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Nature of the Business
12 Months Ended
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Nature of the Business  
Nature of the Business

Note 1 – Nature of the Business

Andover National Corporation, (the “Company”) was organized in the State of Utah on July 11, 2007, and reincorporated on March 20, 2014. Effective February 14, 2019, the Company completed a change of domicile to Delaware from Utah (the “Reincorporation”) by means of a merger of the Company with and into the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Andover National Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Andover”).

On October 4, 2019, Andover Environmental Solutions, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with Heath L. Legg, pursuant to which Andover Environmental Solutions, LLC purchased sixty percent (60)% of the membership interests of ANC Green Solutions I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for $4.0 million, subject to certain adjustments (the “Business Combination”).

ANC Green Solutions I, LLC, formerly known as Legg Holdings, Inc. (“ANC Green Solutions I” or “Legg”), is an operator and franchisor of commercial and residential landscaping, lawn care and pest control services, operating under the commercial trade name Superior Services. ANC Green Solution I’s core service offerings provide residential homeowners and commercial customers with year-round monitoring and treatment by focusing on weed and insect control, irrigation, seeding, fertilization, general landscape maintenance and installation services. Additionally, ANC Green Solutions I is a master franchisor for outdoor insect control service businesses operating independently throughout the United States.

On February 3, 2020, ANC Green Solutions – Potter’s, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“ANC Potter’s”), entered into an Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement with Potter’s Professional Lawn Care, Inc, and its shareholders, pursuant to which ANC Potter’s purchased a sixty (60)% interest in Potter’s Professional Lawncare, Inc.’s property and assets, for $1.68 million, subject to certain adjustments. Potter’s Professional Lawn Care, Inc., a Florida corporation, is engaged in the business of commercial and residential fully-integrated lawn maintenance and landscape services including lawn care, new landscape design and installation, pest control, irrigation and arbor care.

On February 28, 2020, Smith’s Tree Care, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Smith’s Buyer”), entered into an Asset and Equity Purchase and Contribution Agreement (the “Smith Acquisition Agreement”) with Smith’s Tree Care, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Smith’s Seller”), Utro Crane Company, Inc., a Virginia corporation, Utro Crane Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and indirect subsidiary of the Company, and ANC Green Solutions – Smith’s, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and indirect subsidiary of the Company (“ANC Smith’s”). Pursuant to the Smith Acquisition Agreement, among other things, (a) Smith’s Buyer acquired a sixty percent (60)% interest in all of property and assets of Smith Tree Care, Inc. and Utro Crane Company, Inc, (together, the “Seller Parties”) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.0 million, subject to certain adjustments and (b) Smith’s Seller conveyed, transferred, assigned and delivered to ANC Smith’s an undivided forty percent (40)% interest in the acquired assets in exchange for equity securities of ANC Smith’s. The Seller Parties are engaged in the business of commercial and residential fully-integrated tree care, tree service, tree removal, stump grinding, mulching, logging, and related services.

On January 20, 2021, the Company, through an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an Asset and Equity Purchase and Contribution Agreement (the “Zodega Purchase Agreement”) with Litton Enterprises Inc. D/B/A Zodega-TIS Services, a Texas corporation (“Zodega Seller”), the Zodega Seller shareholders and ANC Green Solutions-Zodega, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ANC Zodega”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Company purchased an undivided fifty-one percent (51)% interest in all of Zodega Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all of Zodega Seller’s property and assets (the “Acquired Assets”), in consideration for 51,290 shares of our Class A Common Stock (including 5,129 holdback shares), with a value of approximately $0.6 million, subject to certain adjustments, as set forth on the Zodega Purchase Agreement, (ii) Zodega Seller conveyed, transferred, assigned and delivered to ANC Zodega an undivided forty-nine percent (49)% interest in the Acquired Assets in exchange for equity securities of ANC Zodega’s and (iii) at the closing, for and in consideration of the transfer of the Majority Interest, Zodega Seller conveyed, transferred, assigned, and delivered to ANC Zodega, 51,290 ANC Shares (including 5,129 holdback shares), the aggregate value of such ANC Shares being equal to $564,185 and shall assume the Assumed Liabilities. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting for all identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value as of the date control is obtained.

On January 26, 2021, the Company’s subsidiary ANC Green Solutions- Zodega made a capital call, as defined in the limited liability agreement of ANC Zodega, of $1.0 million, to fund the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and property of Texas Seasons Corporation through the Company’s indirect subsidiary and ANC Zodega’s wholly-owned subsidiary Zodega Landscape Services, LLC. In connection with funding the capital call for the acquisition, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement with Litton Enterprises Inc. for $0.3 million. The promissory note agreement bears interest at a rate of WSJ Prime plus 7.0% and is due to be repaid by the minority interest holder to the Company on the fourth anniversary of the note agreement. The guarantors of this Note are Robert Dihu and Larry Litton Jr., the sole shareholders of the Borrower, and each of their respective spouses.

On February 18, 2021, the Company’s subsidiary ANC Green Solutions- Zodega made a capital call, as defined in the limited liability agreement of ANC Zodega, of $0.3 million, to fund the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and property of Greentex Landscaping Inc., through the Company’s indirect subsidiary and ANC Zodega’s wholly-owned subsidiary Zodega Landscape Services, LLC. In connection with funding the capital call for the acquisition, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement with Litton Enterprises Inc. for $0.1 million. The promissory note agreement bears interest at a rate of WSJ Prime plus 7.0% and is due to be repaid by the minority interest holder to the Company on the fourth anniversary of the note agreement. The guarantors of this Note are Robert Dihu and Larry Litton Jr., the sole shareholders of the Borrower, and each of their respective spouses.

On February 19, 2021, the Company’s subsidiary ANC Green Solutions- Zodega made a capital call, as defined in the limited liability agreement of ANC Zodega, of $2.0 million, to fund the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and property of C.J.’s Yardworks, Inc. through the Company’s indirect subsidiary and ANC Zodega’s wholly-owned subsidiary Zodega Landscape Services, LLC. In connection with funding the capital call for the acquisition, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement with Litton Enterprises Inc. for $0.9 million. The promissory note agreement bears interest at a rate of WSJ Prime plus 7.0% and is due to be repaid by the minority interest holder to the Company on the fourth anniversary of the note agreement. The guarantors of this Note are Robert Dihu and Larry Litton Jr., the sole shareholders of the Borrower, and each of their respective spouses.

On March 12, 2021, the Company’s subsidiary ANC Green Solutions- Zodega made a capital call, as defined in the limited liability agreement of ANC Zodega, of $0.8 million, to fund the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and property of Lillard Lawn & Landscaping, Inc. through the Company’s indirect subsidiary and ANC Zodega’s wholly-owned subsidiary Zodega Landscape Services, LLC. In connection with funding the capital call for the acquisition, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement with Litton Enterprises Inc. for $0.2 million. The promissory note agreement bears interest at a rate of WSJ Prime plus 7.0% and is due to be repaid by the minority interest holder to the Company on the fourth anniversary of the note agreement. The guarantors of this Note are Robert Dihu and Larry Litton Jr., the sole shareholders of the Borrower, and each of their respective spouses.