Note 6 – Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

During the first quarter of 2024, the Company entered into a lease agreement for a new distribution center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The lease commenced on February 1, 2024 with a eighty-seven month lease term set to expire in April of 2031. The Company is obligated to pay approximately $186 in monthly base rent (rent abatement for three months in the first year), which shall increase by 4% each year beginning on the second-year anniversary of the lease term. In accordance with ASU 842 – Leases (“ASC 842”), the Company recorded $12,857 in Right-of-use assets – operating, non-current, and $12,018 in Right-of-use obligation – operating, non-current, with $839 recorded in Right-of-use obligation – operating, current, on the consolidated balance sheet at the commencement of the lease.

Legal Matters

Asbestos. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Automotive Specialty Accessories and Parts, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Whitney Automotive Group, Inc. ("WAG"), are named defendants in several lawsuits involving claims for damages caused by installation of brakes during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s that contained asbestos. WAG marketed certain brakes, but did not manufacture any brakes. WAG maintains liability insurance coverage to protect its and the Company’s assets from losses arising from the litigation and coverage is provided on an occurrence rather than a claims made basis, and the Company is not expected to incur significant out-of-pocket costs in connection with this matter that would be material to its consolidated financial statements.

Ordinary course litigation. The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of its business, including, for example, claims relating to product liability, workplace injuries, intellectual property rights, and employment matters. For example, a worker, who was directly employed by the Company’s third party labor contracting firm at the Company’s Grand Prairie, TX warehouse has filed a negligence claim in the Superior Court of the State of California, Los Angeles County, Central District relating to a workplace injury from March 2021. The case is in the discovery stage, and trial is currently scheduled for August 2024. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously, although there can be no assurance that there will not be some liability. As of the date hereof, the Company believes that the final disposition of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flow of the Company. The Company maintains liability insurance coverage to protect the Company’s assets from losses arising out of or involving activities associated with ongoing and normal business operations.