# STANDARD NEW YORK, INC. X-17A-5 (2026-02-24) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: STANDARD NEW YORK, INC. - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2026-02-24 - Period: 2025-12-31 - Accession: 0001623789-26-000001 - CIK: 1623789 - File #: 8-69552 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: Rayfield & Licata, PC - Auditor location: Florham Park, NJ - Contact: Carrie Madara - Phone: 2124073808 - Email: carrie.madara@standardsbg.com - Website: standardsbg.com - Signed by: Derick De Zilva (Chief Executive) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1623789/000162378926000001/Public25.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ # Standard New York, Inc. A wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Bank Group Limited ## Audited Statement of Financial Condition December 31, 2025 Filed in accordance with the Rule 17a-5(e)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a PUBLIC DOCUMENT {1}------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 | ANNUAL REPORTS | |----------------| | FORM X-17A-5 | | PART III | | OMB APPROVAL | | |--------------------------|----| | OMB Number: 3235-0123 | | | Expires: Nov. 30, 2026 | | | Estimated average burden | | | hours per response: | 12 | SEC FILE NUMBER 8-69552 FACING PAGE Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING 01/01/25 AND ENDING 12/31/25 MM/DD/YY MM/DD/YY A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION NAME OF FIRM: Standard New York, Inc. TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes): @ Broker-dealer @ Security-based swap dealer @ Major security-based swap participant Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) ### 540 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor | | (No. and Street) | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--| | New York | NY | | 10022 | | | (City) | (State) | | (Zip Code) | | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | | | Carrie Madara | 212-407-3808 | | | | | (Name) | (Area Code - Telephone Number) | (Email Address) | | | | | | | | | | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing ** | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | Rayfield & Licata, PC | (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | | | 25B Vreeland Road, Suite 104 Florham Park | | NJ | 07932 | | | | (City) | (State) | carrie.madara@standardsbg.com
(Zip Code)
(PCAOB Registration Number, if applicable) | | | | | 1442 | | | | (Address)
01/11/2005
(Date of Registration with PCAOB)(if applicable) | | | | | Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports be covered by the reports of an independent public accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 CFR 240.17a-5{e}(1){ii}, if applicable. Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. {2}------------------------------------------------ #### OATH OR AFFIRMATION | Derick De Zilva | , swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the | | |--------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------| | financial report pertaining to the firm of Standard New York, Inc. | | as of | | December 31 | 2025 is true and correct. I further swear (or affirm) that neither the company nor any | | partner, officer, director, or equivalent person, as the case may be, has any proprietary interest in any account classified solely as that of a customer. Signature: Title: Chief Executive #### This filing \*\* contains (check all applicable boxes): - (a) Statement of financial condition. - (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. - [c] Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of comprehensive income (as defined in § 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). - [ (d) Statement of cash flows. - [] (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. - [f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. - [g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. - [h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable. - [ ] Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. - [] Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 200.15c3-3. - [ (k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - (I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to § 240.15c3-3. - [ (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - [0] Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - O (o) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capital or tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-1, or 17 CFR 240.18a-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences exist. - [p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. - (q) Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.17a-12, or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - [r) Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - [ (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. - □ (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial statements under 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - [v] Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - [ (w) Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - [ [x] Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - [ {y} Report describing any material inadequacies found to exist or found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). - O (z) Other: - \*\* To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.170-5(e)(3) or 17 CFR 240.180-7(d)(2), as applicable. {3}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_3_Picture_0.jpeg) ## Rayfield & Licata Certified Public Accountants #### Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Board of Directors and Stockholder Standard New York, Inc. #### Opinion on the Financial Statement We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Standard New York, Inc. as of December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statement"). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Standard New York, Inc. as of December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. #### Basis for Opinion This financial statement is the responsibility of Standard New York, Inc.'s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Standard New York, Inc.'s financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to Standard New York, Inc. in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. We have served as Standard New York, Inc.'s auditor since 2014. February 18, 2026 Florham Park, New Jersey 25B Vreeland Road, Suite 104, Florham Park, NJ 07932 (973) 740-0200 · Fax (973) 740-1084 Website www.rayfield-licata.com {4}------------------------------------------------ #### STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 2025 | (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Standard Bank Group Limited) | Standard New York, Inc. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------| | STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | ASSETS | | | | | Cash | \$ | 11,429,233 | | | Due from affiliate | | 415,022 | | | Income taxes receivable | | 100,158 | | | Property and equipment, net | | 781,671 | | | Right-of-use operating lease asset
Deferred income taxes | | 4,130,499
468,278 | | | Security deposit | | 505,612 | | | Other assets | | 22,343 | | | | | | | | Total assets | | | \$
17,852,816 | | LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY | | | | | LIABILITIES | | | | | Accrued compensation and benefits | \$ | 5,479,836 | | | Due to affiliate | | 27,442 | | | Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | 156,431 | | | Operating lease liability | | 4,933,575 | | | Total liabilities | | | \$
10,597,284 | | STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY | | | | | Common Stock (at stated value) | | | | | 3,000 shares authorized | | | | | 100 shares outstanding | | 100 | | | Paid in capital | | 4,999,900 | | | Retained earnings | | 2,255,532 | | | Total stockholder's equity | | | 7,255,532 | | Total liabilities and stockholder's equity | | | \$
17,852,816 | {5}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 2025 #### NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES #### A. Organization The Company, a Delaware Corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Bank Group Limited, and an affiliate of The Standard Bank of South Africa ("SBSA") which is the main operating subsidiary of its Parent. The Company commenced permitted broker-dealer securities activities when it became a registered broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") on June 16, 2015. The Company was established and is authorized per its FINRA membership agreement to serve as a chaperoning broker-dealer to its non-U.S. Standard Bank Group affiliates, primarily SBSA, in accordance with specified exemptive provisions of Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act. In that regard, the Company provides chaperoning services to its foreign associated personnel when visiting major U.S. institutional investors, chaperones research reports relating to foreign securities that have been prepared by non-U.S. affiliates and distributed to major U.S. institutional investors, and chaperones foreign equity securities transactions for its non-U.S. affiliates. The Company also supports SBSA and its non-U.S. affiliates by managing the relationships of U.S. corporate clients with respect to their investment banking, transactional products and services (TPS), and global markets needs in Africa. The Company does not hold or owe funds or securities for customers and does not carry accounts of customers. Accordingly, the Company claims exemption from Rule 15c3-3 of the Exchange Act under Section (k)(2)(i). B. Property and equipment Property and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation of equipment and furniture is provided on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives (five to seven years). Improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of their useful lives or the term of the respective lease (eleven years). #### C. Securities Transactions For the year ended December 31, 2025, all of the Company's securities activities consisted of serving in an agency capacity and chaperoning permitted securities transactions services for non-U.S. Standard Bank Group affiliates pursuant to Rule 15a-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company is required to maintain books and records that identify open trades and failed transactions when it chaperones foreign equity securities transactions for its non-U.S. affiliates. Additionally, the Company must take a net capital charge for aged, failed transactions, even if the foreign broker-dealer is required to take a net capital charge under foreign law. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had no failed transactions that required either a net capital {6}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 2025 charge in its computation of net capital or recognition in its financial statements. #### D. Share-based Compensation Plans The Company accounts for share-based compensation plans of affiliates covering certain of its employees using the fair value-based method. Cash-settled plans are accounted for as liabilities at fair value until settled. The liability is recognized over the vesting period and is revalued at each reporting date and on settlement. Any change in the liability is recognized in the statement of income. #### E. Leases The Company accounts for operating leases pursuant to the guidance of ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). As such, it recognizes a right-of-use operating lease asset and a corresponding operating lease liability for all leases with a lease term of greater than one year. The operating lease liability is initially recorded based on the present value of the future lease payments, discounted using the lease's implicit rate if it is determinable; otherwise, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate for borrowings of similar amounts and terms based upon information available at the commencement date for each lease. The right-of-use operating lease asset is initially calculated at the amount of the initial measurement of the operating lease liability plus any lease payments made to the lessor before or at the commencement date, minus any lease incentives received, plus any initial direct costs. Unless impaired, the right-of-use operating lease asset is subsequently measured throughout the lease term at the amount of the lease liability (i.e., present value of the remaining lease payments), plus unamortized initial direct costs, plus (minus) any prepaid (accrued) lease payments, less the unamortized balance of lease incentives received. The Company has elected, for all underlying classes of assets, to not recognize right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities for any short-term leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less at lease commencement, and do not include an option to purchase the underlying asset that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise. #### F. Income Taxes Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each yearend based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Income taxes expense is the taxes payable for the period and the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Valuation allowances are used to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount considered likely to be realized. The Company calculates its current and deferred income tax provision based upon estimates and assumptions that could differ from the actual results reflected in income tax returns filed in subsequent years. Adjustments based on filed returns are recorded when identified. The amount of income taxes a Company pays is subject to ongoing audits by Federal, state and local taxing authorities. The Company's estimate of the potential outcome of any uncertain tax {7}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 2025 issue is subject to management's assessment of relevant risks, facts and circumstances existing at that time, pursuant to accounting principles. At December 31, 2025, the Company did not record any liabilities for uncertain tax positions. #### Recently Adopted Accounting Standard In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. However, ASU 2023-09 does not amend the recognition or measurement requirements of FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 740. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted the requirements of ASU 2023-09 effective January 1, 2025 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this ASU resulted in the Company providing improved disclosures related to income taxes, but it did not have any impact on how the Company recognizes or measures income taxes in its statement of financial condition. #### G. Estimates #### NOTE 2: PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Property and equipment consist of the following: | requirements of ASU 2023-09 effective January 1, 2025 on a prospective basis. The adoption of
this ASU resulted in the Company providing improved disclosures related to income taxes, but it
did not have any impact on how the Company recognizes or measures income taxes in its statement
of financial condition. | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|--| | | | | | The preparation of the financial statement in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the statement of financial condition. Accordingly, actual results could differ
from those estimates. | | | | PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT | | | | Property and equipment consist of the following: | | | | Equipment | \$
542,473 | | | Improvements
Furniture | 247,454
238,906 | | | Accumulated depreciation | 1,028,833
(247,162) | | | Total | \$
781,671 | | | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | | | | The Company has an agreement with SBSA which, among other terms and conditions, provides
the methodologies by which the Company is allocated revenues related to the performance of | | | #### NOTE 3: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Company has an agreement with SBSA which, among other terms and conditions, provides the methodologies by which the Company is allocated revenues related to the performance of services for non-U.S. Standard Bank Group affiliates. {8}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 2025 The Standard Bank Group has a cash-settled share-based compensation plan called the Standard Bank Cash Settled Deferred Bonus Scheme. As a member entity of the Group, this plan covers certain employees of the Company. The plan awards employees stock units denominated in U.S. dollars, the value of which is based upon the Standard Bank Group shares listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The awards vest, exercise and settle automatically during three scheduled dates beginning eighteen months and ending forty-two months after the award date. The statement of financial condition includes an accrued compensation liability of approximately \$1,739,000 related to the plan. The Company paid approximately \$1,764,000 to settle these stock units during 2025. Outstanding at January 1, 2025 13,555 Awarded 4,957 Transferred out (1,492) Exercised (5,837) Outstanding at December 31, 2025 11,183 | Outstanding at January 1, 2025 | 13,555 | |----------------------------------|---------| | Awarded | 4,957 | | Transferred out | (1,492) | | Exercised | (5,837) | | Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | 11,183 | | units during 2025. | scheduled dates beginning eighteen months and ending forty-two months after the award date. The
statement of financial condition includes an accrued compensation liability of approximately
\$1,739,000 related to the plan. The Company paid approximately \$1,764,000 to settle these stock | | | |--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| | | The following table summarizes activity under this share-based compensation plan. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | 11,183 | | | Award Date | The following table summarizes details related to unexercised awards.
Expiration Date | Grant Price on
Award Date | Units Outstanding at
December 31, 2025 | | March 2023 | September 2026 | \$
179.82 | 1,785 | | March 2024 | September 2027 | \$
186.11 | 4,441 | | March 2025 | September 2028 | \$
230.51 | 4,957 | | | | | | | | | | 11,183 | | | | | | | | | | | {9}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 2025 As of December 31, 2025, approximately \$1,705,000 of compensation costs related to the above unexercised stock units have not been recognized. Such costs will be recorded over the remaining vesting period as follows: Year ending December 31, | (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Standard Bank Group Limited) | Standard New York, Inc. | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| | | | | | NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION | December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2026 | \$ | 1,138,000 | | As of December 31, 2025, approximately \$1,705,000 of compensation costs related to the above
unexercised stock units have not been recognized. Such costs will be recorded over the remaining
2027
2028 | | 455,000
112,000 | The Standard Bank Group also has a cash-settled share-based compensation plan called the Performance Reward Plan (PRP). As a member entity of the Group, this plan covers certain senior executives of the Company. The PRP has a three-year vesting period and is designed to incentivize the Group's senior executives, whose roles enable them to contribute to and influence the Group's long-term decision making and performance results. The awards are subject to the achievement of performance conditions for future financial years established at the award date. These conditions determine the number of shares that may ultimately vest. The exercise and settlement of these awards generally occurs on their vesting dates. The statement of financial condition includes an accrued compensation liability of approximately \$276,000 related to the PRP. The Company paid approximately \$153,000 to settle units during 2025. All outstanding awards expire in March 2028. Due to the conditional nature of the PRP, the amount of any additional compensation charge that the Company may incur is uncertain as of December 31, 2025. Due from affiliate of \$415,022 as of December 31, 2025 consists of balance due from SBSA related to the settlement of revenue sharing and fee arrangements for the year ended December 31, 2025. The balance due to this affiliate was \$269,688 as of December 31, 2024 related to prepayment by SBSA of these arrangements during the year ended December 31, 2024. Due to affiliate of \$27,442 as of December 31, 2025 consists of balance due to a non-U.S. affiliate related to the unpaid portion of allocated costs mainly for the Company's utilization of certain information technology systems. #### NOTE 4: EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN The Company provides an employee savings plan under section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code which covers all employees. The Company made employer matching and discretionary contributions of approximately \$319,000 in 2025. {10}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 2025 #### NOTE 5: INCOME TAXES The following represents the approximate tax effect of each significant type of temporary difference giving rise to the deferred income tax asset: | | Standard New York, Inc. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|--| | (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Standard Bank Group Limited) | | | | | NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION | | | | | | December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The following represents the approximate tax effect of each significant type of temporary difference
giving rise to the deferred income tax asset: | | | | | Depreciation | \$ | (179,784) | | | Right-of-use operating lease asset | | (950,015) | | | Accrued compensation | | 463,354 | | | Operating lease liability | | 1,134,723 | | The Company is subject to tax examinations from U.S. Federal, state and local taxing authorities for the years 2022 through 2025. #### NOTE 6: OPERATING LEASE Effective February 2024, the Company entered into a lease agreement for new office premises with a commencement date of October 1, 2024. Such lease expires August 31, 2035, with a renewal option of five years and a one-time irrevocable termination option by the Company with an effective date of September 1, 2032. Since the Company is not reasonably certain to exercise the renewal or termination options, these optional periods are not included in determining the lease term, and associated payments under these options are excluded from lease payments used to determine the lease liability. The agreement also required the Company to pay \$505,612 to the landlord as a security deposit which is refundable by the expiration of the lease term. In addition, the Company's lease does not include any restrictive financial or other covenants. Right-of-use opearating lease asset 4,130,499 \$ Operating lease liability 4,933,575 \$ Payments due under the above lease contract include fixed payments plus variable payments. The Company's office premises lease requires it to make variable payments for its proportionate share of the building's property taxes, insurance, and common area maintenance. These variable payments are not included in lease payments used to determine the lease liability and are recognized as variable costs when incurred. Amounts reported in the statement of financial condition as of December 31, 2025, were as follows: | Right-of-use opearating lease asset | \$ 4,130,499 | |-------------------------------------|--------------| | | | | Operating lease liability | \$ 4,933,575 | {11}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 2025 | Standard New York, Inc. | | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| | (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Standard Bank Group Limited) | | | NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION | | | December 31, 2025 | | | Other information related to the Company's operating lease as of December 31, 2025, was as | | | follows:
Weighted-average remaining lease term: | | | Operating lease | 9.7 years | | Weighted-average discount rate: | | | Operating lease | 6.75% | | Maturities of the operating lease liability as of December 31, 2025, are as follows: | | | Year ending December 31, | | | NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
December 31, 2025 | | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| | Other information related to the Company's operating lease as of December 31, 2025, was as | | | Weighted-average remaining lease term: | | | | | | Weighted-average discount rate: | | | | | | Maturities of the operating lease liability as of December 31, 2025, are as follows: | | | Year ending December 31, | | | 2026 | \$
674,150 | | 2027 | 674,150 | | 2028 | 674,150 | | 2029 | 674,150 | | 2030 | 688,050 | | Thereafter | 3,340,634 | | Total undiscounted lease payments | 6,725,284 | | Less interest | (1,791,709) | | Total lease liability | \$
4,933,575 | | | | #### NOTE 7: SEGMENT REPORTING The Company is engaged in a single line of business as a securities broker-dealer which includes serving as a chaperoning broker-dealer to its non-U.S. Standard Bank Group affiliates, primarily SBSA, in accordance with Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act. In connection therewith, the Company also supports SBSA and its non-U.S. affiliates by managing the relationships of U.S. corporate clients with respect to their investment banking, transactional products and services (TPS), and global markets needs in Africa. The company has identified its Chief Executive as the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), who uses net income to evaluate the results of the business, predominately in the forecasting process, to manage the Company. Additionally, the CODM uses excess net capital (see Note 10), which is not a measure of profit and loss, to make operational decisions while maintaining capital adequacy, such as whether to reinvest profits or pay dividends. The Company's operations constitute a single operating segment and therefore, a single reportable segment, because the CODM manages the business activities using information of the Company as a whole. {12}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 2025 #### NOTE 8: CREDIT RISK The Company maintains its cash balances in checking accounts with a financial institution in excess of the FDIC insured limits. The Company does not anticipate nonperformance by the financial institution. #### NOTE 9: CONTINGENCIES #### Legal and Regulatory Matters The Company is a registered broker-dealer and, as such, is subject to the continual oversight of those who regulate the broker-dealer industry, including the SEC and FINRA. As part of the regulatory process, the Company is subject to routine examinations, the purpose of which is to determine the Company's compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the examining authority. In the event of non-compliance, the Company may be subject to disciplinary action, including penalties and fines. Management is not aware of any asserted violations that could result in material exposure to the Company. Claims and lawsuits may be instituted or asserted against the Company arising in the ordinary course of business. Based on information currently available, it is management's opinion that the ultimate outcome of any claims or litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's overall financial condition. However, resolution of certain claims and lawsuits by settlement or otherwise could impact the operating results of the reporting period in which resolution occurs. #### NOTE 10: REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS The Company is subject to the Uniform Net Capital Rule pursuant to Rule 15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This rule requires the maintenance of minimum net capital, as defined, equal to the greater of \$250,000 or 6-2/3% of aggregate indebtedness, as defined. In addition, the rule requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital shall not exceed 15 to 1. At December 31, 2025, the Company had net capital of \$4,962,448, which was \$4,531,329 in excess of its required minimum net capital of \$431,119. The Company's ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital was 1.30 to 1 on December 31, 2025. #### NOTE 11: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS The Company has performed a review of subsequent events through February 18, 2026, the date the financial statement was issued. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.