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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Earnout Liability

 

In connection with the Closing, and pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, stockholders of AtlasClear (the “AtlasClear Stockholders”) received merger consideration (the “Merger Consideration Shares”) consisting of 74,000 shares of Common Stock. In addition, the AtlasClear Stockholders were entitled to receive up to 5,944,444 shares of Common Stock (the “Earn Out Shares”) upon certain milestones (based on the achievement of certain price targets of Common Stock following the Closing). The milestones were not met during the first 18 months following the Closing, and as such the price target Earn Out Shares will not be issued. Atlas FinTech will also receive up to $20 million of shares of Common Stock (“Software Products Earn Out Shares”), which will be issued to Atlas FinTech upon certain milestones based on the achievement of certain revenue targets of software products contributed to AtlasClear by Atlas FinTech and Atlas Financial Technologies Corp. following the Closing. The revenue targets will be measured yearly for five years following the Closing, with no catch-up between the years. The Earn Out provision was analyzed under ASC 480 and ASC 815. The Software Products Earn Out Shares Payments in this transaction are within the scope of ASC 480 and therefore have been accounted for as a liability.

 

As of March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2025 the fair value of the earnout liability was $689,000 and $11,369,000, respectively. As a result of the delay in the Company’s planned acquisition of Commercial Bancorp of Wyoming (“Commercial Bancorp”), the Company has not yet been able to implement the targets of software product revenue under the earnout. As such, management has revisited its revenue targets through the earnout period, resulting in a significant reduction in the estimated value attributed to the Software Product Earn Out Shares. See Note 13 Fair Value Measurements for additional information.

 

 

ATLASCLEAR HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2026

(Unaudited)

 

Employment Agreements

 

On September 19, 2025, the Company entered into employment agreements and amendments to employment agreements with each of John Schaible, the Company’s Executive Chairman, and Craig Ridenhour, the Company’s President, and on September 24, 2025, the Company entered into second amendments to such agreements with each such officer.

 

The employment agreements with Mr. Schaible and Mr. Ridenhour, as amended by such amendments (as so amended, the “Schaible Employment Agreement” and the “Ridenhour Employment Agreement,” respectively) provide for the employment of Mr. Schaible and Mr. Ridenhour as Executive Chairman and President, respectively, reporting to the Board, for an initial term of three years, subject to automatic successive one-year renewals unless either party provides written notice of non-renewal at least 60 days’ prior to the end of the then-current term. Each executive is entitled to receive an initial annual base salary of $400,000, subject to review at least annually and increase to $450,000 and $500,000 in the second and third years of the term, respectively. In addition, each executive is entitled to receive (i) a one-time cash signing bonus of $300,000, of which one-third was payable immediately and the balance is payable upon the earlier of (a) a minimum qualified cumulative financing of $5 million or (b) one-third at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025 and one-third at the end of the first quarter of 2026; and (ii) one-time stock grants of 700,000 shares and 286,842 shares on signing and July 1, 2026, respectively, in each case to vest on June 30 of the year following the grant and subject to stockholder approval of an increase in the number of shares issuable under the equity incentive plan. Each executive is also entitled to receive an annual bonus, provided that the Company is profitable and determined at the discretion of the board, annual equity awards under the Company’s equity incentive plan, and up to five5 stock awards, each in an amount equal to 1% of the total number of the Company’s outstanding shares, vesting over three years, in the event the Company’s stock trading price reaches the following 10-day volume weighted average prices: $0.75, $1.00, $1.24, $1.49 and $1.74.

 

On September 24, 2025, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Sandip Patel (the “Patel Employment Agreement”), a member of the Board, pursuant to which Mr. Patel is employed as the Company’s General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer, reporting to the Board, for an initial term of three years, subject to automatic successive one-year renewals unless either party provides written notice of non-renewal at least 60 days’ prior to the end of the then-current term. Mr. Patel is entitled to receive an initial annual base salary of $350,000, subject to review at least annually and increase to $400,000 and $450,000 in the second and third years of the term, respectively. In addition, Mr. Patel is entitled to receive a one-time cash signing bonus of $250,000, of which one-third was payable immediately and the balance is payable upon the earlier of (a) a minimum qualified cumulative financing of $5 million or (b) one-third at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025 and one-third at the end of the first quarter of 2026. Mr. Patel is also entitled to receive an annual bonus, provided that the Company is profitable and determined at the discretion of the board, annual equity awards under the Company’s equity incentive plan, and up to five stock awards, each in an amount equal to 0.5% of the total number of the Company’s outstanding shares, vesting over three years, in the event the Company’s stock trading price reaches the following 10-day volume weighted average prices: $0.75, $1.00, $1.24, $1.49 and $1.74.

 

Refer to Note 13 for discussion regarding stock based compensation. As of March 31, 2026 the Company paid the one time signing bonuses for a total of $850,000 under the employment agreements discussed above.

 

Commercial Bancorp Share Purchase Agreement

 

On February 5, 2026, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Commercial Bancorp, and each of the shareholders of Commercial Bancorp (collectively, the “Sellers”). The Purchase Agreement provides for the Company to acquire (the “Acquisition”) from the Sellers all of the outstanding shares (the “Shares”) of common stock of Commercial Bancorp, which is the owner of all of the outstanding stock of Farmers State Bank, a Wyoming state-chartered member bank (the “Bank”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As previously disclosed, the Company had previously entered into an agreement and plan of merger, as amended, to acquire Commercial Bancorp, which agreement has expired in accordance with its terms.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to purchase the Shares from the Sellers for consideration consisting of a combination of cash and shares Common Stock, with the total amount of consideration to be determined based on (i) each Seller’s election to receive cash, shares of Common Stock, or a combination thereof, (ii) the adjusted book value of the operational portion of the equity capital of Commercial Bancorp as of the closing of the Acquisition (the “CB Closing”), determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement (the “ABV”), (iii) the value of the existing building and land comprising the physical location of the Bank (the “Premises”), and (iv) Commercial Bancorp’s net operating loss as reflected on its most recent tax return prior to the CB Closing, multiplied by the maximum corporate federal income tax rate in effect as of the date of the CB Closing (the “NOL Tax Benefit”). Each Seller may elect (the “Election”) to receive an amount equal to any of the following three options: (i) three times such Seller’s pro rata portion of the ABV, plus such Seller’s pro rata portion of the value of the Premises and the NOL Tax Benefit, payable one-third in cash and two-thirds in shares of Common Stock; (ii) two times such Seller’s pro rata portion of the ABV, plus such Seller’s pro rata portion of the value of the Premises and the NOL Tax Benefit, payable entirely in cash; or (iii) three times such Seller’s pro rata portion of the ABV, plus such Seller’s pro rata portion of the value of the Premises and the NOL Tax Benefit, payable entirely in shares of Common Stock. The Company has made an earnest money deposit payment in the amount of $100,000 to Commercial Bancorp, which deposit will be applied to the cash portion of the consideration payable at the CB Closing or, if the CB Closing does not occur under certain circumstances, retained by Commercial Bancorp.

 

 

ATLASCLEAR HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2026

(Unaudited)

 

The shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement will be valued based on either the closing price of the Common Stock on the date of execution of the Purchase Agreement ($0.23), or on the business day immediately preceding the date of the CB Closing, at each Seller’s option. The Company has agreed to file with the SEC, by the later of 90 days following the date of the Purchase Agreement and ten business days following the deadline for each Seller to make an Election, a resale registration statement with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Resale Registration Statement”).

 

The obligations of each of the Sellers and the Company under the Purchase Agreement are subject to specified conditions, including, among other matters: (i) the receipt of all required regulatory approvals, (ii) the Resale Registration Statement having been declared effective by the SEC, such that all shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement shall be registered for resale and freely tradeable, (iii) the receipt of certain specified third-party consents, and (iv) the absence of any injunctions being entered into or law being adopted that would make the Acquisition illegal.

 

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of Commercial Bancorp and the Bank, the Sellers and the Company. It also contains customary covenants, including (i) covenants providing for each of the parties to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Acquisition to be consummated and to receive all required regulatory approvals, including from the Federal Reserve Board and the Wyoming Division of Banking, (ii) covenants providing for Commercial Bancorp and the Bank to carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary course of business, and to refrain from taking certain actions, during the period between the execution of the Purchase Agreement and the CB Closing, and (ii) granting the Company observation rights with respect to meetings of the boards of directors of Commercial Bancorp and the Bank during the between the execution of the Purchase Agreement and the CB Closing. Commercial Bancorp, the Bank and the Sellers have also agreed not to initiate, solicit, encourage or otherwise facilitate the making of any proposal or offer relating to alternate transactions or, engage in any discussions or negotiations with respect to alternate transactions.

 

The Purchase Agreement contains termination rights for each of the Sellers and the Company, including, without limitation, in the event that (i) any governmental entity issues a non-appealable final order denying approval of the Acquisition; (ii) the Acquisition is not consummated within two years of the execution of the Purchase, subject to extension under certain circumstances; or (iii) the other party breaches its representations, warranties or covenants under the Purchase Agreement which would give rise to the failure of a closing condition and such breach is not cured with 30-days of receipt of written notice of such breach.

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

On the Closing Date, in connection with the Closing, the Company entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers, which provide for indemnification and advancements by the Company of certain expenses and costs under certain circumstances. The indemnification agreements provide that AtlasClear Holdings will indemnify each of its directors and executive officers against any and all expenses incurred by that director or executive officer because of his or her status as a director or officer of AtlasClear Holdings, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws.

 

Wilson-Davis

 

On February 27, 2018, an extended hearing panel of the Department of Enforcement of FINRA, Office of Hearing Officers, issued its decision ordering Wilson-Davis to pay fines aggregating $1.47 million for violations of the applicable short sales and anti-money laundering rules. Wilson-Davis appealed the decision to the National Adjudicatory Council (“NAC”). On December 19, 2019, NAC issued its decision ordering that the fines be reduced by $205,000 to an aggregate of $1.265 million. Wilson-Davis made a timely appeal to the SEC to hear the case. On December 28, 2023, the SEC issued a ruling affirming the findings of violations and remanding the matter back to FINRA to reconsider the appropriate sanctions in light of the SEC decision. On July 10, 2025, the NAC reduced the fines to an aggregate of $490,000. The Company made a timely appeal of the decision to the SEC. Pursuant to FINRA Rules, the Company’s timely appeal of the decision to the SEC deferred the effectiveness of the findings and sanctions. Due to the disparity in the range of fines of similar cases, the Company believes that the final amount is not reasonably estimable. The Company has booked a contingent liability totaling $100,000 which represents the estimated low end of the possible range of fines.

 

 

ATLASCLEAR HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2026

(Unaudited)