or expire, and any change in fair value is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. The fair value of the forward purchase derivative was estimated using a Monte-Carlo Simulation in a risk-neutral framework (a special case of the Income Approach). Specifically, the future stock price is simulated assuming a Geometric Brownian Motion (“GBM”). For each simulated path, the forward purchase value is calculated based on the contractual terms and then discounted at the term-matched risk-free rate. Lastly, the value of the forward is calculated as the average present value over all simulated paths. The Company measured the fair value of the forward purchase option derivative upon execution of the Forward Purchase Agreement and as of December 31, 2022, with the respective fair value adjustments recorded within its Statements of Operations. The Company will continue to monitor the fair value of the forward option derivative each reporting period with subsequent revisions to be recorded in the Statements of Operations. Emerging Growth Company Status SHF is an emerging growth company (“EGC”), as defined in the JOBS Act. Under the JOBS Act, EGCs can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued until such time as those standards apply to private companies. In electing this relief, the JOBS Act does not preclude an EGC from adopting a new or revised accounting standard earlier than the time that such standard applies to private companies. SHF has elected to use this relief and will do so until the earlier of the date that it (a) is no longer an emerging growth company or (b) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result of the elected JOBS Act relief, these combined and consolidated financial statements may not be comparable to companies that do not elect JOBS Act relief or choose to early adopt different accounting pronouncements than SHF. Internal Control Over Financial Reporting In connection with our management assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company has identified four (4) material weaknesses within our internal controls over financial reporting related to its Deferred Tax Asset, Going Concern, Revenue Recognition, and Complex Financial Instruments. Refer to Item 9A of this document for additional details. Related Party Relationships Corporate allocations Corporate allocations include overhead expenses such as information technology, customer support, marketing, executive compensation and other general and administrative expenses that are attributed to the Branches proportionately based on the relative size of the specific identifiable customer deposits to the consolidated PCCU. Account Servicing Agreement Effective July 1, 2021, SHF entered into an Account Servicing Agreement with PCCU. SHF provides services as per the agreement to CRB accounts at PCCU. In addition to providing the services, SHF assumes the costs associated with the CRB accounts. These costs include employees to manage account onboarding, monitoring and compliance, rent and office expense, insurance and other operating expenses necessary to service these accounts. Under the agreement, PCCU agrees to pay SHF all revenue generated from CRB accounts. Amounts due to SHF are due monthly in arrears and upon receipt of invoice. The agreement is for an initial term of 3 years from the effective date. It shall renew thereafter for 1-year terms until either SHF or PCCU provide sixty days prior written notice. Pursuant to this agreement, SHF reported revenue of $8,823,608 for the year ended December 31, 2022, and $3,168,243 for the period July 1,2021 to December 31, 2021. 48 Table of Contents As described elsewhere in this document, on February 11, 2022, SHF and PCCU entered into the Amended and Restated Account Servicing Agreement, pursuant to which SHF provides services including, among other things, Bank Secrecy Act compliance and reporting, onboarding, responding to account inquiries, and responding to customer service inquiries relating to accounts at PCCU held for cannabis-related businesses (“CRBs”). Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Account Servicing Agreement, SHF’s fees for such services will equal all cannabis-related income, including all lending-related income (such as loan origination fees, interest income on CRB-related loans, participation fees and servicing fees), investment income, interest income, account activity fees, processing fees, flat fees, and other revenue generated from cannabis and multi-state hemp accounts that are hosted on PCCU’s core system. The Amended and Restated Account Servicing Agreement is for an initial term of three years and will renew for additional one-year terms unless a party provides 120 days’ notice of non-renewal, provided that PCCU may not provide notice of non-renewal until 30 months following the signing date. The Amended and Restated Account Servicing Agreement initially provided that the agreement would terminate within 60 days of SHF no longer qualifying as a “credit union service organization” or within 60 days of the assumption by a third party of all CRB-related accounts; however, on May 23, 2022, SHF and PCCU entered into the Second Amended and Restated Account Servicing Agreement, which agreement amended and restated the Amended and Restated Account Servicing Agreement to remove the provision providing for the termination of the agreement within 60 days of SHF no longer qualifying as a “credit union service organization,” as SHF will cease to qualify as a CUSO following the closing of the Business Combination. Support Services Agreement Effective July 1, 2021, SHF entered into a Support Services Agreement with PCCU. In connection with PCCU hosting the depository accounts and the related loans and providing certain infrastructure support, PCCU receives (and SHF pays) a monthly fee per depository account. In addition, 25% of any investment income associated with CRB deposits is paid to PCCU. The respective duties and obligations as per the agreement commenced on the effective date and continue unless terminated by either SHF or PCCU upon giving sixty days prior written notice. Pursuant to these agreements and as amended and restated on February 11, 2022, the Company reported expenses of $775,259 for the year ended December 31, 2022, and $190,908 for the year ended December 31, 2021. As described elsewhere in this document, on February 11, 2022, SHF and PCCU entered into the Amended and Restated Support Services Agreement, pursuant to which PCCU will continue to provide to SHF certain operational and administrative services relating to, among other things, human resources, employee benefits, IT and systems, accounting and marketing for a monthly fee equal to $30.96 per account in 2022 and $25.32 per account in 2023 and 2024. In addition, as it pertains to CRB deposits held at PCCU, investment and interest income earned on these deposits (excluding interest income on loans funded by PCCU) will be shared 25% to PCCU and 75% to SHF. SHF will also reimburse PCCU for any of its out-of-pocket expenses relating to the services provided to SHF. The Amended and Restated Support Services Agreement also sets forth certain agreements of PCCU to limit bonus distributions to its members to $30,000,000 during any 12-month period following the effective date of the agreement and to allow its ratio of CRB-related deposits to total assets to equal at least 65% unless otherwise dictated by regulatory, regulator or policy requirements. The Amended and Restated Support Services Agreement has the same term and termination provisions as the Amended and Restated Account Servicing Agreement, including a provision providing for the termination of the agreement within 60 days of SHF no longer qualifying as a “credit union service organization.” On May 23, 2022, SHF and PCCU entered into the Second Amended and Restated Support Services Agreement, which agreement amended and restated the Amended and Restated Support Services Agreement to remove the provision providing for the termination of the agreement within 60 days of SHF no longer qualifying as a “credit union service organization,” as SHF will cease to qualify as a CUSO following the closing of the Business Combination. Loan Servicing Agreement Effective February 11, 2022, SHF entered into a Loan Servicing Agreement with PCCU. The agreement sets forth the application, underwriting and approval process for loans from PCCU to CRB customers and the loan servicing and monitoring responsibilities provided by both PCCU and SHF. PCCU will receive a monthly servicing fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of the then-outstanding principal balance of each loan funded by PCCU. For the loans that are subject to this agreement, SHF originates the loans and performs all compliance analysis, credit analysis of the potential borrower, due diligence and underwriting and all administration, including hiring and incurring the costs of all related personnel or third-party vendors necessary to perform these services. Under the Loan Servicing Agreement, SHF has agreed to indemnify PCCU from all claims related to default-related loan losses as defined in the Loan Servicing Agreement. The agreement is for an initial term of three years and will renew for additional one-year terms unless a party provides 120 days’ notice of non-renewal or there is a termination for cause, provided that PCCU may not provide notice of non-renewal until 30 months following the signing date. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company reported expenses of $26,088 for the year ended December 31, 2022, and $0 for the year ended December 31, 2021. Operating leases Effective July 1, 2021, SHF entered into a one-year gross lease with PCCU to lease space in its existing office at a monthly rent of $5,400. Effective July 1, 2022, the Company amended its existing lease to a month-to-month lease and therefore no asset or liability amounts are reported pursuant to ASC 842. Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK SHF Holdings, Inc. is a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and is not required to provide the information otherwise required with respect to market risk.