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Note 11 - Equity

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Note 11 - Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

11.

Equity

 

As discussed in Note 10, Platinum and the Company settled their dispute and Platinum’s lawsuit was dismissed in January 2022. As part of the settlement, Platinum returned their six shares of MT Preferred Stock, representing 60% of the noncontrolling interest in MT, to the Company. Prior to the settlement, the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest in MT was $731,299. As a result of the settlement and the return of six shares of MT Preferred Stock, the Company recorded a reduction of the noncontrolling interest in MT and an increase in additional paid-in capital of $438,779.

 

On January 31, 2022, pursuant to the Certificate of Designations of the Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock dated March 2, 2021 (“Series E Preferred Stock”), the holder of the Series E Preferred Stock, John K. Scott, Jr., notified the Company that he was exercising his option to extend the Conversion Deadline (as defined therein) for an additional period of six months. See Note 16.

 

During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we issued 53,238 and 30,018 shares of our Common Stock as matching contributions to our 401(k) Plan, which were valued at $44,720 and $76,846, respectively.

 

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2022, we issued 16,632 shares of our Common Stock to our employees as partial payment in lieu of cash for their 2021 bonuses, which were valued at $16,965.