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have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Blue Star Foods Corp.
−Removed: and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”)
−Removed: as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’
−Removed: equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).
−Removed: In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December
−Removed: 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles
−Removed: generally accepted in the United States of America.
+Added: and its subsidiaries (collectively, the
+Added: “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
+Added: loss, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively
+Added: referred to as the “financial statements”).
+Added: In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material
+Added: respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of their operations and their cash
+Added: flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
Concern Matter
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provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
+Added: Audit Matters
+Added: audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be
+Added: communicated to the audit committee and that:
+Added: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and
+Added: (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments.
+Added: We determined that there are no critical audit matters
MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
−Removed: have served as the Company’s auditor since 2014.
−Removed: Blue Star Foods Corp.
−Removed: CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
+Added: We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2014.
+Added: Houston, Texas
+Added: April 1, 2024
+Added: Star Foods Corp.
+Added: BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2023
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Cash and cash equivalents
−Removed: Accounts receivable, net
+Added: Accounts receivable, net of allowances and credit losses of $ 31,064 and $ 22,725
Inventory, net
−Removed: Advances to related parties
+Added: Advances to related party
Other current assets
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RIGHT OF USE ASSET
−Removed: INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net
−Removed: Customer relationships
−Removed: Non-compete agreements
−Removed: Total Intangible Assets
ADVANCES TO RELATED PARTY
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Accounts payable and accruals
+Added: Customer refunds
Working capital line of credit
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Related party notes payable - subordinated
+Added: Derivative liability
+Added: Warrants liability
Other current liabilities
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( 29,339,120 )
−Removed: TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
+Added: Treasury stock, 7,564 shares as of December 31, 2023 and 0 shares as of December 31, 2022
+Added: TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
( 1,245,723 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements
−Removed: Blue Star Foods Corp.
−Removed: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements
+Added: Star Foods Corp.
+Added: STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Year Ended December 31
COST OF REVENUE
−Removed: GROSS (LOSS) PROFIT
+Added: GROSS PROFIT (LOSS)
SALARIES AND WAGES
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( 11,613,983 )
−Removed: LOSS ON CONVERSION OF DEBT
+Added: LOSS ON SETTLEMENT OF DEBT
+Added: CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVE AND WARRANT LIABILITIES
INTEREST EXPENSE
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( 4,471,612 )
−Removed: DIVIDEND ON PREFERRED STOCK
+Added: ( 13,194,969 )
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
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COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
−Removed: COMPREHENSIVE LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO BLUE STAR FOODS CORP.
( 4,415,754 )
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Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements
−Removed: Blue Star Foods Corp.
−Removed: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
−Removed: YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements
+Added: Star Foods Corp.
+Added: STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
+Added: ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
Series A Preferred Stock $.0001 par value
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Stock based compensation
−Removed: Common stock issued to settle related party interest
−Removed: Common stock issued for cash
+Added: Warrants issued on long-term debt
Common stock issued for service
−Removed: Common stock issued for Taste of BC acquisition held in escrow
−Removed: Common stock issued for Taste of BC Acquisition
−Removed: Series A preferred 8% dividend issued in common stock
−Removed: Preferred Stock conversion to Common Stock
+Added: Common stock issued for asset acquisition
Common stock issued from exercise of warrants
+Added: Common stock issued for note payment
+Added: Common stock issued to settle related party notes payable and accrued interest
( 13,194,969 )
( 13,194,969 )
−Removed: Comprehensive loss
+Added: Cumulative translation adjustment
December 31, 2022
( 29,339,120 )
+Added: ( 1,245,723 )
+Added: ( 29,339,120 )
+Added: ( 1,245,723 )
Stock based compensation
−Removed: Warrants issued on long-term debt
Common stock issued for service
−Removed: Common stock issued for asset acquisition
−Removed: Common stock issued from exercise of warrants
Common stock issued for note payment
−Removed: Common stock issued to settle related party notes payable and accrued interest
+Added: Common stock issued for cash and exercise for warrants
+Added: Common stock issued to settle related party notes payable
+Added: Common stock issued to settle subordinated related party note
+Added: Treasury Stock
( 4,471,612 )
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$ ( 179,995 )
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements
−Removed: Blue Star Foods Corp.
−Removed: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
+Added: ( 33,810,732 )
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements
+Added: Star Foods Corp.
+Added: STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended December 31
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Common stock issued for service
−Removed: PPP loan forgiveness
Impairment of goodwill
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Amortization of debt discounts
+Added: Allowance for inventory obsolescence
+Added: Loss on settlement of debt
Lease expense
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Bad debt expense
+Added: Credit loss expense
+Added: Gain on revaluation of fair value of derivative and warrant liabilities
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Other current assets
−Removed: ( 3,512,928 )
Right of use liability
Accounts payable and accruals
+Added: ( 1,737,997 )
+Added: Customer refunds
Deferred income
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Net cash paid for acquisition
−Removed: Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Purchases of fixed assets
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Proceeds from common stock offering
+Added: Proceeds from common stock offering – prefunded warrants
Proceeds from common stock warrants exercised
Proceeds from working capital line of credit
−Removed: Proceeds from PPP loan
+Added: Proceeds from short-term loan
Proceeds from convertible debt
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( 13,144,141 )
+Added: Repayments of short-term loan
Principal payments of convertible debt
( 2,007,435 )
−Removed: Repayments of related party notes payable
( 1,118,888 )
−Removed: Principal payments of long-term debt
+Added: Repayments of related party notes payable
+Added: Purchase of treasury stock
Payment of loan costs
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Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash
−Removed: NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
+Added: NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
( 1,146,251 )
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – END OF PERIOD
+Added: Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
+Added: Cash paid for interest
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITIES
−Removed: Common stock issued to settle payable and accrued interest
+Added: Common stock issued to settle related party notes payable and accrued interest
Operating lease assets recognized in exchange for operating lease liabilities
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Common stock issued for partial settlement of note payable
−Removed: Series A preferred 8% dividend issued in common stock
−Removed: Preferred shares conversion to common stock
−Removed: Common stock issued for interest payment
−Removed: Common stock issued for acquisition
−Removed: Related party notes recognized from business acquisition
−Removed: Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
−Removed: Cash paid for interest
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
−Removed: December 31, 2022 and 2021
+Added: Derivative liability recognized on issuance of convertible note
+Added: Warrant liability recognized on issuance of convertible note
+Added: Common stock issued to settle subordinated related party note
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements
+Added: TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: 31, 2023 and 2022
Company Overview
−Removed: Blue Star Foods Corp., a Delaware corporation (“we”,
−Removed: “our”, the “Company”), is an international sustainable marine protein company based in Miami, Florida that imports,
−Removed: packages and sells refrigerated pasteurized crab meat, and other premium seafood products.
−Removed: The Company’s main operating business,
−Removed: John Keeler & Co., Inc.
−Removed: (“Keeler & Co.”) was incorporated in the State of Florida in May 1995.
−Removed: The Company’s
−Removed: current source of revenue is importing blue and red swimming crab meat primarily from Indonesia, Philippines and China and distributing
−Removed: it in the United States and Canada under several brand names such as Blue Star, Oceanica, Pacifika, Crab & Go, First Choice, Good
−Removed: Stuff and Coastal Pride Fresh, and steelhead salmon and rainbow trout fingerlings produced under the brand name Little Cedar Farms for
−Removed: distribution in Canada.
−Removed: On November 26, 2019, Keeler & Co.,
−Removed: a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Coastal Merger
−Removed: Agreement”) with Coastal Pride Company, Inc., a South Carolina corporation, Coastal Pride Seafood, LLC, a Florida limited liability
−Removed: company and newly-formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (the “Acquisition Subsidiary” and, upon the effective date
−Removed: of the Merger, the “Surviving Company” or “Coastal Pride”), and The Walter F.
−Removed: Irrevocable Trust dated
−Removed: 1/8/03 (the “Trust”), Walter F.
−Removed: Lubkin III (“Lubkin III”), Tracy Lubkin Greco (“Greco”) and John C.
−Removed: Lubkin (“Lubkin”), constituting all of the shareholders of Coastal Pride Company, Inc.
−Removed: immediately prior to the Coastal Merger
−Removed: (collectively, the “Sellers”).
−Removed: Pursuant to the terms of the Coastal Merger Agreement, Coastal Pride Company, Inc.
−Removed: and into the Acquisition Subsidiary, with the Acquisition Subsidiary being the surviving company (the “Coastal Pride Merger”).
−Removed: Coastal Pride is a seafood company, based
−Removed: in Beaufort, South Carolina, that imports pasteurized and fresh crabmeat sourced primarily from Mexico and Latin America and sells premium
−Removed: branded label crabmeat throughout North America.
−Removed: On April 27, 2021, the Company entered into
−Removed: a stock purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with TOBC, and Steve Atkinson and Janet Atkinson (the “Sellers”),
−Removed: the owners of all of the capital stock of TOBC (the “TOBC Shares”), pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the TOBC
−Removed: Shares from the Sellers for an aggregate purchase price of CAD$ 4,000,000 consisting of:
−Removed: (i) an aggregate of CAD$ 1,000,000 in cash (with
−Removed: each Seller receiving a pro rata amount based upon the total number of TOBC Shares held by such Seller);
−Removed: (ii) promissory notes in the
−Removed: aggregate principal amount of CAD$ 200,000 (the “Notes”) with the principal amount of each Seller’s Note based on such
−Removed: Seller’s pro rata portion of the TOBC Shares);
−Removed: and (iii) 987,741 shares of the Company’s common stock (representing CAD$ 2,800,000
−Removed: of shares based on USD$ 2.30 per share) with each Seller receiving a pro rata portion of such shares based upon the total number of TOBC
−Removed: Shares held by such Seller.
−Removed: On June 24, 2021, the Purchase Agreement was amended
−Removed: (the “Amendment”), to increase the Purchase Price to an aggregate of CAD$ 5,000,000 and the acquisition closed.
−Removed: of the acquisition, TOBC became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
−Removed: Pursuant to the Amendment, on August 3, 2021, an aggregate of
−Removed: 344,957 shares of the Company’s common stock (representing CAD$ 1,000,000 of additional shares calculated at USD$ 2.30 per share)
−Removed: was put in escrow until the 24-month anniversary of the closing.
−Removed: If within 24 months of the closing TOBC has cumulative revenue of at
−Removed: least CAD$ 1,300,000 , the Sellers will receive all of the escrowed shares.
−Removed: If as of the 24-month anniversary of the closing, TOBC has cumulative
−Removed: revenue of less than CAD$ 1,300,000 , the Sellers will receive a prorated number of the escrowed shares based on the actual cumulative revenue
−Removed: of TOBC as of such date .
−Removed: TOBC is a land-based recirculating aquaculture systems
−Removed: salmon farming operation, based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, which sells its steelhead salmon and rainbow trout fingerlings to
−Removed: distributors in Canada.
−Removed: On February 3, 2022, Coastal Pride entered into an
−Removed: asset purchase agreement with Gault Seafood, LLC, a South Carolina limited liability company (“Gault Seafood”), and Robert
−Removed: Gault II, President of Gault Seafood (“Gault”) pursuant to which Coastal Pride acquired all of the Seller’s right,
−Removed: title and interest in and to assets relating to Gault Seafood’s soft-shell crab operations, including intellectual property, equipment,
−Removed: vehicles and other assets used in connection with the soft-shell crab business.
−Removed: Coastal Pride did not assume any liabilities in connection
−Removed: with the acquisition.
−Removed: The purchase price for the assets consisted of a cash payment in the amount of $ 359,250 and the issuance of 167,093
−Removed: shares of common stock of the Company with a fair value of $ 359,250 .
−Removed: Such shares are subject to a leak-out agreement pursuant to which
−Removed: Gault Seafood may not sell or otherwise transfer the shares until February 3, 2023.
+Added: Star Foods Corp., a Delaware corporation (“we”, “our”, the “Company”), is an international sustainable
+Added: marine protein company based in Miami, Florida that imports, packages and sells refrigerated pasteurized crab meat, and other premium
+Added: seafood products.
+Added: The Company’s main operating business, John Keeler & Co., Inc.
+Added: (“Keeler & Co.”) was incorporated
+Added: in the State of Florida in May 1995.
+Added: The Company’s current source of revenue is importing blue and red swimming crab meat primarily
+Added: from Indonesia, Philippines and China and distributing it in the United States and Canada under several brand names such as Blue Star,
+Added: Oceanica, Pacifika, Crab & Go, First Choice, Good Stuff and Coastal Pride Fresh, and steelhead salmon and rainbow trout fingerlings
+Added: produced under the brand name Little Cedar Farms for distribution in Canada.
+Added: February 3, 2022, Coastal Pride entered into an asset purchase agreement with Gault Seafood, LLC, a South Carolina limited liability
+Added: company (“Gault Seafood”), and Robert J.
+Added: Gault II, President of Gault Seafood (“Gault”) pursuant to which Coastal
+Added: Pride acquired all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to assets relating to Gault Seafood’s soft-shell crab
+Added: operations, including intellectual property, equipment, vehicles and other assets used in connection with the soft-shell crab business.
+Added: Coastal Pride did not assume any liabilities in connection with the acquisition.
+Added: The purchase price for the assets consisted of a cash
+Added: payment in the amount of $ 359,250 and the issuance of 8,355 shares of common stock of the Company with a fair value of $ 359,250 .
+Added: shares are subject to a leak-out agreement pursuant to which Gault Seafood may not sell or otherwise transfer the shares until February
+Added: June 9, 2023, the Company amended its Certificate of Incorporation to affect a one-for-twenty reverse stock split (“Reverse Stock
+Added: Split”), which became effective on June 21, 2023.
+Added: All share and per share amounts have been restated for all periods presented
+Added: to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
−Removed: Basis of Presentation
−Removed: The accompanying financial statements of the Company
−Removed: were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.
−Removed: Principles of Consolidation
−Removed: The consolidated financial statements include the
−Removed: accounts of the Company, Keeler & Co, Inc.
−Removed: a wholly owned subsidiary, Coastal Pride Seafood, LLC (“Coastal Pride”), a
−Removed: wholly owned subsidiary of Keeler & Co., Inc.
+Added: of Presentation
+Added: accompanying financial statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
+Added: States of America (“U.S.
+Added: of Consolidation
+Added: consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, Keeler & Co, Inc.
+Added: a wholly owned subsidiary, Coastal Pride
+Added: Seafood, LLC (“Coastal Pride”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keeler & Co., Inc.
and Taste of BC Aquafarms, Inc.
−Removed: (“TOBC”), a wholly owned subsidiary.
−Removed: intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
−Removed: Goodwill and Other Intangible
−Removed: Goodwill and other intangible assets include the cost
−Removed: of the acquired business in excess of the fair value of the net assets recorded in connection with an acquisition.
−Removed: Other intangible
−Removed: assets include customer relationships, non-compete agreements, and trademarks.
−Removed: The Company reviews its long-lived intangibles and
−Removed: goodwill for impairment annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value
−Removed: and may not be recoverable.
−Removed: Impairments are recorded as impairment charges
−Removed: in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, and a reduction of the asset’s carrying
−Removed: value in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets when they occur.
−Removed: In accordance with its policies, an annual impairment
−Removed: analysis for goodwill was completed for Coastal Pride and TOBC due to the lower forecasted revenues and gross losses recognized for
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2022 as a result of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, and the Company recognized an impairment
−Removed: loss on goodwill of $ 1,244,309
−Removed: related to Coastal Pride and TOBC for the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: a wholly owned subsidiary.
+Added: All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
+Added: and Other Intangible Assets
+Added: Company accounts for business combinations under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, “Business Combinations,”
+Added: where the total purchase price is allocated to the tangible and identified intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on
+Added: their estimated fair values.
+Added: The purchase price is allocated using the information currently available, and may be adjusted, up to one
+Added: year from acquisition date, after obtaining more information regarding, among other things, asset valuations, liabilities assumed, and
+Added: revisions to preliminary estimates.
+Added: The purchase price in excess of the fair value of the tangible and identified intangible assets acquired
+Added: less liabilities assumed is recognized as goodwill.
+Added: Company reviews its goodwill for impairment annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the
+Added: asset exceeds its fair value and may not be recoverable.
impairment was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2023.
−Removed: Long-lived Assets
−Removed: Management reviews long-lived assets, including
−Removed: finite-lived intangible assets, for indicators of impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
−Removed: value may not be recoverable.
−Removed: Cash flows expected to be generated by the related assets are estimated over the asset’s useful
−Removed: life on an undiscounted basis.
−Removed: If the evaluation indicates that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable, the
−Removed: potential impairment is measured using fair value.
−Removed: Fair value estimates are completed using a discounted cash flow analysis.
−Removed: Impairment losses for assets to be disposed of, if any, are based on the estimated proceeds to be received, less costs of
−Removed: Impairments are recorded as impairment charges
−Removed: in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, and a reduction of the asset’s carrying
−Removed: value in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets when they occur.
−Removed: In accordance with its policies, an annual impairment
−Removed: analysis for long-lived assets was completed for Coastal Pride and TOBC due to the lower forecasted revenues and gross losses
−Removed: recognized for the year ended December 31, 2022 as a result of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, and the
−Removed: Company recognized an impairment on customer relationships, trademarks and non-compete agreements of $ 1,595,677 ,
+Added: An impairment of $ 1,244,309 related to Coastal Pride and TOBC was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: reviews long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets, for indicators of impairment whenever events or changes in
+Added: circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
+Added: Cash flows expected to be generated by the related assets are
+Added: estimated over the asset’s useful life on an undiscounted basis.
+Added: If the evaluation indicates that the carrying value of the
+Added: asset may not be recoverable, the potential impairment is measured using fair value.
+Added: Fair value estimates are completed using a
+Added: discounted cash flow analysis.
+Added: Impairment losses for assets to be disposed of, if any, are based on the estimated proceeds to be
+Added: received, less costs of disposal.
+Added: impairment was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: An impairment loss on customer relationships, trademarks,
+Added: non-compete agreements and fixed assets of $ 1,595,677 ,
+Added: $ 1,006,185 ,
and $ 1,873,619 ,
−Removed: respectively, and an impairment on fixed assets of $ 1,873,619
−Removed: for the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: An impairment loss on customer relationships intangible asset of $ 374,300
−Removed: was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2021.
+Added: respectively, related to Coastal Pride and TOBC was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2022.
and Cash Equivalents
−Removed: The Company maintains cash balances with financial
−Removed: institutions in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Company (“FDIC”) insured limits.
−Removed: The Company has not experienced any losses
−Removed: on such accounts and believes it does not have a significant exposure.
−Removed: The Company considers all highly liquid investments
−Removed: with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no cash equivalents.
−Removed: The Company considers any cash balance in the lender
−Removed: designated cash collateral account as restricted cash.
−Removed: All cash proceeds must be deposited into the cash collateral account, and will
−Removed: be cleared and applied to the line of credit.
−Removed: The Company has no access to this account, and the purpose of the funds is restricted to
−Removed: repayment of the line of credit.
−Removed: Accounts Receivable
−Removed: Accounts receivable consist of unsecured obligations
−Removed: due from customers under normal trade terms, usually net 30 days.
−Removed: The Company grants credit to its customers based on the Company’s
−Removed: evaluation of a particular customer’s credit worthiness.
−Removed: Allowances for doubtful accounts are maintained for
−Removed: potential credit losses based on the age of the accounts receivable and the results of the Company’s periodic credit evaluations
−Removed: of its customers’ financial condition.
−Removed: Receivables are written off as uncollectible and deducted from the allowance for doubtful
−Removed: accounts after collection efforts have been deemed to be unsuccessful.
−Removed: Subsequent recoveries are netted against the provision for doubtful
−Removed: accounts expense.
+Added: Company maintains cash balances with financial institutions in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Company (“FDIC”) insured
+Added: The Company has not experienced any losses on such accounts and believes it does not have a significant exposure.
+Added: Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
+Added: As of December
+Added: 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had no cash equivalents.
+Added: Company considers any cash balance in the lender designated cash collateral account as restricted cash.
+Added: All cash proceeds must be deposited
+Added: into the cash collateral account, and will be cleared and applied to the line of credit.
+Added: The Company has no access to this account, and
+Added: the purpose of the funds is restricted to repayment of the line of credit.
+Added: receivable consist of unsecured obligations due from customers under normal trade terms, usually net 30 days.
+Added: The Company grants credit
+Added: to its customers based on the Company’s evaluation of a particular customer’s credit worthiness.
+Added: for doubtful accounts are maintained for potential credit losses based on the age of the accounts receivable and the results of the Company’s
+Added: periodic credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition.
+Added: Receivables are written off as uncollectible and deducted from
+Added: the allowance for doubtful accounts after collection efforts have been deemed to be unsuccessful.
+Added: Subsequent recoveries are netted against
+Added: the provision for doubtful accounts expense.
The Company generally does not charge interest on receivables.
−Removed: Receivables are net of estimated allowances for doubtful
−Removed: accounts and sales return, allowances and discounts.
−Removed: They are stated at estimated net realizable value.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022, and 2021,
−Removed: the Company recorded sales return, allowances, discounts and refund liability of approximately $ 94,000 and $ 66,000 , respectively.
−Removed: was no allowance for bad debt recorded during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
−Removed: Substantially all of the Company’s inventory
−Removed: consists of packaged crab meat located at a public cold storage facility and merchandise in transit from suppliers.
−Removed: The Company also has
−Removed: eggs and fish in process inventory from TOBC.
−Removed: The cost of inventory is primarily determined using the specific identification method for
+Added: are net of estimated allowances for doubtful accounts and sales return, allowances and discounts.
+Added: They are stated at estimated net realizable
+Added: As of December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company recorded sales return, allowances, discounts and refund liability of approximately
+Added: $ 265,700 and $ 94,000 , respectively.
+Added: There was no allowance for bad debt recorded during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
+Added: Substantially
+Added: all of the Company’s inventory consists of packaged crab meat located at a public cold storage facility and merchandise in transit
+Added: from suppliers.
+Added: The Company also has eggs and fish in process inventory from TOBC.
+Added: The cost of inventory is primarily determined using
+Added: the specific identification method for crab meat.
Fish in process inventory is measured based on the estimated biomass of fish on hand.
−Removed: The Company has established a standard
−Removed: procedure to estimate the biomass of fish on hand using counting and sampling techniques.
−Removed: Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or
−Removed: net realizable value, cost being determined using the first-in, first-out method for crab meat and using various estimates and assumptions
−Removed: in regard to the calculation of the biomass, including expected yield, market value of the biomass, and estimated costs of completion.
−Removed: Merchandise is purchased cost and freight
−Removed: shipping point and becomes the Company’s asset and liability upon leaving the suppliers’ warehouse.
−Removed: The Company periodically reviews the value
−Removed: of items in inventory and records an allowance to reduce the carrying value of inventory to the lower of cost or net realizable value
−Removed: based on its assessment of market conditions, inventory turnover and current stock levels.
−Removed: Inventory write-downs are charged to cost of
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded an inventory adjustment to reduce the carrying value of inventory to the lower
−Removed: of cost or net realizable value in the amount of $ 743,218 which was charged to cost of goods sold.
−Removed: The Company’s inventory as of December
−Removed: 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 consists of:
+Added: The Company has established a standard procedure to estimate the biomass of fish on hand using counting and sampling techniques.
+Added: is valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value, cost being determined using the first-in, first-out method for crab meat and
+Added: using various estimates and assumptions in regard to the calculation of the biomass, including expected yield, market value of the biomass,
+Added: and estimated costs of completion.
+Added: is purchased cost and freight shipping point and becomes the Company’s asset and liability upon leaving the suppliers’ warehouse.
+Added: Company periodically reviews the value of items in inventory and records an allowance to reduce the carrying value of inventory to the
+Added: lower of cost or net realizable value based on its assessment of market conditions, inventory turnover and current stock levels.
+Added: write-downs are charged to cost of goods sold.
+Added: The Company recorded an inventory allowance of $ 176,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: Company’s inventory as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consists of:
December 31, 2023
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Inventory, net
−Removed: Advances to Suppliers and
−Removed: Related Party
−Removed: In the normal course of business, the Company may
−Removed: advance payments to its suppliers, including Bacolod, a related party.
−Removed: These advances are in the form of prepayments for products that
−Removed: will ship within a short window of time.
−Removed: In the event that it becomes necessary for the Company to return products or adjust for quality
−Removed: issues, the Company is issued a credit by the vendor in the normal course of business and these credits are also reflected against future
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the
−Removed: balance due from Bacolod for future shipments was approximately $ 1,300,000 .
−Removed: No new purchases have been made from Bacolod since November
−Removed: There was no cost of revenue related to inventories purchased from Bacolod recorded for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
−Removed: Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation
−Removed: and are being depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset as follows:
+Added: to Suppliers and Related Party
+Added: the normal course of business, the Company may advance payments to its suppliers, including Bacolod, a related party.
+Added: These advances
+Added: are in the form of prepayments for products that will ship within a short window of time.
+Added: In the event that it becomes necessary for
+Added: the Company to return products or adjust for quality issues, the Company is issued a credit by the vendor in the normal course of business
+Added: and these credits are also reflected against future shipments.
+Added: of December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the balance due from Bacolod for future shipments was approximately $ 1,300,000 .
+Added: No new purchases
+Added: have been made from Bacolod since November 2020.
+Added: There was no cost of revenue related to inventories purchased from Bacolod recorded
+Added: for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
+Added: assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and are being depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful
+Added: life of the asset as follows:
Schedule of Estimated Usefule Life of Assets
−Removed: Furniture and fixtures
−Removed: 7 to 10 years
−Removed: Computer equipment
−Removed: Warehouse and refrigeration equipment
−Removed: Leasehold improvements
−Removed: Trade show booth
−Removed: The RAS system is comprised of tanks, plumbing, pumps,
−Removed: controls, hatchery, tools and other equipment all working together for the TOBC facility.
−Removed: Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line
−Removed: method over the shorter of the expected life of the improvement or the remaining lease term.
−Removed: The Company capitalizes expenditures for major improvements
−Removed: and additions and expenses those items which do not improve or extend the useful life of the fixed assets.
−Removed: The Company reviews fixed assets for recoverability
−Removed: if events or changes in circumstances indicate the assets may be impaired.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2022, an impairment was recorded
−Removed: related to Coastal Pride and TOBC fixed assets of $ 1,873,619 .
−Removed: Other Comprehensive (loss)
−Removed: The Company reports its comprehensive (loss) income
−Removed: in accordance with ASC 220, Comprehensive Income , which establishes standards for reporting and presenting comprehensive (loss)
−Removed: income and its components in a full set of financial statements.
−Removed: Other comprehensive (loss) income consists of net income (loss) and cumulative
−Removed: foreign currency translation adjustments.
−Removed: Foreign Currency Translation
−Removed: The Company’s functional and reporting currency
−Removed: The assets and liabilities held by TOBC have a functional currency other than the U.S.
−Removed: The TOBC results were
−Removed: translated into U.S.
+Added: and refrigeration equipment
+Added: RAS system is comprised of tanks, plumbing, pumps, controls, hatchery, tools and other equipment all working together for the TOBC facility.
+Added: improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the expected life of the improvement or the remaining lease
+Added: Company capitalizes expenditures for major improvements and additions and expenses those items which do not improve or extend the useful
+Added: life of the fixed assets.
+Added: Company reviews fixed assets for recoverability if events or changes in circumstances indicate the assets may be impaired.
+Added: No impairment
+Added: was recorded related to fixed assets as of December 31, 2023.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2022, an impairment was recorded related to Coastal Pride and TOBC’s fixed assets of
+Added: $ 1,873,619 .
+Added: Comprehensive (loss) Income
+Added: Company reports its comprehensive (loss) income in accordance with ASC 220, Comprehensive Income , which establishes standards
+Added: for reporting and presenting comprehensive (loss) income and its components in a full set of financial statements.
+Added: Other comprehensive
+Added: (loss) income consists of net income (loss) and cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.
+Added: Currency Translation
+Added: Company manages its exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates through its normal operating activities.
+Added: focus is to monitor exposure to, and manage, the economic foreign currency exchange risks faced by, its operations and realized when
+Added: the Company exchanges one currency for another.
+Added: The Company’s operations primarily utilize the U.S.
+Added: dollar and Canadian dollar
+Added: as its functional currencies.
+Added: Movements in foreign currency exchange rates affect its financial statements.
+Added: assets and liabilities held by TOBC have a functional currency other than the U.S.
+Added: The TOBC results were translated into U.S.
Dollars at exchange rates in effect at the end of each reporting period.
−Removed: TOBC’s revenue and expenses were translated
+Added: TOBC’s revenue and expenses were translated into U.S.
Dollars at the average rates that prevailed during the period.
−Removed: The rate used in the financial statements for TOBC as presented
−Removed: for December 31, 2022 was 0.80 Canadian Dollars to U.S.
+Added: The rate used in the financial statements for TOBC as presented for December
+Added: 31, 2023 was 0.74 Canadian Dollars to U.S.
Dollars and for December 31, 2022 was 0.80 Canadian Dollars to U.S.
−Removed: resulting net translation gains and losses are reported as foreign currency translation adjustments in stockholders’ equity as a
−Removed: component of comprehensive (loss) income.
−Removed: The Company recorded foreign currency translation adjustment of approximately $ 60,100 and $ 54,200
−Removed: for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
−Removed: Revenue Recognition
−Removed: The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with
−Removed: Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as such, we record revenue when our customer obtains
−Removed: control of the promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to receive in exchange
−Removed: for those goods or services.
−Removed: The Company’s source of revenue is from importing blue and red swimming crab meat primarily from Mexico,
−Removed: Indonesia, the Philippines and China and distributing it in the United States and Canada under several brand names such as Blue Star,
−Removed: Oceanica, Pacifika, Crab & Go, First Choice, Good Stuff and Coastal Pride Fresh and steelhead salmon and rainbow trout fingerlings
−Removed: produced by TOBC under the brand name Little Cedar Farms for distribution in Canada.
+Added: The resulting
+Added: net translation gains and losses are reported as foreign currency translation adjustments in stockholders’ equity as a component
+Added: of comprehensive (loss) income.
+Added: The Company recorded foreign currency translation adjustment of approximately $ 55,900 and $ 60,100 for
+Added: the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
+Added: Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as
+Added: such, we record revenue when our customer obtains control of the promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration
+Added: which the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.
+Added: The Company’s source of revenue is from importing
+Added: blue and red swimming crab meat primarily from Mexico, Indonesia, the Philippines and China and distributing it in the United States
+Added: and Canada under several brand names such as Blue Star, Oceanica, Pacifika, Crab & Go, First Choice, Good Stuff and Coastal Pride
+Added: Fresh and steelhead salmon and rainbow trout fingerlings produced by TOBC under the brand name Little Cedar Farms for distribution in
We sell primarily to food service distributors.
−Removed: Company also sells its products to wholesalers, retail establishments and seafood distributors.
−Removed: To determine revenue recognition for the arrangements
−Removed: that the Company determines are within the scope of Topic 606, the Company performs the following five steps:
−Removed: (1) identify the contract(s)
−Removed: with a customer by receipt of purchase orders and confirmations sent by the Company which includes a required line of credit approval
−Removed: process, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract which includes shipment of goods to the customer at FOB shipping point
−Removed: or destination, (3) determine the transaction price which initiates with the purchase order received from the customer and confirmation
−Removed: sent by the Company and will include discounts and allowances by customer if any, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance
−Removed: obligations in the contract which is the shipment of the goods to the customer and transaction price determined in step 3 above and (5)
−Removed: recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation which is when the Company transfers control of the goods
−Removed: to the customers by shipment or delivery of the products.
−Removed: The Company elected an accounting policy to treat
−Removed: shipping and handling activities as fulfillment activities.
−Removed: Consideration payable to a customer is recorded as a reduction of the arrangement’s
−Removed: transaction price, thereby reducing the amount of revenue recognized, unless the payment is for distinct goods or services received from
−Removed: the customer.
−Removed: Deferred Income
−Removed: The Company recognizes deferred income for advance
−Removed: payments received from customers for which sales have not yet occurred.
−Removed: The Company accounts for its leases under ASC 842,
−Removed: Leases , which requires all leases to be reported on the balance sheet as right-of-use assets and lease obligations.
−Removed: elected the practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance that retained the lease classification and initial direct costs
−Removed: for any leases that existed prior to adoption of the standard.
−Removed: The Company categorizes leases with contractual terms
−Removed: longer than twelve months as either operating or finance.
−Removed: Finance leases are generally those leases that would allow the Company to substantially
−Removed: utilize or pay for the entire asset over its estimated life.
−Removed: Assets acquired under finance leases are recorded in property and equipment,
+Added: The Company also sells its products to wholesalers, retail establishments and
+Added: seafood distributors.
+Added: determine revenue recognition for the arrangements that the Company determines are within the scope of Topic 606, the Company performs
+Added: the following five steps:
+Added: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer by receipt of purchase orders and confirmations sent by the Company
+Added: which includes a required line of credit approval process, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract which includes shipment
+Added: of goods to the customer at FOB shipping point or destination, (3) determine the transaction price which initiates with the purchase
+Added: order received from the customer and confirmation sent by the Company and will include discounts and allowances by customer if any, (4)
+Added: allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract which is the shipment of the goods to the customer and
+Added: transaction price determined in step 3 above and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation which
+Added: is when the Company transfers control of the goods to the customers by shipment or delivery of the products.
+Added: Company elected an accounting policy to treat shipping and handling activities as fulfillment activities.
+Added: Consideration payable to a
+Added: customer is recorded as a reduction of the arrangement’s transaction price, thereby reducing the amount of revenue recognized,
+Added: unless the payment is for distinct goods or services received from the customer.
+Added: Company recognizes deferred income for advance payments received from customers for which sales have not yet occurred.
+Added: Company accounts for its leases under ASC 842, Leases , which requires all leases to be reported on the balance sheet as right-of-use
+Added: assets and lease obligations.
+Added: The Company elected the practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance that retained the
+Added: lease classification and initial direct costs for any leases that existed prior to adoption of the standard.
+Added: Company categorizes leases with contractual terms longer than twelve months as either operating or finance.
+Added: Finance leases are generally
+Added: those leases that would allow the Company to substantially utilize or pay for the entire asset over its estimated life.
+Added: Assets acquired
+Added: under finance leases are recorded in property and equipment, net.
All other leases are categorized as operating leases.
−Removed: The Company did not have any finance leases as of December 31, 2022.
−Removed: The Company’s
−Removed: leases generally have terms that range from three years for equipment and six to seven years for real property.
−Removed: The Company elected the
−Removed: accounting policy to include both the lease and non-lease components of its agreements as a single component and accounts for them as
−Removed: Lease liabilities are recognized at the present value
−Removed: of the fixed lease payments using a discount rate based on similarly secured borrowings available to us.
−Removed: Lease assets are recognized based
−Removed: on the initial present value of the fixed lease payments, reduced by landlord incentives, plus any direct costs from executing the leases.
−Removed: Lease assets are tested for impairment in the same manner as long-lived assets used in operations.
−Removed: Leasehold improvements are capitalized
−Removed: at cost and amortized over the lesser of their expected useful life or the lease term.
−Removed: When the Company has the option to extend the lease
−Removed: term, terminate the lease before the contractual expiration date, or purchase the leased asset, and it is reasonably certain that the
−Removed: Company will exercise the option, it considers these options in determining the classification and measurement of the lease.
−Removed: Costs associated
−Removed: with operating lease assets are recognized on a straight-line basis within operating expenses over the term of the lease.
−Removed: The table below presents the lease-related assets
−Removed: and liabilities recorded on the balance sheets.
+Added: The Company did
+Added: not have any finance leases as of December 31, 2023.
+Added: The Company’s leases generally have terms that range from three years for
+Added: equipment and six to seven years for real property.
+Added: The Company elected the accounting policy to include both the lease and non-lease
+Added: components of its agreements as a single component and accounts for them as a lease.
+Added: liabilities are recognized at the present value of the fixed lease payments using a discount rate based on similarly secured borrowings
+Added: available to us.
+Added: Lease assets are recognized based on the initial present value of the fixed lease payments, reduced by landlord incentives,
+Added: plus any direct costs from executing the leases.
+Added: Lease assets are tested for impairment in the same manner as long-lived assets used
+Added: in operations.
+Added: Leasehold improvements are capitalized at cost and amortized over the lesser of their expected useful life or the lease
+Added: the Company has the option to extend the lease term, terminate the lease before the contractual expiration date, or purchase the leased
+Added: asset, and it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option, it considers these options in determining the classification
+Added: and measurement of the lease.
+Added: Costs associated with operating lease assets are recognized on a straight-line basis within operating expenses
+Added: over the term of the lease.
+Added: table below presents the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2023.
Schedule of Lease-related Assets and Liabilities
3 unchanged sentences
Operating lease liabilities
−Removed: Supplemental cash flow information related to leases
−Removed: were as follows:
+Added: cash flow information related to leases were as follows:
Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases
4 unchanged sentences
Operating leases
−Removed: The table below presents the remaining lease term
−Removed: and discount rates for operating leases.
+Added: table below presents the remaining lease term and discount rates for operating leases.
Schedule of Remaining Lease Term and Discount Rates for Operating Leases
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: Weighted-average remaining lease term
−Removed: Operating leases
−Removed: Weighted-average discount rate
−Removed: Operating leases
−Removed: Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31,
−Removed: 2022, were as follows:
+Added: Weighted-average
+Added: remaining lease term
+Added: Weighted-average
+Added: discount rate
+Added: of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2023, were as follows:
Schedule of Maturities of Lease Liabilities
5 unchanged sentences
Non-current obligations
−Removed: The Company expenses the costs of advertising as incurred.
−Removed: Advertising expenses which are included in Other Operating Expenses were approximately $ 5,400 and $ 5,700 , for the years ended December
−Removed: 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: Use of Estimates
−Removed: The preparation of financial statements in conformity
−Removed: GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure
−Removed: of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
−Removed: the reporting period.
+Added: Company expenses the costs of advertising as incurred.
+Added: Advertising expenses which are included in Other Operating Expenses were approximately
+Added: $ 4,500 and $ 5,400 , for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
+Added: preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S.
+Added: GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
+Added: reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
+Added: and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
−Removed: Customer Concentration
−Removed: The Company had nine customers which accounted for
−Removed: approximately 59 %
−Removed: of revenue during the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: One customer accounted for 36 %
−Removed: of revenue during the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: The Company had ten customers which accounted for
−Removed: approximately 52 % of revenue during the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: One customer accounted for 24 % of revenue during the year ended
+Added: Concentration
+Added: Company had sixteen customers which accounted for approximately 52 % of revenue during the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: Two customers
+Added: accounted for 22 % of revenue during the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: Company had nine customers which accounted for approximately 59 % of revenue during the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: One customer accounted
+Added: for 36 % of revenue during the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: loss of any major customer could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial
+Added: Concentration
+Added: Company had four major suppliers located in the United States, Canada and China which accounted for approximately 82 %
+Added: of the Company’s total purchases during the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: The Company’s largest supplier is located in Miami
+Added: and accounted for 35 % of the Company’s total purchases in the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: Company had five major suppliers located in the United States, Indonesia, Vietnam and China which accounted for approximately 76 %
+Added: of the Company’s total purchases during the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: The Company’s largest supplier is located in Indonesia
+Added: and accounted for 29 % of the Company’s total purchases in the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: loss of any major supplier could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial
+Added: Value Measurements and Financial Instruments
+Added: value is defined as the amount that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
+Added: between market participants at the measurement date and is measured using inputs in one of the following three categories:
+Added: 1 measurements are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to
+Added: Valuation of these items does not entail a significant amount of judgment.
+Added: 2 measurements are based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar
+Added: assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or market data other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities.
+Added: 3 measurements are based on unobservable data that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value
+Added: of the assets or liabilities.
+Added: Company’s financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, debt obligations, derivative
+Added: liabilities and warrant liabilities.
+Added: The Company believes the carrying values of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued
+Added: expenses approximate their fair values because they are short term in nature or payable on demand.
+Added: The derivative liability is the embedded
+Added: conversion feature on the 2023 Lind convertible note.
+Added: All derivatives and warrant liabilities are recorded at fair value.
+Added: in fair value for derivatives and warrants liabilities is recognized in earnings.
+Added: The Company’s derivative and warrant liabilities
+Added: are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2023.
+Added: The Company does not have any assets or liabilities that are
+Added: required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2022.
+Added: Schedule of Derivative and Warrant Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
December 31, 2023
−Removed: Outstanding receivables from these customers accounted for approximately 59 % of the total accounts receivable as of
+Added: Fair Value Measurement using Fair Value Hierarchy
+Added: Derivative liability on convertible debt
+Added: Warrant liability
+Added: table below presents the change in the fair value of the derivative liability convertible debt and warrant liability for the year ended
December 31, 2023:
−Removed: The loss of any major customer could have a material
−Removed: adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
−Removed: Supplier Concentration
−Removed: The Company had five major suppliers located in the United States, Indonesia, Vietnam and China and which accounted for approximately
−Removed: 76 % of the Company’s total purchases during the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: The Company’s largest supplier is located in
−Removed: Indonesia and accounted for 29 % of the Company’s total purchases in the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: The Company had four suppliers which accounted for
−Removed: approximately 70 % of the Company’s total purchases during the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: These four suppliers are located in
−Removed: the United States, Indonesia, Mexico and China, which accounted for approximately 80 % of the Company’s total purchases during the
−Removed: During 2021, the Company purchased inventory from one non-affiliated Mexican supplier that made up the balance of 42 % of the supply
−Removed: concentration.
−Removed: The loss of any major supplier could have a material
−Removed: adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
−Removed: Fair Value Measurements and
−Removed: Financial Instruments
−Removed: Fair value is defined as the amount that would be
−Removed: received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement
−Removed: date and is measured using inputs in one of the following three categories:
−Removed: Level 1 measurements are based on unadjusted quoted
−Removed: prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access.
−Removed: Valuation of these items does not entail
−Removed: a significant amount of judgment.
−Removed: Level 2 measurements are based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets,
−Removed: quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or market data other than quoted prices that
−Removed: are observable for the assets or liabilities.
−Removed: Level 3 measurements are based on unobservable data
−Removed: that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
−Removed: The Company’s financial instruments include cash, accounts
−Removed: receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and debt obligations.
−Removed: The Company believes the carrying values of cash, accounts receivable,
−Removed: accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values because they are short term in nature or payable on demand.
−Removed: carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value since the related rates of interest approximate current
−Removed: market rates.
−Removed: Company does not have any assets or liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December
−Removed: 31, 2022 and 2021.
−Removed: Earnings or Loss per Share
−Removed: The Company accounts for earnings per share pursuant
−Removed: to ASC 260, Earnings per Share, which requires disclosure on the financial statements of “basic” and “diluted”
−Removed: earnings (loss) per share.
−Removed: Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of
−Removed: common shares outstanding for the year.
−Removed: Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average
−Removed: number of common shares outstanding plus common stock equivalents (if dilutive) related to stock options and warrants for each year.
−Removed: further described in Note 9 - Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as of December 31, 2021, 1,413 shares of preferred stock were converted
−Removed: into 706,500 shares of common stock.
−Removed: As further described in Notes 10 and 11 – Options and Warrants, as of December 31, 2022 and
−Removed: 2021, 4,121,633 and 3,431,250 options may be exercised, respectively, and 2,413,500 and 1,538,500 warrants are exercisable, respectively.
−Removed: As there was a net loss for the years ended December
−Removed: 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, basic and diluted losses per share each year are the same.
−Removed: Stock-Based Compensation
−Removed: The Company accounts for stock-based compensation
−Removed: in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation”.
−Removed: ASC 718 requires companies to measure the cost of services
−Removed: received in exchange for an award of equity instruments, including stock options, based on the grant-date fair value of the award and
−Removed: to recognize it as compensation expense over the period the individual is required to provide service in exchange for the award, usually
−Removed: the vesting period.
−Removed: The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.
−Removed: Related Parties
−Removed: The Company accounts for related party transactions
−Removed: in accordance with ASC 850 (“Related Party Disclosures”).
−Removed: A party is considered to be related to the Company if the party
−Removed: directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company.
−Removed: Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of
−Removed: the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence
−Removed: the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing
−Removed: its own separate interests.
−Removed: A party which can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties
−Removed: or if it has an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or
−Removed: more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests is also a related party.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022, and 2021, there was approximately
−Removed: $ 67,000 and $ 143,300 in interest paid to related parties notes payable.
−Removed: See Note 7 Debt for further information.
−Removed: The Company accounts for income taxes utilizing the
−Removed: liability method, where deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the expected future tax consequences of temporary
−Removed: differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and income tax reporting purposes, using enacted statutory
−Removed: tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.
−Removed: The effects of future changes in tax laws or rates
−Removed: are not included in the measurement.
−Removed: Income tax expense is the total of the current year income tax due and the change in deferred tax
−Removed: assets and liabilities.
−Removed: Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax amounts for the temporary differences between
−Removed: carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates.
−Removed: A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces
−Removed: deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
−Removed: As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities
−Removed: are adjusted through the provision for income taxes.
−Removed: A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if
−Removed: it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed
−Removed: The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination.
−Removed: For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.
−Removed: The Company’s policy is to recognize interest
−Removed: and penalties on uncertain tax positions in “Income tax expense” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
−Removed: no amounts related to interest and penalties recognized for the years ended December 31, 2022 or 2021.
−Removed: Recent Accounting Pronouncements
−Removed: 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s
−Removed: Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40).
−Removed: August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts
−Removed: in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40).
−Removed: The ASU simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics
−Removed: of liabilities and equity.
−Removed: The FASB reduced the number of accounting models for convertible debt and convertible preferred stock instruments
−Removed: and made certain disclosure amendments to improve the information provided to users.
−Removed: In addition, the FASB amended the derivative guidance
−Removed: for the “own stock” scope exception and certain aspects of the EPS guidance.
−Removed: The guidance is effective for smaller reporting
−Removed: companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
−Removed: Early adoption is
−Removed: permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
−Removed: Company adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2022 and applied the provisions of the ASU to the convertible note issued during the
+Added: Derivative liability balance, January 1, 2023
+Added: Issuance of derivative liability during the period
+Added: Change in derivative liability during the period
+Added: Derivative liability balance, December 31, 2023
+Added: Warrant liability balance, January 1, 2023
+Added: Issuance of warrant liability during the period
+Added: Settlement of warrant liability
+Added: Change in warrant liability during the period
+Added: ( 3,160,465 )
+Added: Warrant liability balance, December 31, 2023
+Added: or Loss per Share
+Added: Company accounts for earnings per share pursuant to ASC 260, Earnings per Share, which requires disclosure on the financial
+Added: statements of “basic” and “diluted” earnings (loss) per share.
+Added: Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed
+Added: by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the year.
+Added: Diluted earnings (loss) per
+Added: share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus common stock
+Added: equivalents (if dilutive) related to stock options, warrants and convertible notes for each year.
+Added: For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the following common stock
+Added: equivalents were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as their impact would be anti-dilutive due to the Company’s
+Added: of anti dilutive earnings or loss per share
Year ended December 31, 2023
−Removed: 2016-13 Financ ial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)
−Removed: In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
+Added: Year ended December 31, 2022
+Added: Convertible Notes
+Added: Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation”.
+Added: ASC 718 requires
+Added: companies to measure the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments, including stock options, based on
+Added: the grant-date fair value of the award and to recognize it as compensation expense over the period the individual is required to provide
+Added: service in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period.
+Added: The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.
+Added: Company accounts for related party transactions in accordance with ASC 850 (“Related Party Disclosures”).
+Added: A party is considered
+Added: to be related to the Company if the party directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or
+Added: is under common control with the Company.
+Added: Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the
+Added: immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party
+Added: controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties
+Added: might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
+Added: A party which can significantly influence the management or operating
+Added: policies of the transacting parties or if it has an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence
+Added: the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests
+Added: is also a related party.
+Added: of December 31, 2023, and 2022, there was approximately $ 83,000
+Added: and $ 67,000 ,
+Added: respectively, in interest paid to related parties notes payable.
+Added: Company accounts for income taxes utilizing the liability method, where deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the
+Added: expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and income
+Added: tax reporting purposes, using enacted statutory tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.
+Added: effects of future changes in tax laws or rates are not included in the measurement.
+Added: Income tax expense is the total of the current year
+Added: income tax due and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
+Added: Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax
+Added: amounts for the temporary differences between carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates.
+Added: A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
+Added: As changes in tax laws or rates
+Added: are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes.
+Added: tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in
+Added: a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur.
+Added: The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is
+Added: greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination.
+Added: For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test,
+Added: no tax benefit is recorded.
+Added: Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions in “Income tax expense” in the Consolidated
+Added: Statements of Operations.
+Added: There were no amounts related to interest and penalties recognized for the years ended December 31, 2023 or
+Added: Accounting Pronouncements
2016-13 Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)
−Removed: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires entities to
−Removed: use a forward-looking, expected loss model to estimate credit losses.
−Removed: It also requires entities to consider additional disclosures
−Removed: related to credit quality of trade and other receivables, including information related to management’s estimate of credit
−Removed: ASU 2016-13 was further amended in November 2018 by ASU 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 236, Financial
−Removed: Instrument-Credit Losses.
+Added: June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
+Added: 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326):
+Added: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial
+Added: Instruments, which requires entities to use a forward-looking, expected loss model to estimate credit losses.
+Added: It also requires entities
+Added: to consider additional disclosures related to credit quality of trade and other receivables, including information related to management’s
+Added: estimate of credit allowances.
+Added: ASU 2016-13 was further amended in November 2018 by ASU 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 236,
+Added: Financial Instrument-Credit Losses.
For public business entities that are Securities and Exchange Commission filers excluding smaller
−Removed: reporting companies, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods
−Removed: within those fiscal years.
−Removed: For all other public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after
−Removed: December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
−Removed: On October 16, 2019, FASB voted to delay implementation of
−Removed: 2016-13, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial
−Removed: Instruments.” For all other entities, the amendments are now effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and
−Removed: interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022.
−Removed: On November 15, 2019, FASB issued an Accounting Standard
−Removed: 2019-10 to amend the implementation date to fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods
−Removed: within those fiscal years.
−Removed: Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning
−Removed: after December 15, 2018.
−Removed: As this ASU became effective on January 1, 2023, the Company continues to evaluate the impact
−Removed: of these amendments to the Company’s financial position and results of operations and currently expects no material impact of
−Removed: the adoption of the amendments on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
+Added: reporting companies, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within
+Added: those fiscal years.
+Added: For all other public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
+Added: 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
+Added: On October 16, 2019, FASB voted to delay implementation of ASU No.
+Added: “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” For all other
+Added: entities, the amendments are now effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within fiscal years
+Added: beginning after December 15, 2022.
+Added: On November 15, 2019, FASB issued an Accounting Standard Update No.
+Added: 2019-10 to amend the implementation
+Added: date to fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
+Added: Early adoption is permitted
+Added: for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018.
+Added: The Company adopted this ASU related
+Added: to its trade receivables on January 1, 2023 and determined there was no material impact from the adoption of the ASU on the Company’s
+Added: consolidated financial statements.
Going Concern
−Removed: The accompanying consolidated financial statements
−Removed: and notes have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.
−Removed: The Company incurred a net loss of $ 13,194,969 , has
−Removed: an accumulated deficit of $ 29,339,120 and working capital deficit of $ 3,013,281 , inclusive of $ 893,000 in subordinated stockholder debt.
−Removed: These factors raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: The Company’s ability
−Removed: to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to increase revenues, execute on its business plan to acquire
−Removed: complimentary companies, raise capital, and to continue to sustain adequate working capital to finance its operations.
−Removed: The failure to
−Removed: achieve the necessary levels of profitability and cash flows would be detrimental to the Company.
−Removed: The consolidated financial statements
−Removed: do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
+Added: accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.
+Added: Company incurred a net loss of $ 4,471,612 , has an accumulated deficit of $ 33,810,732 and working capital surplus of $ 899,215 , inclusive
+Added: of $ 165,620 in subordinated stockholder debt.
+Added: These factors raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as
+Added: a going concern.
+Added: The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to increase
+Added: revenues, execute on its business plan to acquire complimentary companies, raise capital, and to continue to sustain adequate working
+Added: capital to finance its operations.
+Added: The failure to achieve the necessary levels of profitability and cash flows would be detrimental to
+Added: The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to
+Added: continue as a going concern.
Other Current Assets
−Removed: Other current assets totaled $ 671,933 and $ 3,702,661
−Removed: for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022, approximately $ 441,000 of the balance was related
−Removed: to prepaid inventory to the Company’s suppliers.
−Removed: The remainder of the balance was related to prepaid insurance and other prepaid
+Added: current assets totaled $ 833,472
+Added: and $ 671,933 for the
+Added: years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023, approximately $ 136,000
+Added: and $ 158,000 of the balance was related to prepaid inventory to the Company’s suppliers and prepaid legal fees,
+Added: respectively.
+Added: The remainder of the balance was related to prepaid insurance and other prepaid expenses.
Fixed Assets, Net
−Removed: Fixed assets comprised the following at December 31:
−Removed: of Fixed Assets
+Added: assets comprised the following at December 31:
+Added: Schedule of Fixed Assets
Computer equipment
Leasehold improvements
+Added: Building improvements
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
1 unchanged sentence
Fixed assets, net
−Removed: For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, depreciation
−Removed: expense totaled approximately $ 231,000 and $ 104,000 , respectively.
+Added: the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, depreciation expense totaled approximately $ 4,500
+Added: and $ 231,000 ,
+Added: respectively.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
−Removed: The following table sets forth the changes in the
−Removed: carrying amount of the Company’s goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
+Added: following table sets forth the changes in the carrying amount of the Company’s goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: goodwill and intangible assets were recognized for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Balance, January 1
2 unchanged sentences
Balance, December 31
−Removed: The following table sets forth the components of the
−Removed: Company’s intangible assets at December 31, 2022:
+Added: following table sets forth the components of the Company’s intangible assets at December 31, 2022:
of Intangible Assets
12 unchanged sentences
$ ( 3,497,806 )
−Removed: following table sets forth the components of the Company’s intangible assets at December 31, 2021:
−Removed: Amortization Period (Years)
−Removed: Accumulated Amortization
−Removed: and Impairment
−Removed: Net Book Value
−Removed: Intangible Assets Subject to amortization
−Removed: Trademarks – Coastal Pride
−Removed: $ ( 118,050 )
−Removed: Trademarks – TOBC
−Removed: Customer Relationships – Coastal Pride
−Removed: Customer Relationships – TOBC
−Removed: Non-Compete Agreements – Coastal Pride
−Removed: Non-Compete Agreements – TOBC
−Removed: $ ( 784,885 )
−Removed: the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, amortization expense of intangible assets totaled approximately $ 315,000
−Removed: and $ 245,000 ,
+Added: the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, amortization expense of intangible assets totaled approximately $ 0 and $ 315,000 , respectively.
+Added: Debt and Derivatives
+Added: Capital Line of Credit
+Added: March 31, 2021, Keeler & Co.
+Added: and Coastal Pride entered into a loan and security agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with Lighthouse
+Added: Financial Corp., a North Carolina corporation (“Lighthouse”).
+Added: Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, Lighthouse made
+Added: available to Keeler & Co.
+Added: and Coastal Pride (together, the “Borrowers”) a $ 5,000,000 revolving line of credit for a term
+Added: of thirty-six months, renewable annually for one-year periods thereafter.
+Added: Amounts due under the line of credit were evidenced by a revolving
+Added: credit note issued to Lighthouse by the Borrowers.
+Added: advance rate of the revolving line of credit was 85% with respect to eligible accounts receivable and the lower of 60% of the
+Added: Borrowers’ eligible inventory, or 80% of the net orderly liquidation value, subject to an inventory sublimit of $2,500,000.
+Added: The inventory portion of the loan could never exceed 50% of the outstanding balance.
+Added: Interest on the line of credit was the prime
+Added: rate (with a floor of 3.25%), plus 3.75% which increased to 4.75% in 2022.
+Added: The Borrowers paid Lighthouse a facility fee of $50,000 in three instalments of $16,667
+Added: in March, April and May 2021 and an additional facility fee of $25,000 on each anniversary of March 31, 2021.
+Added: On January 14, 2022,
+Added: 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%
+Added: 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,
+Added: in order to increase imports to meet customer demand.
+Added: line of credit was secured by a first priority security interest on all the assets of each Borrower.
+Added: Pursuant to the terms of a guaranty
+Added: agreement, the Company guaranteed the obligations of the Borrowers under the note and John Keeler, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive
+Added: Officer of the Company, provided a personal guaranty of up to $ 1,000,000 to Lighthouse.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2022, cash proceeds from the working capital line of credit totaled $ 12,552,008 and
+Added: cash payments to the working capital line of credit totaled $ 13,144,141 .
+Added: The outstanding balance owed to Lighthouse as of December 31, 2022 was $ 1,776,068 .
+Added: June 16, 2023, the Company terminated the Loan Agreement and paid a total of approximately $ 108,400 to Lighthouse which included, as
+Added: of June 16, 2023, an outstanding principal balance of approximately $ 93,400 , accrued interest of approximately $ 9,900 , and other fees
+Added: incurred in connection with the line of credit of approximately $ 4,900 .
+Added: Upon the repayment of the total outstanding indebtedness owing
+Added: to Lighthouse, the Loan Agreement and all other related financing agreements and documents entered into in connection with the Loan Agreement
+Added: were deemed terminated.
+Added: Keeler Promissory Notes – Subordinated
+Added: Company had unsecured promissory notes outstanding to John Keeler of $ 165,620 and $ 893,000 as of December 31, 2023 and
2022, respectively.
−Removed: Working Capital Line of Credit
−Removed: On March 31, 2021, Keeler & Co.
−Removed: and Coastal Pride
−Removed: entered into a loan and security agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with Lighthouse Financial Corp., a North Carolina corporation
−Removed: (“Lighthouse”).
−Removed: Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, Lighthouse made available to Keeler & Co.
−Removed: and Coastal Pride
−Removed: (together, the “Borrowers”) a $ 5,000,000 revolving line of credit for a term of thirty-six months, renewable annually for
−Removed: one-year periods thereafter.
−Removed: Amounts due under the line of credit are represented by a revolving credit note issued to Lighthouse by the
−Removed: The advance rate of the revolving line of credit is
−Removed: 85% with respect to eligible accounts receivable and the lower of 60% of the Borrowers’ eligible inventory, or 80% of the net orderly
−Removed: liquidation value, subject to an inventory sublimit of $2,500,000.
−Removed: The inventory portion of the loan will never exceed 50% of the outstanding
−Removed: Interest on the line of credit is the prime rate (with a floor of 3.25%), plus 3.75%.
−Removed: The Borrowers paid Lighthouse a facility
−Removed: fee of $50,000 in three instalments of $16,667 in March, April and May 2021 and will pay an additional facility fee of $25,000 on each
−Removed: anniversary of March 31, 2021.
−Removed: On January 14, 2022, the maximum inventory advance under the line of credit was adjusted from 50% to 70%
−Removed: 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
−Removed: of the loan in excess of the 50% advance, in order to increase imports to meet customer demand .
−Removed: The line of credit is secured by a first priority
−Removed: security interest on all the assets of each Borrower.
−Removed: Pursuant to the terms of a guaranty agreement, the Company guaranteed the obligations
−Removed: of the Borrowers under the note and John Keeler, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, provided a personal guaranty
−Removed: of up to $ 1,000,000 to Lighthouse.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Loan
−Removed: Agreement, except for the requirement to maintain a greater than $ 50,000 cash flow in the months of July, August, September, October,
−Removed: November and December.
−Removed: Lighthouse has notified the Borrowers as to this default but has elected not to exercise its rights and remedies
−Removed: under the loan documents.
−Removed: The Borrowers utilized $ 784,450
−Removed: of the Lighthouse revolving line of credit to repay the outstanding indebtedness owed to ACF as of March 31, 2021.
−Removed: As a result, all obligations
−Removed: owed to ACF were satisfied and the loan agreement with ACF was terminated.
−Removed: Cash proceeds from the working capital line of credit totaled $ 12,552,008 and cash payments to the working capital line of credit totaled
−Removed: $ 13,144,141 .
−Removed: The outstanding balance owed to Lighthouse as of December 31,
−Removed: 2022 was $ 1,776,068 .
−Removed: John Keeler Promissory Notes
−Removed: – Subordinated
−Removed: The Company had unsecured promissory notes outstanding
−Removed: to its stockholder of approximately $ 893,000 and $ 960,000 as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: These notes are payable on demand,
−Removed: bear an annual interest rate of 6 % and were subordinated to the ACF working capital line of credit until March 31, 2021.
−Removed: Since March 31,
−Removed: 2021, these notes are subordinated to the Lighthouse note.
−Removed: The Company made principal payments during the year ended December 31, 2022,
−Removed: and 2021 of $ 67,000 and $ 339,712 , respectively.
−Removed: Lind Global Fund II LP
−Removed: On January 24, 2022, the Company entered into a
−Removed: securities purchase agreement with Lind Global Fund II LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Lind”), pursuant to which
−Removed: the Company issued to Lind a secured, two-year, interest free convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $ 5,750,000 and
−Removed: warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares
−Removed: of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $ 4.50 per
−Removed: share, subject to customary adjustments.
−Removed: The warrant provides for cashless exercise and for full ratchet anti-dilution if the
−Removed: Company issues securities at less than $ 4.50 per
−Removed: In connection with the issuance of the note and the warrant, the Company paid a $ 150,000 commitment
−Removed: fee to Lind and approximately $ 87,000 of
−Removed: debt issuance costs.
−Removed: The Company recorded a total of $ 2,022,397 debt
−Removed: discount at issuance of the debt, including original issuance discount of $ 750,000 ,
−Removed: commitment fee of $ 150,000 ,
−Removed: $ 87,144 debt
−Removed: issuance cost, and $ 1,035,253 related
−Removed: to the fair value of warrants issued.
−Removed: Amortization expense recorded in interest expense totaled $ 1,378,620 during
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: The unamortized discount on the note totaled $ 643,777 as of December 31, 2022.
−Removed: The outstanding principal
−Removed: under the note is payable commencing July 24, 2022, in 18 consecutive monthly installments of $ 333,333 , at the Company’s option,
−Removed: in cash or shares of common stock at a price (the “Repayment Share Price”) based on 90% of the five lowest volume weighted
−Removed: average prices (“VWAP”) during the 20-days prior to the payment date with a floor price of $1.50 per share (the “Floor
−Removed: Price”), or a combination of cash and stock provided that if at any time the Repayment Share Price is deemed to be the Floor Price,
−Removed: then in addition to shares, the Company will pay Lind an additional amount in cash as determined pursuant to a formula contained in the
−Removed: In connection with the issuance
−Removed: of the note, the Company granted Lind a first priority security interest and lien on all of its assets, including a pledge on its shares
−Removed: in John Keeler & Co.
−Removed: Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, pursuant to a security agreement and a stock pledge agreement with Lind, dated
−Removed: January 24, 2022.
−Removed: Each subsidiary of the Company also granted a second priority security interest in all of its respective assets.
−Removed: The note is mandatorily payable
−Removed: prior to maturity if the Company issues any preferred stock (with certain exceptions described in the note) or, if the Company or its
−Removed: subsidiaries issues any indebtedness other than certain amounts under the current line of credit facility with Lighthouse.
−Removed: 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
−Removed: the Company’s stock or to grant the right to receive additional securities based on future transactions of the Company on terms
−Removed: more favorable than those granted to Lind, with certain exceptions.
−Removed: If the Company fails to maintain
−Removed: 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
−Removed: principal at the lower of the then current conversion price and 80 % of the average of the 3-day VWAP during the 20 days prior to delivery
−Removed: of the conversion notice.
−Removed: If the Company engages in
−Removed: capital raising transactions, Lind has the right to purchase up to 10 % of the new securities.
−Removed: The note is convertible into
−Removed: common stock at $ 5.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments, at any time after the earlier of six months from issuance or the date
−Removed: the registration statement is effective;
−Removed: provided that no such conversion may be made that would result in beneficial ownership by Lind
−Removed: and its affiliates of more than 4.99 % of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock.
−Removed: If shares are issued by the Company at
−Removed: less than the conversion price, the conversion price will be reduced to such price.
−Removed: Upon a change of control
−Removed: of the Company, as defined in the note, Lind has the right to require the Company to prepay 10% of the outstanding principal amount of
−Removed: The Company may prepay the outstanding principal amount of the note, provided Lind may convert up to 25% of the principal amount
−Removed: of the note at a price per share equal to the lesser of the Repayment Share Price or the conversion price .
−Removed: The Note contains certain negative
−Removed: covenants, including restricting the Company from certain distributions, stock repurchases, borrowing, sale of assets, loans and exchange
−Removed: Upon an event of default
−Removed: as described in the note, the note will become immediately due and payable at a default interest rate of 125 % of the then outstanding
−Removed: principal amount.
−Removed: Upon a default, all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount may be converted into shares of common stock by
−Removed: Lind at the lower of the conversion price and 80 % of the average of the three lowest daily VWAPs.
−Removed: During the year ended
−Removed: December 31, 2022, the Company made principal payments on the note totaling $ 1,666,666
−Removed: through the issuance of an aggregate of 666,666
−Removed: shares of common stock and cash payments of $ 1,175,973
−Removed: which included $ 899,999 principal payments and additional payments requested by Lind pursuant to the terms of the note.
−Removed: First West Credit Union CEBA Loan
−Removed: On June 24, 2021, the Company assumed a commercial
−Removed: term loan with First West Credit Union Canada Emergency Business Account (“CEBA”) in the principal amount of CAD$ 60,000 in
−Removed: connection with the acquisition of TOBC.
−Removed: The loan initially bears no interest and is due on December 31, 2025.
−Removed: The borrower may prepay
−Removed: all or part of the loan commencing November 1, 2022 and, if by December 31, 2022 the Company had paid 75% of the loan amount, the remaining
−Removed: 25% will be forgiven as per the loan agreement.
−Removed: If less than 75% of the loan amount is outstanding by December 31, 2022 , the then outstanding
−Removed: balance will be converted to interest only monthly payments at 5.0 %.
−Removed: On October 19, 2022, the loan was amended to extend the loan forgiveness
−Removed: date and interest-free period from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
−Removed: Walter Lubkin Jr.
−Removed: Note – Subordinated
−Removed: On November 26, 2019, the Company issued a
−Removed: five-year unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 500,000
−Removed: to Walter Lubkin Jr.
+Added: These notes are payable on demand and bear an annual interest rate of 6 %.
+Added: Since March 31, 2021, these notes are subordinated
+Added: to the Lighthouse note.
+Added: The Company made principal payments during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 of $ 157,380 and $ 67,000 ,
+Added: respectively.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 3,958,333 shares of its common stock to settle $ 570,000
+Added: principal of the subordinated notes.
+Added: November 26, 2019, the Company issued a five-year unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 500,000 to Walter Lubkin Jr.
as part of the purchase price for the Coastal Pride acquisition.
−Removed: note bears and interest rate of 4 %
−Removed: The note is payable quarterly based on an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $25,000 or (ii) 25% of the EBITDA of Coastal
−Removed: Pride, as determined on the first day of each quarter .
−Removed: The first payment was scheduled for February 26, 2020, however, the
−Removed: EBITDA generated for Coastal Pride during the 3 months did not warrant a principal payment.
−Removed: This note is subordinated to the working
−Removed: capital line of credit.
−Removed: Principal payments are permitted so long as the borrower is not in default of its working capital line of
−Removed: Interest expense for the Walter Lubkin Jr.
−Removed: approximately $ 18,000 and $ 19,700 during the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: On October 8, 2021, $ 34,205 of the outstanding principal
−Removed: and accrued interest to date was paid on the note by the Company.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2022, $ 38,799
−Removed: of the outstanding principal and accrued interest was paid in cash and $ 104,640
−Removed: of the outstanding principal and accrued interest was paid in shares of common stock of the Company.
−Removed: Walter Lubkin III Convertible Note – Subordinated
−Removed: On November 26, 2019, the Company issued a thirty-nine-month
−Removed: unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 87,842 to Walter Lubkin III as part the purchase price for the Coastal Pride acquisition.
The note bears interest at the rate of 4% per annum.
−Removed: The note is payable in equal quarterly payments over six quarters beginning August
−Removed: At the election of the holder, at any time after the first anniversary of the issuance of the note, the then outstanding principal
−Removed: and accrued interest may be converted into the Company’s common stock at a rate of $ 2.00 per share.
−Removed: This note is subordinated to
−Removed: the working capital line of credit.
−Removed: Principal payments are permitted so long as the borrower is not in default of its working capital
−Removed: line of credit.
−Removed: Interest expense for the Walter Lubkin III note totaled
−Removed: approximately $ 1,700 and $ 3,300 during the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: On October 8, 2021, $ 16,257 of the outstanding principal
−Removed: and accrued interest to date was paid on the note by the Company.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2022, all of the
−Removed: outstanding principal and accrued interest to date was paid through a combination of cash and shares of common stock issued on the
−Removed: note by the Company totaling $ 75,707 .
−Removed: Tracy Greco Convertible Note – Subordinated
−Removed: On November 26, 2019, the Company issued a thirty-nine-month
−Removed: unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 71,372 to Tracy Greco as part of the purchase price for the Coastal Pride acquisition.
−Removed: The note bears interest at the rate of 4 % per annum.
−Removed: The note is payable in equal quarterly payments over six quarters beginning August
−Removed: At the election of the holder, at any time after the first anniversary of the issuance of the note, the then outstanding principal
−Removed: and accrued interest may be converted into the Company’s common stock at a rate of $ 2.00 per share.
−Removed: This note is subordinated to
−Removed: the working capital line of credit.
−Removed: Principal payments are permitted so long as the borrower is not in default of its working capital
−Removed: line of credit.
−Removed: Interest expense for the Tracy Greco note totaled
−Removed: approximately $ 1,400 and $ 2,700 during the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: On October 8, 2021, $ 13,209 of the outstanding principal
−Removed: and accrued interest to date was paid on the note by the Company.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2022, all of the
−Removed: outstanding principal and accrued interest to date was paid through a combination of cash and shares of common stock issued on the
−Removed: note by the Company totaling $ 61,511 .
−Removed: John Lubkin Convertible Note – Subordinated
−Removed: On November 26, 2019, the Company issued a thirty-nine-month
−Removed: unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 50,786 to John Lubkin as part the Coastal Pride acquisition.
−Removed: The note bears interest
−Removed: at the rate of 4 % per annum.
−Removed: The note is payable in equal quarterly payments over six quarters beginning August 26, 2021 .
−Removed: At the election
−Removed: of the holder, at any time after the first anniversary of the issuance of the note, the then outstanding principal and accrued interest
−Removed: may be converted into the Company’s common stock at a rate of $ 2.00 per share.
−Removed: This note is subordinated to the working capital
−Removed: line of credit.
−Removed: Principal payments are permitted so long as the borrower is not in default of its working capital line of credit.
−Removed: Interest expense for the John Lubkin note totaled
−Removed: approximately $ 1,000 and $ 1,900 during the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: On October 8, 2021, $ 9,399 of the outstanding principal
−Removed: and accrued interest to date was paid on the note by the Company.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2022, all of the
−Removed: outstanding principal and accrued interest to date was paid through a combination of cash and shares of common stock issued on the
−Removed: note by the Company totaling $ 43,771 .
−Removed: On March 26, 2019, the Company issued a four-month
−Removed: promissory note in the principal amount of $ 1,000,000 (the “Kenar Note”) to Kenar Overseas Corp., a company registered in
−Removed: Panama (“Kenar”), the term of which was previously extended to March 31, 2020 after which time, on May 21, 2020, the Kenar
−Removed: Note was amended to (i) set the maturity date at March 31, 2021 , (ii) provide that the Company use one-third of any capital raise from
−Removed: the sale of its equity to reduce the outstanding principal under the Kenar Note, (iii) set the interest rate at 18 % per annum, payable
−Removed: monthly commencing October 1, 2020, and (iv) reduce the number of pledged shares by Mr.
−Removed: Keeler to 4,000,000 .
−Removed: As consideration for Kenar’s
−Removed: agreement to amend the note, on May 27, 2020, the Company issued 1,021,266 shares of common stock to Kenar.
−Removed: The amendment to the Kenar Note was analyzed under
−Removed: ASC 470-50 and was determined that it will be accounted for as an extinguishment of the old debt and the new debt will be recorded at
−Removed: fair value with the new effective interest rate of 18 %.
−Removed: Additionally, this treatment resulted in the cost of the modification paid in
−Removed: common stock with a value of $ 2,655,292 charged to other expense as of the date of the amendment as a non-cash forbearance fee.
−Removed: On April 28, 2021, the Kenar Note was further amended
−Removed: to extend the maturity date to May 31, 2021.
−Removed: On July 6, 2021, the Company entered into a note payoff
−Removed: indemnity agreement with Kenar pursuant to which the Company paid Kenar $ 918,539 of principal and accrued interest in full satisfaction
−Removed: of the amounts due to Kenar under the Second Loan Amendment, dated April 26, 2021, between the Company and Kenar, and the Kenar Note was
−Removed: extinguished, and the shares pledged by Mr.
−Removed: Keeler were released.
−Removed: Interest expense for the Kenar Note totaled approximately
−Removed: $ 79,100 during the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: On April 2, 2019, the Company issued a four-month
−Removed: unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 100,000 (the “Lobo Note”) to Lobo Holdings, LLLP, a stockholder of the
−Removed: Company (“Lobo”).
−Removed: The Lobo Note bears interest at the rate of 18 % per annum.
−Removed: The Lobo Note may be prepaid in whole or in part
−Removed: without penalty.
−Removed: John Keeler, the Company’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, pledged 1,000,000 shares of common stock
−Removed: of the Company to secure the Company’s obligations under the Lobo Note.
−Removed: The Lobo Note matured on August 2, 2019 and was extended
−Removed: through December 2, 2019 on the same terms and conditions .
−Removed: On November 15, 2019, the Company paid off the Lobo Note with the issuance
−Removed: to Lobo of an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 100,000 which accrued interest at the rate of 15 % per annum and matured
−Removed: on March 31, 2020.
−Removed: On April 1, 2020, the Company paid off the November 15, 2019 Lobo Note with the issuance to Lobo of a six-month unsecured
−Removed: promissory note in the principal amount of $ 100,000 , which accrued interest at the rate of 10 % per annum and matured on October 1, 2020.
−Removed: On October 1, 2020, the Company paid off the April 1, 2020 note with the issuance of a three-month unsecured promissory note in the principal
−Removed: amount of $ 100,000 , which bears interest at the rate of 10 % per annum and matured on December 31, 2020.
−Removed: On January 1, 2021, the Company paid off the October
−Removed: 1, 2020 note with the issuance of a six-month unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 100,000 , which bears interest at the
−Removed: rate of 10 % per annum and matures on June 30, 2021.
−Removed: On July 1, 2021, the Company paid off the January
−Removed: 1, 2021 Lobo note with the issuance of a three-month unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 100,000 which accrued interest
−Removed: at the rate of 10 % per annum and matured on September 30, 2021.
−Removed: On October 1, 2021, the Company paid off the July 1, 2021 Lobo Note with
−Removed: the issuance of a one-month unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 100,000 , which accrued interest at the rate of 10 % per
−Removed: annum and matured on November 1, 2021.
−Removed: 1, 2021, the Company paid Lobo $ 100,877 of principal and accrued interest in full satisfaction of the amounts due to Lobo under the one-month
−Removed: unsecured promissory note dated October 1, 2021, between the Company and Lobo, and the Lobo Note was extinguished.
−Removed: Interest expense for the Lobo Note totaled approximately
+Added: The note is payable
+Added: 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
+Added: of each quarter .
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2022, $ 38,799 of the outstanding principal and accrued interest was paid in cash and $ 104,640 of the outstanding
+Added: principal and accrued interest was paid in shares of common stock of the Company.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2023, $ 250,000
+Added: of the outstanding principal was paid in shares
+Added: of common stock of the Company.
+Added: expense for the note totaled approximately $ 14,100 and $ 18,000 during the year ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
+Added: of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the outstanding principal balance on the note totaled $ 100,000 and $ 350,000 , respectively.
+Added: Global Fund II LP notes
+Added: January 24, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Lind Global Fund II LP, a Delaware limited partnership
+Added: (“Lind”), pursuant to which the Company issued Lind a secured, two-year, interest free convertible promissory note in the
+Added: principal amount of $ 5,750,000 (the “2022 Lind Note) and a five -year warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock at an
+Added: exercise price of $ 4.50 per share, subject to customary adjustments ( 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 90 per share
+Added: after taking into account the Company’s Reverse Stock Split).
+Added: The warrant provides for cashless exercise and for full ratchet anti-dilution
+Added: if the Company issues securities at less than $ 4.50 per share (exercise price of $ 90 per share after taking into account the Company’s
+Added: Reverse Stock Split).
+Added: In connection with the issuance of the 2022 Lind Note and the warrant, the Company paid a $ 150,000 commitment fee
+Added: to Lind and $ 87,144 of debt issuance costs.
+Added: The Company recorded a total of $ 2,022,397 debt discount at issuance of the debt, including
+Added: original issuance discount of $ 750,000 , commitment fee of $ 150,000 , $ 87,144 debt issuance cost, and $ 1,035,253 related to the fair value
+Added: of warrants issued.
+Added: Amortization expense recorded in interest expense totaled $ 643,777 and $ 1,378,620 for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the unamortized discount on the 2022 Lind Note was $ 0
+Added: and $ 643,777 , respectively.
+Added: outstanding principal under the 2022 Lind Note is payable commencing July 24, 2022, in 18 consecutive monthly installments of $ 333,333 ,
+Added: at the Company’s option, in cash or shares of common stock at a price (the “Repayment Share Price”) based on 90% of
+Added: the five lowest volume weighted average prices (“VWAP”) during the 20-days prior to the payment date with a floor price of
+Added: $1.50 per share (the “Floor Price”) (floor price of $30 per share after taking into account the Company’s Reverse Stock
+Added: Split), or a combination of cash and stock provided that if at any time the Repayment Share Price is deemed to be the Floor Price, then
+Added: in addition to shares, the Company will pay Lind an additional amount in cash as determined pursuant to a formula contained in the 2022
+Added: connection with the issuance of the 2022 Lind Note, the Company granted Lind a first priority security interest and lien on all of its
+Added: assets, including a pledge of its shares in Keeler & Co., pursuant to a security agreement and a stock pledge agreement with Lind,
+Added: dated January 24, 2022 (the “2022 Security Agreement).
+Added: Each subsidiary of the Company also granted a second priority security interest
+Added: in all of its respective assets.
+Added: 2022 Lind Note is mandatorily payable prior to maturity if the Company issues any preferred stock (with certain exceptions described
+Added: in the note) or, if the Company or its subsidiaries issues any indebtedness.
+Added: The Company also agreed not to issue or sell any securities
+Added: 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
+Added: to receive additional securities based on future transactions of the Company on terms more favorable than those granted to Lind, with
+Added: certain exceptions.
+Added: the Company fails to maintain the listing and trading of its common stock, the note will become due and payable and Lind may convert
+Added: all or a portion of the outstanding principal at the lower of the then current conversion price and 80 % of the average of the 3-day VWAP
+Added: during the 20 days prior to delivery of the conversion notice.
+Added: the Company engages in capital raising transactions, Lind has the right to purchase up to 10 % of the new securities.
+Added: 2022 Lind Note is convertible into common stock at $ 5.00 per share ($ 100 per share after taking into account the Company’s Reverse
+Added: Stock Split), subject to certain adjustments, on April 22, 2022;
+Added: provided that no such conversion may be made that would result in beneficial
+Added: ownership by Lind and its affiliates of more than 4.99 % of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock.
+Added: If shares are issued
+Added: by the Company at less than the conversion price, the conversion price will be reduced to such price.
+Added: 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
+Added: outstanding principal amount of the 2022 Lind Note.
+Added: The Company may prepay the outstanding principal amount of the note, provided Lind
+Added: 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
+Added: or the conversion price.
+Added: The 2022 Lind Note contains certain negative covenants, including restricting the Company from certain distributions,
+Added: stock repurchases, borrowing, sale of assets, loans and exchange offers.
+Added: 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
+Added: rate of 125 % of the then outstanding principal amount.
+Added: Upon a default, all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount may be converted
+Added: into shares of common stock by Lind at the lower of the conversion price and 80 % of the average of the three lowest daily VWAPs.
During the year ended December 31, 2022,
−Removed: Protection Program Loans
−Removed: March 2, 2021, the Company received proceeds of $ 371,944 and issued an unsecured promissory note to US Century in the principal amount
−Removed: of $ 371,944 in connection with a CARES Act Payroll Protection Program (“PPP Loan”).
−Removed: The note accrues interest at 1.0 % per
−Removed: annum, matures five years from the date of issuance and is fully guaranteed by the SBA and may be forgiven provided certain criteria
−Removed: In September 2021, the Company applied for the loan forgiveness by the SBA through US Century Bank for the full amount which
−Removed: was granted in October 2021 and was recognized as other income in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December
−Removed: of Taste of BC Aquafarms
−Removed: June 24, 2021, the Company consummated the acquisition of TOBC and TOBC became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
−Removed: The acquisition
−Removed: was accounted for as a business combination under the provisions of ASC 805.
−Removed: The aggregate purchase price of CAD$ 5,000,000 was paid as
−Removed: (i) an aggregate of CAD$ 1,000,000 in cash to the Sellers;
−Removed: (ii) promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of CAD$ 200,000
−Removed: to the Sellers;
−Removed: (iii) 987,741 shares of the Company’s common stock and an aggregate of 344,957 shares of the Company’s common
−Removed: stock were issued on August 3, 2021 and put in escrow until June 24, 2023.
−Removed: If, within 24 months of the closing, TOBC has cumulative revenue
−Removed: of at least CAD$ 1,300,000 , the Sellers will receive all of the escrowed shares.
−Removed: If, as of the 24-month anniversary of the closing, TOBC
−Removed: has cumulative revenue of less than CAD$ 1,300,000 , the Sellers will receive a prorated number of the escrowed shares based on the actual
−Removed: cumulative revenue of TOBC as of such date.
−Removed: transaction costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of TOBC amounted to $ 31,000 which were expensed as incurred.
−Removed: Value of Consideration Transferred and Recording of Assets Acquired
−Removed: following table summarizes the acquisition date fair value of the consideration paid, identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities
−Removed: assumed, including goodwill.
−Removed: of Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
−Removed: Consideration Paid:
−Removed: Common stock, 987,741 shares of common stock of the Company
−Removed: Promissory notes to Sellers
−Removed: Contingent consideration - Common stock, 344,957 shares of common stock of the Company in escrow
−Removed: Fair value of total consideration
−Removed: Purchase Price Allocation:
−Removed: Tangible assets acquired
−Removed: Customer relationships
−Removed: Non-compete agreements
−Removed: Liabilities assumed
−Removed: Fair market value of net assets acquired
−Removed: determining the fair value of the common stock issued, the Company considered the value of the stock as estimated by the Company at the
−Removed: time of closing which was determined to be $ 2.00 , based on the Company’s private placement offering price.
−Removed: assumed included three mortgage loans of approximately CAD$ 490,000
−Removed: which were paid off by the Company on July 9,
−Removed: The Company has one commercial loan outstanding for CAD$ 60,000
−Removed: which is due on December 31, 2025.
−Removed: Forma Information
−Removed: following pro forma information assumes the TOBC acquisition occurred on January 1, 2021.
−Removed: For the TOBC acquisition,
−Removed: depreciation and amortization has been included in the calculation of the below pro forma information based upon the actual
−Removed: acquisition costs.
−Removed: of Proforma Information
−Removed: For the year ended
−Removed: December 31, 2021
−Removed: Net loss attributable to common shareholders
−Removed: $ ( 3,102,683 )
−Removed: Basic and diluted loss per share
−Removed: information included in the pro forma amounts is derived from historical information obtained from the Sellers of TOBC.
+Added: the Company made principal payments on the note totaling $ 1,666,666 through the issuance of an aggregate of 666,666 shares of common
+Added: stock and cash payments of $ 1,175,973 which included $ 899,999 principal payments and additional payments requested by Lind pursuant to
+Added: the terms of the note.
+Added: As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance on the 2022 Lind Note was $ 3,439,558 , net of debt discount of
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company made aggregate principal payments on the 2022 Lind Note of $ 2,075,900
+Added: through the issuance of an aggregate of 1,379,211
+Added: shares of common stock.
+Added: On September 15, 2023,
+Added: the Company paid $ 2,573,142
+Added: to Lind and the 2022 Lind Note was extinguished.
+Added: May 30, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Lind pursuant to which
+Added: the Company issued to Lind a secured, two-year, interest free convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $ 1,200,000 (the
+Added: “2023 Lind Note”) and a warrant (the “Lind Warrant”) to purchase 435,035 shares of common stock of the Company
+Added: commencing six months after issuance and exercisable for five years at an exercise price of $ 2.45 per share.
+Added: The Lind Warrant includes
+Added: cashless exercise and full ratchet anti-dilution provisions.
+Added: In connection with the issuance of the Lind Note and the Lind Warrant, the
+Added: Company paid Lind a $ 50,000 commitment fee.
+Added: The proceeds from the sale of the Note and Warrant are for general working capital purposes.
+Added: connection with the issuance of the 2022 Lind Note, the Company and Lind amended the 2022 Security Agreement to include the new 2023
+Added: Lind Note, pursuant to an amended and restated security agreement, dated May 30, 2023, between the Company and Lind.
+Added: Company agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the shares of common
+Added: stock issuable pursuant to the 2023 Lind Note and Lind Warrant.
+Added: If the registration statement is not declared effective within 90 days
+Added: the 2023 Lind Note will be in default.
+Added: Lind was also granted piggyback registration rights.
+Added: the Company engages in capital raising transactions, Lind has the right to purchase up to 20 % of the new securities for 24 months.
+Added: 2023 Lind Note is convertible into common stock of the Company after the earlier of 90 days from issuance or the date the registration
+Added: statement is effective, provided that no such conversion may be made that would result in beneficial ownership by Lind and its affiliates
+Added: of more than 4.99 % of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock.
+Added: The conversion price of the 2023 Lind Note is equal to
+Added: the lesser of:
+Added: or (ii) 90 % of the lowest single volume-weighted average price during the twenty-trading day period ending
+Added: on the last trading day immediately preceding the applicable conversion date, subject to customary adjustments.
+Added: The maximum number of
+Added: 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
+Added: 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
+Added: Lind Note, in accordance with NASDAQ rules and guidance.
+Added: Due to the variable conversion price of the 2023 Lind Note, the embedded conversion
+Added: feature was accounted as a derivative liability.
+Added: The Company estimated the fair values of the derivative liability using the Black-Scholes
+Added: option pricing model and using the following key assumptions at issuance and at December 31, 2023:
+Added: stock price of $ 2.14 and $ 0.14 ;
+Added: price of $ 2.40 and $ 0.13 , risk free rate of 4.46 % and 4.79 %, volatility of 150.46 % and 134.99 %;
+Added: and expected term of two years and one
+Added: and a half years .
+Added: 2023 Lind Note contains certain negative covenants, including restricting the Company from certain distributions, stock repurchases,
+Added: borrowing, sale of assets, loans and exchange offers.
+Added: the occurrence of an event of default as described in the 2023 Lind Note, the 2023 Lind Note will become immediately due and payable
+Added: at a default interest rate of 120 % of the then outstanding principal amount of the Lind Note.
+Added: Warrant entitles the Investor to purchase up to 435,035 shares of common stock of the Company during the exercise period commencing on
+Added: the date that is six months after the issue date (“Exercise Period Commencement”) and ending on the date that is sixty months
+Added: from the Exercise Period Commencement at an exercise price of $ 2.45 per share, subject to customary adjustments.
+Added: The Warrant includes
+Added: cashless exercise and full ratchet anti-dilution provisions.
+Added: July 27, 2023, the Company, entered into a First Amendment to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement Amendment”)
+Added: with Lind, which provided for the issuance of further senior convertible promissory notes up to an aggregate principal amount of up to
+Added: $ 1,800,000 and the issuance of additional warrants in such amounts as the Company and Lind shall mutually agree.
+Added: to the Purchase Agreement Amendment, the Company issued to Lind a two-year, interest free convertible promissory note in the principal
+Added: amount of $ 300,000 and a warrant to purchase 175,234 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $ 1.34 per share for
+Added: In connection with the issuance of the note and the warrant, the Company paid a $ 12,500 commitment fee.
+Added: The proceeds from the
+Added: sale of the note and warrant are for general working capital purposes.
+Added: to the variable conversion price of the Purchase Agreement Amendment, the embedded conversion feature was accounted as a derivative liability.
+Added: The Company estimated the fair values of the derivative liability using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and using the following
+Added: key assumptions at issuance and at December 31, 2023:
+Added: stock price of $ 1.07 and $ 0.14 ;
+Added: exercise price of $ 0.93 and $ 0.14 , risk free rate
+Added: of 4.91 % and 4.79 %, volatility of 45.51 % and 133.54 %;
+Added: and expected term of two years and one and a half years .
+Added: of December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance on the notes was $ 1,500,000 , net of debt discount of $ 1,018,671 , and totaling $ 481,329 .
+Added: As of December 31, 2023, the total derivative liability and warrant liability was $ 1,047,049
+Added: and $ 1,574 , respectively.
+Added: Lending, LLC loan
+Added: June 14, 2023, the Company, and Keeler & Co.
+Added: (the “Borrowers”) entered into a subordinated business loan and
+Added: security agreement with Agile Lending, LLC as lead lender (“Agile”) and Agile Capital Funding, LLC as collateral agent (“Agile Capital”),
+Added: which provides for a term loan to the Company in the amount of $ 525,000
+Added: which principal and interest (of $ 231,000 )
+Added: is due on December
+Added: Commencing June 23, 2023, the Company is required to make weekly payments of $ 29,077
+Added: until the due date.
+Added: The loan may be prepaid subject to a prepayment fee.
+Added: An administrative agent fee of $ 25,000
+Added: was paid on the loan which was recognized as a debt discount and amortized over the term of the loan.
+Added: In connection with the loan,
+Added: Agile was issued a subordinated secured promissory note, dated June 14, 2023, in the principal amount of $ 525,000
+Added: which note is secured by all of the Borrowers’ assets, including receivables.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2023, the
+Added: Company made principal and interest payments on the loan totaling $ 525,000
+Added: and $ 114,692 ,
+Added: respectively, and the outstanding interest balance was refinanced in the January 2024 loan.
+Added: On October 19, 2023, the Borrowers
+Added: entered into a subordinated business loan and security agreement with Agile and Agile Capital as collateral agent, which provides
+Added: for a term loan to the Company in the amount of $ 210,000
+Added: which principal and interest (of $ 84,000 )
+Added: is due on April
+Added: Commencing October 19, 2023, the Company is required to make weekly payments of $ 12,250
+Added: until the due date.
+Added: The loan may be prepaid subject to a prepayment fee.
+Added: An administrative agent fee of $ 10,000
+Added: was paid on the loan which was recognized as a debt discount and amortized over the term of the loan.
+Added: In connection with the loan,
+Added: Agile was issued a subordinated secured promissory note, dated October 19, 2023, in the principal amount of $ 210,000
+Added: which note is secured by all of the Borrowers’ assets, including receivables.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2023, the
+Added: Company made principal payments on the loan totaling $ 98,000
+Added: interest payments were made.
+Added: West Credit Union CEBA Loan
+Added: June 24, 2021, the Company assumed a commercial term loan with First West Credit Union Canada Emergency Business Account
+Added: (“CEBA”) in the principal amount of CAD$ 60,000 in
+Added: connection with the acquisition of TOBC.
+Added: loan initially bears no interest and is due on December 31, 2025.
+Added: The loan was amended on October 19, 2022 to extend the loan
+Added: forgiveness date from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
+Added: If less than 75% of the loan amount was outstanding at December 31,
+Added: 2023 , the then outstanding balance will be
+Added: converted to interest only monthly payments at 5.0 %.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance on the loan was CAD$ 60,000 .
of Gault Seafood
February 3, 2022, Coastal Pride entered into an asset purchase agreement with Gault Seafood and Robert J.
−Removed: Gault II pursuant to which Coastal
−Removed: Pride acquired all of Gault Seafood’s right, title and interest in and to assets relating to Gault Seafood’s soft-shell crab
−Removed: operations, including intellectual property, equipment, vehicles and other assets used in connection with the soft-shell crab operations.
+Added: Gault II pursuant to which
+Added: Coastal Pride acquired all of Gault Seafood’s right, title and interest in and to assets relating to Gault Seafood’s soft-shell
+Added: crab operations, including intellectual property, equipment, vehicles and other assets used in connection with the soft-shell crab operations.
Coastal Pride did not assume any liabilities in connection with the acquisition.
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Consideration Paid:
−Removed: Common stock,
−Removed: 167,093 shares of common stock of the Company
+Added: Common stock, 8,355 shares of common stock of the Company
Transaction costs
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or not those dividends are declared by the Board.
−Removed: of common stock were authorized for issuance to the stockholders in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation for the
−Removed: Series A Stock.
−Removed: On March 31, 2021, the Company issued 11,975 shares of common stock to Series A preferred stockholders as a common stock
−Removed: dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.
−Removed: Each share of Series A Stock is convertible at any time and in the sole discretion of the holder, into shares of common stock at
−Removed: a conversion rate of 500 shares of common stock for each share of Series A Stock (the “Conversion Rate”) The Company analyzed
−Removed: the embedded conversion option for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815-15 “Derivatives and Hedging” and determined
−Removed: that the conversion option should be classified as equity.
−Removed: On June 30 2021, all preferred shares were converted to common shares and
−Removed: the Company issued an aggregate of 706,500 shares of common stock to Series A preferred shareholders upon conversion of an aggregate
−Removed: 1,413 shares of Series A Stock.
−Removed: Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock at a par value of $ 0.0001 and had 26,766,425 and 24,671,318 shares
−Removed: of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
−Removed: July 1, 2020, the Company entered into an investment banking engagement agreement, as amended on October 30, 2020, with Newbridge Securities
−Removed: In consideration for advisory services, the Company agreed to issue Newbridge a total of 60,000 shares of common stock with
−Removed: a fair value of $ 138,000 which is amortized to expense over the term of the agreement.
−Removed: The Company recognized stock compensation expense
−Removed: of $ 69,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021 in connection with these shares.
−Removed: February 8, 2021, the Company issued 25,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 25,250 to an investor relations firm for services
−Removed: provided to the Company under an investor relations consulting agreement.
−Removed: March 30, 2021, the Company issued 10,465 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 24,697 to the designee of a law firm for services
−Removed: provided to the Company.
−Removed: March 31, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 11,800 to an investor relations firm for services
−Removed: provided to the Company under an investor relations consulting agreement.
−Removed: March 31, 2021, the Company issued 11,975 shares of common stock to Series A preferred stockholders as a common stock dividend with an
−Removed: aggregate fair value of $ 28,260 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
−Removed: April 15, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 16,460 shares of common stock to Walter Lubkin Jr., Walter Lubkin III, Tracy Greco
−Removed: and John Lubkin (collectively, the “Coastal Sellers”) in lieu of $ 39,504 of outstanding interest under promissory notes issued
−Removed: by the Company to the Coastal Sellers in connection with the Coastal Pride acquisition.
−Removed: April 19, 2021, the Company issued 12,500 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 25,000 to the designee of a law firm for services
−Removed: provided to the Company.
−Removed: April 29, 2021, the Company issued 105,757 shares of common stock to Kenar in lieu of $ 227,378 of outstanding interest under the Kenar
−Removed: April 30, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 28,500 to an investor relations firm for services
−Removed: provided to the Company under an investor relations consulting agreement.
−Removed: May 31, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 31,500 to an investor relations firm for services
−Removed: provided to the Company under an investor relations consulting agreement.
−Removed: June 24, 2021, the Company issued 987,741 shares to the sellers of TOBC as partial consideration for the sale of TOBC to the Company.
−Removed: June 30, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 36,250 to an investor relations firm for services
−Removed: provided to the Company under an investor relations consulting agreement.
−Removed: June 30, 2021, the Company issued 10,465 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 75,871 to the designee of a law firm for services
−Removed: provided to the Company.
−Removed: June 30, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 706,500 shares of common stock to Series A preferred stockholders upon conversion of
−Removed: an aggregate 1,413 shares of Series A preferred stock.
−Removed: July 21, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement as amended on November 10, 2021, with Intelligent Investments I, LLC (“Intelligent”).
−Removed: In consideration for consulting services, the Company agreed to issue Intelligent a total of 52,326 shares of common stock with a fair
−Removed: value of $ 171,106 which is amortized to expense over the term of the agreement.
−Removed: The Company recognized stock compensation expense of
−Removed: $ 136,885 for the year ended December 31, 2022 in connection with these shares.
−Removed: August 3, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 30,000 to an investor relations firm for services
−Removed: provided to the Company under an investor relations consulting agreement.
−Removed: November 5, 2021, we issued 800,000 shares of common stock to Newbridge Securities Corporation (“Newbridge”), as underwriters’
−Removed: representative, in connection with our underwritten public offering for gross proceeds of $ 4 million.
−Removed: November 5, 2021 we issued a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 56,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 5.00 per share
−Removed: to Newbridge.
−Removed: Such warrant is exercisable on a date which is 180 days from the closing of the underwritten offering and expires on November
−Removed: December 31, 2021, the Company issued 18,405 shares of common stock to Intelligent Investments I LLC for legal services provided to the
−Removed: December 31, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock to TraDigital Marketing Group for consulting services provided to
−Removed: December 31, 2021, we issued 10,992 shares of common stock to each of Nubar Herian and John Keeler, 15,107 shares of common stock to
−Removed: each of Timothy McLellan and Trond Ringstad and 19,909 shares of common stock to Jeffrey Guzy for serving as directors of the Company.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2021, we issued an aggregate of 370,750 shares of common stock to investors upon the exercise of warrants
−Removed: for total proceeds of $ 882,800 .
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company sold pursuant to subscription agreements an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of common stock
−Removed: at $ 2.00 per share and issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares at an exercise price of $ 2.00 to various accredited
−Removed: investors in private offerings for gross proceeds of $ 3 million.
−Removed: January 24, 2022, the Company issued 125,000 shares of common stock to an investor upon the exercise of warrants for total proceeds of
−Removed: February 3, 2022, the Company issued 167,093 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 359,250 to Gault Seafood as partial consideration
−Removed: for the purchase of certain of its assets.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had no preferred
+Added: stock outstanding.
+Added: Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock at a par value of $ 0.0001 and had 23,086,077 and 1,338,321 shares of
+Added: common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
+Added: January 24, 2022, the Company issued 6,250
+Added: shares of common stock to an investor upon the exercise of warrants for total proceeds of $ 250,000 .
+Added: February 3, 2022, the Company issued 8,355
+Added: shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 359,250
+Added: to Gault Seafood as partial consideration for
+Added: the purchase of certain of its assets.
March 31, 2022, the Company issued 769 shares of common stock to Intelligent Investments I LLC, with a fair value of $ 30,000 , for
legal services provided to the Company.
−Removed: March 31, 2022, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 9,750 to TraDigital Marketing Group for consulting
+Added: March 31, 2022, the Company issued 250
+Added: shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 9,750
+Added: to TraDigital Marketing Group for consulting
services provided to the Company.
−Removed: April 1, 2022, the Company issued 2,871 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000 to the designee of Clear Think Capital LLC
−Removed: (“Clear Think Capital”) for consulting services provided to the Company.
+Added: On April 1, 2022, the Company issued 144 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000 to the designee of Clear Think Capital LLC (“ClearThink Capital”)
+Added: for consulting services provided to the Company.
April 4, 2022, the Company issued 478 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 20,000 to SRAX, Inc.
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for the year ended December 31, 2022 in connection with these shares.
−Removed: April 5, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 24,816 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 156,341 to Newbridge Securities
−Removed: Corporation and its affiliates for consulting services provided to the Company.
+Added: April 5, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,241
+Added: shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 156,341
+Added: to Newbridge Securities Corporation and its affiliates
+Added: for consulting services provided to the Company.
May 1, 2022, the Company issued 196 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000 to the designee of Clear Think Capital for consulting
services provided to the Company.
−Removed: June 1, 2022, the Company issued 4,444 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000 to the designee of Clear Think Capital for
−Removed: consulting services provided to the Company.
+Added: June 1, 2022, the Company issued 222
+Added: shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000
+Added: to the designee of Clear Think Capital for consulting
+Added: services provided to the Company.
June 3, 2022, the Company issued 500 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 13,800 to TraDigital Marketing Group for consulting
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services provided to the Company.
−Removed: July 1, 2022, the Company issued 4,839 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000 to the designee of Clear Think Capital for
−Removed: consulting services provided to the Company.
+Added: July 1, 2022, the Company issued 242
+Added: shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000
+Added: to the designee of Clear Think Capital for consulting
+Added: services provided to the Company.
August 1, 2022, the Company issued 231 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000 to the designee of Clear Think Capital for
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convertible promissory note.
−Removed: October 1, 2022, the Company issued 9,524 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000 to the designee of Clear Think Capital for
−Removed: consulting services provided to the Company.
−Removed: November 1, 2022, the Company issued 6,593 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000 to the designee of Clear Think Capital
−Removed: for consulting services provided to the Company.
+Added: October 1, 2022, the Company issued 476
+Added: shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000
+Added: to the designee of Clear Think Capital for consulting
+Added: services provided to the Company.
+Added: November 1, 2022, the Company issued 330
+Added: shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000
+Added: to the designee of Clear Think Capital for consulting
+Added: services provided to the Company.
December 1, 2022, the Company issued 462 shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 6,000 to the designee of Clear Think Capital
for consulting services provided to the Company.
−Removed: December 21, 2022, the Company issued 222,222 shares of common stock to Lind with a fair value of $ 100,000 , in satisfaction of the convertible
−Removed: promissory note.
−Removed: December 31, 2022, the Company issued 62,500 shares
−Removed: of common stock to each of Nubar Herian and John Keeler, 100,000 shares of common stock to each of Timothy McLellan and Trond Ringstad,
−Removed: 43,403 shares of common stock to each of Juan Carlos Dalto and Silvia Alana and 143,750 shares of common stock to Jeffrey Guzy with a
−Removed: total fair value of $ 222,222 for serving as directors of the Company.
−Removed: December 31, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 440,572 shares of common stock to Walter Lubkin Jr., Walter Lubkin III, Tracy Greco
−Removed: and John Lubkin in lieu of $ 176,228 of outstanding principal and interest under promissory notes issued by the Company to them in connection
−Removed: with the Coastal Pride acquisition.
+Added: December 21, 2022, the Company issued 11,111
+Added: shares of common stock to Lind with a fair value of $ 100,000 ,
+Added: in satisfaction of the convertible promissory note.
+Added: December 31, 2022, the Company issued 3,125
+Added: shares of common stock to each of Nubar Herian
+Added: and John Keeler, 5,000
+Added: shares of common stock to each of Timothy McLellan
+Added: and Trond Ringstad, 2,170
+Added: shares of common stock to each of Juan Carlos Dalto and Silvia Alana and 7,188
+Added: shares of common stock to Jeffrey Guzy with a
+Added: total fair value of $ 222,222
+Added: for serving as directors of the Company.
+Added: December 31, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 22,029
+Added: shares of common stock to Walter Lubkin Jr., Walter Lubkin III, Tracy Greco and John Lubkin in lieu of $ 176,228
+Added: of outstanding principal and interest under promissory
+Added: notes issued by the Company to them in connection with the Coastal Pride acquisition.
+Added: January 2023, the Company sold an aggregate of 23,705 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $ 182,982 in an “at the market”
+Added: offering pursuant to a sales agreement between the Company and Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”).
+Added: On January 31, 2023,
+Added: 7,564 of shares were repurchased from Roth for $ 76,323 .
+Added: The offering was terminated on February 2, 2023.
+Added: February 14, 2023, the Company issued 410,000 shares of common stock and 40,000 Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase common stock to Aegis
+Added: Capital Corp.
+Added: (“Aegis”) for net proceeds of $ 1,692,000 in connection with an underwritten offering.
+Added: August 22, 2023, the Company issued 200,000
+Added: shares of common stock with a fair value of $ 157,980
+Added: to Mark Crone for consulting services to be provided to the Company starting on January 1, 2024, which will be amortized to expense
+Added: over the term of the agreement and the shares will vest when services are provided.
+Added: The Company recognized no
+Added: stock compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 in connection with these shares.
+Added: September 11, 2023, the Company sold an aggregate of 690,000 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $ 321,195 in an underwritten public
+Added: offering pursuant to a securities purchase agreement.
+Added: The Company issued an aggregate of 1,700,410 shares upon the exercise of warrants.
+Added: December 31, 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 3,958,333 shares
+Added: of common stock to John Keeler’s designee in lieu of payment of $ 570,000 of the principal amount of outstanding
+Added: promissory notes held by Mr.
+Added: December 31, 2023, the Company issued 173,611 shares of common stock to each of Silvia Alana, Nubar Herian and John Keeler, 277,778 shares
+Added: of common stock to each of Timothy McLellan and Trond Ringstad, 101,273 shares of common stock to Juan Carlos Dalto and 399,306 shares
+Added: of common stock to Jeffrey Guzy with a total fair value of $ 227,083 for serving as directors of the Company.
+Added: December 31, 2023, the Company issued 1,736,111 shares of common stock to Walter Lubkin Jr.
+Added: in lieu of $ 250,000 of outstanding principal
+Added: payment due under promissory notes issued by the Company in connection with the Coastal Pride acquisition.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 239,229 shares of common stock to the designee of ClearThink for
+Added: consulting services provided to the Company.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,380,585 shares of common stock for cash proceeds of $ 343,849 pursuant
+Added: to a securities purchase agreement, dated May 16, 2023, with ClearThink.
+Added: In connection with such agreement, the Company also issued 62,500
+Added: shares of common stock to ClearThink as a commitment fee, with a fair value of $ 141,250 , which was recorded as stock issuance costs.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2023, between October 2023 and November 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 8,350,729 shares upon the
+Added: exercise of warrants pursuant to a securities purchase agreement.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,379,211 shares of common stock to Lind with a fair value of $ 3,053,088
+Added: as payment of $ 2,075,900 of note principal due on a convertible promissory note, and recorded a loss of $ 977,188 .
the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, $ 69,125 and $ 187,385 , respectively, in compensation expense was recognized on
the following:
−Removed: options to purchase 3,120,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 2.00 , which vest one year from the date of grant, were
+Added: option to purchase 156,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 40.00 , which vest one year from the date of grant, were
issued to Christopher Constable, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer, under the 2018 Plan during the year ended December
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underlying the option are subject to a lock-up and may not be sold or otherwise transferred until May 3, 2022.
−Removed: options to purchase 351,250 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 2.00 , which vest as to 25 % of the shares subject to the
−Removed: option each year from the date of grant, were issued to various long-term employees under the 2018 Plan during the year ended December
−Removed: options to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 2.00 , which vest as to 20 % of the shares subject to the
−Removed: option each year from the date of grant, were issued to an employee under the 2018 Plan during the year ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 2.00 , which vest as to 25 % of the shares subject to the
−Removed: option each year from the date of grant, were issued to various contractors during the year ended December 31, 2019.
+Added: options to purchase an aggregate of 17,562 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 40.00 , which vest as to 25 % of the shares
+Added: subject to the option each year from the date of grant, were issued to various long-term employees under the 2018 Plan during the
+Added: year ended December 31, 2019.
+Added: option to purchase 12,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 40.00 , which vest as to 20 % of the shares subject to the
+Added: option each year from the date of grant, were issued to an officer of the Company under the 2018 Plan during the year ended December
+Added: options to purchase an aggregate of 1,250 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 40.00 , which vest as to 25 % of the shares
+Added: subject to the option each year from the date of grant, were issued to various contractors during the year ended December 31, 2019.
options to purchase an aggregate of 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 40.00 , which vest in equal monthly installments
during the first year from the date of grant, were issued to the Company’s directors during the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: options to purchase an aggregate of 7,013 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
−Removed: $ 6.00 , which vest in equal monthly installments during the term of the option, were issued
−Removed: to an officer of the Company during the year ended December 31, 2021.
+Added: option to purchase 351 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 120.00 , which vest in equal monthly installments during the
+Added: term of the option, were issued to an officer of the Company during the year ended December 31, 2021.
options to purchase an aggregate of 8,750 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 40.00 , which vest in equal monthly installments
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the term of the option, were issued to an employee during the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: options to purchase 5,696 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 0.79 , which vest in equal monthly installments during the
+Added: option to purchase 285 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 15.80 , which vest in equal monthly installments during the
term of the option, were issued to an employee during the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: option to purchase 43,200 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 0.80 , which vest in equal monthly installments during the
+Added: term of the option, were issued to an officer of the Company during the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: option to purchase 51,514 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 0.35 , which vest in equal monthly installments during the
+Added: term of the option, were issued to an employee during the year ended December 31, 2023.
following table summarizes the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the stock options granted for the years ended December
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of Fair Value of Stock Options
−Removed: Expected Volatility
−Removed: Risk Free Interest Rate
−Removed: 2.87 % – 4.27 %
−Removed: 0.90 % – 1.69 %
−Removed: Expected life of options
−Removed: the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the fair value of the options to purchase an aggregate of 683,430 shares of common stock granted
−Removed: during the year ended December 31, 2021 was estimated at $ 1,251,598 on the date of grant.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2021, the unrecognized
−Removed: portion of the expense remaining outstanding was $ 823,670 .
−Removed: The weighted average period of unrecognized stock options compensation that
−Removed: is expected to be recognized as expense is approximately 7 years.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2021, an aggregate of 85,000 shares
−Removed: subject to options were forfeited, 12,500 shares were vested, which resulted in a reversal of the expense of $ 13,580 .
+Added: Free Interest Rate
+Added: life of options
April 20, 2022, the Company’s existing directors and two newly appointed directors each entered into a one-year director service
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of $ 17.20 which vests in equal monthly installments during the term of the option.
−Removed: November 22, 2022, the Company granted an employee a three -year option to purchase 5,696 shares of common stock at an exercise price
−Removed: of $ 0.79 which vests in equal monthly installments during the term of the option.
−Removed: the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the fair value of the 175,000 options, 27,552 options and 2,696 options granted during the year
−Removed: ended December 31, 2022 is estimated at $ 84,334 , $ 8,409 and $ 1,615 , respectively, on the date of grant using the following assumptions:
−Removed: stock price of $ 1.57 , $ 0.86 and $ 0.79 at the grant date, exercise price of the option, option term, volatility rate of 39.23 %, 46.72 %
−Removed: and 46.72 % and risk-free interest rate of 2.87 %, 3.81 % and 4.27 %, respectively.
−Removed: The unrecognized portion of the expense remaining at
−Removed: December 31, 2022 is $ 72,620 , $ 7,600 and $ 1,558 , respectively, which is expected to be recognized to expense over a period of three years .
+Added: November 22, 2022, the Company granted an employee a three -year option to purchase 285 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
+Added: $ 15.80 which vests in equal monthly installments during the term of the option.
+Added: the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the fair value of the 8,750
+Added: options, 1,378
+Added: options and 285
+Added: options granted during the year ended December
+Added: 31, 2022 is estimated at $ 84,334 ,
+Added: and $ 1,615 ,
+Added: respectively, on the date of grant using the following assumptions:
+Added: stock price of $ 31.40 ,
+Added: at the grant date, exercise price of the option, option term, volatility rate of 39.23 %,
+Added: and risk-free interest rate of 2.87 %,
+Added: respectively.
+Added: The unrecognized portion of the expense remaining at December 31, 2022 is $ 72,620 ,
+Added: and $ 1,558 ,
+Added: respectively, which is expected to be recognized to expense over a period of three years.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company determined that the five -year
+Added: option to purchase 8,822
+Added: shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 46.00
+Added: granted to an employee of TOBC in 2021 does not
+Added: meet the vesting requirements pursuant to the terms of the option grant and accordingly, reversed the expense recorded of approximately
+Added: for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021,
+Added: respectively.
+Added: August 3, 2023, the Company granted an officer a three -year option to purchase 43,200 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
+Added: $ 0.80 , which vest in equal monthly installments during the term of the option.
+Added: October 1, 2023, the Company granted an employee a three -year option to purchase 51,514 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
+Added: $ 0.36 , which vest in equal monthly installments during the term of the option.
+Added: the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the fair value of the 43,200 options and 51,514 options granted during the year ended December
+Added: 31, 2023 is estimated at $ 12,261 and $ 5,489 , respectively, on the date of grant using the following assumptions:
+Added: stock price of $ 0.80
+Added: and $ 0.36 at the grant date, exercise price of the option, option term, volatility rate of 45.44 % and 35.97 % and risk-free interest rate
+Added: of 4.58 % and 4.72 %, respectively.
+Added: The unrecognized portion of the expense remaining at December 31, 2023 is $ 10,592 and $ 4,961 , respectively,
+Added: which is expected to be recognized to expense over a period of three years.
following table represents option activity for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
of Option Activity
−Removed: Number of Options
−Removed: Weighted Average Exercise Price
−Removed: Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years
−Removed: Aggregate Intrinsic Value
−Removed: Outstanding - December 31, 2020
−Removed: Exercisable - December 31, 2020
−Removed: Outstanding - December 31, 2021
−Removed: Exercisable - December 31, 2021
−Removed: Outstanding - December 31, 2022
−Removed: Exercisable - December 31, 2022
+Added: Average Exercise Price
+Added: Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years
+Added: Intrinsic Value
+Added: - December 31, 2021
+Added: - December 31, 2021
+Added: - December 31, 2022
+Added: - December 31, 2022
+Added: - December 31, 2023
+Added: - December 31, 2023
the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company determined that the five -year option to purchase 1,250 shares of common stock at an exercise
−Removed: price of $ 2.30 granted to an employee of TOBC in 2021 does not meet the vesting requirements pursuant to the terms of the option grant
−Removed: and accordingly, reversed the expense recorded of approximately $ 76,400 and $ 79,023 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
+Added: price of $ 40.00 granted to a director in 2022 was forfeited as the director resigned in 2023.
non-vested options outstanding are 96,632 and 16,994 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
of Warrant Activity
−Removed: Number of Warrants
−Removed: Weighted Average Remaining Contractual
−Removed: Aggregate Intrinsic
−Removed: Outstanding – December 31, 2021
−Removed: Exercisable – December 31, 2021
−Removed: Forfeited or Expired
−Removed: Outstanding – December 31, 2022
−Removed: Exercisable – December 31, 2022
−Removed: of December 31, 2021, the Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares at an exercise price of $ 2.00 per share
−Removed: in a private offering to seventy-seven accredited investors that expire in June 2024.
−Removed: The Company also issued a warrant to purchase an
−Removed: aggregate of 56,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 5.00 per share to Newbridge.
−Removed: Such warrant is exercisable on a date
−Removed: which is 180 days from the closing of the offering November 5, 2021 and expires on November 5, 2024.
−Removed: The Company issued 353,250 shares
−Removed: at an exercise price of $ 2.40 and 17,500 shares at an exercise price of $ 2.00 to investors upon the exercise of warrants.
+Added: Average Remaining Contractual
+Added: – December 31, 2022
+Added: – December 31, 2022
+Added: ( 10,091,139 )
+Added: – December 31, 2023
+Added: – December 31, 2023
January 24, 2022, in connection with the issuance of the $ 5,750,000 promissory note to Lind pursuant to a securities purchase agreement,
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exercise of a warrant.
−Removed: income tax expense differs from the statutory federal rates of 21% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 due to the following:
+Added: May 30, 2023, in connection with the issuance of the $ 1,200,000 promissory note to Lind pursuant to a securities purchase agreement,
+Added: the Company issued Lind a five -year warrant exercisable six months from the date of issuance to purchase 435,035 shares of common stock
+Added: at an exercise price of $ 2.45 per share.
+Added: The warrant provides for cashless exercise and full ratchet anti-dilution provisions.
+Added: the Black-Scholes pricing model, the fair value of the warrants issued to purchase 435,035 shares of common stock was estimated at $ 381,538
+Added: on the date of issuance of the warrant and $ 664 as of December 31, 2023 using the following assumptions:
+Added: stock price of $ 2.14 and $ 0.14 ;
+Added: exercise price of $ 2.45 , risk free rate of 3.81 % and 3.84 %, volatility of 46.01 % and 50.12 %;
+Added: and expected term of five years .
+Added: value of the warrants of $ 381,538 was recorded as a discount to the 2023 Lind Note and classified as liabilities.
+Added: July 27, 2023, in connection with the issuance of the $ 300,000 promissory note to Lind pursuant to the Purchase Agreement Amendment,
+Added: the Company issued Lind a five -year warrant exercisable six months from the date of issuance to purchase 175,234 shares of common stock
+Added: at an exercise price of $ 1.34 per share.
+Added: The warrant provides for cashless exercise and full ratchet anti-dilution provisions.
+Added: the Black-Scholes pricing model, the fair value of the warrants is estimated at $ 72,208 on the date of issuance of the warrant and $ 910
+Added: as of December 31, 2023 using the following assumptions:
+Added: stock price of $ 1.07 and $ 0.14 ;
+Added: exercise price of $ 1.34 ;
+Added: risk free rate of 4.24 %
+Added: volatility of 45.51 % and 49.76 %;
+Added: and expected term of five years .
+Added: The fair value of the warrants of $ 72,208 was recorded as
+Added: a discount to the 2023 Purchase Agreement Amendment and classified as a liability.
+Added: September 11, 2023, in connection with the underwritten public offering pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, the Company issued
+Added: pre-funded warrants with the public offering price of $ 0.4555
+Added: immediately exercisable to purchase up to 10,051,139
+Added: shares of common stock at an exercise price of
+Added: per share for gross proceeds of $ 4,578,294 .
+Added: Under the Black-Scholes pricing model, the fair value of the warrants issued to purchase 10,051,139
+Added: shares of common stock was estimated at $ 4,619,851
+Added: on the date of issuance of the warrant using
+Added: the following assumptions:
+Added: stock price of $ 0.469 ;
+Added: exercise price of $ 0.01 ;
+Added: warrant term;
+Added: volatility rate of 149.06 %;
+Added: and risk-free interest rate of 5.40 %
+Added: from the US Department of Treasury.
+Added: September 11, 2023, in connection with the underwritten public offering, the Company issued five -year Series A-1 warrants to purchase
+Added: up to 10,741,139 shares of common stock which warrants are exercisable upon stockholder approval at an exercise price of $ 0.4655 per
+Added: Since the exercise of these warrants is contingent upon stockholder approval, which stockholder approval has not been obtained,
+Added: such warrants were not considered as outstanding as of December 31, 2023.
+Added: September 11, 2023, in connection with the underwritten public offering, the Company issued eighteen -month Series A-2 warrants to purchase
+Added: up to 10,741,139 shares of common stock which warrants are exercisable upon stockholder approval at an exercise price of $ 0.4655 per
+Added: Since the exercise of these warrants is contingent upon stockholder approval, which stockholder approval has not been obtained,
+Added: such warrants were not considered as outstanding as of December 31, 2023.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 40,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 3.98 per share pursuant to
+Added: pre-funded warrants issued to Aegis in connection with an underwritten offering.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2023, between October 2023 and November 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of
+Added: 10,051,139 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 0.01 to two investors upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants.
+Added: income tax expense differs from the statutory federal rates of 21% for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 due to
+Added: the following:
of Rate Reconciliation
−Removed: Rate Reconciliation
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: December 31, 2021
−Removed: Provision/(Benefit) at Statutory Rate
−Removed: $ ( 2,770,944 )
+Added: Reconciliation
+Added: Provision/(Benefit)
+Added: at statutory rate
$ ( 2,770,944 )
−Removed: State Tax Provision/(Benefit) net of federal benefit
−Removed: Permanent Book/Tax Differences
−Removed: Change in valuation allowance
−Removed: Income Tax Provision/(Benefit)
+Added: tax Provision/(Benefit) net of federal benefit
+Added: book/tax differences
+Added: in valuation allowance
+Added: Tax Provision/(Benefit)
components of the net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2023 and 2022, are as follows:
of Deferred Income Tax Asset
−Removed: Deferred Tax Assets
−Removed: Business Interest Limitation
−Removed: Stock based compensation
−Removed: Net Operating loss carryovers
−Removed: Non-Capital Losses
−Removed: Net Deferred Tax Asset/(Liability)
−Removed: Valuation Allowance
+Added: interest limitation
+Added: Allowance for bad debt
+Added: based compensation
+Added: operating loss carryovers
+Added: Deferred Tax Asset/(Liability)
( 4,363,197 )
( 4,286,900 )
−Removed: Net Deferred Tax Asset/(Liability)
−Removed: periods for all fiscal years after 2018 remain open to examination by the federal and state taxing jurisdictions to which the
−Removed: Company is subject.
+Added: Deferred Tax Asset/(Liability)
+Added: periods for all fiscal years after 2019 remain open to examination by the federal and state taxing jurisdictions to which the Company
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has cumulative net federal and state operating losses of $ 14,896,960
−Removed: and $ 4,668,349 , respectively.
+Added: and $ 11,456,916 ,
+Added: respectively.
740, “Income Taxes” requires that a valuation allowance be established when it is “more likely than not” that
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Commitment and Contingencies
−Removed: Company leased its Miami office and warehouse facility from JK Real Estate, a related party through common family beneficial ownership.
−Removed: The lease which had a 20 -year term, expiring in July 2021 was terminated on December 31, 2020, upon the sale of the facility to an unrelated
−Removed: In connection with the sale, the Company retained approximately 4,756 square feet of such space, rent-free for 12 months.
−Removed: On January 1, 2022, the Company entered into a verbal month-to-month lease agreement for its executive offices with an unrelated third
−Removed: The Company has paid $ 63,800 to date under this lease.
−Removed: Pride leases approximately 1,100 square feet of office space in Beaufort, South Carolina.
−Removed: This office space consists of two leases with
−Removed: related parties that expire 2024.
−Removed: February 3, 2022, in connection with the acquisition of certain assets of Gault, the Company entered into a one -year lease agreement
−Removed: for 9,050 square feet from Gault in Beaufort, South Carolina for $ 1,000 per month until a new facility is completed.
−Removed: On February 3, 2023,
−Removed: the lease with Gault was renewed for $ 1,500 per month until February 2024.
+Added: January 1, 2022, the Company entered into a verbal month-to-month lease agreement for its executive offices with an unrelated third party
+Added: and paid $ 23,200 on the lease for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company has paid $ 69,900
+Added: on this lease.
+Added: Pride leased an aggregate of 1,600
+Added: square feet of office space in Beaufort, South Carolina under two leases for $ 1,255
+Added: On October 1, 2023, both leases were terminated and Coastal Pride entered into a new one-year office lease for
+Added: 1,100 square feet for $ 1,000
+Added: Pride also leased a 9,050 square foot facility for $ 1,000 per month from Gault for its soft-shell crab operations in Beaufort, South
+Added: Carolina under a one -year lease that expired in February 2023.
+Added: On February 3, 2023, the lease was renewed for $ 1,500 per month until
+Added: February 2024.
+Added: On February 3, 2024, the Coastal Pride entered into a verbal month-to-month lease agreement with Gault for $ 1,500 per
offices and facility of TOBC are located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada and are on land which was leased to TOBC for approximately
−Removed: $ 2,500 per month plus taxes, from Steve and Janet Atkinson, the former TOBC owners, under a lease that expired December 1, 2021.
−Removed: 1, 2022, TOBC entered into a new five-year lease with Steve and Janet Atkinson for CAD$ 2,590 per month plus taxes and paid CAD$ 23,310
−Removed: for rent for the year ended December 31, 2022 and an additional five-year lease with Kathryn Atkinson, spouse of TOBC’s President,
−Removed: for CAD$ 2,370 per month plus taxes and paid CAD$ 21,330 for rent for the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: Both leases are renewable for two
−Removed: additional five-year terms.
+Added: $ 2,500 per month plus taxes, from Steve and Janet Atkinson, the former TOBC owners.
+Added: On April 1, 2022, TOBC entered into a new five-year
+Added: lease with Steve and Janet Atkinson for CAD$ 2,590 per month plus taxes, and an additional five-year lease with Kathryn Atkinson for CAD$ 2,370
+Added: per month plus.
+Added: Both leases are renewable for two additional five-year terms.
and equipment lease expenses were approximately $ 166,000 and $ 168,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
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representing the entire amount of the settlement.
−Removed: COVID-19 Pandemic
−Removed: March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) had become a pandemic, and on March 13,
−Removed: 2020, the U.S.
−Removed: President declared a National Emergency concerning the disease.
−Removed: Additionally, in March 2020, state governments in the
−Removed: Company’s geographic operating area began instituting preventative shut down measures in order to combat the novel coronavirus
−Removed: The coronavirus and actions taken to mitigate the spread of it have had and are expected to continue to have an adverse impact
−Removed: on the economies and financial markets of the geographical areas in which the Company operates.
−Removed: On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid,
−Removed: Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted to amongst other provisions, provide emergency assistance for individuals,
−Removed: families and businesses affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic for 2020 and into 2021.
−Removed: The Company’s business not being deemed
−Removed: essential resulted in decreased financial performance that may not be indicative of future financial results.
−Removed: Government-mandated closures
−Removed: of businesses and shipping delays have affected our sales and inventory purchases.
−Removed: The Company continues to face uncertainty and increased
−Removed: risks concerning its employees, customers, supply chain and government regulation.
−Removed: In April 2021, the U.S.
−Removed: government has made available
−Removed: the COVID-19 vaccine to most of its population to aid with the pandemic but the long-term effects of this development are yet to be seen.
−Removed: By the end of 2021, the U.S.
−Removed: government has made available a booster of the COVID-19 vaccine to continue the fight against the pandemic.
−Removed: The Company’s sales and supply were adversely affected due to COVID-19, during 2021 and 2022.
−Removed: recognized impairment losses on goodwill and long-lived assets for Coastal
−Removed: Pride and TOBC due to the lower forecasted revenues and gross losses recognized in the year ended December 31, 2022 as a result of the effect of the
−Removed: COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business.
Employee Benefit Plan
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Subsequent Events
−Removed: January 2023, the Company sold an aggregate of 474,106 shares
−Removed: of common stock for net proceeds of $ 182,982 in
−Removed: an “at the market” offering pursuant to a sales agreement between the Company and Roth Capital Partners, LLC.
−Removed: 31, 2023, 151,284
−Removed: of shares were repurchased back from Roth for $ 76,463 .
−Removed: The offering was terminated on February 2, 2023.
+Added: In order to refinance interest due on the June 14, 2023 note issued to
+Added: January 2, 2024, the Company, and Keeler & Co.
+Added: entered into a subordinated business loan and
+Added: security agreement with Agile and Agile Capital as collateral agent,
+Added: which provides for a term loan to the Company in the amount of $ 122,491
+Added: which principal and interest (of $ 48,996 )
+Added: is due on May 31, 2024.
+Added: Commencing January 5, 2024, the Company is required to make weekly payments of $ 7,795
+Added: until the due date.
+Added: The loan may be prepaid subject to a prepayment fee.
+Added: An administrative agent fee of $ 5,833
+Added: was paid on the loan.
+Added: A default interest rate of 5 %
+Added: will become effective upon the occurrence of an event of default.
+Added: In connection with the loan, Agile was issued a subordinated
+Added: secured promissory note, dated January 2, 2024, in the principal amount of $ 122,491
+Added: which note is secured by all of the Borrower’s assets, including receivables.
+Added: ClearThink Term Loan
+Added: January 18, 2024, the Company entered into the Revenue-Based Factoring MCA Plus Agreement with ClearThink which provides, among
+Added: other things, for a 33-week term loan in the principal amount of $ 200,000
+Added: (with an additional one-time commitment fee of $ 50,000 ).
+Added: Interest accrues at the rate of 25 %
+Added: per annum with an additional 5 %
+Added: default interest rate in the event of circumstances described in the agreement or $ 50,000
+Added: will be added to the principal amount and accrue after principal is paid.
+Added: The Company is required to make biweekly payments of
+Added: commencing February 1, 2024 for the term of the Agreement.
On January 25, 2024, the Company issued 354,610
−Removed: 1,273,408 shares of common stock to Lind with a fair value of $ 662,172 as payment of $ 340,000 of
−Removed: note principal due on the convertible promissory note.
−Removed: February 10, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Aegis Capital Corp.
−Removed: (the “Underwriter”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Underwriter, in a firm commitment public offering,
−Removed: (i) 8,200,000 shares of common stock for a public offering price of $ 0.20 per share and (ii) pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-funded
−Removed: Warrants”) to purchase 800,000 shares of common stock (the “Warrant Shares”), for a public offering price of $ 0.199
−Removed: per Pre-funded Warrant to those purchasers whose purchase of common stock in the offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together
−Removed: with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, 9.99%) of the
−Removed: Company’s outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of the offering.
−Removed: The Company also granted the Underwriter
−Removed: an over-allotment option to purchase up to 1,350,000 shares of common stock.
−Removed: The Pre-funded Warrants have an exercise price of $ 0.001
−Removed: The Pre-funded Warrants were issued in registered form under a warrant agent agreement between the Company and VStock Transfer,
−Removed: LLC as the warrant agent.
−Removed: offering closed on February 14, 2023 with gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $ 1.8 million, before deducting underwriting
−Removed: discounts and other estimated expenses payable by the Company.
−Removed: The offering consisted of 9,000,000 shares of common stock and Pre-funded
−Removed: Warrants to purchase common stock at a price of $ 0.20 per share (or $ 0.199 per Pre-funded Warrant after reducing $ 0.001 attributable
−Removed: to the exercise price of the Pre-funded Warrants).
−Removed: 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 6,197,240
−Removed: shares of common stock to Lind with a fair value of $ 1,081,058 as payment of $ 754,800
−Removed: of note principal due on the convertible promissory note.
+Added: shares of common stock to ClearThink as a commitment fee, with a fair value of $ 50,000 .
+Added: On January 23, 2024 and February 1, 2024, the Company
+Added: issued 76,388 and 82,706 shares of common stock, respectively, to the designee of ClearThink for consulting services provided to the Company.
+Added: During February 2024 and March 2024, the Company issued an aggregate of 11,332,787 shares of common stock for cash
+Added: proceeds of $ 836,360 pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated May 16, 2023 with ClearThink.
+Added: February 1, 2024, the Company entered into a ninety-day Master Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Afritex
+Added: Ventures, Inc.
+Added: a Texas corporation (“Afritex”), pursuant to which the Company will be responsible for all of Afritex’s
+Added: operations and finance functions.
+Added: The Company will provide Afritex with working capital in order to sustain operations and will purchase
+Added: certain inventory listed in the Services Agreement.
+Added: In consideration for its services, during the term of the Services Agreement, the
+Added: Company will be entitled to all of the revenue and profits earned by Afritex.
+Added: Under the Services Agreement, Afritex may not sell or otherwise
+Added: use as consideration any of its intellectual property without the Company’s consent.
+Added: The Company must maintain certain commercial
+Added: liability insurance during the term of the Services Agreement.
+Added: The Services Agreement also provides that the Company may not solicit
+Added: Afritex employees for 24 months nor circumvent existing business relationships of Afritex for three years, after the term of the Services
+Added: The term of the Services Agreement will automatically extend for three thirty-day periods, if Afritex’s outstanding
+Added: debt is no greater than $325,000.
+Added: connection with the Services Agreement, on February 12, 2024, the Company entered into an Intangibles Assets and Machinery Option To
+Added: Purchase Agreement with Afritex (the “Option Agreement”).
+Added: Pursuant to the Option
+Added: Agreement, the Company has the option to purchase Afritex’s intangible assets, machinery and equipment set forth in the Option
+Added: Agreement for a purchase price of $ 554,714
+Added: for machinery and equipment and 5,000,000
+Added: shares of the Company’s common stock were issued on February 12, 2024 to be held in escrow, for intangible assets.
+Added: addition, for one year from the date of the Option Agreement, Afritex has an option to purchase up to $ 1,000,000
+Added: shares of the Company’s common stock at a 10 %
+Added: discount to the lowest volume-weighted average price in the immediately prior five days.
+Added: The sale of any shares acquired by Afritex
+Added: under the Option Agreement are subject to a “leak-out” provision as set forth in the Option Agreement.
+Added: closing of the Option Agreement is subject to, among other things, the successful restructuring of Afritex’s accounts payable
+Added: debts so that no individual debt of $85,000 or aggregate debt of more than $325,000 is outstanding.
+Added: Option Agreement may be terminated if, among others, the closing has not has not occurred within 90 days, unless extended for two
+Added: additional 30-day periods at the Company’s sole discretion.
+Added: To date, the Company has not exercised its option to purchase such
+Added: intangibles assets, machinery and equipment.
+Added: On March 11, 2024, the Company issued 750,000 shares of common stock to Lind, with a fair value of $ 60,000 , as partial conversion of the principal
+Added: to the May 2023 convertible promissory note.
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