NOTE 10 — LEASES

Operating leases — The Company leases its office space under operating leases with unrelated entities.

Prior to November 2024, the Company leased 21,293 square feet of office space for its headquarters in Torrance, California, at a base rental of $90,069 per month pursuant to lease, as amended which was to expire on September 30, 2026. In November 2024, the lease was amended to, among other things, reduce the leased space to 4,639 square feet at a base rental of $18,556 per month and to provide for the upfront payment of approximately $58,483 to fund the cost of demising work on the former leased space. The amended lease became effective on April 2, 2025 and will expire on April 1, 2030. In addition, the Company leases 1,163 square feet of office space in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which lease will expire on June 19, 2026.

The lease expense during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was approximately $249,000 and $301,000, respectively.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had an operating lease right-of-use asset of $1.3 million and lease liability of $3.2 million reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The weighted average remaining term of the Company’s leases as of March 31, 2025 was 1.5 years and the weighted-average discount rate was 12.9%.