Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Debt

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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
8.
DEBT

Debt as of December 31, 2024 and 2023was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Note payable, net of discount and costs

 

$

538

 

 

$

 

Insurance financing

 

 

139

 

 

 

204

 

Cultured Foods note payable (Note 5)

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

Total debt

 

$

677

 

 

$

254

 

Note Payable

2024 Streeterville Note

In July 2024, the Company entered into a new note purchase agreement with Streeterville, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to Streeterville a Secured Promissory Note (the “2024 Streeterville Note”) in the original principal amount of $1.2 million. The 2024 Streeterville Note carries an original issuance discount of $283,500. The Company incurred additional debt issuance costs of $5,000. As a result, the Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $0.9 million in connection with the sale and issuance of the 2024 Streeterville Note. The 2024 Streeterville Note was scheduled to mature on July 3, 2025 and the Company was required to make weekly repayments in the amount of $22,856 until the 2024 Streeterville Note was paid in full. In the event the Company repaid the 2024 Streeterville Note in full on or before December 31, 2024, the Company would have received a $75,000 discount from the outstanding balance.

No interest will accrue on the 2024 Streeterville Note until an occurrence of an Event of Default, as defined in Section 4 of the 2024 Streeterville Note, if ever. The 2024 Streeterville Note was secured by all of the Company’s assets as set forth in the Security Agreement dated July 3, 2024. The Company made principal payments to Streeterville of $0.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2024.

In February 2025, the Company repaid the entire outstanding balance of the 2024 Streeterville Note and entered into a new note with an institutional investor. For more information - refer to Note 17.

2022 Streeterville Note

In August 2022, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with Streeterville, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to Streeterville a Secured Promissory Note (the “2022 Streeterville Note”) in the original principal amount of $2.0 million. The 2022 Streeterville Note carried an original issuance discount of $400,000. The Company incurred additional debt issuance costs of $23,000. As a result, the Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $1.6 million in connection with the sale and issuance of the 2022 Streeterville Note. The 2022 Streeterville Note was scheduled to mature on May 19, 2023 and the Company was required to make weekly repayments to Streeterville on the note in the following amounts: (a) $40,000 for the first 8 weeks after issuance; and (b) $56,000 thereafter until the 2022 Streeterville Note was paid in full.

No interest was to accrue on the 2022 Streeterville Note until an occurrence of an Event of Default, as defined in Section 4 of the Streeterville Note, if ever.

The unpaid amount of the 2022 Streeterville Note, any interest, fees, charges and late fees accrued was due and payable in full within three trading days of receipt by the Company of any employee retention credit funds owed to the Company under the CARES Act, provided, further, that if at least $1.0 million in CARES Act proceeds were not remitted to Streeterville within ninety days of August 19, 2022, the outstanding balance under the 2022 Streeterville Note was to be increased by 5%. The Company did not receive the CARES Act proceeds within 90 days of August 19, 2022; as a result, the outstanding balance of the Streeterville Note was increased by 5%. The 2022 Streeterville Note was secured by all of the Company’s assets as set forth in the Security Agreement dated August 19, 2022.

The Company made principal payments to Streeterville of $1.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2023. As a result, the 2022 Streeterville Note has been fully repaid and satisfied as of December 31, 2023, and the Company's obligations thereunder, were cancelled and terminated.

Insurance Financing

In October 2024, the Company entered into a finance agreement with First Insurance Funding (“First Insurance”) in order to fund a portion of its insurance policies for the upcoming policy year. The amount financed was $0.2 million and incurs interest at a rate of 8.42% per annum. The Company is required to make monthly payments of $20,396 from November 2024 through July 2025. The outstanding balance as of December 31, 2024 is $0.1 million.

In November 2023, the Company entered into a finance agreement with First Insurance in order to fund a portion of its insurance policies for the most recent policy year. The amount financed was $0.3 million, which incurred interest at a rate of 8.42% per annum. The Company was required to make monthly payments of $29,781 from November 2023 through July 2024. The Company had an outstanding balance of $0.2 million as of December 31, 2023. There was no outstanding balance as of December 31, 2024.

Cultured Foods Note Payable

The Company assumed the outstanding note payable of Cultured Foods. The note was payable to the prior owner of Cultured Foods and was due within the next 12 months. The note carried an interest rate of 9% per annum. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company repaid the entire outstanding amount of the note payable including interest.