Note 9 - Contractual interests in legal recoveries

Interest in Electrum Partners, LLC legal recovery

Electrum was the plaintiff in a certain legal action captioned Electrum Partners, LLC, Plaintiff, and Aurora Cannabis Inc., Defendant, in the Supreme Court of British Columbia (“Litigation”). See Note 10 in the Company’s Annual Report for the period ended December 31, 2022 on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2023 for a discussion regarding the Company’s former interest in the Litigation.

On November 18, 2022, Electrum repaid $459,990 to the Company pursuant to a certain November 14, 2022 Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release, following the Company’s October 21, 2022 lawsuit against Electrum and the escrow agent in the County of San Mateo. The Company applied $196,666 to the Recovery Purchase Agreement, $200,000 to the Capital Agreements, and the remaining $63,324 to its $194,028 equity interest in Electrum, resulting in a net $130,704 loss on the Company’s March 12, 2014 and April 27, 2017 equity investments in Electrum at December 31, 2022.