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Item 1A.
RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risks that could materially affect our business, financial condition or results of operations that are discussed under the caption Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The additional risk factor set forth below updates, and should be read together with, such risk factors.
Risks Relating to Potential Rescission Claims
Previous issuances of common shares under our dividend reinvestment program may have violated certain federal and/or state securities laws, and shareholders could file suit to seek rescission of such securities.
During the period beginning June 2021 and ending December 2021, in an offering pursuant to our registration statement on Form N-2, we made sales of securities under our dividend reinvestment program pursuant to a deficient registration statement (which registrant statement became deficient by virtue of our inadvertently failing to amend the registration statement to include the then-current audit report of our auditors). Consequently, the offer and sale of securities pursuant to the Form N-2 may have failed to comply fully with Section 5 of the Securities Act which may trigger a right of rescission under the Securities Act for investors that purchased shares of our common stock during this period under our dividend reinvestment program.
Accordingly, we may have liability to purchasers of such securities if they were to file suit against us; the remedy could be to repurchase such securities at their purchase price plus statutory interest, less the amount of any income received with respect to such shares.
There may be claims relating to our possible non-compliance with federal and/or state securities laws relating to the deficient Form N-2 referenced above, and we may continue to be contingently liable for rescission or damages of an indeterminate amount.
It is possible that regulators could pursue enforcement actions or impose penalties and fines against us with respect to any violations of securities laws relating to the issuance of dividend reinvestment program shares under the deficient Form N-2 referenced above.
If we have to repurchase shares as discussed above, it may affect our cash balances.
If we have to repurchase shares of our common stock issued under the deficient registration statement referenced above, such rescission payments will be funded from our existing cash balances. Any rescission payments would reduce funds available to us for our operations. If all persons issued shares without registration were to successfully file suit and force rescission, we could need to pay a total of approximately $865,000 and our results of operations, cash balances or financial condition will be negatively affected.
Risks Relating to Issuance of Warrants
There are unresolved issues related to rights of the warrant holder.
In February 2025, we issued pre-funded and unfunded warrants to a single institutional investor pursuant to warrant agreements that grant the investor the right to share in dividends. This dividend right is understandable and undisputed with respect to pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 1,292,265 shares of common stock. Conversely, the Company did not agree to pay dividends on unfunded warrants to purchase 4,239,448 shares of common stock. Nonetheless, the investor has taken the position that dividends are payable on both its pre-funded warrants and unfunded warrants. The Company is attempting to resolve this misunderstanding with the investor, but no resolution has been reached.
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The holder of unfunded warrants could assert claims for dividends on the unfunded warrants.
The unfunded warrants become exercisable at the end of August, six months after issuance of the warrants. From and after that time, the holder of the unfunded warrants could bring claims for participation rights in any dividends declared by the Company on its common shares. While the Company has suspended the payment of dividends while experiencing negative cash flow, such potential claims by the holder of the unfunded warrants could be material if and when the Company re-starts dividend payments.