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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2025
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-42460
RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 99-3527155
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
4851 Tamiami Trail N , Suite 200
Naples , FL
34103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
339 - 222-6714
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ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO, INC.
Table
of Contents
Page
PART I
Item 1.
Business
1
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
12
Item 1B.
Unresolved
Staff Comments
40
Item 1C.
Cybersecurity
41
Item 2.
Properties
41
Item 3.
Legal
Proceedings
41
Item 4.
Mine Safety
Disclosures
41
PART II
Item 5.
Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
42
Item 6
[Reserved]
42
Item 7.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
42
Item 7A.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
53
Item 8.
Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
53
Item 9.
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
53
Item 9A.
Controls
and Procedures
53
Item 9B.
Other
Information
55
Item 9C.
Disclosure
Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
55
PART III
Item 10.
Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
56
Item 11.
Executive
Compensation
62
Item 12.
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
67
Item 13.
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
70
Item 14.
Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
72
Part IV
Item 15.
Exhibits and
Financial Statement Schedules
73
Item 16
Form 10-K
Summary
74
SIGNATURES
75
i
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Overview
Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. (the “Company”
or “Holdco”) is filing this annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (“Form 10-K”). This Form 10-K contains
the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, and restates certain financial information
from the Affected Periods (as defined below).
Restatement Background
As previously disclosed in the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 14, 2026, the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company,
in consultation with management, determined that the Company’s previously issued unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
contained in its (i) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 15, 2025, and (ii) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as
of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2025 (the “Affected Periods”),
should no longer be relied upon due to an error in the accounting for financed insurance premiums. The misstatement affected the presentation
of prepaid expenses and related liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Accordingly, the Company has concluded that a restatement
of the consolidated financial statements for the Affected Periods is required.
The Company obtained its liability insurance coverage
for directors and officers (“D&O”) effective December 31, 2024. On January 2, 2025, the Company executed an agreement
with a financing company to finance the $640,000 premium for the D&O insurance. On January 30, 2025, the down payment and first installment
was paid. The Company should have recorded the premium financing agreement as a liability, with an offset to prepaid expenses, upon its
execution. The impact of the error was that assets and liabilities were each understated by $380,800 in the first quarter Form 10-Q and
by $217,600 in the second quarter Form 10-Q. The error was identified as part of the preparation of the Company’s consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The Company does not intend to file amendments to
the previously filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the Affected Periods. Accordingly, investors should rely only
on the financial information and other disclosures regarding the Affected Periods in this Form 10-K or in future filings
with the SEC (as applicable), and not on any previously issued or filed reports, or other communications describing the Company’s
previously issued condensed consolidated financial statements and other related financial information covering the Affected Periods.
Except as described above, this Form 10-K does
not amend, update or change any other disclosures in the filings made for the Affected Periods. This Form 10-K should
be read in conjunction with the Company’s other filings with the SEC.
ii
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTOR SUMMARY
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions
under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding, among other things, the plans,
strategies and prospects, both business and financial, of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. (the “Company” or “Holdco”)
and its wholly-owned subsidiary Rain Enhancement Technologies, Inc. (“RET”). These statements are based on the beliefs and
assumptions, whether or not identified in this Annual Report, of the management of the Company. Although the Company believes that its
plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot assure
you that it will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning possible or assumed
future actions, business strategies, events or results of operations, and any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other
characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These statements
may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “continue,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,”
“possible,” “potential,” “project,” “scheduled,” “seek,” “should,”
“will” or similar expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These
forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that
may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following risks, uncertainties and other factors:
● general
economic uncertainty;
● the
volatility of currency exchange rates;
● RET’s
ability to manage growth;
● the
Company’s ability to maintain the listing of Class A Common Stock on Nasdaq or any
other national exchange;
● risks
related to the rollout of RET’s business and expansion strategy;
● the
effects of competition on RET’s future business;
● the
impact of and changes in governmental regulations or the enforcement thereof, tax laws and
rates, accounting guidance and similar matters in regions in which the Company operates or
will operate in the future;
● international,
national or local economic, social or political conditions that could adversely affect the
companies and their business;
● the
effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls and its corporate policies and procedures
and the restatement of the Company’s prior financial statements;
● changes
in personnel and ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel;
● the
volatility of the market price and liquidity of the Class A Common Stock and Warrants;
● potential
write-downs, write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges required to be taken
by Holdco subsequent to the Business Combination (for more information, see “Item
1 - Description of Business” below);
● factors
relating to the business, operations and financial performance of the Company and its subsidiaries;
iii
● changes
in the Company’s business strategy, plans for growth or restructuring may increase
its costs or otherwise affect its profitability;
● the
Company’s revenues and results of operations may fluctuate significantly;
● protecting
and defending against intellectual property claims may have a material adverse effect on
the Company’s business;
● changes
in evolving technologies may negatively affect the Company’s business, financial condition
or results of operations;
● the
Company will be subject to risks associated with possible acquisitions, dispositions, business
combinations, or joint ventures; and
● business
interruptions from circumstances or events out of the Company’s control could adversely
affect the Company’s operations.
Forward-looking
statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not guarantees of performance. You should not put undue reliance on these
statements which speak only as of the date hereof. You should understand that the factors discussed under the heading “ Risk
Factors ” and elsewhere in this Annual Report, could affect the future results of the Company, and could cause those results
or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements in this Annual Report.
In
addition, the risks described under the heading “ Risk Factors ” are not exhaustive. Other sections of this Annual Report
describe additional factors that could adversely affect the businesses, financial conditions, or results of operations of the Company.
New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible to predict all such risk factors, nor can the Company assess the impact
of all such risk factors on the businesses of the Company, or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to the
Company or persons acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. The Company
undertakes no obligations to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, except as required by law.
In
addition, this Annual Report contains statements of belief and similar statements that reflect the beliefs and opinions of the Company
on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this Annual Report, and
while the Company believes such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete,
and statements should not be read to indicate that the Company has conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially
available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and you are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
Summary
Risk Factors
Our
business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those highlighted in the section entitled “ Risk Factors ”,
that represent challenges that we face in connection with the successful implementation of our strategy and the growth of our business.
In particular, the following considerations, among others, may offset our competitive strengths or have a negative effect on our business
strategy, which could cause a decline in the price of shares of our Class A Common Stock or Warrants and result in a loss of all or a
portion of your investment:
Risks
Relating to RET’s Business and Industry
●
RET has a limited operating
history and has not yet generated significant revenues, which makes it difficult to forecast its future results of operations.
●
We have a history of operating
losses, limited cash resources and substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue as a going concern.
●
This Annual Report includes a restatement of our unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements for the Affected Periods. This restatement and the related material weakness in our internal control
over financial reporting may affect investor confidence, our stock price, our ability to report our results of operations and financial
condition accurately and in a timely manner, and may result in stockholder litigation.
iv
● RET
expects to incur significant expenses and losses for the foreseeable future.
● RET’s
estimates of market opportunity and growth forecasts may prove to be inaccurate.
● RET’s
growth is dependent upon its ability to successfully support and service its clients.
● RET
may not manage growth effectively.
● RET
will need additional capital to pursue its business objectives and respond to business opportunities,
challenges or unforeseen circumstances, and it cannot be sure that additional financing will
be available.
● RET
identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting as of and
for the year ended December 31, 2025. See Note 2 to the Financial Statements included elsewhere
in this Annual Report for such restatements. If we are unable to maintain an effective system
of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our
financial results in a timely manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us
and materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.
● RET
can provide no assurance of the effectiveness and success of atmospheric enhancement by ionization
(“AEI”) technology in increasing precipitation.
● RET
has not demonstrated it can develop AEI technology and faces barriers in replicating meaningful
rain and snowfall generation. If RET cannot successfully overcome those barriers, its business
will be negatively impacted and could fail.
● RET
may not be able to manufacture its technology at the pace, scale and volume needed to generate
and meet market demand.
● The
markets for rain and snowfall generation-related products are in nascent stages, and RET
may have limited opportunities to license its technologies or sell its products.
● RET
may be harmed by competing technologies.
● RET
will be dependent on its suppliers and manufacturers, and supply chain issues could delay
the introduction of RET’s product and negatively impact its business and operating
results.
● RET
may be affected by failures of its clients, both private and public, to meet their payment
obligations.
● RET’s
future success depends in part on recruiting and retaining key personnel and failure to do
so may make it more difficult for RET to execute the business strategy.
● RET’s
operations, projects and prospects are located in remote areas, and RET’s production,
processing and product delivery will rely on the infrastructure and skilled labor being adequate
and remaining available.
● RET’s
business is dependent on the international market prices of energy and fiberglass, among
other materials, which are both cyclical and volatile.
v
● System
security and data protection breaches, as well as cyber-attacks, could disrupt RET’s
operations, which may damage RET’s reputation and adversely affect its business.
● Clients
and others may hold RET accountable for changing environmental and/or weather conditions,
including challenges resulting from excessive rain.
● Political,
regulatory and social opposition to RET’s activities could adversely impact its business
and reputation.
● The
intellectual property rights of others may prevent RET from commercializing its products
or developing new technology or entering new markets, and RET’s business may suffer
or be exposed to liability or costly litigation if third parties assert that RET violates
their intellectual property rights.
● RET’s
ability to expand in certain locations is subject to land restriction policies and permits
which RET may fail to obtain or which may be terminated or not renewed by governmental authorities.
Risks
Relating to Ownership of Holdco Securities
●
There
can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with the continued listing rules of Nasdaq.
●
An active
trading market for Class A Common Stock may not develop or be sustained and the share price of the Class A Common Stock may be volatile.
●
If the
benefits of the Business Combination do not meet the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the market of the Class A
Common Stock may decline.
●
The RET
Founders (as defined below) have substantial control over the Company, which could limit other shareholders’ ability to influence
corporate matters and could delay or prevent a change in corporate control.
●
The dual
class structure may have the effect of concentrating voting control with the holders of Class B Common Stock.
●
The requirements
of being a public company may strain the Company’s resources and distract management and Holdco will incur substantial costs
as a result of being a public company.
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Item
1. Description of Business
Overview
Rain
Enhancement Technologies, Inc. (“RET”) was founded to provide the world with reliable access to water, one of life’s
most important resources. To achieve this mission, RET aims to develop, manufacture and commercialize atmospheric enhancement by ionization
(“AEI”) technology. RET was incorporated in Delaware on November 10, 2022, and was later converted into a Massachusetts corporation
on April 8, 2024. As described in more detail in the Company’s Annual Report for fiscal year 2024, RET is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Holdco. Holdco began operations as a public company on January 2, 2025 pursuant to a business combination with Coliseum Acquisition
Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company, RET and certain other companies formed for purposes of the business combination that closed
on December 31, 2024 (“Business Combination”).
Today,
water scarcity issues are one of the world’s foremost concerns. According to the World Wildlife Fund, 1.1 billion people globally
lack access to water for basic necessities, and, according to the American Geophysical Union, 80% of global croplands are expected to
experience water scarcity by 2050, threatening agricultural yields.
RET
is combining specialized expertise and personnel to develop, improve and commercialize AEI technology that enhances rainfall when conditions
are appropriate in the atmosphere. We are building our proprietary Weather Enhancement Technology Array (“WETA”) platform
with software, meteorology, hardware, product design and operations to make rain and snowfall generation more dependable. We aim to improve
the existing rain and snowfall generation technologies by introducing robust measurement tools, including automation technology, rain
gauges, and weather stations, to more precisely quantify system performance and potential water resource impacts.
RET
aims to develop, invent, improve, manufacture, commercialize and operate technologies that enhance rainfall and elevate water reserves.
We believe our technology has the potential to enhance rain and snowfall and increase the availability of freshwater resources that may
ultimately contribute to potable water supplies. The projected cost (not including land costs, which are still being determined) and
energy requirements for our technology are modest on a per gallon basis for communities and ecosystems, estimated to be $0.10 per cubic
meter, less than other alternative technologies. We aim to enhance agricultural, industrial and household water supplies for all the
communities in which we operate by developing technology and services to serve governmental and commercial clients’ needs in creating
water resiliency and abundancy.
RET
expects to expand its offerings to additional atmospheric and water-related technologies, such as fog mitigation and other water generation
or water management solutions, where complementary technologies may enhance RET’s ability to address water scarcity challenges.
RET’s target client segments include governmental entities, large landowners, infrastructure operators, and commercial enterprises
seeking to improve water availability, enhance snowfall or mitigate weather-related impacts.
RET’s
business model is based on a unique one-to-many community-centric business model. The numerous client segments to which we market include
large landowners including agriculture, resorts, energy and transportation companies, insurance and reinsurance companies, decarbonization
initiatives of major corporations and philanthropists, supranational governmental organizations, and city, county, state, federal and
non-U.S. governments. In addition, we aim to leverage our offerings and enhance our potential market position by exploring ways to expand
our future water generation products through licensing and acting as a channel partner for additional water generation technologies.
Since
the beginning of 2025 RET has created new marketing and sales programs, identified and contacted potential customers in core market segments,
expanded our contacts with rain enhancement experts who could endorse our technology and introduce us into existing projects looking
to address lack of rainfall, and organized our production of systems to serve expected demand.
In
October 2025, RET announced preliminary field observations from a fog-mitigation pilot conducted in Australia using our WETA platform.
Initial observations suggested ionization may influence fog dissipation under certain atmospheric conditions. Based on these results,
we plan to conduct expanded, instrumented pilot programs in 2026 in Oregon, California, Utah and Colorado to further evaluate performance
across different fog types and use cases, and we are also exploring the potential application of our technology to snow enhancement.
These activities remain in the research and development stage and are not expected to generate material revenue until validation and
commercialization.
In
November 2025, RET placed its first two fully built rain generation systems into services using its WETA platform in the United States.
Early operational observations from these installations have indicated preliminary positive signals consistent with management’s
expectations regarding rain and snowfall enhancement under suitable atmospheric conditions. These installations are part of our broader
effort to validate our technology in real-world environments and to support future commercialization of rainfall enhancement services.
At this stage, we are continuing to analyze the data collected and have not yet completed sufficient validation to determine the extent
to which the system may influence precipitation under different atmospheric conditions.
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As
of December 31, 2025, we had completed construction of seven additional WETA systems that had not yet been placed into service and were
being stored pending deployment or installation as additional pilot or commercial opportunities develop.
We
have a limited operating history and our ability to generate revenue sufficient to achieve profitability will depend on our ability to
validate, commercialize and deploy AEI technology and execute our broader business strategy.
RET’s
website can be found at https://rainenhancement.com/. The references to the SEC’s website and our website are inactive textual
references only, and information contained therein or connected thereto is not incorporated into this Annual Report.
RET’s
Strategy
RET’s
mission is to provide the world with reliable access to water at a time when water scarcity is one of the world’s foremost concerns.
RET intends to fulfill its mission by:
● Developing
and Leveraging Technology. RET believes that its AEI platform will offer substantial
technological advantages compared to other competing and more traditional chemical cloudseeding
technologies. RET intends to develop a technological lead and build upon it by leveraging
and further developing its offerings, as well as its world-class team.
● Implementing
a One-to-Many Community-Centric Business Model. RET utilizes a “one-to-many”
business model, whereby a single hardware system it installs can be used for multiple clients
going forward. By bearing the risk on manufacturing and installing its own hardware and technology
systems, RET will be able to own the output, allowing it to sell its AEI technology to multiple
clients for each installed system. Once RET breaks even on the costs of a single hardware
system, operating leverage of any upfront hardware costs means that incremental clients using
the same system are expected to rapidly expand gross margin on each hardware system installed.
Clients will be able to pay for prioritized use of the system, allowing RET to grow and scale
to serve the needs of both small and large clients. The considerable projected range of RET’s
ionization systems means that clients could potentially be found within an approximately
50-mile radius as a result of naturally occurring updrafts (i.e., small-scale currents of
rising air) for each single installed system. As such, rollouts across a county could be
efficient and cost effective, particularly because installed systems will be monitored remotely.
The useful life of RET’s hardware systems is expected to be 10 to 15 years in the field,
with opportunities to replace components to extend lifetimes potentially indefinitely, which
will allow RET to serve a number of clients with just one operating system over a period
of many years. In addition, natural weather conditions may contribute to RET’s one-to-many
business model by allowing it to leverage certain geographies’ unique environmental
features to promote enhanced rainfall production in specific areas and to serve more diverse
sets of clients in various locations. Examples of these include strong wind updrafts, humidity
and optimal orographic conditions. RET believes that the one-to-many business model will
allow it to systematically adjust different ionization systems which it has installed based
on weather patterns at specific locations, which will permit it to better direct location
and timing of the AEI technology.
● Developing
and Enhancing RET’s Proprietary Position. RET is working to drive innovation in
AEI technology and seeks intellectual property protection where appropriate to enhance its
technology position.
● Expanding
RET’s Water Generation Technologies and Ancillary Services. RET plans to develop
and commercialize other rainfall and water generation ancillary services in addition to ionization
rain and snowfall generation. This includes fog mitigation using our WETA platform.
● Developing
RET’s AEI Technology Ecosystem. RET seeks to partner with leaders throughout
diverse segments to develop, demonstrate, optimize and commercialize its technology and water
generation services.
Industry
Background: Atmospheric Enhancement by Ionization
History
and Development of Core Technology
RET’s
AEI platform will capitalize on approximately 70 years of technological efforts beginning in the 1950s at one of the largest industrial
conglomerates in the United States. Ionization rainfall generation technology has been used for fog dissipation during the cold war,
as well as rainfall generation and hail reduction in a number of locales over the decades. Weather forecasting models, computing power
plus ground-based radar networks have allowed weather forecasting to improve exponentially over the past decade. Cloud condensation nuclei
and the water cycle are now broadly accepted science. Water scarcity has unfortunately reached critical levels throughout North America,
Asia, Africa and Europe. Federal and local governments, and Fortune 500 companies all recognize the urgency of action as water becomes
a social justice issue.
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Traditional
cloudseeding involves the use of chemicals dispensed from aircraft at precise moments of raincloud formation, creating potential risks
(such as environmental concerns and unintended downstream consequences, for example, small concentrations of chemical substances affecting
cloudseeding-produced precipitation). Desalination plants offer an alternative technology for increasing the supply of potable water
but such process is highly energy intensive, expensive and requires transportation from the coast to inland clients.
AEI
technology allows for lower operating costs at scale and provides a method that does not use chemicals in the rain and snowfall generation
process. Both chemical and ionic approaches have been utilized for weather modification, including rainfall generation, snowpack augmentation,
hail reduction, and cloud dispersal.
Historically,
piloted aircraft (e.g. cropping) or (recently) drones delivered chemicals into clouds at the right time in order to enhance rainfall.
However, ionized AEI technology is ground-based, capitalizing on natural updraft airflow. Based on third party trials in Oman, the operating
range of RET’s AEI equipment is expected to be considerable, as it will be reliant upon natural updrafts to carry the ions into
clouds with sufficient water vapor to condense and form rain droplets. Such third-party testing has demonstrated that the equipment’s
reliance on natural updrafts would result in it being powered by a minimal source of energy, approximately 600kWh annually based on 100
hours of operation per month, which is approximately the amount required in one year by an average household oven. Moreover, as the technology
is developed, RET intends to continue working on ways to maintain low and efficient energy usage.
Ionized
AEI technology may enhance the amount and possibility of rainfall when conditions are appropriate in the atmosphere and cloud formation
is underway in an approximately 40-mile downwind area, according to third-party testing. The third-party experiments in Oman, using ionizers
based on existing rainfall generation technology, indicate that the majority of the rainfall generation occurs within approximately 60
miles of the ground-based ionizers. This range allows for placement of the equipment to optimize for the cost of land leases, as well
as predominant wind flows.
By
installing multiple systems at appropriate ranges away from the desired impact area, RET’s approach would allow for enhanced rainfall
with high level, broad-based targeting, by synchronizing the ionization on-off with increasingly accurate weather information and forecasting.
RET is in the process of partnering with ground-based radars and satellite imaging for optimal and powerful real time weather forecasting
data access.
In
addition, RET expects that its systems will be able to be manufactured and installed in approximately four to six months, which differs
from the desalination process that generally takes several years to obtain permits and build associated energy generation. RET believes
that the expected rapid time-to-market and anticipated use of off-grid solar and wind power systems will provide an advantage in addressing
water scarcity in the coming decades.
Initial
installation would be more costly than the cloudseeding approaches and requires a small amount of semi-permanent land to operate from.
However, RET’s system would be able to operate continually up to 365 days per year, and key post-installation costs would be modest,
including electricity and monitoring. Once installed, the system is expected to use approximately 600 kwH of energy consumption per year.
Reliance on natural updrafts would limit targeting but would minimize energy use and avoid using chemicals in the rain enhancement process.
Ultimately, some of the water that condenses due to RET’s operation will come out of nearby oceans per the established “water
cycle”.
In
Oman, over a six-year randomized third-party trial from 2013 to 2018, an ionization rainfall generation system based on existing technology
generated an average of approximately 16% of additional rainfall according to results published by the National Institute for Applied
Statistics Research Australia (“NIASRA”), a third-party research organization, in the International Statistical Review. Three
years after this trial occurred, news reporters in Oman continued to report enhanced rainfall as compared to prior years when the hardware
was not operating. In addition, trials performed by third-party individuals funded by the National Key Research and Development Plan
of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China in the Wushaoling and Liupan Mountains in China also indicate that an ionization
rainfall generation system helped increase rainfall in the area by 20%. RET believes significant improvements from software, synchronization
with real-time weather, and broader placement would lead to even greater rain and snowfall generation. Furthermore, RET believes it can
create an AEI team that will be well capitalized, with the full suite of expertise required, to commercialize and scale ionization rain
and snowfall generation.
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In November 2025, RET
commenced operation of our WETA installation in Grand County, Utah, including operations intended to evaluate potential snow enhancement.
We have observed preliminary winter-season observations indicating measurable differences in localized precipitation and/or snowpack
at certain times and locations that are directionally consistent with our modeled impact area; however, these observations remain preliminary,
may vary materially by storm type and atmospheric conditions, and do not yet constitute statistically validated evidence of performance.
We expect continued operations and expanded data collection across the 2025–2026 winter season to increase the observational dataset,
evaluate enhancement magnitude under varying conditions, and improve operating strategies
Commercialization
and Scale of AEI Technology
AEI
technology has shown promise in third-party trials, and thus commercialization and scale of this technology will require a strong go-to-market
and operations infrastructure to show the market the rain enhancement capacities of these systems. The first phase of commercialization
has included leveraging RET’s management and Board to develop global sales organizational structures and methodologies, as well
as building operations, sales, marketing and customer service functions to accelerate client traction. RET also intends to create operating
momentum by achieving enhanced rainfall in the initial systems that it deploys, in order to demonstrate the viability of this technology
to the market. It is anticipated that this will enable RET to expand into existing client bases, create additional client verticals,
and drive future global expansion. The second phase of commercialization and scale of AEI technology is expected to involve investment
in additional technologies to optimize the performance of the systems. This includes investment and development of weather forecasting
models, computing power, data collection tools and ground-based radar networks, among other things, in order to improve RET’s weather
forecasting abilities. Supporting growth at scale will require manufacturing optimizations, bill of materials value engineering, and
enhancing software controls and machine learning to automate the operational and data collecting processes.
For
more details regarding the steps that RET’s management team believe are necessary to commercialize and scale ionization rain enhancement
technology, please see “ RET Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Plan
of Operations. ”
Trial
Results Based on Existing Third-Party Technology
There
is a void for institutionally supported analysis for quantifying rain and snowfall generation from AEI technology. Previous rainfall
generation trials by third parties relied on comparisons of trial results with long-term averages of rainfall on a given catchment. However,
the high variability of rainfall data has hindered conclusive demonstrations of efficacy using such techniques. Demonstrating efficacy,
however, will rely on statistical evaluation of data obtained while operating the technology under real-world scenarios.
In
the third-party trials for previously existing rainfall generation technology in Oman, the NIASRA employed statistical estimation methodology
estimating the correlation between observations of rainfall at different locations at specific time intervals to make concurrent predictions
of rainfall in a target area with both a control model and effects model to assess the ground-based ionization technology performance.
The NIASRA concluded in these third-party trials that the methodology used is well instrumented and scientifically rigorous, and that
it has the potential to increase rain and snowfall. Third-party trials in Oman have indicated a high probability of rain generation if
AEI technology is used.
In
2022, the model-based approach used in these third-party trials was noted in the Journal of Royal Statistical Society and the International
Statistical Review. The results in these third-party trials demonstrate the plausible practical effects of and plausible analysis methods
for the technology that RET intends to develop.
RET’s
Business Overview
AEI
Market Opportunity
The global water crisis
has massive economic implications. Global health organizations estimate that water scarcity in some regions could impact GDP by up to
6% with $260 billion lost globally each year due to lack of basic water and sanitation. In a December 2025 Insight Report by the World
Economic Forum current global investment in water infrastructure was stated to be approximately €326 billion (approximately $377
billion as of March 20, 2026), with an estimated cumulative amount of €11.4 trillion (approximately $13.2 trillion as of March 20,
2026) through 2040 needed “… to deliver equitable, resilient, sustainable and technologically advanced drinking water and
sanitation systems for all [people]…” RET’s economic impact is intertwined with the number of people it can help get
access to water they would have otherwise not received, allowing it to capture a significant portion of the impending water spend.
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Unlike
with the price of fossil fuel commodities, where governments can step in to shield consumers from volatility, water cannot easily be
manufactured at large scale. For instance, due to droughts there are cities in California’s Central Valley whose access to water
is severely limited, with populations relying upon emergency bottled water handouts to survive. Water tables continue to decline across
the West, South and Southwest of the United States to near-emergency levels, and the price of water has climbed.
RET
believes its ionization technology can be used to influence fog dissipation and is actively researching whether its technology can remove
harmful airborne pollution from the atmosphere. If successful, these advances would open up additional markets such as airports, railways,
and highway systems.
RET’s
WETA platform is expected to create large new markets due to its low energy consumption, ease of operation, and large area impact. With
a low entry price for access, demand from all client segments is anticipated to grow strongly, indicated by both initial client data
points as well as the past decade of trials in Oman. RET’s planned technological approach of ground-based ionization stations is
expected to allow it to implement a one-to-many community-centric business model, as described above under “RET’s Strategy.”
Numerous clients can be sold services off of the same hardware platform. RET intends to create new markets to commercialize and scale
ionization rain and snowfall generation by bringing down the cost of its technology, reducing friction to access, and continually improving
its technology and capabilities.
RET
seeks to develop commercial applications for rainfall enhancement technologies. RET has begun its sales focus in the United States with
the intent to expand globally and take advantage of new opportunities that may present themselves in any region. By setting up its AEI
systems in areas with many constituent potential clients, it expects to be able to sell up to a dozen segments of user benefits from
the same hardware array. Small improvements in annual rainfall make significant differences to industries such as insurance, agriculture
and resorts.
RET
recognizes that increasing the water table, potable water reserves, and greening urban and suburban areas are another way to attract
clients, while making a positive operating contribution with as few as one client per site. RET is targeting commercial clients in each
operating area, and adding potential governmental and philanthropic clients as the business develops.
RET’s
Business Model
RET’s
strategy consists primarily of a focus on ground-based ionization stations to implement a one-to-many community-centric business model,
as described above under “RET’s Strategy”.
For
its initial enhanced rainfall business, RET has invested and plans to invest further in the development and improvement of ground-based
ionization stations, hardware platforms and technologies to enable enhanced rainfall. Leveraging its extensive design, simulation and
prototyping capability, it intends to set up its AEI systems in areas with many constituent potential clients, allowing it to sell its
technology to numerous segments of users who will all benefit from the same hardware array. Small increases in annual rainfall make significant
differences to industries such as insurance, agriculture and resorts, and RET aims to partner with leaders throughout these diverse client
segments to develop, demonstrate, optimize, commercialize and license its technologies.
To
increase the likelihood that its technologies are adopted, RET is leading with the development of its technology and will subsequently
determine reasonable royalties. Successful negotiation of these royalties is generally dependent on:
● Explaining
the benefits of RET’s services, including any size, power and performance benefits;
● Explaining
the value proposition over existing or alternative technologies;
● Demonstrating
its technology in pilot projects;
● Explaining
the manufacturability of the technologies;
● Countering
bias against externally developed solutions; and
● Providing
technical and market data supporting our products.
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AEI
technology integrates several advanced engineering and scientific disciplines, and the resulting products are of interest in a broad
variety of application domains. As such, RET continues its ongoing development of strong technical and business relationships with both
current and prospective clients across diverse industries. Those client relationships provide not only a source of ongoing and growing
revenue but also insights into industry trends that will help RET build desirable products. For instance, RET plans to pioneer new technologies
for image processing and object recognition, while staying apprised of potentially relevant technical advances from elsewhere.
RET’s business
model will allow for affordable installation and manufacturing costs. We expect these initial administrative, setup and manufacturing
costs to include, among other expenses: power systems, control systems, all the fiber-reinforced plastic and steel work, shipping and
inspections. This entry level installation price point will allow clients to be “laddered up” with a “land and expand”
sales strategy, which will also involve continued involvement with RET as it expects to be the sole operator for its rain and snowfall
generation services.
RET
intends to develop and improve software and machine learning control systems to provide more specific area targeting, as well as more
precise operating timing. We believe that RET’s prospective partnerships for proprietary radar and weather data will give it client
segmentation and pricing opportunities. Wherever possible RET will endeavor to strike multi-year WaaS (“water as a service”)-like
client contracts.
Commercialization
of Water Technology
RET
has pulled together ingredients to commercialize and scale ionization rain and snowfall generation. RET also intends to acquire and license
adjacent technologies that expand its solutions offering to clients. Its management has experience scaling businesses over the prior
decades. R&D leadership and technology is important; however, the RET team knows that operations, sales, marketing, and client service
are equally vital to drive product-market fit at scale.
RET’s
management team has experience scaling technology-driven businesses and recognizes that successful commercialization requires more than
research and development. Accordingly, we are focused on building operational, sales, and customer engagement capabilities alongside
continued technology development.
To
support these efforts, RET has recruited and retained consultants and advisors with expertise in meteorology, atmospheric science, engineering,
and business development. These individuals provide guidance and support on research, operational deployment, field implementation, marketing,
sales, and commercialization strategy as we advance our rain and snowfall enhancement platform. RET also maintains industry relationships
intended to support business development and partnership opportunities as it expands engagement with governmental, agricultural, and
commercial clients.
RET
recognizes that long-term success is about client satisfaction and delivering solution efficacy and reliability. Manufacturing optimization,
build-of-material value engineering, and the generation of software controls and machine learning are all expected to play vital roles
in driving sustained and profitable growth. RET is also negotiating partnerships with global manufacturing and supply-chain firms to
ensure the smooth rollout of its AEI systems worldwide.
As
part of its commercial strategy, RET has deployed two AEI systems in the United States and continues to monitor operational performance
and collect meteorological data from these installations. We expect that insights gained from these early deployments will support further
refinement of our technology and inform future commercial opportunities. RET continues to evaluate potential collaborations with property
owners, including resorts and other large landholders worldwide, where improved water availability may provide operational and environmental
benefits.
Manufacturing
During
2025, RET manufactured ten additional WETA systems, bringing the total number of systems manufactured to twelve. As of December 31, 2025,
two systems had been installed and placed into service in the United States, and seven additional systems had been completed and were
being stored pending deployment. The remaining three systems were completed and delivered to the United States in March 2026. Additionally,
three systems are currently under construction.
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RET’s
apparatus design is optimized to be modular, resulting in a high level of consistency and predictability with each build. The weight
is under 2,500 kilograms (5,600 pounds) per system when packaged into shipping crates. Each system consists of 10 crates to facilitate
transportation into remote areas. Installation can be completed completely manually using labor only if necessary, but has been shown
to be more quickly executed using skid steer loaders and small excavators. Cranes and similar equipment are not required.
The
power necessary to operate the system is generated by off-grid solar with the option of backup generators. A 3600W solar array provides
sufficient energy feed into the batteries for most sites.
Establishment
of a WETA system can be completed in under four days of the equipment being available at the site. This includes putting the system into
operation via remote telemetry or local automatic modes.
The
systems are pre-assembled by RET prior to packaging for shipping to customers to ensure all components fit, meet quality assurance requirements
and form a complete “ready-to-install” system in kit format.
RET
sources the materials required to operate its products and intends to maintain a small inventory in its own leased warehouse, with current
systems being stored in a shared facility.
RET
works with clients and their general contractor partners for installation plans for each device to suit the final selected site.
Clients
RET’s
business model is based on a unique one-to-many community centric business model. Initially, we have focused primarily on geographic
areas in North America and Western Europe, before further global expansion. The various client segments where RET intends to sell to
include, among others:
1. Large
landowners, including scaled agriculture, wineries, ranches, farmland, golf courses and resorts;
2. Energy
and transportation companies, including hydroelectric, nuclear power, and river cargo;
3. Entities
actively managing and or building water sources (i.e., farmers, ranchers managing active
dams or adding more dams);
4. Oil
and gas industry (due to massive water needs of up to 9.7 million gallons of water for a
single well);
5. Insurance
and reinsurance companies (i.e., fire prevention);
6. Decarbonization
initiatives of major corporations and philanthropists, including substantial ESG impacts
from growing flora and greening;
7. Supranational
governmental organizations headquartered in the US and EU;
8. Water
agencies, energy operators, and authorities in city, county, state, and federal governments;
9. Airports,
port authorities, canals, railways, highway systems and other organizations impacted by fog;
and
10. Companies
focused on creating drinkable water from sustainable sources of water (i.e., rain-bottled
RET companies).
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Large
landowners have the benefit of controlling the land for AEI equipment deployment and its measurement using automated rain gauges, as
well as benefitting from the entire rain and snowfall generation. Large landowners who are willing to provide positive externalities
to land adjacent to them are anticipated as early adopters of RET’s services.
We
think energy and transportation companies will also benefit in a very binary manner from enhanced rainfall, as they often cannot operate
without sufficient water levels. RET’s business plan contemplates that these companies will be willing to pay an annual sum to
subscribe to and utilize RET’s services to maximize their operational capacities.
In
another segment, we plan to enter into arrangements (which currently do not exist) that will allow insurance premiums to be reduced for
homeowners in regions taking active measures to enhance rainfall. The added benefit to such homeowners comes in the form of decarbonization
contribution, habitat expansion and greening.
Governments
are a typically slower sales cycle, however at all levels are capable of including an annual allowance for rain and snowfall generation,
which we expect would be a longstanding budget item once adopted.
Supranational
organizations such as the World Bank and IFC have the ability to commit to sizable programs for improving water reserves, the water table
and potable water (although there can be no assurances that they will do so). Both developed and emerging markets are in need of RET’s
technology and we anticipate significant traction in this category.
Sales
and Marketing
RET’s
sales activities focus primarily on rain and snow enhancement services to public clients and commercial markets, as well as water conservation
consulting and solutions. Over time, RET expects to expand its offerings to additional atmospheric and water-related technologies, such
as fog mitigation, smog and air pollution, and other water generation or water management solutions, where complementary technologies
may enhance RET’s ability to address water scarcity challenges. RET’s target client segments include governmental entities,
large landowners, infrastructure operators, and commercial enterprises seeking to improve water availability or mitigate weather-related
impacts. Product marketing focuses on identifying the clients’ needs and product requirements and supports the development of all
of its technologies throughout the development cycle, including preparing materials and technical information to assist with adoption
of the technologies across its target markets.
Principal
Factors Affecting Barriers to Entry & Competitive Landscape
Barriers
to Entry
There
are a number of barriers to entry in the AEI industry, including, among others: (a) key technical personnel, (b) scientific expertise
to drive development and improvements of technology (including software and machine learning automation), (c) client relationships/contracts,
(d) manufacturing and supply chain efficiencies, (e) key sales & marketing personnel, and (f) brand awareness. Another barrier to
entry involves market expansion, specifically with respect to expanding our services from initial trials into clients including, among
others, commercial clients, land developers and the agricultural sector.
Competitive
Position
The
operating competitive landscape has minimal to no brand awareness amongst clients and is comprised of primarily players in the following
categories: (i) mature industrial/chemicals/wastewater, (ii) cloudseeding startups, (iii) adjacent water startups, and (iv) existing
governmental operations. As with every vibrant pioneering technology ecosystem, several startups in the water technology sector have
ceased operating over the years, however we also expect to see other competing technologies emerge.
The
capital raised from the Business Combination has provided RET with some of the funding necessary to drive growth both organically and
inorganically. We plan to acquire and/or license adjacent technologies and add them to the product portfolio of RET. We intend to implement
best practices for structuring compensation to help retain all key technical and client-facing talent.
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We
anticipate that being the first publicly traded rain and snowfall generation firm can facilitate growth in client momentum, due to the
enhanced visibility and higher caliber of employees RET can attract with liquid equity instruments. RET expects that having an acquisition
currency will also allow it to outcompete private competitor companies in terms of inorganic growth opportunities.
Holdco’s
listing on Nasdaq is a considerable advantage over smaller private companies in the water technology sphere. RET also aims to retain
the advantages of a nimbler startup over long-established industrial players. Moving quickly to capitalize on innovations and unlock
new client demand is expected to be a hallmark of RET’s approach given its team’s track record.
RET
has begun operations with a clear eye on value engineering, manufacturing scale and optimizations, as well as a world class software
and machine learning team. RET is currently developing a near-shore supply chain to minimize lead time and shorten turnaround times for
new innovation.
While
the current iteration of the AEI systems that RET initially plans to install will not require additional R&D, as they have been proven
to work in third-party trials, RET intends to invest in significant research and development in order to commercialize and scale the
technology. In particular, the current systems require local support personnel to operate the devices, and require manual reading of
rain gauges and manual analysis of the statistics derived from the weather data. Accordingly, in order to scale and commercialize the
business, RET plans to engage in R&D to automate these functions, as well as to develop and adopt new ways of delivering the ionization
aerosols from the systems to allow the technology to be deployed in the widest possible field conditions. For more information on the
steps, technological developments and improvements that RET will need to make to the rain enhancement technology in order to bring advancements
to the systems to market, please see “ RET Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ”,
in particular the sub-headers “- Investment in Research and Development (R&D), Innovation and Technology ”,
“- Development and Enhancement of Proprietary Technology ”, and “- Plan of Operations ”.
Integrating
the latest weather forecast techniques and data, along with automated control systems and water gauge measurements will enable continual
improvement of any existing generation of hardware in the field. We are currently engaged in trials that include charges for the services
provided.
RET’s
business model will be focused on achieving long-term client lock-in through SaaS-like, multi-annual contracts.
Moreover,
there are several approaches to rain and snowfall generation besides RET’s approach. There are companies developing and commercializing
chemical-based cloudseeding technologies. These companies utilize traditional cloudseeding technology, which involves the use of chemicals
such as silver iodide, potassium iodide and dry ice that are dispensed from aircrafts at precise moments of raincloud formation creating
potential risks and unintended consequences. Compared to the traditional chemical cloudseeding approach, RET’s atmospheric enhancement
by ionization approach does not use chemicals in the rain enhancement process. Moreover, we think that RET’s AEI technologies could
enjoy lower operating costs than traditional chemical cloudseeding. Lastly, the difference between RET and these companies lies in the
expertise in operations and leading team of water entrepreneurs that provides RET with a competitive advantage.
Sources
and Uses of Liquidity Following the Business Combination
As described in more
detail in the Company’s Annual Report for fiscal year 2024, the Business Combination between Holdco, RET, Coliseum, and Merger
Sub closed on December 31, 2024. During 2025, the Company funded its operations primarily through proceeds received from the PIPE subscriptions,
which were fully collected in February 2025, and borrowings under the related-party loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”)
from an affiliate of the Company’s Chairman, as described below.
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On December 30, 2024, the Company entered into
the Loan Agreement with RHY pursuant to which RHY agreed to provide the Company with a line of credit of up to $7.0 million. In connection
with the Loan Agreement, approximately $3.1 million of prior loans and advances owed to Mr. You and his affiliates were rolled over into
the Loan Agreement and are treated as loans outstanding thereunder. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $9.1 million
outstanding under the Loan Agreement, consisting of approximately $3.1 million related to rollover amounts assumed in connection with
the Business Combination and approximately $6.0 million of additional borrowings made during 2025. On March 11, 2026, the compensation
committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of our board of directors (the “Board”), and our Board, approved repayment
of the amounts due under the Loan Agreement of up to 30% of any amount received by the Company from any potential future capital raise
net of any underwriting, legal, and accounting fees and related costs. On March 24, 2026, the Audit Committee and the Board approved
an increase in the amount that could be borrowed under the Loan Agreement from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. The Company and RHY entered
into an amendment to the Loan Agreement reflecting such increase, effective as of March 31, 2026. The Company may seek additional sources
of capital, but there can be no assurance that additional financing will be available to the Company on favorable terms or at all. See
“ Risk Factors – the Company will need additional capital to pursue its business objectives and respond to business opportunities,
challenges or unforeseen circumstances, and it cannot be sure that additional financing will be available .”
Proceeds
received from the Business Combination, PIPE financing, and borrowings under the Loan Agreement have been used primarily to support RET’s
operations and the continued development and commercialization of its AEI platform. These uses include operational staffing, system manufacturing
and deployment, research and development activities, and general corporate expenses.
RET
expects that its current liquidity, together with available borrowings under the Loan Agreement and potential additional financing, will
be used to support ongoing operations and commercialization activities. However, RET may require additional capital to execute its business
plan and respond to future opportunities or unforeseen circumstances.
For
more information, see “ RET Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Plan
of Operations - Summary of Milestones and Material Cash Requirements .”
Government
and Other Regulations
RET
expects its technology will be subject to certain environmental and governmental regulations. Certain jurisdictions have codified regulations
around cloudseeding that may subject RET’s rain and snowfall generation platforms to certain licensing and permitting requirements.
For instance, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation regulates the use of cloudseeding through a licensing and permitting procedure
codified in the Texas Weather Modification Act. In addition, RET has successfully completed the permit approval process to use its AEI
technology platform in Colorado and Utah. Furthermore, the use of certain materials for seeding purposes will likely be subject to governmental
and other regulations. For more information, see “ Risk Factors - Risks Relating to Regulatory and Legal Matters”.
Research
& Development
RET’s
research and development groups will work closely with its sales and marketing groups, as well as its clients and partners, to bring
its products to market in a timely, high-quality and cost-efficient manner.
RET
has a roadmap of technological developments and improvements it plans to undertake, including optimizing the electrical and mechanical
components to maximize the number of ions produced, improving the design for cost, installation, and attaining the maximum number of
ions aloft and directionally into the cloud layer. RET also intends to develop and improve software and machine learning control systems
to provide more specific area targeting, as well as more precise operating timing. We are developing a roadmap of software features to
optimize power consumption, improve serviceability and reduce site visits, as well as to integrate with third party weather-data sources.
In
its atmospheric enhancement by ionization business, RET will invest in world-class R&D supported by strong relationships. RET aims
to offer advantages in generation rainfall technology, providing distinctive features, low-energy technology, ease of operation and large
area impact to its clients. RET further intends to license and act as a channel partner in additional water generation technologies.
RET intends to license these technologies and introduce them to its already established clients and prospective clients. In addition,
RET is seeking to partner with organizations impacted by fog to further pilot and document effects of WETA ionization on radiation fog
as a tool for improving visibility and reducing the impacts of fog on commercial and transportation activities.
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Intellectual
Property
RET
is focused on building a strong scientific roadmap to underpin an analytical understanding with meaningful predictive power of its AEI
platform. The principles have been observed for many decades, however RET expects it will be the first company to fully control the plasma
and fluid dynamics underpinning rain and snowfall generation. RET has also obtained a worldwide, perpetual, exclusive license under certain
patents from Dr. Theodore Anderson, a distinguished plasma physicist and author of Plasma Antennas . These patents relate
to plasma antenna technology and are not central to the Company’s rainfall enhancement platform. RET intends to continue evaluating
opportunities to expand and strengthen its IP portfolio in areas relevant to its technology and operations.
RET
intends to evaluate intellectual property portfolios for purchase in the fields of water generation technology, scientific validation
and causal inference. Its evaluation criteria for patent acquisitions will include, for example: the sales and profitability of the relevant
products, its view of the prospects of the market for the relevant products, size of the portfolio, legal criteria and its assessment
of the likelihood of obtaining negotiated licenses.
RET
has the experience to drive continued innovation and protect its inventions via a patent strategy that will create defensibility around
fundamental, proprietary technologies, business processes and methodology. RET will aim to build its patent portfolio in the United States
with cross filings in the European Union. Both a defensive and offensive approach will be incorporated to its investment in this arena.
RET
intends to protect its future intellectual property rights via a combination of patent, trademark, and trade secret laws in the United
States and other jurisdictions, as well as with contractual protections, to establish, maintain and enforce rights in its proprietary
technologies.
In
addition, RET intends to protect its future intellectual property rights through non-disclosure and invention assignment agreements with
its employees and consultants and through non-disclosure agreements with business partners and other third parties.
Employees
and Human Capital Resources
RET’s
employees will be critical to its success. RET is proud of its world-class team and seeks to hire employees dedicated to its focus on
developing and commercializing the best AEI technology.
RET’s
full-time employees are expected to be primarily working remotely. RET has engaged a number of consultants and contractors to supplement
its permanent workforce. As of the filing date of this Annual Report, RET has nineteen independent contractors and five full-time employees,
including the Chief Executive Officer. It has retained a Chief Financial Officer as a consultant on an interim basis. RET has retained
Scott Morris as its senior technology advisor, and plans to retain additional employees with sales, operations or climate expertise.
Mr. Morris is retained both as an employee under an offer letter dated July 26, 2025 and through a consulting agreement with his company
Radium Control Solutions Pty Ltd dated July 16, 2025, as amended. RET’s employees are engaged in research and development, business
development, sales and delivery of its products and services.
To
date, RET has not experienced any work stoppages and maintains good working relationships with its personnel. None of RET’s employees
are subject to a collective bargaining agreement or are represented by a labor union at this time.
Properties
RET’s
principal executive office and its corporate headquarters is located in Naples, Florida. In order to accommodate anticipated growth and
to recruit and retain top talent, RET anticipates seeking additional facilities in various locations. RET anticipates it will be able
to obtain additional space as needed under commercially reasonable terms.
Corporate
Structure
As
described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2024, a Business Combination was consummated via a multiple-merger
structure (also known as “double dummy”), consisting of the SPAC Merger and the Company Merger. Under this structure, upon
the consummation of the Business Combination, Holdco became the public company listed on Nasdaq and each of RET (as the surviving entity
of the Company Merger) and Merger Sub 1 (as the surviving company of the SPAC Merger) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Holdco. Accordingly,
the business of developing, improving, and commercializing AEI technology will continue to be conducted by RET as a subsidiary of Holdco.
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Under
the Holdco A&R Articles, Holdco may engage in any and all lawful business for which a business corporation may engage in under the
MBCA. In the future, Holdco may acquire additional businesses or assets which may or may not be complementary to the RET business. If
Holdco acquires a business or assets that are not complementary to the RET business, such business or assets may not be able to leverage
our existing infrastructure or operational experience, which may increase the costs and risk associated with such acquisitions, and we
may determine in connection with such acquisition or afterward to separate the ownership of such business or assets from that of RET
through a spin-off, split off or otherwise of RET or of such business or assets. See the section entitled “ Risk Factors - Holdco
may invest in or acquire other businesses in the future, which may or may not be complementary to the RET business. Investing in or acquiring
other businesses will require the devotion of a significant amount of time and resources, may not be successful, and could negatively
impact Holdco’s results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. ”
Legal
Proceedings
There
is no material litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding currently pending against us or any members of our management team.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
You
should carefully consider the following risk factors in addition to the other information included in this Annual Report, including matters
addressed in the section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factor Summary.” We
may face additional risks and uncertainties that are not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, which may also
impair our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with
our consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Risks
Relating to RET’s Status as an Emerging Company
RET
has a limited operating history and has generated limited revenues to date, which makes it difficult to forecast its future results of
operations.
As
a result of RET’s limited operating history, its ability to accurately forecast the future results of operations is limited and
subject to a number of uncertainties, including RET’s ability to plan for and model future growth. RET’s ability to generate
revenues will largely be dependent on its ability to develop and improve AEI technology, and market and sell its services and products.
RET’s business model is in the early stages of development, and its technical roadmap may not be realized as quickly as hoped,
or even at all. The development of RET’s business model will likely require the incurrence of significant costs, while RET’s
revenues will be impacted by technological, go-to-market, and operational advancements which may not occur on the currently anticipated
timetable or at all. Further, in future periods, RET’s growth could slow or decline for a number of reasons, including but not
limited to slow market acceptance, increased competition, competing technology, inability to develop, improve or effectively scale up
RET’s technology, a decrease in the growth of the overall market, government regulation, or RET’s failure, for any reason,
to continue to take advantage of growth opportunities.
RET
will also encounter risks and uncertainties frequently experienced by growing companies in rapidly changing industries. If RET’s
assumptions regarding these risks and uncertainties and its future growth are incorrect or change, or if RET does not address these risks
successfully, RET’s operating and financial results could differ materially from its expectations, and its business could suffer.
RET’s success as a business ultimately relies upon continued research, development, and commercialization efforts over the coming
years. There is no certainty these development milestones will be achieved as quickly as hoped, or even at all.
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RET
expects to incur significant expenses and losses for the foreseeable future.
RET
believes that it will incur operating and net losses until it is able to grow its one-to-many business model at scale, deliver a robust,
sustainable pipeline of clients and acquire long-term, multi-annual contracts. Among other things, RET will incur ongoing expenses in
connection with the design, development and manufacturing of its technology, conduct and expansion of its research and development activities,
increases in its sales and marketing activities, development of its distribution infrastructure, and increases in its general and administrative
functions to support its growing operations.
RET
may find that these efforts are more expensive than it currently anticipates or that these efforts may not result in revenues, which
would further increase RET’s losses. If RET is unable to achieve and/or sustain profitability, or if RET is unable to achieve the
growth that it expects, it could have a material effect on RET’s business, financial condition or results of operations. RET’s
business model is unproven and may never allow it to cover its costs.
RET’s
estimates of market opportunity and growth forecasts may prove to be inaccurate.
Market
opportunity estimates and growth forecasts, including those RET has generated itself, are subject to significant uncertainty and are
based on assumptions and estimates that may not prove to be accurate. RET’s business plan assumes a strong sales pipeline of actionable
client targets that can be converted to revenue-generating clients. However, RET currently has limited commercial engagements and is
in the early stages of deploying pilot projects and evaluation programs with certain public and research stakeholders, and the variables
that go into the calculation of RET’s client acquisition forecasts are subject to change over time. There is no guarantee that
any particular number or percentage of clients or companies covered by its estimates will purchase its products at all or generate any
particular level of revenue for RET. Any growth of RET’s business depends on a number of factors, including the cost, performance,
and perceived value associated with its technology.
RET’s
success will also depend upon its ability to expand, scale its operations, and increase its sales capability. RET’s business model
allows for affordable installation and manufacturing costs, expected to initially be approximately $280,000 per system, which price point
will allow clients to be “laddered up” with a “land and expand” sales strategy, which will also involve continued
involvement with RET as it expects to be the sole operator for its rain and snowfall generation services. The all-in cost per system
is expected to be approximately $425,000, which includes labor, a meteorologist, installation and manufacturing costs. However, RET is
currently deploying and evaluating its systems through pilot projects and collaborative programs designed to measure potential rainfall
enhancement and other atmospheric effects, but has not implemented such strategy with any revenue-generating clients as of the date of
this Annual Report, and cannot assure you that it will be successful. Further, unforeseen issues associated with scaling up the technology
at commercially viable levels could negatively impact RET’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
RET’s
growth is dependent upon its ability to successfully support and service its clients.
Because
RET’s platform is expected to be unique in certain respects, its future clients will require support and service functions, some
of which are not currently available, and may never be available. If RET is unable to attract and retain the service and support staff
needed in its client locations, it may not be able to successfully launch pilot projects or support and maintain the installation and
operation of projects that have been sold. If RET experiences delays in adding such support capacity or servicing its future clients
efficiently, or experiences unforeseen issues with the reliability of its platform, it could overburden RET’s servicing and support
capabilities. Similarly, increasing the number of RET products and services would require it to rapidly increase the availability of
these services. Failure to adequately support and service its future clients may inhibit RET’s growth and ability to expand.
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RET
may not manage growth effectively.
RET’s
failure to manage growth effectively could harm its business, results of operations and financial condition. RET anticipates that a period
of significant expansion will be required to address potential growth. This expansion will place a significant strain on RET’s
management, operational and financial resources. Expansion will require significant cash investments and management resources and there
is no guarantee that they will generate additional sales of RET’s products or services, or that RET will be able to avoid cost
overruns or be able to hire additional personnel to support them. In addition, RET will also need to ensure its compliance with regulatory
requirements in various jurisdictions applicable to the sale, installation and servicing of its products. To manage the growth of its
operations and personnel, RET must establish appropriate and scalable operational and financial systems, procedures and controls and
establish and maintain a qualified finance, administrative and operations staff. RET may be unable to acquire the necessary capabilities
and personnel required to manage growth or to identify, manage and exploit potential strategic relationships and market opportunities.
RET
will need additional capital to pursue its business objectives and respond to business opportunities, challenges or unforeseen circumstances,
and it cannot be sure that additional financing will be available.
RET
will need additional capital to pursue its business objectives. RET’s business and its future plans for expansion are capital-intensive
and the specific timing of cash inflows and outflows may fluctuate substantially from period to period.
As
of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $214,000 in cash. Additionally, the Company has a $7 million line of credit from
an affiliate of Harry You, of which approximately $6.0 million has been borrowed as of December 31, 2025. The Company has adjusted certain
operational and production activities in order to align with the available funding and intends to seek additional sources of capital
to support its operational and commercialization activities. RET’s management continues to invest in research and development activities
to enhance the performance and application of its AEI systems, including ongoing testing and development related to rain and snowfall
generation, fog dispersion and other atmospheric applications. During 2025, the Company also manufactured and deployed additional
systems and incurred costs associated with system production, installation, monitoring and operational support. RET’s business
and its future plans for expansion are capital-intensive and the specific timing of cash inflows and outflows may fluctuate substantially
from period to period. However, we cannot assure you we will be able to obtain additional capital for our future business plan.
RET’s
operating plan may change because of factors currently unknown, and RET may need to seek additional funds sooner than planned, through
public or private equity or debt financings or other sources, such as strategic collaborations. Such financings may result in dilution
to stockholders, issuance of securities with priority as to liquidation and dividend and other rights more favorable than common stock,
imposition of debt covenants and repayment obligations or other restrictions that may adversely affect its business. In addition, RET
may seek additional capital due to favorable market conditions or strategic considerations even if it believes that it has sufficient
funds for current or future operating plans. There can be no assurance that financing will be available to RET on favorable terms, or
at all. The inability to obtain financing when needed may make it more difficult for RET to operate its business or implement its growth
plans.
Risks
Relating to RET’s Business and Industry
There
are many risks and uncertainties that may affect RET’s operations, performance, development and results. Many of these risks are
beyond RET’s control. The following is a description of the important risk factors that may affect RET’s business and industry.
If any of these risks were to actually occur, RET’s business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially
adversely affected. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to RET or that RET currently considers to be immaterial may
also materially adversely affect its business, financial condition or results of operations.
We
have a history of operating losses, limited cash resources and substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We
are an early-stage company with a limited operating history and have not yet generated significant revenue from operations. As of December
31, 2025, we had approximately $214,000 in cash and a working capital deficit of approximately $13.0 million. We expect to continue to
incur operating losses as we continue developing, deploying and evaluating our AEI technology.
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Our
ability to continue as a going concern depends on our ability to obtain additional financing, generate revenue and manage operating expenses.
We have historically relied on related-party financing arrangements, including borrowings under our line of credit, and we have used
a substantial portion of the available capacity under such arrangements. There can be no assurance that additional funding will be available
on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to obtain additional financing or generate sufficient revenue, we may be required to
delay, reduce or discontinue certain operations, manufacturing activities installations or development activities, which could materially
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We have identified material weaknesses in our
internal control over financial reporting. Such material weaknesses could continue to adversely affect our ability to report our results
of operations and financial condition accurately and in a timely manner, could result in the loss of investor confidence, listing deficiencies
or delisting from Nasdaq and litigation and adversely affect the trading of our securities.
Our management is responsible for establishing and
maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our management is likewise
required, on a quarterly basis, to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and to disclose any changes and material weaknesses
identified through such evaluation in those internal controls. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,
in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual
or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
This Annual Report includes a restatement of our
previously issued unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in our (i) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2025, and (ii) Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2025. As described elsewhere
in this Annual Report, the Company should have recorded the premium financing agreement in connection with its insurance policy as a
liability, with an offset to prepaid expenses, upon its execution in January 2025. The error was identified as part of the preparation
of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025. As a result, our management has concluded
that a material weakness existed in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, and that the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of December 31, 2025. See “Item 9A—Controls and Procedures”
within this Annual Report for a description of these matters.
The Company intends to take steps to remediate this
material weakness, including enhancing its internal controls over the accounting and review of recurring transactions, including insurance
premium financing arrangements. Specifically, the Company plans to improve its accounting policies and implement a review control as
part of the period-end close process to ensure such transactions are appropriately identified, evaluated, and recorded in accordance
with U.S. GAAP. While the Company is committed to remediation, there can be no assurance that these measures will be sufficient. For
a discussion of management’s consideration of the material weakness identified related to the accounting for financed insurance
premiums, see “Note 2—Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements” to the accompanying consolidated
financial statements, as well as “Item 9A—Controls and Procedures” included in this Annual Report.
We previously identified a material weakness in our
internal control over financial reporting as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, regarding the calculation of deferred tax assets
and disclosure of income taxes in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Classification
(“ASC”) Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” This misstatement led to a change in accounting for the correction of the
error in calculating the gross deferred tax asset and the offsetting valuation allowance, as well as the omission of certain income tax
disclosures. However, it did not impact RET’s liquidity, cash flows, or operating costs during the period covered by RET’s
audited consolidated financial statements. During 2024 and 2025, management implemented remediation measures designed to address this
material weakness, including enhancing internal review procedures and engaging external specialists to assist with the preparation and
review of the income tax provision and related disclosures. Based on these actions and management’s evaluation of the related controls,
management concluded that such material weakness was remediated as of December 31, 2025.
We cannot assure you that we won’t identify
further material weaknesses or control deficiencies in the future. Our current and potential future material weaknesses may cause us
to be unable to report our financial results accurately and on a timely basis, which could cause our reported financial results to be
materially misstated and result in the loss of investor confidence and cause the market price of our Class A common stock to decline.
Failure to implement and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting could also subject the Company to potential delisting
from Nasdaq or any other stock exchange on which our stock is listed or to other regulatory investigations and civil or criminal sanctions.
We also face potential for litigation or other disputes
which may include, among others, claims invoking the federal and state securities laws, contractual claims or other claims arising from
the restatement and material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements.
As of the date of this Annual Report, we have no knowledge of any such litigation or dispute. However, we can provide no assurance that
such litigation or dispute will not arise in the future. Any such litigation or dispute, whether successful or not, could have a material
adverse effect on our business and results of operations and financial condition.
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RET
can provide no assurance of the effectiveness and success of AEI technology in increasing precipitation.
Commercial
applications of AEI technology are still at the early stages of development, and further development and testing will be required to
determine its technical feasibility and commercial viability across different atmospheric conditions and geographies. While RET has conducted
pilot deployments and has publicly reported preliminary observations and early indications from certain field installations, these observations
are not conclusive and may not be predictive of future performance. The scientific community continues to evaluate the effectiveness
of various weather modification approaches, and attributing changes in precipitation to any intervention is complex due to the variability
of weather systems, measurement limitations, and the need for statistically rigorous study designs. Accordingly, there can be no assurance
that AEI technologies, including RET’s platform, will produce statistically significant, repeatable, or commercially viable results.
RET’s
success will depend on its ability to prove and demonstrate, to potential clients and the broader community, scientific and technological
advances and to translate such advances into commercially competitive products. Failure can occur at any stage of rain and snowfall generation
development, deployment, measurement, or commercialization. As RET expands its pilot programs and data collection efforts, results may
vary by location, season, and weather pattern, and the data and results generated may not be as compelling as earlier results in previous
trials done by third parties.
In
light of the developing and evolving technology involved and the other factors described elsewhere in this Annual Report, there can be
no assurance that RET will be able to successfully complete the development, commercialization or marketing of any new technology or
products which could materially harm its business, results of operations and prospects.
RET’s
AEI technology is still being evaluated through pilot deployments and ongoing testing, and we face challenges in demonstrating consistent
and repeatable rain and snowfall generation. If RET cannot successfully overcome those barriers, its business will be negatively impacted
and could fail.
Rain
and snowfall generation is a difficult undertaking. There are significant engineering, technology, operational and climatological challenges
that RET must overcome to deliver consistent results with its platform. RET remains in an early stage of commercial deployment and faces
significant challenges in further developing and scaling its rain and snowfall generation platform and in producing the necessary technology
and machines in commercial volumes. While RET has installed and deployed several systems and has reported preliminary observations from
certain field deployments, these results remain subject to further validation and may not be repeatable across different atmospheric
conditions or geographies. The effectiveness of rain and snowfall generation technologies can vary significantly depending on atmospheric
conditions, geographic factors and other variables that may be beyond the Company’s control.
Some
of the development challenges that could prevent the successful commercialization of RET’s technology include, but are not limited
to, failure to: find scalable ways to secure real estate to set up and operate trials, secure commercial client engagements, hire key
team members with relevant water expertise, address any and all permitting requirements, establish prototyping scalability and bespoke
supply chains, find adequate construction partners, and grow, create and train a productive sales force. Additionally, RET may fail to
achieve a high degree of repeat success in rain and snowfall generation, which could lead to a failure to ensure client retention or
to generate sustainable commercial demand for its technology. RET may also fail to realize the potential of AEI technology or other weather
modification applications that it seeks to develop.
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RET
has not demonstrated it can market and sell its AEI technology and faces market barriers to entry that it may not be able to overcome.
RET’s
rain enhancement ionization technology is not widely adopted or accepted in the market. RET may face difficulties overcoming skepticism
about its ability to create rain, or creating too much rain, or taking rain away from areas where it could naturally fall. RET may need
to educate the market to develop a broader understanding and acceptance of the science underlying the technology, as well as convince
clients that the benefits justify the investment and costs of implementing its technology. RET faces further challenges to streamline
its go-to-market strategy, integrate its technology with other products and services, build its brand and engender loyalty while improving
the core technology offering.
RET
may not be able to manufacture its technology at the pace, scale and volume needed to generate and meet market demand.
RET
will need to develop the manufacturing process necessary to make AEI technology at scale. While RET has manufactured and deployed systems
and currently maintains its inventory of certain components and systems, the Company must continue to refine and expand its manufacturing
capabilities to support large scale deployments and future demands. In the future, RET may evaluate or explore additional manufacturing
approaches, including expanding production capabilities or working with additional manufacturing partners, in order to mitigate potential
supply constraints or manufacturing lead times. However, such arrangements may not be successfully implemented or may introduce additional
operational, logistical or quality control risks.
If
RET is not able to effectively manage these manufacturing hurdles in building its technology, RET’s ability to deploy systems and
meet customer demand may be limited.
Even
if RET successfully increases production capacity, if the cost, performance characteristics or other specifications of the AEI technology
fall short of RET’s projections, RET’s business, financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected.
Additionally,
developing manufacturing techniques to produce the volumes required to achieve forecasted production levels may require significant investment
and capital and could negatively impact margins or profitability in the future. If RET’s technology fails to achieve a broad advantage
in generating rainfall, its business, financial condition and future prospects may be harmed.
The
markets for rain and snowfall generation-related products are in nascent stages, and RET may have limited opportunities to license our
technologies or sell its products.
The
rain and snowfall generation industry is in the early stage of commercializing AEI technology. Skepticism around the efficacy of the
technology’s ability to enhance rainfall has hindered previous adoption.
RET’s
success will depend upon its ability to expand, scale its operations, and increase its sales capability, which may take longer or be
more expensive than expected. Unforeseen issues associated with scaling up and constructing RET’s technology at commercially viable
levels could negatively impact RET’s business, financial condition and results of operations. RET’s growth is dependent upon
its ability to successfully market and sell AEI technology. RET does not have experience with the mass distribution and sale of AEI technology.
Its growth and long-term success will depend upon the development of its sales and delivery capabilities.
RET
may be harmed by competing technologies.
The
markets in which RET operates are rapidly evolving to address increasing global need for reliable access to water, creating additional
investment in competition. There has been significant improvement in water generation technologies such as desalination and chemical-based
cloudseeding. As these markets continue to mature and new technologies and competitors enter such markets, RET expects competition to
intensify. RET could lose market share and its revenues could decline, thereby affecting its earnings and potential for growth. In particular,
although RET does not plan to use chemicals in its manufacturing and production process, chemical-based cloudseeding companies may provide
additional competition due to the maturity of chemical-based technology, more established historical operational data, stronger research
groups, demonstrated effects in specific use cases, market acceptance and funding by recognized institutions.
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the future, RET’s technologies may also compete with other emerging technologies. These technologies may be less expensive and
provide higher or additional performance. Companies with these competing technologies may also have greater resources. Technological
change could render its technologies obsolete, and new, competitive technologies could emerge that achieve broad adoption and adversely
affect the use of its technologies and intellectual property.
RET
is dependent on its suppliers and manufacturers, and supply chain issues could delay the introduction of RET’s product and negatively
impact its business and operating results.
RET
has not yet entered into relationships with potential suppliers and manufacturers. However, RET may face delays in the introduction of
its product due to supply chain issues. The manufacture, installation, production and operation of the AEI technology is expected to
be dependent upon third party suppliers, service providers and networks.
Any
of the following factors (and others) could have an adverse impact on RET’s operations:
● RET’s
inability to enter into agreements with suppliers on commercially reasonable terms, or at
all;
● difficulties
of suppliers ramping up their supply of materials to meet RET’s requirements;
● a
failure to forecast humidity conditions, natural updrafts and realized range for rainfall
enhancement activities;
● a
failure to retain key technical staff;
● introduction
of new regulations limiting or prohibiting weather modification, including the reinterpretation
of existing regulations and/or the issuance of executive orders limiting/prohibiting weather
modification;
● a
significant increase in the price of one or more components, including due to industry consolidation
occurring within one or more component supplier markets or as a result of decreased production
capacity at manufacturers;
● any
reductions or interruption in supply, including disruptions on RET’s global supply
chain as a result of geopolitical conflicts, which RET may in the future experience;
● financial
problems of either manufacturers or component suppliers;
● significantly
increased freight charges, or raw material costs and other expenses associated with RET’s
business;
● a
failure to develop its supply chain management capabilities and recruit and retain qualified
professionals;
● a
failure to adequately authorize procurement of inventory by RET’s contract manufacturers;
● a
failure to appropriately cancel, reschedule, or adjust its requirements based on RET’s
business needs; or
● other
factors beyond RET’s control or which it does not presently anticipate, could also
affect its suppliers’ ability to deliver components to RET on a timely basis.
If
any of the aforementioned factors were to materialize, it could cause RET to halt production of its AEI technology and/or entail higher
manufacturing costs, any of which could materially adversely affect RET’s business, operating results, and financial condition
and could materially damage relationships with future clients.
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RET’s
products may not achieve market success, but will still require significant costs to develop.
RET
believes that it must continue to dedicate significant resources to its research and development efforts before knowing whether there
will be market acceptance of its RET rain and snowfall generation technologies. Furthermore, the performance of these products is uncertain.
RET’s rain and snowfall generation services could fail to attain sufficient market acceptance, if at all, for many reasons, including:
● pricing
and the perceived value of RET’s platform relative to its cost;
● delays
in releasing rain and snowfall generation technologies with sufficient performance and scale
to the market;
● failure
to produce products of consistent quality that offer functionality comparable or superior
to existing or new products;
● ability
to produce products fit for their intended purpose;
● failures
to accurately predict market or client demands;
● defects,
errors or failures in the design or performance of RET’s rain and snowfall generation
technologies;
● negative
publicity about the performance or effectiveness of RET’s technology;
● strategic
reaction of companies that market competitive products; and
● the
introduction or anticipated introduction of competing technology.
To
the extent RET is unable to effectively develop and market its rain and snowfall generation technologies to address these challenges
and attain market acceptance, its business, operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected.
RET
intends to make significant investments in new products and services that may not achieve technological feasibility or profitability
or that may limit RET’s revenue growth.
RET
intends to make significant investments in research, development, and marketing of new technologies, products and services. Investments
in new technologies are speculative and technological feasibility may not be achieved. Commercial success depends on many factors including
demand for innovative technology, availability of materials and equipment, selling price the market is willing to bear, competition and
effective licensing or product sales. RET may not achieve significant revenues from new product and service investments for a number
of years, if at all. Moreover, new technologies, products and services may not be profitable, and even if they are profitable, operating
margins for new products and businesses may not be as high as the margins we have experienced historically or originally anticipated.
RET
may fail to obtain statistically significant results that demonstrate its ability to enhance rainfall.
RET
intends to create standardized measurement approaches and collect climatological data in order to demonstrate statistically significant
results indicating its ability to successfully achieve rain and snowfall generation. Its ability to achieve replicable statistically
significant results is not yet proven, and failure to do so may affect its commercial success. Currently, there is limited research and
no historical basis for RET’s ability to develop, manufacture, and deliver this technology, as well as on its ability to implement
this technology regardless of location. RET may also experience increased costs relating to obtaining, analyzing, and reviewing data
that demonstrates statistical significance of this technology in increasing rainfall.
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RET
may not be able to accurately estimate the future supply and demand for its AEI technology, which could result in a variety of inefficiencies
in its business and hinder its ability to generate revenue. If RET fails to accurately predict how clients will adopt its platform, it
could incur additional costs or experience delays.
It
is difficult to predict RET’s future revenues and appropriately budget for its expenses, and RET may have limited insight into
trends that may emerge and affect its business. RET anticipates being required to provide forecasts of its demand to its current and
future suppliers prior to the scheduled delivery of products and technology to potential clients. Currently, there is limited research
and no historical basis for making judgments on the demand for AEI technology or its ability to develop, manufacture, and deliver this
technology, or RET’s profitability, if any, in the future. If RET overestimates client adoption of its platform, its suppliers
may have excess inventory, which indirectly would increase RET’s costs. If RET underestimates its requirements, its suppliers may
have inadequate inventory, which could interrupt manufacturing of its products and result in delays in shipments and revenues. In addition,
lead times for materials and components that RET’s suppliers order may vary significantly and depend on factors such as the specific
supplier, contract terms and demand for each component at a given time. If RET fails to accurately qualify client adoption curves of
its platform in the near- and medium-term period, which may cause failure to order sufficient quantities of product components in a timely
manner, the delivery of its technology to its potential clients could be delayed, which would harm RET’s business, financial condition
and operating results.
RET
may fail to accurately estimate the size and growth of client demands.
There
is no assurance that RET will be able to ramp its business to meet client demands about rainfall timing and predictability. Potential
clients may require rapid increases in production on short notice. RET may not be able to purchase sufficient supplies or allocate sufficient
manufacturing capacity to meet such increases in demand. Rapid client ramp-up in the future and significant increases in demand may strain
RET’s resources or negatively affect its margins. Inability to satisfy client demand in a timely manner may harm its reputation,
reduce its other opportunities, damage its relationships with clients, reduce revenue growth, and/or cause it to incur contractual penalties.
Failure to grow at rates similar to that of other competitors in the industry may adversely affect RET’s operating results and
ability to effectively compete within the industry.
RET
may fail to find adequate sites to operate its platform and machinery.
RET’s
ability to meet its financial and operating objectives depends on its ability to find adequate sites to operate its machines and platform,
which can be difficult and expensive. The process to find adequate sites (including leases) requires compliance with numerous zoning,
environmental, and governmental requirements. Further, the cost of operation, including leases, may become economically unfeasible causing
RET to abandon or cease operations at said site. RET’s ability to find such sites could hinder our financial operating objectives
and adversely affect operating results.
RET
may be affected by failures of its clients, both private and public, to meet their payment obligations.
A
failure of RET’s future clients to meet their payment obligations may affect its ability to receive payments under its contracts.
In addition to RET’s potential contracts with private parties, RET intends to derive a portion of its revenues directly or indirectly
from contracts with federal, state and city agencies, and other governmental authorities of various countries, in areas relating to,
among others, water resiliency, decarbonization, forest fire mitigation, agricultural and other water infrastructure projects. The funding
of these programs could be reduced or eliminated due to numerous factors beyond RET’s control, including lack of funding or budgetary
constraints due to current political party views, geopolitical events, sovereign default, and other macro- or micro-economic conditions.
A reduction or elimination of government spending under RET’s contracts could cause a material adverse effect on its business,
financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.
RET’s
clients may refuse to pay for rain and snowfall generation services that directly or indirectly benefit other nearby parties.
RET
expects its offerings to have an expansive operating range, with rainfall occurring anywhere within an approximately 50-mile radius.
Accordingly, there may be situations where a party who has not paid for RET’s technology could still benefit from nearby rain enhancement,
particularly since the success of the technology is linked to specific weather conditions. It is possible that RET’s clients may
not want and/or fail to meet some or all of their payment obligations when the rain enhancement did not solely or directly benefit them
or the specific area it was intended to. This failure to collect payment owed may adversely harm RET’s business, financial condition
and operating results.
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RET’s
future success depends in part on recruiting and retaining key personnel and failure to do so may make it more difficult for us to execute
the business strategy.
RET
is dependent upon the continued services of key personnel, including members of its executive management team. The loss of any one of
these individuals could disrupt our operations or its strategic plans. Additionally, RET’s future success will depend on, among
other things, its ability to hire and retain the necessary qualified sales, marketing and managerial personnel, for whom it competes
with numerous other companies, academic institutions and organizations. If RET loses key employees, if it is unable to retain other qualified
personnel, or if its management team is not able to effectively manage it through these events, RET’s business, financial condition,
and results of operations may be adversely affected.
RET’s
operations, projects and prospects will be located in remote areas, and its production, processing and product delivery will rely on
the infrastructure and skilled labor being adequate and remaining available.
RET’s
success depends to a significant extent on its ability to attract, hire, and train qualified employees, including its ability to attract
employees with the necessary skills in the regions in which it will operate. While very technical skills should not be required for basic
construction and ongoing maintenance of RET’s platform, in order to successfully operate its technology, it will need to hire qualified
project managers, engineers, and statisticians who, respectively, can properly and self-sufficiently maintain and manage its technology
suite, evaluate weather data, and have the required expertise to improve system design and functionality. RET could experience increases
in its recruiting and training costs and decreases in its operating efficiency, productivity and profit margins if it is unable to attract,
hire and train a sufficient number of skilled employees to support its operations.
RET’s
business is dependent on the international market prices of energy and fiberglass, among other materials, which are both cyclical and
volatile.
RET
expects that its business and financial performance will be affected by the market prices of energy needed to power the platform. Although
its cost and energy requirements are expected to be modest on a per gallon basis, prices of energy have been subject to wide fluctuations
and are affected by numerous factors beyond RET’s control, including international economic and political conditions, the cyclicality
of consumption, actual or perceived changes in levels of supply and demand, the availability and costs of substitutes, inventory levels
maintained by users, actions of participants in the commodities markets and currency exchange rates. Current or future semiconductor
shortages could also affect production. In addition, market prices and supply chain delays in obtaining fiberglass (the key material
required for the apparatus design) could potentially inhibit production schedules.
System
security and data protection breaches, as well as cyber-attacks, could disrupt RET’s operations, which may damage RET’s reputation
and adversely affect its business.
In
recent years, cyberattacks, including denial-of-service attacks, ransomware attacks, business email compromises, computer malware, viruses,
social engineering (including phishing) and other tactics designed to gain access to and exploit sensitive information by breaching mission
critical systems of large organizations have increased in volume and sophistication. RET’s information technology systems and automated
machinery, which it will rely on to operate its business, could be exposed to such tactics. RET may also experience unavailable systems,
unauthorized access or disclosure due to employee theft or misuse, sophisticated nation-state and nation-state supported actors and advanced
persistent threat intrusions. RET may be unable to implement adequate preventative measures or stop security breaches while they are
occurring, and attackers may sabotage or to obtain unauthorized access to RET’s systems, networks, or physical facilities. Actual
or perceived breaches of RET’s security measures or the accidental loss, inadvertent disclosure or unapproved dissemination of
proprietary information or sensitive or confidential data about RET, its partners, its clients or third parties could expose us and the
parties affected to a risk of loss or misuse of this information, resulting in litigation and potential liability, paying damages, regulatory
inquiries or actions, damage to the RET brand and reputation or other harm to the RET business. Additionally, cyberattacks that impact
RET’s ability to operate its platform could result in production errors, processing inefficiencies and unscheduled downtime/degradation
of operations, in turn causing the loss of sales and clients, and decreased revenue and increased overhead costs, which could have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations.
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Unfavorable
conditions in RET’s industry or the global economy, could limit RET’s ability to grow its business and negatively affect
its results of operations.
RET’s
results of operations may vary based on the impact of changes in its industry or the global economy on RET or its potential clients.
Negative conditions in the general economy both in the United States and abroad, including conditions resulting from changes in gross
domestic product growth, financial and credit market fluctuations, international trade relations, pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic),
political turmoil, natural catastrophes, warfare, and terrorist attacks on the United States or elsewhere, could cause a decrease in
business investments, including the progress on development of rain and snowfall generation technologies, and negatively affect the growth
of RET’s business. In addition, in challenging economic times, potential future clients may experience cash flow problems and as
a result may modify, delay or cancel plans to purchase RET’s products and services. Additionally, if RET’s clients are not
successful in generating sufficient revenue or are unable to secure financing, they may not be able to pay, or may delay payment of,
accounts receivable due to RET. Moreover, RET’s key suppliers may reduce their output or become insolvent, thereby adversely impacting
RET’s ability to manufacture its products. Furthermore, uncertain economic conditions may make it more difficult for RET to raise
funds through borrowings or private or public sales of debt or equity securities. RET cannot predict the timing, strength or duration
of any economic slowdown, instability or recovery, generally or within any particular industry.
Holdco
may invest in or acquire other businesses in the future, which may or may not be complementary to the RET business. Investing in or acquiring
other businesses will require the devotion of a significant amount of time and resources, may not be successful, and could negatively
impact Holdco’s results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
Each
of RET and Merger Sub 1 (as the surviving company of the SPAC Merger) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Holdco. We intend for the business
of developing, improving, and commercializing AEI technology to continue to be conducted by RET as a subsidiary of Holdco.
Under
the Holdco A&R Articles, Holdco may engage in any and all lawful business for which a business corporation may engage in under the
MBCA. In the future, Holdco, directly or indirectly, may acquire additional businesses or assets which may or may not be complementary
to the RET business. The costs of such acquisitions may be substantial, including as a result of professional fees and due diligence
efforts. There is no assurance that the time and resources expended on pursuing a particular acquisition will result in a completed transaction,
or that any completed transaction will ultimately be successful. In addition, Holdco may be unable to identify suitable acquisition or
strategic investment opportunities, or may be unable to obtain any required financing or regulatory approvals, and therefore may be unable
to complete such acquisitions or strategic investments on favorable terms, if at all.
Holdco
may decide to pursue acquisitions with which its investors may not agree and Holdco cannot assure investors that any acquisition or investment
will be successful or otherwise provide a favorable return on investment. If Holdco acquires a business or assets that are not complementary
to the RET business, such business or assets may not be able to leverage our existing infrastructure or operational experience, which
may increase the costs and risk associated with such acquisitions, and we may determine in connection with such acquisition or afterward
to separate the ownership of such business or assets from that of RET through a spin-off, split off or otherwise of RET or of such business
or assets.
In
addition, acquisitions and the integration thereof will require significant time and resources and place significant demands on Holdco’s
management, as well as on its operational and financial infrastructure. Risks related to the successful integration of an acquired business
include:
● diverting
the attention of Holdco management and that of the acquired business;
● merging
or linking different accounting and financial reporting systems and systems of internal controls
and, in some instances, implementing new controls and procedures;
● merging
computer, technology and other information networks and systems, including enterprise resource
planning systems and billing systems;
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● assimilating
personnel, human resources, billing and collections, and other administrative departments
and potentially contrasting corporate cultures;
● disrupting
relationships with or losses of key clients and suppliers of RET’s business or the
acquired business;
● interfering
with, or loss of momentum in, RET’s ongoing business or that of the acquired company;
● failure
to retain key personnel; and
● delays
or cost-overruns in the integration process.
Holdco’s
inability to manage its growth through acquisitions, including the integration process, and to realize the anticipated benefits of an
acquisition could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks
Relating to the Environment, Health and Safety
The
efficacy of RET’s machines could be materially adversely affected by changes in weather conditions generally, including variability
and longer-term shifts in climate patterns, as a result of climate change or otherwise.
The
revenues expected to be generated by RET’s machines are correlated to weather conditions, and the timing and predictability of
its operations are subject to environmental conditions that RET cannot ultimately control. The technology does not cause rainfall to
be created but is designed to enhance the amount and possibility of rainfall when conditions are appropriate in the atmosphere and when
cloud formation is underway in an approximately 40-mile radius, according to third-party testing, thus this is dependent upon irradiance
and weather conditions generally. Weather conditions have natural variations from season to season and from year to year and may also
undergo long-term or permanent change because of climate change or other factors. While RET may try to reduce such risks through studies
of present or historical conditions or modeling of future conditions, projections of rain depend on assumptions about weather patterns,
shading and irradiance, which are inherently uncertain and may not be consistent with actual conditions at the site. A sustained decline
in suitable weather conditions could lead to a material adverse change in the volume of rain generated, revenues and cash flow.
Additionally,
climate change may increase the frequency and severity of adverse weather conditions, such as tropical storms, wildfires, droughts, floods,
hurricanes, tornadoes, ice storms or extreme temperature, and may have the long-term effect of changing weather patterns, which could
result in more frequent and severe disruptions to our technology. Such disruptions may include, among other things, damage to or destruction
of, our assets or to assets required for weather generation or the impaired operation or forced shutdown of these assets.
Furthermore,
because RET’s platform will rely on appropriate conditions, client satisfaction might be hindered by factors such as wind speed,
wind direction or lack of wind. If these machines are unable to produce the levels clients want, then demands for RET’s services
may decrease and its business may be adversely affected. Clients may experience significant financial impacts from insufficient rain
increases due to weather conditions.
Clients
and others may hold RET accountable for changing environmental and/or weather conditions, including challenges resulting from excessive
rain.
Changes
in rainfall patterns may lead to extreme weather conditions and unintended consequences, including, but not limited to, excessive rains,
increased hail, natural disasters like mudslides, flooding, changes in rainfall patterns, increased or decreased temperatures, and increased
storm frequency and tendency. While RET does not believe that its product could lead to such extreme environmental conditions as RET
expects to be able to control when the rain enhancement machines are turned off and on, changes in environmental conditions in the areas
in which it operates could have a material adverse effect on its reputation, which may adversely affect its operations. The RET technology
has a large target area coverage which has the potential to generate excess rainfall outside or in extension to desired locations. Timing
of targeted rain and snowfall generation is also highly variable, meaning that additional rain may occur at inopportune times, for example
during the day in tourism-focused areas.
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Clients
and others dependent on RET’s services may hold RET accountable for any failures to fulfill increased rainfall expectations.
RET’s
future AEI technology may fail to meet RET’s projections for increased rainfall for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited
to, technological malfunctioning, regulatory impediments, and operational or financial conditions. Clients whose projects depend on increased
rainfall may hold RET accountable for any failures to increase rainfall and the subsequent effect on their respective businesses, such
as, a negative return on investments in agricultural projects dependent on increased rainfall. RET may suffer or be exposed to liability
or costly litigation from its clients or others whose dependency on increased rainfall is affected. In addition, RET’s reputation
may be adversely affected, which may adversely affect RET’s operations and financial condition.
ESG
issues, including those related to climate change and sustainability, may have an adverse effect on RET’s business, financial condition
and results of operations and could damage our reputation.
There
is an increasing focus from certain investors, customers, consumers, employees and other stakeholders concerning environmental, social,
and governance matters (“ESG”). Additionally, public interest and legislative pressure related to public companies’
ESG practices continue to grow, and evolving SEC disclosure requirements and enforcement may increase scrutiny of ESG-related statements.
If RET’s ESG practices or disclosures fail to meet regulatory requirements or investor, customer, consumer, employee or other stakeholders’
evolving expectations and standards for responsible corporate citizenship in areas including environmental stewardship, support for local
communities, board of directors and employee diversity, human capital management, employee health and safety practices, product quality,
corporate governance and transparency, its reputation, brand and employee retention may be negatively impacted, and its clients and suppliers
may be unwilling to continue to do business with RET.
Customers,
consumers, investors and other stakeholders are increasingly focusing on environmental issues, including climate change, dams, energy
and water use, and other sustainability concerns. Concern over climate change, in particular, may result in new or increased legal and
regulatory requirements to reduce or mitigate impacts to the environment.
If
RET does not adapt to or comply with new regulations, or if it fails to comply with disclosure requirements and consequently fail to
meet evolving regulatory, investor, industry or stakeholder expectations and concerns regarding ESG issues, investors may reconsider
their capital investment in RET, and customers and consumers may choose to stop purchasing its products, which could have a material
adverse effect on our reputation, business or financial condition.
Political,
regulatory and social opposition to our activities could adversely impact RET’s business and reputation.
Disputes
and protests related to the nature of RET’s business may arise from time to time. In some instances, lobbying by competitive chemical-based
cloudseeding and desalination technologies could slow RET’s growth and ability to address target markets. Disagreements or disputes
with research group, institutions, and lobbying groups for competing technology could cause delays or interruptions to RET’s operations,
adversely affect its reputation or otherwise hamper its ability to conduct our operations.
Certain
individuals or groups opposed to AEI technology may take actions to disrupt RET’s operations and projects, and they may continue
to do so in the future, which may harm its operations and could adversely affect its business. Given the variety of rain and snowfall
generation approaches, competing claims regarding the efficacy of each approach may make it difficult to delineate the relative impact
each approach has on rain and snowfall generation. Certain individuals or groups may oppose RET’s operations by accusing us of
unsubstantiated claims regarding environmental pollution and/or health risks, as well as point to RET’s shorter operating history
to create uncertainty around the statistical significance of the historical results of its technology. Social demands and conflicts could
have a material adverse effect on RET’s business and results of operations and areas in which it operates.
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Risks
Relating to Intellectual Property & Technology
Existing
AEI technologies may largely be in the public domain and RET’s competitors could develop and commercialize products similar or
identical to RET’s, and its ability to successfully commercialize its products may be adversely affected. Therefore, success of
RET’s business is dependent on its ability to create and implement new technologies and to obtain and maintain patent protection
for such technologies.
As
existing AEI technologies are based on approximately 70 years of technological efforts beginning in the 1950s, the current state-of-the-art
of this technology may largely be in the public domain. Therefore, RET’s competitors could develop and commercialize products similar
or identical to RET’s, and its ability to successfully commercialize its products may be adversely affected, and RET’s success
depends on its ability to create and implement new or improved AEI technologies that are proprietary to RET. RET will devote significant
resources to developing new technologies and intends to seek patent protection to achieve a competitive advantage. RET’s research
and development efforts may require long development cycles and a substantial investment before RET can determine the commercial viability
of any resulting technologies. Moreover, there is no assurance that RET can successfully develop, deploy and market new or improved technologies
in a timely or commercially acceptable fashion or obtain patent protection over such technologies. Even if RET is able to obtain patents
covering such technologies, it is still uncertain whether these patents will be contested, circumvented, invalidated or limited in scope
in the future. The rights granted under any issued patents may not provide RET with meaningful protection or competitive advantages,
and some foreign countries provide significantly less effective patent enforcement than in the United States, particularly in those countries
where RET’s solutions are likely to be deployed, resulting in significant harm to RET’s business, financial position, results
of operations and cash flows.
If
RET fails to protect and enforce its existing and future technology and intellectual property, its business will suffer.
RET
believes that its success will depend in large part on its ability to protect its existing and future technology and intellectual property,
including its ability to obtain intellectual property protection in a timely manner, its ability to convince third parties of the applicability
of its potential intellectual property rights to its products and its ability to enforce its intellectual property rights. RET intends
to achieve the foregoing through a combination of license, development and non-disclosure agreements and other contractual provisions
and patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright laws However, regardless of RET’s efforts to protect its future technology and
intellectual property, third parties may attempt to copy or otherwise obtain and use such technology, including through the compromise
of RET’s trade secrets. Monitoring unauthorized use of RET’s future intellectual property may be difficult and costly, and
the steps RET will take to prevent misappropriation may not be sufficient. Any enforcement efforts RET undertakes, including litigation,
could be time-consuming and expensive and could divert management’s attention, which could harm its business, results of operations
and financial condition. In addition, existing intellectual property laws and contractual remedies may afford less protection than needed
to safeguard RET’s potential intellectual property, as patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws vary significantly throughout
the world. A number of foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United
States. Therefore, RET’s potential intellectual property rights may not be as strong or as easily enforced outside of the United
States and efforts to protect against the unauthorized use of RET’s intellectual property rights, technology and other proprietary
rights may be more expensive and difficult outside of the United States. If RET fails to adequately protect its future technology and
intellectual property, its licensees and competitors may seek to use its technology and intellectual property without the payment of
license fees and royalties, which could weaken its competitive position, reduce its operating results and increase the likelihood of
costly litigation.
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The
intellectual property rights of others may prevent RET from commercializing its products or developing new technology or entering new
markets, and RET’s business may suffer or be exposed to liability or costly litigation if third parties assert that RET violates
their intellectual property rights.
RET’s
success depends in part on its ability to commercialize its products and continually adapt to incorporate new technologies and to expand
into markets that may be created by new technologies. However, RET may become subject to intellectual property disputes that prevent
it from commercializing its products, introducing new technologies or expanding into new markets. Therefore, RET’s success depends,
in part, on its ability to develop and commercialize its products without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the intellectual
property rights of third parties. However, RET may not be aware that its products are infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating
third-party intellectual property rights and such third parties may bring claims alleging such infringement, misappropriation or violation.
For example, there may be issued patents of which RET is unaware, held by third parties that, if found to be valid and enforceable, could
be alleged to be infringed by RET’s offerings. There also may be pending patent applications of which RET is not aware that may
result in issued patents, which could be alleged to be infringed by RET’s offerings. Because patent applications can take years
to issue and are often afforded confidentiality for some period of time there may currently be pending applications, unknown to RET,
that later result in issued patents that could cover RET’s future technologies. Lawsuits can be time-consuming and expensive to
resolve, and they divert management’s time and attention. RET’s platform may not be able to withstand any third-party claims
against its use. In addition, many companies have the capability to dedicate substantially greater resources to enforce their intellectual
property rights and to defend claims that may be brought against them. In a patent infringement claim against RET, RET may assert, as
a defense, that we do not infringe the relevant patent claims, that the patent is invalid or both. RET does not have a large patent portfolio
which it could use in counter-claims as part of a defense against infringement. The strength of RET’s defenses will depend on the
patents asserted, the interpretation of these patents, and its ability to invalidate the asserted patents. However, RET could be unsuccessful
in advancing non-infringement and/or invalidity arguments in its defense. In the United States, issued patents enjoy a presumption of
validity, and the party challenging the validity of a patent claim must present clear and convincing evidence of invalidity, which is
a high burden of proof. Conversely, the patent owner need only prove infringement by a preponderance of the evidence, which is a lower
burden of proof. If a third party is able to obtain an injunction preventing us from accessing such third-party intellectual property
rights, or if RET cannot modify its technology to make it non-infringing, or license or develop alternative technology for any infringing
aspect of our business, it may be forced to limit or stop sales of its products or cease business activities related to such intellectual
property. RET cannot predict the outcome of lawsuits and cannot ensure that the results of any such actions will not have an adverse
effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations. Any intellectual property litigation to which RET might become
a party, or for which it is required to provide indemnification, regardless of the merit of the claim or its defenses, may require RET
to do one or more of the following:
● cease
selling or using technology that incorporates the intellectual property rights that allegedly
infringes, misappropriates or violates the intellectual property of a third party;
● make
substantial payments for legal fees, settlement payments or other costs or damages;
● obtain
a license, which may not be available on reasonable terms or at all, to sell or use the relevant
technology;
● redesign
the allegedly infringing technology to avoid infringement, misappropriation or violation,
which could be costly, time-consuming or impossible;
● rebrand
RET or pursue a different trademark; or
● indemnify
organizations using RET’s platform or third-party service providers.
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Even
if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in RET’s favor, these claims, and the time and resources necessary to
resolve them, could divert the resources of its management and harm its business and operating results. Moreover, there could be public
announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments and if securities analysts or investors
perceive these results to be negative, it could have a substantial adverse effect on the price of RET’s common stock. The occurrence
of infringement claims may grow as the market for our products, services and technologies grows. Accordingly, RET’s exposure to
damages resulting from infringement claims could increase and this could further exhaust its financial and management resources.
If
we are unable to develop, access or effectively integrate artificial intelligence (“AI”) and advanced analytics capabilities
in the future, or if we face increased costs, regulatory scrutiny or cybersecurity risks associated with AI, our competitiveness, operations
and prospects could be adversely affected.
We
currently do not have developed or deployed AI for rainfall predictability, targeting or operational decision-making, and any future
use of AI would require significant investment, access to high-quality data, specialized personnel, third-party tools and infrastructure,
and extensive testing and validation. Competitors or potential partners may develop or deploy AI-enabled forecasting, measurement, automation
or optimization capabilities more quickly or effectively than we do, which could reduce demand for our services, increase pricing pressure,
or limit our ability to differentiate our offerings.
If
we pursue AI-related initiatives in the future, we may experience operational risks, including model or data errors, limitations in predictive
performance, integration challenges with hardware and software controls, and difficulties establishing appropriate governance, documentation
and internal controls.
In
addition, AI-related laws, regulations and standards are rapidly evolving in the United States and internationally and may impose new
compliance obligations, require additional disclosures, restrict certain uses of data, or increase the risk of investigations, enforcement
actions, litigation or reputational harm, including scrutiny of public statements regarding AI capabilities.
AI
initiatives may also increase our cybersecurity and data protection risks. The use of third-party AI tools or cloud-based services, the
collection and processing of weather and operational data, and the potential for adversarial attacks, data poisoning, model theft, or
unauthorized access could expose us to business interruption, loss of proprietary information, regulatory inquiries, contractual liability,
and reputational damage. Any of these risks could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks
Relating to Regulatory and Legal Matters
RET
may be subject to certain federal, state and/or local environmental and governmental regulations and laws that limit the scope of its
marketplace and affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, failure to comply with applicable laws
and regulations could subject RET to liability and negatively affect its business, results of operations and financial condition.
Certain
jurisdictions have codified regulations around cloudseeding technology that may subject RET to certain licensing and permitting requirements.
Furthermore, the use of certain materials for seeding purposes may be subject to governmental regulation. RET could be subject to the
United Nations Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques. This Convention
bans hostile weather modifications. It is yet to be determined whether AEI technology is considered hostile. RET could also face liability
with respect to environmental issues occurring at sites on which it operates as a result of indirect consequences of rain and snowfall
generation, and may face costs or liabilities as a result of its role on sites. In addition, licensing and permitting requirements, among
other potential regulatory restrictions, may not only limit the scope of RET’s marketplace, but make it uneconomical for RET to
carry out its business in certain locations, thus negatively affecting RET’s financial condition and results of operations.
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RET
may also be required to comply with economic and trade sanctions administered by governments in the areas in which we currently operate,
and where we may operate in the future, including the U.S. government (including without limitation regulations administered and enforced
by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the U.S. Department of State)
and the Council of the European Union. These economic and trade sanctions prohibit or restrict transactions to or from or dealings with
certain specified countries, regions, their governments and, in certain circumstances, their nationals, and with individuals and entities
that are specially-designated, such as individuals and entities included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals. Any
future economic and trade sanctions imposed in jurisdictions where we operate could negatively impact our business, financial condition,
and results of operations.
RET’s
ability to expand in certain locations is subject to land restriction policies and permits which we may fail to obtain or which may be
terminated or not renewed by governmental authorities.
RET’s
business is subject to regulation, including with respect to acquiring and renewing the required authorizations, permits, concessions
and/or licenses from the relevant governmental regulatory bodies necessary to perform operations in specific, regulated areas. In order
to successfully operate RET’s technology, it will need to obtain, or be in the process of obtaining, all material authorizations,
permits, concessions and licenses required to conduct its rain and snowfall generation operations.
It
may be difficult to receive the required permits, which may require RET’s management team to divert its attention from other aspects
of its business, or it may be more capital intensive or a more time consuming process than expected to receive permits, either of which
could increase costs and delay the launch of its products. Furthermore, if RET does not comply with the requirements set forth in the
permits, RET could lose the granted permits or not receive them at all.
These
authorizations, permits, concessions and licenses are also subject to RET’s compliance with conditions imposed and regulations
promulgated by the relevant governmental authorities. While RET anticipates that all required authorizations, permits, concessions and
environmental licenses or their renewals will be granted as and when sought, there is no assurance that these items will be granted as
a matter of course, and there is no assurance that new conditions will not be imposed in connection with such renewals. If RET were to
violate any laws and regulations or the conditions of its concessions, authorizations, licenses and permits, it may be subjected to substantial
fines or sanctions, revocations of operating permits or licenses and possible closings of certain of its operations. RET may also be
subject to the potential risk of confiscation or nationalization of its operating facilities by the governmental authorities of certain
countries.
Non-compliance
with anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, financial and economic sanctions and similar laws can subject RET to administrative,
civil and criminal fines and penalties, collateral consequences, remedial measures and legal expenses, all of which could materially
adversely affect its reputation, business, financial condition, and results of operations.
RET
will be subject to anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, financial and economic sanctions and similar laws and regulations
in various jurisdictions in which it conducts or in the future may conduct activities, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
(“FCPA”), the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, and other anti-corruption laws and regulations. The FCPA and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010
prohibits RET and its officers, directors, employees and business partners acting on its behalf, including agents, from corruptly offering,
promising, authorizing or providing anything of value to a “foreign official” for the purposes of influencing official decisions
or obtaining or retaining business or otherwise obtaining favorable treatment. The FCPA also requires companies to make and keep books,
records and accounts that accurately reflect transactions and dispositions of assets and to maintain a system of adequate internal accounting
controls. The U.K. Bribery Act also prohibits non-governmental “commercial” bribery and soliciting or accepting bribes. A
violation of these laws or regulations could adversely affect RET’s business, results of operations, financial condition and reputation.
RET’s policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with these regulations may not be sufficient and its directors, officers,
employees, representatives, consultants, agents, and business partners could engage in improper conduct for which we may be held responsible.
Non-compliance
with anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering or financial and economic sanctions laws could subject RET to whistleblower
complaints, adverse media coverage, investigations, and severe administrative, civil and criminal sanctions, collateral consequences,
remedial measures and legal expenses, all of which could materially adversely affect its reputation, business, financial condition, and
results of operations.
Risks
Relating to Ownership of Holdco Securities
Unless
the context otherwise requires, references in this subsection “— Risks Relating to Ownership of Holdco Securities”
to “we”, “us”, and “our” generally refer to Holdco.
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There
can be no assurance that Holdco will be able to comply with the continued listing rules of Nasdaq.
Holdco’s
Class A Common Stock and Warrants are currently listed on Nasdaq. To maintain the listing of our Class A Common Stock and Warrants on
Nasdaq, we must satisfy minimum financial and other continued listing requirements and standards, including those related to the closing
price of our Common Stock and Warrants.
On
February 18, 2025, Holdco received written notice (the “MVLS Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Staff (“Staff”)
of the Nasdaq which notified us that, for the 30 consecutive business days ended February 14, 2025, our market value of listed securities
(“MVLS”) closed below the $50,000,000 MVLS threshold required for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market under Nasdaq
Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A) (the “MVLS Rule”). Also on February 18, 2025, we received the MVPHS Notice from Nasdaq that for
the 30 consecutive business days ended February 14, 2025, our MVPHS closed below the $15,000,000 MVPHS threshold required for continued
listing on Nasdaq under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)C).
On
August 19, 2025, the Company received a notice (the “Notice”) from the Staff indicating that the Company had not regained
compliance with either the MVLS Rule or the MVPHS Rule and, unless the Company timely requests a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel
(the “Panel”), the Company’s securities would be subject to suspension and delisting from The Nasdaq Global Market
at the opening of business on August 28, 2025.
The
Company submitted its timely request for a hearing before the Panel on August 21, 2025, to request additional time to regain compliance
with the MVLS Rule and the MVPHS Rule. As part of the compliance plan submitted to the Panel, the Company requested a transfer of its
listing from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market. A hearing before the Panel was held on September 18, 2025 and
on October 14, 2025, the Panel granted the Company’s request for continued listing on Nasdaq, subject to the Company’s application
to transfer its listing from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market on or before October 20, 2025, and its demonstration
of compliance with all listing rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market on or before October 31, 2025.
The Company applied for listing on the Nasdaq
Capital Market and demonstrated compliance with all of the listing rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, and Nasdaq approved the listing
of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In connection with the approval of the Company’s application, the
listing qualifications staff of Nasdaq indicated that the Company’s previously disclosed deficiencies were cured.
On
February 18, 2026, the Company received an additional notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff of Nasdaq indicating that, for the
30 consecutive business days ended February 14, 2026, the Company’s market value of listed securities had again fallen below the
minimum $35,000,000 requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2). In accordance
with Nasdaq rules, the Company has been provided a compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until August 17, 2026, to regain compliance
with this requirement. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the applicable Nasdaq listing
standards within the compliance period or maintain compliance thereafter.
If
Nasdaq delists the Class A Common Stock or Warrants from trading on its exchange for failure to meet its listing rules, Holdco and its
shareholders could face significant material adverse consequences including:
● a
limited availability of market quotations for our securities;
● reduced
liquidity for our securities;
● a
determination that shares of Class A Common Stock are “penny stock” which will
require brokers trading in shares of Class A Common Stock to adhere to more stringent rules
and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market
for our securities;
● a
limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and
● a
decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.
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The
National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the
sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” The Class A Common Stock and Warrants are covered
securities because they are listed on Nasdaq. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of covered securities, the federal
statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity,
then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. If Holdco’s securities are no longer listed
on Nasdaq, such securities would not qualify as covered securities and Holdco would be subject to regulation in each state in which it
offers its securities.
An
active trading market for Class A Common Stock may not develop or be sustained and the share price of the Class A Common Stock may be
volatile.
Holdco
cannot guarantee that an active trading market for the Common Stock will develop or be sustained, nor can Holdco predict the prices at
which its common shares may trade from time to time.
If
a public trading market does develop for the Class A Common Stock, its market price is likely to be highly volatile and could fluctuate
widely in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including the following:
● the
concentration of the ownership of our shares by a limited number of affiliated stockholders
may limit interest in our securities;
● limited
“public float” with a small number of persons whose sales or lack of sales could
result in positive or negative pricing pressure on the market price for the Class A Common
Stock;
● additions
or departures of key personnel;
● loss
of a strategic relationship;
● variations
in operating results from the expectations of securities analysts or investors;
● announcements
of new products or services by us or our competitors;
● reductions
in the market share of our products;
● announcements
by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures
or capital commitments;
● investor
perception of our industry or prospects;
● insider
selling or buying;
● investors
entering into short sale contracts;
● regulatory
developments affecting our industry;
● changes
in our industry;
● competitive
pricing pressures;
● our
ability to obtain working capital financing;
● sales
of the Class A Common Stock;
● our
ability to execute our business plan;
● operating
results that fall below expectations;
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● revisions
in securities analysts’ estimates or reductions in security analysts’ coverage;
● our
ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements within any applicable compliance
period;
● our
ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing standards; and
● economic
and other external factors.
Many
of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of the Class A Common Stock, regardless of our operating performance.
We cannot make any predictions or projections as to what the prevailing market price for the Class A Common Stock will be at any time,
including as to whether the Class A Common Stock will sustain current market prices, or as to what effect that the sale of shares or
the availability of the Class A Common Stock for sale at any time will have on the prevailing market price.
In
addition, the securities markets have from time-to-time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the
operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of
the Class A Common Stock.
If
the benefits of the Business Combination do not meet the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the market price of the Class
A Common Stock may decline.
If
the benefits of the Business Combination do not meet the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the market price of the Class
A Common Stock may decline.
Fluctuations
in the price of Class A Common Stock could contribute to the loss of all or part of your investment. The trading price of Class A Common
Stock following the Business Combination could be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which
are beyond Holdco’s control. Broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of Class A Common Stock irrespective
of Holdco’s operating performance. The stock market in general, and Nasdaq specifically, has experienced extreme volatility that
has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. As a result of this volatility, you may not be able to
sell your securities at or above the price at which they were acquired. A loss of investor confidence in the market for the stocks of
other companies which investors perceive to be similar to Holdco could depress Holdco’s share price regardless of Holdco’s
business, prospects, financial conditions or results of operations. A decline in the market price of Holdco’s securities also could
adversely affect Holdco’s ability to issue additional securities and Holdco’s ability to obtain additional financing in the
future.
Inflationary
pressures, increases in interest rates and other adverse economic and market forces may contribute to potential downward pressures in
market value of the Class A Common Stock. Additionally, any of the risk factors discussed in this Annual Report could have a material
adverse effect on your investment in Class A Common Stock may trade at prices significantly below the price you paid for them. In such
circumstances, the trading price of Class A Common Stock may not recover and may experience a further decline.
The
RET Founders have substantial control over Holdco, which could limit other shareholders’ ability to influence corporate matters
and could delay or prevent a change in corporate control.
Harry
You, Paul Dacier and Niccolo de Masi (together, the “RET Founders”) collectively own approximately 42.30% of the outstanding
Common Stock and approximately 47.48% of the voting power of the Common Stock (assuming no exercise of any Warrants or Options). While
the RET Founders have no agreement to act together with respect to voting or investment decisions in their RET shares, if they were to
act together, they would be able to influence Holdco’s management and affairs and control the outcome of matters submitted to our
shareholders for approval, including the election of directors and any sale of equity, merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially
all of our assets.
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Further,
the RET Founders hold an aggregate of 57,752 shares of Class B Common Stock, representing all issued and outstanding shares of Class
B Common Stock. The Class B Common Stock has fifteen votes per share, and the Class A Common Stock, which is the class of stock held
by public shareholders, has one vote per share. Pursuant to the Holdco A&R Articles, the RET Founders as the sole initial holders
of Class B Common Stock will have rights that are different from unaffiliated shareholders for so long as the RET Founders or their permitted
transferees collectively beneficially own more than 20% of the number of shares of Class B Common Stock collectively held by them as
of the Closing. Such rights include the right to fill vacancies on Holdco’s Board, to call special meetings of shareholders, to
take action by written consent of the shareholders, and that amendments to the Holdco A&R Articles will require the affirmative vote
of a majority of the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote in lieu of two-thirds of the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote on
the matter. Future transfers by holders of Class B Common Stock will generally result in those shares converting to Class A Common Stock,
subject to limited exceptions, such as certain transfers effected for estate planning or charitable purposes. Further, the Class B Common
Stock will automatically convert into Class A Common Stock on the date that is 5 years after the Closing Date, or earlier in certain
circumstances, including if the initial holders thereof collectively cease to beneficially own at least twenty percent (20%) of the number
of shares of Common Stock held by them on the Closing Date, as more fully set forth in the Holdco A&R Articles.
The
RET Founders may have interests, with respect to their Common Stock which are different from those of unaffiliated shareholders and the
concentration of voting power among one or more of these stockholders may have an adverse effect on the trading price of the Class A
Common Stock.
In
addition, this concentration of ownership might adversely affect the market price of the Class A Common Stock by: (1) delaying, deferring
or preventing a change of control; (2) impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other Business Combination involving Holdco; or
(3) discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of Holdco.
The dual class structure may have the effect
of concentrating voting control with the holders of Class B Common Stock.
Holdco
has a dual class stock structure in which shares of Class A Common Stock each have one vote per share and shares of Class B Common Stock
have fifteen votes per share. As of March 31, 2026, there were 8,131,081 shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share (including 301,160 unvested restricted stock awards), and 57,752 shares of the registrant’s Class B common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding, 5,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding Warrants,
and 2,150,838 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding Options. Class B Common Stock is exclusively held
by the RET Founders, which moderately increases their voting control. See “ Risk Factors — The RET Founders
have substantial control over Holdco, which could limit other shareholders’ ability to influence corporate matters and could delay
or prevent a change in corporate control. ”
Further,
Holdco has the ability to issue additional shares of Class B Common Stock without your consent. If additional shares of Class B Common
Stock are issued in a financing or other transaction, whether to the RET Founders or to third parties, such shares would give the holder
increased voting power as compared to shares of Class A Common Stock.
The
requirements of being a public company may strain Holdco’s resources and distract management and we will incur substantial costs
as a result of being a public company.
Holdco is subject to the reporting requirements of
the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the Securities Act. These rules, regulations and requirements are extensive.
We incur significant costs associated with our public company corporate governance and reporting requirements. The Exchange Act requires,
among other things, that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and operating results. The Sarbanes-Oxley
Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial
reporting.
As previously disclosed, we have identified material
weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. For additional information, see “Item 9A—Controls and Procedures”
in this Annual Report.
In order to improve our disclosure controls and procedures
and internal control over financial reporting, significant resources and management oversight is required. As a result, management’s
attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could adversely affect our business and operating results. We may need
to hire more corporate employees to comply with these requirements or engage outside consultants, which would increase our costs and
expenses.
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In
addition, changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for
public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time-consuming. These laws, regulations
and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application
in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty
regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We intend to
invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative
expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If our
efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due
to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business
may be adversely affected.
As
a result of disclosure of information in this Annual Report and in the filings that we are required to make as a public company, our
business, operating results and financial condition have become more visible, which may result in threatened or actual litigation, including
by competitors and other third parties. If any such claims are successful, our business, operating results and financial condition could
be adversely affected, and even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, these claims, and the time and
resources necessary to resolve them, could divert the resources of our management and adversely affect our business, operating results
and financial condition.
The
exercise of registration rights by the Previous Sponsor, New Sponsor, Sponsor Affiliate and certain RET shareholders may adversely affect
the market price of the Class A Common Stock.
Pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement and the prospectus filed on January 30, 2025, Holdco has registered for resale, pursuant to Rule
415 under the Securities Act, an aggregate of 5,194,056 shares of Class A Common Stock. Pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement, the selling shareholders have customary registration rights, including demand and piggy-back rights, subject to cooperation
and cut back provisions with respect to Class A Common Stock.
An aggregate of 5,914,057 shares of Class A Common
Stock are subject to registration rights, representing approximately 72.73% of the 8,131,081 outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock
as of March 31, 2026, and approximately 251.76% of the approximately 2,349,046 shares of Class A Common Stock in the public float as
of March 31, 2026.
The
registration of these shares permits the public resale of such shares, subject to any applicable contractual lock-up obligation. The
registration and availability of a significant number of securities for trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the
market price of the Class A Common Stock.
Sales
of a substantial number of shares of Class A Common Stock in the public market, particularly sales by our executive officers, directors
and significant shareholders, or the perception that these sales could occur, could cause the market price of Class A Common Stock to
decline.
Sales
of a substantial number of shares of Class A Common Stock in the public market, particularly sales by our executive officers, directors
and principal shareholders, or the perception that these sales might occur, could cause the market price of Class A Common Stock to decline.
Some of our executive officers, directors and the holders of a substantial number of shares of Class A Common Stock following the Business
Combination are subject to lock-up provisions pursuant to the Lock-up Agreement that, for a period of at least two years from the date
of Closing, subject to certain exceptions, prohibit them from offering for sale, selling, contracting to sell, granting any option for
the sale of, transferring or otherwise disposing of any shares of Class A Common Stock and of any securities convertible into or exercisable
for Class A Common Stock.
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When
the applicable lock-up periods expire, our security holders subject to lock-up provisions will be able to sell shares of Class A Common
Stock in the public market. Sales of a substantial number of such shares upon expiration of the lock-up provisions, the perception that
such sales may occur or early release of these provisions could cause our market price to fall or make it more difficult for you to sell
your Class A Common Stock at a time and price that you deem appropriate.
In
addition, we may file a registration statement to register shares reserved for future issuance under our equity compensation plans. Subject
to the satisfaction of applicable vesting requirements and expiration of the lock-up provisions referred to above, the shares issued
upon exercise of outstanding stock options would be available for immediate resale in the open market.
A
decline in the price of Class A Common Stock could affect our ability to raise working capital and adversely impact our ability to continue
operations.
A
prolonged decline in the price of Class A Common Stock could result in a reduction in the liquidity of the common stock and a reduction
in our ability to raise capital. A decline in the price of Class A Common Stock could be especially detrimental to our liquidity, operations
and strategic plans. Such reductions may force us to reallocate funds from other planned uses and may have a significant negative effect
on our business plan and operations, including our ability to develop new products and services and continue current operations. If the
price of the Common Stock declines, we can offer no assurance that we will be able to raise additional capital or generate funds from
operations sufficient to meet our obligations. If we are unable to raise sufficient capital in the future, we may not be able to have
the resources to continue our normal operations.
We
do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and, therefore, any return on your investment in our capital stock
must come from increases in the fair market value and trading price of the capital stock.
Neither
RET nor Holdco has paid any cash dividends on its securities in the past, and Holdco does not intend to pay cash dividends on Common
Stock in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain future earnings, if any, for reinvestment in the development and expansion of our
business. Any credit agreements, which we may enter into with institutional lenders, may restrict our ability to pay dividends. Whether
we pay cash dividends in the future will be at the discretion of the Board and will be dependent upon our financial condition, results
of operations, capital requirements and any other factors that the Board decides is relevant. Therefore, any return on your investment
in our capital stock must come from increases in the fair market value and trading price of the capital stock.
If
our stock price fluctuates, you could lose a significant part of your investment.
The
market price of Class A Common Stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to, among other things, the risk factors described
in this Annual Report, and other factors beyond our control, such as fluctuations in the valuation of companies perceived by investors
to be comparable to us. Furthermore, the stock markets have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue
to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate
to the operating performance of those companies. U.S. and global markets have experienced volatility and disruption in recent years as
a result of macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical developments, including ongoing military conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine
war and escalating tensions and hostilities in the Middle East. Economic uncertainty in various global markets caused by economic challenges,
trade disputes, sanctions, tariffs, political instability and these conflicts, has led to market disruptions, including significant volatility
in commodity prices, credit and capital market instability and supply chain disruptions, as well as inflationary pressures. Our business,
financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected by further negative impacts on the global economy
and capital markets resulting from these global economic conditions, particularly if such conditions are prolonged or worsen. Volatility
in the capital markets may also adversely affect our ability to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms, or at all. Although,
to date, our results of operations have not been materially impacted by these global economic and geopolitical conditions, it is impossible
to predict the extent to which our operations may be impacted in the short and long term. In the past, many companies that have experienced
volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type
of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention
from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business.
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Warrants
are exercisable for Class A Common Stock, which would increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and
result in dilution to our shareholders.
Warrants
to purchase an aggregate of up to 5,000,000 Public Warrants are exercisable in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Assumption Agreement
governing those securities. The exercise price of the Warrants is $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. However, there is no guarantee
that the Warrants will ever be in the money prior to their expiration, and, as such, the Warrants may expire worthless. See “— the
Warrants may never be in the money, and they may expire worthless and the terms of the Warrants may be amended in a manner adverse to
a holder if holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding Warrants approve of such amendment . As a result, the exercise
price of the Warrants could be increased, the exercise period could be shortened and the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable
upon exercise of a Warrant could be decreased, all without your approval. ”
The
Warrants may never be in the money, and they may expire worthless, and the terms of the Warrants may be amended in a manner adverse to
a holder if holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding Warrants approve of such amendment. As a result, the exercise price of the
Warrants could be increased, the exercise period could be shortened and the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon
exercise of a Warrant could be decreased, all without your approval.
The
Warrants were issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between the Transfer Agent, as warrant agent, and Holdco. The Warrant
Agreement provides that the terms of the Warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity
or to correct any defective provision or mistake, adjusting the provisions relating to cash dividends on Common Stock as contemplated
by and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement, adding or changing any provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under
the Warrant Agreement as the parties to the Warrant Agreement may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem to not adversely
affect the rights of the registered holders of the warrants, provided that the approval by the holders of at least 50% of the outstanding
Warrants is required to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of Warrants. Although Holdco’s
ability to amend the terms of the Warrants with the consent of at least 50% of the then outstanding Warrants is unlimited, examples of
such amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the Warrants, shorten the exercise period
or decrease the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of a Warrant.
Warrants
are exercisable in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement. The exercise price of these warrants is $11.50 per share. To the
extent such Warrants are exercised, additional shares of Class A Common Stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the holders
of Common Stock and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares
in the public market or the fact that such warrants may be exercised could adversely affect the market price of Class A Common Stock.
However, there is no guarantee that the Warrants will ever be in the money prior to their expiration, and as such, the Warrants may expire
worthless.
We
may redeem your unexpired Warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your Warrants worthless.
We
have the ability to redeem outstanding Warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of
$0.01 per warrant, provided that the closing price of the shares of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted
for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30
trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we give proper notice of such redemption to the Warrant
holders and provided certain other conditions are met. We will not redeem the Warrants unless an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act covering the shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating
to those shares is available throughout the 30-day redemption period, except if we elect to require the Warrants to be exercised on a
cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act. If and when the Warrants become
redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale
under all applicable state securities laws. Redemption of the outstanding warrants could force you to (i) exercise your Warrants and
pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so, (ii) sell your Warrants at the then-current
market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your Warrants or (iii) accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the
outstanding Warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than the market value of your Warrants. As of the
date of this Annual Report, the Class A Common Stock has never traded above $18.00 per share, therefore neither current nor recent share
prices meet or exceed the threshold that would allow Holdco to redeem the Warrants.
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In
addition, we have the ability to redeem the outstanding Warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration,
at a price of $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that the closing price of
the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise
or the exercise price of a warrant) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to proper
notice of such redemption and provided that certain other conditions are met, including that holders will be able to exercise their warrants
on a cashless basis prior to redemption for a number of shares of Class A Common Stock determined based on the redemption date and the
fair market value of the Class A Common Stock. The value received upon exercise of the Warrants (i) may be less than the value the holders
would have received if they had exercised their warrants at a later time where the underlying share price is higher and (ii) may not
compensate the holders for the value of the Warrants, including because the number of shares of Class A Common Stock received is capped
at 0.361 shares per warrant (subject to adjustment) irrespective of the remaining life of the Warrants. In addition, such redemptions
may occur at a time when the Warrants are “out-of-the-money,” in which case holders thereof would lose any potential embedded
value from a subsequent increase in the value of the Class A Common Stock had such Warrants remained outstanding.
In
the event that Holdco determines to redeem the Warrants when the closing price of the shares of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds
$18.00 per share or $10.00 per share, pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of the Warrant Agreement, respectively, Holdco will fix
a date for the redemption. Notice of redemption will be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by Holdco not less than thirty (30)
days prior to the redemption date to the registered holders of the Warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they appear on
the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided will be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether
or not the registered holder received such notice.
Warrant
holders will only be able to exercise their Warrants on a “cashless basis” under certain circumstances, and if they do so,
they will receive fewer shares of Class A Common Stock from such exercise than if such warrants were exercised for cash.
The
Warrants generally may not be exercised on a “cashless basis”, except as described below.
The
Warrant Agreement provides that in the following circumstances holders of Warrants who seek to exercise their Warrants will not be permitted
to do for cash and will, instead, be required to do so on a cashless basis in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act: (i) if the Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are not registered under the Securities Act in
accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement; and (ii) if we have so elected and the Class A Common Stock are at the time of any
exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of “covered securities”
under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act. If you exercise your Warrants on a cashless basis under the circumstances described
in clauses (i) and (ii) in the preceding sentence, you would pay the warrant exercise price by surrendering the Warrants for that number
of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common
Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” of the shares of Class A Common Stock
(as defined in the next sentence) over the exercise price of the Warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value”
is the average reported closing price of the shares of Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior
to the date on which the notice of exercise is received by the warrant agent or on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders
of Warrants, as applicable. As a result, a holder of Warrants would receive fewer shares of Class A Common Stock from such exercise than
if such Warrants were exercised for cash.
The
Warrants may have an adverse effect on the market price of the Class A Common Stock.
Upon
the Closing, the Coliseum Warrants were assumed and converted into Warrants of Holdco and entitle the holders to purchase shares of Class
A Common Stock. Such Warrants, when exercised, will increase the number of issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and
reduce the value of the Class A Common Stock.
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The
Warrant Agreement designates the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by holders of the warrants, which
could limit the ability of warrant holders to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with the post-Business Combination company.
The
Warrant Agreement provides that, subject to applicable law, (i) any action, proceeding or claim against us arising out of or relating
in any way to the Warrant Agreement, including under the Securities Act, will be brought and enforced in the courts of the State
of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and (ii) that we irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction,
which jurisdiction shall be the exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. We will waive any objection to such exclusive
jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, these provisions of the Warrant Agreement do not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange
Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum. Any
person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any of our warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have
consented to the forum provisions in the Warrant Agreement. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope the forum
provisions of the Warrant Agreement, is filed in a court other than a court of the State of New York or the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York (a “foreign action”) in the name of any holder of our warrants, such holder shall be
deemed to have consented to: (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of New York in connection
with any action brought in any such court to enforce the forum provisions (an “enforcement action”), and (y) having service
of process made upon such warrant holder in any such enforcement action by service upon such warrant holder’s counsel in the foreign
action as agent for such warrant holder.
This
choice-of-forum provision may limit a warrant holder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for
disputes with Holdco, which may discourage such lawsuits and result in increased costs to warrant holders to bring a lawsuit. Alternatively,
if a court were to find this provision of our Warrant Agreement inapplicable or unenforceable with respect to one or more of the specified
types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could
materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and result in a diversion of the time and
resources of our management and the Board.
The
Warrants are recognized and accounted for as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815 and are recorded at fair value
upon issuance with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings, which may have an adverse effect on the market price of the
Class A Common Stock.
The
guidance contained in FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”) provides that because the
Warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each Warrant must be recorded as a liability. Accordingly, we classify
each of the Warrants as a liability at its fair value as determined by us based upon a valuation report obtained from an independent
third party valuation firm. At each reporting period (1) the accounting treatment of the Warrants will be re-evaluated for proper accounting
treatment as a liability or equity and (2) the fair value of the liability of the Warrants is remeasured and the change in the fair value
of the liability is recorded as other income (expense) in our consolidated statements of operations. Changes in the inputs and assumptions
for the valuation model we use to determine the fair value of such liability may have a material impact on the estimated fair value of
the embedded derivative liability. The share price of Class A Common Stock represents the primary underlying variable that will impact
the value of the derivative instruments. Additional factors that may impact the value of the derivative instruments include the volatility
of our stock price, discount rates and stated interest rates. As a result, our consolidated financial position and results of operations
will fluctuate quarterly, based on various factors, such as the share price of the Class A Common Stock, many of which are outside of
our control. In addition, we may change the underlying assumptions used in our valuation model, which could result in significant fluctuations
in our results of operations. If our stock price is volatile, we expect that we will recognize non-cash gains or losses on our Warrants
or any other similar derivative instruments each reporting period and that the amount of such gains or losses could be material. The
impact of changes in fair value on earnings may have an adverse effect on the market price of Class A Common Stock.
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Massachusetts
law and the Holdco A&R Articles contain certain provisions, including anti-takeover provisions, that limit the ability of stockholders
to take certain actions and could delay or discourage takeover attempts.
Chapter
156D, §8.06 of the Massachusetts General Laws provides that the terms of the directors of a publicly traded Massachusetts corporation
must be staggered over three years. This could make it difficult to replace a majority of the board in any one year. A public corporation
may opt out of the staggered board requirement by a vote of its board of directors or a two-thirds vote of each class of stock outstanding.
Chapter
110F of the Massachusetts General Laws generally provides that, if a person acquires 5% or more of the stock of a Massachusetts corporation
without the approval of the board of directors of that corporation, such person may not engage in certain transactions with the corporation
for a period of three years following the time that person becomes a 5% shareholder, with certain exceptions. A Massachusetts corporation
may elect in its articles of organization or bylaws not to be governed by Chapter 110F.
Under
the Massachusetts control share acquisitions statute (Chapter 110D of the Massachusetts General Laws), a person who acquires beneficial
ownership of shares of stock of a corporation in a threshold amount equal to one-fifth or more but less than one-third, one-third or
more but less than a majority, or a majority or more of the voting stock of the corporation, referred to as a control share acquisition,
must obtain the approval of a majority of shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (excluding (1) any shares owned
by any person acquiring or proposing to acquire beneficial ownership of shares in a control share acquisition, (2) any shares owned by
any officer of the corporation and (3) any shares owned by any employee of the corporation who is also a director of the corporation)
for the purpose of acquiring voting rights for the shares that such person acquires in crossing the foregoing thresholds.
The
Massachusetts control share acquisitions statute permits the corporation, to the extent authorized by its articles of organization or
bylaws, to redeem all shares acquired by an acquiring person in a control share acquisition for fair value (which is to be determined
in accordance with procedures adopted by the corporation) if (1) no control share acquisition statement is delivered by the acquiring
person or (2) a control share acquisition statement has been delivered and voting rights were not authorized for such shares by the shareholders
in accordance with the applicable provision of the control share acquisitions statute.
If
the voting rights for shares acquired in a control share acquisition are authorized by a majority of shareholders, and the acquirer has
acquired beneficial ownership of a majority or more of all voting power in the election of directors, then each stockholder of record,
other than the acquirer, who has not voted in favor of authorizing voting rights for the control may demand payment for his or her stock
and an appraisal in accordance with M.G.L. chapter 156D.
The
Massachusetts control share acquisition statute permits a Massachusetts corporation to elect not to be governed by the statute’s
provisions by including a provision in the corporation’s articles of organization or bylaws pursuant to which the corporation opts
out of the statute.
Chapter
110C of the Massachusetts General Laws (1) subjects an offeror to certain disclosure and filing requirements before such offeror can
proceed with a takeover bid, defined to include any acquisition of or offer to acquire stock by which, after acquisition, the offeror
would own more than 10% of the issued and outstanding equity securities of a target company and (2) provides that, if a person (together
with its associates and affiliates) beneficially owns more than 5% of the stock of a Massachusetts corporation, such person may not make
a takeover bid if during the preceding year such person acquired any of the subject stock with the undisclosed intent of gaining control
of the corporation. The statute contains certain exceptions to these prohibitions, including if the board of directors approves the takeover
bid, recommends it to the corporation’s shareholders and the terms of the takeover are furnished to shareholders. The validity
of Chapter 110C has been called into questioned by a 1982 US Supreme Court decision that invalidated a similar law in the state of Illinois.
The
Holdco A&R Articles include an election not to be governed by the control share acquisition statute, Chapter 110D, or the business
combination statute, Chapter 110F of the Massachusetts General Laws.
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The
provisions of the Holdco A&R Articles requiring exclusive forum in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the federal
district courts of the United States for certain types of lawsuits may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors
and officers.
The
Holdco A&R Articles provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and unless Holdco consents in writing to the selection
of an alternative forum, the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (or, in the event that the courts of Massachusetts does not
have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Massachusetts or other state courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
will be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action, suit or proceeding brought on Holdco’s behalf, (ii) any action,
suit or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or stockholder of Holdco to Holdco or
Holdco’s stockholders, (iii) any action, suit or proceeding arising pursuant to any provision of the MBCA or the Holdco A&R
Articles or Holdco A&R Bylaws (as each may be amended from time to time), (iv) any action, suit or proceeding as to which the MBCA
confers jurisdiction on the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or (v) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim against
Holdco or any current or former director, officer or stockholder governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
Section
22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any
duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Accordingly, both state and federal
courts have jurisdiction to entertain such Securities Act claims. To prevent having to litigate claims in multiple jurisdictions
and the threat of inconsistent or contrary rulings by different courts, among other considerations, the Holdco A&R Articles provide
that, unless Holdco consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal
district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of
action arising under the Securities Act; however, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provision, and investors
cannot waive compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holdco
A&R Articles provide that the exclusive forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any cause of action arising under
the Securities Act, any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts
have exclusive jurisdiction. Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to
enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.
Holdco
A&R Articles also provide that, without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that we may have, each of our shareholders acknowledges
that damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the selection of the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
as exclusive forum and that accordingly we shall be entitled, without proof of special damages, to the remedies of injunction, specific
performance or other equitable relief for any threatened or actual breach of the selection of the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
as exclusive forum.
These
choice of forum provisions may increase a shareholder’s cost and limit the shareholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial
forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, executive officers or other employees, which may have the effect
of discouraging lawsuits against Holdco’s directors and officers. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any of
our shares or other securities, whether by transfer, sale, operation of law or otherwise, shall be deemed to have notice of and have
irrevocably agreed and consented to these provisions. The enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions in other companies’
certificates of incorporation has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that, in connection with any applicable action
brought against Holdco, a court could find the choice of forum provisions contained in the Holdco A&R Articles to be inapplicable
or unenforceable in such action. If a court were to find this provision in the Holdco A&R Articles to be inapplicable or unenforceable
in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving the dispute in other jurisdictions, which could have adverse effect
on our business and financial performance.
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Holdco
is an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting company” within the meaning of the Securities Act,
and if we take advantage of the reduced reporting requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies and emerging growth companies
could make the Class A Common Stock less attractive to investors.
Holdco
is an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act as modified by the JOBS Act, and
we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are
not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to not being required to comply with the auditor internal controls attestation
requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic
reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and
shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. As a result, our shareholders may not have access to certain
information they may deem important. We cannot predict whether investors will find our securities less attractive because we will rely
on these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result of our reliance on these exemptions, the trading
prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and
the trading prices of our securities may be more volatile.
Further,
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial
accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared
effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised
financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period
and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. Holdco
expects not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different
application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time
private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our consolidated financial statements with another public
company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition
period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
We
will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary
of the effectiveness of our registration statement on Form S-4 in connection with the Business Combination, (b) in which we have total
annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market
value of our common equity that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of the prior fiscal year’s second
fiscal quarter; and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior
three-year period.
Additionally,
Holdco is a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies
may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial
statements. Our status as a smaller reporting company is determined annually. We will continue to qualify as a smaller reporting company
through the following fiscal year as long as (i) the market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates (measured as of the end of the
second quarter of the then current fiscal year) does not exceed $250 million or (ii) our annual revenues for the most recently completed
fiscal year do not exceed $100 million and the market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates (measured as of the end of the second
quarter of the then current fiscal year) does not exceed $700 million. If we exceed these thresholds, we will cease to be a smaller reporting
company as of the first day of the following fiscal year.
We
cannot predict if investors will find the Class A Common Stock less attractive if Holdco chooses to rely on any of the exemptions afforded
to emerging growth companies and smaller reporting companies. If some investors find the Class A Common Stock less attractive because
Holdco relies on any of these exemptions, there may be a less active trading market for the Class A Common Stock and the market price
of the Class A Common Stock may be more volatile and may decline.
Item
1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
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Item 1C. Cybersecurity
In recent years, cyberattacks, including denial-of-service attacks, ransomware attacks, business email compromises, computer malware, viruses, social engineering (including phishing) and other tactics designed to gain access to and exploit sensitive information by breaching mission critical systems of large organizations have increased in volume and sophistication. RET’s information technology systems and automated machinery, which it will rely on to operate its business, could be exposed to such tactics. RET may also experience unavailable systems, unauthorized access or disclosure due to employee theft or misuse, sophisticated nation-state and nation-state supported actors and advanced persistent threat intrusions. RET may be unable to implement adequate preventative measures or stop security breaches while they are occurring, and attackers may sabotage or obtain unauthorized access to RET’s systems, networks, or physical facilities. Actual or perceived breaches of RET’s security measures or the accidental loss, inadvertent disclosure or unapproved dissemination of proprietary information or sensitive or confidential data about RET, its partners, its clients or third parties could expose us and the parties affected to a risk of loss or misuse of this information, resulting in litigation and potential liability, paying damages, regulatory inquiries or actions, damage to the RET brand and reputation or other harm to the RET business. Additionally, cyberattacks that impact RET’s ability to operate its platform could result in production errors, processing inefficiencies and unscheduled downtime/degradation of operations, in turn causing the loss of sales and clients, and decreased revenue and increased overhead costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Our board of directors has oversight of our strategic and business risk management and oversees management’s execution of our cybersecurity risk management program. Management is responsible for identifying, assessing, and managing cybersecurity risks on an ongoing basis, establishing processes to ensure that such potential cybersecurity risk exposures are monitored, putting in place appropriate mitigation measures, maintaining cybersecurity policies and procedures, and providing regular reports to our board of directors. In the event of an incident, we intend to follow our incident response plan, which outlines the steps to be followed from incident detection to mitigation, recovery and notification, including notifying functional areas (e.g. legal), as well as senior leadership and the board, as appropriate.
Item
2. Properties
Our
corporate headquarters are located at 4851 Tamiami Trail N, Suite 200 Naples, FL.
The Company entered
into a lease agreement, effective April 1, 2026, to lease a 4,050 square foot warehouse in Brighton, Colorado (“Warehouse Lease”),
which serves as a storage building for the Company’s Equipment. The lease has an initial term of three years and includes one option
to extend the term an additional three years at market prices. Under the Warehouse Lease, the Company is required to make a security
deposit of $5,433.41 and pay a monthly base rate of $3,375 the first year, $3,476.25 the second year, and $3,580.54 the third year.
Item
3. Legal Proceedings
There
is no material litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding currently pending against us or any members of our management team.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not
applicable.
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PART
II
Item
5. Market for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market
Information
Shares
of our Class A Common Stock and Warrants began trading on Nasdaq under the symbols “RAIN” and “RAINW”, respectively,
on January 2, 2025. Shares of our Class B Common Stock do not trade on any market.
Holders
As of March 31, 2026, there were approximately
65 record holders of Class A Common Stock, 3 record holders of Class B Common Stock and 1 record holder of Warrants. The number of holders
of record does not include a substantially greater number of “street name” holders or beneficial holders whose shares of
Class A Common Stock and Warrants are held of record by banks, brokers and other financial institutions.
Dividends
Holdco
has not paid any dividends to its shareholders. It is the present intention of the Board to retain all earnings, if any, for use in Holdco’s
business operations and, accordingly, the Holdco does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future. The Board will
consider whether or not to institute a dividend policy. The determination to pay dividends will depend on many factors, including, among
others, Holdco’s financial condition, current and anticipated cash requirements, contractual restrictions and financing agreement
covenants, solvency tests imposed by applicable corporate law and other factors that the Board may deem relevant.
Item
6. [Reserved]
Item
7. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations.
The
following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction
with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes related thereto which follow Item 16 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements. Our actual results
may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth
under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
Unless
otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this Holdco Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations to the company, “we,” “us” “our,” “Holdco” and other
similar terms refer to Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. on a consolidated basis.
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Overview
We
were founded to provide the world with reliable access to water, one of life’s most important resources. To achieve this mission,
we aim to develop, manufacture and commercialize AEI technology.
We
are combining unique expertise and personnel to develop, improve and commercialize AEI technology that enhances rainfall and snowfall
when conditions are appropriate in the atmosphere. We are building our proprietary WETA platform with software, meteorology, hardware,
product design and operations to make rain and snowfall generation more dependable. We aim to improve the existing rain and snowfall
generation technologies by introducing robust measurement tools, including automation technology, rain gauges, and weather stations,
to more precisely quantify the positive water benefit generated by our systems.
We
aim to develop, invent, improve, manufacture, commercialize and operate technologies that enhance rainfall and elevate water reserves.
We believe that our future services will yield potable water that can be used for all purposes. The projected cost (not including land
costs, which are still being determined) and energy requirements for our future technology are modest on a per gallon basis for communities
and ecosystems, estimated to be $0.10 per cubic meter, less than other alternative technologies. We aim to enhance agricultural, industrial
and household water supplies for all the communities in which we operate by developing technology and services to serve governmental
and commercial clients’ needs in creating water resiliency and abundance.
Our
business model is based on a unique one-to-many community-centric business model. The numerous client segments to which we market include
large landowners including agriculture, resorts, energy and transportation companies, insurance and reinsurance companies, decarbonization
initiatives of major corporations and philanthropists, supranational governmental organizations, and city, county, state, federal and
non-U.S. governments. In addition, we aim to leverage our offerings and enhance our potential market position by exploring ways to expand
our future water generation products through licensing and acting as a channel partner for additional water generation technologies.
Since
the beginning of 2025 we have continued advancing the commercialization of our technology, including manufacturing and deploying additional
rain and snowfall generation systems and conducting field deployments with potential governmental and commercial clients. We have also
expanded our network of industry experts and consultants supporting system development, project execution and commercial outreach, and
continued research and development activities aimed at improving system performance and exploring potential adjacent atmospheric water
applications.
We
have a limited operating history, and our ability to generate revenue sufficient to achieve profitability will depend on our ability
to successfully build and commercialize AEI technology and successfully execute our sales strategy.
Restatement
This Annual Report includes a restatement of our
financial statements for the Affected Periods resulting from an error in the accounting for financed insurance premiums as of March 31,
2025 and June 30, 2025. In connection with the restatement, our management reassessed the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting and our internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures for the Affected
Periods. As a result of that reassessment, we determined that a material weakness existed in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, and that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31,
2025. For more information, see “Item 9A—Controls and Procedures” in this Annual Report.
We have not amended our previously filed Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for the Affected Periods. The financial information that has been previously filed or otherwise reported for
the Affected Periods is superseded by the information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the financial statements and related financial
information contained in such previously filed reports should no longer be relied upon.
The restatement is more fully described in Note 2
of the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included herein.
Business
Combination
On
December 31, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), Coliseum Acquisition Corp., Rain Enhancement Technologies, Inc., Rain Enhancement
Technologies Holdco, Inc. (“Holdco”), and the merger subsidiaries consummated the business combination pursuant to the Business
Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination”). Following the closing, Holdco became the publicly traded parent company
and holds all of the equity interests of RET.
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The
Business Combination was accounted as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Coliseum
was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business
Combination was treated as the equivalent of RET issuing stock for the net assets of Coliseum, accompanied by a recapitalization. The
net assets of Coliseum were stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.
Our
common stock and warrants commenced trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbols “RAIN” and “RAINW”,
respectively, on January 2, 2025.
PIPE
Subscriptions
In
connection with the Closing, Holdco entered into subscription agreements (collectively, the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”)
with certain investors and related parties (the “PIPE Investors”) to sell an aggregate of 118,557 shares of Holdco Class
A Common Stock at a purchase price of approximately $11.39 per share, for gross proceeds of $1.35 million. At the Closing, Holdco received
$700,000 of the PIPE investment and issued an aggregate of 61,474 shares of Holdco Class A Common Stock to the PIPE Investors and recorded
a subscription receivable of $650,000 for the remaining PIPE investment on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024.
On
January 29, 2025, the Company received $500,000 pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements and issued 43,910 shares of Class A Common
Stock. On February 6, 2025, the Company received the remaining $150,000 and issued 13,173 shares of Class A Common Stock. As of February
6, 2025, the subscription receivable had been fully paid.
Forward
Purchase Agreement with Meteora
On
December 30, 2024, Holdco entered into a forward purchase agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) with Meteora Capital
Partners, LP and affiliated funds (“Meteora”) for an OTC equity prepaid forward transaction. An aggregate of 361,858 shares
of Holdco Class A Common Stock (the “Forward Purchase Shares”) are subject to the Forward Purchase Agreement, for which Meteora
was paid approximately $4.1 million at Closing (the “Prepayment”) and we retained approximately $20,000 (the “Prepayment
Shortfall”). The Forward Purchase Agreement matures on the date of the effectiveness of a certain registration statement filed
by Holdco with the Securities and Exchange Commission following the Closing Date (the “Maturity Date”). Meteora may sell
the Forward Purchase shares at any time following the Closing Date until the Maturity Date at a price not less than $10.00 per share.
If Meteora sells any of the Forward Purchase Shares, Meteora will pay to Holdco $10.00 for each share sold, less the Prepayment Shortfall.
On Maturity Date, any Forward Purchase Shares that have not been sold by Meteora will be returned to us for no consideration, provided
that if the proceeds of the shares sold by Meteora prior to the Maturity Date is less than the Prepayment Shortfall, then we will pay
cash to Meteora in an amount equal to such difference. The forward purchase agreement remains subject to its contractual terms, including
settlement provisions tied to the effectiveness of a registration statement.
Loan
Agreement with an Affiliate of Harry You
On
December 30, 2024, Holdco entered into the Loan Agreement with RHY Management LLC (“RHY), an affiliate of Harry You, pursuant to
which RHY committed to provide Holdco with up to $7 million in new loans. In addition, approximately $3.1 million of existing loans and
advances owed to Mr. You and his affiliates were rolled into the Loan Agreement.
As
of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $9.1 million outstanding under the Loan Agreement, consisting of approximately $3.1
million of rollover amounts and approximately $6.0 million of additional borrowings during 2025.
On March 11, 2026, the Compensation Committee
and the Board approved repayment of the amounts due under the Loan Agreement of up to 30% of any amount received by the Company from
any potential future capital raise net of any underwriting, legal, and accounting fees and related costs.
On March 24, 2026, the Audit Committee and the
Board approved an increase in the amount that could be borrowed under the Loan Agreement from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. The Company
and RHY entered into an amendment to the Loan Agreement reflecting such increase, effective as of March 31, 2026.
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Recent
Developments
Business
Developments
In
October 2025, we announced preliminary field observations from a fog-mitigation pilot conducted in Australia using our WETA platform.
Initial observations suggested ionization may influence fog dissipation under certain atmospheric conditions. Based on these results,
we plan to conduct expanded, instrumented pilot programs in 2026 in the USA (Oregon, California, Utah or Colorado) and Australia to further
evaluate performance and use cases. These activities remain in the research and development stage and are not expected to generate material
revenue until validation and commercialization.
Our
first two US installed systems entered operation in November 2025. These installations represent the Company’s first operational
deployments in the United States and are part of our efforts to evaluate system performance under real-world atmospheric conditions.
The systems are located in the La Sal Range of Utah, where we are monitoring snowfall and Snow Water Equivalent (“SWE”) measurements.
Preliminary observations during certain periods of system operation coincided with changes in local snowfall and SWE measurements. These
observations are preliminary, and additional research and analysis are ongoing to evaluate potential precipitation and snowpack impacts
under varying atmospheric conditions.
During 2025, we also expanded production of our
WETA systems and manufactured ten additional units in Australia which were shipped to, and are stored in, the United States intended
to support future pilot programs, field deployments and operational readiness. As of December 31, 2025, seven of these units had been
completed and were being stored pending deployment. The remaining three units were completed and delivered to the United States in March
2026. Additionally, three systems are currently under construction. These systems are expected to support ongoing research activities,
demonstration projects and potential future deployments as we continue to evaluate commercial applications of our technology. Management
believes that maintaining an inventory of completed systems may allow the Company to respond more efficiently to pilot opportunities,
research collaborations and potential commercial deployments as they arise.
In
addition, we also continued internal development efforts related to potential enhancements to our WETA platform, including instrumentation,
data collection and deployment configurations intended to support future pilot programs and operational flexibility. These initiatives
remain in development and are being evaluated as part of our broader research and engineering activities. The timing and extent of any
future implementation or commercialization of these capabilities remain uncertain.
Service
Agreement with Utah Division of Water Resources
In
January 2026, we entered into a service agreement with the Utah Division of Water Resources to support the installation of a generator
to facilitate radiometer data ingestion associated with our rainfall monitoring infrastructure. The agreement provides for payment of
$10,500 to us in connection with the installation. We completed the installation and fully received the payment in February 2026.
Appointment
of Directors
On
December 22, 2025, the holders of Class B Common Stock appointed Mr. David Sylvester as a Class II director with a term expiring at the
second annual meeting of stockholders, and the Board increased the size of the Board from seven to eight directors and appointed Mr.
Sylvester as Chairperson of the Audit Committee. Following the appointment, Mr. Sylvester, Mr. Peperzak and Mr. Reardon serve on the
Audit Committee.
In
connection with this appointment, Mr. Sylvester entered into a director agreement that is consistent with our form of Director Agreement.
which provides for annual cash compensation and potential equity awards subject to approval by the Board and Compensation Committee.
As of the date of this Annual Report, no equity awards have been granted to our directors under these agreements.
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Nasdaq
Compliance Notices
On
February 18, 2025, we received the MVLS Notice from the Staff of the Nasdaq which notified us that, for the 30 consecutive business days
ended February 14, 2025, our MVLS closed below the $50,000,000 MVLS threshold required for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market
under the MVLS Rule. Also on February 18, 2025, we received the MVPHS Notice from Nasdaq that for the 30 consecutive business days ended
February 14, 2025, our MVPHS closed below the $15,000,000 MVPHS threshold required for continued listing on Nasdaq under Nasdaq Listing
Rule 5450(b)(2)C).
On
August 19, 2025, we received the Notice from the Staff indicating that we had not regained compliance with either the MVLS Rule or the
MVPHS Rule and, unless we timely request a hearing before the Panel, our securities would be subject to suspension and delisting from
The Nasdaq Global Market. We timely submitted our request for a hearing before the Panel on August 21, 2025.
As
part of the compliance plan submitted to the Panel, we requested a transfer of our listing from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq
Capital Market. A hearing before the Panel was held on September 18, 2025 and on October 14, 2025, the Panel granted our request
for continued listing on Nasdaq, subject to our timely application to transfer our listing from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq
Capital Market and demonstrating compliance with the applicable listing requirements. We completed the transfer to the Nasdaq Capital
Market and demonstrated compliance with the applicable listing rules. Nasdaq subsequently confirmed that we had regained compliance with
its previously disclosed deficiencies,
Our
Class A common stock and warrants continue to trade under the symbol “RAIN” and “RAINW”, respectively.
On
February 18, 2026, we received an additional written notice from Nasdaq indicating that, for the 30 consecutive business days ended February
17, 2026, our MVLS had closed below the $35,000,000 minimum required for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq
Listing Rule 5550(b)(2). In accordance with Nasdaq rules, we have 180 calendar days, or until August 17, 2026, to regain compliance with
the MVLS requirement. To regain compliance, our MVLS must close at or above $35,000,000 for a minimum of ten consecutive business days
during this compliance period. We intend to monitor our MVLS and evaluate available options to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing
standards; however, there can be no assurance that we will regain or maintain compliance within the applicable compliance period.
Plan
of Operations
12-Month
Plan
RET
currently has two rain and snowfall generation systems installed and placed in service in the United States. These units arrived in the
US in September 2025, and began operating in November 2025 and are currently being used to support field observations, data collection
and ongoing research activities related to our rainfall generation technology.
Initial
observations from these installations have enabled us to evaluate system performance using available meteorological and radar data. Data
collection and analysis remain ongoing as we continue to evaluate system performance and potential atmospheric effects associated with
our technology.
During 2025, we expanded production of our WETA
systems and manufactured ten additional units intended to support future pilot programs, field deployments and operational readiness.
As of December 31, 2025, seven of these units had been completed and were being stored pending deployment. The remaining three units
were completed and delivered to the United States in March 2026. Additionally, three systems are currently under construction. The timing
and location of future installations will depend on factors such as site availability, permitting requirements, customer engagement and
the results of ongoing testing and evaluation. We expect that some of these systems may be deployed during 2026 as part of pilot programs,
demonstration projects or other research initiatives.
We
continue to document sourcing, manufacturing and assembly processes associated with our systems as part of our ongoing development efforts.
As part of these efforts, we may evaluate potential supply chain arrangements and manufacturing partners to support future production,
although no such arrangements have been finalized.
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Future
deployments, if pursued, may involve installing one or more systems within a geographic area as part of pilot programs or demonstration
projects. Site selection will consider factors such as weather patterns, terrain, permitting requirements, accessibility and other operational
considerations.
We
also continue research and development activities related to instrumentation and measurement tools designed to support monitoring and
evaluation of system performance during field deployments. These efforts are intended to assist with the collection and analysis of atmospheric
and precipitation data associated with our systems.
In
addition, we may pursue research collaborations with academic institutions or other research organizations to further study atmospheric
effects and evaluate the potential impact of our technology in locations where systems are deployed.
While
our systems are currently being deployed primarily for research, pilot and demonstration purposes, the operational experience gained
from these deployments is intended to support the continued development of our technology and inform potential future commercial applications.
Going
Concern Consideration
In
connection with our management’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards
Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Classification (“ASC”) Subtopic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial
Statements - Going Concern,” we evaluate whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. This assessment considers
our current cash position, projected cash requirements, and ability to obtain additional funding.
As
of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $214,000 in cash and had a working capital deficit of approximately $13.0 million. We
expect to continue incurring expenses as we scale our operations and begin to generate revenue. We have historically funded our operations
primarily through related-party financing arrangements, including borrowings under our line of credit with Mr. You. As of December 31,
2025, we had drawn substantially all available amounts under this facility. While we expect to continue relying on related party financing
sources, additional capital raises and projected cash flows from operations, our limited operating history and continuing operating losses
raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Management’s
plans to address this uncertainty include continued support from related parties, seeking additional financing through debt, equity,
or a combination of both, and pursuing commercial opportunities for installation and service agreements. However, there is no assurance
that such funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
Accordingly,
our management has determined that we do not have sufficient liquidity to meet our anticipated obligations over the next year from the
date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report do
not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Results
of Operations
During
2025, we incurred installation and field deployment costs associated with the initial deployment and pilot operation of our rain and
snowfall generation systems in the United States. These activities were undertaken as part of system validation and research programs
and were not associated with revenue-generating customer contracts.
For
the year ended December 31, 2025, we had a net loss of approximately $9.1 million, which consisted of installation costs of approximately
$402,000, general and administrative expenses of approximately $7.6 million (primarily related to personnel costs, stock based compensation
expense, professional services including annual audit, marketing, and other corporate operating expenses), research and development expenses
of approximately $62,000, amortization expense of approximately $12,000, depreciation expense of approximately $7,000, a loss due to
the change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $900,000, and interest expenses, minimal tax expenses and interest income from an
operating account of approximately $283,000, partially offset by gain from a settlement with vendor of approximately $226,000.
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For the year ended December 31, 2024, we had
net loss of approximately $4.5 million, which consisted mainly of general and administrative expenses of approximately $4.5 million and
interest expense in connection with the note payable to related parties of approximately $30,000.
Cash
Flows
For
the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash used in operating activities was approximately $2.0 million, net cash used in investing activities
was approximately $987,805, and net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $3.1 million. Net cash used in operating
activities included our net loss of approximately $9.1 million, and a gain from the settlement with a vendor of approximately $226,000,
partially offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities of approximately $1.3 million, amortization expense of approximately
$12,000, depreciation expense of approximately $7,000, approximately $3.5 million paid by related parties on behalf of RET, stock-based
compensation expenses of approximately $1.6 million and a change in the fair value of a warrant liabilities of $900,000. Cash used in
investing activities consisted solely of payment for building Equipment of approximately 987,805. Cash provided by financing activities
resulted from proceeds from payment of subscription receivable of $650,000 and proceeds from drawdowns under the LOC (as defined below)
of approximately $2.5 million.
For
the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in operating activities was approximately $1.3 million, net cash used in investing activities
was approximately $46,000, and net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $1.4 million. Net cash used in our operating
activities included our net loss of approximately $4.5 million, partially offset by non-cash activities, including stock-based compensation
expense of approximately $2.8 million, amortization expense of approximately $12,000, and expenses paid by related parties on behalf
of RET of approximately $321,000, and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Cash used in investing activities consisted solely
of payment for building Equipment of approximately $46,000. Cash provided by financing activities resulted from (i) the issuance of RET
Class A and RET Class B common stock of $740,000 and $125,000, respectively, (ii) cash proceeds from the issuance of Holdco Class A common
stock in connection with PIPE subscriptions of $700,000, and (iii) proceeds from the reverse recapitalization in connection with the
Business Combination, partially offset by payment of deferred financing costs of $75,000 and payment of the prepaid Forward Purchase
Agreement with Meteora of approximately $4.1 million.
Commitments
and Contingencies
Patent
License
On
November 21, 2022, RET entered into a license agreement with Dr. Theodore Anderson, a plasma physicist, whereby RET was granted
an exclusive, worldwide license under certain of Dr. Anderson’s patents. The consideration paid for the license of $33,000,
which was fully paid in November 2022, was recorded as a finite-lived intangible asset.
Consulting
Agreement for Rainfall Ionization Equipment
We entered into a consulting agreement to engage
our senior technology advisor, Scott Morris in 2022, pursuant to which we agreed to pay him a one-time fee upon execution of the agreement
and a consulting fee of AUD 250,000 per year (equivalent to approximately $170,000 as of the effective date). In February
2025, the agreement was amended to increase the annual consulting fee to $186,000, and in June 2025, it was further increased to $252,000
annually in exchange for the consultant assuming an additional role and responsibilities. The agreement also provides for success fees
payable upon the achievement of specified sales and development milestones. On March 19, 2026, the agreement was amended to add three
additional milestones, each of which would entitle him to a $25,000 cash bonus. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we paid an aggregate
of $50,000 in milestone payments to Mr. Morris in connection with the achievement of certain development milestones.
In
connection with the consulting agreement, we also agreed to obtain from Mr. Morris an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license under
certain engineering designs in connection with rainfall ionization equipment and systems. We fully paid this amount of $83,750 in June
2023.
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Employment Agreement
Effective January 2, 2025, we entered into a
binding offer letter (as amended, the “Offer Letter”), which was later amended on June 27, 2025, with our new CEO, Mr. Seidl.
Pursuant to the amended Offer Letter, we agreed to pay to the CEO (i) an annual salary of $500,000, (ii) an annual incentive bonus up
to 200% of his base salary, subject to Board or Compensation Committee approval, which will be subject to the achievement of Company
and/or individual performance goals mutually agreed by the CEO and the Board or the Compensation Committee, and (iii) a cash bonus of
$5.82 million (the “Retention Bonus”) payable on the earlier of (x) December 31, 2028, (y) the date on which we terminate
the CEO’s employment without cause, or (z) the date on which a change of control is consummated. We accrue the Retention Bonus
over the period of service. As of December 31, 2025, we accrued approximately $831,000 of Retention Bonus and $1 million of annual incentive
bonus for 2025 in accrued expenses to related party in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. On March 16, 2026, the Company paid
Mr. Seidl the $1 million annual incentive bonus for 2025 pursuant to the determination and approval of the Compensation Committee.
In addition, Mr. Seidl is also entitled to an
equity award under our equity incentive plan that was approved by the Compensation Committee on August 14, 2025 and by the Board on August
20, 2025. On September 5, 2025, we granted 602,320 RSAs to Mr. Seidl, of which 50% vested on January 1, 2026, and 50% of which shall
vest on January 1, 2027, subject to continued employment or service through such vesting date.
Termination Letter
In January 2025, we entered into a termination
letter agreement with our former CEO, Mr. Christopher Riley, pursuant to which, in lieu of all other compensation and payments, we agreed
to pay Mr. Riley an aggregate of $124,500, payable in 18 monthly installments beginning in February 2025 in consideration for his past
services. As of December 31, 2025, we had an aggregate of approximately $48,000 in outstanding amount in connection with such agreement
that was included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Additionally, conditioned on approval by the Compensation
Committee, the Termination Letter provides that Mr. Riley will be granted 10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock vesting one year from
the date of grant. As of December 31, 2025, the stock has not been granted.
Related
Party Transactions
Note
Payable and Line of Credit from Related Parties
On February 2, 2023, RET issued a promissory
note (the “Note”) to its former CEO, Mr. You, and Mr. de Masi for an aggregate amount of $600,000. The Note has an annual
interest rate of 5%. The Note amount owed to RET’s former CEO and Mr. de Masi totaling $400,000 remains as outstanding due on demand,
and the $200,000 Note amount owed to Mr. You was included in the Rollover amount described below.
On
December 30, 2024, Holdco entered into the Loan Agreement with RHY, an affiliate of Harry You, pursuant to which RHY agreed to issue
a line of credit (the “LOC”) to Holdco for up to $7 million, in addition to the Rollover amount described below (such amounts
borrowed under the LOC, together with the Rollover, the “Loan”). The Loan bears interest at the greater of 5% per annum or
the applicable IRS short-term rate in the month of each drawdown (“Interest Rate”), payable quarterly in arrears. If a quarterly
payment is missed, the loan balance increases by an amount equal to the principal multiplied by the 2% Default Rate (as defined below).
If an event of default has occurred and is continuing, then upon written notice by RHY to Holdco, the outstanding principal balance and
any unpaid accrued interest will accrue interest at 2% above the Interest Rate (the “Default Rate”).
Prior
to closing of the Business Combination, the outstanding amount that Coliseum and RET owed to Mr. You and his affiliates was approximately
$3.1 million. The Rollover amounts were assigned to and assumed by Holdco and are treated for all purposes as Loans outstanding under
the Loan Agreement. The Rollover amount does not reduce the $7 million funding available to us under the LOC. As a result, as of December
31, 2024, we had approximately $3.1 million outstanding under the LOC, comprised solely of the Rollover amount.
As of December 31, 2025, we had drawn approximately
$6.0 million under the LOC, in the combined form of cash proceeds and payments made on behalf of the Company, bringing the total
outstanding balance under the Loan Agreement to approximately $9.1 million (including the $3.1 million Rollover).
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As
of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had an outstanding accrued interest balance in connection with both the Note and the LOC of approximately
$323,000 and $38,000, respectively.
On March 11, 2026, the Compensation Committee
and the Board approved repayment of the amounts due under the Loan Agreement of up to 30% of any amount received by the Company from
any potential future capital raise net of any underwriting, legal, and accounting fees and related costs.
On March 24, 2026, the Audit Committee and the
Board approved an increase in the amount that could be borrowed under the Loan Agreement from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. The Company
and RHY entered into an amendment to the Loan Agreement reflecting such increase, effective as of March 31, 2026.
Board
Agreement
On
April 1, 2025, the Board increased the size of the Board from five to seven directors and appointed Mr. Marcus Peperzak and Mr. Robert
Reardon to the Board to fill the resulting vacancies. On December 22, 2025, the Board further increased its size from seven to eight
directors and appointed Mr. David Sylvester as a Class II director.
In
connection with their appointments to the Board, Mr. Reardon, Mr. Peperzak, and Mr. Sylvester each entered into the Director Agreements
which are the form of agreement adopted by the Board in April 2025 to govern the terms of service and compensation of our company’s
non-employee directors. Additionally, effective as of April 4, 2025, we entered into Director Agreements with Lyman Dickerson, Alexandra
Steele, and Christopher Riley, each non-employee members of the Board. Pursuant to the terms of the Director Agreements, we agreed to
pay to each Board member (i) subject to approval by the Board and Compensation Committee, a cash payment of $12,500 promptly following
attendance at each quarterly Board meeting, for a total annual cash compensation of $50,000; and (ii) subject to approval by the Board
and the Compensation Committee, a grant of restricted stock, with the number of shares and terms to be determined by the Board. We recognized
an aggregate of $225,000 in connection with such agreement during the year ended December 31, 2025 within general and administrative
expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2025, there has been no grants of restricted stock
to the directors.
Segments
We
operate and manage the business as one reportable and operating segment, which is the business of developing, manufacturing and commercializing
AEI technology. Our chief executive officer, who is the chief operating decision maker, or CODM, reviews financial information on an
aggregate basis for allocating resources and evaluating financial performance.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
did not have off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2025, and do not currently have, any off-balance sheet financing arrangements
or any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, including entities sometimes referred to as structured finance
or special purpose entities, that were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually
narrow or limited purposes.
Critical
Accounting Estimates
The
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Preparation
of the consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We also make estimates and assumptions on revenue generated and
reported expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors
that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the
carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
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While
our significant accounting policies are described in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual
Report, our management believes there were no critical accounting estimates identified during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Derivative
Financial Instruments
We
do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of our financial
instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to FASB
ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815. The classification of derivative
instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting
period. The assessment considers whether the financial instruments are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the
definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the financial instruments meet all of the requirements for equity classification
under ASC 815, including whether the financial instruments are indexed to our own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity
classification.
Equipment
and Construction In-Process Equipment
We capitalize our cost to build our rainfall
ionization equipment (the “Equipment”), including materials and allocated labor costs directly attributable to the construction
of the Equipment. Costs incurred prior to completion of the equipment are recorded as construction in progress. Upon the installation
of the Equipment, we transferred our capitalized cost from Construction in-process to Equipment. Equipment that has been completed but
has not yet been installed or otherwise placed into service remains within Construction in-process Equipment and is not depreciated until
transferred into Equipment and placed into service.
Depreciation
begins when the equipment is placed into service and is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the assets,
which we currently estimate to be 10 years. At the time of retirement or other disposition of the Equipment, the cost and accumulated
depreciation will be removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss, if any, will be reflected in operations.
As
of December 31, 2024, no Equipment has been placed in service. In November 2025, we completed installation of two existing systems
and placed them into service. As a result, we moved these costs associated with these two units from Construction in-process into Equipment
began recording depreciation on these assets and recognized approximately $7,000 of depreciation expense during the year ended December
31, 2025 in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
Installation
costs represent expenses incurred in connection with the installation of the Company’s rain and snowfall generation systems deployed
in pilot installations and evaluation projects. These costs primarily consist of labor, travel, site preparation and related operational
expenses associated with system deployment and testing. As we are currently in an early stage of commercial deployment, certain installation
activities may occur prior to the execution of revenue-generating customer agreements.
Intangible
Assets
Recognized
intangible assets have finite lives and include acquired licenses for market-ready technology and designs of weather modification and
rainfall ionization equipment. Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost. Following initial recognition,
intangible assets are carried at cost less any accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses.
Intangible
assets with finite lives are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful economic life. The amortization period
and the amortization method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at the end of each reporting period.
Changes in the expected useful life or the expected pattern of consumption of future economic benefits embodied in the asset are considered
to modify the amortization period or method, as appropriate, and are treated as changes in accounting estimates. The amortization expense
on intangible assets with finite lives is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and in the expense category that is
consistent with the function of the intangible assets.
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Intangible
assets with finite lives are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be
recoverable. These conditions may include a change in the extent or manner in which the asset is being used or a change in future operations.
We assess the recoverability of the carrying amount by preparing estimates of future revenue, margins, and cash flows. If the sum of
expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized.
The impairment loss recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset. Fair value of these assets
may be determined by a variety of methodologies, including discounted cash flow models. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we did not
have any intangible assets with indefinite useful lives.
We
evaluate long-lived assets, including intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying value may not be recoverable. No impairment was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2025 or 2024.
Stock
Compensation
Our
policy is to account for stock-based compensation expense in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation”
(“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity awards is measured at fair value upon the grant
date and recognized over the requisite service period. To the extent a stock-based award is subject to a performance condition, the amount
of expense recorded in a given period, if any, reflects an assessment of the probability of achieving such performance condition, with
compensation recognized once the event is deemed probable to occur. Forfeitures are recognized as incurred.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09
(Topic 740), Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s
effective tax rate reconciliation as well as an expansion of other income tax disclosures. The ASU is effective on a prospective basis
for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 in its fourth quarter of 2025 for
the period ending December 31, 2025, and the adoption impacted only the disclosures with no material impact on the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
Issued
in November 2024, ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of income Statement Expenses (Subtopic 220-40), requires the disaggregated disclosure of
specific expense categories, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization, within relevant
income statement captions. This ASU also requires disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses along with the definition of selling
expenses. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2027. Adoption of this ASU can either be applied prospectively to consolidated financial statements issued for reporting
periods after the effective date of this ASU or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements.
While early adoption is permitted, the Company does not plan to adopt this standard early. This ASU will likely result in additional
disclosures being included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements once adopted. The Company is currently evaluating
the provisions of this ASU.
Emerging
Growth Company Status
Holdco
is an emerging growth company, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business
Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from
being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had
a registration statement under the Securities Act declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act)
are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards.
Section 107
of the JOBS Act allows emerging growth companies to take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised
accounting standards. Under Section 107, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until
those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. Any decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with
new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable. The Company has elected to use the extended transition period available under the
JOBS Act, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies,
the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised
standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s consolidated financial statements with another public company which is neither
an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible
because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
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The
Company will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following
the fifth anniversary of the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 in connection with the Business
Combination, (b) in which the Company has total annual revenue of at least $1,235,000,000, or (c) in which the Company is deemed
to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of its common equity that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700.0 million
as of the end of the prior fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter; and (2) the date on which the Company has issued more than
$1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.
We
are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take
advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements.
The Company will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (i) the market value of the shares
of Class A Common Stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $250.0 million as of the prior June 30, and (ii) the Company’s annual revenue
exceeds $100.0 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by non-affiliates
exceeds $700.0 million as of the prior June 30. To the extent the Company takes advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, it
may also make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible.
Item
7A. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We
are a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Therefore, pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K,
we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
This
information appears following Item 16 of this Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item
9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our
reports filed or submitted under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include,
without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted
under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
to allow timely decisions regarding and the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and required disclosures.
As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the
Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and
operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2025. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15 (e) under
the Exchange Act) were not effective as of December 31, 2025, due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting
described below in “Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting”. In light of this material weakness,
we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and
procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated,
can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further,
the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be
considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure
controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if
any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures is also based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events,
and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
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Management’s Report on Internal Controls
Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and
maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal
control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management
and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition,
use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Internal control over financial reporting is designed
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements prepared
for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control
over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods
are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief
Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as
of December 31, 2025, using the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment and those criteria, management concluded that
we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, due to the material weakness described
below.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination
of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement
of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Previously Identified Material Weakness in 2023
and Remediation
As previously disclosed, in connection with the restatement
of RET’s audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 and as of December 31, 2022 and for the period
from November 10, 2022 (inception) through December 31, 2022, RET’s management identified a material weakness in RET’s internal
controls over financial reporting regarding the calculation of deferred tax assets and disclosure of income taxes in accordance with
FASB ASC 740. Upon the completion of the Business Combination, RET became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. During the year ended
December 31, 2025, we implemented remediation measures designed to address this material weakness, including enhancing our review controls
over the preparation of the income tax provision and related disclosures and engaging third-party tax professionals to assist management
with the preparation and review of income tax calculations and disclosures. Management evaluated the design and operating effectiveness
of these enhanced controls during the year ended December 31, 2025 and concluded that the material weakness had been remediated as of
December 31, 2025.
Newly Identified Material Weakness
The Company obtained its D&O liability insurance
coverage effective December 31, 2024. On January 2, 2025, the Company executed an agreement with a financing company to finance $640,000
of the premium. On January 30, 2025, the down payment and first installment was paid. The Company should have recorded the premium financing
agreement as a liability, with an offset to prepaid expenses, upon its execution. The error was identified as part of the preparation
of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025. As a result of such error, our management
has determined that a material weakness existed in our internal control over financial reporting. As a result of this material weakness,
our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2025. This material
weakness resulted in a material misstatement that affected the presentation of prepaid expenses and related liabilities on our balance
sheets.
In connection with the preparation of the Company’s
consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, the Audit Committee, in consultation with management,
determined that the Company should restate its previously issued unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in its
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each of the Affected Periods. Please see Note 2 to the Financial Statements included elsewhere in
this Annual Report for such restatements.
The Company intends to take steps to remediate this
material weakness, including enhancing its internal controls over the accounting and review of recurring transactions, including insurance
premium financing arrangements. Specifically, the Company plans to improve its accounting policies and implement a review control as
part of the period-end close process to ensure such transactions are appropriately identified, evaluated, and recorded in accordance
with U.S. GAAP. The elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives
will ultimately have the intended effects. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to RET’s Business and Industry—We
have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Such material weaknesses could continue to adversely
affect our ability to report our results of operations and financial condition accurately and in a timely manner, could result in the
loss of investor confidence, listing deficiencies or delisting from Nasdaq and litigation and adversely affect the trading of our securities.”
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Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
Management
recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well-designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving
their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative
to their costs. Because of these inherent limitations, our disclosure and internal controls may not prevent or detect all instances of
fraud, misstatements or other control issues. In addition, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure or internal
controls to future periods are subject to risks, including, among others, that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions
or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management
continued implementing and operating the enhanced controls described above relating to the preparation and review of income tax calculations
and disclosures.
Other than these remediation efforts, there was
no other change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025 that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, as the circumstances that led
to the restatement of our financial statements for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025 described above had not
yet been identified.
Attestation
Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
This
Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to our status as an emerging
growth company under the JOBS Act.
Item
9B. Other Information.
Effective as of March 31, 2026, the Company entered
into an amendment to the Loan Agreement with RHY to increase the amount that the Company may borrow under the Loan Agreement from $7,000,000
to $10,000,000.
During the quarter ended December 31, 2025, no director or officer adopted or terminated any (i) “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K intending to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5–1(c) or (ii) “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K; and (ii) there was no information that was required to be disclosed on a Current Report on Form 8-K during such quarter that was not so disclosed.
Item
9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not
applicable.
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PART
III
Item
10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Directors
and Executive Officers
The
following sets forth certain information, as of the date of this report, concerning the directors and officers of Rain Enhancement Technologies
Holdco, Inc. Ages are shown as of March 15, 2026.
Name
Age
Position
Randy Seidl
62
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Oanh Truong
37
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Christopher Riley
60
Director
Harry You
65
Director
Alexandra Steele
58
Director
Lyman Dickerson
81
Director
Marcus Peperzak
77
Director
Bob Reardon
61
Director
David Sylvester
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Director
Executive
Officers
Randy
Seidl has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco Inc. since January
2, 2025. In 2020, Mr. Seidl founded and continues to serve as Chairman of Sales Community, a sales social network with a mission to add
value to technology sales professionals. In 2016, he founded and continues to serve as Chairman of Top Talent Recruiting, a boutique
contingency-based recruiting business. In 2013, he founded and continues to serve as Chairman of Revenue Acceleration to help tech companies
accelerate revenue growth. From 2009 to 2013, Mr. Seidl served as Sr. Vice President/General Manager of Hewlett Packard’s Americas
and U.S. Enterprise Group. From 2006 to 2009, he served as Sr. Vice President/General Manager of Sun Microsystems’ North America
business and as Vice President/General Manager for Financial Services. From 2004 to 2006, he served as Vice President/General Manager
of East Region at StorageTek. From 2003 to 2004, he served as Chief Executive Officer and director at Permabit, from 2000 to 2003 was
co-founder and Executive Vice President of GiantLoop, and from 1996 to 1999 was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Workgroup Solutions.
He began his career at EMC Corporation, employee #33, holding various domestic and international positions including Vice President of
Open Systems Sales for North America, from 1985 to 1996. Mr. Seidl has served on as a director of Ondas Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ONDS)
since 2020. Since 2015, Mr. Seidl has served as director of Data Dynamics, a leader in enterprise data management, and since 2016 a director
of ISG, the leader in claim and litigation support services for insurance and legal communities. He previously served as director of
Datawatch Corporation (2015-2018, Nasdaq: DWCH, acquired by Altair). He continues to serve on the advisory boards and consults with ZoomInfo,
AuctusIQ, TitanX, Sandler, and others. Mr. Seidl is a graduate of Boston College’s Carroll School of Management. Mr. Seidl serves
as a Trustee Associate on Boston College’s Board of Trustees. He is also a member of CEO (Chief Executives Organization) and YPO
(Young Presidents’ Organization) and is active with other charities. We believe Mr. Seidl’s experience in senior leadership
positions at public technology companies makes him well-qualified to serve as our Chief Executive Officer and as a director.
Oanh
Truong has served as the interim Chief Financial Officer of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. since the Company
went public on December 31, 2024. Previously, Ms. Truong was the Chief Financial Officer of Coliseum Acquisition Corp. from July 2023
to December 2024 and the interim Chief Executive Officer of Coliseum from November 2024 to December 2024. Ms. Truong is also the controller
at Berto LLC, a position she has held since June 2023, and has been the controller of dMY Squared Technology Group, Inc., a special purpose
acquisition company, since February 2022. Ms. Truong brings eight years of financial consulting and management experience to the Company.
Prior to joining Coliseum, from June 2014 to May 2023, Ms. Truong held roles of increasing seniority, and ultimately became a director
at WilliamsMarston, a boutique accounting advisory firm serving pre-IPO, public and private equity-backed growth companies on a variety
of technical accounting, SEC reporting and capital markets transactions. Ms. Truong holds an M.A. in Professional Accounting from University
of Texas at Arlington and a B.A. in Finance from California State University at Fullerton, where she graduated cum laude at both.
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Directors
Harry
L. You has served as the Chairman of the Board of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco Inc. since the Company went public
on December 31, 2024. Previously, Mr. You was the Chairman of the Board of Coliseum Acquisition Corp. from June 2023 to December 2024,
and interim Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer of Coliseum from June 2023 to July 2023. Mr. You is currently
the Executive Chairman of Berto Acquisition Corp. (a special purpose acquisition company). Mr. You also served as Chairman of the Board
and a Director of dMY Squared Technology Group, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (“dMY Squared”), from March 2022
until the completion of its initial business combination with Horizon Quantum Computing Pte. Ltd. in March 2026, and currently serves
as a Director of the combined company, Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd. Mr. You previously served as an executive of dMY Squared, including
as Chief Financial Officer from February 2022 to March 2026, Chief Executive Officer from February 2025 to March 2026, and co-Chief Executive
Officer from March 2022 until March 2023. He has also been a member of the Audit Committee of Broadcom Inc. since January 2019 as well
as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the board of directors of Broadcom. Previously,
he was Chief Financial Officer from September 2016 to August 2019 and President in May 2019 and from September 2016 to February 2019
of GTY, a software as a service company that offers cloud-based solutions for the public sector. He was Executive Vice President in the
Office of the Chairman of EMC Corporation (“EMC”) from 2008 to 2016. When Mr. You joined EMC in 2008, he oversaw corporate
strategy and new business development, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and venture capital activity. He was Chief
Executive Officer from 2005 to 2007 and Interim Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2006 of BearingPoint Inc. He was Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle Corporation from 2004 to 2005. Prior to joining Oracle, he held several key positions
in finance, including as Chief Financial Officer of Accenture Ltd. and managing director in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan
Stanley. He also served as a trustee of the U.S. Olympic Committee Foundation from 2016 to 2022. Mr. You also served as a director of
IonQ, Inc. from October 2021 to February 2025. Mr. served as Vice Chairman of the board of GTY from February 2019 to July 2022 and as
director of Coupang, Inc. from January 2021 to June 2023, Genius Sports Limited from April 2021 to December 2022, Rush Street Interactive,
Inc. from September 2019 to June 2022, dMY Technology Group, Inc. II (a special purpose acquisition company) from June 2020 to April
2021, dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV (a special purpose acquisition company) from December 2020 to April 2023, and Korn/Ferry International
from 2005 to 2016. Mr. You holds an M.A. in Economics from Yale University and a B.A. in Economics from Harvard College. We believe Mr.
You is well qualified to serve as a member of the Board due to his extensive and varied deal experience throughout his career, including
his experience structuring Dell Technologies Inc.’s $67 billion acquisition of EMC as EMC’s Executive Vice President, and
his network of contacts in the technology sector.
Alexandra
Steele has served on the Board as an independent director of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco Inc. since the Company
went public on December 31, 2024. Ms. Steele is an Emmy-nominated broadcast meteorologist with over 20 years of experience. She holds
a Graduate Certificate in Climate Adaptation and a master’s degree in Climate Change and Society. She recently concluded an engagement
as a host at Yale Climate Connections and since 2015 has served as an on-air freelance meteorologist. From 2015 to 2024, she served as
an on-air meteorologist for CBS 46 WGCL-TV. From 2011 to 2014, she was an on-air meteorologist for CNN, from 2003 to 2010, she was the
weekday prime time on-air anchor for The Weather Channel, and from 1999 to 2003, she was the weekday morning on-air meteorologist at
WJLA. As a broadcast meteorologist, she has extensive breadth and depth of experience in live network coverage from hurricanes, tornadoes,
and blizzards, as well as live weather coverage of major sporting events. In addition, she has traveled and produced weather and climate
stories around the world. Ms. Steele has served as a member of The American Meteorological Society since 1998 and was issued The American
Meteorological Society Seal of Approval in 1999. She received her bachelor’s degree in history of art and architecture from Brown
University, her master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and completed
her Meteorology Studies at Fairfield University and Western Connecticut State University. We believe Ms. Steele is qualified to serve
as a member of the Board because of her more than twenty years of experience and deep expertise in meteorology and climatology.
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Lyman
Dickerson has served on the Board as an independent director of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco Inc. since the Company
went public on December 31, 2024. Mr. Dickerson serves on the board of Ecolutia Services AG, a Swiss privately held industrial water
treatment company providing services worldwide. Mr. Dickerson is a co-founder of Ecolochem, Inc., a provider of outsourced industrial
water treatment services for a wide range of industries including power, refining, chemical, pulp and paper, automotive, electronics,
and pharmaceuticals, and served as Ecolochem’s President and Chief Executive Officer from 1973 to 2003. In November 2003, Ecolochem
was sold to Ionics, Inc., and Mr. Dickerson subsequently became a Vice President of Ionics, with responsibility for Ionics’ Ecolochem
and industrial water divisions. In February 2005, Ionics was acquired by General Electric. Mr. Dickerson has previously served on the
Board of Directors for Ionics (from February 2004 to February 2005) and Ecolochem. He received a B.A. from East Carolina University and
a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Miami. We believe Mr. Dickerson is qualified to serve as a member of
the Board because of his more than thirty years of operating experience in the water industry, including as CEO of the largest outsourced
water services provider to the U.S. power industry.
Christopher
Riley has served as a member of the board of directors of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. since the Company went
public on December 31, 2024. Previously, Mr. Riley served as interim Co-Chief Executive Officer of Holdco from December 31, 2024 until
January 30, 2025, and as Chief Executive Officer of RET from June 21, 2024 until January 30, 2025 and a member of its board of directors
from October 7, 2024 until December 31, 2024. Currently, Mr. Riley is the Chief Revenue Officer of Xerox IT Solutions, a position he
has held since January 2025. Additionally, Mr. Riley’s company, Winning Edge Advisors, has provided consulting services since November
2023, and has served and will continue to serve as a strategic consultant to ITsavvy, a private equity firm backed by GenNx360 Capital
Partners. Mr. Riley served as the President, Worldwide Field Operations for DataRobot from July 2022 to November 2023. During his tenure,
Mr. Riley restructured the company and set it on a path to profitability, improving the GDR by over 50%, while also driving the largest
and most strategic ARR opportunities to closure in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. He rebuilt the business development
and global partner organizations and signed strategic partnership agreements with AWS, MSFT and Google Cloud. Mr. Riley served as the
chief revenue officer of Automation Anywhere and strategic advisor to the CEO from June 2020 to August 2023. Mr. Riley restructured the
GTM organization and worked to right-size the company to drive towards profitability. Mr. Riley held several executive roles at Dell,
Dell/EMC and EMC (NYSE: Dell, formerly NYSE: EMC) including President Americas Sales and Customer Operations, President Dell Technologies
Select and SVP Global Alliances from February 2014 to June 2020. During this period of time, Mr. Riley led the $20B+ Americas business
through one of the largest and most successful technology acquisitions of all time. During his time leading this organization the company
grew faster than the market and took unprecedented market share from competitors. Mr. Riley was personally engaged in driving some of
the largest and most strategic deals in company history. Mr. Riley served as the Americas Vice President and General Manager for HP (formerly
NYSE:HP) from January 2008 to January 2014. Mr. Riley served as the vice president and general manager for McData from 2003 to 2006 prior
to its acquisition by Brocade. Mr. Riley served as the Senior Vice President and Co-Founder of Centrepath from 2000 to 2003 and prior
to that as the President of Network Service for Comdisco from 1999 to 2000. Mr. Riley started his career at EMC in 1987 until 1999 serving
in various senior sales leadership roles. Mr. Riley holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Connecticut. Mr. Riley spent twelve
years serving on the University of Connecticut’s Foundation Board from 2001 to 2013. We believe Mr. Riley is well-qualified to
serve as a member of the Board due to his more than three decades of experience across various technology sectors (IT, Cloud, Security,
Automation and AI), and his proven track record of driving revenue growth, gross margin expansion, ecosystem partnerships and fostering
lasting customer relationships.
Marcus
“Marc” Peperzak has served on the Board as an independent director of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco Inc. since
April 1, 2025. Mr. Peperzak is currently the Executive Chairman & Founder of Aurora Organic Dairy, a position he has held since 2003.
Aurora Organic Dairy is the nation’s leading organic private-label dairy supplier. Mr. Peperzak founded Aurora Dairy Corporation
in 1976, which became one of the leading and largest dairy operators in the United States. In 2003, Mr. Peperzak focused Aurora Dairy
Corporation exclusively on organic dairy production, ultimately resulting in the founding of Aurora Organic Dairy. Prior to establishing
Aurora Organic Dairy, Mr. Peperzak was a co-founder and active Chairman of Horizon Organic Dairy, the nation’s leading branded
organic dairy producer. Mr. Peperzak has also served as an international dairy industry consultant in Oman, Pakistan, Iran, Mexico, Belize
and Russia. Throughout his career, Mr. Peperzak has served on numerous non-profit and corporate boards, and has assisted in the creation
of several businesses. Mr. Peperzak was the founding director of First Bank of Idaho, GF&C and Headwaters MB. Mr. Peperzak received
a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. We believe that Mr. Peperzak’s
board experience and expertise in business development qualifies him to effectively serve as a member of our Board.
Robert
“Bob” Reardon has served on the Board as an independent director of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco Inc. since
April 1, 2025. Mr. Reardon is currently the Chief Executive Officer of ISG, a nationally recognized company providing comprehensive Investigation
Management, Medical Management / Clinical Services, and Record Management Solutions for the insurance industry, a position he has held
since December 2007. Mr. Reardon is also actively involved in a number of non-profit organizations and serves on several boards. He is
a member of the Board of Directors for Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, where he serves as Development Chair, and he also
serves on the Board of Saint Sebastian’s School. We believe that Mr. Reardon’s leadership experience and strategic vision
qualify him to serve as a member of our Board.
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David
(“Dave”) Sylvester has served on the Board as an independent director of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco Inc.
since December 22, 2025. He is the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Steelcase, Inc., a company that helps people
do their best work by creating places that work better. He also oversees the company’s international business in the Europe, Middle
East and Africa and Asia Pacific regions and global real estate, facilities and security. As the longest serving CFO in the company’s
110 year history, Dave played a crucial role in Steelcase’s transition to a publicly traded company in 1998 through the sale to
HNI Corporation in 2025. Having lived, worked, and supported its global business in fifty countries, he was an integral part of transforming
the operational footprint of Steelcase. In addition, Dave oversaw the launch and operations of the company’s global business centers
and has long been a strong champion for talent development within the finance organization and more broadly. Before being appointed to
his current position in April 2011, he served as vice president and chief financial officer and expanded his role to include global facilities,
real estate and Steelcase aviation. Dave also oversaw the company’s global business centers through August 2025. Prior to this,
he was vice president of operations finance, responsible for operations finance in North America and internationally where he was closely
involved in supply chain decisions, product placement and global supply chain strategy implementation. Dave began his career with Steelcase
in 1995 as manager of financial reporting and planning. Dave served as director and assistant controller of corporate finance, and held
the role of finance leader for Steelcase International based in Strasbourg, France, where he led all financial activities outside of
the United States and Canada, including profitability analysis, business model evolution, EVA measurement, acquisition integration and
other special projects. Before joining Steelcase, Dave worked in several audit and special project positions over seven years at PriceWaterhouseCoopers
in Chicago, Illinois. Dave sits on the boards of joint ventures with Steelcase Jeraisy in Saudi Arabia, One Workplace on the west coast
of the United States and several non-profit organizations in western Michigan. Dave was affiliated with the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants for 35 years. He graduated from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan with a bachelor’s degree
in accounting and an MBA in finance.
Number,
Terms of Office and Appointment of Directors and Officers
The
Board consists of eight members, which are divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and
each class (except for those directors appointed prior to Holdco’s first and second annual meeting of shareholders) serving a 3-year
term. The term of office of the first class of directors will expire at Holdco’s first annual meeting of shareholders. The term
of office of the second class of directors will expire at Holdco’s second annual meeting of shareholders. The term of office of
the third class of directors will expire at Holdco’s third annual meeting of shareholders.
Holdco’s
officers are appointed by the Board and will serve at the discretion of the Board, rather than for specific terms of office. The Board
is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in the A&R Articles and/or A&R Bylaws as it deems appropriate.
Role
of the Board in Risk Oversight
The Board’s role
in risk oversight at the Company is consistent with its leadership structure, with the Chairperson, CEO, President and other members
of senior management having responsibility for assessing and managing Holdco’s risk exposures, and the Board and its committees
providing oversight in connection with those efforts and attempts to mitigate identified risks. As part of the Board’s meetings,
the Board will review and seek to assess on an ongoing basis the risks faced by Holdco in executing its business plans. These risks include
business, operational, technological, cybersecurity, financial and liquidity risks. The Board will periodically receive updates from
management on the primary risks facing Holdco and the measures that Holdco is taking to mitigate such risks.
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The
Board also dedicates time to review and consider the relevant risks that need to be addressed at the time of any Board meeting. In addition
to the full Board, the Audit Committee plays an important role in the oversight of Holdco’s risk management processes, as well
as assessing Holdco’s and RET’s major financial risk exposures. The Compensation Committee is charged with reviewing Holdco’s
and RET’s compensation policies and practices and confirming that they do not encourage risk taking in a manner that would have
a material adverse impact on Holdco. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for overseeing risks related to
Holdco’s and RET’s governance processes. Each of the Board’s committees reports its findings to the full Board for
consideration.
Director
Independence
Nasdaq
listing rules generally require that a majority of a listed company’s board of directors be independent within one year of listing.
An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries
or any other individual having a relationship which in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the
director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The Board has determined that Alexandra
Steele, Lyman Dickerson, Marcus Peperzak, David Sylvester, and Bob Reardon are “independent directors” as defined in Nasdaq
listing standards and applicable SEC rules.
Committees
of the Board of Directors
The
Board has three standing committees — an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, each comprised of independent directors.
Audit
Committee
The
audit committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) consists of David Sylvester, Marcus Peperzak and Bob Reardon. Each of
the members of the Audit Committee must qualify as independent directors under the Nasdaq corporate governance standards and the independence
requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, be financially literate, and at least one member of the Audit Committee
must qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules and must have accounting or related
financial management expertise. The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is independent under Nasdaq listing
rules and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act, is financially literate and that David Sylvester and Bob Reardon each qualifies as an “audit
committee financial expert” as defined by applicable SEC rules.
The
purpose of the Audit Committee is to prepare the audit committee report required by the SEC to be included in Holdco’s annual meeting
proxy statement and to assist the Board in overseeing and monitoring (1) the quality and integrity of the financial statements, (2) compliance
with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) Holdco’s independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence,
(4) the performance of Holdco’s internal audit function and (5) the performance of Holdco’s independent registered public
accounting firm.
The
Board has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee, which is available on Holdco’s website.
Compensation
Committee
Holdco
has a Compensation Committee, consisting solely of independent directors. The Compensation Committee consists of Alexandra Steele and
Lyman Dickerson. The Board has determined that each of the members of the Compensation Committee is a non-employee director, as defined
in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and satisfies the independence requirements of Nasdaq.
The
purpose of the Compensation Committee is to assist the Board in discharging its responsibilities relating to (1) setting Holdco’s
compensation program and compensation of its executive officers and directors, (2) monitoring Holdco’s incentive and equity-based
compensation plans, (3) approving and modifying, as needed, clawback policies allowing Holdco to recoup improper compensation paid to
employees, and (4) preparing the compensation committee report required to be included in Holdco’s proxy statement under the rules
and regulations of the SEC.
The
Board has adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee which is available on Holdco’s website.
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Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee
Holdco
has a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, consisting solely of independent directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee consists of Alexandra Steele and Lyman Dickerson. The Board has determined that each of the members of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee satisfies the independence requirements of Nasdaq.
The
purpose of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is to assist the Board in discharging its responsibilities relating to (1)
identifying individuals qualified to become Board members, consistent with criteria approved by the Board, (2) reviewing the qualifications
of incumbent directors to determine whether to recommend them for reelection and selecting, or recommending that the Board select, the
director nominees for the next annual meeting of stockholders, (3) identifying Board members qualified to fill vacancies on any Board
committee and recommending that the Board appoint the identified member or members to the applicable committee, (4) reviewing and recommending
to the Board corporate governance principles applicable to Holdco, (5) overseeing the evaluation of the Board and management and (6)
handling such other matters that are specifically delegated to the committee by the Board from time to time.
The Board has adopted
a written charter for the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee which is available on Holdco’s website.
Code
of Ethics
We
maintain a Code of Ethics that is applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees. The Code of Ethics sets forth standards
of ethical business conduct, including conflicts of interest, compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, timely and truthful
disclosure, and reporting mechanisms for illegal or unethical behavior. The Code of Ethics also satisfies the requirements for a code
of ethics as defined by Item 406 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. If the Company were to amend or waive any provision of the
Code of Ethics that applies to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer
or any person performing similar functions, the Company intends to satisfy its disclosure obligations, if any, with respect to any such
waiver or amendment by posting such information on its website set forth above, rather than by filing a Current Report on Form 8-K. Amendments
and waivers to the Code of Ethics must be approved by our Board or a Board Committee and will be promptly disclosed (other than technical,
administrative or non-substantive changes) on our website. The Code of Ethics is available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s
website, https://rainenhancement.com/. The contents of our website are not incorporated in or otherwise to be regarded as a part
of this Annual Report.
Insider
Trading Policy
We have adopted insider trading policies and procedures governing the purchase, sale, and other dispositions of the Company’s securities by directors, officers and employees that are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations (the “Insider Trading Policy”). It is also the policy of the Company to comply with all applicable securities laws when transacting in its own securities. A copy of our Insider Trading Policy is attached as an exhibit to this Annual Report.
Delinquent
Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act requires directors, certain officers, and ten percent (10%) stockholders to file reports of ownership and changes
in ownership with the SEC. Based upon a review of filings with the SEC and/or written representations that no other reports were required,
we believe that all reports for the Company’s officers and directors that were required to be filed under Section 16 of the
Exchange Act during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 through the date of this Annual Report, except for the Form 3 reporting the
initial securities ownership of Robert Reardon upon his appointment to the Board in April 2025.
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Item
11. Executive Compensation.
Officer
Compensation
This
section discusses the material components of the fiscal year 2025 executive compensation programs for our named executive officers.
Introduction
The
primary objective of our executive compensation program is to attract and retain talented executives to effectively manage and lead the
company.
Our
named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2025 were:
● Randy
Seidl, Chief Executive Officer
● Oanh
Truong, Interim Chief Financial Officer
● Christopher
Riley, Former Co-Chief Executive Officer
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of our named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2025
and December 31, 2024.
Name
and principal position
Year
Salary
($)
Bonus
($)
Stock
awards
($)
Option
awards
($)
Nonequity
incentive
plan
compensation
($)
Nonqualified
deferred
compensation
earnings
($)
All
other
compensation
($)
Total
($)
Randy Seidl,
2025
500,000
1,000,000
2,650,208
0
0
0
0
4,150,208
Chief Executive Officer(1)
2024
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Oanh Truong,
2025
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Interim Chief Financial Officer(2)
2024
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Christopher Riley
2025
0
0
0
0
0
0
76,083
76,083
Former Co-Chief Executive
Officer(3)
2024
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(1) Mr.
Seidl’s employment began on January 2, 2025.
(2) Ms.
Truong is an employee of Berto LLC, an affiliate of our chairman, and is paid by Berto LLC.
We did not pay or make any reimbursement for any compensation paid to Ms. Truong or Berto
LLC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 or 2024. There is no agreement between the
Company and Berto LLC with respect to Ms. Truong’s compensation.
(3) Mr.
Riley’s employment as our Co-Chief Executive Officer ended effective as of January
30, 2025. Pursuant to the Termination Letter, in lieu of all other compensation and payments
of any kind due and payable to Mr. Riley, Mr. Riley will be paid for services rendered in
an amount of $124,500, payable in 18 monthly installments beginning in February 2025. “All
Other Compensation” reflects 11 monthly termination payments of $6,917 per month from
February 2025 to December 2025. Additionally, conditioned on approval by the Compensation
Committee, the Termination Letter provides that Mr. Riley will be granted 10,000 shares of
Class A Common Stock of the Company vesting one year from the date of grant. As of December
31, 2025, the stock has not been granted.
Narrative
to Summary Compensation Table
Mr. Seidl received $500,000
cash compensation in the form of base salary and $1,000,000 in a performance based bonus for fiscal year 2025, paid in March 2026. Mr.
Seidl also received a restricted stock award for 602,320 shares of Class A Common Stock, of which 50% vested on January 1, 2026, and
50% shall vest on January 1, 2027, subject to continued employment or service through the vesting date.
Oanh
Truong serves as the interim Chief Financial Officer as a consultant and has received no cash compensation or stock awards from Holdco
or RET. Holdco expects to recruit a full-time Chief Financial Officer in the future.
There
are no other executive officers of Holdco.
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Employment
Agreements
Randy
Seidl
Effective January 2,
2025, we entered into the Offer Letter, which was later amended on June 27, 2025, with our CEO, Mr. Seidl. Pursuant to the amended Offer
Letter, we agreed to pay to the CEO (i) an annual salary of $500,000, (ii) an annual incentive bonus up to 200% of his base salary, subject
to Board or Compensation Committee approval, which will be subject to the achievement of Company and/or individual performance goals
mutually agreed by the CEO and the Board or the Compensation Committee, and (iii) a cash bonus of $5.82 million payable on the earlier
of (x) December 31, 2028, (y) the date on which we terminate the CEO’s employment without cause, or (z) the date on which a change
of control is consummated.
Mr.
Seidl will be eligible to participate in Holdco’s comprehensive employee benefit offerings. The Offer Letter also provides that
Mr. Seidl will be eligible to participate in any additional executive-level plans that Holdco may adopt for similarly situated employees.
Mr.
Seidl’s employment with Holdco is “at-will,” meaning either Holdco or Mr. Seidl may terminate Mr. Seidl’s employment
at any time for any reason. Upon termination of Mr. Seidl’s employment with the Company for any reason, he will be entitled to
(i) unpaid base salary and pro-rated bonuses through the termination date, payable in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices,
(ii) unreimbursed business expenses, payable in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Company’s expense reimbursement
policies and (iii) any vested non-forfeitable amounts or other benefits owing or accrued as of the termination date under the Company’s
benefit plans or programs in which he participated (collectively, the “Accrued Benefits”). If his employment is terminated
by the Company without “Cause” (as defined in the Offer Letter) he would be entitled to an amount equal to 12 months of his
then-current base salary and a pro-rata portion of his current bonus, payable in substantially equal installments over the 12-month period
following the date of his termination or resignation, plus payment of the Officer Note. In the event his employment is terminated by
the Company without Cause in each case, upon or within 12 months following a Change in Control (as defined in the Incentive Plan) (provided
such Change in Control constitutes a change in control under Section 409A), then he would be entitled to accelerated vesting of 100%
of the stock options constituting his equity award that are unvested as of the date of such termination.
Oanh
Truong
There
is no agreement between Ms. Truong and the Company with respect to her service as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Overview
of Anticipated Executive Compensation Program
Decisions
with respect to the compensation of our executive officers, including our named executive officers, will be made by the Compensation
Committee. The following discussion is based on the present expectations as to the compensation of our named executive officers and directors
for 2026. The actual compensation of our named executive officers will depend on the judgment of the members of the Compensation Committee
and may differ from that set forth in the following discussion. Such compensation will also generally be governed by our executive officers’
employment agreements, as in effect from time to time, including as described above.
We
expect our executive compensation program will be designed to:
● attract,
retain and motivate senior management leaders who are capable of advancing our mission and
strategy and, ultimately, creating and maintaining its long-term equity value. Such leaders
must engage in a collaborative approach and possess the ability to execute its business strategy
in an industry characterized by competitiveness and growth;
● reward
senior management in a manner aligned with our financial performance; and
● align
senior management’s interests with our equity owners’ long-term interests through
equity participation and ownership.
We
anticipate that compensation for our executive officers will have the following components: base salary, cash bonus opportunities, equity
compensation, employee benefits, and severance protections. Base salaries, employee benefits, and severance protections will be designed
to attract and retain senior management talent. We will also use annual cash bonuses and equity awards to promote performance-based pay
that aligns the interests of our named executive officers with the long-term interests of our stockholders and enhances executive retention.
Other
Compensation and Benefits
We
expect to offer various employee benefit plans to employees, including our named executive officers, including certain insurance benefits,
as well as the 401(k) profit sharing plan. We may also provide our named executive officers with perquisites and personal benefits that
are not generally available to all employees.
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Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The
following table sets forth information concerning the equity awarded to our named executive officer outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
Option
Awards
Stock
Awards
Name
Number
of securities underlying unexercised options (#) exercisable
Number
of securities underlying unexercised options (#) unexercisable
Equity
incentive plan awards: Number of securities underlying unexercised unearned options (#)
Option
exercise price ($)
Option
expiration date
Number
of shares or units of stock that have not vested (#)
Market
value of shares of units of stock that have not vested ($)
Equity
incentive plan awards: Number of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested (#)
Equity
incentive plan awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested ($)
Randy
Seidl, Chief Executive Officer
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
602,320
2,650,208
0
0
Oanh
Truong, Interim Chief Financial Officer
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
Christopher
Riley, Former Co-Chief Executive Officer
0
0
0
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
Director
Compensation
This
section discusses the material components of the compensation of our directors for the fiscal year 2025.
Director
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of our directors for the years ended December 31, 2025.
Name
Fees
earned or paid in cash ($)
Stock
awards ($)
Option
awards ($)
Non-equity
incentive plan compensation ($)
Nonqualified
deferred compensation earnings ($)
All
other compensation ($)
Total
($)
Harry You
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lyman Dickerson
50,000
0
0
0
0
0
50,000
Marcus Peperzak
50,000
0
0
0
0
0
50,000
Bob Reardon
50,000
0
0
0
0
0
50,000
Christopher Riley
50,000
0
0
0
0
0
50,000
Alexandra Steele
50,000
0
0
0
0
0
50,000
David Sylvester
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Narrative
to Director Compensation Table
Effective
as of April 4, 2025, the Board adopted a form of Director Agreement to govern the terms of service and compensation of the Company’s
non-employee directors (the “Director Agreement”). Under the Director Agreement, members of the Board will receive compensation
for service on the Board and on committees of the Board consisting of the following: (i) subject to approval by the Board and Compensation
Committee, a cash payment of $12,500 promptly following attendance at each quarterly Board meeting, for a total annual cash compensation
of $50,000; and (ii) at the beginning of each year of service, and subject to approval by the Board and the Compensation Committee, a
grant of restricted stock, with the number of shares determined by dividing $100,000 by the closing price of the Company’s Class
A Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on the date of the grant. The restricted stock granted pursuant to the Director
Agreement will vest in full on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to acceleration in accordance with the terms of the restricted
stock award or the Company’s 2024 Incentive Award Plan.
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We
have entered into Director Agreements with each of David Sylvester, Lyman Dickerson, Alexandra Steele, Christopher Riley, Marcus Peperzak,
and Robert Reardon. The terms of the Director Agreements are consistent with our standard form of Director Agreement described above,
except with respect to the grants of restricted stock to Mr. Dickerson and Mr. Riley, which are as follows: (i) subject to approval by
the Board and the Compensation Committee, in lieu of an annual grant of restricted stock, Mr. Dickerson will receive an initial grant
of restricted stock equal to the number of shares determined by dividing $2,000,000 by the closing price of the Class A Common Stock
on the date of grant, and such grant of restricted stock will vest in full on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to acceleration
in accordance with the terms of the restricted stock award or the Company’s 2024 Incentive Award Plan, and (ii) subject to approval
by the Board and the Compensation Committee, Mr. Riley will receive an annual grant of restricted stock equal to the number of shares
determined by dividing $50,000 by the closing price of the Class A Common Stock on the date of grant.
The
grants of restricted stock to each of Mr. Sylvester, Mr. Dickerson, Ms. Steele, Mr. Riley, Mr. Peperzak, and Mr. Reardon pursuant to
the Director Agreements were deferred by the Board. Accordingly, no awards of stock were granted to directors in 2025.
2024
Incentive Plan
On
December 19, 2024, prior to the completion of the Business Combination, Holdco’s sole director and sole shareholder approved the
Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive (the “2024 Incentive Plan”) under which Holdco may grant
equity and equity-based incentive awards to officers, employees, non-employee directors and consultants. Pursuant to its terms, the 2024
Incentive Plan became effective on December 31, 2024, upon the Closing.
Administration. The
Compensation Committee of the Board (for purposes of this section only, the “Committee”) will administer the 2024 Incentive
Plan. The Committee will generally have the authority to designate participants, determine the type or types of awards to be granted
to a participant, determine the terms and conditions of any agreements evidencing any awards granted under the 2024 Incentive Plan, accelerate
the vesting or exercisability of, payment for or lapse of restrictions on, awards and to adopt, alter and repeal rules, guidelines and
practices relating to the 2024 Incentive Plan. The Committee will have full discretion to administer and interpret the 2024 Incentive
Plan and to make any other determinations and/or take any other action that it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of
the 2024 Incentive Plan, and any such determinations or actions taken by the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all
persons and entities. The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of Holdco or any affiliate the authority to act on behalf of
the Committee with respect to any matter, right, obligation or election that is the responsibility of or that is allocated to the Committee
in the 2024 Incentive Plan and that may be so delegated as a matter of law, except for grants of awards to persons subject to Section
16 of the Exchange Act.
Eligibility. Certain
employees, directors, officers, advisors or consultants of Holdco or its affiliates are eligible to participate in the 2024 Incentive
Plan.
Number of Shares
Authorized. Holdco initially reserved 747,168 shares of Class A Common Stock for the issuance of awards under the 2024 Incentive
Plan. The number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2024 Incentive Plan will increase automatically on January 1 of each of 2025
through 2034 by the number of shares equal to 5.0% of the total number of outstanding shares (rounded down to the nearest whole share)
of Class A Common Stock as of December 31 of the immediately preceding year. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the 2024 Incentive
Plan, no more than the number of shares of Class A Common Stock initially reserved under the 2024 Incentive Plan may be issued pursuant
to the exercise of incentive stock options (“ISOs”) under the 2024 Incentive Plan. As of March 31, 2026, there were 1,153,722
shares of Class A Common stock authorized for issuance, of which 602,320 have been issued and are outstanding.
Shares
of Class A Common Stock underlying awards under the 2024 Incentive Plan that are forfeited, canceled, expire unexercised or are settled
in cash will be available again for new awards under the 2024 Incentive Plan. If there is any change in Holdco’s corporate capitalization,
the Committee in its sole discretion may make substitutions or adjustments to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for
issuance under the 2024 Incentive Plan, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock covered by awards then outstanding under the 2024
Incentive Plan, the limitations on awards under the 2024 Incentive Plan, the exercise price of outstanding options and such other equitable
substitutions or adjustments as it may determine appropriate.
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The
2024 Incentive Plan has a term of 10 years from the Closing, and no further awards may be granted under the 2024 Incentive Plan after
that date.
Awards
Available for Grant. The Committee may grant awards of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options (“ISOs”),
stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”),
other stock-based awards, other cash-based awards, dividend equivalents, and/or performance compensation awards or any combination of
the foregoing.
Stock
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock options provide for the purchase of shares of Class A Common Stock in the future
at an exercise price set on the grant date. ISOs, in contrast to nonqualified stock options, may provide tax deferral beyond exercise
and favorable capital gains tax treatment to their holders if certain holding period and other requirements of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, are satisfied. SARs entitle their holder, upon exercise, to receive from us an amount in cash or shares equal to
the appreciation of the shares subject to the award between the grant date and the exercise date. The exercise price of a stock option
or SAR may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying share on the grant date (or 110% in the case of ISOs granted
to certain significant stockholders), except with respect to certain substitute awards granted in connection with a corporate transaction.
The term of a stock option or SAR may not be longer than 10 years from grant (or five years in the case of ISOs granted to certain significant
stockholders).
RSAs. RSAs
are an award of nontransferable shares of Class A Common Stock that are subject to certain vesting conditions and other restrictions.
RSUs. RSUs
are contractual promises to deliver shares of Class A Common Stock in the future, which may also remain forfeitable unless and until
specified conditions are met and may be accompanied by the right to receive the equivalent value of dividends paid on shares of common
stock prior to the delivery of the underlying shares (i.e., dividend equivalent rights). The Committee may provide that the delivery
of the shares underlying RSUs will be deferred if such delivery would result in a violation of applicable law. The terms and conditions
applicable to RSUs will be determined by the Committee, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in the 2024 Incentive Plan.
Other
Stock or Cash-Based Awards. Other stock or cash based awards are awards of cash, fully vested shares of Class A Common Stock
and other awards valued wholly or partially by referring to, or otherwise based on, shares of Class A Common Stock. Other stock or cash
based awards may be granted to participants and may also be available as a payment form in the settlement of other awards or as standalone
payments.
Dividend
Equivalents. Dividend equivalents represent the right to receive the equivalent value of dividends paid on shares of Class A
Common Stock and may be granted alone or in tandem with awards other than stock options or SARs. Dividend equivalents are credited as
of the dividend record dates during the period between the date an award is granted and the date such award vests, is exercised, is distributed
or expires, as determined by the Committee; however, dividend equivalents will not be payable unless and until the underlying award becomes
payable and will be subject to forfeiture to the same extent as the underlying award.
Performance
Awards. Performance awards granted pursuant to the 2024 Incentive Plan may be in the form of a cash bonus, or an award of performance
shares or performance units denominated in shares of Class A Common Stock, that may be settled in cash, property or by issuance of those
shares subject to the satisfaction or achievement of specified performance conditions.
Transferability. Each
award may be exercised during the participant’s lifetime only by the participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by the
participant’s guardian or legal representative and may not be otherwise assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise
transferred or encumbered by a participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment,
alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance will be void and unenforceable against Holdco or its affiliates. The Committee,
however, may permit awards (other than ISOs) to be transferred to family members, a trust for the benefit of such family members, a partnership
or limited liability company whose partners or stockholders are the participant and his or her family members or anyone else approved
by it.
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Amendment
and Termination; Repricing. In general, the Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the 2024 Incentive Plan
at any time. However, stockholder approval to amend the 2024 Incentive Plan may be necessary if applicable law or the 2024 Incentive
Plan so requires. No amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination will materially and adversely impair the rights
of any participant or recipient of any award without the consent of the participant or recipient. Stockholder approval will not be required
for any amendment that reduces the exercise price of any stock option or SAR, or cancels any stock option or SAR that has an exercise
price that is greater than the then-current fair market value of Class A Common Stock in exchange for cash, other awards or stock options
or SARs with an exercise price per share that is less than the exercise price per share of the original stock options or SARs.
Adjustments;
Corporate Transactions. In the event of certain capitalization events or corporate transactions (as set forth in the 2024 Incentive
Plan), including the consummation of a merger or consolidation of Holdco with another corporation, the Committee may adjust the number
of shares of Class A Common Stock or other securities of Holdco (or number and kind of other securities or other property) subject to
an award, the exercise or strike price of an award, or any applicable performance measure, and may provide for the substitution or assumption
of outstanding awards in a manner that substantially preserves the terms of such awards, the acceleration of the exercisability or lapse
of restrictions applicable to outstanding awards and the cancellation of outstanding awards in exchange for the consideration received
by stockholders of Holdco in connection with such transaction.
Clawback Recovery Analysis
In connection with the restatement
of our previously filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the Affected Periods, as described in this Annual Report, our
Compensation Committee conducted a recovery analysis for the relevant period, as contemplated by Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act, Nasdaq
Listing Standards, and in accordance with the Company’s Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation. Based on this
analysis, the Compensation Committee determined that the restatement did not impact the performance metrics used for executive compensation
and therefore no recovery of incentive-based compensation was required.
Item
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The
following table sets forth beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock by:
● each
person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock;
● Each
of our current named executive officers and directors; and
● All
named executive officers and directors, as a group.
The
information below is based on an aggregate of 8,131,081 shares of Class A Common Stock and 57,752 shares of Class B Common Stock issued
and outstanding as of March 31, 2026. Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that
a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she, or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security,
including options, warrants, and other derivative securities that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days. In the table
below, shares issuable upon the exercise of Options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days are considered outstanding
and beneficially owned by the person holding such Options for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person but are
not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Accordingly, percentages presented
in the table may not sum to 100%.
Voting
power represents the combined voting power of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock owned beneficially by such person.
On all matters to be voted upon, holders of Class A Common Stock will be entitled to cast one vote per share and holders of Class B Common
Stock will be entitled to cast 15 votes per share. Generally, holders of all classes of common stock vote together as a single class.
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Unless
otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares
of voting shares beneficially owned by them.
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
Number
of
Shares of
Class A
Common Stock
% of
Class
Number
of
Shares of
Class B
Common Stock
% of
Class
% Total
Voting
Power
5% Holders
Harry L. You (2)
2,886,343
30.18 %
23,101
40.00 %
30.99 %
Paul T. Dacier (3)
1,861,277
24.72 %
18,481
32.00 %
23.77 %
Stevenson School (4)
500,000
6.15 %
—
—
5.56 %
ColoredRings LLC (5)
450,000
5.53 %
—
—
5.00 %
Niccolo de Masi (6)
809,118
9.14 %
16,170
28.00 %
10.83 %
Meteora Capital, LLC (7)
672,694
8.27 %
—
—
7.48 %
LMR Partners LLP (8)
611,776
7.00 %
—
—
6.37 %
Directors
and Named Executive Officers
Christopher Riley
—
—
—
—
—
Randy Seidl (9)
602,320
7.41 %
—
—
6.69 %
Oanh Truong
—
—
—
—
—
Harry L. You (2)
2,886,343
30.18 %
23,101
40.00 %
30.99 %
Alexandra Steele
—
—
—
—
—
Lyman Dickerson
17,564
*
—
—
*
Marcus Peperzak
—
—
—
—
—
Bob Reardon
—
—
—
—
—
David Sylvester
—
—
—
—
—
All
Holdco directors and named executive officers as a group (nine individuals)
3,506,227
37.80 %
23,101
40.00 %
37.88 %
*
Less than 1%.
(1)
Unless otherwise noted,
the business address of each of the directors and executive officers of Holdco is c/o Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc.,
4851 Tamiami Trail N, Suite 200, Naples, FL 34103.
(2)
Includes (i) 650,120 shares
of Class A Common Stock held directly by Mr. You, (ii) 237,956 shares of Class A Common Stock held by RHY Irrevocable Trust (the
“Trust”), (iii) 564,375 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Berto, LLC (“Berto”), a limited liability
company of which Mr. You is the sole member, (iv) 23,101 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Trust, and (v) 1,433,892 shares
of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the cash exercise of vested Options held by Mr. You. Mr. You is the settlor and investment
officer of the Trust, and his son is the beneficiary of the Trust. Accordingly, Mr. You may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest
in the securities held by the Trust. Mr. You disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest therein. The business address of Mr. You is 1180 North Town Center Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89144.
(3)
Includes (i) 1,848,104
shares of Class A Common Stock held by Rainwater LLC, (ii) 18,481 shares of Class B Common Stock and (iii) 13,173 shares of Class
A Common Stock held by Paul T. Dacier. Rainwater LLC is a limited liability company of which Mr. Dacier is the sole member.
(4)
The business address of
Stevenson School is 3152 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach, CA. 93953.
(5)
The business address of
ColoredRings LLC is 66 Fernwood Road Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
(6)
Includes 92,172 shares
of Class A Common Stock and 16,170 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Isalea Investments LP, a limited partnership of which Mr.
de Masi is the General Partner, and 716,946 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the cash exercise of vested Options held
by Mr. de Masi. The business address of Mr. de Masi is 2809 Carlton Rd., Austin TX 78703.
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(7)
Based on the Schedule 13G
filed on February 6, 2026. Interests shown are held by certain funds and managed accounts to which Meteora Capital, LLC serves as
investment manager (the “Meteora Funds”). Vikas Mittal serves as the managing member of Meteora Capital, LLC with respect
to the ordinary shares held by the Meteora Funds. Mr. Mittal expressly declares that he is not the beneficial owner for the purposes
of sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Act. The principal business office address of each of Meteora Capital, LLC and
Mr. Mittal is 1200 N Federal Hwy, #200, Boca Raton, FL 33432.
(8)
Based on Amendment No.
2 to Schedule 13G filed on February 17, 2026 by (i) LMR Partners LLP, LMR Partners Limited, LMR Partners LLC, LMR Partners AG, LMR
Partners (DIFC) Limited and LMR Partners (Ireland) Limited (collectively, the “LMR Investment Managers”), which serve
as the investment managers to certain funds with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock held by certain funds; and (ii) Ben
Levine and Stefan Renold, who are ultimately in control of the investment and voting decisions of the LMR Investment Managers with
respect to the securities held by certain funds (Mr. Levine and Mr. Renold, together with the LMR Investment Managers, the “LMR
Parties”). The Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the LMR Parties are directly held by LMR Multi-Strategy Master Fund
Limited (“LMR Master Fund”) and LMR CCSA Master Fund Ltd (“LMR CCSA Master Fund”). Each of LMR Master Fund
and LMR CCSA Master Fund directly holds warrants to purchase 305,888 shares of Class A Common Stock, with a total of 611,776 shares
of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants. The address of the principal business office of each of the LMR
Parties is c/o LMR Partners LLP, 9th Floor, Devonshire House, 1 Mayfair Place, London, W1J 8AJ, United Kingdom.
(9)
Consists of 602,320 restricted
stock awards of which 301,160 are fully vested, and of which 301,160 shares of Class A Common Stock shall vest on January 1, 2027,
subject to continued employment or service through such vesting date
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The
following table sets forth certain information at December 31, 2025 with respect to our equity compensation plans that provide for the
issuance of options, warrants or rights to purchase our securities:
Plan
Category
Number
of
Securities to
be Issued
upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and
Rights
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
and
Rights
Number
of
Securities
Remaining
Available for
Future
Issuance
under
Equity
Compensation
Plans
(excluding
securities
reflected
in the
first column)
Equity
Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders
0
$ 0
521,286
Equity
Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders
2,150,838
$ 2.06
—
Total
2,150,838
$ 2.06
521,286
As
of December 31, 2025, Holdco has 2,150,838 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of vested options (“Options”)
at an exercise price of $2.06 per share, which were issued upon the conversion of RET’s outstanding options pursuant to the Business
Combination Agreement.
On
December 19, 2024, prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, Holdco’s sole director and sole shareholder approved
the Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, which initially authorized the grant of 747,168 shares of
Class A Common Stock for the issuance of awards pursuant to such plan. The number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2024 Incentive
Plan will increase automatically on January 1 of each of 2025 through 2034 by the number of shares equal to 5.0% of the total number
of outstanding shares (rounded down to the nearest whole share) of Holdco Class A Common Stock as of December 31 of the immediately
preceding year. Accordingly, as of January 1, 2025, an aggregate of 1,123,606 shares were reserved for issuance under the 2024 Incentive
Plan. Awards may be granted in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, deferred stock, and other stock-based
awards, to employees, officers, directors, and consultants of Holdco or its subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2025, we have granted 602,320
shares under the 2024 Incentive Plan in the form of restricted stock awards.
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Item
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Note
Payable and Line of Credit from Related Parties
On February 2, 2023, RET issued the Note
to its former CEO, Mr. You, and Mr. de Masi for an aggregate amount of $600,000. The Note has an annual interest rate of 5%. The
Note amount owed to RET’s former CEO and Mr. de Masi totaling $400,000 remains as outstanding due on demand, and the $200,000 Note
amount owed to Mr. You was included in the Rollover amount described below.
On
December 30, 2024, Holdco entered into the Loan Agreement with RHY, an affiliate of Harry You, pursuant to which RHY agreed to issue
an LOC to Holdco for up to $7 million, in addition to the Rollover amount described below. The Loan bears interest at the greater of
5% per annum or the applicable IRS short-term rate in the month of each drawdown, payable quarterly in arrears. If a quarterly payment
is missed, the loan balance increases by an amount equal to the principal multiplied by the 2% Default Rate (as defined below). If an
event of default has occurred and is continuing, then upon written notice by RHY to Holdco, the outstanding principal balance and any
unpaid accrued interest will accrue interest at 2% above the Interest Rate.
Prior
to closing of the Business Combination, the outstanding amount that Coliseum and RET owed to Mr. You and his affiliates was approximately
$3.1 million. The Rollover amounts were assigned to and assumed by Holdco and are treated for all purposes as Loans outstanding under
the Loan Agreement. The Rollover amount does not reduce the $7 million funding available to us under the LOC. As a result, as of December
31, 2024, we had approximately $3.1 million outstanding under the LOC, comprised solely of the Rollover amount.
As of December 31, 2025, we had drawn approximately
$6.0 million under the LOC, in the combined form of cash proceeds and payments made on behalf of the Company, bringing the total
outstanding balance under the Loan Agreement to approximately $9.1 million (including the $3.1 million Rollover).
As
of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had an outstanding accrued interest balance in connection with both the Note and the LOC of approximately
$323,000 and $38,000, respectively.
On March 11, 2026, the Compensation Committee
and the Board approved repayment of the amounts due under the Loan Agreement of up to 30% of any amount received by the Company from
any potential future capital raise net of any underwriting, legal, and accounting fees and related costs.
On March 24, 2026, the Audit Committee and the
Board approved an increase in the amount that could be borrowed under the Loan Agreement, from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. The Company
and RHY entered into an amendment to the Loan Agreement reflecting such increase, effective as of March 31, 2026.
Employment
Agreement
Effective
January 2, 2025, we entered into a binding Offer Letter, which was later amended on June 27, 2025, with our new CEO, Mr. Seidl. Pursuant
to the amended Offer Letter, we agreed to pay to the CEO (i) an annual salary of $500,000, (ii) an annual incentive bonus up to 200%
of his base salary, subject to Board approval, which will be subject to the achievement of Company and/or individual performance goals
mutually agreed by the CEO and the Board or the Compensation Committee, and (iii) a cash bonus of $5.82 million payable on the earlier
of (x) December 31, 2028, (y) the date on which we terminate the CEO’s employment without cause, or (z) the date on which a change
of control is consummated. We accrue the Retention Bonus over the period of service. As of December 31, 2025, we accrued approximately
$831,000 of Retention Bonus and $1 million of annual incentive bonus for 2025 in accrued expenses to related party in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet.
In
addition, subject to approval by the Board and the Compensation Committee, Mr. Seidl is also entitled to equity awards under our equity
incentive plan. On September 5, 2025, we granted 602,320 RSAs to Mr. Seidl, of which 50% vested on January 1, 2026 and 50% of which shall
vest on January 1, 2027, subject to continued employment or service through such vesting date.
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Board
Agreement
On
April 1, 2025, the Board increased the size of the Board from five to seven directors and appointed Mr. Marcus Peperzak and Mr. Robert
Reardon to the Board to fill the resulting vacancies. On December 22, 2025, the Board further increased its size from seven to eight
directors and appointed Mr. David Sylvester as a Class II director.
In
connection with their appointments to the Board, Mr. Reardon, Mr. Peperzak, and Mr. Sylvester each entered into the Director Agreements
which are the form of agreement adopted by the Board in April 2025 to govern the terms of service and compensation of our company’s
non-employee directors. Additionally, effective as of April 4, 2025, we entered into Director Agreements with Lyman Dickerson, Alexandra
Steele, and Christopher Riley, each non-employee members of the Board. Pursuant to the terms of the Director Agreements, we agreed to
pay to each Board member (i) subject to approval by the Board and Compensation Committee, a cash payment of $12,500 promptly following
attendance at each quarterly Board meeting, for a total annual cash compensation of $50,000; and (ii) subject to approval by the Board
and the Compensation Committee, a grant of restricted stock, with the number of shares and terms to be determined by the Board. We recognized
an aggregate of $225,000 in connection with such agreement during the year ended December 31, 2025 within general and administrative
expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2025, there has been no grants of restricted stock
to the directors.
Termination
Letter
In
January 2025, we entered into a termination letter agreement with our former CEO, Mr. Christopher Riley, pursuant to which, in lieu of
all other compensation and payments, we agreed to pay Mr. Riley an aggregate of $124,500, payable in 18 monthly installments beginning
in February 2025 in consideration for his past services. As of December 31, 2025, we had an aggregate of approximately $48,000 in outstanding
amount in connection with such agreement that was included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Additionally,
conditioned on approval by the Compensation Committee, the Termination Letter provides that Mr. Riley will be granted 10,000 shares
of Class A Common Stock vesting one year from the date of grant. As of December 31, 2025, the stock has not been granted.
Policies
and Procedures for Related Persons Transactions
The
Board has adopted a written related person transaction policy that sets forth the following policies and procedures for the review and
approval or ratification of related person transactions. A “related person transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or
relationship in which Holdco or any of its subsidiaries was, is or will be a participant, the amount of which involved exceeds $120,000
(or, for so long as Holdco remains a “smaller reporting company” the lesser of (i) $120,000 and (ii) 1% of Holdco’s
average total assets of the two completed fiscal years), and in which any related person had, has or will have a direct or indirect material
interest. A “related person” means:
● any
person who is, or at any time during the applicable period was, one of Holdco’s executive
officers or directors;
● any
person who is known by Holdco to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of Holdco voting
stock;
● any
immediate family member of any of the foregoing persons, which means any child, stepchild,
parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
brother-in-law or sister-in-law of a director, executive officer or a beneficial owner of
more than 5% of Holdco’s voting stock, and any person (other than a tenant or employee)
sharing the household of such director, executive officer or beneficial owner of more than
5% of Holdco’s voting stock; and
● any
firm, corporation or other entity in which any of the foregoing persons is a partner or principal,
or in a similar position, or in which such person has a 10% or greater beneficial ownership
interest in Common Stock.
Holdco
has policies and procedures designed to minimize potential conflicts of interest arising from any dealings it may have with its affiliates
and to provide appropriate procedures for the disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest that may exist from time to time.
Specifically, pursuant to its charter, the Audit Committee will have the responsibility to review related party transactions.
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Item
14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The
following is a summary of fees paid to WithumSmith+Brown, PC for services rendered.
Audit
Fees. Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end consolidated financial statements,
reviews of our quarterly consolidated financial statements and services that are normally provided by our independent registered public
accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. The aggregate fees billed by WithumSmith+Brown, PC for audit fees,
inclusive of required filings with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2025 totaled approximately $301,270, and for the year ended
December 31, 2024, in addition to services rendered in connection with the Business Combination for the period from May 21, 2024 (inception)
to December 31, 2024, totaled approximately $295,200.
Audit-Related
Fees. Audit-related fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of
the audit or review of our year-end consolidated financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services
include attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting
standards. We did not pay WithumSmith+Brown, PC any audit-related fees during the year ended December 31, 2025 and the period from May
21, 2024 (inception) to December 31, 2024.
Tax
Fees. Tax fees consist of fees billed for professional services relating to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. We did not
pay WithumSmith+Brown, PC any tax fees during the year ended December 31, 2025 and the period from May 21, 2024 (inception) to December
31, 2024.
All
Other Fees . All other fees consist of fees billed for all other services. We did not pay WithumSmith+Brown, PC any other fees during
the year ended December 31, 2025 and the period from May 21, 2024 (inception) to December 31, 2024.
Pre-Approval
Policies and Procedures
In
accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our audit committee charter requires the Audit Committee to pre-approve all audit and
permitted non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm, including the review and approval in advance
of our independent registered public accounting firm’s annual engagement letter and the proposed fees contained therein. The Audit
Committee has the ability to delegate the authority to pre-approve non-audit services to one or more designated members of the Audit
Committee. If such authority is delegated, such delegated members of the Audit Committee must report to the full Audit Committee at the
next Audit Committee meeting all items pre-approved by such delegated members. Since becoming a publicly listed company all of the services
performed by our independent registered public accounting firm were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
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PART
IV
Item
15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)
Financial Statements and
Schedules
(1)
The following financial
statements of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc., supplemental information, and report of independent registered public accounting
firm are included in this Annual Report:
Consolidated
Financial Statements of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc.
Page
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number 100)
F-2
Consolidated
Financial Statements
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
F-3
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
F-4
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit
F-5
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
F-6
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-7
(2)
List of financial statement
schedules:
All
schedules have been omitted because they are not required, not applicable, or the information is otherwise included.
(b)
Exhibits:
The
following exhibits are filed or furnished as an exhibit to this Annual Report.
Exhibit
Number
Description
2.1†
Business
Combination Agreement, dated June 25, 2024, by and among Coliseum Acquisition Corp., Rain Enhancement Technologies, Inc., Rain Enhancement
Technologies Holdco, Inc., Rainwater Merger Sub 1, Inc., and Rainwater Merger Sub 2, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1
to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-283425)).
2.2
Assignment
of Business Combination Agreement, dated August 22, 2024, by and among Rainwater Merger Sub 2, Inc. and Rainwater Merger Sub 2A,
Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-283425)).
2.3†
Amendment
to Business Combination Agreement, dated August 22, 2024, by and among Coliseum Acquisition Corp., Rain Enhancement Technologies,
Inc., Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc., Rainwater Merger Sub 1, Inc., and Rainwater Merger Sub 2A, Inc. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-283425)).
3.1
Amended
and Restated Articles of Organization of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
3.2
Articles
of Correction to the Amended and Restated Articles of Organization of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 17, 2025).
3.3
Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
4.1
Specimen
Class A Common Stock Certificate of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-283425)).
4.2
Specimen
Warrant Certificate of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (File No. 333-283425)).
4.3
Warrant
Agreement, dated June 22, 2021, by and between Coliseum Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as
warrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-283425)).
4.4
Warrant
Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement, dated December 31, 2024, by and among Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc.,
Coliseum Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
4.5
Description
of Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 16, 2025).
10.1+
Form
of Indemnification Agreement between Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. and each of its officers and directors (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
10.2
Lock-Up
Agreement, dated December 31, 2024, by and among Holdco and certain shareholders of Holdco (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
10.3
Letter
Agreement, dated June 22, 2021, by and among Coliseum Acquisition Corp., its officers and directors and the Previous Sponsor (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-283425)).
10.4
Joinder,
dated November 22, 2023, between Coliseum Acquisition Corp. and Harry L. You (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-283425)).
10.5
Form
of Joinder by and among the Extension Non-Redeeming Shareholders and Coliseum Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
10.6
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated December 31, 2024, by and among Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. and each of the stockholders of
Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
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10.7+
Rain
Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. 2024 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Current Report on Form
8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
10.7.1+
Form
of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
January 7, 2025).
10.7.2+
Form
of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January
7, 2025).
10.8
Warrant
Exchange Agreement, dated December 17, 2024, by and among Coliseum Acquisition Sponsor, LLC, Berto, LLC, Coliseum Acquisition Corp.
and Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on January 7, 2025).
10.9
Form
of Subscription Agreement by and among Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. and the PIPE Investors (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 30, 2024).
10.10
Form
of Non-Redemption Agreement between the Extension Non-Redeeming Shareholders and Coliseum Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-283425)).
10.11†
Loan
Agreement, dated December 30, 2024, by and between Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. and RHY Management LLC (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
10.12
Amendment
to Loan Agreement, effective as of March 31, 2026, by and between Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. and RHY Management LLC
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on 8-K filed on April 6, 2026)
10.13
Forward
Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2024, by and among Coliseum Acquisition Corp., Rain Enhancement Technologies, Inc.,
Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc., and Meteora Capital Partners and certain of its affiliates (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.12 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
10.14+
Employment
Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2024, by and between Rain Enhancement Technologies, Inc. and Christopher Riley (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.19 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-283425)).
10.15+
Letter
Agreement, dated January 29, 2025, by and between Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc., Rain Enhancement Technologies, Inc.,
and Christopher Riley. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2025).
10.16+
Offer
Letter, dated December 31, 2024, between Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. and Randy Seidl (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.14 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
10.17+
Amendment
to Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2025, by and between Rain Enhancement Technologies, Inc. and Randall Seidl (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2025).
10.18+
Retention
Bonus Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2025, by and between Rain Enhancement Technologies, Inc. and Randall Seidl (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2025).
10.19†
Exclusive
License Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2022, by and between Theodore R. Anderson and Rain Enhancement Technologies, Inc. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
10.20†
Memorandum
of Understanding, dated March 15, 2023, by and between Discovery Land Consolidated, LLC and Rain Enhancement Technologies, Inc. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2025).
10.21+
Form
of Director Agreement between Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. and each of its directors (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 7, 2025).
19.1
Rain
Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. Insider Trading Compliance Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed on April 16, 2025).
21.1*
Subsidiaries
of the Registrant.
24.1*
Power
of Attorney
31.1*
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
97.1
Rain
Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
97.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 16, 2025).
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document
(the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
Calculation Linkbase Document
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
Schema Document
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
Presentation Linkbase Document
104
Cover Page Interactive
Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
†
Certain of the schedules
and similar attachments to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The Company agrees to
furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.
+
Denotes management contract
or compensatory plan or arrangement.
*
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished herewith.
Item
16. Form 10-K Summary.
None.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number 100) F-2
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7
F- 1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of
Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc.:
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholder’s deficit and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Emphasis of Matter
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has an accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2025 and continuing net losses and negative cash flows from operations and expects to continue incurring operating losses and negative cash flows in the future. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Emphasis of the Matter – Restatement of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 have been restated to correct certain misstatements.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022.
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
Whippany, New Jersey
April 15, 2026
PCAOB ID No. 100
F- 2
RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
2025
2024
Assets
Current assets
Cash $ 213,688 $ 32,604
Prepaid expenses 103,796 12,335
Deferred financing costs - 75,000
Subscription receivable - 650,000
Total current assets 317,484 769,939
Equipment, net 407,133 -
Construction in-process equipment 987,805 414,034
Intangible assets, net 80,752 92,427
Total assets $ 1,793,174 $ 1,276,400
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 1,532,752 $ 1,946,931
Accrued expenses 1,078,294 700,000
Accrued expenses - related party 831,429 -
Line of credit - related party 9,102,493 3,110,149
Note payable from related parties 400,000 400,000
Accrued interest - related parties 322,656 38,192
Tax liability 912 -
Shortfall payment liability 20,636 20,636
Total current liabilities 13,289,172 6,215,908
Derivative warrant liabilities 1,250,000 350,000
Total liabilities 14,539,172 6,565,908
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders’ Deficit
Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 - -
Class A common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 8,131,081 and 7,528,761 shares (including 602,320 and 0 restricted stock awards as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively) issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively 813 753
Class B common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 57,752 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 6 6
Additional paid-in capital 2,599,139 964,335
Accumulated deficit ( 15,345,956 ) ( 6,254,602 )
Total stockholders’ deficit ( 12,745,998 ) ( 5,289,508 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ Deficit $ 1,793,174 $ 1,276,400
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
F- 3
RAIN
ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the years ended
December
31,
2025
2024
Installation costs $ 402,422 $ -
General and administrative expenses 7,647,668 4,491,706
Research and development expenses 62,011 -
State tax expenses 1,824 225
Depreciation expense 6,901 -
Amortization expense 11,675 11,675
Loss from operations ( 8,132,501 ) ( 4,503,606 )
Other income (expenses)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities ( 900,000 ) -
Gain from settlement with vendor 225,517 -
Interest expenses ( 284,465 ) ( 30,246 )
Interest income 95 91
Total other income (expenses), net ( 958,853 ) ( 30,155 )
Net loss $ ( 9,091,354 ) $ ( 4,533,761 )
Weighted average Class A common stock outstanding, basic and diluted 7,528,761 1,956,836
Basic and diluted net loss per Class A common stock $ ( 1.20 ) $ ( 2.29 )
Weighted average Class B common stock outstanding, basic and diluted 57,752 20,513
Basic and diluted net loss per Class B common stock $ ( 1.20 ) $ ( 2.29 )
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
F- 4
RAIN
ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
For
the year ended December 31, 2025
Class
A
Common Stock
Class
B
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Deficit
Balance - December 31, 2024 7,528,761 $ 753 57,752 $ 6 $ 964,335 $ ( 6,254,602 ) $ ( 5,289,508 )
Stock-based compensation expense 602,320 60 - - 1,634,804 - 1,634,864
Net loss - - - - - ( 9,091,354 ) ( 9,091,354 )
Balance - December 31, 2025 8,131,081 $ 813 $ 57,752 $ 6 $ 2,599,139 $ ( 15,345,956 ) $ ( 12,745,998 )
For
the year ended December 31, 2024
Class
A
Common Stock
Class
B
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Deficit
Balance - December 31, 2023 - $ - - $ - $ 1,083,966 $ ( 1,720,841 ) $ ( 636,875 )
Retroactive application of Business Combination (Note 1) 1,766,554 177 - - ( 177 ) - -
Balance - December 31, 2023, recasted 1,766,554 177 - - 1,083,789 ( 1,720,841 ) ( 636,875 )
Issuance of RET’s Class A common stock 358,985 36 - - 739,964 - 740,000
Issuance of RET’s Class B common stock - - 57,752 6 124,994 - 125,000
Stock based compensation expense - - - - 2,777,507 - 2,777,507
Issuance of Class A common stock upon Business Combination, including conversion of Coliseum’s Private Placement Warrants into Class A common stock 4,917,806 492 - - ( 1,041,664 ) - ( 1,041,172 )
Prepaid forward purchase agreement 361,858 36 - - ( 4,127,271 ) - ( 4,127,235 )
Issuance of Class A common stock in connection with PIPE subscriptions 118,558 12 - - 1,349,988 - 1,350,000
Issuance of common stock for services 5,000 - - - 57,028 - 57,028
Net loss - - - - - ( 4,533,761 ) ( 4,533,761 )
Balance - December 31, 2024 7,528,761 $ 753 57,752 $ 6 $ 964,335 $ ( 6,254,602 ) $ ( 5,289,508 )
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
F- 5
RAIN
ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For
the years ended
December 31,
2025
2024
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss $ ( 9,091,354 ) $ ( 4,533,761 )
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Amortization expense 11,675 11,675
Depreciation expense 6,901
General and administrative expenses advanced by related parties 3,520,410 321,448
Stock based compensation expense 1,634,864 2,834,535
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities 900,000 -
Gain from settlement with vendor ( 225,517 ) -
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses ( 91,461 ) ( 4,199 )
Deferred financing costs 75,000 -
Accounts payable ( 188,662 ) 28,452
Accrued expenses 378,294 ( 10,750 )
Accrued expenses - related party 831,429 -
Accrued interest - related parties 284,464 30,247
Tax payable 912 ( 225 )
Net cash used in operating activities ( 1,953,045 ) ( 1,322,578 )
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures for equipment ( 987,805 ) ( 45,828 )
Net cash used in investing activities ( 987,805 ) ( 45,828 )
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from draw down under line of credit with related party 2,471,934 -
Proceeds received from subscription receivable 650,000 -
Proceeds from issuance of RET’s Class A common stock - 740,000
Proceeds from issuance of RET’s Class B common stock - 125,000
Proceeds from issuance of Holdco Class A common stock in connection with PIPE subscriptions - 700,000
Proceeds from reverse recapitalization - 3,980,264
Payment of deferred financing costs - ( 75,000 )
Payment of prepaid forward purchase agreements - ( 4,106,599 )
Net cash provided by financing activities 3,121,934 1,363,665
Net change in cash 181,084 ( 4,741 )
Cash - beginning of the period 32,604 37,345
Cash - end of the period $ 213,688 $ 32,604
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
F- 6
RAIN
ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2025
Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations
Description of Business
Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. (the “Company” or “Holdco”) was formed in Massachusetts to develop, improve and commercialize atmospheric enhancement by ionization (AEI) technology. The Company is developing improvements to existing AEI technologies by leveraging robust measurement tools, including software monitoring technology, machine learning, rain gauges, and weather stations.
Business Combination Agreement
On December 31, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), Holdco, Coliseum Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Coliseum”), Rain Enhancement Technologies, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“RET”), Rainwater Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco (“Merger Sub 1”), and Rainwater Merger Sub 2A, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Coliseum (“Merger Sub 2”) consummated the previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2024 (as amended on August 22, 2024, the “Business Combination Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, on the Closing Date, (i) Coliseum merged with and into Merger Sub 1, with Merger Sub 1 as the surviving company of such merger (the “SPAC Merger”) and (ii) following the SPAC Merger and as a part of the same overall transaction, Merger Sub 2 merged with and into RET, with RET as the surviving entity of such merger (the “Company Merger” and, together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), and, after giving effect to such Mergers, each of Merger Sub 1 and RET became a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco (the time that the SPAC Merger became effective being referred to as the “SPAC Merger Effective Time,” the time that the Company Merger became effective being referred to as the “Company Merger Effective Time,” and the time after which both Mergers became effective being referred to as the “Closing”). Following the Closing, Holdco holds all of the equity interests of RET and Merger Sub 1.
The Business Combination was treated as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Coliseum was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of RET issuing stock for the net assets of Coliseum, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Coliseum were stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.
The Company’s common stock and warrants commenced trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbols “RAIN” and “RAINW”, respectively, on January 2, 2025. Refer to Note 4, Business Combination, for additional details.
Recent Developments
Nasdaq Compliance Notices
On February 18, 2025, the Company received written notice (the “MVLS Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Staff (“Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) which notified the Company that, for the 30 consecutive business days ended February 14, 2025, the Company’s market value of listed securities (“MVLS”) closed below the $ 50,000,000 MVLS threshold required for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A) (the “MVLS Rule”). Also on February 18, 2025, the Company received written notice (the “MVPHS Notice”) from the Staff that for the 30 consecutive business days ended February 14, 2025, the Company’s market value of publicly held securities (“MVPHS”) closed below the $ 15,000,000 MVPHS threshold required for continued listing on Nasdaq under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)C) (the “MVPHS Rule”).
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RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
On August 19, 2025, the Company received a notice (the “Notice”) from the Staff indicating that the Company had not regained compliance with either the MVLS Rule or the MVPHS Rule and, unless the Company timely requests a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), the Company’s securities would be subject to suspension and delisting from The Nasdaq Global Market. We timely submitted its request for a hearing before the Panel on August 21, 2025.
As part of the compliance plan submitted to the Panel, the Company requested a transfer of its listing from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market. A hearing before the Panel was held on September 18, 2025 and on October 14, 2025, the Panel granted the Company’s request for continued listing on Nasdaq, subject to the Company’s timely application to transfer its listing from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market and demonstrating compliance with the applicable listing requirements. We completed the transfer to the Nasdaq Capital Market and demonstrated compliance with the applicable listing rules. Nasdaq subsequently confirmed that we had regained compliance with its previously disclosed deficiencies,
The Company’s Class A common stock and warrants will continue to trade under the symbol “RAIN” and “RAINW”, respectively.
On February 18, 2026, the Company received an additional written notice from Nasdaq indicating that, for the 30 consecutive business days ended February 17, 2026, its MVLS had closed below the $ 35,000,000 minimum required for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2). In accordance with Nasdaq rules, the Company has 180 calendar days, or until August 17, 2026, to regain compliance with the MVLS requirement. To regain compliance, its MVLS must close at or above $ 35,000,000 for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during this compliance period. The Company intends to monitor its MVLS and evaluate available options to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards; however, there can be no assurance that it will regain or maintain compliance within the applicable compliance period.
Going Concern Consideration
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Classification (“ASC”) Subtopic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern,” the Company evaluates whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued. This assessment considers the Company’s current cash position, projected cash requirements, and its ability to obtain additional funding.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $ 214,000 in cash and had a working capital deficit of approximately $ 13.0 million. The Company expects to continue incurring expenses and losses as it scales its operations and begins to generate revenue. The Company has historically funded its operations primarily through related-party financing arrangements, including borrowings under its LOC (as defined in Note 7). As of December 31, 2025, the Company had drawn substantially all available amounts under this facility. While the Company expects to continue relying on these financing sources and projected cash flows from operations, its limited operating history and continuing operating losses raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
Management’s plans to address this uncertainty include continued support from related parties, seeking additional financing through debt, equity, or a combination of both, and pursuing commercial opportunities for installation and service agreements. However, there is no assurance that such funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
Accordingly, management has determined that the Company does not have sufficient liquidity to meet its anticipated obligations over the next year from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
F- 8
RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
Risks and Uncertainties
Various macroeconomic, geopolitical and regulatory uncertainties and challenges pose risks to economic conditions in the U.S. and globally, including, among others, inflationary pressures; supply chain disruptions; increased cyberattacks against U.S. companies and critical infrastructure; changes to trade and tariff, immigration, energy and other policies resulting from governmental actions; changes in interest rate policies; the Russia-Ukraine war; conflicts in the Middle East including recent military confrontations involving the United States, Israel and Iran and related regional instability; and economic conditions and tensions involving China and other global powers.
Global geopolitical tensions and military conflicts have increased in recent years. These conflicts have contributed to volatility in global financial markets, disruptions in energy and commodity markets, and risks to global supply chains and international trade routes.
Any of the above mentioned factors, or any other negative impact on the global economy, capital markets or other geopolitical conditions, and subsequent sanctions or related actions, instability, volatility or lack of liquidity in the financial markets, could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial and operating results.
Note 2 — Restatement of Previously Issued Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The Company identified an error related to the accounting for financed insurance premiums. The Company obtained its liability insurance coverage for directors and officers (“D&O”) effective December 31, 2024. On January 2, 2025, the Company executed a financing agreement with a financing company to finance $ 640,000 of the premium. On January 30, 2025, the down payment and first installment was paid. The Company should have recorded the premium financing agreement as liabilities, with an offset to prepaid expenses, upon its execution. The error was identified as part of the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025. The misstatement affected the presentation of prepaid expenses and related liabilities on the Company’s balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025. Therefore, the audit committee of the board of directors, in consultation with management, concluded that the Company’s previously issued unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025 (the “Affected Periods”) should not be relied upon and should be restated to reflect the correct presentation on the balance sheets.
Impact of the Restatement
The impact of the restatement on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the Affected Periods is presented below.
The following tables contain unaudited condensed consolidated quarterly financial information for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025 that have been updated to reflect the restatements of the Company’s consolidated financial statements as described above. The restatements only affected the balance sheets and had no impact on the statement of operations or the statements of changes in stockholders’ deficit or cash flows. The Company has not amended its previously filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the Affected Periods. The financial information that had been previously filed or otherwise reported for the Affected Periods is superseded by the information in this Annual Report, and the financial statements and related financial information for the Affected Periods contained in such previously filed reports should no longer be relied upon.
F- 9
Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
As
Previously
Reported Restatement
Adjustment As Restated
As of March 31, 2025
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses $ 332,398 $ 380,800 $ 713,198
Other current assets 348,125 - 348,125
Total current assets 680,523 380,800 1,061,323
Non-current assets 642,929 - 642,929
Total Assets $ 1,323,452 $ 380,800 $ 1,704,252
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 2,176,497 $ 380,800 $ 2,557,297
Other current liabilities 5,478,907 - 5,478,907
Total current liabilities 7,655,404 380,800 8,036,204
Non-current liabilities 440,000 - 440,000
Total Liabilities 8,095,404 380,800 8,476,204
Stockholders’ Deficit ( 6,771,952 ) - ( 6,771,952 )
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit $ 1,323,452 $ 380,800 $ 1,704,252
As of June 30, 2025
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses $ 347,696 $ 217,600 $ 565,296
Other current assets 91,473 - 91,473
Total current assets 439,169 217,600 656,769
Non-current assets 1,113,332 - 1,113,332
Total Assets $ 1,552,501 $ 217,600 $ 1,770,101
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 1,391,554 $ 217,600 $ 1,609,154
Other current liabilities 7,373,170 - 7,373,170
Total current liabilities 8,764,724 217,600 8,982,324
Non-current liabilities 512,500 - 512,500
Total Liabilities 9,277,224 217,600 9,494,824
Stockholders’ Deficit ( 7,724,723 ) - ( 7,724,723 )
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit $ 1,552,501 $ 217,600 $ 1,770,101
Note 3 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Consolidation and Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries: Rainwater Acquisition Corp (f.k.a Merger Sub 1) and RET. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
The consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation, including reclassifications between property and equipment and construction in progress. These reclassifications had no impact on total assets, total liabilities, stockholders’ deficit, net loss, or cash flows as previously reported.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at fair value and may include money market funds, U.S. Treasury and U.S. government-sponsored agency securities, corporate debt, commercial paper, and certificates of deposit. The Company had no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
F- 10
RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, either because of the short-term nature of the instruments or because the instrument is recognized at fair value.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
● Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;
● Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
● Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period. The assessment considers whether the financial instruments are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the financial instruments meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the financial instruments are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity classification.
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
The U.S. dollar is the Company’s functional currency. Transactions denominated in currency other than the Company’s functional currency are recorded upon initial recognition at the exchange rate on the date of the transaction. After initial recognition, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are remeasured at each reporting date into the foreign currency at the exchange rate on that date. Exchange rate differences, other than those accounted for as hedging transactions, are recognized as foreign currency transaction gain or loss included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations within the general and administrative expenses.
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the only foreign currency transaction the Company incurred was the amount paid to its senior technology advisor in Australian Dollars. The amount of these foreign currency payments was translated into U.S. dollars.
Equipment and Construction In-Process Equipment
The Company capitalizes its cost to build its rainfall ionization equipment (the “Equipment”), including materials and allocated labor costs directly attributable to the construction of the Equipment. Upon the installation of the Equipment, the Company transfers its capitalized cost from Construction in-process to Equipment. Equipment that has been completed but has not yet been installed or otherwise placed into service remains within construction in-process Equipment and is not depreciated until transferred into Equipment and placed into service. Construction in-process equipment includes costs for units under construction or in transit prior to installation.
F- 11
RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2025
In July 2024, the Company completed its building process for its two initial units. In October and December 2025, the Company completed building another 7 units. All of these units were included in the Construction in-process equipment in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets until they were placed in services.
Depreciation begins when the equipment is placed into service and is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the assets, which the Company currently estimates to be 10 years. At the time of retirement or other disposition of the Equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation will be removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss, if any, will be reflected in operations.
As of December 31, 2024, no Equipment has been placed in service. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company placed two systems into service and was moved from Construction in-process into Equipment. The Company recorded approximately $ 7,000 of depreciation expense related to those systems in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The remaining seven completed units were not placed in service and remained included in the Construction in-process as of December 31, 2025.
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