Legal Proceedings
−Removed: “Litigation”)
−Removed: reorganization
−Removed: organization in 2021
−Removed: (the “Plaintiffs”)
−Removed: “Defendants”), in the Circuit Court, Eleventh Judicial Circuit for Miami-Dade County, Florida (the “Court”) (Benes et al.
−Removed: shares of Class C and Class D preferred stock was exchanged for shares of Class A voting common stock in the
−Removed: “Exchange Transaction”),
−Removed: the Plaintiffs
−Removed: not permitted
−Removed: Bank’s Articles
−Removed: of Incorporation,
−Removed: (ii) breached
−Removed: Plaintiffs sought the
−Removed: Court to certify the
−Removed: action as a class
−Removed: action and to award
−Removed: damages in an
−Removed: proven at trial.
−Removed: The Plaintiffs sought damages exceeding $750,000
−Removed: plus attorney’s fees and costs
−Removed: as well as such other relief as the Court
−Removed: determined to award.
−Removed: The Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Litigation with
−Removed: prejudice (the “Motion”).
−Removed: On December 27, 2023, the Court,
−Removed: after reviewing
−Removed: the Plaintiff’s response
−Removed: the Defendant’s reply
−Removed: oral arguments presented
−Removed: judgment in favor
−Removed: of the Defendants
−Removed: (the “Order”).
−Removed: reserved jurisdiction to award
−Removed: costs or grant
−Removed: any post-judgment
−Removed: Plaintiffs filed
−Removed: District Court
−Removed: of Appeal for
−Removed: Florida (the “Appellate
−Removed: an appeal (the “Appeal”),
−Removed: appealing the issuance
−Removed: of the Order and
−Removed: seeking a reversal
−Removed: of the Order.
−Removed: The Plaintiffs claimed
−Removed: the Court erred by
−Removed: concluding (i) the Exchange Transaction was not
−Removed: ultra vires, and (ii)
−Removed: that the Legacy Shareholders (which
−Removed: includes the Plaintiffs)
−Removed: lacked direct standing.
−Removed: The Plaintiffs
−Removed: filed their initial
−Removed: brief and the
−Removed: Defendants filed
−Removed: their answer brief
−Removed: (“Answer Brief”) responding
−Removed: to the allegations
−Removed: contained in the
−Removed: The Plaintiffs
−Removed: have the ability
−Removed: responding to
−Removed: the Defendant’s
−Removed: The Plaintiff’s
−Removed: have requested oral argument.
−Removed: The Company believes
−Removed: that the positions
−Removed: in the Appeal
−Removed: and factually without
−Removed: merit, and it
−Removed: intends to vigorously
−Removed: counterclaims
−Removed: Furthermore, there
−Removed: secure coverage
−Removed: insurance carriers
−Removed: connection with
−Removed: defending against
−Removed: The Appellate
−Removed: Plaintiff’s motion
−Removed: reverse the Order and remand the case to the Court.
−Removed: individually or
−Removed: aggregate, would
−Removed: material adverse
−Removed: consolidated results
−Removed: of operations,
−Removed: us, including
−Removed: aforementioned Appeal
−Removed: regarding the
−Removed: Exchange Transaction,
−Removed: adverse effect
−Removed: on the period
−Removed: or litigation
−Removed: are resolved.
−Removed: regardless of
−Removed: ultimate outcomes,
−Removed: costly, divert management’s
−Removed: attention and may materially adversely affect our
−Removed: reputation, even if resolved in our favor.
−Removed: foregoing, we
−Removed: and litigation
−Removed: applicable regulations, competition
−Removed: laws and consumer
−Removed: protection laws, as
−Removed: well as claims or
−Removed: litigation relating to
−Removed: intellectual property,
−Removed: securities, breach of contract
−Removed: to defend ourselves vigorously
−Removed: against any pending
−Removed: or future claims and litigation.
+Added: We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings.
+Added: We are from time to time subject to claims and litigation
+Added: violation of banking and other applicable regulations, competition
+Added: law, labor laws and consumer
+Added: protection laws, as well as
+Added: to intellectual
+Added: securities, breach
+Added: defend ourselves
+Added: vigorously against any pending or future claims and litigation.
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