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CONTINGENCIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
CONTINGENCIES  
CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 11: CONTINGENCIES

On March 25, 2020, a Bailey’s product vendor filed a lawsuit against Bailey for non-payment of trade payables totaling $492,390. Approximately the same amount was held in accounts payable for this vendor in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the Company does not believe it is probable that losses in excess of such trade payables will be incurred. The Company and product vendor have entered into a settlement, which will require the Company make ten monthly payments of approximately $37,000, starting in May 2021. Upon completion of the payment schedule, any remaining amounts will be forgiven. The payment schedule was completed in 2022.

On December 21, 2020, a Company investor filed a lawsuit against DBG for reimbursement of their investment totaling $100,000. Claimed amounts are included in short-term convertible note payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the Company

does not believe it is probable that losses in excess of such short-term note payable will be incurred. The Company is actively working to resolve this matter.

In August 2020 and March 2021, two lawsuits were filed against Bailey’s by third-party’s related to prior services rendered. The claims (including fines, fees, and legal expenses) total an aggregate of $96,900. One matter was settled in February 2022 and the other matter is being actively worked on to achieve settlement.

On September 24, 2020 a Bailey’s product vendor filed a lawsuit against Bailey’s non-payment of trade payables totaling approximately $481,000 and additional damages of approximately $296,000. Claimed amounts for trade payables are included in accounts payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, net of payments made. In December 2021, the Company reached a settlement; however, the settlement terms were not met and a judgement was entered against the Company in the amount of $469,000.

All claims above, to the extent management believes it will be liable, have been included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2022.

Except as may be set forth above the Company is not a party to any legal proceedings, and the Company is not aware of any claims or actions pending or threatened against us. In the future, the Company might from time to time become involved in litigation relating to claims arising from its ordinary course of business, the resolution of which the Company does not anticipate would have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On June 17, 2022, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Moise Emquies, George Levy, Matthieu Leblan and Carol Ann Emquies (“Sellers”), Sunnyside, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Sundry”), and George Levy as the Sellers’ representative (the “Sellers’ Representative”), pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Sundry (such transaction, the “Acquisition”). Sellers and DBG are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.”

Pursuant to the Agreement, Sellers, as the holders of all of the outstanding membership interests of Sundry, will exchange all of such membership interests for (i) $5 million in cash, which will be paid at Closing (as defined below), of which $2.5 million is paid to each of George Levy and Matthieu Leblan; (ii) at the Sellers’ option at Closing, either (a) $7 million dollars paid in the Company’s common stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Buyer Shares”), at $0.19 per share, which is the per share closing price of the Buyer Shares on Nasdaq on June 17, 2022 (the “Issuance Price”); or (b) $7 million in cash, to each of the Sellers, Jenny Murphy and Elodie Crichi pro rata in accordance to the percentage set forth in the Agreement; and (iii) $20 million paid in Buyer Shares at a per share price equal to the Issuance Price issued to each of the Sellers, Jenny Murphy and Elodie Crichi pro rata in accordance to the percentage set forth in the Agreement.

The obligations of each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to certain closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) no governmental entity has issued an order or taken any other action that making the transactions contemplated by the Agreement illegal; (ii) no governmental entity has issued an order or taken any other action restraining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by the Agreement; (iii) DBG shall have initiated a proxy solicitation for a shareholder vote to approve the issuance of Buyer Shares and the employment offer letters to George Levy and Matthew Leblan; and (iv) DBG shall have cash or rights under existing borrowing facilities that together are sufficient to pay the cash payable at Closing pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.