Hyperscale Data, Inc 10-Q for FY2023 Q1
Hyperscale Data, Inc. (GPUS)
About this 10-Q
Hyperscale Data, Inc filed this 10-Q on May 22, 2023, covering the quarter ended March 31, 2023 (FY2023 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2023, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $31.19M
- down 5.0% from $32.83M a year earlier
- Net loss
- $48.65M
- compared with a net loss of $28.77M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- -$41.24
- compared with -$94.97 a year earlier
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AULT ALLIANCE, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||
| Item 1. | Financial Statements (Unaudited) | ||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | F-1 | ||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 | F-3 | ||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 | F-4 | ||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 | F-6 | ||
| Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | F-8 | ||
| Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 1 | |
| Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 9 | |
| Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 9 | |
| PART II – OTHER INFORMATION | |||
| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 11 | |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 11 | |
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 11 | |
| Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 12 | |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 12 | |
| Item 5. | Other Information | 12 | |
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 12 | |
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “goals,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, uncertain events or assumptions, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s expectations as of the date of this filing and involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those described throughout this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, particularly the “Risk Factors” sections of such reports. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in this Form 10-Q and in other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission that disclose risks and uncertainties that may affect our business. The forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q do not reflect the potential impact of any divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, or other business combinations that had not been completed as of the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition, the forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q are made as of the date of this filing, and we do not undertake, and expressly disclaim any duty to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, new developments or otherwise, except to the extent that disclosure may be required by law.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||
Cash and marketable securities held in trust account | ||||||||
| Marketable equity securities | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ||||||||
| Inventories | ||||||||
| Investment in promissory notes and other, related party | ||||||||
| Loans receivable, current | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
| Goodwill | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Right-of-use assets | ||||||||
| Investments in common stock, related parties | ||||||||
| Investments in other equity securities | ||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating lease liability, current | ||||||||
| Notes payable, net | ||||||||
| Convertible notes payable, current | ||||||||
| Series E Convertible Preferred Liability: $ stated value per share, $ | ||||||||
| Series F Convertible Preferred Liability: $ stated value per share, $ | ||||||||
| Series G Convertible Preferred Liability: $ stated value per share, $ | ||||||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries | ||||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
| F-1 |
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
(Unaudited)
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| LONG TERM LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Operating lease liability, non-current | ||||||||
| Notes payable | ||||||||
| Convertible notes payable | ||||||||
| Deferred underwriting commissions of Ault Disruptive subsidiary | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $ stated value per share, $
par value – shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (liquidation
preference of $ | ||||||||
| Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $ stated value per share, share,
$ par value – shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (liquidation
preference of $ | ||||||||
| Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $ stated
value per share, $ par value – shares authorized; shares authorized, shares and shares issued and
outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively (liquidation preference of $ | ||||||||
| Class A Common Stock, $ par value – shares authorized; and shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | ||||||||
| Class B Common Stock, $ par value – shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Treasury stock, at cost | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| TOTAL AULT ALLIANCE STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Non-controlling interest | ||||||||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
| F-2 |
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Revenue, products | $ | $ | ||||||
| Revenue, cryptocurrency mining | ||||||||
| Revenue, hotel operations | ||||||||
| Revenue, crane operations | ||||||||
| Revenue, lending and trading activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total revenue | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue, products | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue, cryptocurrency mining | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue, hotel operations | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue, crane operations | ||||||||
Cost of revenue, lending and trading activities | 1,180,000 | - | ||||||
| Total cost of revenue | ||||||||
| Gross profit | ||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||
| Selling and marketing | ||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||
| Impairment of mined cryptocurrency | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||
| (Loss) income from operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest and other income | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | ( | ) | ||||||
| Realized (loss) gain on marketable securities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Loss from investment in unconsolidated entity | ( | ) | ||||||
| Impairment of equity securities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Gain on the sale of fixed assets | ||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total other expense, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Loss before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Income tax benefit | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | ||||||||
| Net loss attributable to Ault Alliance, Inc. | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Preferred dividends | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss available to common stockholders | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Basic net loss per common share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Diluted net loss per common share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Weighted average basic and diluted common shares outstanding | ||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | ||||||||
| Net loss available to common stockholders | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total comprehensive loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
| F-3 |
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
| Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series A, B & D | Additional | Other | Non- | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Paid-In | Accumulated | Comprehensive | Controlling | Treasury | Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Loss | Interest | Stock | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCES, January 1, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for restricted stock awards | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock issued for cash | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock offering costs | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for cash | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financing cost in connection with sales of common stock | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Remeasurement of Ault Disruptive subsidiary temporary equity | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Increase in ownership interest of subsidiary | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-controlling position at BMI subsidiary acquired | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of treasury stock - Ault Alpha | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCES, March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
| F-4 |
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
| Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series A & B | Additional | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Paid-In | Accumulated | Comprehensive | Non-Controlling | Treasury | Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Loss | Interest | Stock | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCES, January 1, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for restricted stock awards | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for cash | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financing cost in connection with sales of common stock | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of treasury stock – Ault Alpha | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCES, March 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
| F-5 |
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | ||||||||
| Amortization of right-of-use assets | ||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
| Gain on the sale of fixed assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Impairment of equity securities | ||||||||
| Impairment of cryptocurrencies | ||||||||
| Realized gain on the sale of cryptocurrencies | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Revenue, cryptocurrency mining | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Realized losses on sale of marketable securities | ||||||||
| Unrealized gains on marketable securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Unrealized losses on investments in common stock, related parties | ||||||||
| Unrealized gains on equity securities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Loss from investment in unconsolidated entity | ||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | ||||||||
| Other | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from the sale of cryptocurrencies | ||||||||
| Marketable equity securities | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Inventories | ( | ) | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Lease liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Investment in promissory notes and other, related parties | ( | ) | ||||||
| Sales of marketable equity securities | ||||||||
| Investments in loans receivable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Principal payments on loans receivable | ||||||||
| Investments in equity securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets | ||||||||
| Other | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
| F-6 |
AULT ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Gross proceeds from sales of common stock | $ | $ | ||||||
| Financing cost in connection with sales of common stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sales of preferred stock | ||||||||
| Financing cost in connection with sales of preferred stock | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from notes payable | ||||||||
| Repayment of margin accounts | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Payments on notes payable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Payments of preferred dividends | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Purchase of treasury stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from convertible notes | ||||||||
| Payments on convertible notes | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Settlement of accounts payable with digital currency | $ | $ | ||||||
| Conversion of convertible notes payable, related party into shares of common stock | $ | $ | ||||||
| Conversion of investments in other equity securities to marketable securities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Conversion of loans receivable to marketable securities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Recognition of new operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Remeasurement of Ault Disruptive temporary equity | $ | $ | ||||||
| Notes payable exchanged for series E, F and G convertible preferred stock liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
| F-7 |
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Ault Alliance, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Ault Alliance” or the “Company”) is a diversified holding company pursuing growth by acquiring undervalued businesses and disruptive technologies with a global impact. Through its wholly- and majority-owned subsidiaries and strategic investments, the Company owns and operates a data center at which it mines Bitcoin, and provides mission-critical products that support a diverse range of industries, including metaverse platform, oil exploration, crane services, defense/aerospace, industrial, automotive, medical/biopharma, consumer electronics, hotel operations and textiles. In addition, the Company extends credit to select entrepreneurial businesses through a licensed lending subsidiary.
Ault Alliance was founded by Milton “Todd” Ault, III, its Executive Chairman and is led by Milton “Todd” Ault, III, William B. Horne, its Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman and Henry Nisser, its President and General Counsel. Together, they constitute the Executive Committee, which manages the day-to-day operations of the Company. All major investment and capital allocation decisions are made for the Company by the Executive Committee. The Company has the following nine reportable segments:
| · | Energy and Infrastructure (“Energy”) – crane operations, advanced textiles processing and oil exploration; |
| · | Technology and Finance (“Fintech”) –commercial lending, activist investing, media, and digital learning; |
| · | The Singing Machine Company, Inc. (“SMC”) – consumer electronics; |
| · | BitNile, Inc. (“BNI”) – cryptocurrency mining operations; |
| · | Giga-tronics Incorporated (“GIGA”) – defense industry; |
| · | Imperalis Holding Corp., d/b/a TurnOnGreen, Inc. (“TurnOnGreen”) – commercial electronics solutions; |
| · | BitNile Metaverse, Inc. (“BMI”) – immersive metaverse platform; |
| · | Ault Global Real Estate Equities, Inc. (“AGREE”) – hotel operations and other commercial real estate holdings; and |
| · | Ault Disruptive Technologies Corporation (“Ault Disruptive”) – a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”). |
On January 3, 2023, the Company (then known as BitNile Holdings, Inc.) merged its wholly owned subsidiary, Ault Alliance, Inc. with and into itself. In connection with this upstream merger, Ault Alliance, Inc. was merged out of existence and the business of the Company continued as it was being conducted. Further, on January 3, 2023, the effective date of the merger, the Company changed its name to Ault Alliance, Inc. and its ticker was changed to “AULT.” The name change did not affect the rights of security holders of the Company.
Reverse Stock Split
On May 15, 2023, pursuant to the authorization provided by the Company’s stockholders at a special meeting of stockholders, the Company’s board of directors approved an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to effectuate a reverse stock split of the of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock by a ratio of one-for-three hundred (the “Reverse Split”). The Reverse Split did not affect the number of authorized shares of common stock or preferred stock or their par value per share. As a result of the Reverse Split, each three hundred shares of common stock issued and outstanding prior to the Reverse Split were converted into one share of common stock. The Reverse Split became effective in the State of Delaware on May 17, 2023. All share amounts in these financial statements have been updated to reflect the Reverse Split.
2. LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
As
of March 31, 2023, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $
| F-8 |
The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.
In making this assessment management performed a comprehensive analysis of the Company’s current circumstances including: its financial position, cash flow and cash usage forecasts, and obligations and debts. Although management has a long history of successful capital raises, the analysis used to determine the Company’s ability as a going concern does not include cash sources outside the Company’s direct control that management expects to be available within the next 12 months.
Management expects that the Company’s existing cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and marketable securities as of March 31, 2023, will not be sufficient to enable the Company to fund its anticipated level of operations through one year from the date these financial statements are issued. Management anticipates raising additional capital through the private and public sales of the Company’s equity or debt securities and selling its marketable securities and digital currencies, or a combination thereof. Although management believes that such capital sources will be available, there can be no assurances that financing will be available to the Company when needed in order to allow the Company to continue its operations, or if available, on terms acceptable to the Company. If the Company does not raise sufficient capital in a timely manner, among other things, the Company may be forced to scale back its operations or cease operations altogether.
3. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X and do not include all the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company has made estimates and judgments affecting the amounts reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially from the Company’s estimates. The condensed consolidated financial information is unaudited but reflects all normal adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2022 Annual Report”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 17, 2023. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 was derived from the Company’s audited 2022 financial statements contained in the above referenced 2022 Annual Report. Results of the three months ended March 31, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2023.
Significant Accounting Policies
Other than as noted below, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies previously disclosed in the 2022 Annual Report.
Preferred Stock Liabilities
The Company follows ASC 480-10, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” in its evaluation of the accounting for the Preferred Shares. ASC 480-10-25-14 requires liability accounting for certain financial instruments, including shares that embody an unconditional obligation to transfer a variable number of shares, provided that the monetary value of the obligation is based solely or predominantly on one of the following three characteristics:
| · | A fixed monetary amount known at inception; |
| · | Variations in something other than the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares; or |
| · | Variations in the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares, but the monetary value to the counterparty moves in the opposite direction as the value of the issuer’s shares. |
The number of shares delivered is determined on the basis of (1) the fixed monetary amount determined as the stated value and (2) the current stock price at settlement, so that the aggregate fair value of the shares delivered equals the monetary value of the obligation, which is fixed or predominantly fixed. Accordingly, the holder is not significantly exposed to gains and losses attributable to changes in the fair value of the Company’s equity shares. Instead, the Company is using its own equity shares as currency to settle a monetary obligation.
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Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for comparative purposes to conform to the current-period financial statement presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operations.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses,” (“ASU No. 2016-13”) to improve information on credit losses for financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. ASU 2016-13 replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses. This guidance was effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2023. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, “Business Combinations (Topic 805), Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers,” which requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The guidance will result in the acquirer recognizing contract assets and contract liabilities at the same amounts recorded by the acquiree. The guidance should be applied prospectively to acquisitions occurring on or after the effective date. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
4. REVENUE DISAGGREGATION
The following tables summarize disaggregated customer contract revenues and the source of the revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Revenues from lending and trading activities included in consolidated revenues were primarily interest, dividend and other investment income, which are not considered to be revenues from contracts with customers under GAAP.
The Company’s disaggregated revenues consisted of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (excludes segments with no revenue):
| Schedule of disaggregated revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GIGA | TurnOn Green | Fintech | BNI | AGREE | SMC | Energy | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Geographical Markets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle East and other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue from contracts with customers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue, lending and trading activities (North America) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major Goods or Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RF/microwave filters | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detector logarithmic video amplifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power supply units & systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Healthcare diagnostic systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electric vehicle chargers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defense systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital currency mining | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotel operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karaoke machines and related | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crane rental | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue from contracts with customers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue, lending and trading activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timing of Revenue Recognition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goods transferred at a point in time | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services transferred over time | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue from contracts with customers | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Company’s disaggregated revenues consisted of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2022:
| GIGA | TurnOn Green | Fintech | BNI | AGREE | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Geographical Markets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle East and other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue from contracts with customers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue, lending and trading activities (North America) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Major Goods or Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RF/microwave filters | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Detector logarithmic video amplifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power supply units & systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electric vehicle chargers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defense systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital currency mining | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotel operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue from contracts with customers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue, lending and trading activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Timing of Revenue Recognition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goods transferred at a point in time | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Services transferred over time | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue from contracts with customers | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
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5. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following table sets forth the Company’s financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy:
| Fair value, assets measured on recurring basis | ||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value Measurement at March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment in common stock of Alzamend Neuro, Inc. (“Alzamend”) – a related party | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Investments in marketable equity securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash and marketable securities held in trust account | ||||||||||||||||
| Total assets measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Series E, F and G preferred stock liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Convertible promissory notes | ||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment in common stock of Alzamend – a related party | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Investments in marketable equity securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash and marketable securities held in trust account | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments in other equity securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Total assets measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Convertible promissory notes | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The Company assesses the inputs used to measure fair value using the three-tier hierarchy based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. For investments where little or no public market exists, management’s determination of fair value is based on the best available information which may incorporate management’s own assumptions and involves a significant degree of judgment, taking into consideration various factors including earnings history, financial condition, recent sales prices of the issuer’s securities and liquidity risks.
The following table summarizes the changes in investments in other equity securities measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis with the use of significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2023:
| Schedule of investments | |||
| Investments in other equity securities | |||
| Balance at January 1, 2023 | $ | ||
| Conversion to Level 1 marketable securities | ( | ||
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | ||
Equity Investments for Which Measurement Alternative Has Been Selected
As
of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company held equity investments in other securities, consisting of investments in preferred
stock, valued at $
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6. Marketable EQUITY Securities
Marketable equity securities with readily determinable market prices consisted of the following as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| Schedule of marketable securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Marketable equity securities at March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross unrealized | Gross unrealized | |||||||||||||||
| Cost | gains | losses | Fair value | |||||||||||||
| Common shares | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
| Marketable equity securities at December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross unrealized | Gross unrealized | |||||||||||||||
| Cost | gains | losses | Fair value | |||||||||||||
| Common shares | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
The Company’s investment in marketable equity securities is revalued on each balance sheet date.
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7. DIGITAL CURRENCIES
The following table presents the activities of the digital currencies (included in prepaid expenses and other current assets) for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
| Schedule of activities of the digital currencies | ||||
| Digital Currencies | ||||
| Balance at January 1, 2023 | $ | |||
| Additions of mined digital currencies | ||||
| Impairment of mined cryptocurrency | ( | ) | ||
| Sale of digital currencies | ( | ) | ||
| Realized gain on sale of digital currencies | ||||
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | |||
| Digital Currencies | ||||
| Balance at January 1, 2022 | $ | |||
| Additions of mined digital currencies | ||||
| Payments to vendors | ( | ) | ||
| Impairment of mined cryptocurrency | ( | ) | ||
| Sale of digital currencies | ( | ) | ||
| Realized gain on sale of digital currencies | ||||
| Balance at March 31, 2022 | $ | |||
8. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, property and equipment consisted of:
| Schedule of property and equipment | ||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Building and improvements | $ | $ | ||||||
| Bitcoin mining equipment | ||||||||
| Crane rental equipment | ||||||||
| Land | ||||||||
| Computer, software and related equipment | ||||||||
| Aircraft | ||||||||
| Vehicles | ||||||||
| Office furniture and equipment | ||||||||
| Oil and natural gas properties, unproved properties | ||||||||
| Accumulated depreciation and amortization | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Property and equipment placed in service, net | ||||||||
| Deposits on cryptocurrency machines | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | $ | ||||||
Summary of depreciation expense:
| Schedule of depreciation | ||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Depreciation expense | $ | $ | ||||||
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9. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, intangible assets consisted of:
| Schedule of intangible asset | ||||||||||
| Useful Life | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
| Trade name and trademark | Indefinite life | $ | $ | |||||||
| Trade names | ||||||||||
| Customer list | ||||||||||
| Developed technology | ||||||||||
| Domain name and other intangible assets | ||||||||||
| Accumulated amortization | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | $ | $ | ||||||||
The Company’s trade
names and trademarks were determined to have an indefinite life. The remaining definite lived intangible assets are primarily being amortized
on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Amortization expense was $
The customer relationships, developed technology and certain trade names are subject to amortization over their estimated useful lives, which range between 5 and 10 years with an average remaining useful life of 8.2 years. The following table presents estimated amortization expense for each of the succeeding five calendar years and thereafter.
| Schedule of estimated amortization expense | ||||
| 2023 | $ | |||
| 2024 | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| 2027 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| $ |
10. GOODWILL
The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2023:
| Schedule of goodwill | ||||
| Goodwill | ||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2023 | $ | |||
| Acquisition of BMI | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes | ( | ) | ||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | |||
11. BUSINESS COMBINATION
BMI Acquisition
On March 6, 2023, the Company closed into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”) with BMI and sold to BMI all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company’s subsidiary, BitNile.com, Inc. (“BitNile.com”) as well as the securities of Earnity, Inc. (“Earnity”) beneficially owned by BitNile.com as of the date of the Agreement (the “Transaction”). As consideration for the acquisition, BMI issued shares of preferred stock convertible into common stock of BMI representing approximately 73.2% of BMI’s outstanding common stock. Pending approval of the transaction by BMI’s shareholders, the preferred stock combined are subject to a 19.9% beneficial ownership limitation. The Transaction benefits the Company as BMI is a publicly traded company and provides BitNile.com access to capital markets as the primary focus for BMI to fund the expected growth of the BMI metaverse platform. In addition, there are certain synergies between the Company’s Bitcoin mining operations and BMI’s Agora Digital mining business.
The holders of preferred stock will be entitled to receive dividends at a rate of 5% of the stated value of the preferred stock.
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The Company is entitled to appoint three members to the board of directors of BMI and, following shareholder approval, a majority of the board.
The Company consolidates BMI as a variable interest entity (a “VIE”) due to its significant level of influence and control of BMI, the size of its investment, and its ability to participate in policy making decisions. The Company is considered the primary beneficiary of the VIE.
| Schedule of variable interest entities | ||||
| Ault Alliance investment in BMI | Amount | |||
| Common stock | $ | |||
The total purchase price to acquire BMI has been allocated to the assets acquired and assumed liabilities based upon preliminary estimated fair values, with any excess purchase price allocated to goodwill. The goodwill resulting from this acquisition is not tax deductible. The fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities as of the date of acquisition are based on preliminary estimates provided, in part, by a third-party valuation expert. The estimates are subject to change upon the finalization of appraisals and other valuation analyses, which are expected to be completed no later than one year from the date of acquisition. Although the completion of the valuation activities may result in asset and liability fair values that are different from the preliminary estimates included herein, it is not expected that those differences would alter the understanding of the impact of this transaction on the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the Company.
The preliminary purchase price allocation is as follows:
| Schedule of recognized identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed | ||||
| Preliminary Allocation | ||||
Fair value of Company interest | $ | |||
| Fair value of non-controlling interest | ||||
| Total consideration | $ | |||
| Identifiable net assets acquired: | ||||
| Cash | $ | |||
Investment in equity securities | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||
| Right-of-use assets | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ( | ) | ||
| Lease liabilities | ( | ) | ||
| Net assets acquired | ||||
| Goodwill | $ | |||
12. INVESTMENTS – RELATED PARTIES
Investments in Alzamend and Ault & Company, Inc. (“Ault & Company”) at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, were comprised of the following:
Investment in Promissory Notes, Related Parties
| Schedule of investment | ||||||||||||
| Interest | March 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| rate | Due Date | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Investment in promissory note of Ault & Company | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Accrued interest receivable, Ault & Company | ||||||||||||
| Total investment in promissory note, related party | $ | $ | ||||||||||
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Summary of interest income, related party, recorded within interest and other income on the condensed consolidated statement of operations:
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Interest income, related party | $ | $ | ||||||
Investment in Common Stock and Options, Related Parties
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Investment in common stock of Alzamend | $ | $ | ||||||
The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s investments in Alzamend during the three months ended March 31, 2023:
| Schedule of investment in warrants and common stock | ||||
| Investment in common stock of Alzamend | ||||
| Balance at January 1, 2023 | $ | |||
| Investment in common stock of Alzamend | ||||
| Unrealized loss in common stock of Alzamend | ( | ) | ||
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | |||
Unrealized loss in common stock of Alzamend is recorded within revenue from lending and trading activities on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Investments in Alzamend Common Stock
The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s investments in Alzamend common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2023:
| Schedule of investment of common stock | ||||||||||||
| Shares of | Per Share | Investment in | ||||||||||
| Common Stock | Price | Common Stock | ||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2023 | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Open market purchases after initial public offering | $ | |||||||||||
| Unrealized loss in common stock of Alzamend | - | $ | - | ( | ) | |||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | ||||||||||
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13. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Other current liabilities at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of:
| Schedule of other current liabilities | ||||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued payroll and payroll taxes | ||||||||
| Interest payable | ||||||||
| Accrued legal | ||||||||
| Accrued lender profit participation rights | ||||||||
| Financial instrument liabilities | ||||||||
| Related party advances | ||||||||
| Other accrued expenses | ||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
Accrued Lender Profit Participation Rights
During the quarter ended March
31, 2023, the $
14. PREFERRED STOCK LIABILITY
March 28, 2023 Security Purchase Agreement
On March 28, 2023, the Company
entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investors (the “Investors”),
pursuant to which the Company sold in a private placement (the “Offering”), an aggregate of shares of its preferred
stock, with each such share having a stated value of $
Preferred stock liability at March 31, 2023 was comprised of the following:
| Schedule of preferred stock liability | ||||||||||||||
| Preferred Type | Shares | Conversion Price | Stated Value | Fair Value | ||||||||||
| Series E Convertible Preferred Liability | See below* | $ | $ | |||||||||||
| Series F Convertible Preferred Liability | See below* | |||||||||||||
| Series G Convertible Preferred Liability | See below* | |||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| * |
The purchase price of the
Series E Preferred Stock and the Series F Preferred Stock was paid for by the Investors’ canceling outstanding secured promissory
notes in the principal amount of $8.4 million, whereas the purchase price of the shares of Series G Preferred Stock consisted of accrued
but unpaid interest on these notes, as well as other good and valuable consideration. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of
debt of $
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15. REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN EQUITY OF SUBSIDIARY LIABILITY
The Company records redeemable
noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries to reflect the economic interests of the common stockholders in Ault Disruptive. As
of March 31, 2023, the carrying amount of the redeemable noncontrolling interest in equity of subsidiaries was recorded at its redemption
value of $
16. NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, were comprised of the following:
| Schedule of notes payable | ||||||||||||
| Interest rate | Due date | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
| Short-term notes payable – in default | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| AGREE Madison secured construction loans | ||||||||||||
| SMC line of credit * | ||||||||||||
| SMC installment notes | ||||||||||||
| Circle 8 revolving credit facility | ||||||||||||
| Circle 8 equipment financing notes | ||||||||||||
| XBTO note payable | ||||||||||||
| 16% senior secured promissory note | ||||||||||||
| 3% secured promissory notes | ||||||||||||
| 8.5% secured promissory notes | ||||||||||||
| 10% secured promissory notes | ||||||||||||
| Short-term bank credit facilities | Renews monthly | |||||||||||
| Total notes payable | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Less: Unamortized debt discounts | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Total notes payable, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Less: current portion | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Notes payable – long-term portion | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| * |
Notes Payable Maturities
The contractual maturities of the Company’s notes payable, assuming the exercise of all extensions that are exercisable solely at the Company’s option, as of March 31, 2023 were:
| Schedule Of maturities | |||||
| Year | |||||
| 2023 | $ | ||||
| 2024 | |||||
| 2025 | |||||
| 2026 | |||||
| $ | |||||
Interest Expense
| Schedule of interest expense | ||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Contractual interest expense | $ | $ | ||||||
| Forbearance fees | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | ||||||||
| Total interest expense | $ | $ | ||||||
10% Secured Promissory Notes
The 10% secured promissory notes were retired in March 2023 and converted into the Preferred Shares, as described in Note 14 – Preferred Stock Liability.
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Amendments to 16% Secured Promissory Notes
On April 6, 2023, the
On May 4, 2023, the
17. CONVERTIBLE NOTES
Convertible notes payable at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, were comprised of the following:
| Schedule of convertible notes payable | ||||||||||||||
| Conversion price per share | Interest rate | Due date | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Convertible promissory note | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||
| AVLP convertible promissory notes, principal | $ | |||||||||||||
GIGA senior secured convertible notes – in default | $ | |||||||||||||
| Fair value of embedded options and derivatives | ||||||||||||||
| Less: unamortized debt discounts | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Total convertible notes payable, net of financing cost, long term | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Less: current portion | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Convertible notes payable, net of financing cost – long-term portion | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Significant inputs associated with the embedded option include:
| Schedule of weighted average assumptions | ||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Exercise price | Variable | Variable | ||||||
| Contractual term in years | ||||||||
| Volatility | % – | % | % – | % | ||||
| Dividend yield | % | % | ||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | % | % | ||||||
GIGA Senior Secured Convertible Notes
On January 11, 2023,
GIGA entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“GIGA SPA”) with two accredited investors (the “Lenders”)
pursuant to which GIGA sold to the Lenders $
The Notes are secured by the assets of GIGA pursuant to a Security Agreement entered into for such purpose, and are senior to the indebtedness payable to Ault and Ault Lending, pursuant to a Subordination Agreement entered into in connection with the GIGA SPA.
The Notes mature on the earlier
of (i) nine months from the issuance date, or October 11, 2023, or (ii) completion of the uplist transaction pursuant to which GIGA’s
common stock becomes listed for trading on a national securities exchange operated by The Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange
(an “Uplist Transaction”). The Notes accrue interest at a rate of
| F-20 |
The Notes provide for certain events of default which include failure of the Uplist Transaction to occur by the maturity date, failure to maintain effectiveness of the registration statement under the Registration Rights Agreement (as described below), suspension of trading of GIGA’s common stock for five consecutive trading days, failure to timely deliver shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants, failure to timely make payments under the Notes, default under other indebtedness, and certain other customary events of default, subject to certain exceptions and limitations.
Upon an event of default, the holders will have the right to require GIGA to prepay the Notes at a 125% premium. Further, upon a bankruptcy event of default or a change of control event, GIGA will be required to prepay the Notes at a premium. If the conversion price falls below $0.25, GIGA may also elect to prepay the notes at a 125% premium.
The Notes are convertible upon the earlier of the Uplist Transaction and an event of default at a conversion price equal to the greater of (a) 90% of the lowest volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the 10 trading days prior to the conversion date and (b) $0.25 per share, subject to adjustment including downward adjustment upon any dilutive issuance of securities.
GIGA repaid its existing
line of credit with Western Alliance Bank which had an existing balance of approximately $
The Warrants entitle the holders
to purchase a total of
The GIGA SPA, Warrants and Notes require a reserve of authorized but unissued shares of common stock initially equal to approximately 15.0 million shares of common stock, subject to reduction as the Notes and Warrants are converted and exercised, respectively.
Spartan Capital Securities, LLC (the “Placement Agent”) served as placement agent in the offering and received a cash commission in the amount of 8% of the gross proceeds, or $0.2 million. In addition, GIGA agreed to pay the Placement Agent an expense allowance of $30,000. Furthermore, GIGA agreed to issue the Placement Agent five-year warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase a number of shares of common stock equal to 8% of the total number of shares of common stock underlying the Notes and Warrants sold in the offering, or 1.2 million shares. The Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price of 110% of the Warrant exercise price.
Under the GIGA SPA, GIGA
reimbursed the Lenders a total of $
In connection with the GIGA SPA, GIGA entered into a Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to which it agreed to register the resale by the Lenders of the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and Warrants. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the initial registration statement on Form S-1 must be filed 30 days after the Notes become convertible, and to cause the registration statement to be declared effective within 90 days thereafter, subject to certain limitations and exceptions. GIGA did not complete the registration statement in a timely manner, which is an event of default. The Lenders required GIGA to terminate the Financing Agreement as a condition of lending it the $3 million and GIGA’s issuance of the Notes.
18. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Contingencies
Litigation Matters
The Company is involved in litigation arising from other matters in the ordinary course of business. The Company is regularly subject to claims, suits, regulatory and government investigations, and other proceedings involving labor and employment, commercial disputes, and other matters. Such claims, suits, regulatory and government investigations, and other proceedings could result in fines, civil penalties, or other adverse consequences.
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Certain of these outstanding matters include speculative, substantial or indeterminate monetary amounts. The Company records a liability when it believes that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If the Company determines that a loss is reasonably possible and the loss or range of loss can be estimated, the Company discloses the reasonably possible loss. The Company evaluates developments in its legal matters that could affect the amount of liability that has been previously accrued, and the matters and related reasonably possible losses disclosed, and makes adjustments as appropriate. Significant judgment is required to determine both likelihood of there being and the estimated amount of a loss related to such matters.
With respect to the Company’s other outstanding matters, based on the Company’s current knowledge, the Company believes that the amount or range of reasonably possible loss will not, either individually or in aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, the outcome of such matters is inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company
had accrued $
SEC Investigation
The Company and certain affiliates and related parties received several subpoenas from the SEC for the production of documents and testimony in the non-public fact-finding investigation referred to as In re DPW Holdings, Inc. The Company and those parties have engaged in discussions with the SEC regarding the matters at issue in the investigation, and those discussions have progressed. No final resolution regarding the matters at issue in the investigation has been reached however, and there can be no assurance as to the outcome of this matter. The Company recorded a $1.0 million loss contingency related to this matter.
19. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
2023 Issuances
2022 Common ATM Offering
On February 25, 2022, the
Company entered into an At-The-Market issuance sales agreement with Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC (“Ascendiant Capital”)
to sell shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $
2022 Preferred ATM Offering
On June 14, 2022, the
Company entered into an At-The-Market equity offering program with Ascendiant Capital under which it may sell, from time to time,
shares of its Series D Preferred Stock for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $
20. INCOME TAXES
The
Company calculates its interim income tax provision in accordance with ASC Topic 270, Interim Reporting, and ASC Topic 740, Income
Taxes. The Company’s effective tax rate (“ETR”) from continuing operations was (
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Net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share is the same for all periods presented as the effect of the potential common stock equivalents is anti-dilutive due to the Company’s net loss position for all periods presented. Anti-dilutive securities, which are convertible into or exercisable for the Company’s common stock, consisted of the following at March 31, 2023 and 2022:
| Schedule of net loss per share | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
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22. SEGMENT AND CUSTOMERS INFORMATION
The Company had nine reportable segments as of March 31, 2023 and seven as of March 31, 2022; see Note 1 for a brief description of the Company’s business.
The following data presents the revenues, expenditures and other operating data of the Company’s operating segments for the three months ended March 31, 2023:
| Schedule of operating segments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GWW | TurnOnGreen | Fintech | BNI | AGREE | Ault Disruptive | SMC | Energy | BMI | Holding Company | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue, cryptocurrency mining | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Revenue, lending and trading activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue, crane operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue, hotel operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identifiable assets as of March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2022:
| GWW | TurnOnGreen | Ault Alliance | BNI | AGREE | Ault Disruptive | Holding Company | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Revenue, lending and trading activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identifiable assets as of March 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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23. CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT AND REVENUE RISK
The following table summarizes accounts receivable that are concentrated with certain large customers as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| Schedule of concentrations of credit risk | ||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Customer A | % | % | ||||||
| Customer B | % | % | ||||||
For the year three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, no customer represented 10% or more of consolidated revenues.
24. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
2022 Preferred ATM Offering
During
the period between April 1, 2023 through May 19, 2023, the Company sold an aggregate of
shares of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to the 2022 Preferred ATM Offering for net proceeds of $
Investments in Alpha Fund
During the period between
April 1, 2023 through May 19, 2023,
12% Term Note
On April 5, 2023, the Company
issued a term note with a principal amount of $
Series C Preferred Purchase Agreement
On
May 1, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with Ault & Company, pursuant
to which the Company agreed to sell to Ault & Company up to shares of Series C convertible preferred stock and warrants to
purchase up to 1.3 million shares of common stock for a total purchase price of up to $
Amendment to 16% Secured Promissory Note
On May 2, 2023, the
Original Issuance Discount Term Notes
On May 15, 2023, the Company
issued a term note with a principal amount of $
On May 16, 2023, the Company
issued a term note with a principal amount of $
On May 17, 2023, the Company
issued a term note with a principal amount of $
BMI Securities Purchase Agreement
On April 27, 2023, BMI entered
into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors providing for the issuance of senior secured convertible notes
with an aggregate principal face amount of $
BMI and the investors entered into a registration rights agreement whereby BMI agreed to file a registration statement to register the conversion shares and warrant shares.
The senior secured convertible notes bear no interest as they were issued with an original issuance discount.
The maturity date of the Notes is
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
In this quarterly report, the “Company,” “AAI,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Ault Alliance, Inc., a Delaware corporation. AAI is a diversified holding company pursuing growth by acquiring undervalued businesses and disruptive technologies with a global impact. Through our wholly and majority owned subsidiaries and strategic investments, we own and operate a data center at which we mine Bitcoin, and provide mission-critical products that support a diverse range of industries, including metaverse platform, oil exploration, crane services, defense/aerospace, industrial, automotive, medical/biopharma, consumer electronics, hotel operations and textiles. In addition, we own and operate hotels and extend credit to select entrepreneurial businesses through a licensed lending subsidiary.
Recent Events and Developments
On January 23, 2023, we filed a Certificate of Elimination with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with respect to our Series C convertible redeemable preferred stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”) which, effective upon filing, eliminated the Series C Preferred Stock.
On February 8, 2023, we entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”) with BMI and the other signatories thereto. The Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, BMI will acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of our then subsidiary, BitNile.com, Inc. (“BitNile.com”), of which we owned approximately 86%, and the remaining 14% was owned by minority shareholders (the “Minority Shareholders”), as well as Ault Iconic, (formerly Ault Media Group) and the securities of Earnity beneficially owned by BitNile.com (which represented approximately 19.9% of the outstanding equity securities of Earnity as of the date of the Agreement), in exchange for the following: (i) 8,637.5 shares of newly designated Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of BMI to be issued to our company (the “Series B Preferred”), and (ii) 1,362.5 shares of newly designated Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of BMI to be issued to the to the Minority Shareholders (the “Series C Preferred,” and together with the Series B Preferred, the “Preferred Stock”). The Series B Preferred and the Series C Preferred each have a stated value of $10,000 per share (the “Stated Value”), for a combined stated value of the Preferred Stock to be issued by BMI of $100 million, and subject to adjustment, are convertible into an aggregate of 400 million shares of common stock of BMI (the “BMI Common Stock”), which represent and pursuant to the Agreement will represent approximately 92.4% of BMI’s outstanding BMI Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis as of the date of the Agreement. However, pending approval of the transaction by BMI’s shareholders, the Preferred Stock is subject to a 19.9% beneficial ownership limitation, including the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that we acquired from BMI in June of 2022. The Agreement provides that BMI will seek shareholder approval (the “Shareholder Approval”) following the closing.
Pursuant to the Certificates of Designations of the Rights, Preferences and Limitations of the Series B Preferred and the Series C Preferred (collectively, the “Preferred Stock Certificates”), each share of Preferred Stock will be convertible into a number of shares of BMI Common Stock determined by dividing the Stated Value by $0.25 (the “Conversion Price”), or 40,000 shares of BMI Common Stock. The Conversion Price will be subject to certain adjustments, including potential downward adjustment if BMI closes a qualified financing resulting in at least $25 million in gross proceeds at a price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price then in effect. The holders of Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive dividends at a rate of 5% of the Stated Value per annum from issuance until February 7, 2033 (the “Dividend Term”). During the first two years of the Dividend Term, dividends will be payable in additional shares of Preferred Stock rather than cash, and thereafter dividends will be payable in either additional shares of Preferred Stock or cash as each holder may elect. If BMI fails to make a dividend payment as required by the Preferred Stock Certificates, the dividend rate will be increased to 12% for as long as such default remains ongoing and uncured. Each share of Preferred Stock will also have an $11,000 liquidation preference in the event of a liquidation, change of control event, dissolution or winding up of BMI, and will rank senior to all other capital stock of BMI with respect thereto, except that the Series B Preferred and Series C Preferred shall rank pari passu. Each share of Series B Preferred was originally entitled to vote with the BMI Common Stock at a rate of 10 votes per share of Common Stock into which the Series B Preferred is convertible, but that provision was subsequently eliminated. Other than certain rights granted to the Company relating to amendments or waiver of various negative covenants, the terms, rights, preferences and limitations of the Preferred Stock Certificates are essentially identical. The Agreement closed on March 6, 2023.
On March 28, 2023, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investors (the “Investors”), pursuant to which we sold, in a private placement, an aggregate of 100,000 shares of our preferred stock, with each such share having a stated value of $100.00 and consisting of (i) 83,000 shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock”), (ii) 1,000 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series F Preferred Stock”) and (iii) 16,000 shares of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series G Preferred Stock” and collectively, the “Preferred Shares”). The Preferred Shares are convertible into shares of our common stock at the option of the holders and, in certain circumstances, by us.
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Each share of Series E Preferred Stock and Series F Preferred Stock had a purchase price of $100.00, equal to each such share’s stated value. The purchase price of the Series E Preferred Stock and the Series F Preferred Stock was paid for by the Investors’ canceling outstanding secured promissory notes in the principal amount of $8.4 million, whereas the purchase price of the shares of Series G Preferred Stock consisted of accrued but unpaid interest on these notes, as well as for other good and valuable consideration. Each Preferred Share is convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 85% of the closing sale price of our common stock on the trading day prior to the date of conversion, subject to a floor price of $0.10. The Preferred Shares became convertible at the option of the holder following our receipt of stockholder approval of the Reverse Split (as defined below). The private placement closed on March 30, 2023.
We called a special meeting of stockholders, which was held on May 15, 2023, to consider an amendment (the “Amendment”) to our Certificate of Incorporation to authorize a reverse split of our common stock (the “Reverse Split”). The Investors agreed in the Purchase Agreement to not transfer, offer, sell, contract to sell, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Preferred Shares until after the Reverse Split. Pursuant to the certificate of designation of the Series E Preferred Stock, the shares of Series E Preferred Stock had the right to vote on such Amendment on an as converted to common stock basis. In addition, pursuant to the certificate of designation of the Series F Preferred Stock, the shares of Series F Preferred Stock had the right to vote on such Amendment. Each Investor agreed to vote the shares of the Series E Preferred Stock in favor of the Amendment and that the shares of the Series F Preferred Stock shall automatically be voted in a manner that “mirrors” the proportions on which the shares of our common stock and Series E Preferred Stock are voted on the Amendment. The Amendment required the approval of the majority of the votes associated with our outstanding capital stock entitled to vote on the proposal.
On May 15, 2023, we held the special meeting of stockholders, at which meeting the Reverse Split was approved by the stockholders. On May 15, 2023, we approved a ratio with respect to the Reverse Split of one-for-three hundred. The Reverse Split did not affect the number of authorized shares of common stock or preferred stock or their par value per share. As a result of the Reverse Split, each three hundred shares of common stock issued and outstanding prior to the Reverse Split were converted into one share of common stock. The Reverse Split became effective in the State of Delaware on May 17, 2023. All share amounts in this Quarterly Report have been updated to reflect the Reverse Split.
On May 1, 2023, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Series C Agreement”) with Ault & Company, Inc. (“Ault & Company”), a related party, pursuant to which we agreed to sell to Ault & Company up to 40,000 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase up to 1.3 million shares of common stock for a total purchase price of up to $40 million. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Series C Agreement are subject to various customary closing conditions and the receipt of certain third party consents. In addition to customary closing conditions, the closing of the transaction is also conditioned upon the receipt by Ault & Company of financing in an amount sufficient to consummate the transaction. The Series C Agreement contains customary termination provisions for Ault & Company under certain circumstances, and the Series C Agreement shall automatically terminate if the closing has not occurred prior to May 31, 2023, although such date may be extended by Ault & Company as set forth in the Series C Agreement.
General
As a holding company, our business objective is designed to increase stockholder value. Under the strategy we have adopted, we are focused on managing and financially supporting our existing subsidiaries and partner companies, with the goal of pursuing monetization opportunities and maximizing the value returned to stockholders. We have, are and will consider initiatives including, among others: public offerings, the sale of individual partner companies, the sale of certain or all partner company interests in secondary market transactions, or a combination thereof, as well as other opportunities to maximize stockholder value. We anticipate returning value to stockholders after satisfying our debt obligations and working capital needs.
From time to time, we engage in discussions with other companies interested in our subsidiaries or partner companies, either in response to inquiries or as part of a process we initiate. To the extent we believe that a subsidiary or partner company’s further growth and development can best be supported by a different ownership structure or if we otherwise believe it is in our stockholders’ best interests, we will seek to sell some or all of our position in the subsidiary or partner company. These sales may take the form of privately negotiated sales of stock or assets, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings of the subsidiary or partner company’s securities and, in the case of publicly traded partner companies, sales of their securities in the open market. Our plans may include taking subsidiaries or partner companies public through rights offerings and directed share subscription programs. We will continue to consider these (or similar) programs and the sale of certain subsidiary or partner company interests in secondary market transactions to maximize value for our stockholders.
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In recent years, we have provided capital and relevant expertise to fuel the growth of businesses in metaverse platform, oil exploration, crane services, defense/aerospace, industrial, automotive, medical/biopharma, consumer electronics, hotel operations and textiles. We have provided capital to subsidiaries as well as partner companies in which we have an equity interest or may be actively involved, influencing development through board representation and management support.
We are a Delaware corporation with our corporate office located at 11411 Southern Highlands Pkwy, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141. Our phone number is 949-444-5464 and our website address is www.ault.com.
Results of Operations
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
The following table summarizes the results of our operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 13,889,000 | $ | 8,659,000 | ||||
| Revenue, cryptocurrency mining | 7,347,000 | 3,548,000 | ||||||
| Revenue, hotel operations | 2,243,000 | 2,698,000 | ||||||
| Revenue, crane operations | 12,646,000 | - | ||||||
| Revenue, lending and trading activities | (4,939,000 | ) | 17,921,000 | |||||
| Total revenue | 31,186,000 | 32,826,000 | ||||||
| Cost of revenue, products | 9,787,000 | 5,748,000 | ||||||
| Cost of revenue, cryptocurrency mining | 8,103,000 | 2,497,000 | ||||||
| Cost of revenue, hotel operations | 2,688,000 | 2,249,000 | ||||||
| Cost of revenue, hotel operations | 7,388,000 | - | ||||||
Cost of revenue, lending and trading activities | 1,180,000 | - | ||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 29,146,000 | 10,494,000 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 2,040,000 | 22,332,000 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 33,458,000 | 21,302,000 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (31,418,000 | ) | 1,030,000 | |||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest and other income | 1,197,000 | 449,000 | ||||||
| Interest expense | (13,730,000 | ) | (29,824,000 | ) | ||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | (63,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Realized gain on marketable securities | (38,000 | ) | 109,000 | |||||
| Loss from investment in unconsolidated entity | - | (533,000 | ) | |||||
| Impairment of equity securities | (9,555,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Gain on the sale of fixed assets | 4,515,000 | - | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | - | (18,000 | ) | |||||
| Loss before income taxes | (49,092,000 | ) | (28,787,000 | ) | ||||
| Income tax benefit | (263,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Net loss | (48,829,000 | ) | (28,787,000 | ) | ||||
| Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | 183,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Net loss attributable to Ault Alliance, Inc. | (48,646,000 | ) | (28,772,000 | ) | ||||
| Preferred dividends | (229,000 | ) | (5,000 | ) | ||||
| Net loss available to common stockholders | $ | (48,875,000 | ) | $ | (28,777,000 | ) | ||
| Comprehensive loss | ||||||||
| Net loss available to common stockholders | $ | (48,875,000 | ) | $ | (28,777,000 | ) | ||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 170,000 | (287,000 | ) | |||||
| Total comprehensive loss | $ | (48,705,000 | ) | $ | (29,064,000 | ) | ||
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Revenues
Revenues by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | Increase | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | (Decrease) | % | |||||||||||||
| GIGA | $ | 8,708,000 | $ | 7,245,000 | $ | 1,463,000 | 20 | % | ||||||||
| TurnOnGreen | 876,000 | 1,129,000 | (253,000 | ) | -22 | % | ||||||||||
| SMC | 3,383,000 | - | 3,383,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| BNI | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue, cryptocurrency mining | 7,347,000 | 3,548,000 | 3,799,000 | 107 | % | |||||||||||
| Revenue, commercial real estate leases | 458,000 | 278,000 | 180,000 | 65 | % | |||||||||||
| AGREE | 2,243,000 | 2,698,000 | (455,000 | ) | -17 | % | ||||||||||
| Fintech: | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue, lending and trading activities | (4,939,000 | ) | 17,921,000 | (22,860,000 | ) | -128 | % | |||||||||
| Other | - | 7,000 | (7,000 | ) | -100 | % | ||||||||||
| Energy | 13,110,000 | - | 13,110,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 31,186,000 | $ | 32,826,000 | $ | (1,640,000 | ) | -5 | % | |||||||
Our revenues decreased by $1.6 million, or 5%, to $31.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $32.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
GIGA
The $1.5 million increase in our GIGA segment revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 included $0.4 million attributable to our recent acquisition of Giga-tronics Incorporated on September 8, 2022. The improved economic environment following COVID-19 disruptions, along with increased military spending, drove growth in our GIGA segment, which provides customized solutions for military markets. Additionally, revenue from Enertec Systems 2001 Ltd., a subsidiary of Giga-tronics Incorporated, which is primarily recognized over time, increased by 7%, to $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, up $0.2 million from $3.3 million in the prior-year period.
TurnOnGreen
TurnOnGreen revenues were down $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.
SMC
SMC revenues increased by $3.4 million due to the acquisition of SMC in June 2022.
BNI
Revenues from BNI’s cryptocurrency mining operations increased $3.8 million as we increased our cryptocurrency mining activities from the prior period, partially offset by lower Bitcoin prices and an increase in Bitcoin mining difficulty level in the current year period.
AGREE
AGREE’s revenues decreased by $0.5 million due to interruptions in business operations as the properties were being renovated during the three months ended March 31, 2023. The renovations were completed in April 2023.
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Fintech
Revenues from our lending and trading activities were negative $4.9 million due to significant unrealized losses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 from our investment portfolio. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, Ault Lending generated significant income from appreciation of investments in marketable securities as well as shares of common stock underlying convertible notes and warrants issued to Ault Lending in certain financing transactions. Revenue from lending and trading activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 included an approximate $1.5 million unrealized loss from our investment in Alzamend. Under its business model, Ault Lending also generates revenue through origination fees charged to borrowers and interest generated from each loan.
Revenues from our trading activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 included net losses on equity securities, including unrealized gains and losses from market price changes. These gains and losses have caused, and will continue to cause, significant volatility in our periodic earnings.
Energy
Energy revenues increased by $13.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to the acquisition of the Circle 8 crane operations in December 2022.
Gross Margins
Gross margins decreased to 7% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to 68% for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Our gross margins have typically ranged between 33% and 37%, with slight variations depending on the overall composition of our revenue.
Our gross margins of 7% recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023 were impacted by negative margins from our lending and trading activities and negative margins from our BNI cryptocurrency mining segment due to the decline in the price of Bitcoin coupled with an increase in Bitcoin mining difficulty level. Excluding the effects of margin from our lending and trading activities and cryptocurrency mining operations, our adjusted gross margins for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 would have been 31% and 30%, respectively, with gross margins slightly lower than our historical averages due to gross margins from SMC, which were 23%.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses increased by $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 due to expenditures related to development work on the BMI metaverse platform.
Selling and Marketing
Selling and marketing expenses were $8.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, an increase of $2.3 million, or 36%. The increase was the result of $1.3 million higher advertising and promotion costs related to BMI’s metaverse platform, including an increase of $0.6 million related to an advertising sponsorship agreement. The increase is also attributable to $0.8 million increases in sales and marketing costs from SMC, which was acquired in June 2022 and $0.3 million from GIGA, which was acquired in September 2022
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses were $22.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $13.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, an increase of $9.0 million, or 66%. General and administrative expenses increased from the comparative prior period, mainly due to:
| · | general and administrative costs of $3.0 million from Circle 8, which was acquired in December 2022; |
| · | general and administrative costs of $2.2 million from SMC, which was acquired in June 2022; |
| · | general and administrative costs of $1.3 million from GIGA, which was acquired in September 2022; |
| · | higher stock-based compensation of $1.3 million; |
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| · | $1.0 million higher travel costs; |
| · | $0.8 million increase in the accrual of a performance bonus related to realized gains on trading activities during the period; |
| · | general and administrative costs of $0.6 million from AVLP, which was acquired in June 2022; and |
| · | partially offset by a decrease in corporate legal fees of $1.0 million. |
Impairment of Mined Cryptocurrency
Impairment of mined cryptocurrency for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, attributable to the volatility of the Bitcoin market as market price of Bitcoin drops below the Company’s carrying value within the respective periods.
Interest and Other Income
Interest and other income was $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in interest and other income is primarily due to higher interest rates resulting in higher income from ADRT’s cash and marketable securities held in the trust account.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $13.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $29.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The $29.8 million interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 related primarily to amortization of debt discount of $26.3 million from the issuance of warrants, a non-cash charge, and original issue discount, in connection with the $66.0 million of senior notes issued in December 2021, which were fully paid in March 2022. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 includes $9.0 amortization of debt discount primarily related to new debt agreements compared to the prior year period.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
Loss on extinguishment of debt was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The current period loss on extinguishment of debt relates to the issuance of $8.5 million fair value of convertible preferred stock liabilities to satisfy $8.4 million of principal amount of secured promissory notes.
Loss From Investment in Unconsolidated Entity
Loss from investment in unconsolidated entity was $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, representing our share of losses from our equity method investment in AVLP prior to the June 1, 2022 acquisition.
Impairment of Equity Securities
Cumulative downward adjustments for impairments for our equity securities without readily determinable fair values held at March 31, 2023 were $9.6 million.
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Other comprehensive gain was $0.2 million compared to other comprehensive loss of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The balance of other comprehensive income for both years was caused by foreign currency translation adjustments between our functional currency, the U.S. Dollar, and the British Pound and Israeli Shekel.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On March 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $9.2 million (excluding restricted cash of $1.9 million), compared to cash and cash equivalents of $10.5 million (excluding restricted cash of $3.6 million) at December 31, 2022. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due the payment of debt and purchases of property and equipment partially offset by cash provided by financing activities related to the sale of common and preferred stock, as well as proceeds from notes payable and cash provided by operating activities.
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Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $12.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $29.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 included $22.0 million net cash provided by marketable securities from trading activities related to the operations of Ault Lending, partially offset by operating losses and changes in working capital.
Net cash used in investing activities was $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $28.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily related to capital expenditures, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of fixed assets of $4.5 million.
Net cash used in financing activities was $8.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $22.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and reflects the following transactions:
| · | 2022 Common ATM Offering – During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we sold an aggregate of 0.1 million shares of common stock pursuant to the 2022 Common ATM Offering for gross proceeds of $4.2 million. Effective March 17, 2023, we terminated the 2022 Common ATM Offering; |
| · | 2022 Preferred ATM Offering – During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we sold an aggregate of 90,184 shares of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to the 2022 Preferred ATM Offering for net proceeds of $1.2 million; |
| · | $19.7 million payments on notes payable, partially offset by $5.0 million proceeds from notes payable; and |
| · | $2.7 million proceeds from convertible notes payable, partially offset by $0.2 million payments on convertible notes payable. |
Financing Transactions Subsequent to March 31, 2023
Financing transactions subsequent to March 31, 2023 included the following:
2022 Preferred ATM Offering
During the period between April 1, 2023 through May 18, 2023, we sold an aggregate of 105,475 shares of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to the 2022 Preferred ATM Offering for net proceeds of $1.1 million.
12% Term Note
On April 5, 2023, we issued a term note with a principal amount of $1.1 million, bearing an interest rate of 12%. The term note was issued at a discount, with net proceeds to us amounting to $1.0 million. The note is scheduled to mature on June 5, 2023. We have the option to extend the maturity date by one month, upon payment of a $30,000 extension fee. Ault & Company, a related party, guaranteed the term note.
Original Issuance Discount Term Notes
On May 15, 2023, we issued a term note with a principal amount of $1.3 million, which does not bear interest unless there is an event of default. The term note was issued at a discount, with net proceeds to us amounting to $1.0 million. We are obligated to repay $1.0 million of the note on June 15, 2023 and the remaining $0.3 million on June 30, 2023. Upon an event of default, we will pledge our ownership of the membership interests in 456 Lux Hotel NYC, LLC, which is a limited partner in NYREIC 456 LP. Milton “Todd” Ault, III, our Executive Chairman, and his wife, guaranteed repayment of the term note.
On May 16, 2023, we issued a term note with a principal amount of $120,000, which does not bear interest. The term note was issued at a discount, with net proceeds to us amounting to $100,000. The note is scheduled to mature on June 16, 2023. We have the option to extend the maturity date by 15 days, upon payment of an extension fee equal to 1% of the amount then outstanding.
On May 17, 2023, we issued a term note with a principal amount of $1.3 million, which does not bear interest unless there is an event of default. The term note was issued at a discount, with net proceeds to us amounting to $1.0 million. The note is scheduled to mature on July 17, 2023. Milton “Todd” Ault, III, our Executive Chairman, and Ault & Company guaranteed repayment of the term note.
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BMI Securities Purchase Agreement
On April 27, 2023, BMI entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors providing for the issuance of senior secured convertible notes with an aggregate principal face amount of $6.9 million convertible into shares of BMI common stock and five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 63.0 million shares of BMI common stock at an exercise price of $0.1091 per share, subject to adjustment. The Notes are secured by a guaranty provided by us, as well as by Milton “Todd” Ault, III, our Executive Chairman, and Ault & Company guaranteed repayment of the term note.
BMI and the investors entered into a registration rights agreement whereby BMI agreed to file a registration statement to register the conversion shares and warrant shares.
The senior secured convertible notes bear no interest as they were issued with an original issuance discount. The maturity date of the Notes is April 27, 2024. The senior secured convertible notes are convertible at a price per share equal to the lower of (i) $0.1091 or (ii) the greater of (A) $0.0168 and (B) 85% of the lowest volume weighted average price of BMI common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the date of conversion, subject to adjustment.
Critical Accounting Policies
Variable Interest Entities
The accounting guidance requires an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity; to require ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”); to eliminate the solely quantitative approach previously required for determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE; to add an additional reconsideration event for determining whether an entity is a VIE when any changes in facts and circumstances occur such that holders of the equity investment at risk, as a group, lose the power from voting rights or similar rights of those investments to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance; and to require enhanced disclosures that will provide readers of financial statements with more transparent information about an enterprise’s involvement in a VIE.
For VIEs, the Company assesses whether it is the primary beneficiary as prescribed by the accounting guidance on the consolidation of a VIE.
The Company evaluates its business relationships with related parties to identify potential VIEs under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation. The Company consolidates VIEs in which it is considered to be the primary beneficiary. Entities are considered to be the primary beneficiary if they have both of the following characteristics: (i) the power to direct the activities that, when taken together, most significantly impact the VIE’s performance; and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses and right to receive the returns from the VIE that would be significant to the VIE. The Company’s judgment with respect to its level of influence or control of an entity involves the consideration of various factors including the form of its ownership interest, its representation in the entity’s governance, the size of its investment, estimates of future cash flows, its ability to participate in policy making decisions and the rights of the other investors to participate in the decision making process and to replace the Company as manager and/or liquidate the joint venture, if applicable.
Business Combination
We allocate the purchase price of an acquired business to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. Any excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Acquired customer relations, technology, trade names and know how are recognized at fair value. The purchase price allocation process requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially at the acquisition date with respect to intangible assets. Direct transaction costs associated with the business combination are expensed as incurred. The allocation of the consideration transferred in certain cases may be subject to revision based on the final determination of fair values during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date. We include the results of operations of the business that we have acquired in our consolidated results prospectively from the date of acquisition.
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If the business combination is achieved in stages, the acquisition date carrying value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquire is re-measured to fair value at the acquisition date; any gains or losses arising from such re-measurement are recognized in profit or loss.
| ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Not applicable for a smaller reporting company.
| ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We have established disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, with the assistance of other members of the Company’s management, have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based upon our evaluation, each of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q because the Company has not yet completed its remediation of the material weakness previously identified and disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, the end of its most recent fiscal year.
Management has identified the following material weaknesses:
| 1. | We do not have sufficient resources in our accounting department, which restricts our ability to gather, analyze and properly review information related to financial reporting, including applying complex accounting principles relating to consolidation accounting, fair value estimates and analysis of financial instruments for proper classification in the consolidated financial statements, in a timely manner; |
| 2. | Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. However, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions should be performed by separate individuals. Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have segregation of duties during our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness; |
| 3. | Our primary user access controls (i.e., provisioning, de-provisioning, privileged access and user access reviews) to ensure appropriate authorization and segregation of duties that would adequately restrict user and privileged access to the financially relevant systems and data to appropriate personnel were not designed and/or implemented effectively. We did not design and/or implement sufficient controls for program change management to certain financially relevant systems affecting our processes; and |
| 4. | The Company did not design and/or implement user access controls to ensure appropriate segregation of duties or program change management controls for certain financially relevant systems impacting the Company’s processes around revenue recognition and digital assets to ensure that IT program and data changes affecting the Company’s (i) financial IT applications, (ii) digital currency mining equipment, and (iii) underlying accounting records, are identified, tested, authorized and implemented appropriately to validate that data produced by its relevant IT system(s) were complete and accurate. Automated process-level controls and manual controls that are dependent upon the information derived from such financially relevant systems were also determined to be ineffective as a result of such deficiency. In addition, the Company has not effectively designed a manual key control to detect material misstatements in revenue. |
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Planned Remediation
Management continues to work to improve its controls related to our material weaknesses, specifically relating to user access and change management surrounding our IT systems and applications. Management will continue to implement measures to remediate material weaknesses, such that these controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectively. The remediation actions include: (i) enhancing design and documentation related to both user access and change management processes and control activities; and (ii) developing and communicating additional policies and procedures to govern the area of IT change management. In order to achieve the timely implementation of the above, management has commenced the following actions and will continue to assess additional opportunities for remediation on an ongoing basis:
| · | Engaging a third-party specialist to assist management with improving the Company’s overall control environment, focusing on change management and access controls; |
| · | Implementing new applications and systems that are aligned with management’s focus on creating strong internal controls; and |
| · | Continuing to increase headcount across the Company, with a particular focus on hiring individuals with strong Sarbanes Oxley and internal control backgrounds. |
We are currently working to improve and simplify our internal processes and implement enhanced controls, as discussed above, to address the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and to remedy the ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. These material weaknesses will not be considered to be remediated until the applicable remediated controls are operating for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
Despite the existence of these material weaknesses, we believe that the condensed consolidated financial statements included in the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting.
Except as detailed above, during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023, there were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
| ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
Litigation Matters
The Company is involved in litigation arising from other matters in the ordinary course of business. We are regularly subject to claims, suits, regulatory and government investigations, and other proceedings involving labor and employment, commercial disputes, and other matters. Such claims, suits, regulatory and government investigations, and other proceedings could result in fines, civil penalties, or other adverse consequences.
Certain of these outstanding matters include speculative, substantial or indeterminate monetary amounts. We record a liability when we believe that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If we determine that a loss is reasonably possible and the loss or range of loss can be estimated, we disclose the reasonably possible loss. We evaluate developments in our legal matters that could affect the amount of liability that has been previously accrued, and the matters and related reasonably possible losses disclosed, and make adjustments as appropriate. Significant judgment is required to determine both likelihood of there being and the estimated amount of a loss related to such matters.
With respect to our other outstanding matters, based on our current knowledge, we believe that the amount or range of reasonably possible loss will not, either individually or in aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, the outcome of such matters is inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties.
SEC Investigation
The Company and certain affiliates and related parties received several subpoenas from the SEC for the production of documents and testimony in the non-public fact-finding investigation referred to as In re DPW Holdings, Inc. The Company and those parties have engaged in discussions with the SEC regarding the matters at issue in the investigation, and those discussions have progressed. No final resolution regarding the matters at issue in the investigation has been reached however, and there can be no assurance as to the outcome of this matter. The Company recorded a $1.0 million loss contingency related to this matter.
| ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
There are no updates or changes to the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
| ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
From January 1, 2023 through March 31, 2023, Ault Alpha LP purchased 6,379 shares of common stock. Ault Alpha LP may be deemed to be an “affiliated purchaser” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The purchases were made through open market transactions.
| Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under Plans or Programs | |||||||||||||
| January 1, 2023 – January 31, 2023 | 6,379 | $ | 30.00 | |||||||||||||
| February 1, 2023 – February 28, 2023 | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||
| March 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023 | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||
| Total | 6,379 | $ | 30.00 | - | - | |||||||||||
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| ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
None.
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION |
None.
| ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS |
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| * | Filed herewith. |
| ** | Furnished herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 22, 2023
| AULT ALLIANCE, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ William B. Horne | ||
| William B. Horne | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
| By: | /s/ Kenneth S. Cragun | ||
| Kenneth S. Cragun | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
| (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
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Exhibit 10.6
AULT ALLIANCE, Inc.
Amendment To
Senior Secured Promissory Note
This amendment (the “Amendment”), dated as April 6, 2023 to the Senior Secured Promissory Note dated December 16, 2022 (the “Note”), issued to Esousa Group Holdings, LLC (“Esousa”) by Ault Alliance, Inc. (formerly, BitNile Holdings, Inc.) (“AAI”). All capitalized terms in this Amendment and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note.
WHEREAS, the Note matured on March 16, 2023.
WHEREAS, as of March 16, 2023, the outstanding amount owed on the Note was Eight Million Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Dollars ($8,270,740), representing an outstanding Principal Amount of Seven Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,700,000) and accrued but unpaid interest of Five Hundred Seventy Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Dollars ($570,740).
WHEREAS, as of March 16, 2023, AAI owes Esousa Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($360,433.14) (the “Liquidated Damages”), representing three months of liquidated damages for failing to obtain an effective registration statement pursuant to the side letter (a “Registration Default”), dated December 16, 2022, by and between AAI and Esousa.
WHEREAS, AAI has agreed to pay Esousa an extension fee of One Million Six Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand One Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars ($1,654,148) (the “Extension Fee”), representing twenty percent (20%) of the total amount due under the Note as of March 16, 2023.
WHEREAS, AAI and Esousa desire to amend the Note in certain respects to, (i) extend the Maturity Date, (ii) provide for three payments of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) each towards the Note between now and the extended Maturity Date, (iii) revise the Principal Amount of the Note to the outstanding amount owed as of March 16, 2023, increased by the amount of Liquidated Damages owed plus the Extension Fee being added thereto pursuant to the terms of this Amendment, and (iv) provide for a new Event of Default under the Note if AAI fails to make any future payments resulting from a Registration Default.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. The reference in the heading to the Note being due “March 16, 2023” is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirely by “May 31, 2023”.
2. The first paragraph on page 1 of the Note is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“For value received, AULT ALLIANCE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Maker” or the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Esousa Group Holdings LLC (the “Holder”), in accordance with the terms hereinafter provided, the principal amount of Ten Million Two Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($10,285,321.14) (the “Principal Amount”).”
3. The second paragraph on page 1 of the Note is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“All payments under or pursuant to this Original Issuance Discount Senior Secured Promissory Note (this “Note”) shall be made in United States Dollars in immediately available funds to the Holder at the address of the Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as hereinafter defined) or at such other place as the Holder may designate from time to time in writing to the Maker or by wire transfer of funds to the Holder’s account, instructions for which are attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Company shall be obligated to make payments to the Investor as provided herein. The Outstanding Balance of this Note shall be due and payable on May 31, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”) or at such earlier time as provided herein; provided, that the Holder, in its sole discretion, may extend the Maturity Date to any date after the original Maturity Date; and provided, further that to the extent the Maker has paid the outstanding Principal Amount, other than the Extension Fee and Liquidated Damages, plus accrued interest thereon, by the Maturity Date, the Maturity Date shall be automatically extended until June 30, 2023. In the event that the Maturity Date shall fall on Saturday or Sunday, such Maturity Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day. All calculations made pursuant to this Note shall be rounded down to three decimal places.”
4. Section 2.1(j) is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“(j) the Maker shall fail to pay any liquidated damages owed to Esousa from a Registration Default unless cured, if subject to cure, within five (5) Business Days from the Event of Default;”
5. Section 3.1(f) is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“(f) Repayment of This Note. The Company shall make a payment of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) towards the outstanding Principal on Esousa’s Note on each of April 18, 2023, April 27, 2023 and May 8, 2023. The Company shall also make payments within two (2) Business Days after receipt of funds to the Investors on a pari passu basis equal to the net proceeds, if any, generated from the sale of marketable securities by Ault Lending, LLC including, without limitation, the Mullen Securities (as defined in the Security Agreement). The Company shall also make payments to the Investors equal to eighty percent (80%) of the net proceeds generated from the sale of Capital Stock, but excluding the sale of Capital Stock from (i) transactions involving sales of securities to Ault & Company, Inc., provided, however, that in any transaction pursuant to this subsection (i), the Company shall be obligated to repay 50% of the net proceeds towards the Note. or (ii) a transaction in which the Designated Property is pledged or provided as collateral to secure the financing, provided, however, that in any transaction pursuant to this subsection (ii), the Company shall be obligated to repay $5,000,000 of this Note from the net proceeds. Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has no outstanding Indebtedness (all such Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement is hereinafter referred to as the “Existing Debt” and is collectively referred to herein as the “Permitted Indebtedness”). The Company shall not make any voluntary cash prepayments on any Indebtedness at any time while any amounts are owing under the Note other than with respect to the Existing Debt or cash payments the Company is required to make pursuant to the express terms thereof existing on the date hereof. Neither the Company nor any Private Subsidiary shall incur any Indebtedness without the express written consent of the Investor.”
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6. Section 5.8 is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“Sale of Property. To the extent that the Company sells that certain real property located in Florida identified on Schedule 5.8(b) (the “Designated Property”), the net proceeds from the sale of the Designated Property in excess of $10,000,000 shall be used by the Company to repay the Notes and such amount shall immediately become due and payable under the Notes. The Company shall utilize commercially reasonable efforts to refinance the Designated Property on or before May 31, 2023, from which refinancing the Company shall repay $5,000,000 of the Note.”
7. For agreeing to enter into this Amendment, AAI agrees to pay Esousa the Extension Fee, which Extension Fee has been added to the Principal Amount of the Note as reflected in Section 2 above. The Company and Esousa agree that they shall enter into good faith discussions to permit the Extension Fee to be paid in shares of shares of Common Stock, which shares would be issued under the Company’s existing “shelf” registration statement, subject to regulatory limits.
8. Notwithstanding the date of execution hereunder, this Amendment shall be deemed effective as of March 16, 2023, and Esousa confirms and acknowledges that no Event of Default occurred under the Note as a result of any lapse of time between March 16, 2023 and the date of execution of this Amendment.
9. Each of Ault & Company, Inc., BitNile, Inc., Ault Lending, LLC and Milton C. Ault, III (each, a “Guarantor”) hereby ratifies, confirms, and acknowledges that its obligations under the Guaranty, dated as of December 16, 2022 executed by each of them in favor of Esousa Group Holdings LLC, as agent for the Investors (the “Guaranty”) are in full force and effect and that such Guarantor continues to unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the full and punctual payment, when due, whether at stated maturity or earlier by acceleration or otherwise, of all of the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty), as such Guaranteed Obligations may have been amended by this Amendment.
10. This Amendment shall be binding on the Holder and all of its successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted transferees.
11. Except as amended hereby, the Note shall remain unmodified and is hereby ratified in all respects.
12. This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including by electronic or facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
[signature page follows]
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Agreed this 6th day of April, 2023. |
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| AULT ALLIANCE, INC. | ESOUSA GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC | |||||
| By: | By: | |||||
| William B. Horne | Michael Wachs | |||||
| Chief Executive Officer | Managing Member | |||||
Solely for purposes of Section 8 hereof:
| AULT & COMPANY, INC. | BITNILE, INC. | |||||
| By: | By: | |||||
| Milton C. Ault, III | William B. Horne | |||||
| Chief Executive Officer | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
| AULT LENDING, LLC | MILTON C. AULT, III | |||||
| By: | By: | |||||
| David J. Katzoff | ||||||
Manager |
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Exhibit 10.7
AULT ALLIANCE, Inc.
Amendment To
Senior Secured Promissory Note
This amendment (the “Amendment”), dated as May 4, 2023 to the Senior Secured Promissory Note dated December 29, 2022 (the “Note”), issued to JADR Consulting Group Pty Ltd (“JADR”) by Ault Alliance, Inc. (formerly, BitNile Holdings, Inc.) (“AAI”). All capitalized terms in this Amendment and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note.
WHEREAS, the Note matured on March 16, 2023.
WHEREAS, as of March 16, 2023, the outstanding amount owed on the Note was Two Million Eight Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Eight-Five Dollars ($2,864,985), representing an outstanding Principal Amount of Two Million Seven Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Six Dollars ($2,756,246) and accrued but unpaid interest of One Hundred Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Nine Dollars ($108,739).
WHEREAS, AAI has agreed to pay JADR an extension fee of Seven Hundred Seventy-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Seven Dollars ($772,997) (the “Extension Fee”), which includes (i) Five Hundred Seventy-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Seven Dollars ($572,997) representing, twenty percent (20%) of the total amount due under the Note as of March 16, 2023 and (ii) Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), representing an additional fee for the amendment to the Events of Default.
WHEREAS, AAI and JADR desire to amend the Note in certain respects to, (i) extend the Maturity Date, (ii) provide for three payments of Three Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars ($333,333) each towards the Note between now and the extended Maturity Date, (iii) revise the Principal Amount of the Note to the outstanding amount owed as of March 16, 2023, increased by the amount of the Extension Fee being added thereto pursuant to the terms of this Amendment, (iv) eliminate certain Events of Default under the Note, and (v) provide for a penalty payment of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) if the Note is not repaid in full by the new Maturity Date.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. The reference in the heading to the Note being due “March 16, 2023” is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirely by “June 30, 2023”.
2. The first paragraph on page 1 of the Note is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“For value received, AULT ALLIANCE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Maker” or the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of JADR Consulting Group Pty Ltd (the “Holder”), in accordance with the terms hereinafter provided, the principal amount of Three Million Six Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Two Dollars ($3,637,982) (the “Principal Amount”).”
3. The second paragraph on page 1 of the Note is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“All payments under or pursuant to this Original Issuance Discount Senior Secured Promissory Note (this “Note”) shall be made in United States Dollars in immediately available funds to the Holder at the address of the Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as hereinafter defined) or at such other place as the Holder may designate from time to time in writing to the Maker or by wire transfer of funds to the Holder’s account, instructions for which are attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Company shall be obligated to make payments to the Investor as provided herein. The Outstanding Balance of this Note shall be due and payable on June 30, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”) or at such time as provided herein. In the event that the Maturity Date shall fall on Saturday or Sunday, such Maturity Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day. All calculations made pursuant to this Note shall be rounded down to three decimal places.”
4. Section 2.1(a) is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“(a) any default in the payment of (i) the Principal Amount and (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Amount on the Maturity Date and any such default is not remedied within five (5) Business Days from the Event of Default occurring by the Company’s failure to comply with this Section 2.1(a);”
5. The text of each of Sections 2.1(i) through 2.1(p) are hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“[Reserved]”
a. A new Section 2.2(d) is hereby added to read as follows:
“(d) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 2.1(a), the Principal Amount of the Note shall be increased by One Million Dollars ($1,000,000).”
6. Section 2.2(b) is hereby amended by appending the following:
“Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default other than under Section 2.1(g) or 2.1(h), the Holder may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due and payable, whereupon the Principal Amount of the Note and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Amount shall immediately become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 2.1(g) or 2.1(h), the Principal Amount of the Note and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Amount shall immediately become due and payable, without any action on the part of the Holder.”
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7. Section 3.1(f) is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“(f) Repayment of This Note. The Company shall utilize commercially reasonable efforts to make a payment of Three Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars ($333,333) towards the outstanding Principal on JADR’s Note on each of May 8, 2023, May 15, 2023 and May 31, 2023, provided, however, that the failure to make such payments shall not constitute an Event of Default. The Company shall also make payments within two (2) Business Days after receipt of funds to the Holder equal to the net proceeds, if any, generated from the sale of marketable securities by Ault Lending, LLC including, without limitation, the Mullen Securities (as defined in the Security Agreement), provided, however, that the Company shall have first satisfied in full all payments due under the second sentence of Section 3(f) of the Senior Secured Promissory Note in substantially similar form to this Note, dated as of December 16, 2022, as amended, issued to Esousa Group Holdings, LLC by the Maker (the “Esousa Note”). The Company shall also make payments to the Investors equal to eighty percent (80%) of the net proceeds generated from the sale of Capital Stock, but excluding the sale of Capital Stock from (i) transactions involving sales of securities to Ault & Company, Inc., provided, however, that in any transaction pursuant to this subsection (i), the Company shall be obligated to repay 50% of the net proceeds towards the Note, or (ii) a transaction in which the Designated Property is pledged or provided as collateral to secure the financing, provided, however, that in any transaction pursuant to this subsection (ii), the Company shall be obligated to repay $1,000,000 of this Note from the net proceeds, only after satisfaction of any payments due under clause (ii) of the third sentence of Section 3(f) of the Esousa Note. Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has no outstanding Indebtedness (all such Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement is hereinafter referred to as the “Existing Debt” and is collectively referred to herein as the “Permitted Indebtedness”). The Company shall not make any voluntary cash prepayments on any Indebtedness at any time while any amounts are owing under the Note other than with respect to the Existing Debt or cash payments the Company is required to make pursuant to the express terms thereof existing on the date hereof. Neither the Company nor any Private Subsidiary shall incur any Indebtedness without the express written consent of the Investor.”
8. Section 3.1(g) is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“(g) Sale of Property. To the extent that the Company sells that certain real property located in Florida identified on Schedule 5.8(b) of the Purchase Agreement (the “Designated Property”), the net proceeds from the sale of the Designated Property in excess of $15,000,000 shall be used by the Company to repay the Notes and such amount shall immediately become due and payable under the Notes. The Company shall utilize commercially reasonable efforts to refinance the Designated Property on or before May 31, 2023, from which refinancing the Company shall repay $1,000,000 of the Note, only after satisfaction of any payments due under the last sentence of Section 3(g) of the Esousa Note.”
9. For agreeing to enter into this Amendment, AAI agrees to pay JADR the Extension Fee, which Extension Fee has been added to the Principal Amount of the Note as reflected in Section 2 above. The Company and JADR agree that they shall enter into good faith discussions to permit the Extension Fee to be paid in shares of shares of Common Stock, which shares would be issued under the Company’s existing “shelf” registration statement, subject to regulatory limits.
10. Notwithstanding the date of execution hereunder, this Amendment shall be deemed effective as of March 16, 2023, and JADR confirms and acknowledges that no Event of Default occurred under the Note as a result of any lapse of time between March 16, 2023 and the date of execution of this Amendment.
11. Each of Ault & Company, Inc., BitNile, Inc., Ault Lending, LLC and Milton C. Ault, III (each, a “Guarantor”) hereby ratifies, confirms, and acknowledges that its obligations under the Guaranty, dated as of December 16, 2022 executed by each of them in favor of Esousa Group Holdings LLC, as agent for the Investors (the “Guaranty”) are in full force and effect and that such Guarantor continues to unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the full and punctual payment, when due, whether at stated maturity or earlier by acceleration or otherwise, of all of the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty), as such Guaranteed Obligations may have been amended by this Amendment.
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12. This Amendment shall be binding on the Holder and all of its successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted transferees.
13. Except as amended hereby, the Note shall remain unmodified and is hereby ratified in all respects.
14. This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including by electronic or facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
[signature page follows]
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| Agreed this 4th day of May, 2023. | ||||||
| AULT ALLIANCE, INC. | JADR CONSULTING GROUP PTY LTD | |||||
| By: | By: | |||||
| William B. Horne | Justin Davis-Rice | |||||
| Chief Executive Officer | Director | |||||
Solely for purposes of Section 10 hereof:
| AULT & COMPANY, INC. | BITNILE, INC. | |||||
| By: | By: | |||||
| Milton C. Ault, III | William B. Horne | |||||
| Chief Executive Officer | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
| AULT LENDING, LLC | MILTON C. AULT, III | |||||
| By: | By: | |||||
| David J. Katzoff | ||||||
Manager |
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Exhibit 10.8
AULT ALLIANCE, Inc.
Second Amendment To
Senior Secured Promissory Note
This second amendment (the “Amendment”), dated as May 2, 2023 to the Senior Secured Promissory Note dated December 16, 2022, as previously amended (the “Note”), issued to Esousa Group Holdings, LLC (“Esousa”) by Ault Alliance, Inc. (formerly, BitNile Holdings, Inc.) (“AAI”). All capitalized terms in this Amendment and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note.
WHEREAS, on April 6, 2023, AAI and Esousa amended the Note pursuant to which AAI agreed to make a payment of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) towards the outstanding Principal on Esousa’s Note on each of April 18, 2023 and April 27, 2023 (the “April Payments”), which April Payments were not made.
WHEREAS, as of April 18, 2023, the outstanding amount owed on the Note was Ten Million Four Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Seven Dollars and Forty-Three Cents ($10,429,597.43), representing an outstanding Principal Amount of Ten Million Two Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($10,285,321.14) and accrued but unpaid interest of One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and Twenty-Nine Cents ($144,276.29).
WHEREAS, AAI has agreed to pay Esousa an extension fee of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) (the “Extension Fee”).
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2022, AAI, together with its subsidiaries, BitNile, Inc. (“BNI”) and Ault Lending, LLC (“Ault Lending” and together with AAI and BNI, the “Grantors”), entered into a security agreement (the ‘Security Agreement”) with Esousa, in its capacity as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Grantors gave the Agent a security interest in certain of its collateral, including twelve thousand (12,000) Antminers (the “Miners”).
WHEREAS, AAI and Esousa desire to amend (i) the Note to extend the April Payment date and (ii) the Security Agreement to increase the number of Miners by two thousand (2,000) to fourteen thousand (14,000).
WHEREAS, AAI and Esousa desire to amend the (i) the Note in certain respects to, (A) extend the April Payments dates, and (B) revise the Principal Amount of the Note owed as of April 18, 2023, increased by the Extension Fee being added thereto pursuant to the terms of this Amendment, and (ii) Security Agreement to increase the number of Miners by two thousand (2,000) to fourteen thousand (14,000).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. The first paragraph on page 1 of the Note is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“For value received, AULT ALLIANCE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Maker” or the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Esousa Group Holdings LLC (the “Holder”), in accordance with the terms hereinafter provided, the principal amount of Ten Million Six Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Seven Dollars and Forty-Three Cents ($10,629,597.43) (the “Principal Amount”).”
2. The second paragraph on page 1 of the Note is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“All payments under or pursuant to this Original Issuance Discount Senior Secured Promissory Note (this “Note”) shall be made in United States Dollars in immediately available funds to the Holder at the address of the Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as hereinafter defined) or at such other place as the Holder may designate from time to time in writing to the Maker or by wire transfer of funds to the Holder’s account, instructions for which are attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Company shall be obligated to make payments to the Investor as provided herein. The Outstanding Balance of this Note shall be due and payable on May 31, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”) or at such earlier time as provided herein; provided, that the Holder, in its sole discretion, may extend the Maturity Date to any date after the original Maturity Date; and provided, further that to the extent the Maker has paid at least $7,700,000 towards the Note between April 18, 2023 and May 31, 2023, the Maturity Date shall be automatically extended until June 30, 2023. In the event that the Maturity Date shall fall on Saturday or Sunday, such Maturity Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day. All calculations made pursuant to this Note shall be rounded down to three decimal places.”
3. Section 3.1(f) of the Note is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“(f) Repayment of This Note. The Company shall make a payment of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) towards the outstanding Principal on Esousa’s Note on each of April 26, 2023, May 2, 2023 and May 8, 2023. The Company shall also make payments within two (2) Business Days after receipt of funds to the Investors on a pari passu basis equal to the net proceeds, if any, generated from the sale of marketable securities by Ault Lending, LLC including, without limitation, the Mullen Securities (as defined in the Security Agreement). The Company shall also make payments to the Investors equal to eighty percent (80%) of the net proceeds generated from the sale of Capital Stock, but excluding the sale of Capital Stock from (i) transactions involving sales of securities to Ault & Company, Inc., provided, however, that in any transaction pursuant to this subsection (i), the Company shall be obligated to repay 50% of the net proceeds towards the Note. or (ii) a transaction in which the Designated Property is pledged or provided as collateral to secure the financing, provided, however, that in any transaction pursuant to this subsection (ii), the Company shall be obligated to repay $5,000,000 of this Note from the net proceeds. Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has no outstanding Indebtedness (all such Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement is hereinafter referred to as the “Existing Debt” and is collectively referred to herein as the “Permitted Indebtedness”). The Company shall not make any voluntary cash prepayments on any Indebtedness at any time while any amounts are owing under the Note other than with respect to the Existing Debt or cash payments the Company is required to make pursuant to the express terms thereof existing on the date hereof. Neither the Company nor any Private Subsidiary shall incur any Indebtedness without the express written consent of the Investor.”
4. Section 2(a) of the Security Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“(a) Fourteen thousand (14,000) Antminers, including: (a) all additions, replacements of and substitutions for all or any part of the foregoing property; (b) all records and data and embedded software relating to the foregoing property; and (c) all Proceeds including all Cash Proceeds and Noncash Proceeds (including any insurance proceeds), and products of any and all of the foregoing Collateral thereof (collectively, the “Mining Collateral”). The Mining Collateral shall not include any Bitcoin mined from the Mining Collateral. The serial numbers of the miners that constitute the Mining Collateral are and, in the future, shall be set forth on Schedule XII hereto, which may be amended from time to time by the Grantors to add additional miners upon prior written notice to the Collateral Agent, and may be amended from time to time to remove miners upon ten (10) days prior written notice to, and the consent of, the Collateral Agent;”.
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5. Schedule XII to the Security Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Exhibit A attached to this Amendment.
6. For agreeing to enter into this Amendment, AAI agrees to pay Esousa the Extension Fee, which Extension Fee has been added to the Principal Amount of the Note as reflected in Section 1 above.
7. Notwithstanding the date of execution hereunder, this Amendment shall be deemed effective as of April 18, 2023, and Esousa confirms and acknowledges that no Event of Default occurred under the Note as a result of any lapse of time between April 18, 2023 and the date of execution of this Amendment.
8. Each of Ault & Company, Inc., BitNile, Inc., Ault Lending, LLC and Milton C. Ault, III (each, a “Guarantor”) hereby ratifies, confirms, and acknowledges that its obligations under the Guaranty, dated as of December 16, 2022 executed by each of them in favor of Esousa Group Holdings LLC, as Agent (the “Guaranty”) are in full force and effect and that such Guarantor continues to unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the full and punctual payment, when due, whether at stated maturity or earlier by acceleration or otherwise, of all of the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty), as such Guaranteed Obligations may have been amended by this Amendment.
9. This Amendment shall be binding on the Holder and all of its successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted transferees.
10. Except as amended hereby, the Note and Security Agreement shall remain unmodified and is hereby ratified in all respects.
11. This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including by electronic or facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
[signature page follows]
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Agreed this 1st day of May, 2023. |
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| AULT ALLIANCE, INC. | ESOUSA GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC | |||||
| By: | By: | |||||
| William B. Horne | Michael Wachs | |||||
| Chief Executive Officer | Managing Member | |||||
Solely for purposes of Section 8 hereof:
| AULT & COMPANY, INC. | BITNILE, INC. | |||||
| By: | By: | |||||
| Milton C. Ault, III | William B. Horne | |||||
| Chief Executive Officer | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
| AULT LENDING, LLC | MILTON C. AULT, III | |||||
| By: | By: | |||||
| David J. Katzoff | ||||||
Manager |
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SCHEDULE A
LIST OF MINERS
[see attached excel spreadsheet]
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, William B. Horne, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Ault Alliance, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Dated: May 22, 2023
| /s/ William B. Horne | |
| Name: William B. Horne | |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Kenneth S. Cragun, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Ault Alliance, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Dated: May 22, 2023
| /s/ Kenneth S. Cragun | |
| Name: Kenneth S. Cragun | |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Accounting Officer) |
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the quarterly report of Ault Alliance, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
| Date: May 22, 2023 | ||
| By: /s/ William B. Horne | ||
| Name: William B. Horne | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: May 22, 2023 | ||
| By: /s/ Kenneth S. Cragun | ||
| Name: Kenneth S. Cragun | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Accounting Officer) |