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Commitment and contingencies

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Commitment and contingencies
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Note 8: Commitment and contingencies

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company, but which will be resolved only when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management, in consultation with its legal counsel as appropriate, assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment.

 

During the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to various claims and litigation. Management believes that the outcome of such claims or litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flow.

 

Lyons Capital, LLC Litigation

 

On June 21, 2018, ShiftPixy was served with a summons and complaint in connection with a claim by Lyons Capital, LLC, arising out of a contract wherein ShiftPixy, Inc., agreed to pay Lyons Capital, LLC, a total of 210,000 shares of the company’s common stock in exchange for introductions to brokers, research coverage, funds, investment banking firms, and market makers as well as board representation and business opportunities and for promotion of the company at Lyons Capital, LLC’s annual conference. This lawsuit was settled during the three months ending May 31, 2019 for an immaterial amount which was included in general and administrative expenses on the condensed statement of operations.

 

Kadima Ventures

 

The Company is in dispute with its software developer, Kadima Ventures, over incomplete but paid for software development work. In May 2016, the Company entered into a contract with Kadima Ventures for the development and deployment of user features that were proposed by Kadima for an original build cost of $8.5 million to complete. As of the date of this filing, the Company has spent approximately $11million but has not received the majority of certain modules. In addition to the non-delivery of the paid for user features, Kadima Ventures asserts that it is owed additional funds to turn over the work completed. The Company is initiating litigation to force the delivery of the paid for software and exit the development engagement. Kadima made a demand for an additional $10 million or they would not turn over the remaining features. The Company has accelerated its internal development team to expedite the user features delivery for summer of 2019. Under licensing agreement, the Company will be launching version 2.0 of its app and enhanced user features during the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter with all user features as well as the driver management, which will allow its clients to self- deliver. The Company hopes to recover some of the funds spent with Kadima Ventures for their failure to deliver.

 

Licensing agreement

 

However, the Company entered into a white-label last mile platform solution on March 22, 2019. Such agreement includes a three-year monthly licensing fee of approximately $80k.