Debt | Note 6. Debt Working Capital Line of Credit On March 31, 2021, Keeler & Co. and Coastal Pride entered into a loan and security agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with Lighthouse Financial Corp., a North Carolina corporation (“Lighthouse”). Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, Lighthouse made available to Keeler & Co. and Coastal Pride (together, the “Borrowers”) a $ 5,000,000 The advance rate of the revolving line of credit is 85% with respect to eligible accounts receivable and the lower of 60% of the Borrowers’ eligible inventory, or 80% of the net orderly liquidation value, subject to an inventory sublimit of $2,500,000. The inventory portion of the loan will never exceed 50% of the outstanding balance. Interest on the line of credit is the prime rate (with a floor of 3.25%), plus 3.75% which increased to 4.75% in 2022. The Borrowers paid Lighthouse a facility fee of $50,000 in three instalments of $16,667 in March, April and May 2021 and paid an additional facility fee of $25,000 on each anniversary of March 31, 2021. On January 14, 2022, the maximum inventory advance under the line of credit was adjusted from 50% to 70% until June 30, 2022, 65% to July 31, 2022, 60% to August 31, 2022 and 55% to September 30, 2022 at a monthly fee of 0.25% on the portion of the loan in excess of the 50% advance in order to increase imports to meet customer demand. The line of credit was secured by a first priority security interest on all the assets of each Borrower. Pursuant to the terms of a guaranty agreement, the Company guaranteed the obligations of the Borrowers under the note and John Keeler, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, provided a personal guaranty of up to $ 1,000,000 2,405,034 4,182,971 On June 16, 2023, the Company terminated the Loan Agreement and paid a total of approximately $ 108,400 93,400 9,900 4,900 John Keeler Promissory Notes As of September 30, 2024, the Company paid off the unsecured promissory notes with John Keeler and paid interest expense of $ 4,435 39,930 6 165,620 124,161 Walter Lubkin Jr. Note On November 26, 2019, the Company issued a five-year unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 500,000 4 The note is payable quarterly in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $25,000 or (ii) 25% of the EBITDA of Coastal Pride, as determined on the first day of each quarter For the year ended December 31, 2023, $ 250,000 As of September 30, 2024, $ 3,136 Interest expense for the note totaled approximately $ 3,000 and $ 10,600 As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the outstanding principal balance on the note totaled $ 100,000 Lind Global Fund II LP notes 2022 Note On January 24, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Lind Global Fund II LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Lind”), pursuant to which the Company issued Lind a secured, two-year, interest free convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $ 5,750,000 five 1,000,000 4.50 1,000 4,500 4.50 4,500 150,000 87,144 2,022,397 750,000 150,000 87,144 1,035,253 0 643,778 The outstanding principal under the 2022 Lind Note was payable commencing July 24, 2022, in 18 consecutive monthly installments of $ 333,333 In connection with the issuance of the 2022 Lind Note, the Company granted Lind a first priority security interest and lien on all of its assets, including a pledge of its shares in Keeler & Co., pursuant to a security agreement and a stock pledge agreement with Lind, dated January 24, 2022 (the “2022 Security Agreement). Each subsidiary of the Company also granted a second priority security interest in all of its respective assets. The 2022 Lind Note was mandatorily payable prior to maturity if the Company issued any preferred stock (with certain exceptions described in the note) or, if the Company or its subsidiaries issued any debt. The Company also agreed not to issue or sell any securities with a conversion, exercise or other price based on a discount to the trading prices of the Company’s stock or to grant the right to receive additional securities based on future transactions of the Company on terms more favorable than those granted to Lind, with certain exceptions. If the Company failed to maintain the listing and trading of its common stock, the note would become due and payable and Lind may convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal at the lower of the then current conversion price and 80 If the Company engaged in capital raising transactions, Lind had the right to purchase up to 10 The 2022 Lind Note was convertible into common stock at $ 5.00 5,000 4.99 Upon a change of control of the Company, as defined in the 2022 Lind Note, Lind had the right to require the Company to prepay 10% of the outstanding principal amount of the 2022 Lind Note. The Company may prepay the outstanding principal amount of the note, provided Lind may convert up to 25% of the principal amount of the 2022 Lind Note at a price per share equal to the lesser of the Repayment Share Price or the conversion price. The 2022 Lind Note contained certain negative covenants, including restricting the Company from certain distributions, stock repurchases, borrowing, sale of assets, loans and exchange offers. Upon an event of default as described in the 2022 Lind Note, the 2022 Lind Note would become immediately due and payable at a default interest rate of 125 80 During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company made aggregate principal payments on the 2022 Lind Note of $ 2,075,900 27,584 1,094,800 7,471 2,573,142 2023 Note On May 30, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Lind pursuant to which the Company issued to Lind a secured, two-year, interest free convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $ 1,200,000 8,701 five years 122.50 50,000 In connection with the issuance of the 2022 Lind Note, the Company and Lind amended the 2022 Security Agreement to include the new 2023 Lind Note, pursuant to an amended and restated security agreement, dated May 30, 2023, between the Company and Lind. The Company agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the 2023 Lind Note and Lind Warrant. Lind was also granted piggyback registration rights. If the Company engages in capital raising transactions, Lind has the right to purchase up to 20 The 2023 Lind Note is convertible into common stock of the Company after the earlier of 90 days from issuance or the date the registration statement is effective, provided that no such conversion may be made that would result in beneficial ownership by Lind and its affiliates of more than 4.99 % of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The conversion price of the 2023 Lind Note is equal to the lesser of: (i) $ 120.00 ; or (ii) 90 % of the lowest single volume-weighted average price during the twenty-trading day period ending on the last trading day immediately preceding the applicable conversion date, subject to customary adjustments. The maximum number of shares of common stock to be issued in connection with the conversion of the 2023 Lind Note and the exercise of the Lind Warrant, in the aggregate, will not, exceed 19.9 % of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company immediately prior to the date of the 2023 Lind Note, in accordance with Nasdaq 264,687 was recorded as debt discount and amortized over the term of the note. The 2023 Lind Note contains certain negative covenants, including restricting the Company from certain distributions, stock repurchases, borrowing, sale of assets, loans and exchange offers. Upon the occurrence of an event of default as described in the 2023 Lind Note, the 2023 Lind Note will become immediately due and payable at a default interest rate of 120 The Warrant entitles the Lind to purchase up to 8,701 122.50 On July 27, 2023, the Company, entered into a First Amendment to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement Amendment”) with Lind, which provided for the issuance of further senior convertible promissory notes up to an aggregate principal amount of up to $ 1,800,000 Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement Amendment, the Company issued to Lind a two-year, interest free convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $ 300,000 3,505 67.00 250,000 12,500 Due to the variable conversion price of the convertible promissory note, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement Amendment, the embedded conversion feature was accounted for as a derivative liability. The fair value of the derivative liability at issuance amounting to $ 118,984 During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $ 1,144,900 571,531 355,100 160,056 195,044 858,614 88,618 Agile Lending, LLC Loans On June 14, 2023, the Company, through its subsidiary Keeler & Co. (“Borrowers”) entered into a subordinated business loan and security agreement with Agile Lending, LLC as lead lender (“Agile”) and Agile Capital Funding, LLC as collateral agent, which provides for a term loan to the Company in the amount of $ 525,000 231,000 December 15, 2023 29,077 25,000 525,000 525,000 116,658 122,491 48,996 May 31, 2024 7,795 5,833 5 122,491 122,491 48,996 0 On October 19, 2023, the Borrowers entered into a subordinated business loan and security agreement with Agile and Agile Capital as collateral agent, which provides for a term loan to the Company in the amount of $ 210,000 84,000 April 1, 2024 12,250 10,000 210,000 112,000 84,000 0 On March 1, 2024, the Borrowers entered into a subordinated business loan and security agreement with Agile and Agile Capital as collateral agent, which provides for a term loan to the Company in the amount of $ 210,000 79,800 August 29, 2024 11,146 10,000 210,000 210,000 79,800 0 On May 9, 2024, the Borrowers entered into a subordinated business loan and security agreement with Agile and Agile Capital as collateral agent, which provides for a term loan to the Company in the amount of $ 210,000 84,000 November 22, 2024 10,500 10,000 210,000 210,000 no 0 On July 25, 2024, the Borrowers entered into a subordinated business loan and security agreement with Agile and Agile Capital as collateral agent, which provides for a term loan to the Company in the amount of $ 210,000 84,000 January 31, 2025 10,889 10,000 210,000 98,000 no 112,000 ClearThink Term Loan On January 18, 2024, the Company entered into the Revenue-Based Factoring MCA Plus Agreement with ClearThink Capital LLC (“ClearThink”) which provides, among other things, for a 33-week term loan in the principal amount of $ 200,000 50,000 25 5 50,000 14,706 7,092 50,000 200,000 50,000 0 1800 Diagonal Notes On April 16, 2024, the Company issued to 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“Diagonal”), a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $ 138,000 23,000 26,220 January 15, 2025 22 61 138,000 26,220 0 On September 9, 2024, the Company issued to Diagonal a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $ 179,400 23,400 13 23,322 22 65 131,769 23,651 179,400 The Hart Note On April 16, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Hart Associates, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Hart”), pursuant to which the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $ 300,000 10,000 50,000 May 15, 2024 August 15, 2024 250,000 50,000 0 The FirstFire Note On May 17, 2024, the Company entered into a promissory note with FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “FirstFire”), pursuant to which the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $ 240,000 40,000 19 April 17, 2025 185,600 22,000 3,000 The Company’s failure to comply with the material terms of the FirstFire Note will be considered an event of default and the principal sum of the FirstFire Note will become immediately due and payable at an amount equal to 150% times the sum of (i) the then outstanding principal amount of the note plus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of the note to the date of payment plus (iii) default interest, (iv) plus (v) any other amounts owed to FirstFire. After the occurrence of an event of default, at any time, the FirstFire shall have the right, to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid amount of the FirstFire Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares of our common stock. The conversion price shall be 61% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined in the FirstFire Note) (representing a discount rate of 39%). 40,000 240,000 40,000 0 Interest expense totaled $ 1,645,492 1,470,143 927,100 505,500 97,200 August 2024 Private Placement Offering In August, 2024, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements (each a “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with each of Quick Capital, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (“Quick Capital”) and Jefferson Street Capital, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (“Jefferson”) whereby we issued promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $ 550,000 The Company agreed to issue to Quick Capital and Jefferson up to 39,300 As part of the August Private Placement Offering, the Company issued two promissory notes each in the principal amount of $ 275,000 25,000 27,500 16 10 19,650 The investors have the right, at any time on or following the earlier of (i) the date that any of the shares are registered for resale under a registration statement of the Company or (ii) the date that is six (6) months after the issue date, to convert all or any portion of the then outstanding and unpaid principal and interest into fully paid and non-assessable shares of our Common Stock. The conversion price shall be $ 1.50 2,000,000 If an event of default occurs under the Private Placement Notes, the investors have the right to convert all amounts outstanding under the notes at any time thereafter into shares of Common Stock at the lesser of (i) the then applicable conversion price under the notes or (ii) the Market Price. “Market Price” shall mean 85 The Company may prepay the Private Placement Notes at any time with fifteen (15) trading days prior written notice (the “Prepayment Notice Period”). During the Prepayment Notice Period, the investor shall have the right to convert all or any portion of the Private Placement Notes pursuant to the terms of the notes, including the amount of the Private Placement Notes to be prepaid. If the Company exercises its right to prepay the notes, the Company shall make payment to the investor of an amount in cash equal to the sum of: (i) 100% multiplied by the principal amount then outstanding plus 750 If the Company delivers a prepayment notice and fails to pay the applicable prepayment amount, the Company shall forever forfeit its right to prepay any part of the Private Placement Notes. The Private Placement Notes have mandatory monthly payments of $ 43,200 The Company’s failure to comply with the material terms of the Private Placement Notes will be considered an event of default and the principal sum of the Private Placement Notes will become immediately due and payable at an amount equal to the principal amount then outstanding plus accrued interest (including any default interest) through the date of full repayment multiplied by 135%, as well as all costs, all without demand, presentment or notice, unless expressly waived by the investor The investors may assign their rights to any “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the 1933 Act) in a private transaction or to any of its affiliates without the consent of the Company. While the Private Placement Notes remain outstanding, we shall not, without the investor’s written consent (i) (a) pay, declare or set apart for such payment, any dividend or other distribution on shares of capital stock other than dividends on shares of Common Stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock or (b) directly or indirectly or through any subsidiary make any other payment or distribution with respect to its capital stock except for distributions pursuant to any shareholders’ rights plan which is approved by a majority of the Company’s disinterested directors, (ii) redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange for property or other securities or otherwise) in any one transaction or series of related transactions any shares of capital stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire any such shares, or repay any indebtedness of the investor (iii) advance any loans made in the ordinary course of business in excess of $ 100,000 In conjunction with the August Private Placement Offering, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with each of Quick Capital and Jefferson. The Company agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the re-sale of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock covered in the August Private Placement Offering within sixty (60) calendar days from the date of execution. | Note 7. Debt and Derivatives Debt Working Capital Line of Credit On March 31, 2021, Keeler & Co. and Coastal Pride entered into a loan and security agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with Lighthouse Financial Corp., a North Carolina corporation (“Lighthouse”). Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, Lighthouse made available to Keeler & Co. and Coastal Pride (together, the “Borrowers”) a $ 5,000,000 The advance rate of the revolving line of credit was 85% with respect to eligible accounts receivable and the lower of 60% of the Borrowers’ eligible inventory, or 80% of the net orderly liquidation value, subject to an inventory sublimit of $2,500,000. The inventory portion of the loan could never exceed 50% of the outstanding balance. Interest on the line of credit was the prime rate (with a floor of 3.25%), plus 3.75% which increased to 4.75% in 2022. The Borrowers paid Lighthouse a facility fee of $50,000 in three instalments of $16,667 in March, April and May 2021 and an additional facility fee of $25,000 on each anniversary of March 31, 2021. On January 14, 2022, the maximum inventory advance under the line of credit was adjusted from 50% to 70% until June 30, 2022, 65% to July 31, 2022, 60% to August 31, 2022 and 55% to September 30, 2022 at a monthly fee of 0.25% on the portion of the loan in excess of the 50% advance, in order to increase imports to meet customer demand. The line of credit was secured by a first priority security interest on all the assets of each Borrower. Pursuant to the terms of a guaranty agreement, the Company guaranteed the obligations of the Borrowers under the note and John Keeler, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, provided a personal guaranty of up to $ 1,000,000 For the year ended December 31, 2022, cash proceeds from the working capital line of credit totaled $ 12,552,008 and cash payments to the working capital line of credit totaled $ 13,144,141 . The outstanding balance owed to Lighthouse as of December 31, 2022 was $ 1,776,068 . On June 16, 2023, the Company terminated the Loan Agreement and paid a total of approximately $ 108,400 93,400 9,900 4,900 John Keeler Promissory Notes – Subordinated The Company had unsecured promissory notes outstanding to John Keeler of $ 165,620 893,000 6 157,380 67,000 79,167 570,000 Walter Lubkin Jr. Note On November 26, 2019, the Company issued a five-year unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 500,000 4 The note is payable quarterly in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $25,000 or (ii) 25% of the EBITDA of Coastal Pride, as determined on the first day of each quarter For the year ended December 31, 2022, $ 38,799 104,640 For the year ended December 31, 2023, $ 250,000 of the outstanding principal was paid in shares of common stock of the Company. Interest expense for the note totaled approximately $ 14,100 18,000 As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the outstanding principal balance on the note totaled $ 100,000 350,000 Lind Global Fund II LP notes 2022 Note On January 24, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Lind Global Fund II LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Lind”), pursuant to which the Company issued Lind a secured, two-year, interest free convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $ 5,750,000 five 1,000,000 4.50 1,000 4,500 4.50 4,500 150,000 87,144 2,022,397 750,000 150,000 87,144 1,035,253 643,777 1,378,620 0 643,777 The outstanding principal under the 2022 Lind Note is payable commencing July 24, 2022, in 18 consecutive monthly installments of $ 333,333 In connection with the issuance of the 2022 Lind Note, the Company granted Lind a first priority security interest and lien on all of its assets, including a pledge of its shares in Keeler & Co., pursuant to a security agreement and a stock pledge agreement with Lind, dated January 24, 2022 (the “2022 Security Agreement). Each subsidiary of the Company also granted a second priority security interest in all of its respective assets. The 2022 Lind Note is mandatorily payable prior to maturity if the Company issues any preferred stock (with certain exceptions described in the note) or, if the Company or its subsidiaries issues any indebtedness. The Company also agreed not to issue or sell any securities with a conversion, exercise or other price based on a discount to the trading prices of the Company’s stock or to grant the right to receive additional securities based on future transactions of the Company on terms more favorable than those granted to Lind, with certain exceptions. If the Company fails to maintain the listing and trading of its common stock, the note will become due and payable and Lind may convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal at the lower of the then current conversion price and 80 If the Company engages in capital raising transactions, Lind has the right to purchase up to 10 The 2022 Lind Note is convertible into common stock at $ 5.00 5,000 4.99 Upon a change of control of the Company, as defined in the 2022 Lind Note, Lind has the right to require the Company to prepay 10% of the outstanding principal amount of the 2022 Lind Note. The Company may prepay the outstanding principal amount of the note, provided Lind may convert up to 25% of the principal amount of the 2022 Lind Note at a price per share equal to the lesser of the Repayment Share Price or the conversion price. The 2022 Lind Note contains certain negative covenants, including restricting the Company from certain distributions, stock repurchases, borrowing, sale of assets, loans and exchange offers. Upon an event of default as described in the 2022 Lind Note, the 2022 Lind Note will become immediately due and payable at a default interest rate of 125 80 During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company made principal payments on the note totaling $ 1,666,666 13,333 1,175,973 899,999 3,439,558 643,777 During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company made aggregate principal payments on the 2022 Lind Note of $ 2,075,900 through the issuance of an aggregate of 27,584 shares of common stock. On September 15, 2023, the Company paid $ 2,573,142 to Lind and the 2022 Lind Note was extinguished. 2023 Note On May 30, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Lind pursuant to which the Company issued to Lind a secured, two-year, interest free convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $ 1,200,000 8,701 five years 122.50 50,000 In connection with the issuance of the 2022 Lind Note, the Company and Lind amended the 2022 Security Agreement to include the new 2023 Lind Note, pursuant to an amended and restated security agreement, dated May 30, 2023, between the Company and Lind. The Company agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the 2023 Lind Note and Lind Warrant. If the registration statement is not declared effective within 90 days the 2023 Lind Note will be in default. Lind was also granted piggyback registration rights. If the Company engages in capital raising transactions, Lind has the right to purchase up to 20 The 2023 Lind Note is convertible into common stock of the Company after the earlier of 90 days from issuance or the date the registration statement is effective, provided that no such conversion may be made that would result in beneficial ownership by Lind and its affiliates of more than 4.99 % of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The conversion price of the 2023 Lind Note is equal to the lesser of: (i) $ 120.00 ; or (ii) 90 % of the lowest single volume-weighted average price during the twenty-trading day period ending on the last trading day immediately preceding the applicable conversion date, subject to customary adjustments. The maximum number of shares of common stock to be issued in connection with the conversion of the 2023 Lind Note and the exercise of the Lind Warrant, in the aggregate, will not, exceed 19.9 % of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company immediately prior to the date of the 2023 Lind Note, in accordance with Nasdaq 107.00 and $ 7.00 ; exercise price of $ 120.00 and $ 6.50 , risk free rate of 4.46 % and 4.79 %, volatility of 150.46 % and 134.99 %; and expected term of two years and one and a half years . The 2023 Lind Note contains certain negative covenants, including restricting the Company from certain distributions, stock repurchases, borrowing, sale of assets, loans and exchange offers. Upon the occurrence of an event of default as described in the 2023 Lind Note, the 2023 Lind Note will become immediately due and payable at a default interest rate of 120 The Warrant entitles the Investor to purchase up to 8,701 122.50 On July 27, 2023, the Company, entered into a First Amendment to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement Amendment”) with Lind, which provided for the issuance of further senior convertible promissory notes up to an aggregate principal amount of up to $ 1,800,000 Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement Amendment, the Company issued to Lind a two-year, interest free convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $ 300,000 3,505 67.00 250,000 12,500 Due to the variable conversion price of the Purchase Agreement Amendment, the embedded conversion feature was accounted as a derivative liability. The Company estimated the fair values of the derivative liability using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and using the following key assumptions at issuance and at December 31, 2023: stock price of $ 53.50 7.00 46.50 7.00 4.91 4.79 45.51 133.54 two years and one and a half years As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance on the notes was $ 1,500,000 1,018,671 481,329 1,047,049 1,574 Agile Lending, LLC loan On June 14, 2023, the Company, and Keeler & Co. (the “Borrowers”) entered into a subordinated business loan and security agreement with Agile Lending, LLC as lead lender (“Agile”) and Agile Capital Funding, LLC as collateral agent (“Agile Capital”), which provides for a term loan to the Company in the amount of $ 525,000 231,000 December 15, 2023 29,077 25,000 525,000 525,000 114,692 On October 19, 2023, the Borrowers entered into a subordinated business loan and security agreement with Agile and Agile Capital as collateral agent, which provides for a term loan to the Company in the amount of $ 210,000 84,000 April 1, 2024 12,250 10,000 210,000 98,000 no First West Credit Union CEBA Loan On June 24, 2021, the Company assumed a commercial term loan with First West Credit Union Canada Emergency Business Account (“CEBA”) in the principal amount of CAD$ 60,000 in connection with the acquisition of TOBC. The loan initially bears no interest and is due on December 31, 2025. The loan was amended on October 19, 2022 to extend the loan forgiveness date from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023. If less than 75% of the loan amount was outstanding at December 31, 2023 , the then outstanding balance will be converted to interest only monthly payments at 5.0 %. As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance on the loan was CAD$ 60,000 . |