NOTE M – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

The Company and its subsidiaries are from time to time involved in ordinary and routine litigation. Management presently believes that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, cash flows or results of operations. Nevertheless, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling could include money damages and, in such event, could result in a material adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations for the period in which the ruling occurs.

Service Provider Agreement

The Company engaged a financial advisor in connection with the Merger Agreement as defined and disclosed in NOTE N – MERGER to assist the Company and to provide certain advisory services. In connection with this arrangement, the Company may be required to pay such financial advisor certain contingent fees related to their services to the extent that certain conditions are met. The contingent fees related to this arrangement are based on (i) a fixed fee that was due and paid upon the delivery of a fairness opinion in January 2026 and (ii) a percentage fee based upon the aggregate transaction value net of the fixed fee in (i) above payable upon the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.