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| SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | 14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Warrant Exercises On October 10, 2025, 179,924 shares of our common stock were issued upon the exercise of Class C Warrants. On October 13, 2025, 99,996 shares of our common stock were issued upon the cashless exercise of 100,000 Class C Warrants. Stock Issuances On October 7, 2025 we entered into agreements with four consulting firms to provide investor relations related services to the Company, and in consideration for such services, agreed to issue up 750,000 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, subject to certain restrictions. The Shares will be issued and sold in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Jericho Transaction On October 6, 2025, we entered into the LOI with Jericho , an energy innovation company, to pursue the Proposed Transaction. Under the LOI, the Proposed Transaction would be structured as an all-stock business combination, effected through either a share exchange or statutory merger, pursuant to which our company would be the surviving legal entity and would continue as a publicly listed company on Nasdaq (such surviving company, the Combined Company). Upon the closing of the Proposed Transaction, Jericho stockholders would own 65% and our stockholders prior to the Proposed Transaction would own 35% of the fully diluted issued and outstanding equity securities of the Combined Company, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. Brian Williamson, the current chief executive officer of Jericho, would become the chief executive officer of the Combined Company, and the board of directors of the Combined Company would be reconstituted to include a majority of members designated by Jericho, subject to compliance with applicable requirements of Nasdaq and the SEC. The LOI is non-binding, and there can be no assurance that we and Jericho will ultimately enter into a definitive agreement for the Proposed Transaction, that the Proposed Transaction will be consummated, or as to the timing or ultimate terms of any Proposed Transaction that may occur. Both we and Jericho will need significant additional capital to complete the negotiation of the Proposed Transaction, obtain any required stockholder approvals and ultimately complete the Proposed Transaction. The closing of the Proposed Transaction would be subject to significant closing conditions, including the negotiation of the definitive agreement, the satisfactory completion of due diligence, required board and stockholder approvals, and approval of continued listing by Nasdaq. In the LOI, we and Jericho have agreed to a exclusivity period to negotiate the terms of a definitive agreement, which exclusivity period is terminable by either party under certain circumstances including, in the case of Jericho, if we do not purchase Jericho common shares having a value of at least $500,000 on or prior to November 30, 2025. So long as the LOI is still in effect, upon the earlier of (i) our chief financial officer’s good faith determination that we have regained compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum stockholders’ equity requirement and (ii) our issuance of securities (including upon exercise of outstanding convertible securities) for aggregate gross proceeds of not less than $5,000,000, we will purchase from treasury Jericho common shares in an amount equal to the greater of (a) $500,000 and (b) 10% of the gross proceeds of such issuances, subject to a cap of $1,000,000. There can be no assurance that the circumstances necessary for us to satisfy the requirements for completion of the investment will occur. June 2023 Purchase Agreement Amendment On October 13, 2025, we entered into an Amendment Agreement with certain holders (the “Holders”) of securities issued in our June 2023 private placement, pursuant to which the Holders agreed to amend the Purchase Agreement, dated June 14, 2023 (as previously amended, the “June 2023 Purchase Agreement”) to lower the price at which a Lower Price Issuance (as defined in the June 2023 Purchase Agreement) would be deemed to occur from $4.00 to $2.75. Senior Secured Loan On October 31, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain purchasers (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to the Purchasers in a private placement: (i) Senior Secured Notes (the “Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $1,100,000 and (ii) warrants (the “Warrants”) exercisable for up to an aggregate of 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $2.75 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $1,000,000. The Notes mature on April 30, 2026 and do not bear interest prior to an event of default. If an event of default occurs, interest will accrue at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 10% of the accrued principal amount due and owing under the Note per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. The Notes are not convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock. In connection with the issuance of the Notes, on October 31, 2025, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into a security agreement with The Hewlett Fund LP, as collateral agent (the “Security Agreement”). Pursuant to the Security Agreement, each of the Company and its subsidiaries granted the collateral agent a security interest in substantially all of their assets for the benefit of the Purchasers. The Warrants have an exercise price of $2.75 per share. The Warrants are exercisable upon issuance and will expire (5) years from the date of issuance. The Warrants are exercisable in whole or in part in cash. If at the time of exercise more than six months after the issuance date there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the resale or other disposition of the shares of common stock underlying the Warrants, then the Warrants may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a cashless exercise, in which case the holder would receive upon such exercise the net number of shares of common stock determined according to the formula set forth in the Warrant. A holder of Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its Warrants if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder prior to issuance of the Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. A holder may increase or decrease the beneficial ownership limitation up to 9.99%, provided, however, that any increase in the beneficial ownership limitation shall not be effective until 61 days following notice of such change to us. In the event of certain fundamental transactions, the holder of the Warrants will have the right to receive the Black Scholes Value of its Warrants calculated pursuant to a formula set forth in the Warrants. The securities described above were sold to the Purchasers without registration under the Securities Act or state securities laws in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. |