Note 7 — Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Units

In connection with the Orange142 acquisition, DDH LLC issued 7,076 non-voting Class B Preferred Units at a purchase price of $7,046,251, and a fair value of $6,455,562. Class B Preferred Units were mandatorily redeemable for $7,046,251 on September 30, 2024, with 7% preferred annual returns paid on a quarterly basis. Due to the mandatory redemption feature, the Class B Preferred Units were classified as a liability rather than as a component of equity, with the preferred annual returns being accrued and recorded as interest expense.

In February 2022, DDH LLC redeemed the Class B Preferred Units and recognized a loss on the redemption of $590,689 in connection with the write-off of the fair value associated with the units. The Company recorded interest expense relating to the Class B Preferred Units of $0 and $0, for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $0 and $62,162 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.