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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13

OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

Commission File No. 001-39471

HERITAGE GLOBAL INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Florida | 59-2291344
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
12625 High Bluff Drive, Suite 305, San Diego, CA | 92130
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code)

(858) 847-0659

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value | HGBL | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer |  | ☐ |  | Accelerated filer |  | ☐
Non-accelerated filer |  | ☒ |  | Smaller reporting company |  | 
|  |  |  | Emerging growth company |  | ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements
of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes  No 

The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2022, was approximately $42.3 million. As of March 1, 2023, there were 36,932,177 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.

Explanatory Note

Heritage Global Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) on Form 10-K to amend our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2023 (the “Original Filing”), for the sole purpose of correcting the date of the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Baker Tilly US, LLP and the date of the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm within the Consent of Baker Tilly US, LLP, filed as an exhibit to the Original Filing. In addition, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, new certifications by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed as exhibits to this Amendment No. 1.

This Amendment No. 1 includes: Item 8 of Part II, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in its entirety and without change from the Original Filing other than the correction of the signing date of the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Baker Tilly US, LLP; and Item 15 of Part IV, including Exhibit 23.2, which includes the correct date of the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm within the Consent of Baker Tilly US, LLP.

Except as otherwise expressly noted above, this Amendment No. 1 does not amend, update or change any other disclosures in the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and our other filings with the SEC.

Item 8. Financial Statemen ts and Supplementary Data.

Our consolidated financial statements required by this Item are included herein, commencing on page F-1.

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Fina ncial Statement Schedules

(a)
The following financial statements and those financial statement schedules required by “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” hereof are filed as part of this Report:
1.
Financial Statements:

Report of UHY LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 1195)

Report of Baker Tilly US, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 23)

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021

Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

2.
Financial Statement Schedules:

These schedules are omitted because they are not required, or are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

(b)
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report:

Exhibit Number |  | Title of Exhibit
3.1 |  | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (restated for filing purposes only) (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 9, 2020 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
3.2 |  | Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-39471) filed on September 30, 2020).
4.1 |  | Warrant Agreement by and between Heritage Global Inc. and Napier Park Industrial Asset Acquisition, LP effective as of March 19, 2019 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 25, 2019 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2 |  | Description of Securities (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Annual Report on form 10-K filed on March 8, 2021 (File No. 001-39471), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.1* |  | 2003 Stock Option and Appreciation Rights Plan (filed as Appendix E to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on October 31, 2003 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.2* |  | 2010 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 24, 2011 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.3* |  | Form of Option Grant for Options Granted Under 2003 Stock Option and Appreciation Rights Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2016 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.4* |  | Form of Option Grant for Options Granted Under 2010 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.29 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2011 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.5* |  | Stock option grant notice to Ross Dove effective February 29, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2016 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.6* |  | Stock option grant notice to Kirk Dove effective February 29, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2016 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.7* |  | Management Services Agreement between Heritage Global Inc. and Street Capital, effective as of May 1, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2014 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).

10.8 |  | Stock Purchase Agreement between Heritage Global Inc., National Loan Exchange, Inc., and David Ludwig, signed on June 2, 2014 and effective as of May 31, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 6, 2014 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.9 |  | Promissory Note by and between Heritage Global Inc. and Harvey Frisch, effective as of June 19, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2016 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.10 |  | Renewed Note to the Promissory Note by and between Heritage Global Inc. and Harvey Frisch dated June 19, 2014, effective as of December 31, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2016 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.11 |  | Second Renewed Note to the Promissory Note by and between Heritage Global Inc. and Harvey Frisch dated June 19, 2014, effective as of January 15, 2016 (filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2016 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.12* |  | Employment Agreement between Ross Dove and Heritage Global Partners, Inc. effective as of February 29, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2016 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.13* |  | Employment Agreement between Kirk Dove and Heritage Global Partners, Inc. effective as of February 29, 2012. (filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2016 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.14* |  | Employment Agreement between James Sklar and Heritage Global Partners, Inc. effective as of June 23, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2016 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.15* |  | Employment Agreement between David Ludwig and National Loan Exchange, Inc. effective as of May 31, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2016 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.16 |  | Secured Promissory Note by and between Heritage Global Inc. and The Dove Holdings Corporations, effective as of December 23, 2016 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 27, 2016 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.17* |  | Form of Option Grant for Options Granted Under Heritage Global Inc. 2016 Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2018 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.18* |  | 2016 Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2018 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.19* |  | Addendum to Employment Agreements, effective June 1, 2018, by and between Heritage Global Inc., National Loan Exchange, Inc., Tom Ludwig and David Ludwig (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2018 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.20 |  | Secured Promissory Note by and between Heritage Global Inc. and First Choice Bank, effective as of September 27, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2018 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.21 |  | Business Loan Agreement by and between Heritage Global Inc. and First Choice Bank, effective as of September 27, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2018 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.22 |  | Change in Terms Agreement by and between Heritage Global Inc. and First Choice Bank, effective as of March 29, 2019 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2019 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.23 |  | First Amendment to Business Loan Agreement by and between Heritage Global Inc. and First Choice Bank, effective as of March 29, 2019 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2019 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.24 |  | Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between Equity Partners HG LLC f/k/a Equity Partners CRB, LLC and Kenneth Mann, effective as of September 13, 2019 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 8, 2019 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).

10.25 |  | Promissory Note by and between Heritage Global Inc. and C3bank, National Association, effective as of February 5, 2020 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 14, 2020 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.26 |  | Business Loan Agreement by and between Heritage Global Inc. and C3bank, National Association, effective as of February 5, 2020 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 14, 2020 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.27 |  | Loan Modification Agreement and Reaffirmation of Loan, by and between Heritage Global Inc. and C3bank, National Association, effective as of April 1, 2022 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).
10.28 |  | Commercial Security Agreement by and between Heritage Global Inc. and C3bank, National Association, effective as of February 5, 2020 (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 14, 2020 (File No. 000-17973), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.29* |  | Employment Agreement, by and between Heritage Global, Inc. and Kirk Dove, effective as of September 17, 2020 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2020 (File No. 001-39471), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.30* |  | Amendment to Stock Option Award, by and between Heritage Global, Inc. and Kirk Dove, effective as of September 20, 2020 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2020 (File No. 001-39471), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.31* |  | Separation Agreement, dated March 30, 2021, by and between Heritage Global Inc. and Scott West (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 13, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).
10.32 |  | Business Loan Agreement, dated May 11, 2021, by and between Heritage Global Inc. and C3bank, National Association (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 12, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).
10.33 |  | Promissory Note, dated May 11, 2021, by and between Heritage Global Inc. and C3bank, National Association (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 12, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).
10.34 |  | Commercial Security Agreement, dated May 11, 2014, by and between Heritage Global Inc. and C3bank, National Association (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 12, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).
10.35 |  | Pledge and Security Agreement, dated May 11, 2021, by and between Heritage Global Inc. and C3bank, National Association (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 12, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).
10.36 |  | Side Letter, dated May 5, 2021, by and between Heritage Global Inc. and C3bank, National Association (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 12, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).
10.37 |  | Asset Purchase Agreement, dated August 18, 2021, by and among Heritage ALT LLC, American Laboratory Trading, Inc., Dante LaTerra and Heritage Global Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on August 24, 2021 (File No. 001-39471), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.38 |  | Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated August 18, 2021, between 12 Colton Road, LLC and HG ALT LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 24, 2021 (File No. 001-39471), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.39 |  | Subordinated Promissory Note, dated August 23, 2021, by and among Heritage ALT LLC, American Laboratory Trading, Inc., and Heritage Global Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 24, 2021 (File No. 001-39471), and incorporated herein by reference).
10.40 |  | 2022 Heritage Global Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2022)
10.41 |  | Form of Option Grant for Options to Employees Granted Under 2022 Heritage Global Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.41 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2023, and incorporated by reference).

10.42 |  | Form of Option Grant for Options to Non-employees Granted Under 2022 Heritage Global Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.42 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2023, and incorporated by reference).
10.43 |  | Form of Restricted Stock Grant for Restricted Stock Granted Under 2022 Heritage Global Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.43 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2023, and incorporated by reference).
16.1 |  | Letter from Baker Tilly US, LLP, dated August 9, 2022, regarding change in certifying accountant (filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2022 (File No. 001-39471), and incorporated herein by reference).
21 |  | List of subsidiaries (filed as Exhibit 21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference).
23.1 |  | Consent of UHY LLP
23.2 |  | Consent of Baker Tilly US, LLP.
31.1 |  | Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 |  | Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 |  | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 |  | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
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* Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan required to be filed as an exhibit.

(c)
Financial Statement Schedules

The following Schedules are included in our Financial Statements:

None.

SIGNA TURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

| HERITAGE GLOBAL INC.
| (Registrant)
Dated: February 7, 2024 | By: | /s/ Ross Dove
| Ross Dove, Chief Executive Officer
| (Principal Executive Officer)
| By: | /s/ Brian J. Cobb
| Brian J. Cobb, Chief Financial Officer
| (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature |  | Title |  | Date
/s/ Ross Dove |  | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |  | February 7, 2024
Ross Dove |  |  |  |
/s/ David Ludwig |  | Director |  | February 7, 2024
David Ludwig |  |  |  |
/s/ Michael Hexner |  | Director |  | February 7, 2024
Michael Hexner |  |  |  |
/s/ William Burnham |  | Director |  | February 7, 2024
William Burnham |  |  |  |
/s/ Barbara Sinsley |  | Director |  | February 7, 2024
Barbara Sinsley |  |  |  |
/s/ Kelly Sharpe |  | Director |  | February 7, 2024
Kelly Sharpe |  |  |  |
/s/ Samuel L. Shimer |  | Chairman of the Board of Directors |  | February 7, 2024
Samuel L. Shimer |  |  |  |

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INDEX OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Title of Document

| Page
Report of UHY LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-1
Report of Baker Tilly LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 | F-5
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 | F-6
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 | F-7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 | F-8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-9

REPOR T OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors

of Heritage Global Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Heritage Global Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2022, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Valuation Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets

As described in Notes 2 and 14 to the financial statements, the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and the amounts at which they are carried in the financial statements, based upon the enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company establishes a valuation allowance when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. We identified the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets as a critical audit matter due to the high degree of judgment in projecting the realization of net operating losses.

The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter include the following:

F-1

•
Obtained an understanding of management’s estimate regarding the valuation allowance including the method, assumptions, and data used to develop the estimate by reviewing management prepared memo.
•
Examined the underlying data used in determining the valuation allowance, including historical financial data and prior utilization of net operating losses.
•
Evaluated the Company’s projections of future taxable income for reasonableness.
•
Reviewed tax position and other disclosures related to the tax provision

/s/ UHY LLP

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2022.

West Des Moines, Iowa
March 24, 2023

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors

of Heritage Global Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Heritage Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2021, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

F-2

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS

Critical Audit Matter Description

As described in Notes 2 and 14 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and the amounts at which they are carried in the financial statements, based upon the enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company establishes a valuation allowance when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. We identified the deferred tax assets as a critical audit matter due to the valuation allowance assessment which represents a significant estimate with a high degree of subjectivity.

How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit

The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:

•
Obtained an understanding of management’s estimate regarding the valuation allowance including the method/assumptions/data used to develop the estimate by reviewing management prepared memo.
•
Reviewed the qualification and objectivity of the Company’s outside consultant who assisted in management’s determination of the valuation allowance.
•
Examined the underlying data used in determining the valuation allowance, including historical financial data and future financial projections for reasonableness.
•
Reviewed tax position and other disclosures related to the tax provision.

BUSINESS COMBINATION – FAIR VALUE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Critical Audit Matter Description

As described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company accounted for the American Laboratory Trading acquisition as a business combination and allocated the purchase price amongst the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Auditing the accounting for the acquisition was complex due to the significant estimation uncertainty in determining the fair values of identified intangible assets and liabilities.

We identified the valuation of intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition as a critical audit matter. The fair value estimates were based on underlying assumptions about future performance of the acquired business which involves significant estimation uncertainty.

How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit

The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:

•
Obtained management’s purchase price allocations detailing fair values assigned to acquired tangible and intangible assets.
•
Obtained valuation reports prepared by valuation specialists engaged by management to assist in the purchase price allocations, including determination of fair values assigned to acquired intangible assets, and examined valuation methods used and qualifications of specialist.
•
Engaged auditor valuation specialist to assist audit engagement team in its review of management valuation specialist’s reports, including review of valuation methods, assumptions, and conclusions.

F-3

•
Examined the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data supporting the significant assumptions and estimates used in the valuation reports, including historical and projected financial information.
•
Tested the clerical accuracy of the models.

/s/ BAKER TILLY US, LLP

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2014.

San Diego, California

March 17, 2022

F-4

HERITAGE GLOBAL INC.

CONSOLIDATED B ALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

|  | December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 12,667 |  |  | $ | 13,622 |
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $122 in 2022 and 2021) |  |  | 988 |  |  |  | 2,732 |
Current portion of notes receivable, net |  |  | 4,505 |  |  |  | 2,254 |
Inventory – equipment |  |  | 4,619 |  |  |  | 3,220 |
Other current assets |  |  | 1,113 |  |  |  | 1,456 |
Total current assets |  |  | 23,892 |  |  |  | 23,284 |
Non-current portion of notes receivable, net |  |  | 4,245 |  |  |  | 1,784 |
Equity method investments |  |  | 13,973 |  |  |  | 4,683 |
Right-of-use assets |  |  | 2,776 |  |  |  | 2,694 |
Property and equipment, net |  |  | 1,571 |  |  |  | 1,471 |
Intangible assets, net |  |  | 4,144 |  |  |  | 4,565 |
Goodwill |  |  | 7,446 |  |  |  | 7,446 |
Deferred tax assets |  |  | 9,449 |  |  |  | 4,488 |
Other assets |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 49 |
Total assets |  | $ | 67,560 |  |  | $ | 50,464 |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | $ | 8,924 |  |  | $ | 4,793 |
Payables to sellers |  |  | 3,188 |  |  |  | 6,451 |
Current portion of third party debt |  |  | 3,411 |  |  |  | 2,479 |
Current portion of lease liabilities |  |  | 703 |  |  |  | 501 |
Total current liabilities |  |  | 16,226 |  |  |  | 14,224 |
Non-current portion of third party debt |  |  | 871 |  |  |  | 1,352 |
Non-current portion of lease liabilities |  |  | 2,164 |  |  |  | 2,249 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 19,261 |  |  |  | 17,825 |
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13) |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders’ equity: |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, $10.00 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 565 shares of Series N as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021; with liquidation preference over common stockholders equivalent to $1,000 per share |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 300,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 36,932,177 shares as of December 31, 2022 and 36,574,702 shares as of December 31, 2021 |  |  | 369 |  |  |  | 366 |
Additional paid-in capital |  |  | 293,589 |  |  |  | 293,030 |
Accumulated deficit |  |  | (245,270 | ) |  |  | (260,763 | )
Treasury stock at cost, 243,468 shares as of December 31, 2022 and 0 shares as of December 31, 2021 |  |  | (395 | ) |  |  | — |
Total stockholders’ equity |  |  | 48,299 |  |  |  | 32,639 |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |  | $ | 67,560 |  |  | $ | 50,464 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-5

HERITAGE GLOBAL INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Services revenue |  | $ | 23,419 |  |  | $ | 19,954 |
Asset sales |  |  | 23,495 |  |  |  | 5,838 |
Total revenues |  |  | 46,914 |  |  |  | 25,792 |
Operating costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services revenue |  |  | 4,654 |  |  |  | 4,499 |
Cost of asset sales |  |  | 16,256 |  |  |  | 2,929 |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 21,326 |  |  |  | 14,811 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 536 |  |  |  | 460 |
Total operating costs and expenses |  |  | 42,772 |  |  |  | 22,699 |
Earnings of equity method investments |  |  | 6,978 |  |  |  | (79 | )
Operating income |  |  | 11,120 |  |  |  | 3,014 |
Interest expense, net |  |  | (113 | ) |  |  | (22 | )
Income before income tax benefit |  |  | 11,007 |  |  |  | 2,992 |
Income tax benefit |  |  | (4,486 | ) |  |  | (61 | )
Net income |  | $ | 15,493 |  |  | $ | 3,053 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic |  |  | 36,016,619 |  |  |  | 35,458,938 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted |  |  | 37,097,270 |  |  |  | 36,901,390 |
Net income per share – basic |  | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 0.09 |
Net income per share – diluted |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.08 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-6

HERITAGE GLOBAL INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands of US dollars, except share amounts)

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Additional |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Preferred stock |  |  | Common stock |  |  | paid-in |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Treasury stock |  |  |  |
|  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | capital |  |  | deficit |  |  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2020 |  |  | 568 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  |  | 35,281,183 |  |  | $ | 353 |  |  | $ | 293,400 |  |  | $ | (263,816 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 29,943 |
Issuance of common stock from stock option awards |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,268,399 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | (778 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (765 | )
Issuance of restricted common stock |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 76 |
Issuance of common stock due to conversion of Series N Preferred stock |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 120 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 332 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 332 |
Net income |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,053 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,053 |
Balance as of December 31, 2021 |  |  | 565 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 36,574,702 |  |  |  | 366 |  |  |  | 293,030 |  |  |  | (260,763 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 32,639 |
Issuance of common stock from stock option awards |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 242,475 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22 |
Issuance of restricted common stock |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 115,000 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 133 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 134 |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 406 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 406 |
Repurchase of common stock |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 243,468 |  |  |  | (395 | ) |  |  | (395 | )
Net income |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,493 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,493 |
Balance as of December 31, 2022 |  |  | 565 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  |  | 36,932,177 |  |  | $ | 369 |  |  | $ | 293,589 |  |  | $ | (245,270 | ) |  |  | 243,468 |  |  | $ | (395 | ) |  | $ | 48,299 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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HERITAGE GLOBAL INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEM ENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands of US dollars)

|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 15,493 |  |  | $ | 3,053 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of deferred issuance costs and fees |  |  | 279 |  |  |  | 141 |
Earnings of equity method investments |  |  | (6,978 | ) |  |  | 79 |
Noncash lease expense |  |  | 548 |  |  |  | 532 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 536 |  |  |  | 460 |
Deferred taxes |  |  | (4,961 | ) |  |  | (86 | )
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  | 540 |  |  |  | 408 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 1,744 |  |  |  | (826 | )
Inventory – equipment |  |  | (1,399 | ) |  |  | (2,487 | )
Other assets |  |  | 328 |  |  |  | (749 | )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  | 4,129 |  |  |  | (557 | )
Payables to sellers |  |  | (3,263 | ) |  |  | (2,538 | )
Lease liabilities |  |  | (513 | ) |  |  | (61 | )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  | 6,483 |  |  |  | (2,631 | )
Cash flows used in investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in notes receivable |  |  | (8,435 | ) |  |  | (8,039 | )
Payments received on notes receivable |  |  | 3,446 |  |  |  | 3,984 |
Investment in equity method investments |  |  | (14,612 | ) |  |  | (2,603 | )
Return of investment in equity method investments |  |  | 5,309 |  |  |  | — |
Cash distributions from equity method investments |  |  | 6,991 |  |  |  | 243 |
Purchase of property and equipment |  |  | (215 | ) |  |  | (1,425 | )
Acquisition, net of cash acquired |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,318 | )
Cash received on transfer of notes receivable to partners |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,961 |
Net cash used in investing activities |  |  | (7,516 | ) |  |  | (10,197 | )
Cash flows provided by financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from debt payable to third parties |  |  | 2,880 |  |  |  | 5,248 |
Repayment of debt payable to third parties |  |  | (2,429 | ) |  |  | (1,417 | )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock from stock option awards |  |  | 66 |  |  |  | 221 |
Payments of tax withholdings related to cashless exercises of stock option awards |  |  | (44 | ) |  |  | (987 | )
Repurchase of common stock |  |  | (395 | ) |  |  | — |
Net cash provided by financing activities |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 3,065 |
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | (955 | ) |  |  | (9,763 | )
Cash and cash equivalents as of beginning of period |  |  | 13,622 |  |  |  | 23,385 |
Cash and cash equivalents as of end of period |  | $ | 12,667 |  |  | $ | 13,622 |
Supplemental cash flow information: |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for taxes |  | $ | 297 |  |  | $ | 116 |
Cash paid for interest |  | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | 22 |
Noncash change in right-of-use assets |  | $ | 630 |  |  | $ | 2,263 |
Noncash change in lease liabilities |  | $ | 630 |  |  | $ | 2,263 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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HERITAGE GLOBAL INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 – Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Heritage Global Inc. together with its subsidiaries, including Heritage Global Partners, Inc. (“HGP”), National Loan Exchange Inc. (“NLEX”), Heritage Global LLC (“HG LLC”), Heritage Global Capital LLC (“HGC”), and Heritage ALT LLC (“ALT”). These entities, collectively, are referred to as “HG,” the “Company,” “we” or “our” in these consolidated financial statements. These consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), as outlined in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and include the assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses of all subsidiaries over which HG exercises control. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

The Company began its operations in 2009 with the establishment of HG LLC. The business was subsequently expanded by the acquisitions of HGP, NLEX, and ALT in 2012, 2014, and 2021 respectively, and the creation of HGC in 2019. As a result, HG is positioned to provide an array of value-added capital and financial asset solutions: auction and appraisal services, traditional asset disposition sales, and specialty financing solutions. The Company’s reportable segments consist of Auction and Liquidation, through HPG, Refurbishment & Resale, through ALT, Brokerage, through NLEX and Specialty Lending, through HGC.

COVID-19

While the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic had a negative impact on the Company's performance during 2021 due to evolving travel and work restrictions, stimulus payments and credit policies impacting debt sales by financial institutions, and a delay in the typical process for the sale of certain industrial assets by manufacturing companies, it did not have a material negative impact on the Industrial Assets Division during 2022, as the supply of surplus industrial assets largely returned to pre-pandemic levels and the continuing disruptions to the global supply chain, particularly those involving industrial assets, increased demand for U.S. based surplus assets. COVID-19’s potentially negative impact on the Financial Assets Division in 2022 from reduced charged-off receivable portfolio volumes was offset by an increase in business volume and an influx of new clients for the NLEX brokerage business as a result of adaptive changes made during 2021. Going forward, the Company does not believe the COVID-19 pandemic will have material negative impacts on its financial performance, as it expects that supply and demand will remain robust in the Industrial Assets Division and increasing consumer spending and rising delinquency and charge-off rates will result in expanding volumes of nonperforming and charged-off consumer loans, which will benefit the Financial Assets Division.

Repurchase Program

The Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program on May 5, 2022 (“2022 Repurchase Program”), which permits the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of $4.0 million in common shares over a three year period ending in June of 2025. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $3.6 million in remaining aggregate dollar value of shares that may be purchased under the program. There were 243,468 shares repurchased in the open market for approximately $0.4 million during 2022.

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of estimates

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Significant estimates include the assessment of collectability of revenue recognized and the valuation of accounts receivable and notes receivable, inventory, investments, goodwill and intangible assets, liabilities, deferred income tax assets and liabilities including projecting future years’ taxable income, and stock-based compensation. These estimates have the potential to significantly impact our consolidated financial statements, either because of the significance of the financial statement item to which they relate, or because they require judgment and estimation due to the uncertainty involved in measuring, at a specific point in time, events that are continuous in nature.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year balances within the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Nature of Business

The Company earns revenue both from commission or fee-based services, and from the sale of distressed or surplus assets. With respect to the former, revenue is recognized as the services are provided. With respect to the latter, the majority of the asset sale transactions are conducted directly by the Company and the revenue is recognized in the period in which the asset is sold. Fee based revenue is reported as services revenue, and the associated direct costs are reported as cost of services revenue. At the balance sheet date, any unsold assets which the Company owns are reported as inventory, any outstanding accounts receivable are included in the Company’s accounts receivable, and any associated liabilities are included in the Company’s accrued liabilities. Equipment inventory is expected to be sold within a year and is therefore classified as a current asset.

The remaining asset sale transactions involve the Company acting jointly with one or more additional purchasers or lenders, pursuant to a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company agreement (collectively, “Joint Ventures”). Transactions in which the Company’s ownership share meets the criteria for the equity method investments under ASC Topic 323, Equity Method and Joint Ventures (“ASC 323”), are accounted for as equity method investments, and, accordingly, the Company’s proportionate share of the net income (loss) is reported as earnings of equity method investments. At each balance sheet date, the Company’s investments in these Joint Ventures are reported in the consolidated balance sheet as equity method investments. These investments are classified on the balance sheet as non-current assets due to the uncertainties relating to the timing of resale of the underlying assets as a result of the Joint Venture relationship. The Company monitors the value of the Joint Ventures’ underlying assets and liabilities and records a write down of its investments if the Company concludes that there has been a decline in the value of the net assets. As the activity of the Joint Ventures involves asset purchase/resale transactions, which is similar in nature to the Company’s other activities, the earnings (losses) of the Joint Ventures are included in the operating income in the accompanying consolidated income statements.

Through HGC, a wholly owned subsidiary of HG, the Company provides specialty financing solutions to investors in charged-off and nonperforming asset portfolios.

Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions in the United States. These accounts may from time to time exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on such accounts.

Accounts receivable, net

The Company’s accounts receivable primarily relate to the operations of its asset liquidation business. They generally consist of three major categories: (1) fees, commissions and retainers relating to appraisals and auctions, (2) receivables from asset sales, and (3) receivables from Joint Venture partners. The initial value of an account receivable corresponds to the fair value of the underlying goods or services. To date, a majority of the receivables have been classified as current and, due to their short-term nature, any decline in fair value would be due to issues involving collectability. At each financial statement date the collectability of each outstanding account receivable is evaluated, and an allowance is recorded if the book value exceeds the amount that is deemed collectable. See Note 11 for more detail regarding the Company’s accounts receivable.

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Notes receivable, net

The Company’s notes receivable balance consists of loans to buyers of charged-off and nonperforming receivable portfolios, which is considered the only loan category or segment to be reported under the applicable accounting guidance. These loans are measured at historical costs and reported at their outstanding principal balances net of any unamortized deferred fees and costs on originated loans. Loan origination fees and certain direct origination costs are deferred and recognized as adjustments to interest income over the lives of the related loans.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company has no t recorded an allowance for credit losses related to notes receivable outstanding. In order to evaluate the need for an adjustment to the receivable balance related to credit losses, or impairment, the Company performs a review of all outstanding loan receivables on a quarterly basis to determine if any indicators exist that suggest the loan will not be fully recoverable.

Inventory - Equipment

The Company’s inventory consists of assets acquired for resale, which are normally expected to be sold within a one-year operating cycle. All inventory is recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Employee Retention Credit

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law providing numerous tax provisions and other stimulus measures, including the Employee Retention Credit ("ERC"), which is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes. The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 extended and expanded the availability of the ERC.

As an employer that carried on a trade or business during calendar year 2020 and whose gross receipts were less than 80% in relation to comparable periods in 2019, the Company is eligible for the refundable ERC under the Cares Act for the quarters ended June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021.

As the Company has incurred certain employment taxes during 2021 and have yet to receive the refundable ERC, the Company has accounted for the credit as a loss recovery under ASC Topic 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations (by analogy), which indicates that a claim for recovery should be recognized only when the claim is probable as it is defined in ASC Topic 450, Contingencies. The Company has determined that the claim is in alignment with applicable regulatory criteria, the amounts are known and realizable, and refundable ERC is probable. As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded a $0.6 million receivable classified in other current assets on its consolidated balance sheet.

Equity Method Investments

As noted above, the Company conducts a portion of its business through Joint Ventures. Transactions in which the ownership share meets the criteria for the equity method investments under ASC 323 are accounted for using the equity method of accounting whereby the Company's proportionate share of the Joint Venture’s net income (loss) is reported in the consolidated income statement as earnings of equity method investments. At the balance sheet date, the Company's investments in these Joint Ventures are reported in the consolidated balance sheet as equity method investments. The Company monitors the value of each Joint Ventures’ underlying assets and liabilities, and records a write down of the investments should the Company conclude that there has been a decline in the value of the net assets. These investments have historically been classified as non-current in the Company's consolidated financial statements due to the uncertainties relating to the timing of resale of the underlying assets as a result of the Joint Venture relationship. See Note 6 for further detail.

Fair value of financial instruments

The fair value of financial instruments is the amount at which the instruments could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced sale or liquidation. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the carrying values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other assets, and accounts payable approximate fair value given the short term nature of these instruments. The Company’s notes receivable and debt obligations approximate fair value as a result of the interest rate on the receivable or debt obligation approximating prevailing market rates.

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There are three levels within the fair value hierarchy: Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2 – significant other observable inputs; and Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no material financial instruments requiring fair value measurement on a recurring basis.

Business combinations

Acquisitions are accounted for under ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), which requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed that are deemed to be a business are recorded based on their respective acquisition date fair values. ASC 805 further requires that separately identifiable intangible assets be recorded at their acquisition date fair values and that the excess of consideration paid over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (including identifiable intangible assets) should be recorded as goodwill. In August 2021 the Company acquired American Laboratory Trading for approximately $5.6 million. The Company's purchase price allocation was based on an evaluation of the appropriate fair values and represents management's best estimate.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are recorded at fair value upon acquisition. Those with an estimated useful life are amortized, and those with an indefinite useful life are unamortized. Subsequent to acquisition, the Company monitors events and changes in circumstances that require an assessment of intangible asset recoverability. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are assessed at least annually to determine both if they remain indefinite-lived and if they are impaired. The Company assesses whether or not there have been any events or changes in circumstances that suggest the value of the asset may not be recoverable. Amortized intangible assets are not tested annually, but are assessed when events and changes in circumstances suggest the assets may be impaired. If an assessment determines that the carrying amount of any intangible asset is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized in the income statement, determined by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to its fair value. All of the Company’s identifiable intangible assets at December 31, 2022 have been acquired as part of the acquisitions of HGP in 2012, NLEX in 2014 and ALT in 2021, and are discussed in more detail in Note 10. No impairment charges were necessary during 2022 and 2021.

Goodwill

Goodwill, which results from the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired in a business combination, is not amortized but, in accordance with GAAP, is tested at least annually for impairment. The Company performs its annual impairment test as of October 1. In testing goodwill, the Company initially uses a qualitative approach and analyzes relevant factors to determine if events and circumstances have affected the value of the goodwill. If the result of this qualitative analysis indicates it is more likely than not that the value has been impaired, the Company then applies a quantitative approach to calculate the difference between the goodwill’s recorded value and its fair value. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the recorded value exceeds its fair value. Goodwill, in addition to being tested for impairment annually, is tested for impairment at interim periods if an event occurs or circumstances change such that it is more likely than not that the carrying amount of goodwill may be impaired.

All of the Company’s goodwill relates to its acquisitions of HGP in 2012, NLEX in 2014 and ALT in 2021, and is discussed in more detail in Note 10.

Deferred income taxes

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and the amounts at which they are carried in the financial statements, based upon the enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company establishes a valuation allowance when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. In 2014, as a result of incurring losses in previous years, the Company recorded a valuation allowance against all of its net deferred tax assets. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a reduction to the valuation allowance resulting in a net deferred tax asset balance of approximately $9.4 million as it is more likely than not that a significant portion our net operating loss carryforwards will be utilized. For further discussion of our income taxes, see Note 14.

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Liabilities and contingencies

The Company is involved from time to time in various legal matters arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. On a case by case basis, the Company evaluates the likelihood of possible outcomes for this litigation. Based on this evaluation, the Company determines whether a loss accrual is appropriate. If the likelihood of a negative outcome is probable, and the amount can be reasonably estimated, the Company accounts for the estimated loss in the current period. See Note 13 for further discussion.

Revenue recognition

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) and ASC Topic 310, Receivables (“ASC 310”).

Services revenue generally consists of commissions and fees from providing auction services, appraisals, brokering of sales transactions, and secured lending. Asset sales revenue generally consists of proceeds obtained through sales of purchased assets. With the exception of revenue generated within our Specialty Lending segment, revenue is recognized for both services revenue and asset sales revenue based on the ASC 606 standard recognition model, which consists of the following: (1) an agreement exists between two or more parties that creates enforceable rights and obligations, (2) the performance obligations are clearly identified, (3) the transaction price has been determined, (4) the transaction price has been properly allocated to each performance obligation, and (5) the entity satisfies a performance obligation by transferring a promised good or service to a customer for each of the entities.

All services and asset sales revenue from contracts with customers consists of three reportable segments: Auction and Liquidation, Refurbishment & Resale, and Brokerage. Generally, revenue is recognized at the point in time in which the performance obligation has been satisfied and full consideration is received. The exception to recognition at a point in time occurs when certain contracts provide for advance payments recognized over a period of time. Services revenue recognized over a period of time is not material in comparison to total revenues (less than 1% of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022), and therefore not reported on a disaggregated basis. Further, as certain contracts stipulate that the customer make advance payments, amounts not recognized within the reporting period are considered deferred revenue and the Company’s “contract liability”. As of December 31, 2022, the deferred revenue balance was approximately $0.4 million. The deferred revenue balance is primarily related to customer deposits on asset sales within the Refurbishment & Resale segment. The Company records receivables in certain situations based on timing of payments for Auction and Liquidation transactions held at the end of the reporting period; however, revenue is generally recognized in the period that the Company satisfies the performance obligation and cash is collected. The Company does not record a “contract asset” for partially satisfied performance obligations.

For auction services and brokerage sale transactions, funds are typically collected from buyers and are held by the Company on the seller's behalf. The funds are included in Cash and cash equivalents in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company releases the funds to the seller, less the Company's commission and other fees due, after the buyer has accepted the goods. The amount of cash held on behalf of the sellers is recorded as payables to sellers in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company evaluates revenue from Auction and Liquidation and Brokerage segment transactions in accordance with the accounting guidance to determine whether to report such revenue on a gross or net basis. The Company has determined that it acts as an agent for its fee based transactions and therefore reports the revenue from transactions in which the Company acts as an agent on a net basis.

The Company also earns income through transactions that involve the Company acting jointly with one or more additional purchasers or lenders, pursuant to a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company (“LLC”) agreement (collectively, “Joint Ventures”). For these transactions, in which the Company’s ownership share meets the criteria for the equity method investments under ASC Topic 323, Equity Method and Joint Ventures (“ASC 323”), the Company does not record revenue or expense. Instead, the Company’s proportionate share of the net income (loss) is reported as earnings of equity method investments. In general, the Joint Ventures apply the same revenue recognition and other accounting policies as the Company.

Through our Specialty Lending segment, the Company provides specialty financing solutions to investors in charged-off and nonperforming asset portfolios. The Company recognizes revenue generated by lending activity in accordance with ASC 310. Fees collected in relation to the issuance of loans includes loan origination fees, interest income, portfolio monitoring fees, and a backend profit share percentage related to the underlying asset portfolio.

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The loan origination fees are offset with any direct origination costs and are deferred upon issuance of the loan and amortized over the lives of the related loans, as an adjustment to interest income. The interest method is used to arrive at a periodic interest cost (including amortization) that will represent a level effective rate on the sum of the face amount of the debt and (plus or minus) the unamortized premium or discount and expense at the beginning of each period.

The monitoring fees and the backend profit share are considered a separate earnings process as compared to the origination fees and interest income. Monitoring fees are recorded at the agreed upon rate, and at the moment in which payments are made by the borrower. The backend profit share is recognized in accordance with the agreed upon rate at the time in which the amount is realizable and earned. The recognition policy was established due to the uncertainty of timing of the amount of backend profit share which will be realized.

Cost of services revenue and asset sales

Cost of services revenue generally includes the direct costs associated with generating commissions and fees from the Company’s auction and appraisal services, merger and acquisition advisory services, and brokering of charged-off receivable portfolios. The Company recognizes these expenses in the period in which the revenue they relate to is recorded. Cost of asset sales generally includes the cost of purchased inventory and the related direct costs of selling inventory. The Company recognizes these expenses in the period in which title to the inventory passes to the buyer, and the buyer assumes the risk and reward of the inventory.

Stock-based compensation

The Company’s stock-based compensation is primarily in the form of options to purchase common shares. The grant date fair value of stock options is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The determination of the fair value of the Company’s stock options is based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the price of the Company’s common stock, the expected volatility of the stock price over the expected life of the award, and expected exercise behavior. The grant date fair value of the awards is subsequently expensed over the vesting period, net of estimated forfeitures. The provisions of the Company’s stock-based compensation plans do not require the Company to settle any options by transferring cash or other assets, and therefore the Company classifies the option awards as equity. See Note 17 for further discussion of the Company’s stock-based compensation.

Advertising

The Company expenses advertising costs in the period in which they are incurred. Advertising and promotion expense included in selling, general and administrative expense for both years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, was $0.4 million.

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Future accounting pronouncements

In 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”), which applies a current expected credit loss model which is a new impairment model based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. The expected credit losses, and subsequent adjustments to such losses, will be recorded through an allowance account that is deducted from, or added to, the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, with the net carrying value of the financial asset presented on the consolidated balance sheet at the amount expected to be collected. ASU 2016-13 eliminates the current accounting model for loans and debt securities acquired with deteriorated credit quality under ASC Topic 310-30, Receivables – Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, which provides authoritative guidance for the accounting of the Company’s notes receivable. With respect to smaller reporting companies, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company currently expects the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will result in an adjustment to retained earnings on January 1, 2023 between $0.3 million and $0.4 million, in order to establish an expected credit loss reserve against our receivables related to loans outstanding, including those held within equity method investments. The Company is currently finalizing the execution of its implementation controls and processes, the ultimate impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-13 as of January 1, 2023 could differ from our current expectation. The expected increase is a result of changing from an “incurred loss” model, which encompasses allowances for current known and inherent losses within the portfolio, to an “expected loss” model, which encompasses allowances for losses expected to be incurred over the life of the portfolio.

Note 3 – Business Combinations

The Company has determined that the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of American Laboratory Trading, ("ALT") constitutes a business acquisition as defined by ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations ("ASC 805"). Accordingly, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction were recorded at their estimated acquisition fair values, while transaction costs associated with the acquisition were expensed as incurred pursuant to the purchase method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805. The Company’s purchase price allocation was based on an evaluation of the appropriate fair values and represents management’s best estimate based on available data. Fair values are determined based on the requirements of ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”).

On August 23, 2021, the Company acquired (the “Transaction”) certain assets and liabilities of American Laboratory Trading pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), dated August 18, 2021, among the Company, American Laboratory Trading and certain individuals named therein. The aggregate purchase price paid to American Laboratory Trading was approximately $5.6 million, consisting of $2.3 million in cash, as adjusted for American Laboratory Trading's working capital, the promissory note dated August 23, 2021 of $2.0 million (the "ALT Note") and acquired real property of $1.3 million. The Asset Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and covenants by each party. The Company and ALT are obligated, subject to certain limitations, to indemnify the other under the Asset Purchase Agreement for losses arising from certain breaches of the Asset Purchase Agreement and for certain other liabilities, subject to applicable limitations set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement. HG has guaranteed the obligations of ALT under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement and the ALT Note.

On August 23, 2021, in connection with the Transaction, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HG (“RE Purchaser”), acquired the real property used in ALT’s business (the “Property”) pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Real Estate Purchase Agreement” and together with the Purchase Agreement, the “Agreements”), dated August 18, 2021, between 12 Colton Road, LLC and RE Purchaser. The purchase price for the Property was $1.3 million. The Real Estate Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and covenants by each party. The parties to the Real Estate Purchase Agreement are obligated, subject to certain limitations, to indemnify the other under the Real Estate Purchase Agreement for losses arising from certain breaches of the Real Estate Purchase Agreement and other liabilities, subject to applicable limitations set forth in the Real Estate Purchase Agreement.

ALT is a supplier of refurbished lab equipment and a provider of surplus asset services for the life sciences industry. The acquisition enhances the Company’s position in the biotech sector. Acquisition-related costs consisted of external fees for advisory, legal, and other professional services and totaled approximately $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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The major classes of assets and liabilities to which the Company has allocated the purchase price were as follows (in thousands):

Accounts receivable | $ | 410 |
Inventory – equipment |  | 498 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 1,315 |
Intangible assets |  | 1,800 |
Goodwill |  | 1,861 |
Other assets |  | 8 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | (274 | )
Purchase price | $ | 5,618 |

The $1.8 million of intangible assets are attributable to $1.2 million of vendor relationships that will be amortized over a period of five years and $0.7 million for the American Laboratory Trading trade name, which will be amortized over a period of 20 years.

The excess of the consideration transferred over the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill, which was primarily attributed to increased synergies that are expected to be achieved from the acquisition. Goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

The financial results of ALT have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements since the date of the acquisition and have been reported as part of the Company's Industrial Assets Division under Refurbishment & Resale.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The unaudited pro forma financial information presented in the table below (in thousands) is provided for illustrative purposes only and summarizes the combined results of operations of the Company and ALT. For purposes of this pro forma presentation, the acquisition of ALT is assumed to have occurred on January 1, 2021. The pro forma financial information for all periods presented also includes the estimated business combination accounting effects resulting from this acquisition, notably amortization expense from the acquired intangible assets, interest expense from the ALT Note, and certain other integration related impacts.

This unaudited pro forma financial information should not be relied upon as being indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the acquisition had actually occurred on January 1, 2021, nor of the results of operations that may be obtained in the future.

|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2021 |
Pro forma revenues |  | $ | 29,788 |
Pro forma net income |  | $ | 3,285 |
Pro forma net income per share - basic |  | $ | 0.09 |
Pro forma net income per share - diluted |  | $ | 0.09 |

Note 4 – Notes Receivable, net

The Company’s notes receivable balance consists its investments in loans to buyers of charged-off and nonperforming receivable portfolios, which resulted in a total balance of approximatel y $8.8 million, net of unamortized deferred fees and costs on originated loans. The activity during 2022 includes the additional investment in notes receivable of approximately $8.4 million, principal payments made by borrowers of approximately $3.4 million, and adjustments to the deferred fees and costs balance of approximately $0.4 million.

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The table below shows the Company’s lending activity:

|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Notes receivable, beginning of year |  | $ | 4,172 |  |  | $ | 2,079 |
Investment in notes receivable |  |  | 8,435 |  |  |  | 8,039 |
Transfer of notes |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,961 | )
Principal repayments |  |  | (3,446 | ) |  |  | (3,985 | )
Notes receivable, end of year |  |  | 9,161 |  |  |  | 4,172 |
Deferred financing fees and costs, net |  |  | (411 | ) |  |  | (134 | )
Notes receivable, net, end of year |  | $ | 8,750 |  |  | $ | 4,038 |

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company has no t recorded an allowance for credit losses related to notes receivable outstanding.

Note 5 – Lessor Arrangement

In June 2019, the Company, with certain partners, entered into agreements to lease, with a purchase option, a fully functional manufacturing building, including all machinery and equipment held within. The assets under lease relate to the Company’s purchase, with certain partners, of a pharmaceutical campus in Huntsville, Alabama, which was finalized in the fourth quarter of 2018. The lessee is obligated to make monthly lease payments over a ten year period, totaling approximately $13.2 million for the real estate portion, and monthly lease payments over a six year period totaling approximately $9.7 million for the machinery and equipment. The lessor arrangement is classified as a sales-type lease, and, therefore, the present value of future lease payments has been recognized as revenue and a lease receivable as of the effective date.

The real estate portion of the arrangement is held by CPFH LLC, the joint venture, and is accounted for under the equity method where the Company’s share in earnings from equity method investments is shown in one line item on the income statement. Refer to Note 6 for further information.

The machinery and equipment portion of the arrangement is jointly owned by all the partners of CPFH LLC, apart from the joint venture entity. Therefore, the Company has derecognized the leased asset of approximately $0.9 million and recognized as revenue approximately $1.2 million, which represents the present value of future lease payments and a lease receivable included in the accounts receivable line item on the balance sheet, consistent and reflective of its business model for asset sales.

The purchase option for both the real estate and machinery and equipment could be exercised at any time on or after December 1, 2019, and before May 31, 2021, for a total purchase price of $20.0 million, of which $12.0 million and $8.0 million are allocated to the real estate and machinery and equipment, respectively. On May 31, 2021, the lessee delivered written notice to exercise the purchase option. The lessee confirmed that its intention was to exercise the option, however, was unable to complete the transaction before the purchase option’s original expiration date of November 30, 2021. CPFH LLC and lessee negotiated an amendment to the purchase option in March of 2022, increasing the purchase price for the real estate to $15.0 million. On June 30, 2022, the lessee exercised its purchase option by completing the real estate transaction and terminating the lease.

Note 6 – Equity Method Investments

In November 2018, CPFH LLC, of which the Company holds a 25% share, was formed to purchase certain real estate assets among partners in a joint venture. In March 2020, HGC Origination I LLC and HGC Funding I LLC were formed as joint ventures with a partner for purposes of conducting business relating to the sourcing, origination and funding of loans to debt purchasing clients. In April 2022, KNFH LLC, of which the Company holds a 25% share, was formed to purchase certain real estate assets and machinery and equipment among partners in a joint venture. In December 2022, DHC8 LLC, of which the Company holds a 13.33% share was formed to provide funding and receive principal and interest payments as a result of the initial investment. CPFH LLC, KNFH LLC, and DHC8 LLC are joint ventures formed in connection with the Company’s Industrial Assets Division, whereas HGC Origination I LLC and HGC Funding I LLC were formed in connection with its Financial Assets Division.

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The table below details the Company’s joint venture revenues and earnings (in thousands):

|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
CPFH LLC |  | $ | 31,072 |  |  | $ | 473 |
KNFH LLC |  |  | 22,183 |  |  |  | — |
DHC8 LLC |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
HGC Funding I LLC and Origination I LLC |  |  | 2,665 |  |  |  | 238 |
Total revenues |  | $ | 55,920 |  |  | $ | 711 |
Operating (loss) income: |  |  |  |  |  |
CPFH LLC |  | $ | 15,357 |  |  | $ | (548 | )
KNFH LLC |  |  | 9,930 |  |  |  | — |
DHC8 LLC |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
HGC Funding I LLC and Origination I LLC |  |  | 2,645 |  |  |  | 212 |
Total operating (loss) income |  | $ | 27,932 |  |  | $ | (336 | )

The table below details the summarized components of assets and liabilities of the Company’s joint ventures (in thousands):

|  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
CPFH LLC |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11,789 |
KNFH LLC |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
DHC8 LLC |  |  | 8,561 |  |  |  | — |
HGC Funding I LLC and Origination I LLC |  |  | 53,385 |  |  |  | 10,476 |
Total assets |  | $ | 61,946 |  |  | $ | 22,265 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
CPFH LLC |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,099 |
KNFH LLC |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | — |
DHC8 LLC |  |  | 1,028 |  |  |  | — |
HGC Funding I LLC and Origination I LLC |  |  | 1,504 |  |  |  | — |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 2,579 |  |  | $ | 6,099 |

Note 7 – Earnings per Share

The Company is required, in periods in which it has net income, to calculate basic earnings per share (“basic EPS”) using the two-class method. The two-class method is required because the Company’s shares of Series N preferred stock, each of which is convertible to 40 common shares, have the right to receive dividends or dividend equivalents should the Company declare dividends on its common stock. Under the two-class method, earnings for the period are allocated on a pro-rata basis to the common and preferred stockholders. The weighted-average number of common and preferred shares outstanding during the period is then used to calculate basic EPS for each class of shares. For 2022 and 2021, the earnings allocated to the preferred shares outstanding were not material.

In periods in which the Company has a net loss, basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The two-class method is not used in periods in which the Company has a net loss because the preferred stock does not participate in losses.

Stock options and other potential common shares are included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share (“diluted EPS”), since they are assumed to be exercised or converted, except when their effect would be anti-dilutive.

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The table below shows the calculation of the shares used in computing diluted EPS:

|  | Year Ended December 31, |
Weighted Average Shares Calculation: |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Basic weighted average shares outstanding |  |  | 36,016,619 |  |  |  | 35,458,938 |
Treasury stock effect of common stock options and restricted stock awards |  |  | 1,080,651 |  |  |  | 1,442,452 |
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding |  |  | 37,097,270 |  |  |  | 36,901,390 |

For 2022 and 2021 there were potential common shares totaling approximately 0.8 million and 0.3 million, respectively, that were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS as the inclusion of such shares would have been anti-dilutive.

Note 8 – Leases

The Company leases office and warehouse space primarily in four locations: Del Mar, CA; Hayward, CA; San Diego, CA and Edwardsville, IL. As each contract does not meet any of the criteria for financing lease classification, the Company has determined that each lease arrangement should be classified as an operating lease.

On August 12, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Lease”) with Liberty Industrial Park, LLC (“Landlord”) pursuant to which the Company leases 6,627 square feet of industrial space in San Diego, California from Landlord. The Lease has a commencement date of September 1, 2022. The Lease provides for an initial monthly base rent of $11,266, which increases on an annual basis to $13,180 per month in the final year. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay its share of maintenance costs of common areas.

The right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for each location are as follows (in thousands):

|  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
Right-of-use assets: |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Del Mar, CA |  | $ | 336 |  |  | $ | 477 |
Hayward, CA |  |  | 1,800 |  |  |  | 2,064 |
San Diego, CA |  |  | 590 |  |  |  | — |
Edwardsville, IL |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | 153 |
Total right-of-use assets |  | $ | 2,776 |  |  | $ | 2,694 |
|  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
Lease liabilities: |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Del Mar, CA |  | $ | 360 |  |  | $ | 506 |
Hayward, CA |  |  | 1,852 |  |  |  | 2,089 |
San Diego, CA |  |  | 605 |  |  |  | — |
Edwardsville, IL |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | 155 |
Total lease liabilities |  | $ | 2,867 |  |  | $ | 2,750 |

The Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate, and, therefore, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate when measuring operating lease liabilities. The incremental borrowing rate represents an estimate of the interest rate the Company would incur at lease commencement to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over the term of a lease within a particular currency environment. The Company used its incremental borrowing rate as of January 1, 2019 for operating leases that commenced prior to that date. As of January 1, 2019, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate was 5.25%. For leases commencing after January 1, 2019 the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate at time of commencement. On April 1, 2021 and September 1, 2022, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate was 4.95% and 5.5%, respectively. The weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases is 5.0 years and the weighted average discount rate is 5.1%.

Lease expense for leases determined to be operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For 2022 and 2021, lease expense was approximately $0.7 million and $0.5 million respectively.

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The lease expense for each location are as follows (in thousands):

|  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Del Mar, CA |  | $ | 163 |  |  | $ | 163 |
Hayward, CA |  |  | 361 |  |  |  | 271 |
San Diego, CA |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | — |
Edwardsville, IL |  |  | 109 |  |  |  | 109 |
Total |  | $ | 681 |  |  | $ | 543 |

As of December 31, 2022, undiscounted future minimum lease payments related to leases that have initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year are as follows (in thousands):

2023 |  | $ | 704 |
2024 |  |  | 674 |
2025 |  |  | 546 |
2026 |  |  | 531 |
2027 |  |  | 496 |
Thereafter |  |  | 312 |
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments |  |  | 3,263 |
Less imputed interest |  |  | (396 | )
Present value of lease liabilities |  | $ | 2,867 |

Note 9 – Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment are recorded at historical cost. Depreciation is provided for in amounts sufficient to relate the cost of depreciable assets to operations over their estimated service lives on a straight-line basis. The life of the building acquired in connection of the ALT purchase transaction was determined to be 25 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the useful life of the asset or the lease term, whichever is shorter. Estimated service lives are five years for furniture, fixtures and office equipment and three years for software and technology assets. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance not considered to substantially lengthen the life of the asset or increase capacity or efficiency are charged to expense as incurred.

The following summarizes the components of the Company’s property and equipment (in thousands):

|  | December 31, 2022 |  |  | December 31, 2021 |
Building |  | $ | 985 |  |  | $ | 985 |
Land |  |  | 397 |  |  |  | 397 |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment |  |  | 223 |  |  |  | 97 |
Software and technology assets |  |  | 173 |  |  |  | 84 |
Vehicles |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 11 |
|  |  | 1,789 |  |  |  | 1,574 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  | (218 | ) |  |  | (103 | )
Property and equipment, net |  | $ | 1,571 |  |  | $ | 1,471 |

Depreciation expense related to property and equipment was $0.1 million for both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

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Note 10 – Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible assets

The details of identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 are shown below (in thousands except for lives):

|  | Original |  | Remaining |  |  | Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Carrying Value |
|  | Life |  | Life |  |  | December 31, |  |  | Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  | December 31, |
Amortized Intangible Assets |  | (years) |  | (years) |  |  | 2021 |  |  | Acquired |  |  | Amortization |  |  | 2022 |
Customer Relationships (HGP) |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (30 | ) |  | $ | — |
Trade Name (HGP) |  | 14 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  | 386 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (129 | ) |  |  | 257 |
Trade Name (ALT) |  | 20 |  |  | 18.7 |  |  |  | 639 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (33 | ) |  |  | 607 |
Vendor Relationship (ALT) |  | 5 |  |  | 3.7 |  |  |  | 1,073 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (230 | ) |  |  | 843 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,128 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (422 | ) |  |  | 1,707 |
Unamortized Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade Name (NLEX) |  | N/A |  | N/A |  |  |  | 2,437 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,437 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 4,565 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (422 | ) |  | $ | 4,144 |
|  | Original |  | Remaining |  |  | Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Carrying Value |
|  | Life |  | Life |  |  | December 31, |  |  | Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  | December 31, |
Amortized Intangible Assets |  | (years) |  | (years) |  |  | 2020 |  |  | Acquired |  |  | Amortization |  |  | 2021 |
Customer Relationships (HGP) |  | 12 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (32 | ) |  | $ | 30 |
Trade Name (HGP) |  | 14 |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  | 513 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (128 | ) |  |  | 386 |
Customer Relationships (NLEX) |  | 7.6 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 111 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (110 | ) |  |  | — |
Trade Name (ALT) |  | 20 |  |  | 19.7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 650 |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | 639 |
Vendor Relationship (ALT) |  | 5 |  |  | 4.7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,150 |  |  |  | (77 | ) |  |  | 1,073 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 686 |  |  |  | 1,800 |  |  |  | (358 | ) |  |  | 2,128 |
Unamortized Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade Name (NLEX) |  | N/A |  | N/A |  |  |  | 2,437 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,437 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,123 |  |  | $ | 1,800 |  |  | $ | (358 | ) |  | $ | 4,565 |

Amortization expense during each of 2022 and 2021 was $0.4 million. No significant residual value is estimated for these intangible assets.

The estimated amortization expense during future years is shown below (in thousands):

Year |  | Amount |
2023 |  | $ | 391 |
2024 |  |  | 391 |
2025 |  |  | 263 |
2026 |  |  | 186 |
2027 |  |  | 32 |
Thereafter |  |  | 444 |
Total |  | $ | 1,707 |

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Goodwill

Goodwill consisted of the following at December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

Acquisition |  | December 31, 2022 |  |  | December 31, 2021 |
ALT |  | $ | 1,861 |  |  | $ | 1,861 |
HGP |  |  | 2,041 |  |  |  | 2,041 |
NLEX |  |  | 3,544 |  |  |  | 3,544 |
Total goodwill |  | $ | 7,446 |  |  | $ | 7,446 |

The Company performed its annual impairment test for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and determined that no additional impairment charges were necessary.

Note 11 – Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable

Accounts receivable, net

As described in Note 2, the Company’s accounts receivable are primarily related to the operations of its business. With respect to auction proceeds and asset dispositions, including NLEX’s brokerage transactions, the assets are not released to the buyer until payment has been received. The Company, therefore, is not exposed to significant collectability risk relating to these receivables. Given this experience, together with the ongoing business relationships between the Company and its joint venture partners, the Company has not historically required a formal credit quality assessment in connection with these activities. The Company has not experienced any significant collectability issues with its accounts receivable. As the Company’s business expands, more comprehensive credit assessments may be required.

The Company's allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $0.1 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following, (in thousands):

|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Remuneration and benefits |  |  | 4,660 |  |  |  | 1,904 |
Accrued auction and liquidation expenses |  |  | 2,573 |  |  |  | 1,327 |
Due to Joint Venture partners |  |  | 793 |  |  |  | 402 |
Deferred Revenue |  |  | 279 |  |  |  | 407 |
Sales and other taxes |  |  | 220 |  |  |  | 177 |
Accounting, auditing and tax consulting |  |  | 204 |  |  |  | 184 |
Other |  |  | 195 |  |  |  | 392 |
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | $ | 8,924 |  |  | $ | 4,793 |

Note 12 – Debt

Outstanding debt is summarized as follows (in thousands):

|  | December 31, 2022 |  |  | December 31, 2021 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party debt |  | $ | 3,411 |  |  | $ | 2,479 |
Non-current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party debt |  |  | 871 |  |  |  | 1,352 |
Total third party debt |  | $ | 4,282 |  |  | $ | 3,831 |

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On May 5, 2021, the Company entered into a promissory note, business loan agreement, commercial security agreement and pledge agreement (the “2021 Credit Facility”) with C3bank, National Association for a $10.0 million revolving line of credit. The 2021 Credit Facility matures on May 7, 2023. The Company is permitted to use the proceeds of the loan solely for its business operations. The 2021 Credit Facility accrues at a variable interest rate, which is based on the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “prime rate,” plus a margin of 1.70% (such rate not to be less than 4.950% per annum). The Company pays interest on the 2021 Credit Facility in regular monthly payments, which began on June 11, 2021. The 2021 Credit Facility also provides for a minimum fee, which is offset by interest payments. The Company may prepay the 2021 Credit Facility without penalty and may convert up to $5.0 million of revolving debt into term debt. The Company is the borrower under the 2021 Credit Facility. The 2021 Credit Facility is secured by a security interest in certain of the Company’s subsidiaries’ current and future tangible and intangible assets, inventory, chattel paper, accounts, equipment and general intangibles, and a pledge of the equity of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company. The availability of additional draws under the 2021 Credit Facility is conditioned, among other things, on the compliance with certain customary representations and warranties, including default, insolvency or bankruptcy, material adverse change in financial condition and any guarantor’s attempt to revise its guarantee. The agreement governing the 2021 Credit Facility also contains customary affirmative covenants regarding, among other things, the maintenance of records, maintenance of certain insurance coverage, compliance with governmental requirements and maintenance of several financial covenants. The 2021 Credit Facility contains certain customary financial covenants and negative covenants that, among other things, include restrictions on the Company’s ability to create, incur or assume indebtedness for borrowed money, including capital leases or to sell, transfer, mortgage, assign, pledge, lease, grant a security interest in, or encumber any of the Company’s assets. As of December 31, 2022 the Company had an outstanding balance of $2.9 million.

On August 23, 2022, the Company entered into a Loan Modification Agreement and Reaffirmation of Loan (the “Modification Agreement”), effective as of April 1, 2022, by and between the Company and C3bank, National Association (the “Lender”). The Modification Agreement modifies and reaffirms that certain promissory note, business loan agreement, commercial security agreement and pledge agreement, dated as of May 5, 2021, by and between the Company and Lender (collectively, the “Loan Agreement”), whereby Lender agreed to make a revolving line of credit to Borrower in the maximum principal amount of $10.0 million. The Modification Agreement modifies and amends the Loan Agreement to provide for, among other things, the arrangement of the Loan Agreement’s financial covenants, which remain unchanged, into two categories: (i) financial covenants used to resize the maximum principal amount available to the Company as of the date of determination (as determined by Lender in its sole discretion), and (ii) financial covenants to be maintained by the Company during the term of the Loan Agreement.

On August 23, 2021, the Company entered into a $2.0 million subordinated promissory note with an interest rate of 3% per annum and a maturity date of August 23, 2025 (the “ALT Note”) as part of the aggregate purchase price paid to acquire certain assets and liabilities of American Laboratory Trading. The ALT Note requires 48 equal installments of approximately $44,000 on the first day of each month, beginning the next month succeeding the closing date of August 23, 2021 with the final payment due on August 23, 2025. The outstanding balance of the ALT Note as of December 31, 2022 was $1.4 million.

Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies

At December 31, 2022 HG does not expect any potential contingent liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on its assets or results of operations.

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Note 14 – Income Taxes

In 2014 the Company recorded a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets, reducing the carrying value of those assets to zero as a result of historical losses. The following table summarizes the change in the valuation allowance during 2021 and 2022, (in thousands):

Balance as of December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 13,097 |
Change during 2021 |  |  | (855 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2021 |  |  | 12,242 |
Change during 2022 |  |  | (7,813 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2022 |  | $ | 4,429 |

As of each reporting date, management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect its view of the future realization of deferred tax assets. At December 31, 2021, no additional reduction of the valuation allowance was determined necessary related to the potential utilization of net operating loss carryforwards in future periods, however a reduction of the valuation allowance was made related to the potential realization of certain state net operating loss carryforwards. At December 31, 2022, and due primarily to the performance of the Company, management determined that there is sufficient positive evidence to conclude that is it more likely than not that additional deferred taxes of $7.1 million are realizable. The Company therefore reduced the valuation allowance accordingly.

At December 31, 2022, the Company has aggregate federal net operating loss carry forwards of $64.9 million ($61.6 million of unrestricted net operating tax losses and $3.3 million of restricted net operating tax losses). These net operating loss carry forwards begin to expire in 2024.

The Company’s utilization of restricted net operating tax loss carry forwards against future income for tax purposes is restricted pursuant to the “change in ownership” rules in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. These rules, in general, provide that an ownership change occurs when the percentage shareholdings of 5% direct or indirect stockholders of a loss corporation have, in aggregate, increased by more than 50 percentage points during the immediately preceding three years.

Restrictions in net operating loss carry forwards occurred in 2001 as a result of the acquisition of the Company by Street Capital. Pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, the annual usage of the Company’s net operating loss carry forwards was limited to approximately $2.5 million per annum until 2008 and $1.7 million per annum thereafter. There is no certainty that the application of these “change in ownership” rules may not recur, resulting in further restrictions on the Company’s income tax loss carry forwards existing at a particular time. In addition, further restrictions, reductions in, or expiration of net operating loss and net capital loss carry forwards may occur through future merger, acquisition and/or disposition transactions or failure to continue a significant level of business activities. Any such additional limitations could require the Company to pay income taxes on its future earnings and record an income tax expense to the extent of such liability, despite the existence of such tax loss carry forwards.

All loss taxation years remain open for audit pending the application of the respective tax losses against income in a subsequent taxation year. In general, the statute of limitations expires three years from the date that a company files a tax return applying prior year tax loss carry forwards against income for tax purposes in the later year. The 2019 through 2021 taxation years remain open for audit.

The Company is subject to state income tax in multiple jurisdictions. In most states, the Company does not have tax loss carry forwards available to shield income attributable to a particular state from being subject to tax in that particular state.

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The reported tax expense varies from the amount that would be provided by applying the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate to the income before income tax expense for the following reasons in each of the years ended December 31, (in thousands):

|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Expected federal statutory tax expense |  | $ | 2,311 |  |  | $ | 628 |
Increase (reduction) in taxes resulting from: |  |  |  |  |  |
State income taxes |  |  | 470 |  |  |  | 43 |
Non-deductible expenses (permanent differences) |  |  | (179 | ) |  |  | (707 | )
Change in valuation allowance |  |  | (7,813 | ) |  |  | (855 | )
Other |  |  | 725 |  |  |  | 830 |
Income tax benefit |  | $ | (4,486 | ) |  | $ | (61 | )

The components of the net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows in (thousands):

|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forwards |  | $ | 14,097 |  |  | $ | 16,824 |
Stock based compensation |  |  | 317 |  |  |  | 1,095 |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  | 742 |  |  |  | 719 |
Other |  |  | 280 |  |  |  | 262 |
Total gross deferred tax assets |  |  | 15,436 |  |  |  | 18,900 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | (686 | ) |  |  | (734 | )
Customer relationships |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | (7 | )
Equity method investments |  |  | — |  |  |  | (479 | )
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  |  | (718 | ) |  |  | (704 | )
Other |  |  | (127 | ) |  |  | (246 | )
Total gross deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (1,558 | ) |  |  | (2,170 | )
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 13,878 |  |  |  | 16,730 |
Less: valuation allowance |  |  | (4,429 | ) |  |  | (12,242 | )
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance |  | $ | 9,449 |  |  | $ | 4,488 |

The Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) was enacted on August 16, 2022. The company does not expect the IRA will have a material impact to the Company’s financial statements when it becomes effective for the tax years after December 31, 2022.

Uncertain Tax Positions

The accounting for uncertainty in income taxes requires a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Upon adoption of this principle in 2007, the Company derecognized certain tax positions that, upon examination, more likely than not would not have been sustained as a recognized tax benefit. As a result of derecognizing uncertain tax positions, the Company has recorded a cumulative reduction in its deferred tax assets of approximately $4.4 million associated with prior years’ tax benefits, which are not expected to be available primarily due to change of control usage restrictions, and a reduction in the rate of the tax benefit associated with all of its tax attributes.

Due to the Company’s historic policy of applying a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets, the effect of the above was an offsetting reduction in the Company’s valuation allowance. Accordingly, the above reduction had no net impact on the Company’s financial position, operations or cash flow. As of December 31, 2022, the total unrecognized tax benefit has been determined to be $4.4 million.

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In the unlikely event that these tax benefits are recognized in the future, the amount recognized at that time should result in a reduction in the Company’s effective tax rate.

The Company’s policy is to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Because the Company has tax loss carry forwards in excess of the unrecognized tax benefits, the Company did not accrue for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits either upon the initial derecognition of uncertain tax positions or in the current period.

It is possible that the total amount of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months. These changes may be the result of future audits, the application of “change in ownership” rules leading to further restrictions in tax losses arising from changes in the capital structure of the Company, reductions in available tax loss carry forwards through future merger, acquisition and/or disposition transactions, failure to continue a significant level of business activities, or other circumstances not known to management at this time. At this time, an estimate of the range of reasonably possible outcomes cannot be made.

Note 15 – Related Party Transactions

As part of the operations of NLEX, the Company leases office space in Edwardsville, IL that is owned by the President of NLEX, David Ludwig. The total amount paid to the related party was approximately $0.1 million for both years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated income statement. All of the payments in both 2022 and 2021 were made to David Ludwig.

Note 16 – Legal Proceedings

The Company is involved in various legal matters arising out of its operations in the normal course of business, none of which are expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Note 17 – Stockholders’ Equity

Capital Stock

The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 300,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.01 per share and 10,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $10.00 per share.

During 2022 and 2021 the Company issued 242,475 and 1,268,399 shares of common stock, respectively, pursuant to the exercise of stock options.

On March 30, 2021, the Company and Scott West entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Separation Agreement”). Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, Mr. West’s separation from the Company was effective on March 31, 2021. On April 8, 2021, the Company granted 25,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock, which will be forfeited to the Company during the two years following the effective date of the Separation Agreement in the event Mr. West breaches the terms of the Separation Agreement. In addition, the Separation Agreement provides for customary mutual releases by the Company and Mr. West, and the Separation Agreement includes confidentiality, non-disparagement and other obligations. The full amount of the restricted common stock was expensed as of March 31, 2021 and there was no remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation expense as of December 31, 2022.

Each share of Series N preferred stock has a voting entitlement equal to 40 common shares, votes with the common stock on an as-converted basis and is senior to all other preferred stock of the Company. Dividends, if any, will be paid on an as-converted basis equal to common stock dividends. The conversion value of each share of Series N preferred stock is $1,000, and each share is convertible to 40 common shares at the rate of $25.00 per common share. The holders of shares of Series N preferred stock are entitled to liquidation preference over common stockholders equivalent to $1,000 per share. During 2021, three shares of the Company’s Series N preferred stock were converted into 120 shares of the Company’s common stock. No shares of the Company’s Series N preferred stock were converted during 2022.

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Stock-Based Compensation Plans

At December 31, 2022, the Company had four active stock-based compensation plans which are described below. The fourth of these plans received approval at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and replaces the 2016 Plan for awards made after June 8, 2022.

2010 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan

In 2010, the Company’s Board approved the 2010 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the “2010 Plan”) to induce certain key employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries who are in a position to contribute materially to the Company’s prosperity to remain with the Company, to offer such persons incentives and rewards in recognition of their contributions to the Company’s progress, and to encourage such persons to continue to promote the best interests of the Company. The Company reserved 1,250,000 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment under certain circumstances) for issuance or transfer upon exercise of options granted under the 2010 Plan. Options may be issued under the 2010 Plan to any key employees or consultants selected by the Company’s Board (or an appropriately qualified committee). Options may not be granted with an exercise price less than the fair market value of the common stock of the Company as of the day of the grant. Options granted pursuant to the plan are subject to limitations on transfer and execution and may be issued subject to vesting conditions. Options may also be forfeited in certain circumstances. During 2022 and 2021 options to purchase 100,000 and 50,000 shares respectively were granted to the Company’s executive and independent directors as part of their annual compensation.

2010 Plan |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Options outstanding, beginning of year |  |  | 331,250 |  |  |  | 1,100,000 |
Options granted |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  | 50,000 |
Options exercised |  |  | (147,500 | ) |  |  | (793,750 | )
Options forfeited |  |  | (40,000 | ) |  |  | (25,000 | )
Options outstanding, end of year |  |  | 243,750 |  |  |  | 331,250 |

The outstanding options vest over four years at exercise prices ranging from $0.40 to $2.77 per share.

Other Options Issued

In 2021, the Company’s Board approved the issuance of options to purchase 150,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.78 to certain accredited personnel. In 2020, the Company’s Board approved the issuance of options to purchase 90,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.41 to certain accredited personnel. Shares issued upon exercise of these options are not registered for public sale. No awards under this plan were granted during 2022.

Other Options |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Options outstanding, beginning of year |  |  | 404,375 |  |  |  | 344,375 |
Options issued |  |  | — |  |  |  | 150,000 |
Options exercised |  |  | (21,250 | ) |  |  | (22,500 | )
Options forfeited |  |  | — |  |  |  | (67,500 | )
Options outstanding, end of year |  |  | 383,125 |  |  |  | 404,375 |

The outstanding options vest over four years at exercise prices ranging from $0.70 to $1.78 per share.

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Heritage Global Inc. 2016 Stock Option Plan

In 2016, the Company adopted the Heritage Global Inc. 2016 Stock Option Plan (the “2016 Plan”) which provided for the issuance of incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options up to an aggregate of 3,150,000 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, and other similar events). Options may not be granted with an exercise price less than the fair market value of the common stock of the Company as of the day of the grant. Options granted pursuant to the plan are subject to limitations on transfer and execution and may be issued subject to vesting conditions. Options may also be forfeited in certain circumstances. On June 8, 2022 the 2016 plan was replaced by the 2022 Heritage Global Inc. Equity Incentive Plan.

2016 Plan |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Options outstanding, beginning of year |  |  | 1,457,663 |  |  |  | 2,071,850 |
Options granted |  |  | 35,000 |  |  |  | 522,500 |
Options exercised |  |  | (170,375 | ) |  |  | (1,079,187 | )
Options forfeited |  |  | (66,313 | ) |  |  | (57,500 | )
Options outstanding, end of year |  |  | 1,255,975 |  |  |  | 1,457,663 |

The outstanding options under the 2016 Plan vest over four years at exercise prices ranging from $0.45 to $3.33 per share.

2022 Heritage Global Inc. Equity Incentive Plan

In 2022, at the Company's 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Company's shareholders approved the 2022 Heritage Global Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, which replaces the Heritage Global Inc. 2016 Plan and authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 3.5 million shares of Common Stock for awards made after June 8, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Company issued options to purchase 144,500 shares of common stock to certain of the Company's employees under this plan.

2022 Plan |  | 2022 |
Options outstanding, beginning of year |  |  | — |
Options granted |  |  | 144,500 |
Options outstanding, end of year |  |  | 144,500 |

The outstanding options under the 2022 Plan vest over four years at exercise prices ranging from $1.60 to $1.87 per share.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Total compensation cost related to stock options in both 2022 and 2021 was $0.4 million. These amounts were recorded in selling, general and administrative expense in both years. During 2022 and 2021, options to purchase 339,125 and 1,895,437 shares were exercised, respectively. The tax benefit recognized by the Company related to these option exercises was approximately $0.5 million in 2022, as compared to $1.0 million recognized in 2021.

In connection with the stock option grants during 2022 and 2021, the fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

|  | 2022 |  | 2021
Risk-free interest rate |  | 2% - 3% |  | 0% - 1%
Expected life (years) |  | 6 |  | 6.6
Expected volatility |  | 70% |  | 80%
Expected dividend yield |  | Zero |  | Zero

The risk-free interest rates are those for U.S. Treasury constant maturities for terms matching the expected term of the option. The expected life of the options is calculated according to the simplified method for estimating the expected term of the options, based on the vesting period and contractual term of each option grant. Expected volatility is based on the Company’s historical volatility. The Company has never paid a dividend on its common stock and therefore the expected dividend yield is zero.

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The following summarizes the changes in common stock options:

|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
|  | Options |  |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  | Options |  |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Outstanding at beginning of year |  |  | 2,193,288 |  |  | $ | 1.23 |  |  |  | 3,516,225 |  |  | $ | 0.63 |
Granted |  |  | 279,500 |  |  | $ | 1.62 |  |  |  | 722,500 |  |  | $ | 2.28 |
Exercised |  |  | (339,125 | ) |  | $ | 0.50 |  |  |  | (1,895,437 | ) |  | $ | 0.48 |
Forfeited |  |  | (106,313 | ) |  | $ | 1.79 |  |  |  | (150,000 | ) |  | $ | 1.61 |
Outstanding at end of year |  |  | 2,027,350 |  |  | $ | 1.38 |  |  |  | 2,193,288 |  |  | $ | 1.23 |
Options exercisable at year end |  |  | 1,023,975 |  |  | $ | 0.97 |  |  |  | 978,350 |  |  | $ | 0.60 |
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year |  |  |  |  | $ | 1.62 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1.59 |

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had unvested options for the purchase of 1,003,375 shares with a weighted average grant date fair value of $1.80 per share. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had unvested options for the purchase of 1,214,938 shares with a weighted average grant date fair value of $0.96 per share.

As of December 31, 2022, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options was $1.0 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.6 years.

The total fair value of options vesting during both 2022 and 2021 was $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The unvested options have no associated performance conditions. In general, the Company’s employee turnover is low, and the Company expects that the majority of the unvested options will vest according to the standard four-year timetable.

The following table summarizes information about all stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2022:

Exercise price |  | Options Outstanding |  |  | Weighted Average Remaining Life (years) |  |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  | Number Exercisable |  |  | Weighted Average Remaining Life (years) |  |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
$ 0.40 to $ 0.53 |  |  | 503,100 |  |  |  | 4.4 |  |  | $ | 0.45 |  |  |  | 495,600 |  |  |  | 4.3 |  |  | $ | 0.45 |
$ 0.70 to $ 0.95 |  |  | 354,875 |  |  |  | 6.8 |  |  | $ | 0.79 |  |  |  | 240,125 |  |  |  | 6.8 |  |  | $ | 0.79 |
$ 1.37 to $ 1.90 |  |  | 877,500 |  |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | $ | 1.66 |  |  |  | 196,375 |  |  |  | 8.2 |  |  | $ | 1.63 |
$ 2.77 to $ 3.33 |  |  | 291,875 |  |  |  | 8.4 |  |  | $ | 2.85 |  |  |  | 91,875 |  |  |  | 8.3 |  |  | $ | 2.84 |
|  |  | 2,027,350 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,023,975 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options was $1.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

Restricted Stock

Restricted stock awards represent a right to receive shares of common stock at a future date determined in accordance with the participant’s award agreement. There is no exercise price and no monetary payment required for receipt of restricted stock awards or the shares issued in settlement of the award. Instead, consideration is furnished in the form of the participant’s services to the Company. Compensation cost for these awards is based on the fair value of the shares of common stock on the date of grant and recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

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On June 1, 2018, the Company granted 600,000 shares of Company restricted common stock in connection with the Addenda to the Employment Agreements of David Ludwig and Tom Ludwig. The shares are subject to certain restrictions on transfer and a right of repurchase over five years, ending May 31, 2023, and require a continued term of service to the Company. Stock-based compensation expense related to the restricted stock awards, calculated by using the grant date fair value of $0.43 per share, was $51,600 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense as of December 31, 2022 was approximately $21,500.

On March 30, 2021, the Company and Scott West entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Separation Agreement”). Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, Mr. West’s separation from the Company was effective on March 31, 2021. On April 8, 2021, the Company granted 25,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock, which will be forfeited to the Company during the two years following the effective date of the Separation Agreement in the event Mr. West breaches the terms of the Separation Agreement. In addition, the Separation Agreement provides for customary mutual releases by the Company and Mr. West, and the Separation Agreement includes confidentiality, non-disparagement and other obligations. The full amount of the restricted common stock was expensed as of March 31, 2021.

On August 3, 2022, the Company granted 115,000 shares of Company restricted common stock to non-executive directors under the 2022 Heritage Global Inc. Equity Incentive Plan. Of the shares of Company restricted common stock granted during 2022, 40,000 shares were granted with a vesting term that was completed prior to the grant date due to a delay in the Company’s ability to grant such shares, and the remaining 75,000 shares will vest in full on March 31, 2023. We determined the fair value of the shares awarded by using the closing price of our common stock as of the grant date. Stock-based compensation expense related to the restricted stock awards, calculated by using the grant date fair value of $1.58 per share, was $124,600 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense as of December 31, 2022, was approximately $44,000.

Note 18 – Segment Information

The Company reports segment information based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by management for making decisions and assessing performance as the source of the Company’s reportable segments. The Company manages its business primarily on differentiated revenue streams for services offered. The Company’s reportable segments consist of the Auction and Liquidation segment, Refurbishment & Resale segment, Brokerage segment, and Specialty Lending segment. The Auction and Liquidation segment, through HGP, operates as a global full-service auction, appraisal and asset advisory firm, including the acquisition of turnkey manufacturing facilities and used industrial machinery and equipment. The Refurbishment & Resale segment, through ALT, acquires, refurbishes and supplies specialized laboratory equipment. The Brokerage segment, through NLEX, brokers charged-off receivables in the U.S. and Canada on behalf of financial institutions. The Specialty Lending segment, through HGC, provides specialty financing solutions to investors in charged-off and nonperforming asset portfolios.

The Company evaluates the performance of its reportable segments based primarily on operating income. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the reported segment operating income for ALT and HGC represents incremental costs for managing these segments as part of their sister segments (HGP for ALT and NLEX for HGC). As such, the reported operating income for ALT and HGC does not represent their true standalone contribution, as the Company does not attempt to allocate existing fixed divisional overhead costs of the sister divisions to the newer segments. Similarly, corporate overhead cost is not allocated to the operating divisions for management reporting purposes. Further, the Company does not utilize segmented asset information to evaluate the performance of its reportable segments and does not include intercompany transfers between segments for management reporting purposes.

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The following table sets forth operating income information for the Company's reportable segments (in thousands):

|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Industrial Assets Division: |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction and Liquidation |  | $ | 7,979 |  |  | $ | 3,467 |
Refurbishment & Resale |  |  | 1,187 |  |  |  | (41 | )
Total divisional operating income |  |  | 9,166 |  |  |  | 3,426 |
Financial Assets Division: |  |  |  |  |  |
Brokerage |  |  | 4,709 |  |  |  | 1,731 |
Specialty Lending |  |  | 1,213 |  |  |  | 293 |
Total divisional operating income |  |  | 5,922 |  |  |  | 2,024 |
Corporate & other operating loss |  |  | (3,968 | ) |  |  | (2,436 | )
Consolidated operating income |  | $ | 11,120 |  |  | $ | 3,014 |

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