NOTE 13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

2021 Plan Evergreen Provision

Under the 2021 Plan, the shares reserved automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years from the date the 2020 Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company, commencing on January 1, 2022, and ending on (and including) January 1, 2029, by an amount equal to 5% of the shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the share reserve for such year or that the increase in the share reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of common stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. On January 1, 2024, 119,117 shares were added to the 2021 Plan as a result of the evergreen provision.

Short Term Loan

On March 5, 2024, the Company entered into a short-term unsecured loan agreement to finance a portion of the Company's directors' and officers', and employment practices liability insurance premiums. The note in the amount of $517,560 carries an 8.5% annual percentage rate and will be paid down in nine equal monthly payments of $59,563 beginning on March 10, 2024.