SmartKem, Inc. 10-Q

Item 4. Controls and Procedures Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well-designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures The Company’s management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2024, because of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described below. Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting In connection with the preparation of the financial statements for the first quarter of 2024 a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was identified relating to the complex financial reporting and accounting associated with the Consent, Conversion and Amendment Agreement the Company entered into on January 26, 2024, a non-cash item. None of the Company’s filed financial statements are impacted. The March 31, 2024 financial statements contained in this Form 10-Q reflect the appropriate accounting for this transaction and no prior financial statements were impacted. Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting Aside from the steps taken to address the material weakness discussed above, there were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. ​ ​ 28 Table of Contents PART II — OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings None