NOTE 9 – PREFERRED STOCK

On May 18, 2021, we filed a Certificate of Designations (the “Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to establish the preferences, voting powers, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications, terms and conditions of redemption and other terms and conditions of the Series A Preferred Stock.

The Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”), as to dividend rights and rights as to the distribution of assets upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, ranks: (1) senior to all classes or series of common stock and to all other capital stock issued by the Company expressly designated as ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock; (2) on parity with any future class or series of the Company’s capital stock expressly designated as ranking on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock; (3) junior to any future class or series of the Company’s capital stock expressly designated as ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock; and (4) junior to all the Company’s existing and future indebtedness.

The Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and is not subject to mandatory redemption or any sinking fund. In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, the holders of shares for the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to be paid out of the Company’s assets legally available for distribution to its stockholders (i.e., after satisfaction of all the Company’s liabilities to creditors, if any) an amount equal to $25.00 per share of the Series A Preferred Stock, plus any amount equal to any accumulated and unpaid dividends to the date of payment before any distribution or payment may be made to holders of shares of common stock or any other class of or series of the Company’s capital stock ranking, as to rights to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, junior to the Series A Preferred Stock.

We pay cumulative cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee of our Board of Directors), only out of funds legally available for payment of dividends. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock accrue on the stated amount of $25.00 per share of the Series A Preferred Stock at a rate per annum equal to 8.75% (equivalent to $2.1875 per year), payable quarterly in arrears. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock declared by our Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee of our Board of Directors) are payable quarterly in arrears on or around March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15.

Generally, the Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable by the Company prior to May 18, 2026. However, upon a change of control or de-listing event (each as defined in the Certificate of Designations), the Company will have a special option to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock for a limited period of time.

Preferred dividends accumulated as of March 31, 2026 were $127,604.

Preferred dividends accumulated as of March 31, 2025 were $136,111.