NOTE 16 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may become a party to lawsuits involving various matters. The impact and outcome of litigation, if any, is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm its business. The Company believes the ultimate resolution of any such current proceeding will not have a material adverse effect on our continued financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

On October 3, 2022, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (“Hoang Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Hoang Huu Thinh, an individual (“Hoang”) for the purchase of the BWPS business. Pursuant to the Hoang Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company is to pay Hoang up to $60,000 in cash pursuant to the earn-out provisions of the Hoang Asset Purchase Agreement. The earn-out provisions were defined as follows, upon completion of the Closing and within three (3) years thereafter (“Earn-out Period” ends 10/3/2025), Hoang shall be eligible for two additional cash payments (i) if in any calendar month, the monthly gross revenue generated by the BWPS business is US$47,500 or more, then the buyer shall pay Hoang a one-time payment of US$30,000 (“Earn-out Payment 1”), payable within thirty days of the Earn-out Payment 1 being earned and (ii) if in any calendar month, the monthly gross revenue generated by the BWPS Business is US$52,000 or more, then the buyer shall pay Hoang a one-time payment of US$30,000 (“Earn-out Payment 2”), payable within thirty days of the Earn-out Payment 2 being earned. As of October 1, 2025, no payments were made pursuant to the earn-out provision and as the earn-out period has expired the Company recorded a gain on the change in fair value of $60,000 related to the accrued consideration.

 

On January 1, 2024, the Company entered into the RevenueZen Asset Purchase Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, at the closing, the Company agreed to pay additional earn-out payments that could be paid to RevenueZen pursuant to the earn-out formula described in the RevenueZen Asset Purchase Agreement.

 

The earn-out formula specifies for a period of one year, if the SDE of the RevenueZen business exceeds $227,000, the sellers of RevenueZen Delaware would be entitled to receive an amount equal to three times the amount above $227,000 of SDE. Generally, SDE in this case is defined as gross revenue, less returns, discounts, and refunds and reduced by the cost of contractor payments, freelance copywriters, and payroll and benefits, consistent with the pre-acquisition business operation practices of the RevenueZen business, and for the sake of clarity exclude any payments, reimbursements, administrative charges, overhead charges, or other payments of any kind to the Company. The earn-out amount will include 20% of any revenues of the Company that are from any customers of RevenueZen Delaware. The Company has the option to pay any earn-out amount in cash or in shares of preferred stock of the Company. At the time of the closing of the acquisition, the Company had estimated the fair value of the earn-out to be $986,000. As of December 31, 2024, pursuant to the terms and calculations of the earn-out provision, management determined the final earn-out owed pursuant to the agreement is $680,662 resulting in a change in the fair value of the contingent consideration of $305,338.

 

On February 28, 2025, the Company and the RevenueZen sellers agreed to the final earn-out amount to be $682,000 and modified the payment terms to be paid with a cash payment of $72,000, $100,000 to be paid through profit sharing by using 30% of net operating income of RevenueZen, $100,000 in value for 79,240 stock options to purchase shares of common stock, $70,000 in Series A preferred stock, and $340,000 in a promissory note. The promissory note has a term of 60 months and accrues interest at 19%. The stock options have an exercise price of $1.34, have a term of 10 years, and vested immediately. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company has repaid $28,918 pursuant to the profit share agreement. As of December 31, 2025 the Company estimated the remaining obligations owed under the revenue share obligation to be $71,082.

 

On April 1, 2024, the Company closed on its acquisition of certain customers from First Page, and subject to the terms and conditions contained in the acquisition agreement, at the closing, the Company agreed to pay additional revenue share amount equal to 18% of gross revenues for the acquired customers for 3 years following the acquisition date. On the date of acquisition, the Company estimated the fair value of the revenue share to be $343,148. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company paid $94,481 to the seller of First Page pursuant to the revenue share provisions. As of December 31, 2025, the Company estimated the remaining obligations owed under the revenue share provisions to be $93,298 resulting in a change in the fair value of the contingent consideration of $53,151.

 

Right to Receive Common Stock

 

On November 17, 2025 in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement described in Note 11, the Company issued to the Buyers the Rights to Receive Common Stock, exercisable for the Right Amount (as defined below) in shares of Common Stock. The Rights shall be exercisable between November 17, 2025, and May 17, 2033. “Right Amount” means the underlying value of this Right, which initially shall be zero and shall increase on each calendar day on or after November 17, 2025, through and including, May 17, 2033, by the Right Daily Incremental Amount (as defined in the Rights) and any accrued and unpaid late charges related thereto. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has accrued $5,739 for the Right Amount.

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.