Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2025 | |||
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Operating Leases
As of December 31, 2025, the Company maintained approximately 200 square feet of office space which is leased on an annual basis at a rate of approximately $3,000 per month.
Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was approximately $58,000 and $141,000, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expense in the accompanying statements of operations. Rental payments are expensed in the statements of operations in the period to which they relate. Scheduled rent increases, if any, are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Pending or Threatened Claims
The Company may periodically be involved in legal proceedings and regulatory matters arising in the ordinary course of business, including contractual disputes, employment-related matters, and other commercial legal matters. Legal fees and other defense costs incurred in connection with such matters are recorded in operating expenses as incurred in the period incurred, within general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations. Reimbursements from insurance carriers, if any, related to legal defense costs are recognized when recovery is considered probable and reasonably estimable. Insurance recoveries, when recognized, are recorded separately from the related legal expense and are not offset against legal costs in the statements of operations.
Existing Pending or Threatened Claims
Global Leisure Partners, LLC, and Blackwatch Advisors, LLC vs. Super League Enterprise, Inc. On January 26, 2026, a complaint was filed against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by Global Leisure Partners, LLC and Blackwatch Advisors, LLC (the “Plaintiff”). Formal service of process on the complaint occurred on February 12, 2026. The complaint alleges, among other things, breach of contract and related claims arising from the Company’s completion of a series of financing transactions during the fiscal year. The Plaintiff seeks unspecified damages, together with interest, attorneys’ fees and other relief.
The Company believes the claims are wholly without merit and intends to vigorously defend the action. Based on the Company’s assessment of the facts currently known, and after consultation with outside legal counsel, the Company believes that the likelihood of a material loss is remote. Accordingly, no liability has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements as of December 31, 2025. Litigation is inherently uncertain, and while the Company believes the claims lack merit, an unfavorable outcome could occur. However, at this time, the Company does not see the need to, nor can it reasonably estimate any possible loss or range of loss associated with this matter.
Settlement of Pending or Threatened Claims
Pioneer Capital Anstalt. In May 2024, the Company settled a dispute concerning the interpretation of certain financial terms contained within the Series AA and Series AA-2 Preferred Stock certificates of designation filed in connection with the Series AA and Series AA-2 Preferred Stock Offerings (“Pioneer Settlement”). Pioneer Capital Anstalt (“Pioneer”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking monetary damages and specific performance concerning the interpretation and calculation of certain financial terms applicable to Pioneer’s additional investment rights agreements acquired in connection with Pioneer’s participation in the Series AA and Series AA-2 Preferred Stock Offerings (“Pioneer AA AIRs”) (“Pioneer Action”). In order to avoid further expense, costs, and time to litigate the action, the Parties resolved the dispute, resulting in the modification of the conversion price and conversion floor price applicable to the Pioneer AA AIRs from prices ranging from $113.16 to $156.48, down to prices ranging from $22.63 to $31.30, and the extension of the exercise term for the Pioneer AA AIRs for a period of six (6) months. The modifications to the Pioneer AIRs resulted in an incremental increase in fair value totaling $213,000 which was included as a noncash legal settlement charge in general and administrative expense in the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024. As a result of the reduction of the Pioneer AA AIRs conversion price, total common shares underlying the modified Pioneer AA AIRs increased from 777 to 3,882 shares.
In addition, in connection with the settlement, the Company issued to Pioneer 1,146 shares of restricted common stock valued at $516,000 on the dates of issuance, which was included as a noncash legal settlement charge in general and administrative expense in the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024. In connection with the Pioneer Settlement, Pioneer filed a notice of dismissal regarding the Action.
The Company utilized an option pricing model, employing the back solve method for purposes of determining the implied common stock value of the Company for input into a Black Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of the Pioneer AA AIRs immediately before and after the modifications described above, using Level 3 inputs. Weighted average assumptions utilized in the Black Scholes option pricing model included a $10.32 implied common stock price, conversion prices ranging from $22.63 to $156.48 (based on the applicable original and modified preferred stock conversion prices), risk free interest rates ranging from 5.13% to 5.36%, terms ranging from years to 1.02 years and volatility assumptions ranging from 80% to 93%.
Other
As described above, the Note Holders made a series of investments in the Company during the period commencing January 2021 and culminating in the issuance of the Notes, which were paid in full in the first quarter of 2023. During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Note Holders made certain claims arising from an interpretation of certain rights that the Note Holders had pursuant to the terms of SPA. On March 12, 2024, the Company and the Note Holders (the “Parties”) executed a Mutual General Release and Settlement Agreement (the “Note Holder Settlement Agreement”) settling all claims between the Parties with respect to the SPA. In consideration for the Note Holder Settlement Agreement, the Company agreed to issue the Parties an aggregate amount of 41,667 shares of common stock (the “Settlement Payment”). The Company accrued the fair value of the Settlement Payment as of December 31, 2023 (based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2023) resulting in a settlement expense of $760,000 which was included in general and administrative expense in the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company issued the 41,667 shares of common stock on March 19, 2024, which were valued at $22.20 per share (the closing price of the Company’s common stock on March 19, 2024), or $924,000, resulting in additional noncash settlement expense of $164,000, which was included in general and administrative expense in the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Related Party Transactions
Note Purchase Agreement. On November 19, 2024, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with a non-employee member of the Board, as described at Note 6.
Consulting Agreement. In May 2018, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a member of the Board, pursuant to which the board member provides the Company with strategic advice and planning services for which he receives a cash payment of $7,500 per month from the Company. The consulting agreement had an initial term ending December 31, 2019, and was extended for successive -year periods upon mutual agreement of the board member and the Company through to fiscal year 2024. The term of the consulting agreement ended effective December 31, 2024. Total consulting expense under the agreement totaled $90,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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