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Borrowings and Derivative Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2025
Borrowings and Derivative Liabilities [Abstract]  
Borrowings and Derivative Liabilities

(10) Borrowings and Derivative Liabilities

 

The Company’s borrowings and derivative liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

  

   As of 
   December 28,   December 29, 
   2025   2024 
Short term:        
Seller Note – related party  $20,000   $
 
Loan with related party   1,500    1,500 
Total short-term debt with related parties  $21,500   $1,500 
           
Long-term:          
12.0% senior unsecured convertible notes and related derivative liabilities          
July 2024 Notes  $32,969   $17,965 
July 2024 Notes – related parties   7,631    24,632 
Subtotal July 2024 Notes   40,600    42,597 
July 2025 Note – related party   1,443    
 
November 2025 Note – related party   491    
 
           
July 2024 Notes derivative liability   19,604    13,563 
July 2024 Notes derivative liability – related party   12,615    21,127 
Subtotal July 2024 Notes derivative liability   32,219    34,690 
July 2025 Note derivative liability – related party   3,246    
 
November 2025 Note derivative liability – related party   1,488    
 
Total 12.0% senior unsecured convertible notes and derivative liabilities   79,487    77,287 
           
7.0% senior unsecured convertible notes and derivative liabilities          
September 2024 Notes   14,332    5,636 
September 2024 Notes – related parties   2,346    476 
Subtotal September 2024 Notes   16,678    6,112 
September 2025 Notes   3,354    
 
           
September 2024 Notes derivative liability   37,930    55,474 
September 2024 Notes derivative liability – related parties   5,870    6,958 
Subtotal September 2024 Notes derivative liability   43,800    62,432 
September 2025 Notes derivative liability   14,756    
 
Total 7.0% senior unsecured convertible notes and derivative liabilities   78,588    68,544 
Total notes payable and derivative liabilities   158,075    145,831 
Less current portion   (2,786)   
 
Total senior unsecured convertible notes payable and derivative liabilities, net of current portion  $155,289   $145,831 
           
Balance sheet classification          
Current liabilities          
Notes payable, current portion  $2,786   $
 
Long-term liabilities          
Notes payable and derivative liabilities, net of current portion  $120,159   $92,638 
Notes payable and derivative liabilities with related parties   35,130    53,193 
Total  $155,289   $145,831 

12.0% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes

 

In July 2024, the Company issued $46.0 million of senior unsecured convertible notes (“July 2024 Notes”) consisting of $28.0 million in cash proceeds and $18.0 million arising from an exchange of debt (“Debt Exchange”) as described below under Exchange Agreement. Cash proceeds of $28.0 million included $18.0 million from the Rodgers Revocable Trust, a related party. The $18.0 million exchange of debt included $10.0 million issued to Carlyle. Carlyle was deemed to be a related party in the fiscal year ended December 29, 2024. Carlyle was no longer deemed a related party to the Company during the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025. Refer to Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Changes in Related Parties for details.

 

The July 2024 Notes bear interest at 12.0% per annum, and the principal is payable in full at maturity on July 1, 2029. The interest is payable in cash on January 1 and July 1 of each year, beginning on July 1, 2025. The interest rate increases by 3% in the event of default. The conversion rate of the July 2024 Notes is initially equal to 595.2381 shares of common stock per $1,000 of principal amount due under the July 2024 Notes. Holders of July 2024 Notes may convert at any time. The July 2024 Notes may be declared due and payable at the option of the holder upon an event of default and upon a qualifying change of control event. The conversion option was required to be bifurcated as a derivative liability, and the Company recorded a derivative liability of $28.7 million on the issuance date. Of this amount $17.5 million was recognized as a debt discount to the $28.0 million cash proceeds and $11.2 million associated with the Debt Exchange was recognized as an expense in the calculation of the Company’s “Gain on the Troubled Debt Restructuring” on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss in the year ended December 29, 2024.

 

In connection with the Debt Exchange, the Company issued the Cantor Warrant, as described in Note 14 – Common Stock and Common Stock Warrants, for shares of the Company’s common stock. At issuance, the Cantor Warrant had a fair value of $1.4 million, of which $0.9 million was recorded as a debt discount, and $0.5 million was included in the calculation of the Company’s “Gain on the Troubled Debt Restructuring” on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss in the year ended December 29, 2024, as discussed below in the Exchange Agreement.

 

The effective interest rate on the July 2024 Notes cash proceeds of $28.0 million approximates 45% as of December 28, 2025. Coupon interest, default interest and failure to file interest on the $18.0 million Debt Exchange were capitalized as part of the July 2024 Notes. Accordingly, the effective interest rate on the $18.0 million arising from the Debt Exchange is nil as of December 28, 2025.

 

There are no financial covenants. The July 2024 Notes are not in default. However, due to the delayed filing of its Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2024, the Company was required to accrue incremental interest of 0.5% beginning April 16, 2025 through April 30, 2025, the date upon which the Form 10-K was filed. The interest accrued was not material. Due to the Company’s delayed filing of its Form 10Q for the third quarter ended September 28, 2025 (“Q3 2025 Form 10Q”), the Company was required to accrue incremental interest of 0.5% beginning November 17, 2025, through December 19, 2025, the date upon which the Q3 2025 Form 10Q was filed. The interest accrued was not material.

 

The carrying amount of the July 2024 Notes was as follows (in thousands):

 

   As of 
   December 28,   December 29, 
   2025   2024 
July 2024 Notes principal amount  $56,801   $59,587 
Less Unamortized debt discount   (16,201)   (16,990)
Net carrying amount of July 2024 Notes  $40,600   $42,597 

 

For the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, the total interest expense was $3.0 million and $4.6 million, respectively, with coupon interest expense of $2.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively, and debt discount and issuance costs of $0.8 million and $1.8 million, respectively. Of the coupon interest expense, related party interest expense was $1.5 million and $1.7 million in the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively. Related party amortization expense was $0.7 million and $1.1 million in the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively.

Exchange Agreement

 

On July 1, 2024, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Carlyle and Kline Hill (as defined below) resulting in the Debt Exchange and providing for:

 

  (i) the cancellation of all indebtedness, inclusive of the CS Solis Debt, owed to Carlyle by the Company, termination of all debt instruments by and between the Company and Carlyle (through the transfer of Carlyle’s interest in CS Solis, LLC, to the Company), and the satisfaction of all obligations owed to Carlyle by the Company under the terminated debt instruments;

 

  (ii) the issuance of a note for the principal amount of $10.0 million to Carlyle as part of the July 2024 Notes;

 

  (iii) a previously issued warrant to Carlyle (“Carlyle Warrant”) for shares of the Company’s common stock was fixed at 4,936,483. At the July 1, 2024, modification date, the Carlyle Warrant had a fair value of $7.3 million compared to its fair value of $6.6 million on June 30, 2024. The Company recognized this $0.7 million of expense related to the remeasurement of the Carlyle Warrant liability to its fair value within “Gain on Troubled Debt Restructuring” on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss in the year ended December 29, 2024. The modification of the Carlyle Warrant also resulted in the reclassification of the Carlyle Warrant from liability to equity classification, resulting in an increase to additional paid-in capital of $7.3 million and a reduction in the warrant liability of $7.3 million. Carlyle exercised the warrant in full in the year ended December 29, 2024.

 

  (iv) the cancellation of all indebtedness owed to Kline Hill Partners Fund LP, Kline Hill Partners IV SPV LLC, and Kline Hill Partners Opportunity IV SPV, LLC (collectively “Kline Hill”) by the Company, termination of all debt instruments by and between the Company and Kline Hill, including 2018 bridge notes, a portion of a revolving loan (“Revolving Loan”) and a secured credit facility (“Secured Credit Facility”), and the satisfaction of all obligations owed to Kline Hill by the Company under the terminated debt instruments;

 

  (v) the issuance of a note for the principal amount of $8.0 million to Kline Hill as part of the July 2024 Notes; and

 

  (vi) the issuance of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to Kline Hill.

 

At the date of the cancellation under the Exchange Agreement, the Company’s indebtedness to CS Solis was $37.2 million and the indebtedness to Kline Hill was comprised of 2018 bridge notes of $11.7 million, a revolving loan balance of $3.9 million, and the Secured Credit Facility balance of $13.1 million.

 

The Company concluded that the transactions entered into in the Exchange Agreement represented a troubled debt restructuring as the Company was experiencing financial difficulty, and the terms of the July 2024 Notes resulted in a concession to the Company. As the carrying amount of the debt exceeded the future undiscounted cash payments under the new terms on the date of the Exchange Agreement, the Company recorded a gain on the troubled debt restructuring of $22.3 million in the year ended December 29, 2024.

 

In the year ended December 29, 2024, prior to entering into the Exchange Agreement, the Company recognized (i) accretion of the liability of the debt in CS Solis as related party interest expense of $3.9 million, (ii) $0.7 million of interest on the 2018 bridge notes, and (iii) $1.0 million of interest on the Secured Credit Facility.

 

July 2025 Note – related party

 

On July 10, 2025, the Company issued a convertible promissory note (the “July 2025 Note”) to the Rodgers Revocable Trust, a related party, in exchange for $5.0 million of proceeds.

The July 2025 Note is a general unsecured obligation of the Company and will mature on July 1, 2029, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased. The July 2025 Note has an annual coupon interest rate of 12.0% which is payable semiannually in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2026. The July 2025 Note is convertible at the option of the holder at any time prior to the payment of the principal amount of the July 2025 Note in full. Upon conversion of the July 2025 Note, the Company will satisfy its conversion obligation by delivering shares of the Company’s common stock and paying cash in respect of any fractional shares. The conversion rate of the July 2025 Note is initially equal to 558.6592 shares of common stock per $1,000 of principal amount due under the July 2025 Note. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment from time to time pursuant to the terms of the July 2025 Note. The conversion option related to the July 2025 Note was required to be bifurcated as a derivative liability. The Company recorded a derivative liability of $3.7 million with a corresponding offset to debt discount on the issuance date. The July 2025 Note has an effective interest rate of 62%.

 

The carrying amount of the July 2025 Note was as follows (in thousands):

 

   As of 
   December 28, 
   2025 
July 2025 Note – related party  $5,000 
Less Unamortized debt discount – related party   (3,557)
Net carrying amount of July 2025 Note – related party  $1,443 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025, the total interest expense was $0.4 million with coupon interest expense of $0.3 million and debt discount and issuance costs of $0.1 million, all of which was with a related party.

 

November 2025 Note – related party

 

On November 20, 2025, the Company issued a convertible note (the “November 2025 Note”) to the Rodgers Massey Freedom and Free Markets Charitable Trust in exchange for $2.0 million of proceeds.

 

The November 2025 Note is a general unsecured obligation of the Company and will mature on July 1, 2029, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased. The November 2025 Note has an annual coupon interest rate of 12.0% which is payable semiannually in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2026. The November 2025 Note is convertible at the option of the holder at any time prior to the payment of the principal amount of the November 2025 Note in full. The conversion rate of the November 2025 Note is initially equal to 626.9592 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount due under the November 2025 Note. The conversion rate shall be subject to adjustment from time to time pursuant to the terms of the November 2025 Note. The Company may not redeem the November 2025 Note prior to July 5, 2026. The conversion option related to the November 2025 Note was required to be bifurcated as a derivative liability, and the Company recorded a derivative liability of $1.5 million on the issuance date with a corresponding offset to debt discount. The November 2025 Note has an effective interest rate of 71% as of December 28, 2025.

 

The carrying amount of the convertible November 2025 Note was as follows (in thousands):

 

   As of 
   December 28, 
   2025 
November 2025 Note – related party  $2,000 
Less Unamortized debt discount – related party   (1,509)
Net carrying amount of November 2025 Note – related party  $491 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025, the total interest expense was less than $0.1 million with each of coupon interest and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs being less than $0.1 million.

7.0% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes

 

On September 16, 2024, the Company entered into an Indenture agreement with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”), for the issuance of 7.0% senior unsecured convertible notes (“7.0% Notes”). The 7.0% Notes issued under the Indenture bear interest at 7.0% per annum, and the interest is payable semiannually in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year beginning on January 1, 2025. The principal is payable in full at maturity on July 1, 2029. Holders of the 7.0% Senior Notes may convert all or any portion of their 7% Notes at any time, in integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount, at the option of the holder. Upon conversion, the Company may satisfy its conversion obligation by paying or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at the Company’s election, in the manner and subject to the terms, conditions and limitations provided in the Indenture. The 7.0% Senior Notes may be declared due and payable at the option of the holder upon an event of default and upon a qualifying change of control event. There are no financial covenants. As described below, the Company has issued multiple tranches under this Indenture.

 

The conversion rate for the 7.0% Notes was initially 467.8363 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 7.0% Notes. The conversion rate for the 7.0% Notes is subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and as of December 28, 2025 the 7.0% Notes are convertible at the rate of 584.7953 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the notes. In addition, upon a conversion of the 7.0% Notes, following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date of the 7.0% Notes or if the Company delivers a notice of redemption in respect of the 7.0% Notes, the Company will, under certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate of the 7.0% Notes for a holder who elects to convert its 7.0% Notes following September 16, 2025, in connection with such a corporate event that occurs prior to the maturity date, or if the Company delivers a notice of redemption in respect of the 7.0% Notes.

 

September 2024 Notes

 

The Company issued an aggregate of $80.0 million of 7.0% Notes to various lenders (the “September 2024 Notes”), of which the Company received cash proceeds in two tranches of $66.8 million and $13.0 million in fiscal 2024. The remainder was received in fiscal 2025.

 

The cash proceeds of $66.8 million included $4.0 million from the Rodgers Family Freedom and Free Markets Charitable Trust (“Massey Charitable Trust”), a related party, and $4.0 million from the Rodgers Revocable Trust (collectively with Massey Charitable Trust, “Massey Trusts”), also a related party. In fiscal 2025, a holder of $0.75 million of the September 2024 Notes became a member of the Company’s board of directors and this note is now deemed to be with a related party beginning in fiscal 2025. Refer to Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Changes in related parties, for further detail. The conversion option of this first tranche was required to be bifurcated as a derivative, and the Company recorded a derivative liability of $91.5 million on the issuance date. In connection with the derivative liability, the Company recorded a debt discount of $66.8 million at the date of issuance. As the fair value of the derivative liability exceeded the proceeds received, the remaining portion of the derivative liability of $24.7 million was recorded as a financing loss, of which $3.0 million was with a related party. At the date of issuance, the $66.8 million of notes were issued with a debt discount equal to the entire principal amount, resulting in an initial net carrying amount of zero. The debt discount is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the September 2024 Notes.

 

In December 2024, the Company received proceeds of $13.0 million in a second tranche. The Company recognized a $10.9 million debt discount in connection with these additional proceeds. The effective interest rate on this tranche is 64% as of December 28, 2025.

 

Certain holders of the September 2024 Notes exercised their rights to convert this debt to shares of the Company’s common stock. In the fiscal year ended December 29, 2025, $14.7 million of the September 2024 Notes were converted into 8.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

The carrying amount of the convertible September 2024 Notes was as follows (in thousands):

 

   As of 
   December 28,   December 29, 
   2025   2024 
September 2024 Notes  $65,293   $79,800 
Less Unamortized debt discount   (48,615)   (73,688)
Net carrying amount of September 2024 Notes  $16,678   $6,112 

 

For the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, the total interest expense was $19.6 million and $5.4 million with coupon interest expense of $5.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and debt discount and issuance costs of $14.1 million and $4.0 million, respectively. Of the coupon interest expense, related party interest expense was $0.6 million and $0.2 million in the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively. Related party amortization expense was $1.8 million and $0.5 million in the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively.

September 2025 Notes

 

On September 21, 2025, the Company issued an additional $22.0 million of the 7.0% Notes (the “September 2025 Notes”) pursuant to the Indenture to various parties. The September 2025 Notes contain a conversion option which required bifurcation and recognition of a derivative, and the Company recorded a derivative liability of $15.4 million on the issuance date. The Company also recognized a $2.2 million debt discount and $1.4 million of debt issuance costs in connection with the September 2025 Notes. The debt issuance costs include an estimate of the value of a warrant that will be issued in the subsequent fiscal year to the entity that arranged the financing. The effective interest rate on the September 2025 Notes approximated 67% as of December 28, 2025. The net proceeds from the issuance of the September 2025 Notes were principally used to pay a portion of the cash consideration for the Company’s acquisition of Sunder.

 

The carrying amount of the September 2025 Notes, inclusive of the fair value of the derivative liabilities was as follows (in thousands):

 

   As of 
   December 28, 
   2025 
September 2025 Notes  $22,000 
Less Unamortized debt discount   (18,646)
Net carrying amount of September 2025 Notes  $3,354 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025 the total interest expense was $0.7 million with coupon interest of $0.4 million and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs $0.3 million.

 

Seller Note – related party 

 

On September 24, 2025, the Company issued a note payable to the sellers of Sunder (“Seller Note”) in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the membership interests in Sunder and concluded that the Seller Note is a related party obligation (see Note 3 – Business Combinations). The Seller Note has an original principal amount of $20.0 million. The Seller Note bears interest at 7.0% per annum, compounded at the end of each calendar quarter. Interest is due and payable concurrent with the payment of the principal balance. The maturity date of the Seller Note is the earlier of (i) May 15, 2026 and (ii) the date on which all amounts under the Seller Note otherwise become due and payable following an event of default. The Seller Note must also be repaid in the event of a change of control of the Company or the sale of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Seller Note includes customary events of default, including: (a) the Company’s failure to pay the Seller Note when due, (b) the Company’s voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, (c) the Company’s liquidation or dissolution, (d) a change of control of the Company, (e) the Company’s material breach of the covenants applicable to the Company under the Seller Note, subject to applicable cure periods, and (f) if any of the Company’s representations or warranties made in the Seller Note were untrue in any material respect when made. Management concluded that the carrying value of the Seller Note approximates its fair value due to the short-term nature of the obligation. Interest expense recognized on the Seller Note was $0.4 million in the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025.

 

Loan with related party

 

Prior to entering into the Exchange Agreement, the Company had a Revolving Loan due to Kline Hill and Rodgers Revocable Trust which is a related party. The Revolving Loan arrangement was entered into in 2020 and in 2023, the Rodgers Revocable Trust became a party to the Revolving Loan. The Revolving Loan has an annual interest rate equal to the greater of 7.75% or Prime plus 4.5%. In connection with the Exchange Agreement in July 2024, $3.5 million of the Revolving Loan, plus accrued interest owed to Kline Hill, was exchanged for a portion of the July 2024 Notes. The remaining principal balance of $1.5 million is payable to the Rodgers Revocable Trust and remains outstanding as of December 28, 2025. There are no financial covenants.

 

Aggregate interest expense recognized on this obligation in the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024 was $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively. Of the interest expense recognized, related party interest expense was $0.2 million and $0.2 million in the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively.

Principal payments due in the next five fiscal years

 

The principal amount of all short and long-term debt, excluding capitalized interest in connection with the exchanged notes, is as follows:

 

   Principal payment 
Fiscal year ending    
2026  $21,500 
2027    
2028    
2029   143,266 
Total   164,766