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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

Note 14 – Subsequent Events

 

In accordance with ASC 855, Subsequent Events, the Company has evaluated all subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available to be issued. The following events occurred after December 31, 2024.

 

Issuance of Common Stock

 

Effective January 5, 2025, the Company issued 9,237 shares of common stock in settlement of restricted stocks units issued to three directors that vested immediately, pursuant to the 2021 director compensation plan.

 

Entry into Acquisition Agreement

 

On February 7, 2025, CEA Industries Inc., a Nevada corporation, entered into a purchase agreement with the several owners of all the equity of a group of Manitoba corporations that own all the assets used in the business of Fat Panda Ltd. (“Fat Panda”). Fat Panda is engaged in the manufacture, distribution and retail sale of e-cigarettes, vape devices and e-liquids and related products through multiple retail locations in the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, Canada, as well as through its online e-commerce site.

 

The acquisition will include all the assets of Fat Panda, including among other things, the leases for the retail outlets, intellectual property, inventory, government licenses and permits, franchise agreements, manufacturing facilities and supply agreements, which are necessary for the ongoing manufacturing and retail operations of Fat Panda. The acquisition will continue the employment of the current management and of the production and retail staff, for the uninterrupted, continuous operations of the business. The sellers will enter into non-competition agreements at closing. Certain of the senior management persons will enter into employment agreements for their continued employment after the closing of the acquisition.

 

The purchase price is CAD$18,000,000 (approximately US$12,600,000), payable in cash, securities and seller loans. The Company also expects to borrow part of the cash portion of the purchase price, in an amount yet to be determined, which will be secured by the assets of Fat Panda. The purchase price includes an initial cash payment of CAD$13,900,000, issuance of 39,000 shares of the common stock of the Company with an agreed aggregate value of CAD$700,000 (approximately CAD$18.00 per share), and issuance of notes to the sellers in the aggregate principal amount of CAD$2,060,000, and release of a CAD$100,000 due diligence deposit. The Company is also agreeing to pay certain financial statement audit expenses of the selling parties. Of the notes to be issued by Fat Panda to the selling parties, one of the notes in the principal amount of CAD$1,030,000, is convertible into the common stock of the Company at a conversion rate of USD$19.00 per share. At closing the following will occur: first, a portion of the cash purchase price in the amount of CAD$1,375,000 will be held in a joint escrow account for 120 days after closing as a working capital adjustment escrow; second, the sum of CAD$1,240,000, will be paid into escrow for possible indemnity claims to be held for 18 months; and third, the purchase price will be reduced by CAD$112,500 and the sum of CAD$112,500 will be paid into escrow to be held for 18 months, both in relation to employee obligation claims under Canadian employment law.

 

Completion of the acquisition is subject to a number of conditions, which include the preparation and delivery of the Fat Panda companies audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, satisfaction of the financial condition of Fat Panda, completion of due diligence by the Company, receipt of all necessary government approvals and licenses, and continuation and reformation of the various retail location leases. Completion is also subject to the Company obtaining financing for a portion of the cash purchase price. The acquisition agreement also provides for the selling persons to make representations and warranties and undertake certain covenants about many aspects of the business of Fat Panda that shall be true and correct and performed at or prior to closing. The representations, warranties and covenants are those that are typical in relation to the acquisition of an operating business. The Company has also made certain representations, warranties and covenants, the principal one of which is to obtain financing for a part of the purchase price, which if not obtained will permit the Company to terminate the purchase agreement.

 

The Company anticipates that it will complete the acquisition in the first half of fiscal year 2025.