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Related Parties
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Parties

NOTE 18 – RELATED PARTIES

Centre Lane Partners

Centre Lane Partners has provided, and continues to provide, funding to assist the Company with its liquidity needs through the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility.

In connection with the Twenty-First Amendment, on December 26, 2024, the Company issued 5,001,991 shares of common stock of the Company to BV Agency, LLC, an entity beneficially owned by Centre Lane Partners. In connection with the Twenty-Third Amendment, on September 30, 2025, the Company issued an additional 2,832,485 shares of common stock of the Company to Centre Lane Partners. In connection with the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, on December 31, 2025, the Company issued an additional 2,870,792 shares of common stock of the Company to Centre Lane Partners. In connection with the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, on March 31, 2026, the Company issued an additional 2,922,566 shares of the common stock, to Centre Lane Partners.

BV Agency, LLC, and Centre Lane Partners own approximately 14.4% and 12.9% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, respectively.

SEC rules define a related party as including (i) any director or executive officer of the Company, or any immediate family member thereof, (ii) any director nominee, or any immediate family member thereof, and (iii) a 5% or greater shareholder of the Company, or any immediate family member thereof. As a result, BV Agency, LLC, and Centre Lane Partners together are considered to be related parties of the Company. Through March 31, 2026, the Company has entered into 25 amendments to the Credit Agreement between itself and Centre Lane Partners.

The total related party debt owed to Centre Lane Partners was $88.2 million and $86.1 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. See Note 10, Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for details on this facility.

Preferred Stock

At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there was an accrued unpaid preference dividend of $691,000 and $691,000, respectively. This amount is payable to the Company's former Chairman of the Board, Mr. Kip Speyer, and is included under other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.