Company: XERI
Filing Date: 2025-10-02
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001477932-25-007303
Chunk: 364

Company: XERIANT, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-10-02
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 2
Chunk 364
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 the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. § 78o(a)(1)) by the Defendant, alleging breaches of fiduciary duty and related claims. On February 9, 2024, the case was dismissed. The Company filed a Notice of Civil Appeal on March 13, 2024, primarily based on public welfare because of the pending litigation between the SEC and Auctus Fund Management, LLC, which complaint was filed on June 1, 2023. On June 19, 2024, the Company filed an appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Case no. 24-682-cv), which is still pending. On June 25, 2025, the appellate court affirmed the lower court’s decision. The Company’s counsel is in the process of filing an appeal to the United States Supreme Court to challenge this decision, which went against precedent decisions in other districts. In addition to the pending legal matters, the Company is currently in discussions with Auctus in an attempt to come up with a settlement. The Company’s ongoing lawsuit against XTI Aircraft Company has a connection to the Auctus matter in that the Company’s obligations to Auctus were, according to Xeriant’s complaint, to be assumed by XTI as provided in a Letter Agreement.  The foregoing descriptions of the legal actions do not purport to be complete and are subject in their entirety by the full text of the court filings. On December 6, 2023, the Company initiated legal proceedings against XTI Aircraft Company in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York (Case no. 1:23-cv-10656-JPO), along with other unnamed defendants, seeking to enforce the terms of the Letter Agreement, alleging fraudulent acts, deceptive maneuvers and intentional breaches, and seeking a range of remedies. These include the recovery of losses, expenses, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages and a compensatory damage award exceeding $500 million. The legal action aims to address the alleged misconduct comprehensively and to protect the Company’s interests in the face of XTI’s actions. The foregoing description of the legal action does not purport to be complete and is subject in its entirety by the full text of the complaint, a copy of which was filed in an 8-K on December 12, 2023, Exhibit 99.1.  On February 29, 2024, the Company filed a Second Amended Complaint alleging seven counts including intentional fraud