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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

8. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Legal Claims

 

The Company may be subject to legal claims and actions from time to time as part of its business activities. As of June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company was not subject to any pending or threatened legal claims or actions.

 

External Risks Associated with the Company’s Business Activities

 

 

Contract for Sale of Securities

 

The Company entered into an agreement to sell equity securities to investors totaling $697,246, and as of December 31, 2022 certain conditions for completing the sale transaction had not yet occurred. The Company recorded the value of these securities on its balance sheet as Investment securities at fair value of $632,851 and recorded the commitment to sell the equity securities in Prepaid expenses and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The change in fair value as of December 31, 2022, of $64,395 was recorded in other operating income on the consolidated statements of operations. The transaction was completed on January 18, 2023.

 

Net Capital Requirement (Public Ventures)

 

Public Ventures is subject to the uniform net capital rule (SEC Rule 15c3-1) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which requires both the maintenance of minimum net capital and the maintenance of maximum ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital. At June 30, 2023 and 2022, Public Ventures had net capital of $3,437,434 and $2,849,092, respectively, which was $3,187,434 and $2,599,092 in excess of the minimum $250,000, as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c3-1.

 

At June 30, 2023, the Company’s ratio of aggregate indebtedness of $118,670 to net capital was 0.03 to 1, as compared to the maximum of a 15 to 1 allowable ratio of a broker dealer. Minimum net capital is based upon the greater of the statutory minimum net capital of $250,000 or 6 2/3% of aggregate indebtedness, which was calculated as $7,911 at June 30, 2023.

 

The requirement to comply with the Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1 may limit Public Ventures’ ability to issue dividends to its parent company.

 

Indemnification Provisions

 

Public Ventures has agreed to indemnify its clearing brokers for losses that the clearing brokers may sustain from the accounts of customers. Should a customer not fulfill its obligation on a transaction, Public Ventures may be required to buy or sell securities at prevailing market prices in the future on behalf of its customer. The indemnification obligations of Public Ventures to its clearing brokers have no maximum amount. All unsettled trades at June 30, 2023 and 2022 have subsequently settled with no resulting material liability to Public Ventures, LLC. For the six-months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, Public Ventures had no material loss due to counterparty failure and had no obligations outstanding under the indemnification arrangement as of June 30, 2023 and 2022.

 

 

Invizyne Funding Requirements

 

The Company has entered into a funding agreement (the “Funding Agreement”) to purchase shares in Invizyne up to a maximum of $5,000,000 at a pre-determined purchase price, subject to continuing financial covenants being met. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, $5,000,000, the maximum amount, and $3,644,930 has been funded, bringing the ownership interest of the Company in Invizyne to 58.5% and 56.1% at June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company waived its 10% cash fee relative to the Funding Agreement in exchange for other modifications. As a condition of the Funding Agreement, warrants to purchase 197,628 shares of Invizyne common stock were issuable (the “Funding Warrants”), which vest as amounts are funded. Through June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, 249,978 and 144,071, respectively, of Funding Warrants have vested. These warrants are eliminated in consolidation.