UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
☒
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025
☐
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: 001-42422
Venu
Holding Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado
82-0890721
(State
of Incorporation)
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
1755
Telstar Drive , Suite 501 , Colorado Springs , Colorado
80920
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
(719)
895-5483
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbol
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock, par value $.001 per share
VENU
NYSE
American LLC
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to the filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company,
or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller
reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One)
Large
accelerated filer ☐
Accelerated
filer ☐
Non-accelerated
filer ☒
Smaller
reporting company ☒
Emerging
growth company ☒
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Sec 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The
number of shares of the issuer’s common stock outstanding as of November 14, 2025 was 42,847,542 .
Throughout
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”), the terms “Venu,” “we,” “us,”
“our” or the “Company” refer to Venu Holding Corporation, a Colorado corporation.
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the Company’s future results. These statements
are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industry in which the Company operates and the beliefs
and assumptions of the Company’s management. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,”
“goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,”
“estimates,” “continues,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “will,”
“may,” variations of such words, and similar expressions of a forward-looking nature are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of the Company’s future financial performance, the Company’s
anticipated growth and potential in its business, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements.
Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions
that are difficult to predict, including those identified in the “Risk Factors” section of this Quarterly Report and elsewhere
herein. The forward-looking information contained in this Quarterly Report is generally located under the heading “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” but may be found in other locations as well.
Therefore,
actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements, and readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance upon such statements in making an investment decision. The Company disclaims any obligation to update factors
or to announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments.
In
addition, statements such as “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant
subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report and, although we
believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our
statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted a thorough inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available
relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these
statements. Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the
significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or
warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. You should
carefully read the factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of this Quarterly Report and other cautionary
statements made throughout this Quarterly Report, and you should interpret such factors and cautionary statements as being
applicable to all forward-looking statements wherever appearing in this Quarterly Report. We undertake no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances, or
otherwise, unless required by law. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons
acting on our behalf.
Although
we believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable, all forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties,
and our projections and expectations may be incorrect. The factors that may affect our expectations regarding our operations include,
among others, the following:
●
our
projected financial position and estimated cash burn rate;
●
our
estimates regarding expenses, future revenues and capital requirements;
●
the
level of our revenues, which depends in part on the popularity of concerts and events held at our venues, the performance of the
artists who perform at our venues, and our ability to attract such concerts and events;
●
the
costs and effectiveness of our marketing efforts, as well as our ability to promote our brands, future investments in our business,
our anticipated capital expenditures, and our estimates regarding our capital requirements, our ability to compete effectively with
existing competitors and new market entrants;
●
the
level of our capital expenditures and other investments;
●
general
economic conditions in the metropolitan areas in which our restaurants and venues operate or are being developed;
●
general
instability of economic and political conditions in the United States, including inflationary pressures, interest rate fluctuations,
slowdown or recession, and geopolitical tensions and the potential impact of economic conditions on our liquidity, operations, and personnel;
2
●
our
ability to raise financing in the future and to obtain additional capital on terms that are favorable to us or at all;
●
the
demand for sponsorship and firepit suite arrangements at our venues and amphitheaters;
●
the
effect of any postponements or cancellations by third parties or the Company of scheduled events, whether as a result of a public
health emergency due to operational challenges and other health and safety concerns or otherwise;
●
our
reliance on third parties;
●
our
ability to expand our organization to accommodate potential growth and our ability to retain and attract key personnel;
●
compliance
with government regulations, including environmental, health, and safety regulations and liabilities thereunder;
●
the
performance of the Company’s information technology systems and its ability to maintain data security;
●
compliance
with government regulations, including environmental, health, and safety regulations and liabilities thereunder;
●
the
increased expenses associated with being a public company; and
●
other
risks described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
New
factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all such factors. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties
described in this Quarterly Report or any other filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) occur, or
should the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements we make herein and therein prove incorrect, our actual results and plans
could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
You
should read this Quarterly Report and the documents that we reference within it with the understanding that our actual future results,
performance, and events and circumstances may be materially different from what we expect.
3
Venu
Holding Corporation
FORM
10-Q
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
I
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
ITEM
1 -
Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
5
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
5
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
6
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
7
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
8
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
9
ITEM
2 -
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
34
ITEM
3 -
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
52
ITEM
4 -
Controls
and Procedures
5 2
PART
II
OTHER
INFORMATION
ITEM
1 -
Legal
Proceedings
53
ITEM
1A -
Risk
Factors
53
ITEM
2 -
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
53
ITEM
3 -
Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
54
ITEM
4 -
Mine
Safety Disclosure
54
ITEM
5 -
Other
Information
54
ITEM
6 -
Exhibits
55
Signatures
56
4
PART
I
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
ITEM
1.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED).
VENU
HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in
US Dollars)
September
30,
December 31,
As
of
September
30,
December 31,
2025
2024
ASSETS
Unaudited
Audited
Current assets
Cash and cash
equivalents
$ 58,181,816
$ 37,969,454
Inventories
188,898
225,283
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
2,378,293
850,951
Total current assets
60,749,007
39,045,688
Other assets
Property and equipment,
net
250,191,115
137,215,936
Intangible assets, net
161,238
211,276
Operating lease right-of-use
assets, net
1,082,434
1,351,600
Investment in EIGHT Brewing
1,999,999
-
Investment in related parties
555,262
550,000
Investments
555,262
550,000
Security
and other deposits
68,265
43,015
Total
other assets
254,058,313
139,371,827
Total
assets
$ 314,807,320
$ 178,417,515
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Accounts payable
$ 24,035,687
$ 7,283,033
Accrued expenses
1,573,016
3,556,819
Accrued payroll and payroll
taxes
848,172
262,387
Deferred revenue
2,016,391
1,528,159
Current portion of convertible
debt
-
9,433,313
Current portion of operating
lease liabilities
344,992
364,244
Current portion licensing
liability
223,333
-
Current portion NNN firesuite
liability
656,700
-
Current
portion of long-term debt
352,367
2,101,501
Total current liabilities
30,050,658
24,529,456
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities
768,894
1,020,604
Long-term licensing liability and other liabilities
8,826,856
7,950,000
Long-term convertible debt
1,865,115
-
Long-term NNN firesuite liability
10,150,217
-
Long-term debt, net of
current portion
56,694,690
14,100,217
Total
liabilities
$ 108,356,430
$ 47,600,277
Commitments and contingencies - See Note 14
-
Mezzanine Equity
Contingently Redeemable
Convertible Cumulative Series B Preferred Stock, $ 0.001 par- 675 authorized, 675 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2025
$ 10,125,000
$ -
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $ 0.001
par - 5,000,000 authorized, none issued or outstanding
-
-
Common stock, $ 0.001 par
- 144,000,000 authorized, 43,248,732 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2025 and 37,471,465 issued and outstanding at December
31, 2024
43,249
37,472
Class B common stock, $ 0.001 par - 1,000,000
authorized, 379,990 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024
379
379
Common stock, value
379
379
Additional paid-in capital
205,812,053
144,546,368
Accumulated
deficit
( 83,203,658 )
( 47,361,208 )
Stockholders' Equity before Treasury Stock
$ 122,652,023
$ 97,223,011
Treasury Stock, at cost
- 276,245 shares at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024
( 1,500,076 )
( 1,500,076 )
Total Venu Holding Corporation
and subsidiaries equity
$ 121,151,947
$ 95,722,935
Non-controlling
interest
75,173,943
35,094,303
Total
stockholders’ equity
$ 196,325,890
$ 130,817,238
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 314,807,320
$ 178,417,515
See
notes to accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
VENU
HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in
US Dollars)
2025
2024
2025
2024
For
the three months ended
For
the nine months ended
September
30,
September
30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Revenues
Restaurant
including food and beverage revenue, net
$ 2,269,005
$ 2,740,411
$ 6,859,098
$ 8,144,605
Event center ticket and
fees revenue, net
2,764,796
2,002,572
5,019,548
4,663,228
Rental
and sponsorship revenue, net
350,953
708,992
1,492,573
759,123
Total
revenues, net
$ 5,384,754
$ 5,451,975
$ 13,371,219
$ 13,566,956
Operating costs
Food and beverage
546,672
653,178
1,658,058
1,901,590
Event center
924,061
435,841
2,577,623
1,727,311
Labor
1,157,747
1,152,909
3,275,576
3,358,871
Rent
399,704
333,192
1,174,038
975,756
General and administrative
9,815,684
4,777,577
25,019,942
20,351,859
Equity compensation
1,181,841
671,819
14,406,223
3,927,325
Depreciation
and amortization
1,330,893
1,103,720
4,080,668
2,319,513
Total
operating costs
$ 15,356,602
$ 9,128,236
$ 52,192,128
$ 34,562,225
Loss
from operations
$ ( 9,971,848 )
$ ( 3,676,261 )
$ ( 38,820,909 )
$ ( 20,995,269 )
Other income (expense),
net
Interest income (expense)
338,935
( 886,211 )
( 2,567,947 )
( 2,214,887 )
Other expense
( 156,362 )
-
( 202,087 )
( 2,500,000 )
Other
income
497,082
35,000
562,406
97,500
Total other income (expense),
net
679,655
( 851,211 )
( 2,207,628 )
( 4,617,387 )
Net
loss
$ ( 9,292,193 )
$ ( 4,527,472 )
$ ( 41,028,537 )
$ ( 25,612,656 )
Net loss attributable to
non-controlling interests
( 2,930,706 )
( 595,251 )
( 5,186,085 )
( 1,560,398 )
Net loss attributable to
Venu
( 6,361,487 )
( 3,932,221 )
( 35,842,452 )
( 24,052,258 )
Preferred
stock dividend
103,500
-
120,375
-
Net
loss attributable to common stockholders
$ ( 6,464,987 )
$ ( 3,932,221 )
$ ( 35,962,827 )
$ ( 24,052,258 )
Weighted average number
of shares of Class B common stock, outstanding, basic and diluted
379,990
383,656
379,990
839,116
Basic and diluted net
loss per share of Class B common stock
$ ( 0.15 )
$ ( 0.13 )
$ ( 0.91 )
$ ( 0.58 )
Weighted average number
of shares of Class C common stock, outstanding, basic and diluted
-
20,997
-
9,027,155
Basic and diluted net
loss per share of Class C common stock
$ -
$ ( 0.13 )
$ -
$ ( 0.58 )
Weighted average number
of shares of Class D common stock, outstanding, basic and diluted
-
25,879,401
-
21,805,264
Basic and diluted net
loss per share of Class D common stock
$ -
$ ( 0.13 )
$ -
$ ( 0.58 )
Weighted average number
of shares of Common stock, outstanding, basic and diluted
41,355,312
3,282,150
38,957,034
9,775,099
Basic and diluted net
loss per share of Common stock
$ ( 0.15 )
$ ( 0.13 )
$ ( 0.91 )
$ ( 0.58 )
See
notes to accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
VENU
HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(in
US Dollars)
Unaudited
Number of Shares
Amount
Number of Shares
Amount
Number of Shares
Amount
Number of Shares
Amount
Paid In
Capital
Accumulated Deficit
Number of Shares
Amount
Corporation Equity
Controlling Interests
Total
Equity
Class B
Common Stock
Class C
Common Stock
Class D
Common Stock
Common Stock
Treasury Stock
Number of Shares
Amount
Number of Shares
Amount
Number of Shares
Amount
Number of Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid In Capital
Accumulated Deficit
Number of Shares
Amount
Total Venu Holding
Corporation Equity
Non-
Controlling Interests
Total
Equity
Balances at January 1, 2025
379,990
$ 379
-
$ -
-
$ -
37,471,465
$ 37,472
$ 144,546,368
$ ( 47,361,208 )
276,245
$ ( 1,500,076 )
$ 95,722,935
$ 35,094,303
$ 130,817,238
Equity issued for services
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,000
10
99,990
-
-
-
100,000
-
100,000
Equity based compensation
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11,240,620
-
-
-
11,240,620
-
11,240,620
Warrants issued as debt discount with convertible debt transaction
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
526,329
-
-
-
526,329
-
526,329
Equity issued for interest for convertible promissory note renewal
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,876
22
218,738
-
-
-
218,760
-
218,760
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 11,378,978 )
-
-
-
( 11,378,978 )
27,346,228
15,967,250
Distributions to non-controlling shareholders
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 105,426 )
( 105,426 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 18,063,730 )
-
-
( 18,063,730 )
( 1,369,020 )
( 19,432,750 )
Balances at March 31, 2025
379,990
$ 379
-
$ -
-
$ -
37,503,341
$ 37,504
$ 145,253,067
$ ( 65,424,938 )
276,245
$ ( 1,500,076 )
$ 78,365,936
$ 60,966,085
$ 139,332,021
Equity issued for services
-
-
-
-
-
-
20,000
20
177,880
-
-
-
177,900
-
177,900
Equity based compensation
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,783,762
-
-
-
1,783,762
-
1,783,762
Warrants issued as debt discount with convertible debt transaction
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
960,000
-
-
-
960,000
-
960,000
Conversion of convertible debt and interest to common stock
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,007,292
1,007
10,071,909
-
-
-
10,072,916
-
10,072,916
Conversion of convertible promissory note to common stock
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,500,000
1,500
14,998,500
-
-
-
15,000,000
-
15,000,000
Equity issued for interest for convertible promissory note
-
-
-
-
-
-
42,367
42
423,625
-
-
-
423,667
-
423,667
Equity issued for interest for convertible promissory note renewal
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,292
7
72,913
-
-
-
72,920
-
72,920
Contingently Redeemable Convertible Cumulative Series B Preferred Stock dividends accrued
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 16,875 )
-
-
-
( 16,875 )
-
( 16,875 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 5,234,265 )
-
-
-
( 5,234,265 )
13,721,252
8,486,987
Distributions to non-controlling shareholders
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 146,359 )
( 146,359 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 11,417,233 )
-
-
( 11,417,233 )
( 886,361 )
( 12,303,594 )
Balances at June 30, 2025
379,990
$ 379
-
$ -
-
$ -
40,080,292
$ 40,080
$ 168,490,516
$ ( 76,842,171 )
276,245
$ ( 1,500,076 )
$ 90,188,728
$ 73,654,617
$ 163,843,345
Issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,937,500
2,938
32,946,163
-
-
-
32,949,101
-
32,949,101
Exercise of warrants
-
-
-
-
-
-
127,273
127
344,973
-
-
-
345,100
-
345,100
Equity based compensation
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,353,168
-
-
-
1,353,168
-
1,353,168
Conversion of convertible promissory note to common stock
-
-
-
-
-
-
100,000
100
122,710
-
-
-
122,810
-
122,810
Equity issued for interest for convertible promissory note
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,667
4
36,663
-
-
-
36,667
-
36,667
Contingently Redeemable Convertible Cumulative Series B Preferred Stock dividends accrued
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 103,500 )
-
-
-
( 103,500 )
-
( 103,500 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares, net of Venu purchase of Subsidiary shares
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,621,360
-
-
-
2,621,360
6,655,153
9,276,513
Distributions to non-controlling shareholders
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 2,205,121 )
( 2,205,121 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 6,361,487 )
-
-
( 6,361,487 )
( 2,930,706 )
( 9,292,193 )
Balances at September 30, 2025
379,990
$ 379
-
$ -
-
$ -
43,248,732
$ 43,249
$ 205,812,053
$ ( 83,203,658 )
276,245
$ ( 1,500,076 )
$ 121,151,947
$ 75,173,943
$ 196,325,890
Balances at December 31, 2023
1,959,445
$ 1,960
30,306,030
$ 30,306
$ -
$ -
-
$ -
$ 47,743,085
$ ( 17,021,453 )
76,245
$ ( 76 )
$ 30,753,822
$ 31,225,863
$ 61,979,685
Issuance of shares
-
-
2,008,750
2,009
-
-
-
-
20,085,491
-
-
-
20,087,500
-
20,087,500
Exercise of warrants
40,349
40
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
40
-
40
Equity issued for services
-
-
700,000
700
-
-
-
-
6,999,300
-
-
-
7,000,000
-
7,000,000
Conversion of Common Stock Class B to Common Stock Class D
( 1,619,804 )
( 1,620 )
-
-
1,619,804
1,620
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Conversion of Common Stock Class C to Common Stock Class D
-
-
( 33,014,780 )
( 33,015 )
33,014,780
33,015
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Equity based compensation
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,566,254
-
-
-
2,566,254
-
2,566,254
Shareholder contribution associated with convertible debt transaction
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,500,000
-
-
-
2,500,000
-
2,500,000
Warrants issued as debt discount
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,000,140
-
-
-
3,000,140
-
3,000,140
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8,013,613
-
-
-
8,013,613
2,361,387
10,375,000
Distributions to non-controlling shareholders
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 124,050 )
( 124,050 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 15,598,938 )
-
-
( 15,598,938 )
( 217,081 )
( 15,816,019 )
Balances at March 31, 2024
379,990
$ 380
-
$ -
34,634,584
$ 34,635
-
$ -
$ 90,907,883
$ ( 32,620,391 )
76,245
$ ( 76 )
$ 58,322,431
$ 33,246,119
$ 91,568,550
Issuance of shares
-
-
526,250
526
-
-
-
-
5,163,315
-
-
-
5,163,841
-
5,163,841
Exercise of warrants
12,498
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
-
12
Conversion of Common Stock Class B to Common Stock Class D
( 8,832 )
( 9 )
-
-
8,832
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Conversion of Common Stock Class C to Common Stock Class D
-
-
( 526,250 )
( 526 )
526,250
526
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Equity issued for fixed asset acquisition
-
-
-
-
276,100
276
-
-
2,760,724
-
-
-
2,761,000
-
2,761,000
Equity based compensation
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
689,252
-
-
-
689,252
-
689,252
Equity issued for interest and fees for convertible debt transaction
-
-
-
-
32,940
33
-
-
329,367
-
-
-
329,400
-
329,400
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,226,521
-
-
-
10,226,521
2,293,479
12,520,000
Distributions to non-controlling shareholders
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 147,082 )
( 147,082 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 4,521,099 )
-
-
( 4,521,099 )
( 748,066 )
( 5,269,165 )
Balances at June 30, 2024
383,656
$ 383
-
$ -
35,478,706
$ 35,479
-
$ -
$ 110,077,062
$ ( 37,141,490 )
76,245
$ ( 76 )
$ 72,971,358
$ 34,644,450
$ 107,615,808
Balances
383,656
$ 383
-
$ -
35,478,706
$ 35,479
-
$ -
$ 110,077,062
$ ( 37,141,490 )
76,245
$ ( 76 )
$ 72,971,358
$ 34,644,450
$ 107,615,808
Issuance of shares
-
-
297,584
297
316,757
317
-
-
5,174,548
-
-
-
5,175,162
-
5,175,162
Conversion of Common Stock Class D to Common Stock
-
-
( 297,584 )
( 297 )
( 35,795,463 )
( 35,796 )
36,093,047
36,093
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Equity issued for fixed asset acquisition
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,876
22
218,728
-
-
-
218,750
-
218,750
Equity based compensation
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
671,819
-
-
-
671,819
-
671,819
Acquisition of treasury stock
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 200,000 )
( 200 )
200
-
200,000
( 1,500,000 )
( 1,500,000 )
-
( 1,500,000 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,772,164
-
-
-
5,772,164
1,233,118
7,005,282
Distributions to non-controlling shareholders
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 621,950 )
( 621,950 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 3,932,221 )
-
-
( 3,932,221 )
( 595,251 )
( 4,527,472 )
Balances at September 30, 2024
383,656
$ 383
-
$ -
-
$ -
35,914,923
$ 35,915
$ 121,914,521
$ ( 41,073,711 )
276,245
$ ( 1,500,076 )
$ 79,377,032
$ 34,660,367
$ 114,037,399
Balances
383,656
$ 383
-
$ -
-
$ -
35,914,923
$ 35,915
$ 121,914,521
$ ( 41,073,711 )
276,245
$ ( 1,500,076 )
$ 79,377,032
$ 34,660,367
$ 114,037,399
See
notes to accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
7
VENU
HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in
US Dollars)
2025
2024
For
the nine months ended September 30,
2025
2024
Net loss
$ ( 41,028,537 )
$ ( 25,612,656 )
Adjustments to reconcile
net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Gain on sale of 13141 BP
( 288,668 )
-
Equity issued for interest
on debt
291,680
448,150
Equity based compensation
14,377,550
3,927,325
Equity issued for services
277,900
7,000,000
Amortization of debt discount
2,092,367
1,985,568
Non cash lease expense
276,967
268,635
Depreciation and amortization
4,080,668
2,319,513
Noncash financing expense
-
2,500,000
Project abandonment loss
-
579,981
Non cash interest and debt
discount
( 294,523 )
-
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities:
Inventories
36,385
( 41,125 )
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets
( 1,527,342 )
( 2,332,721 )
Security and other deposits
( 25,250 )
325,026
Accounts payable
16,752,654
3,233,914
Accrued expenses
( 2,104,178 )
12,439,542
Accrued payroll and payroll
taxes
585,785
( 14,530 )
Deferred revenue
488,232
1,445,026
Operating lease liabilities
( 278,763 )
( 235,641 )
Licensing
liability
1,100,189
5,100,000
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
( 5,186,884 )
13,336,007
Cash flows from investing
activities
Purchase of property and
equipment
( 76,428,062 )
( 61,615,767 )
Investment in EIGHT Brewing
( 1,999,999 )
-
Investment in related party
( 5,262 )
-
Proceeds from sale of 13141
BP
2,627,990
-
Cash
acquired in acquisition of 13141 BP
-
74,085
Net
cash used in investing activities
( 75,805,333 )
( 61,541,682 )
Cash flows from financing
activities
Receipt of convertible
promissory note
18,000,000
-
Proceeds from NNN firesuite
liability
10,757,500
-
Proceeds from municipality
promissory note
-
6,200,000
Proceeds from issuance
of Contingently Redeemable Convertible Cumulative Series B Preferred Stock
10,125,000
-
Proceeds from issuance of shares
32,949,101
30,426,503
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
345,100
52
Proceeds from sale of non-controlling
interest equity
33,730,750
29,900,282
Acquisition of Treasury
Stock
-
( 1,500,000 )
Principal payments on long-term
debt
( 245,966 )
( 232,327 )
Payment of promissory note
( 2,000,000 )
-
Payment for personal guarantee
on convertible debt
-
( 100,000 )
Distributions
to non-controlling shareholders
( 2,456,906 )
( 893,082 )
Net
cash provided by financing activities
101,204,579
63,801,428
Net increase in cash and
cash equivalents
20,212,362
15,595,753
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning
37,969,454
20,201,104
Cash
and cash equivalents, ending
$ 58,181,816
$ 35,796,857
Supplemental disclosure
of non-cash operating, investing and financing activities:
Cash paid for interest
$ 390,690
$ 296,593
Property acquired via promissory note
$ 37,000,000
$ -
Conversion of convertible debt and interest
to common equity
$ 25,928,296
$ -
Debt discounts - warrants
$ 1,486,329
$ 3,000,140
Accrued preferred stock dividends
$ 120,375
$ -
Property acquired via convertible debt
$ -
$ 10,000,000
Land returned in exchange for termination of
promissory note payable
$ -
$ 3,267,000
Right of Use Assets obtained in exchange for
operating lease liabilities
$ -
$ 471,476
Debt discount - suite granted to lender
$ -
$ 200,000
Equity issued for origination fee
$ -
$ 100,000
See
notes to accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
8
V enu
Holding Corporation and subsidiaries
Notes
To the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
as
of and for the three and nine months ended
September
30, 2025 and 2024
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Organization
Venu
Holding Corporation (“Venu” or “the Company” f/k/a Notes Live, Inc.) is a Colorado corporation formed on March
13, 2017. The Company is a hospitality and entertainment business to which it earns revenues from operating restaurants, hosting events,
renting event space and operating outdoor amphitheaters. The Company and its subsidiaries operate within the United States of America.
The
Company’s subsidiaries and its interests in each are presented below as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
SCHEDULE OF COMPANY’S SUBSIDIARIES AND ITS INTERESTS
As of
As of
Place of
September
30, 2025
December 31,
2024
Name of Entity
Incorporation
Interest
Interest
Bourbon Brothers Holdings LLC (“BBH”)
Colorado
100 %
100 %
Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse and Tavern CS,
LLC (“BBST”)
Colorado
100 %
100 %
Bourbon Brothers Presents, LLC d/b/a Phil Long
Music Hall (“BBP”)
Colorado
89 %
89 %
Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse and Tavern GA,
LLC (“BBSTGA”)
Georgia
100 %
100 %
Bourbon Brothers Presents GA, LLC (“BBPGA”)
Georgia
100 %
100 %
Notes Holding Company, LLC (“NH”)
Colorado
100 %
100 %
13141 Notes, LLC d/b/a Notes (“Notes”)
Colorado
100 %
100 %
Sunset Amphitheater, LLC (“Sunset”)
*
Colorado
13 %
10 %
Hospitality Income & Asset, LLC (“HIA”)
*
Colorado
99 %
99 %
Bourbon Brothers Licensing, LLC (“BBL”)
Colorado
100 %
100 %
GA HIA, LLC (“GAHIA”) *
Colorado
15 %
16 %
Notes Live Real Estate, LLC (“NotesRE”)
Colorado
100 %
100 %
Roth’s Sea & Steak, LLC (“Roth
Sea”)
Colorado
100 %
100 %
Sunset Operations, LLC (“SunsetOps”)
Colorado
100 %
100 %
Sunset Hospitality Collection, LLC (“SHC”)
*
Colorado
52 %
47 %
Notes Hospitality Collection, LLC (“NHC”)
Colorado
100 %
100 %
Sunset at Broken Arrow, LLC (“BA”)
*
Colorado
55 %
74 %
Sunset at Mustang Creek, LLC (“MC”)
*
Colorado
100 %
89 %
Sunset at McKinney, LLC (“MK”)
*
Colorado
48 %
80 %
Sunset Operations at McKinney, LLC (“McKinneyOps”)
Colorado
100 %
100 %
Sunset at El Paso, LLC (“EP”) *
Colorado
98 %
100 %
Sunset Operations at El Paso, LLC (“EPOps”)
Colorado
100 %
100 %
Polaris Pointe Parking, LLC (“PPP”)
Colorado
100 %
100 %
Venu Income, LLC (“Income”)
Colorado
95 %
0 %
Venu VIP Rides, LLC (“Rides”) *
Colorado
50 %
50 %
Notes CS I, DST (“Trust”)
*
Delaware
90 %
100 %
Notes CS I Holdings, LLC (“Holdings LLC”)*
Colorado
100 %
100 %
Notes CS I ST, LLC (“Signatory”)*
Colorado
100 %
100 %
Venu LuxeSuite Holdings, LLC (“Luxe”)
Colorado
97 %
0 %
Venu 280, LLC (“Artist 280”)*
Colorado
100 %
0 %
Venu Presents LLC (“Venu Presents”)*
Colorado
100 %
0 %
* These entities are
considered majority-owned subsidiaries or variable interest entities and consolidated into the Venu Holding Corporation consolidated
financials
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NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Continued)
Bourbon
Brothers Holdings Company, LLC (“BBH”) is a holding Company designed to own and manage each of the Bourbon Brothers-related
operating entities.
Bourbon
Brothers Smokehouse and Tavern CS, LLC (“BBST”) is the sole owner and operator of its restaurant operations. The restaurant
building is leased from Hospitality Income & Asset, LLC (“HIA”), a majority owned subsidiary, whom the Company has a
lease with and then purchased a majority of HIA in the year ended December 31, 2022 (refer to Note 7 – Related Party Transactions
footnote for further details of this acquisition).
Bourbon
Brothers Presents, LLC d/b/a Phil Long Music Hall (“BBP”) specializes in producing music concerts as well as other types
of live entertainment, including comedy acts and speaking engagements. Additionally, BBP utilizes the event venue (“event venue”)
to host corporate events and weddings, among other utilizations of the facility. BBP is the sole owner and operator of the Phil Long
Music Hall event venue facility. The Phil Long Music Hall event venue building is leased from HIA, a related party (refer to Note 5 –
Leases footnote for further details). The Company owns 89 % of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100 % of its voting control and consolidates
it into its financials.
Bourbon
Brothers Smokehouse and Tavern GA, LLC (“BBSTGA”) is the sole owner and operator of the restaurant operations.
Bourbon
Brothers Presents GA, LLC (“BBPGA”) is the Company’s concert and event venue in Gainesville, Georgia, specializing
in producing music concerts as well as other types of live entertainment, including comedy acts and speaking engagements. Additionally,
this concert and event venue facility is utilized to host corporate events and weddings. BBPGA is the sole owner and operator of the
facility operations.
Bourbon
Brothers Licensing, LLC (“BBL”) BBL is designed to exclusively serve as the entity which licenses the Bourbon Brothers brand.
Notes
Holding Company, LLC (“NH”) is a pass-through entity established to hold the Company’s equity interests in various
subsidiaries.
13141
Notes, LLC (“Notes”) is the restaurant operating entity, managing the Notes Eatery (formally known as Buttermilk Eatery,
LLC which changed its name on August 8, 2022), located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which opened in June 2020 and closed on
July 18, 2025.
13141
BP, LLC (“13141 BP”) was acquired by the Company on June 26, 2024. The Company purchased 100 %
of the membership units from 13141 BP’s members. 13141 BP owned the land and buildings from which Notes used under an existing
lease arrangement. The Company owned 100 %
of this subsidiary and 100 %
of its voting control until 13141 BP’s sale of the land and building to a 3 rd party on July 18, 2025, at which time
the Company determined the disposed component does not meet discontinued-operations criteria, its financial impacts are reported within
the normal results of continuing operations (and not segregated below income from continuing ops).
Sunset
Amphitheater, LLC (“Sunset”) is a hospitality-focused music venue located in Colorado Springs. This venue opened in August
2024 d/b/a Ford Amphitheater. The Company owns 13 % of this variable interest entity and 100 % of its voting control and consolidates it
into its financials.
10
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Continued)
Hospitality
Income & Asset, LLC (“HIA”) was acquired by the Company on April 1, 2022 and owns the land and buildings for which both
BBST and BBP currently use from existing lease arrangements. The Company owns 99 % of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100 % of its voting
control and consolidates it into its financials.
GA
HIA, LLC (“GAHIA”) owns the land and buildings for which both BBSTGA and BBPGA currently use from existing lease arrangements.
GAHIA is the Colorado-based entity that holds the Company’s Georgia based operations. The Company owns 15 % of this variable interest
entity and 100 % of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Notes
Live Real Estate, LLC (“NotesRE”) holds title to certain Company real estate assets.
Roth’s
Sea & Steak LLC (f/k/a (Roth’s Seafood and Chophouse, LLC) (“Roth Sea”) is a restaurant adjacent to Ford Amphitheater
which opened to the public in early November 2025.
Sunset
Operations, LLC (“Sunset Ops”) is the operating entity that manages the operations of Ford Amphitheater which opened August
9, 2024.
Notes
Hospitality Collection, LLC (“NHC”) is the operating entity that manages the venue rentals and 1,200 additional seating which
can be utilized to view the concerts and shows at Ford Amphitheater and opened to the public in early November 2025.
Sunset
Hospitality Collection, LLC (“SHC”) is the entity that owns the venue that includes Roth’s Sea and NHC which opened
to the public in early November 2025. The Company owns 52 % of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100 % of its voting control and consolidates
it into its financials.
Sunset
at Broken Arrow, LLC (“Sunset BA”) is a hospitality-focused music venue located in Broken Arrow, OK and officially broke
ground in October 2025. The Company owns 55 % of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100 % of its voting control and consolidates it into
its financials.
Sunset
at Mustang Creek, LLC (“Sunset MC”) was planned to be a hospitality-focused music venue located in Mustang Creek, OK. The
Company does not plan to move forward with operations in this municipality.
Sunset
at McKinney, LLC (“Sunset MC”) is a hospitality-focused music venue located in McKinney, TX and officially broke ground in
June 2025. The Company owns 48 % of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100 % of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Sunset
Operations at McKinney, LLC (“McKinneyOps”) is the operating entity that manages the Sunset Amphitheater in McKinney, TX
operations and is slated to open when construction is completed which is anticipated in 2026.
Sunset
at El Paso, LLC (“Sunset EP”) is a hospitality-focused music venue located in El Paso, TX and anticipates its official groundbreaking
in November 2025. The Company owns 98 % of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100 % of its voting control and consolidates it into its
financials.
Sunset
Operations at El Paso, LLC (“EPOps”) is the operating entity that manages the Sunset Amphitheater in El Paso, TX operations
and is slated to open when construction is completed which is anticipated in 2026.
Polaris
Pointe Parking, LLC (“PPP”) owns the land for parking at Sunset Ops (refer to Note 16 – Subsequent Events footnote
regarding the purchase and sale agreement of the land in October 2025).
Venu
VIP Rides, LLC (“Rides”) is an entity that provides transportation services to Venu’s employees and shareholders. The
Company owns 50 % of the subsidiary and 100 % of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Venu
LuxeSuite Holdings, LLC (“Luxe”) is an entity that provides real estate investment opportunities for NNN investors into the
Company’s Luxe FireSuites under a triple net lease structure. The Company owns 97 % of this subsidiary and 100 % of its voting control and consolidates it into its
financials.
Notes
CS I, DST (“DST”) is an entity that owns the land that Sunset Amphitheater, LLC has its improvements on for the Ford
Amphitheater. On August 22, 2024 Notes RE conveyed the 9.41 acres
of real property upon which the Ford Amphitheater is located to Notes CS I Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Venu
(“ Holdings LLC ”), and Holdings LLC conveyed that property to Notes CS I, DST, a Delaware Statutory Trust (the
“ Trust ”) in exchange for a 100 %
of the beneficial interests in the Trust. The signatory trustee for the Trust is Notes CS I ST, LLC, a wholly owned
11
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Continued)
subsidiary of
Venu. Beneficial owners have no voting rights with respect to the affairs of the Trust and do not have legal title to any portion of
the property held by the Trust. Instead, the signatory trustee has the sole power and authority to manage the activities and affairs
of the Trust, including the power and authority to sell the property and the Trust holds legal title to the property. Under the
documents governing the Trust, beneficial interest holders are entitled to distributions on a pro rata basis of the base rent
payments made to the Trust from the ground tenant. Holdings, LLC has sold beneficial interests to third parties but in no
event is it expected that Holdings LLC would cease to hold a beneficial interest in the Trust.
Venu
280, LLC d/b/a Artist 280 (“Artist 280”) is an entity created, in part, to provide
private air and travel services to artists who perform at certain Company venues . The Company owns 100 %
of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100 %
of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Venue
Presents, LLC (“Venu Presents”) is the operator that manages the Sunset Amphitheater in McKinney, TX operations and premises.
NOTE
2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of Presentation and Use of Estimates
The
accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30, 2025 and for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2025 and 2024 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.
GAAP”) for interim financial information and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and, therefore, do not include all the information and
footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Accordingly, these statements should be read in conjunction with the
Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2024. The accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries are included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Risks
and Uncertainties
The
preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and
judgements that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Estimates and assumptions are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s experience and other factors,
including expectations regarding future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ
significantly from these estimates.
Significant
estimates made by management include, but are not limited to: economic lives of leased assets; impairment assessment of long-lived assets;
depreciable lives of property, plant and equipment; useful lives of intangible assets; accruals for contingencies including tax contingencies;
valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets; estimates of fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired in business
combinations; and estimates of fair value used in the private stock valuations used for equity based compensation and warrants.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to developing its business plan, raising capital, opening, planning and operating its
restaurants and event venues in Colorado, Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements
have been prepared on a going concern basis of accounting,
12
NOTE
2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets and liabilities
and commitments in the normal course of business.
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that might result if the Company is unable to
continue as a going concern. As of the issuance of these financials, management has concluded that substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months has been alleviated.
The
Company had an accumulated deficit of $ 83,203,658
and $ 47,361,208
as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and incurred net losses of $ 41,028,537
and $ 25,612,656 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. These conditions raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern; however, based on management’s plan, as described below, such substantial doubt has been
alleviated. The Company believes that cash on hand, the improved profitability over the next twelve months from the operating
entities in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Gainesville, Georgia, along with full seasons of operations of Ford Amphitheater in 2025
and 2026 will allow the Company to continue its business operations. The opening of Roth’s Sea & Steak in late 2025,
combined with potential additional capital raising and debt financing, will allow the Company to continue its
business operations. However, there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to execute on these plans as laid out
above.
The
Company’s continued implementation of its business plan to add additional locations is dependent on its future engagement in strategic
locations, real estate transactions, capital raising, and debt financing. If the Company is unable to enter into strategic transactions,
the Company may be required to delay its business plan implementation for future expansion, which would have a material adverse impact
on the Company’s growth plan.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned, majority-owned subsidiaries
and variable interest entities. For those entities that aren’t wholly owned by Company, the Company assesses the voting and management
control to confirm the Company is the primary beneficiary of the majority-owned subsidiaries and variable interest entities. All intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. See “Organization” and “Non-controlling Interest”
for further discussions of the entities that
are majority-owned subsidiaries and variable interest entities. Investments for which the Company exercises significant influence but
does not have control are accounted for under the equity method. See “Investments in related parties” for further discussion.
Fair
Value Measurements
Fair
values have been determined for measurement and/or disclosure purposes based on the following methods. The Company characterizes inputs
used in determining fair value using a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs depending on the degree to which they are observable. The levels
of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
●
Level 1 – fair value measurements are those derived from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets
for identical assets or liabilities;
●
Level 2 – fair value measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable
for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices); and
●
Level 3 – fair value measurements are those derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset or liability that
are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
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The
carrying values of cash, payables and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these financial
instruments. Balances due to and due from related parties do not have specific repayment dates and are payable on demand, thus are also
considered current and short-term in nature, hence carrying value approximates fair value and are included in current assets or liabilities.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers cash and cash equivalents to include all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.
Our cash and cash equivalents include bank accounts as well as interest-bearing accounts consisting primarily of bank deposits and money
market accounts managed by third-party financial institutions. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had $ 22,859,961 of cash equivalents
in the form of money market accounts that earned interest income of $ 38,994 and $ 166,480 for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2025. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $ 15,241,184 of cash equivalents in the form of money market accounts that earned interest
income of $ 286,107 and $ 705,729 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. Cash balances and cash equivalents may exceed
federally insured limits.
Inventories
Inventories,
consisting principally of food, beverages and supplies, are stated at the lower of cost (determined by the first-in, first-out method)
or net realizable value. The Company reviews inventory on a weekly basis and determines if slow-moving or obsolete inventory exists.
No allowance is deemed necessary as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Investments
in related parties
The
Company currently accounts for certain investments using a practical expedient to measure these investments that do not have a readily
determinable fair value in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 321, Investments - Equity Securities ;
ASC 325, Investments – Other ; ASC 810, Consolidation; and ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement . The investments
are initially recognized at cost. Any income or loss from these investments are recognized on the condensed consolidated statements of
operations, net of operating expenses. The carrying value of the Company’s investments are assessed for indicators or impairment
at each balance sheet date. Under this method of accounting, the investment is derecognized once the Company’s interest in the
investment is sold or impaired. Upon sale, any proportionate gain or loss is recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations
as other income. See Note 7 – Investments in Related Parties and Note 8 – Related Party
Transactions for further discussion.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are recorded at historical cost net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, write-downs and impairment losses. Property
and equipment are recorded as construction in progress until they are placed in service, and are depreciated or amortized once placed
in service. Depreciation and amortization are calculated on a straight-line basis over the following periods:
The
estimated useful lives are:
SCHEDULE
OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT ESTIMATED USEFUL LIVES
Leasehold
improvements
Shorter
of lease term or useful life
Furniture,
fixtures and equipment
2 - 10
years
Buildings
Up
to 40 years
Aircraft
20
years
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Property
and equipment costs directly associated with the acquisition, development and construction of a restaurant are capitalized. Expenditures
for major improvements and betterments are capitalized while expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Upon
retirement or disposal of assets, the accounts are relieved of cost and accumulated depreciation and amortization and the related gain
or loss are reflected in earnings.
Intangible
Assets
Intangible
assets with a finite life are recorded at cost and are amortized on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives. The estimated
useful life and amortization method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate being
accounted for on a prospective basis. The Company currently has naming rights that are amortized on a straight-line basis over six years .
The
Company reviews the carrying values of its intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the carrying amount of an asset or asset group might not be recoverable.
Impairment
Assessment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived
assets are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable.
An evaluation for impairment is performed at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows. An impairment loss is recognized in an amount
equal to the excess of the carrying value over the estimated fair value. No impairment loss was recognized during the periods ending
September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 606, Revenue from
Contracts with Customers . This ASC requires an entity to allocate the transaction price received from customers to each separate
and distinct performance obligation and recognize revenue as these performance obligations are satisfied. The Company recognizes
revenue from restaurant sales when food and beverage products are transferred to the customer. Revenue from a venue rental, concert
or show is recognized when the event, concert or show occurs. Amounts collected in advance of the event are recorded as deferred
revenue until the event occurs. Amounts collected from sponsorship agreements, which are not related to a single event, are
classified as deferred revenue and recognized over the term of the agreements as the benefits are provided to the sponsors. As of
September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, deferred revenue totaled $ 2,016,391 and
$ 1,528,159 ,
respectively. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, deferred revenue totaled $ 2,209,107 and
$ 764,081 ,
respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized $ 1,721,766 in
revenue from its deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company
recognized $ 718,722 in
revenue from its deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2023. There are no refunds or allowance for refunds in
accordance with the Company’s reservation policies, which do not allow for, except in limited circumstances. The Company
accounts for the licensing of its hospitality fire pit suites of Notes Hospitality Collection and its owners club memberships for
Sunset at Broken Arrow and Sunset at McKinney as a long-term licensing liability. The deposits range from $ 50,000
to $ 100,000 and fully
prepaid licenses of $ 100,000
to $ 200,000 are
recognized in this account. The amortization of these liabilities started to be recognized in June 2025 when NHC in Colorado Springs
opened its suites fully in June 2025 with four months of recognition totaling $ 74,444
in rental income as of September 30, 2025. The Company contracted with a subsidiary of the Anschutz Entertainment Group
(“ AEG ”), AEG Presents-Rocky Mountains, LLC, a major music and entertainment events presenter, to operate Ford
Amphitheater in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which opened in August 2024. Within the Company’s Amphitheater Operations, its
pre-sells naming rights to its amphitheater by partnering with industry-leading brands under naming-rights agreements. The Company
generates net profits that are split with AEG through: (i) ticket sales, fees and rebates on tickets for concerts and events held at
Ford Amphitheater; (ii) parking fees; (iii) venue rentals, which may occur for a variety of corporate and personal events; (iv) food
and beverage sold at the shows and events; and (v) sponsorship sales, which allow brands to advertise at the Company’s venue
by showcasing their names and logos on a variety of sponsorship inventory curated for the venue and at each event the Company
promotes and hosts, all of which are offset by operating expenses, artist expenses, supplies, security,
utilities, insurance, overhead, etc. within the Company’s net amphitheater revenue recognition from AEG. As of September 30,
2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had a net receivable of $ 1,389,692 and
$ 193,766 ,
respectively, with no allowance for credit losses as the Company believes the balance is fully collectible.
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NOTE
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Leases
The
Company accounts for its leases in accordance with ASC 842, Leases . Under this guidance, arrangements meeting the definition of
a lease are classified as operating or financing leases and are recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as both a right-of-use
asset and lease liability, calculated by discounting fixed lease payments over the lease term, including any renewal options that are
likely to be exercised, at the rate implicit in the lease. Lease liabilities are increased by the principal amount due and reduced by
payments each period, and the right-of-use asset is amortized over the lease term. For operating leases, interest on the lease liability
and the amortization of the right-of-use asset result in straight-line rent expense over the lease term.
In
calculating the right-of-use asset and lease liability, the Company elects to combine lease and non-lease components as permitted under
ASC 842. The Company excludes short-term leases having initial terms of 12 months or less as an accounting policy election and expenses
payments on these short-term leases as they are made.
Long-term
Licensing Liability
The
Company accounts for the licensing of its hospitality fire pit suites of Notes Hospitality Collection and its owners club memberships
for Sunset at Broken Arrow and Sunset at McKinney as a long-term licensing liability. The deposits range from $ 50,000 to $ 100,000 and
fully prepaid licenses of $ 100,000 to $ 200,000 are recognized in this account. The amortization of these liabilities started to be recognized
in June 2025 when NHC in Colorado Springs opened its suites fully in June 2025 and is expected to be amortized for Sunset at Broken Arrow
in summer of 2026 and Sunset at McKinney in Q3/Q4 2026.
Advertising
Expenses
Advertising
costs are expensed as incurred and included in operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations. Total advertising expenses were approximately $ 1,269,240
and $ 4,290,007
for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2025 and $ 715,380
and $ 2,122,638
for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024, respectively.
Pre-Opening Expenses
Non-capital expenditures associated with opening a
new restaurant, event center, or amphitheater are expensed as incurred. These costs consist of expenses incurred before the opening of
a new location and include occupancy, labor, travel, training, food, beverage, marketing and other initial supplies and expenses. These
costs are included in general and administrative expenses reported in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Debt
Issuance Costs
Debt
issuance costs incurred in connection with the issuance of long-term debt are recorded as reductions of long-term debt and are
amortized over the term of the related debt. Amortization of debt issuance costs of $ 348,000
and $ 2,238,061
for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and $ 850,752
and $ 1,985,567
for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024, respectively, are included in interest expense in the accompanying
condensed consolidated statements of operations.
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NOTE
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Equity
Based Compensation
The
Company recognizes equity-based compensation expense based on the fair value of the warrants or shares at the time of the grant or issuance.
Share-based compensation includes warrants and stock options issued to the Company’s employees. These may vest immediately or vest
evenly up to five years. The exercise price of a warrant is the fair value of the Company’s equity on the date of issuance.
Equity
Issuance Costs
Equity
issuance costs represent amounts paid for legal, consulting, and other offering expenses in conjunction with the future raising of additional
capital to be performed within one year. These costs are netted against additional paid-in capital as a cost of the stock issuance upon
closing of the respective stock placement.
Warrants
The
Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s
specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance. The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments,
meet the definition of a liability, and whether the warrants meet all the requirements for equity classification, including whether the
warrants are indexed to the Company’s own stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement”
in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires
the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent balance sheet date while the
warrants are outstanding. For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required
to be recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity at the time of issuance.
Income
Taxes
The
Company is subject to federal and state income taxes. A proportional share of the Company’s subsidiaries’ provisions are
included in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences
between the asset and liability method and financial statement amounts that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future.
The Company computes deferred balances based on enacted tax laws and applicable rates for the periods in which the differences are expected
to affect taxable income.
A
valuation allowance is recognized for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the net deferred
tax assets will not be realized. In making such a determination, all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals
of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies and results of recent operations
is considered. If the Company determines it will be able to realize the deferred tax assets for which a valuation allowance had been
recorded, then it will adjust the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes. The Company
evaluates the tax positions taken on income tax returns that remain open and positions expected to be taken on the current year tax returns
to identify uncertain tax positions.
Unrecognized
tax benefits on uncertain tax positions are recorded on the basis of a two-step process in which (1) an assessment is made as to whether
it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained on the basis of the technical merits of the position and (2) for
those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50
percent likely to be realized is recognized. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded in income tax benefit.
The
Company is a C corporation (“C Corp”), however, the Company’s subsidiaries are limited liability companies (“LLC’s”),
that have elected to be taxed as partnerships. As an LLC, management believes that these companies are not subject to income taxes, and
such taxes are the responsibility of the respective members. The subsidiaries’ LLCs are still in place, with the parent Company
filing as a corporation.
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NOTE
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Non-controlling
Interest and Variable Interest Entities
The
non-controlling interest (“ NCI ”) represents capital contributions and distributions, income and loss attributable
to the owners of less than wholly owned consolidated entities and are reported in equity. NCIs are evaluated by the Company and are shown
as permanent equity. Net income (loss) attributable to NCIs reflects the portion of the net income (loss) of consolidated entities applicable
to the NCI stockholders in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The net income (loss) attributable to NCIs
is classified in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as part of consolidated net income (loss) and deducted from total consolidated
net income (loss) to arrive at the net income (loss) attributable to the Company. The Company has
evaluated its investments in its consolidated entities in order to determine if they qualify as variable interest entities (“ VIEs ”).
The Company is the entity that holds the majority, and only, voting interests and is also the primary beneficiary of the VIEs.
The Company monitors these investments and, to the extent it has determined that it owns a majority
of the controlling class of securities of a particular entity, analyzes the entity for potential consolidation. The Company will continually
analyze investments, including when there is a reconsideration event, to determine whether such investments are VIEs and whether such
VIE should be consolidated. These analyses require considerable judgment in determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE and could result
in the consolidation of an entity that would otherwise not have been consolidated or the non-consolidation of an entity that would have
otherwise been consolidated.
The
Company accounts for the change in its ownership interest while it retains its 100 % controlling financial interest, as the Company owns
100 % of the voting membership interest, in all of its majority-owned subsidiaries and VIEs as equity transactions. As such, the Company
is the entity that holds the majority, and only, voting interests and is also the primary beneficiary of the VIEs. These VIEs meets the
definition of a business and the VIE’s assets can be used for purposes other than the settlement of the VIE’s obligations,
The Company is the holder of controlling variable interests in its VIEs and is also the holder as the primary beneficiary of all of its
VIEs. These VIEs exist for the Company’s operations and purposes. The Company is the sole manager of the legal entity and operating
manager of these VIEs. The Company would provide support to the VIEs, including events that may expose the Company to the VIEs reporting
losses. The Company directly controls the VIE’s financial position in terms of operations, construction, acquisition of real estate,
financial performance and directs its cash flows. As the VIEs issue voting equity interests to the Company, the Company holds 100% voting
interest and is also the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The VIEs meet or will meet the definition of a business once open for operations
and the VIEs’ assets can be used for purposes other than settlement of the VIE’s obligations. The carrying value of the NCI
should be adjusted to reflect the change in the Company’s ownership interest in the subsidiary, and differences between the fair
value of the consideration received and the amount by which the NCI is adjusted should be recognized in equity attributable to the Company.
This may be shown as NCI and as additional paid in capital to the Company when combined agree to the subsidiary issuance of shares
as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Change in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit).
If
a change in ownership of a consolidated subsidiary results in a loss of control or deconsolidation, any retained ownership interests
are remeasured with the gain or loss reported to net earnings. These may be majority-owned subsidiaries or variable interest entities
that the Company has 100 % voting control of.
During
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company bought 5,100,000 membership units of SHC. This purchase transaction did not result
in a change in control of SHC.
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NOTE
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The
following table shows the classification and carrying value of assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as of September 30, 2025:
SCHEDULE
OF CARRYING VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
BBPCO
GAHIA
HIA
Sunset
CO
Sunset
MC
Sunset
BA
SHC
Sunset
McK
Sunset
El
Venu
Inc
Venu
VIP
Notes
DST
Total
ASSETS
Cash
16,068
523,015
319,467
9,365
-
747,034
3,087,147
7,025,637
47,352
904,122
6,351
4,373,880
17,059,438
Property and equipment, net
132,837
10,360,874
9,567,452
47,467,465
-
43,187,087
40,624,515
53,746,598
523,052
-
-
-
205,609,880
Other assets
1,118,322
311,473
635,749
10,000
-
6,005,453
1,046,338
12,964,383
3,470,001
1,854,413
4,499
350,000
27,770,631
Total
assets
1,267,227
11,195,362
10,522,668
47,486,830
-
49,939,574
44,758,000
73,736,618
4,040,405
2,758,535
10,850
4,723,880
250,439,949
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
24,246
-
8
6,828
-
29,122,687
1,557,937
10,942,893
198,623
10,000
2,570
10,001
41,875,793
Accrued expenses and other
361,938
439,626
472,581
18,984
-
-
48,051
98,622
6,651
-
7,199
1,683
1,455,335
Other long-term liabilities
985,024
3,942,416
2,926,711
-
-
675,000
5,937,119
26,666,360
-
-
-
-
41,132,630
Total Liabilities
1,371,208
4,382,042
3,399,300
25,812
-
29,797,687
7,543,107
37,707,875
205,274
10,000
9,769
11,684
84,463,758
Stockholders’ Equity
& NCI
( 103,981 )
6,813,320
7,123,368
47,461,018
-
20,141,887
37,214,893
36,028,743
3,835,131
2,748,535
1,081
4,712,196
165,976,191
Total
liabilities and equity
1,267,227
11,195,362
10,522,668
47,486,830
-
49,939,574
44,758,000
73,736,618
4,040,405
2,758,535
10,850
4,723,880
250,439,949
The
following table shows the classification and carrying value of assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as of December 31, 2024:
BBPCO
GAHIA
HIA
Sunset
CO
Sunset
TN
Sunset
MC
Sunset
BA
SHC
Sunset
McK
Sunset
El
Venu
VIP
Notes
DST
Total
ASSETS
Cash
260,107
212,512
100,475
31,663
-
1,414,974
767,752
5,723,088
11,808,891
101,469
2,342
205,922
20,629,195
Property and equipment, net
40,583
10,631,874
10,277,794
47,620,003
-
36,724
22,745,062
12,172,841
1,980,140
202,483
-
-
105,707,504
Other assets
1,191,762
186,356
723,801
98,108
-
-
-
349,945
10,086,179
-
11,187
11,000
12,658,338
Total
assets
1,492,452
11,030,742
11,102,070
47,749,774
-
1,451,698
23,512,814
18,245,874
23,875,210
303,952
13,529
216,922
138,995,037
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
59,419
413
34,516
95,655
-
-
13,507,259
2,669,239
430,518
76,039
14,829
139,779
17,027,666
Accrued expenses and other
365,638
14,452
191,565
167,047
-
-
2,535,164
92,112
124,322
-
-
-
3,490,300
Other long-term liabilities
1,054,770
4,190,509
3,305,253
11,963,333
-
-
550,000
-
879,424
-
-
-
21,943,289
Total Liabilities
1,479,827
4,205,374
3,531,334
12,226,035
-
-
16,592,423
2,761,351
1,434,264
76,039
14,829
139,779
42,461,255
Stockholders’ Equity
& NCI
12,625
6,825,368
7,570,736
35,523,739
-
1,451,698
6,920,391
15,484,523
22,440,946
227,913
( 1,300 )
77,143
96,533,782
Total
liabilities and equity
1,492,452
11,030,742
11,102,070
47,749,774
-
1,451,698
23,512,814
18,245,874
23,875,210
303,952
13,529
216,922
138,995,037
A
summary of the Company’s non-controlling interests for the periods ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024:
SCHEDULE
OF NON CONTROLLING INTERESTS
BBPCO
GAHIA
HIA
Sunset
CO
Sunset
MC
Sunset
BA
SHC
Sunset
McK
Venu
VIP
Venu
Inc
Notes
CS 1
Sunset
EP
Luxe
Total
Balance at December 31, 2024
( 91,207 )
6,631,807
585,324
20,093,064
( 65,428 )
110,810
3,137,215
4,595,687
( 3,595 )
-
100,625
-
-
35,094,303
Net income (loss) attributable to Non-Controlling
Interest 1/1-3/31/25
( 6,373 )
77,831
( 3,023 )
( 741,280 )
177
( 88,367 )
( 145,314 )
( 458,850 )
( 2,629 )
( 700 )
( 492 )
-
-
( 1,369,020 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
2,596,672
13,770,625
10,953,701
-
15,968
9,262
-
-
27,346,228
Distributions to non-controlling
shareholders
-
( 98,064 )
( 909 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 6,453 )
-
-
( 105,426 )
Balance at March 31, 2025
( 97,580 )
6,611,574
581,392
19,351,784
( 65,251 )
2,619,115
16,762,526
15,090,538
( 6,224 )
15,268
102,942
-
-
60,966,085
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling
interest 4/1-6/30/25
( 10,417 )
79,989
( 2,494 )
( 693,602 )
-
367,084
( 270,898 )
( 338,617 )
( 1,204 )
( 3,365 )
( 4,954 )
( 7,883 )
-
( 886,361 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
468,182
296,999
12,724,912
-
64,078
162,958
4,123
-
13,721,252
Distributions to non-controlling
shareholders
-
( 109,714 )
( 909 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 9,367 )
( 26,369 )
-
-
( 146,359 )
Balance at June 30, 2025
( 107,997 )
6,581,849
577,989
18,658,182
( 65,251 )
3,454,381
16,788,627
27,476,833
( 7,428 )
66,614
234,577
( 3,760 )
-
73,654,617
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling
interest 7/1-9/30/25
( 30,377 )
84,656
( 1,752 )
( 391,258 )
( 177 )
( 795,411 )
( 155,705 )
( 1,559,441 )
( 3,428 )
( 11,742 )
( 44,010 )
( 8,242 )
( 13,819 )
( 2,930,706 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
2,881,640
109,837
2,679,238
-
189,128
798,788
( 3,477 )
-
6,655,153
Distributions to non-controlling
shareholders
-
( 169,555 )
( 1,818 )
( 250,000 )
( 876,250 )
-
( 800,000 )
-
-
( 37,685 )
( 69,813 )
-
-
( 2,205,121 )
Balance at September
30, 2025
( 138,374 )
6,496,950
574,419
18,016,924
( 941,678 )
5,540,610
15,942,759
28,596,630
( 10,856 )
206,315
919,542
( 15,479 )
( 13,819 )
75,173,943
BBPCO
GAHIA
HIA
Sunset CO
Sunset TN
Sunset MC
Sunset BA
SHC
Sunset McK
Venu VIP
Notes CS 1
Total
Balance at December 31, 2023
( 118,444 )
6,733,243
601,110
21,620,755
-
288,653
47,106
2,053,440
-
-
-
31,225,863
Net income (loss) attributable to Non-Controlling Interest 1/1-3/31/24
15,652
82,506
( 3,000 )
( 245,133 )
-
( 28,043 )
( 14,036 )
( 24,839 )
( 188 )
-
-
( 217,081 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
33,078
235,993
1,993,498
98,818
-
-
2,361,387
Distributions to non-controlling shareholders
-
( 123,141 )
( 909 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 124,050 )
Balance at March 31, 2024
( 102,792 )
6,692,608
597,201
21,375,622
-
293,688
269,063
4,022,099
98,630
-
-
33,246,119
Net income (loss) attributable to Non-Controlling Interest 4/1-6/30/24
11,469
94,097
( 3,107 )
( 364,690 )
-
( 38,086 )
( 97,866 )
( 325,036 )
( 24,847 )
-
-
( 748,066 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
338,742
-
( 130,839 )
77,419
752,789
1,255,368
-
-
2,293,479
Distributions to non-controlling shareholders
-
( 146,173 )
( 909 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 147,082 )
Balance at June 30, 2024
( 91,323 )
6,640,532
593,185
21,349,674
-
124,763
248,616
4,449,852
1,329,151
-
-
34,644,450
Balance
( 91,323 )
6,640,532
593,185
21,349,674
-
124,763
248,616
4,449,852
1,329,151
-
-
34,644,450
Net income (loss) attributable to Non-Controlling Interest 7/1-9/30/24
5,139
81,043
( 3,047 )
( 161,268 )
-
121
( 76,505 )
( 394,635 )
( 45,210 )
( 889 )
-
( 595,251 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
( 215,816 )
64,007
( 1,075,137 )
2,525,361
( 445 )
( 64,852 )
1,233,118
Distributions to non-controlling shareholders
-
( 202,016 )
( 909 )
( 419,025 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 621,950 )
Balance at September 30, 2024
( 86,184 )
6,519,559
589,229
20,769,381
-
( 90,932 )
236,118
2,980,080
3,809,302
( 1,334 )
( 64,852 )
34,660,367
Balance
( 86,184 )
6,519,559
589,229
20,769,381
-
( 90,932 )
236,118
2,980,080
3,809,302
( 1,334 )
( 64,852 )
34,660,367
19
NOTE
2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Segment
Reporting
The
Company considers our restaurant and event center operations as similar, in close proximity, and have aggregated them into a single reportable
segment. Revenue from customers is derived principally from food and beverage services with a portion being served in conjunction with
live entertainment. Our chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”) is the Chief Executive Officer. The CODM makes operating
performance assessment and resource allocation decisions on a consolidated basis. The CODM does not receive discrete financial information
about asset allocation, expense allocation or profitability by product or geography.
Recently
Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
On
December 14, 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09
amends ASC 740, Income Taxes to expand income tax disclosures and requires that the Company disclose (i) the income tax rate reconciliation
using both percentages and reporting currency amounts; (ii) specific categories within the income tax rate reconciliation; (iii) additional
information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold; (iv) the composition of state and local income taxes by jurisdiction;
and (v) the amount of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The Company adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2025, however,
because of its net loss position, there is nothing to disclose for its interim periods. The Company will continue to evaluate the impact
of this guidance on its annual financial statements.
On
November 4, 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (“ASU 2024-03”). ASU 2024-03
amends ASC 220, Comprehensive Income to expand income statement expense disclosures and require disclosure in the notes to the
financial statements of specified information about certain costs and expenses. ASU 2024-03 is required to be adopted for fiscal years
commencing after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard
on the Consolidated Financial Statements.
NOTE
3 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment, net, were as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
As of
As of
September
30,
December
31,
2025
2024
Leasehold Improvements
$ 191,059
$ 399,319
Furniture and equipment
10,579,163
10,057,967
Land and buildings
132,209,410
93,377,840
Aircraft
22,638,763
-
Construction in progress
95,454,487
40,518,315
Property and equipment, gross
$ 261,072,882
$ 144,353,441
Accumulated depreciation
and amortization
( 10,881,767 )
( 7,137,505 )
Property and equipment, net
$ 250,191,115
$ 137,215,936
Depreciation
and amortization expenses relating to property and equipment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 were $ 1,314,213 and
$ 4,030,630 , respectively. Depreciation and amortization expenses for the three and nine months ended for September 30, 2024 were $ 1,103,720 and $ 2,319,513 ,
respectively.
20
NOTE
4 - INTANGIBLES
Intangible
assets subject to amortization consist of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF INTANGIBLE ASSET
Useful
September 30,
December 31,
Life
2025
2024
Naming rights
6 years
$ 400,314
$ 400,314
Accumulated amortization
( 239,076 )
( 189,038 )
Intangible assets, net
$ 161,238
$ 211,276
The
intangible naming rights asset was put into use in 2023. Amortization expense relating to the intangible assets for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2025 were $ 16,680 and $ 50,038 , respectively. Amortization expense relating to the intangible assets for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $ 16,680 and $ 50,039 , respectively. The estimated amortization expense for the twelve
months ended September 30, 2026 and thereafter is as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF ESTIMATED AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
2026
$ 66,719
2027
66,719
2028
27,800
Total
$ 161,238
NOTE
5 – LEASES
The
Company leases the properties used for some of its restaurants, venue and office space.
Through
June 30, 2022, the Company leased the land and buildings used in BBST and BBP operations from HIA. On April 1, 2022, the Company purchased
a controlling interest in the equity of HIA. Accordingly, the impact of the lease is eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial
statements.
Notes
in Colorado Springs leased its property from 13141 BP, LLC (“13141 BP”), a related party (refer to Note 7– Related
Party Transactions footnote for further details) through June 26, 2022, when the Company acquired the membership interests of 13141 BP.
The lease was structured as a triple net (“NNN”) lease, which this type of lease includes costs of maintenance, repairs,
operations, taxes and insurance, with annual rents of $ 90,000 through July 1, 2024 and throughout 2023. The lease was amended as of July
1, 2024, to include costs of maintenance, repairs, operations, taxes and insurance. As of the acquisition date, the lease is eliminated
in consolidations. As of July 18, 2025, 13141 BP sold the land and building to a 3 rd party and Notes Eatery ceased its operations.
The
Company leases its office space from an unrelated party. The lease is until November 30, 2029 and escalates in base rent by 1.3 % each
year. Additionally, the Company leases an executive apartment from an unrelated party. The lease was until April 13, 2025, at which time
it was extended until April 13, 2026.
Total
rent expense related to leased assets including short-term leases and variable costs for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2025 were $ 434,684 and
$ 1,316,156 , respectively. Total rent expense related to leased assets
including short-term leases and variable costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $ 333,192
and
$ 975,756 ,
respectively. Total cash paid for rent expense to leased assets was $ 108,890
and
$ 343,763
for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and $ 153,052
and
$ 241,540
for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.
21
NOTE
5 – LEASES (Continued)
The
following table shows balance sheet information related to the operating leases:
SCHEDULE
OF BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES
Balance Sheet
Information
Classification
2025
2024
As
of
September
30,
December 31,
Balance Sheet
Information
Classification
2025
2024
Assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets,
net
Operating Leases
$ 1,082,434
$ 1,351,600
Liabilities
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
Operating Leases
$ 344,992
$ 364,244
Long-term portion of operating
lease liabilities
Operating Leases
$ 768,894
$ 1,020,604
Total
lease liabilities
$ 1,113,886
$ 1,384,848
The
future minimum lease payments of existing operating lease liabilities are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF FUTURE MINIMUM LEASE PAYMENTS OF OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES
For the twelve
months
ended
September 30,
2026
$ 396,875
2027
306,619
2028
242,334
2029
245,370
2030
40,979
Total lease payments
$ 1,232,176
Less: imputed interest
( 118,291 )
Present value of lease liabilities
$ 1,113,886
Less: current portion
( 344,992 )
Long-term portion
$ 768,894
SCHEDULE
OF SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION OF OPERATING LEASES
As
of
September
30,
December 31,
2025
2024
Weighted-average remaining lease
term (years)
3.62
4.16
Weighted-average discount rate
5.71 %
5.66 %
NOTE
6 – INVESTMENTS
The
Company has a minority interest in an outside entity. On January 13, 2025, the Company purchased shares of Series A Preferred Stock of
FL 101, Inc. (dba EIGHT Brewing) in consideration for a cash investment of $ 1,999,999 . EIGHT Brewing, which is a food and beverage Company
that creates curated lifestyle brands, including the EIGHT beer brand. Pursuant to the SPA, the Company was issued 1,487,099 shares of
FL101’s preferred stock, par value $ 0.00001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), designated as “Series A
Preferred Stock”. The Preferred Stock has the powers, preferences, and special rights set forth in the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of FL101, including a liquidation preference, protective provisions, anti-dilution protections, and conversion rights in
favor of the holders of the Preferred Stock. The Company is a minority investor in this entity. This investment is carried at fair value
unless a reliable fair value cannot be determined and is reviewed at each balance sheet date for impairment. There was no impairment
recorded during the period ended September 30, 2025.
22
NOTE
7 – INVESTMENTS IN RELATED PARTIES
The
Company has non-controlling interest investments in related parties. Accordingly, the Company utilizes the guidance stated in ASC 323,
Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures to account for applicable transactions. These investments lack readily determinable
fair values. Consequently, these investments are accounted for under the practical expedient at cost minus impairment plus any changes
in observable price changes from an orderly transaction of similar investments. An adjustment to the recognized value of the investment
is not made if there are no identified events or changes in circumstances that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value.
Any income or loss from these investments is recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, net of operating expenses.
These investments are reviewed at each balance sheet date for impairment. The activity related to these investments for the periods ended
September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF INVESTMENT
Roth
Industries LLC
Innovate
CPG, Inc.
Total
Balance at December 31, 2023
$ 550,000
$ -
$ 550,000
Additions
-
-
-
Balance at December 31, 2024
$ 550,000
$ -
$ 550,000
Additions
-
5,262
5,262
Balance at September 30, 2025
$ 550,000
$ 5,262
$ 555,262
NOTE
8 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The
Company owns 550,000 preferred units or 2.0 % of Roth Industries, LLC (“Roth Industries”). The Company’s Chairman and
CEO is also the founder and Chairman of Roth Industries and is a significant stockholder of the Company, and Mitchell Roth, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, is an officer and significant equity holder
of Roth Industries. The Company’s officers
and directors are also minority equity owners of Roth Industries. The Company currently accounts for this investment based on ASC 325,
Investments – Other , under the cost method. In addition, the Company recognized licensing fees from Roth Industries, totaling
$ 32,500 and $ 35,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $ 97,500 and $ 97,500 during the nine months
ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, for Roth’s licensing use of the Bourbon Brothers brand in grocery products since
the Company holds the exclusive license to use the brand. The Company had $ 192,500 and $ 107,500 in receivables from Roth Industries as
of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The amounts received were recorded in other income in the condensed consolidated
statements of operations and the amounts receivable included in other receivables as prepaid expenses and other current assets in the
condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The
Company invested in Innovate CPG, Inc. (now known as Culinova, Inc.) for a total 526,166
shares (and paid a total purchase price of $ 5,261.66 )
in May 2025. As an equity holder of Roth Industries, the Company (together with all other members of Roth Industries) was
afforded the right to acquire shares of Innovate CPG, Inc.; Innovate CPG, Inc. is a newly formed corporation whose primary focus is
expected to be to expand and grow one or more food brands owned by Roth Industries.
The
Company on June 26, 2024, purchased 100 %
of the membership units from 13141 BP’s members and,
as a result, owned the land and buildings for which Notes used from an existing lease arrangement. The transaction is treated as an asset
acquisition and accounted for under ASC 805, Business Combinations. Under this methodology the purchase price is allocated to
the acquired asset based on their proportionate fair values. The Company purchased these units of 13141 BP for a total purchase price
of $ 2,761,000
using equity. The members of 13141 BP were also shareholders
of the Company prior to the purchase. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the Company issued 276,100
shares of Class D common stock. The Company owns 100 %
of this subsidiary and 100 %
of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
23
NOTE
8 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued)
Under
the acquisition method of accounting, the total fair value of consideration transferred was allocated as follows as of June 26, 2024:
SCHEDULE
OF FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS ACQUIRED
Consideration
Issuance of shares
$ 2,761,000
Fair value of consideration
$ 2,761,000
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash
$ 74,085
Fixed Assets
2,519,435
Lease receivable
191,028
Accrued and other current
liabilities
( 23,548 )
Net assets acquired
$ 2,761,000
13141
BP sold the land and building to a 3 rd party on July 18, 2025, at which time the Company determined the disposed component
does not meet discontinued-operations criteria, its financial impacts are reported within the normal results of continuing operations
(and not segregated below income from continuing ops). The Company’s restaurant operating entity at this location, Notes Eatery,
closed as of July 18, 2025.
NOTE
9 – DEBT
Convertible
Promissory Note
On
January 17, 2024, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note (“Note”) with KWO, LLC (“KWO”), to
accrue interest at 8.75 %
per annum, for draws to occur between March 2024 to May 2024 with proceeds to be used towards construction of the Ford Amphitheater.
Interest was to be paid monthly and the maturity date is one year from the date of the first draw. The first draw commenced March 1,
2024 with the maturity date of February
28, 2025 . At any time during the period commencing June 1, 2024 and continuing until the date on which the Note is paid in
full, KWO may convert the outstanding amounts due under the Note into Company common stock of equivalent value, and the Company
shares are deemed to have a fixed value of $ 10
per share. On June 3, 2025, KWO Note delivered a notice of its election to convert all amounts owed to KWO under the Note into
shares of common stock. A total of 1,007,292
shares of Company common stock were delivered to KWO in full satisfaction of amounts owed under the Note. KWO released its
security interest in the Company real property assets that served as collateral for the loan.
Economic
Injury Disaster Loan
On
May 4, 2020, the Company executed the standard loan documents required for securing a loan (the “EIDL Loan”) from the SBA
under its Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) assistance program in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
Company’s business.
Pursuant
to the loan agreement, the principal amount of the EIDL Loan is $ 500,000 , with proceeds to be used for working capital purposes. Interest
accrues at the rate of 3.75 % per annum. Monthly payments of interest only in the amount of $ 2,437 were to originally commence on May
4, 2021; however, this repayment commencement date was extended by the SBA for 24 months. The EIDL Loan matures 30 years from the date
of the note agreement, at which time all remaining unpaid principal and interest are due. JW Roth, CEO and Chairman, personally guarantees
this loan agreement. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the principal balance of $ 500,000 remains outstanding.
24
NOTE
9 – DEBT (Continued)
Long-term
bank debt
On
April 1, 2022, when the Company purchased the majority of equity interests of HIA. In this transaction, the Company became a guarantor
of HIA’s mortgage on the properties used in BBST and BBP operations. The mortgage accrues interest at 5.5 % and matures on July
10, 2031 . The balance as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $ 3,109,592 and $ 3,239,543 , respectively. This mortgage is collateralized
by the BBSTCO and BBP land and buildings. This mortgage is personally guaranteed by JW Roth.
On
December 21, 2022, the Company closed on a deed of land with the City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the Company to develop a Bourbon
Brothers Smokehouse and Tavern, Boot Barn Hall and an amphitheater on 20.13 acres parcel for $ 3,267,000 . On August 26, 2024 the Company
and the City of Murfreesboro, TN agreed to discontinue the development project previously planned for 20.13 acres as originally conceived.
The City sold the undeveloped property to Venu subject to reconveyance and other termination provisions if the project was discontinued.
The City and Venu proceeded with reconveyance of the property and the City terminated the promissory note of $ 3,267,000 . The outstanding
balance at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $ 0 and $ 0 , respectively.
On
May 26, 2022, GAHIA took on a mortgage for the properties used in the BBSTGA and BBPGA operations, with the Company as a guarantor to
the mortgage. GAHIA began to draw on this mortgage in early 2023 with the final mortgage amount in place in June 2023. The mortgage accrues
interest at 3.95 % and matures on May 26, 2043 . The balance at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $ 4,076,646 and $ 4,243,364 ,
respectively. This mortgage is collateralized by the BBSTGA and BBPGA land and buildings. This mortgage is personally guaranteed by JW
Roth.
On
April 30, 2024, the Company executed a term sheet with the City of El Paso, Texas, and then later in June 2024 and July 2024 entered
into a Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Agreement (the “Chapter 380 Agreement”),
a Purchase and Sale Agreement, and related transaction documents (collectively, the “Definitive El Paso Agreements”). On
May 13, 2025, the Company (through a wholly owned subsidiary) acquired an approximately 20-acre tract of land where it will develop The
Sunset Amphitheater in El Paso, Texas pursuant to the Definitive El Paso Agreements. Under
the Definitive El Paso Agreements the City of El Paso provided various incentives to the Company related to the development of The Sunset
El Paso including contributing cash towards Venu’s development costs by issuing an eight-year, no-interest, forgivable loan to
Venu (the “El Paso Loan”) in the principal amount of $8,000,000 funded by the Texas Economic Development Fund. If the Company
completes construction of The Sunset El Paso within 36 months from the date Venu receives all government authorizations required to develop
and construct the amphitheater (such process, “Entitlement”) and hosts a minimum of 25 events per year at The Sunset El Paso
in years 3-5 of the rebate period, the El Paso Loan will be forgiven.
The
Company issued a $ 6,000,000 principal
amount convertible promissory note on February 28, 2025, with a maturity date three
years from the date of issuance. The
interest rate is 12 %
per annum and paid quarterly in cash or shares of Venu’s common stock at the conversion price. The
conversion price is defined as 100% of the average daily closing sale price of the Company’s common stock during the 10
consecutive trading days immediately prior to the applicable payment date .
The lender was also issued a warrant that is exercisable to acquire 300,000 shares
of Company common stock at an exercise price of $ 12.50 per
share. On April 4, 2025, the Company issued two convertible promissory notes having an aggregate principal amount of $ 6,000,000 in
total principal amount convertible promissory note, with a maturity date three
years from the date of issuance. The
interest rate is 12 %
per annum and paid quarterly in cash or shares of Venu’s common stock at the conversion price. The
conversion price is defined as 100% of the average daily closing sale price of the Company’s common stock during the 10
consecutive trading days immediately prior to the applicable payment date .
The lenders were issued warrants that, in the aggregate, are exercisable to acquire 300,000 shares
of Company common stock at an exercise price of $ 12.50 per
share On May 6, 2025, the Company issued two convertible promissory notes having an aggregate principal amount of $ 6,000,000 in
total principal amount convertible promissory note, with a maturity date three
years from the date of issuance. The
interest rate is 12 %
per annum and paid quarterly in cash or shares of Venu’s common stock at the conversion price. The
conversion price is defined as 100% of the average daily closing sale price of the Company’s common stock during the 10
consecutive trading days immediately prior to the applicable payment date .
The lenders were issued warrants that, in the aggregate, to acquire 300,000 shares
of Company common stock at an exercise price of $ 12.50 per
share. On June 22, 2025, the Company issued 1,542,367 shares
of Common Stock in full satisfaction of $ 15,000,000 principal
and $ 423,667 accrued
interest, representing a conversion price of $ 10 per
common share, due under certain convertible promissory notes. On July 22, 2025, the Company issued 103,667 shares
of Common Stock upon conversion of a secured promissory note to satisfy 50 %
of the outstanding obligations owed thereunder.
25
NOTE
9 – DEBT (Continued)
On
May 27, 2025, for the purpose of funding the completion of a development adjacent to the Ford Amphitheater, the Company entered into
Credit Agreement with Pueblo Bank & Trust, as lender (the “Lender”) for a draw down term loan (the “Construction
Loan”). The Construction Loan accrues interest at 8.50 %
and has a term of seventy
months , maturing on March
27, 2031 (the “Maturity Date”). Beginning
on the closing date, and continuing until no later than May 27, 2026 (the “Draw Period”), assuming that there has not been
an “Event of Default” (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and that the Company has complied with all requirements under
the documents and agreements governing the Construction Loan, the Company may from time-to-time request advances under the Construction
Loan not to exceed an aggregate amount of $ 6
million. Obligations under the Construction Loan are secured
under, and by, a deed of trust, various assets of the Company pledged pursuant to a security agreement, together with an assignment of
leases and rents, and personal guaranties extended by certain Company affiliates. The balances at September 30, 2025 and December 31,
2024 was $ 5,937,119 and
$ 0 ,
respectively. This mortgage is collateralized by the SHC land and buildings. This mortgage is personally guaranteed by JW Roth.
Artist
280 purchased an aircraft to support the Company’s current and prospective corporate growth initiatives and development projects
around the country. Effective September 26, 2025, Artist 280 borrowed $ 12,000,000 million (the “Loan”) from PNC Bank, National
Association (the “Lender”). The Loan is evidenced by a promissory note (the “Note”) delivered by Artist 280 in
favor of the Lender. The term of the Loan is 60 months from October 1, 2025, and the Loan bears interest at 6.01 % per annum. Monthly
payments of principal and interest are due under the Note and will be calculated by amortizing the principal amount of the Note over
240 months. As of September 30, 2025, the principal balance of $ 12,000,000 remains outstanding. The Loan is personally guaranteed by
JW Roth up $ 4,500,000 .
Long-term
debt consists of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF LONG TERM DEBT
September
30,
December
31,
2025
2024
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan
$ 500,000
$ 500,000
Bank loan and promissory notes
56,547,057
15,701,718
Convertible debt
1,865,115
9,433,313
Total
58,912,172
25,635,031
Less: current maturities
352,367
11,534,814
Long-term debt
$ 58,559,805
$ 14,100,217
Following
is the future maturities of long-term debt for the twelve months ended September 30,
SCHEDULE
OF FUTURE MATURITIES OF LONG TERM DEBT
2026
$ 352,367
2027
25,414,925
2028
2,477,375
2029
548,093
2030
591,457
Thereafter
29,527,955
Total long-term debt
$ 58,912,172
26
NOTE
10 – EQUITY
Stockholders’
Equity
On
March 5, 2024, the Company and its Class C stockholders authorized a Class D of common stock up to 60,000,000 shares. At that time, the
Company allowed its Class B and Class C stockholders to exchange to Class D shares at a 1 to 1 basis.
On
September 6, 2024, the Company amended and restated its articles of incorporation so that each share of then outstanding share of
Class A Voting Common Stock, Class C Voting Common Stock, and Class D Voting Common Stock immediately and automatically converted
into one (1) share of Common Stock. The amended and restated articles of incorporation provide that the authorized capital stock of
the Company consists of 144,000,000
shares of Common Stock, 1,000,000
shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock and 5,000,000
shares of Preferred Stock.
During
2024, the Company closed a private placement offering in which we sold 3,300,341 shares of Common Stock and received gross proceeds of
$ 32,059,550 .
On
November 26, 2024, the Company completed an initial public offering of 1,200,000
shares common stock at a public offering price of $ 10.00
per share, generating gross proceeds of $ 12,000,000 .
The Company also granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 180,000
additional shares of common stock on the same terms and conditions
for the purpose of covering any over-allotments in connection with the Offering, which the underwriters exercised on November 29, 2024.
The closing of the offering took place on November
29, 2024. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $ 12.3 million from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts
and commissions and other offering expenses.
On January 3, 2025, the Company issued 10,000 shares
of Common Stock to a services firm at a price of $10 per share.
In
April 2025, the Company issued a consultant 10,000 shares of our Common Stock in consideration for services rendered to the Company.
In
May 2025, the Company issued a consultant 10,000
shares of our Common Stock in consideration for services rendered to the Company.
On
June 3, 2025, the Company issued 1,007,292
shares of Common Stock to KWO in full satisfaction of the Note originally issued to KWO in January 2024.
On
June 16, 2025, the Company issued 675 shares of Series B 4.0 % Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (Series B Preferred Stock)
to Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC, with an aggregate purchase amount of $ 10.125 million. Each share of Series B Preferred
Stock is convertible into 1,000 shares of Common Stock. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock do not afford the holder voting rights
other than as required by law, and each share of Series B Preferred Stock entitles the holder to receive an annual cumulative, non-compounding
dividend at an annual rate of 4 % of the Stated Value (being equal to $ 600 per share of Series B Preferred Stock) (the “Series B Dividends”), payable in either cash
or shares of the Company’s common stock. The Series B Dividends accrue, without interest and on a cumulative basis, during two
semi-annual dividend periods beginning on the first day of each January and July, respectively. The Series B Dividends are payable semi-annually
in arrears on January 15th and July 15th of each year. The Series
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NOTE
10 – EQUITY (Continued)
B
Dividends began accruing on June 16, 2025, and is prorated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Only holders
of Series B Preferred Stock as of the first day of the month in which a dividend is due to be paid (or another date to be no more than
30 days nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the dividend payment, as determined by the Company’s board of directors or a
duly authorized officer) are eligible to receive a Series B Dividend for the applicable period.
On
June 22, 2025, the Company issued 1,542,367 shares of Common Stock in full satisfaction of all principal and accrued interest due under
certain convertible promissory notes as discussed in Note 9.
On
July 22, 2025, the Company issued 103,667 shares of Common Stock in satisfaction of 50 % of the principal and accrued interest due under
certain convertible promissory notes as discussed in Note 9.
On
August 11, 2025, the Company filed a revocation with the Secretary of State of the State of Colorado to eliminate from its Articles of
Incorporation all matters set forth in the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights with respect to its Series A 8.0 % Cumulative
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). No shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued,
and shares of preferred stock previously designated as Series A Preferred Stock have reverted to being designated as authorized but unissued
shares of preferred stock.
On
August 28, 2025, the Company completed a public offering of 2,875,000
shares common stock at a public offering price of $ 12.00 per share, generating gross proceeds of $ 34,500,000 . The Company also granted
the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 375,000 additional shares of common stock on the same terms and conditions for the
purpose of covering any over-allotments in connection with the Offering, which the underwriters exercised on August 27, 2025. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $ 32,000,000 from the offering, after
deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses.
On
September 3, 2025, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement with Tixr, Inc. and completed a private offering of 62,500 shares
common stock at a price of $ 16.00 per share, generating gross proceeds of $ 1,000,000 .
On
September 22, 2025 (“Effective Date”), the Company entered into an Ambassador Agreement (the “Agreement”)
with a Brand Ambassador for the purpose of increasing awareness of the Company. The term of the Agreement is three years (the
“Term”) and requires cash payments to the Brand Ambassador in the amount of $ 125,000
during the first year of the term and additional payments of $ 62,500
due upon each of the six-month and one-year anniversaries of the Effective Date; thereafter, beginning on the 91 st day of
the first anniversary of the Effective Date, $ 62,500
payable every 91 days through the Term. During the Term, the Company will issue shares of its Common Stock to Brand Ambassador on
the 91 st day after the Effective Date and every 91 days thereafter (“Share Grant Date”). The number of such
Common Stock shares to be issued on each Share Grant Date during the Term shall be the number of shares that equals a value of
$ 125,000 ,
such value to be determined based on the Volume Weighted Average Price per share during the preceding twenty days during which the
NYSE American was open and the Company’s Common Stock was tradable.
In
regards to the Company’s treasury shares, the Company has 76,245
shares of treasury stock that it acquired through the acquisition of HIA. In addition, on August 12, 2024, the Company purchased 100,000
shares back from Roth Industries, a related party, at $ 5
per share. On January 22, 2024, the Company and Live Nation entered into an Exclusive Operating Agreement, pursuant to which Live
Nation intended to serve as the exclusive operator of The Sunset BA. Although the parties pursued their working partnership, in
August 2024, the Company and Live Nation terminated the Exclusive Operating Agreement due to the Company determining that it is
unable to construct the number of parking spaces originally contemplated by the Exclusive Operating Agreement. As part of this
termination, Live Nation exercised its put right for the 100,000
shares worth $ 1,000,000
and the Company repurchased these shares from Live Nation as of September 26, 2024. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024,
the Company had 276,245
treasury shares (refer to Note 16 – Subsequent Events footnote regarding the purchase and sale agreement of PPP in October
2025 which increased the Company’s treasury shares).
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NOTE
11 – EARNINGS PER SHARE
The
Company computes basic and diluted net income (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. Basic EPS is calculated
by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the
period. The Company applies the two-class method as it has multiple classes of equity including the Series B 4 % Convertible Preferred
Stock, issued on June 16, 2025.
The
Series B Preferred Stock is not a participating security and does not share in undistributed earnings beyond its fixed 4 % cumulative
dividend. Under the two-class method, income available to common shareholders is reduced by the cumulative preferred dividend, whether
declared or not.
The
Series B Preferred is convertible at the option of the holder into 1,000
shares of common stock per preferred share (plus accrued dividends), and is considered a potentially dilutive security. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2025, the assumed conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock was anti-dilutive and excluded in the
diluted EPS computation. The Series B Preferred Stock had dividends accrued of $ 120,375
through September 30, 2025.
The
following table sets forth the calculation of earnings per share, with no dividends declared yet, for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2025 and 2024, as presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations:
SCHEDULE
OF CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
For the Three
Months Ended September 30, 2025
Class
B
Common
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common
stock
Numerator:
Allocation of net loss
$ ( 58,862 )
$ ( 6,406,125 )
Less : Series B preferred dividend
$ 942
$ 102,558
Net loss attributable to common stock holders
- basic
$ ( 57,920 )
$ ( 6,303,567 )
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
379,990
41,355,312
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common
stock
$ ( 0.15 )
$ ( 0.15 )
For the Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2025
Class
B
Common
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common
stock
Numerator:
Allocation of net loss
$ ( 347,396 )
$ ( 35,615,431 )
Less : Series B preferred dividend
$ 1,163
$ 119,212
Net loss attributable to common stock holders
- basic
$ ( 346,233 )
$ ( 35,496,219 )
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
379,990
38,957,034
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common
stock
$ ( 0.91 )
$ ( 0.91 )
For the Three
Months Ended September 30, 2024
Class
A
Class
B
Class
C
Class
D
Common
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common
stock
Numerator:
Allocation of net loss
$ -
$ ( 51,025 )
$ ( 2,793 )
$ ( 3,441,886 )
$ ( 436,517 )
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
-
383,656
20,997
25,879,401
3,282,150
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common
stock
$ -
$ ( 0.13 )
$ ( 0.13 )
$ ( 0.13 )
$ ( 0.13 )
For the Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2024
Class
A
Class
B
Class
C
Class
D
Common
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common
stock
Numerator:
Allocation of net loss
$ -
$ ( 486,955 )
$ ( 5,238,627 )
$ ( 12,654,003 )
$ ( 5,672,673 )
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
-
839,116
9,027,155
21,805,264
9,775,099
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common
stock
$ -
$ ( 0.58 )
$ ( 0.58 )
$ ( 0.58 )
$ ( 0.58 )
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NOTE
12 – WARRANTS AND STOCK OPTIONS
The
Company grants, to certain of its directors and employees, warrants and options to purchase shares of the Company’s equity. The
Company may also issue warrants to investors in connection with its capital raising and financing activities.
In
addition, the Company has adopted, and its shareholders have approved the Amended and Restated 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
(the “2023 Plan”). Under the 2023 Plan, a total of 2,500,000 shares of Company common stock were initially reserved for awards to directors,
officers, employees and consultants. Incentive-compensation awards under the 2023 Plan may consist of incentive stock options, non-qualified
stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and performance awards. As of September 30, 2025
and December 31, 2024, there were options outstanding under the 2023 Plan to acquire 2,500,000 and 0 shares, respectively, of Company
common stock. The options outstanding as of September 30, 2025 have an exercise price of $ 10.00 per share.
Following
is a summary of the warrant and options activities during the periods ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024:
SUMMARY
OF WARRANT ACTIVITIES
Weighted
Weighted
Average
Number of
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Warrants
Average
Grant Date
Contractual
and
Options
Exercise
Price
Fair
Value
Term
(in years)
Outstanding, December 31, 2023
3,029,830
$ 2.59
Granted
2,285,750
$ 9.95
$ 4.46
Exercised
( 67,997 )
$ 2.23
Expired and forfeited
( 346,125 )
$ 5.09
Outstanding, September
30, 2024
4,901,458
$ 5.85
Outstanding, December 31, 2024
5,584,293
$ 6.43
Granted
4,711,750
$ 10.87
$ 3.37
Exercised
( 138,333 )
$ 3.49
Expired and forfeited
( 294,387 )
$ 5.79
Outstanding, September
30, 2025
9,863,323
$ 8.61
4.51
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company granted a total of 4,711,750 warrants and options, with (i)
2,500,000 total options granted to JW Roth and Kevin O’Neil as part of the closing upon the real property in McKinney and each
agreeing to serve as a personal guarantor of a promissory note issued at that closing, (ii) 900,000 warrants issued to investors as part
of the convertible promissory note offering, (iii) an additional 608,750 in total warrants and options for contributed services and (iv)
703,000 to employees and directors. As of September 30, 2025, there was a total of 7,605,102 warrants (and stock options) exercisable
with an aggregate intrinsic value of $ 32,298,194 . For the total warrants and stock options outstanding of 9,863,323 as of September 30,
2025, the aggregate intrinsic value was $ 39,736,466 . As of September 30, 2025, there was $ 8,743,231 of unrecognized compensation cost
related to non-vested warrants. The equity-based compensation cost, related to warrants and options included as a charge to operating
expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively,
was $ 475,978 and $ 13,500,360 . Equity-based compensation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, was $ 671,819
and $ 10,927,326 . The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 4.51 years.
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NOTE
12 – WARRANTS AND STOCK OPTIONS (Continued)
The
fair value of the warrants and options was estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton model using the following inputs:
SCHEDULE
OF FAIR VALUE OF WARRANTS AND OPTION
September
30, 2025
September
30, 2024
Volatility
45.4 %
to 98.9 %
69.01 %
to 69.21 %
Dividends
0.00 %
0.00 %
Risk-free rate
0.4 %
to 4.1 %
0.4 %
to 4.8 %
Expected Term (years)
3 - 5
3 - 5
Warrants
are equity classified, not liability classified, and are not remeasured at fair value.
NOTE
13 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
The
carrying amounts of accounts payable and accrued expenses approximated their fair values at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Accounts payable at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were $ 24,035,687 and $ 7,283,033 , respectively, which primarily consisted
of payments to vendors for operations including inventory, marketing, professional services, security, and payments for construction
of the Company’s future facilities. Accrued expenses at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $ 1,573,016 and $ 3,556,819 ,
respectively, which included accruals of the Company utilities, property taxes, construction related vendors, insurance, purchases, and
interest.
NOTE
14 – NNN FIRESUITE LIABILITY
During
2025, the Company entered into arrangements to sell the exclusive use rights to certain luxury concert suites (“Luxe
FireSuites”) to third parties and concurrently lease them back for a 15-year term under a triple-net lease structure. Under
these agreements, the third-party pays an upfront purchase price for a Luxe FireSuite and the Company (through a subsidiary, as
seller-lessee) immediately leases the suite for its own use for 15 years. Monthly lease payments to the buyer/lessor are fixed to yield
an 11 %
annual return on the purchase price, with a 2 %
escalation each year. The lease is “triple net,” meaning the Company is responsible for all suite-related operating
costs (maintenance, insurance, taxes) over the term.
At
the end of the 15-year lease term, the buyer/lessor has a one-time option to require the Company to repurchase the Luxe FireSuite
rights at a price equal to 150 %
of the original purchase price (“Lessor Sale Option”). If the buyer/lessor exercises this put option (which expires at lease
end), the Company must buy back the suite rights at the agreed price. If the buyer/lessor does not exercise the option, the lease will
terminate and the buyer/lessor will retain the ownership of the suite rights going forward (i.e. the buyer/lessor’s rights would
continue beyond year 15, and the Company would no longer lease the suite). The repurchase option provides the buyer/lessor with an annual return on its purchase and, as a result, the Company expects that the option will be exercised in most, if not
all, cases.
The
Company has accounted for these transactions as financing arrangements rather than as a sale. Because the Company did not transfer
control of the suites, no revenue or gain has been recognized on the upfront cash proceeds. In substance, the buyer/lessor is
providing financing to the Company, with the Luxe FireSuites as collateral. Accordingly, at inception the Company continues to carry
the Luxe FireSuite assets on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at their existing carrying amount, and it has recorded the
cash proceeds from the buyer/lessor as a long-term financing liability (reported as “NNN firesuite liability”). The Company
did not derecognize any of its real estate or equipment as a result of these transactions, since they do not qualify as sales under
the applicable accounting guidance.
The
monthly payments made by the Company under the leaseback are not recorded as rent expense. These payments represent interest and principal
payments on the financing liability. The Company recognizes interest expense on the financing liability over the 15-year term at an effective
interest rate that reflects the 11 % initial yield and the annual 2 % escalations, such that the liability will accrete to the 150 % repurchase
price by the end of the term.
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NOTE
14 – NNN FIRESUITE LIABILITY (Continued)
The
financing liability arising from the Luxe FireSuites transactions is included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the balance of the NNN firesuite liability was $ 10,806,917 and $ 0 , respectively. This
reflects the initial proceeds of $ 10,757,500 received from buyer/lessor and including $ 248,972 of accreted interest for three and nine months
ended September 30, 2025. No proceeds were received during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized interest expense of $ 338,411 related to the Luxe FireSuites financing, which
is included within Interest Expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. No interest expense was recognized for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Following
is the future maturities of long-term debt for the twelve months ended September 30,
SUMMARY
OF FUTURE MATURITIES OF LONG TERM DEBT
2026
$ 656,700
2027
368,200
2028
368,200
2029
368,200
2030
368,200
Thereafter
8,677,417
Total NNN firesuite
liability
$ 10,806,917
NOTE
15 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
From
time to time, the Company may become party to litigation and other claims in the ordinary course of business. To the extent that such
claims and litigation arise, management provides for them if upon the advice of counsel, losses are determined to be both probable and
estimable. In addition, the Company enters into public private partnerships. These partnerships, may require the Company to meet construction
timelines. There may be liquidated damage clauses, etc. To the extent that such claims arise, management provides for them if upon the
advice of counsel, losses are determined to be both probable and estimable.
NOTE
16 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date of the issuance of the condensed consolidated financial statements as of November
14, 2025, and identified the following:
There
was a total of 75,000
shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock that were exchanged for 75,000
shares of Common Stock subsequent to September 30, 2025.
On
October 27, 2025, the Company entered into a real estate purchase and sale agreement with a third-party to convey the land owned by PPP
used for parking by Sunset Ops (this includes the land and improvements, collectively the “Property”) for a purchase price
of $ 14,000,000 .
The Company received $ 7,600,000
in cash and 476,190
shares of its Common Stock, valued at $ 6,400,000
based on the average NYSE American Stock Exchange closing sale
price over the seven trading days preceding November 5, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), yielding a $ 6,200,000
development profit. The Company also entered into a ground
lease agreement on November 4, 2025 to concurrently lease the Property back for a 20-year term under a NNN lease structure and an option
to re-purchase the Property within the first three years at a fixed price, which would return the asset to the Company’s balance
sheet.
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NOTE 16 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Continued)
On October 28, 2025, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the 2023 Plan to increase the number of
shares of the Company’s common stock from
2,500,000 shares of common stock to 7,500,000 shares of common stock.
On
October 31, 2025, the Company extended the closing date of a purchase and sale agreement to acquire certain real property in Centennial,
Colorado, to December 15, 2025.
On November 6, 2025, the Company entered into a partner
agreement with a third party who agreed to provide various brand-promotion services to the Company. As partial consideration for the
brand ambassador’s services, the Company will issue the brand ambassador shares of Common Stock valued at $ 187,500 on the 91st
day after the effective date of the partner agreement and every 91 days thereafter during the partner agreement’s three-year term.
The remaining consideration will be paid in cash.
Roth’s
Sea & Steak LLC opened to the public on November 8, 2025.
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ITEM
2.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
You
should read the following discussion and analysis of Venu’s financial condition and results of operations together with our audited
consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, which is included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Annual Report”), and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
as of September 30, 2025 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, which appear at the end of this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q, in each case together with the related notes thereto. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis
or set forth at the end of this Quarterly Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related
financing, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including those factors
set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors,” actual results could differ materially from the results described in or
implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis. You should carefully read the section of
this Quarterly Report entitled “Risk Factors” to gain an understanding of the important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from forward-looking statements. Please also see the section entitled “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking
Statements.” Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,”
“project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,”
“may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions. Future operating results,
however, are impossible to predict, and no guarantee or warranty is to be inferred from those forward-looking statements.
MD&A
Overview
This
section presents management’s perspective on the financial condition and results of operations of Venu Holding Corporation. Unless
otherwise noted, for purposes of this section, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Company,”
and “Venu” refer to Venu Holding Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. The following discussion and analysis (this
“ MD&A ”) is intended to highlight and supplement data and information presented elsewhere in this Quarterly Report
and should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31,
2024 and 2023, which are included in the Annual Report, and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September
30, 2025 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, which are included in this Quarterly Report, in each case
together with the related notes thereto. Results for any period or year should not be construed as an inference of what our results would
be for any full fiscal year or future period. This MD&A is also intended to provide you with information that will facilitate your
understanding of our consolidated financial statements, the changes in key items in those consolidated financial statements from year
to year, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes. To the extent that this discussion describes prior performance, the
descriptions relate only to the periods listed, which may not be indicative of our future financial outcomes. In addition to historical
information, this discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could cause
results to differ materially from management’s expectations. Factors that could cause such differences are discussed in the sections
titled “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.” Our MD&A is organized
as follows:
●
Business
Overview — Discussion of our business plan and strategy in order to provide context for the remainder of this MD&A.
●
Consolidated
Results of Operations — Analysis of our financial results comparing the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025
to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
●
Liquidity
and Capital Resources — Analysis of changes in our cash flows, and discussion of our financial condition and potential
sources of liquidity.
●
Significant
Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates — Accounting policies that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions
and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results and forecasts.
Business
Overview
Business
Venu
is a Colorado-based hospitality and entertainment corporation that develops, builds, owns, and operates luxury, live-entertainment venue
campuses, which consist of music halls, outdoor amphitheaters, restaurants, and bars. As a growing entertainment and hospitality company,
we continue to expand our portfolio of indoor and outdoor music venues and entertainment campuses where music, dining, and luxury converge
in strategically selected markets.
Key
Milestones and Recent Developments
Our
operations to date have enabled us to achieve growth and the following key milestones:
●
March
2017: Venu was founded as Bourbon Brothers Restaurants, LLC, which converted into Notes Live, Inc. in April 2022 and changed
its name to Venu Holding Corporation in September 2024.
●
April
2017: Venu opened its flagship restaurant, Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse & Tavern, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
●
March
2019: Venu opened its first live-entertainment, indoor music hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which was originally known as
“Boot Barn Hall” but, as of August 2024, is known as “Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers.”
●
June
2021: GA HIA, LLC, a subsidiary of Venu, agreed to purchase land from the Gainesville Redevelopment Authority and entered into
a public-private partnership with the City of Gainesville, Georgia pursuant to which Venu agreed to develop its second Bourbon Brothers
Presents venue in Gainesville, Georgia.
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●
September
2022: Venu opened its first live music and social bar, known as “Notes”, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
●
May
2023: Venu broke ground on Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
●
June
2023: Venu entered into an operating agreement with AEG with respect to the operation of Ford Amphitheater, which Venu opened
in August 2024.
●
June
2023: Venu opened its second Bourbon Brothers venue and its second BBST restaurant in Gainesville, Georgia.
●
October
2023: Venu entered into an Economic Development Agreement with the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, pursuant to which the parties
formed a public-private partnership and intend to open The Sunset BA, a 12,500-capacity amphitheater, anticipated to open in
the summer of 2026.
●
April
2024: Venu and the City of McKinney, Texas, together with the McKinney Economic Development Corporation and the McKinney Community
Development Corporation, entered into a Chapter 380, Grant, and Development Agreement, pursuant to which Venu is developing The Sunset
McKinney.
●
June
and July 2024: Venu and the City of El Paso, Texas formed a public-private partnership by entering into a Purchase and Sale Agreement
in June 2024 and a Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Agreement in July 2024. Pursuant to the agreements, Venu (as described
below, in May 2025 Venu acquired land from the City of El Paso where it will construct and manage The Sunset El Paso, a 12,500-person
amphitheater.
●
August
2024: Venu opened its first amphitheater, Ford Amphitheater, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and began hosting live concerts and
events at the venue.
●
September
2024: Venu legally changed its name from Notes Live, Inc. to Venu Holding Corporation.
●
November
2024: Venu closed on the initial public offering of its Common Stock and the Company’s Common Stock was listed on the NYSE
American Stock Exchange.
●
January
2025: Venu and the City of McKinney, Texas, together with the McKinney Economic Development Corporation, closed on its purchase
of an approximately 46-acre tract of land where it is developing The Sunset Amphitheater in McKinney, Texas.
●
February
2025: Venu launched a multi-season venue configuration model, enabling potential year-round operations across upcoming and
future amphitheaters in McKinney, TX; El Paso, TX; Broken Arrow, OK; and Oklahoma City, OK, which are intended to expand potential
new revenue and margin opportunities.
●
March
2025: Venu partnered with Connect Partnership Group to lead corporate sponsorship sales, enhancing Venu’s ability to potentially
realize new sponsorship revenues across its expanding venue network for its amphitheaters and event centers.
●
April
2025: Venu announced a strategic national expansion partnership with Ryan, LLC focusing on public-private partnership development
in various domestic markets.
●
April
2025: Announced El Paso City Council approved an expanded agreement for Sunset at El
Paso for approved amendments to the Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement and Contract
of Sale include the following key updates: increased minimum private investment to $100 million,
expansion of development site from 17 to 20 acres to support enhanced design flexibility
and year-round activation, inclusion of an “El Paso First” clause prioritizing
local hiring and procurement and streamlined terms for land transfer, parking access, and
development coordination.
●
May
2025 : Engaged Sands Investment Group to introduce triple-net (NNN) real estate investment opportunities
in Venu’s Luxe FireSuites where third parties can acquire lease rights to amphitheater suites, and Venu acquired approximately
20 acres of real property in El Paso, Texas for development of an amphitheater.
●
June
2025: Awarded Aramark Sports + Entertainment the contracts for food & beverage concessions, artist and branded venue retail,
and facilities management, including custodial and grounds maintenance, cleaning, and engineering services. The multi-venue agreement,
which included an equity investment in VENU, will be implemented across three of the Company’s flagship amphitheaters: Sunset
Amphitheater at Broken Arrow located just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and projected to open in summer of 2026; Sunset Amphitheater at
McKinney powered by EIGHT Beer in McKinney, Texas, anticipated to open in 2026; and Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs, Colorado,
where Aramark and Venu will expand upon their existing relationship.
●
June
2025: Venu broke ground on Sunset at McKinney in McKinney, Texas on June 13, 2025.
●
June
2025: Announced a three-year industry alliance with global music authority, Billboard, to spotlight our fan-founded, fan-owned
model through high-profile collaborative industry experiences. At the forefront of the partnership is the newly minted ‘Disruptor
Award,’ presented by Venu to honor artists, creators, and industry leaders with bold ideas shaping the future of music.
●
September
2025: Venu entered into an Ambassador Agreement with a Brand Ambassador for the purpose
of increasing awareness of the Company’s brand and operations.
●
October
2025: Venu signed a Letter of Intent with Primary Wave Music on October 27, 2025, which is expected to allow the Company to
bring content derived from music catalogs and artist-inspired experiences across its venues.
●
November
2025: Venu awarded its first inaugural Billboard Live Music Disrupter Award on
November 3, 2025.
●
November
2025: Venu entered into a real estate purchase and sale agreement on November 5, 2025
with a third-party to convey the land owned by PPP for parking at Ford Amphitheater and concurrently
lease the property back for a 20-year term under a triple net lease structure with an option
to re-purchase the property within the first 36 months of the lease term.
●
November
2025: Venu opened its first fine-dining restaurant and bar and lounge, Roth’s Sea
& Steak and Brohan’s, on November 8, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
●
November
2025: Venu is scheduled to break ground on the Sunset Amphitheater in EL Paso, TX on November 19, 2025.
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Venue
Ownership
Venu
primarily generates revenue through restaurant operations, event rentals, and hosting concerts and events. Our business involves developing,
owning and operating the following types of venues and entertainment spaces:
Music
Halls — Music halls are indoor, intimate music and event venues that can accommodate up to approximately 1,400 guests. This
venue category includes our Bourbon Brothers Presents venues, which are designed to host approximately 1,400 concertgoers at general
admission concerts featuring national-touring artists or to seat between 500 and 700 guests at more intimate events such as concerts
featuring tribute bands or dueling pianos, corporate functions, or weddings. Our BBP music halls can be transitioned from one
configuration to the next. This operational flexibility is intended to maximize our event-rental opportunities by expanding the types
of events we can host while minimizing the time it takes to stage one event to the next, allowing us, for example, to host a premier
concert one night and a wedding the following afternoon.
Amphitheaters
— Amphitheaters are typically outdoor venues that accommodate between 8,000 and 20,000 concertgoers and primarily operated
during the summer through fall seasons (although the Company is planning multi-seasonal configuration models at certain sites). Amphitheaters
are designed with special acoustics, premium seat packages, and luxurious suites intended to amplify guests’ music and entertainment
experiences. Our first amphitheater venue is the Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which is an open-air venue, which allowed
seating for 9,060-persons seating as of September 30, 2025. In addition to lawn and stadium-style seating that allows us to offer tickets
at an array of price points, Ford Amphitheater has firepit suites that deliver premium hospitality and a more luxurious, personalized
concert experience. Each firepit suite can accommodate up to eight guests. Ford Amphitheater, which opened in August 2024, is designed
with 92 lower VIP firepit suites, accommodating a total of 736 VIP guests and 40 upper VIP firepit suites, accommodating a total of 320
VIP guests. Ford Amphitheater primarily host concerts from April through October each year. The amphitheaters in development, or planned
for development in Oklahoma and Texas, will also have Luxe FireSuites.
Certain
entities, which own and develop Venu’s venues, are not wholly owned by Venu. For example, as of September 30, 2025, Venu has a
13% ownership interest in The Sunset Amphitheater, LLC (which is the owner and developer of the Ford Amphitheater) but holds a 100%
voting interest. Venu owns 52% of Sunset Hospitality Collection, LLC (which is a company designed to own the building to lease to
Roth Sea & Steak and Notes Hospitality Collection) but holds a 100% voting interest. In addition, Venu owns 55% of Sunset at
Broken Arrow LLC (which, respectively, will own and operate the planned amphitheater in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma) but holds a 100%
voting interest. With respect to its subsidiaries that own and develop amphitheaters, third-party members, in exchange for their
capital contributions, receive an interest in the exclusive use of a specific suite at the applicable venue and in certain cases
(also in their capacity as equity owners) receive financial interests in their pro rata portion of a defined portion of the revenues
generated by the venue for each event. Similarly, third-party members in Sunset Hospitality Collection, LLC, receive, in exchange
for their capital contribution, distributions from revenues resulting from lease payments received on the property owned by the
entity.
Restaurants
— Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse & Tavern is Venu’s flagship, full-service restaurant concept. BBST serves American
classics and Southern staples out of a scratch kitchen, accompanied by a selection of rare bourbons, ryes, whiskies, and local craft
beers. Venu develops its BBST restaurants and BBP music halls in close proximity to one another, which allows BBST to serve as the exclusive
caterer for BBP events.
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Fine
Dining, Hospitality, and Entertainment Campuses — In November 2025, Venu opened Roth’s Sea & Steak, a fine-dining
restaurant in a mixed-use development adjacent to Ford Amphitheater. Framing either side of Roth’s are two, configurable hospitality
spaces intended for hosting corporate events, weddings, trade shows, conventions, and other events. Above Roth’s and in between
the Notes Hospitality Collection spaces is a “top-shelf” bar and lounge called Brohan’s, which offers unobstructed
views of the surrounding area that Venu intends to monetize during marquee shows at Ford Amphitheater.
The
following table summarizes the types of venues we operate or are constructing or plan to develop, describing each by venue type, location,
expected opening date, and current status.
Venue
Type
Location
Current
Status*
Music
Halls
BBP
CO
Colorado
Springs, CO
Opened
in March 2019
BBP
GA
Gainesville,
GA
Opened
in June 2023
BBP
Centennial
Centennial,
CO
Expected
to open late 2026/early 2027**
Outdoor
Amphitheaters
Ford
Amphitheater
Colorado
Springs, CO
Opened
in August 2024
The
Sunset BA
Broken
Arrow, OK
Expected
to open in summer of 2026
The
Sunset El Paso
El
Paso, TX
Expected
to open in early 2027
The
Sunset McKinney
McKinney,
TX
Expected
to open in Q3/Q4 of 2026
The
Sunset OKC
Greater
Oklahoma City area, OK
To
be determined***
The
Sunset Houston
Greater
Houston area, TX
Expected
to open in 2027****
Restaurants
BBST
CO
Colorado
Springs, CO
Opened
in April 2017
BBST
GA
Gainesville,
GA
Opened
in June 2023
BBST
Centennial
Centennial,
CO
Expected
to open late 2026/early 2027**
Fine
Dining & Hospitality Collection
Roth’s
Sea & Steak
Colorado
Springs, CO
Opened
in November 2025
Notes
Hospitality Collection
Colorado
Springs, CO
Opened
in November 2025
Bars
Brohan’s
Colorado
Springs, CO
Opened
in November 2025
*
Projected opening dates are based on Venu’s best estimates but are subject to change.
**
Venu is under contract to purchase and refurbish a music hall in the Denver metropolitan area.
***
Venu is assessing locations and municipal partnerships.
****
Venu is currently in active negotiations with a municipality and anticipates a site contracted in the fall of 2025.
Business
Segment
We
consider our restaurant and event center operations as similar, in close proximity, and have aggregated them into a single reportable
segment. Revenue from our customers is primarily derived from food and beverage (“ F&B ”) services (our “ Restaurant
Operations ”) with a portion being served contemporaneously with live entertainment during the events and concerts that we promote
and host (our “ Event Operations ”).
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Event
Operations. The Event Operations portion of our business involves the promotion of live music and events in our owned or operated
venues, the operation and management of our venues, the creation of content from concerts and events hosted in our venues, and the provision
of management and other services to artists. Between BBP CO in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and BBP GA in Gainesville, Georgia, we promote
and hold hundreds of live music and other events each year. Our Event Operations business generated $1,116,580, or 21%, and $3,743,658,
or 28%, of our total revenue during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. For the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2024, the Event Operations generated $1,104,991, or 21%, and $3,755,113, or 28%, respectively, of our total revenue.
Within
our Events Operations, we generate revenues through: (i) ticket sales, upsells, merchandise and fees on tickets sold directly by us or
through the ticketing business that we contract with for our events; (ii) fees collected on tickets sold by other third-party platforms,
such as convenience and order-processing fees and service charges; (iii) venue rentals, which occur for a variety of corporate and personal
events; (iv) pre-selling naming rights to our live-entertainment venues by partnering with industry-leading brands under naming-rights
agreements; and (v) sponsorship sales, which allow brands to advertise at our venues by showcasing their names and logos on a variety
of sponsorship inventory curated for each of our venues and at each event we promote and host.
Restaurant
Operations. Revenues generated through restaurant operations included F&B sales at our BBST restaurants and Notes Eatery. F&B
sales include all revenues recognized with respect to stand-alone F&B sales, along with F&B sales at BBP CO and BBP GA. Our Restaurant
Operations business generated $2,269,005, or 42%, and $6,859,098, or 51%, of our total revenue for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2025, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Restaurant Operations generated $2,740,411, or 50%
and $8,144,605, or 60%, respectively, of our total revenue. Notes Eatery ended its F&B sales as of July 2025 and the Company does
not anticipate opening a similar location in the future.
Amphitheater
Operations. The Amphitheater Operations began generating revenue in the third quarter of 2024 with the opening of Ford Amphitheater.
Through a subsidiary, the Company entered into an agreement with Anschutz Entertainment Group (“ AEG ”), AEG Presents-Rocky
Mountains, LLC, a major music and entertainment events presenter, to operate Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Within
the Amphitheater Operations, the Company pre-sold naming rights to our amphitheater by partnering with industry-leading brands under
naming-rights agreements. At the Ford Amphitheater, the Company’s net profits that are split with AEG through: (i) ticket sales,
fees and rebates on tickets for concerts and events held at Ford Amphitheater; (ii) parking fees; (iii) venue rentals, which may occur
for a variety of corporate and personal events; (iv) food and beverage sold at the shows and events; and (v) sponsorship sales, which
allow brands to advertise at our venue by showcasing their names and logos on a variety of sponsorship inventory curated for the venue
and at each event we promote and host, all of which are offset by operating expenses, artist expenses, supplies, security, utilities,
insurance, overhead, and other operating costs within our net amphitheater revenue recognition from AEG. For future amphitheater locations
the Company anticipates entering into contractual arrangements with third-party operators having terms similar to those with AEG. The
Amphitheater Operations generated net revenues of $1,999,169, or 37%, and $2,768,463, or 21%, of total revenue during the three and nine
months ending September 30, 2025, respectively, which included naming rights, net of AEG profit. For the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2024, the Amphitheater Operations generated $1,606,573, or 30%, and $1,606,573, or 12%, respectively, of our total revenue.
Financial
Private
Offerings
Since
our formation in 2017, we have funded our operations, in part, through proceeds from private sales of our equity and debt securities.
We
anticipate raising additional cash through the sales of our debt and equity securities together with private sales of membership
interests in certain of our subsidiary entities at our amphitheater locations, selling lease rights to certain suites at certain
amphitheater projects, collaborative arrangements such as owner’s clubs, or a combination thereof, to continue to fund our
construction of venues. There is no assurance that any such collaborative arrangement will be entered into or that the financing
options will be available to us when needed in order to allow us to continue our operations, or if available, on terms acceptable to
us. If we do not raise sufficient funds in a timely manner, we may be forced to curtail operations or revise the timeline of our
business plan.
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Overview
of the 2025 Three and Nine-Month Interim Period Financial Comparison
Consolidated
Results of Operations
Comparison
of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
To
facilitate review of our discussion and analysis, the following table sets forth our financial results for the periods indicated. All
information is derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2025
and September 30, 2024, respectively.
VENU
HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in
US Dollars)
Unaudited
For
the three months ended
September
30,
2025
2024
$
Change
%
Change
Revenues
Restaurant
including food and beverage revenue
$ 2,269,005
$ 2,740,411
(471,406 )
-17 %
Event center ticket and
fees revenue
2,764,796
2,002,572
762,224
38 %
Rental
and sponsorship revenue
350,953
708,992
(358,039 )
-50 %
Total
revenues
$ 5,384,754
$ 5,451,975
(67,221 )
-1 %
Operating costs
Food and beverage
546,672
653,178
(106,506 )
-16 %
Event center
924,061
435,841
488,220
112 %
Labor
1,157,747
1,152,909
4,838
0 %
Rent
399,704
333,192
66,512
20 %
General and administrative
9,815,684
4,777,577
5,038,107
105 %
Equity compensation
1,181,841
671,819
510,022
76 %
Depreciation
and amortization
1,330,893
1,103,720
227,173
21 %
Total
operating costs
$ 15,356,602
$ 9,128,236
6,228,366
68 %
Loss
from operations
$ (9,971,848 )
$ (3,676,261 )
(6,295,587 )
171 %
Other income (expense),
net
Interest income (expense)
338,935
(886,211 )
1,225,146
-138 %
Other expense
(156,362 )
-
(156,362 )
-100 %
Other
income
497,082
35,000
462,082
1320 %
Total other income (expense), net
679,655
(851,211 )
1,530,866
-180 %
Net
loss
$ (9,292,193 )
$ (4,527,472 )
(4,764,721 )
105 %
Net loss attributable to
non-controlling interests
(2,930,706 )
(595,251 )
(2,335,455 )
392 %
Net loss attributable to
Venu
(6,361,487 )
(3,932,221 )
(2,429,266 )
62 %
Preferred
stock dividend
103,500
-
103,500
100 %
Net
loss attributable to common stockholders
$ (6,464,987 )
$ (3,932,221 )
(2,532,766 )
64 %
Comparison
of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
To
facilitate review of our discussion and analysis, the following table sets forth our financial results for the periods indicated. All
information is derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025
and September 30, 2024, respectively.
VENU
HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in
US Dollars)
Unaudited
For
the nine months ended
September
30,
2025
2024
$
Change
%
Change
Revenues
Restaurant
including food and beverage revenue
$ 6,859,098
$ 8,144,605
(1,285,507 )
-16 %
Event center ticket and
fees revenue
5,019,548
4,663,228
356,320
8 %
Rental
and sponsorship revenue
1,492,573
759,123
733,450
97 %
Total
revenues
$ 13,371,219
$ 13,566,956
(195,737 )
-1 %
Operating costs
Food and beverage
1,658,058
1,901,590
(243,532 )
-13 %
Event center
2,577,623
1,727,311
850,312
49 %
Labor
3,275,576
3,358,871
(83,295 )
-2 %
Rent
1,174,038
975,756
198,282
20 %
General and administrative
25,019,942
20,351,859
4,668,083
23 %
Equity compensation
14,406,223
3,927,325
10,478,898
267 %
Depreciation
and amortization
4,080,668
2,319,513
1,761,155
76 %
Total
operating costs
$ 52,192,128
$ 34,562,225
17,629,903
51 %
Loss from operations
$ (38,820,909 )
$ (20,995,269 )
(17,825,640 )
85 %
Other income (expense),
net
Interest expense
(2,567,947 )
(2,214,887 )
(353,060 )
16 %
Other expense
(202,087 )
(2,500,000 )
2,297,913
-92 %
Other
income
562,406
97,500
464,906
477 %
Total other income (expense), net
(2,207,628 )
(4,617,387 )
2,409,759
-52 %
Net
loss
$ (41,028,537 )
$ (25,612,656 )
(15,415,881 )
60 %
Net loss attributable to
non-controlling interests
(5,186,085 )
(1,560,398 )
(3,625,687 )
232 %
Net loss attributable to
Venu
(35,842,452 )
(24,052,258 )
(11,790,194 )
49 %
Preferred
stock dividend
120,375
-
120,375
100 %
Net
loss attributable to common stockholders
$ (35,962,827 )
$ (24,052,258 )
(11,910,569 )
50 %
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For
the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
●
Total
Assets: Total assets increased 76% to $314,807,320 as of September 30, 2025, up from $178,417,515 at December 31, 2024.
●
Property
and Equipment: Property and equipment increased 82% to $250,191,115 as of September 30, 2025, up from $137,215,936 at December
31, 2024.
●
Revenues
Total
Revenues
● The
Company generated total revenue of $5,384,754 compared to $5,451,975 for the three months
ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, representing a decrease of $67,211 or approximately
1% year over year for the same period.
● The
Company generated total revenue of $13,371,219 compared to $13,566,956 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, representing a decrease of $195,737 or approximately
1% year over year for the same period.
● The
year over year decrease for the three- and nine-month periods was primarily due to the closure of the Notes Eatery
restaurant in Colorado in July 2025 and softer overall F&B sales at BBST CO and weaker
venue rentals at BBP CO in 2025. The Company’s operational management team is strategically
focused on actions intended to help achieve top-line revenue growth at BBST CO and BBP CO during the late half of 2025
and throughout 2026. The opening of Roth’s Sea and Steak and Brohan’s in November
2025 and being fully operational for the 2026 season are expected to contribute to increased
revenues.
● The
year over year decreases were offset by an increase in amphitheater revenues due to Ford
Amphitheater being open for a full concert season from April to September in 2025 compared
to only being open from August to September in 2024, and increased sponsorships received.
The Company anticipates this amphitheater revenue to continue to grow in 2026 as the Ford Amphitheater is expected to grow
its number of shows and average tickets sold per show year over year.
Amphitheater
Operations
● The
Company generated net revenue (defined as profit after Venu’s split with AEG Presents
Rocky Mountains (“AEG”), the operator of the amphitheater), with receipts from
the Company’s naming rights agreements (which are outside of VENU’s AEG partnership
agreement), of $1,999,169 compared to $1,606,573 for the three months ended September 30,
2025 and 2024, representing an increase of $392,596 or approximately 24% year
over year for the same period.
● The
Company generated net revenue (defined as profit after Venu’s split with AEG, the operator of the amphitheater), with receipts from
the Company’s naming rights agreements (which are outside of VENU’s AEG partnership
agreement), of $2,768,463 compared to $1,606,573 for the nine months ended September 30,
2025 and 2024, representing an increase of $1,161,890 or approximately 72%
year over year for the same period.
● The
year over year increase for the three- and nine-month periods was due to Ford Amphitheater being open for a full
concert season from April to September in 2025 compared to only being open from August to
September in 2024. For the 2024 concert season through September 30, 2024, there were 15
shows held at Ford Amphitheater which generated gross receipts of $12.9 million and over
112,000 attendees. For the 2025 concert season through
September 30, 2025, there were 26 shows held at Ford Amphitheater which generated gross receipts
of $14.4 million and over 114,000 attendees with an average per ticket in excess of that for the 2024 season. These gross
receipts, which are inclusive of ticket sales, concessions, ticketing fees, premium upgrades,
as well as other receipts, are subject to the split with AEG.
Net
Loss
● The
Company had a net loss of $9,292,193 compared to $4,527,472 for the three months ended September
30, 2025 and 2024, representing an increase of $4,764,721 or approximately
105% year over year for the same period.
● The
Company had a net loss of $41,028,537 compared to $25,612,656 for the nine months ended September
30, 2025 and 2024, representing an increase of $15,415,881 or approximately
60% year over year for the same period.
● The
year over year increase for the three- and nine-month periods is mainly attributable to increases in general and
administrative expenses and equity compensation expenses, which are fundamental to the Company’s
expansion into additional municipalities and for business development for the sale of the
Luxe FireSuites and NNNs offerings, along with capital and debt offerings. The expansion
plans require increased travel, business development, staff recruitment and development of
such staff, along with compensation, legal, auditing, tax, marketing other professional services,
and general working capital expenses. The Company expects costs in these areas to remain
elevated as the Company expands its teams into new markets, develops its entertainment campuses
and takes actions intended to strengthen its balance sheet over the next several years.
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Operating
Expenses
Food
and Beverage Costs
● Food
and beverage costs decreased $106,506 to a total of $546,672 during the three months ended
September 30, 2025 compared to a total of $653,178 for the three months ended September 30,
2024.
● Food
and beverage costs decreased $243,532 to a total of $1,658,058 during the nine months ended
September 30, 2025, compared to a total of $1,901,590 for the nine months ended September
30, 2024.
● The
year over year decrease for the three- and nine-month periods was primarily driven by the decrease in overall
sales volumes for the three- and nine-month periods.
Event
Center Cost
● Event
center costs increased $488,220 up to a total of $924,061 during the three months ended September
30, 2025, compared to a total of $435,841 for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
● Event
center costs increased $850,312 up to a total of $2,577,623 during the nine months ended
September 30, 2025, compared to a total of $1,727,311 for the nine months ended September
30, 2024.
● The
year over year increase for the three- and nine-month periods was primarily due to the increase in talent expenses for the three- and nine-month periods.
Labor
Costs
● Labor
costs increased $4,838 up to a total of $1,157,747 during the three months ended September
30, 2025, compared to a total of $1,152,909 for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
● Labor
costs decreased $83,295 to a total of $3,275,576 during the nine months ended September 30,
2025, compared to a total of $3,358,871 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
● The
year over year increase for the three-month period and decrease for the nine-month period
are due to timing of changes in staffing at the operational level. Management is closely monitoring
staffing level in an effort to keep costs consistent.
Rent
Costs
● Rent
costs increased $66,512 up to a total of $399,704 during the three months ended September
30, 2025, compared to $333,192 for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
● Rent
costs increased $198,282 up to a total of $1,174,038 during the nine months ended September
30, 2025, compared to $975,756 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
● The
year over year increase for the three- and nine-month periods was due to increases in property taxes and insurance
expenses over several locations and an additional corporate leased space in McKinney, Texas.
General
and Administrative and Equity Compensation Expenses
● General
and administrative expenses and equity compensation expenses increased $5,548,129 up to a
total of $10,997,525 during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to a total
of $5,449,396 for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
● General
and administrative expenses and equity compensation expenses increased $15,146,981 up to
a total of $39,426,165 during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $24,279,184
for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
● The
year over year increase in general and administrative expenses for the three- and nine-month periods was due to the Company’s
expansion into additional municipalities, pre-opening expenses for SHC, Roth’s Sea and Steak and Brohan’s, and increased
sales of the Luxe FireSuites and NNNs offerings with increased associated costs. These expansion plans require increased travel, business development, staff
recruitment and development of such staff, along with compensation, legal, auditing, tax, marketing other professional services, and
general working capital expenses. The Company anticipates these costs to continue to increase period over period as the Company
expands its teams into new markets, continue construction of its entertainment campuses and anticipated growth of its balance sheet
over the next several years.
● The
year over year increase in equity compensation expenses for the three- and nine-month periods was due to various
equity awards granted during the period to employees, consultants and service providers,
and 2.5 million options granted in January 2025.
Depreciation
and Amortization Costs
● Depreciation
and amortization costs increased $227,173 up to a total of $1,330,893 during the three months
ended September 30, 2025, compared to $1,103,720 during the three months ended September
30, 2024.
● Depreciation
and amortization costs increased $1,761,155 for a total of $4,080,668 during the nine months
ended September 30, 2025, compared to $2,319,513 during the nine months ended September 30,
2024.
● The
year over year increase for the three- and nine-month periods is due to a significant increase in assets purchased
in 2025 that did not receive depreciation in prior periods.
Interest
Income (Expense)
● Interest
expense decreased $1,225,146 to a total of $338,935 during the three months ended September
30, 2025, compared to $(886,211) during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
● Interest
expense increased $353,060 to a total of $(2,567,947) during the nine months ended September
30, 2025, compared to $(2,214,887) during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
● The
year over year decrease for the three-month period was primarily due to the conversion of
promissory notes to equity during the second and third quarters of 2025, which reduced interest
expense and amortization of debt discount fees during the third quarter in 2025.
● The
year over year increase for the nine-month period was primarily due to the issuance of convertible
promissory notes, additional borrowings on long-term debt and NNN lease agreements in the
second and third quarters of 2025, which increased interest expense and amortization of debt
discount fees in 2025.
Other
Expense
● Other
expenses increased $156,362 up to a total of $156,362 during the three months ended September
30, 2025, compared to $0 during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
● Other
expenses decreased $2,297,913 to a total of $202,087 during the nine months ended September
30, 2025, compared to $2,500,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
● The
year over year increase in the three-month period was due to Notes Eatery ceasing its operations
in July 2025.
● The
year over year decrease in the nine-month period was due to expenses that occurred in 2024
that were not present in 2025 that related to a financing expense the Company recognized
on a convertible promissory note issued in January 2024 (being the note issued to KWO described
in this report).
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Other
Income
Roth
Industries, LLC (“ Roth Industries ”), a related party, pays Venu licensing fees pursuant to a license granted by Venu
to Roth Industries to use the trademark, tradename, and likeness of the Bourbon Brothers brand, which Venu exclusively owns, on packaged
and prepared food products sold in retail grocery stores and other retail outlets where food products are sold. The licensing fee paid
by Roth Industries to Venu is in the form of a royalty equal to $2,500 per week which did not change from 2024 to 2025. the Company recognized
licensing fees from Roth Industries, totaling $32,500 and $32,500 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 and $97,500
and $97,500 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, for Roth’s licensing use of the Bourbon Brothers
brand in grocery products since the Company holds the exclusive license to use the brand. The Company had $192,500 and $107,500 in receivables
from Roth as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The amounts received were recorded in other income in the condensed
consolidated statements of operations and the amounts receivable included in other receivables as prepaid expenses and other current
assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Factors
that May Influence Future Results of Operations
Impact
of Macroeconomic Conditions
We
continue to monitor the impact of macroeconomic conditions, including inflationary pressure, potential for recession, instability of
capital markets, consumer-spending habits, costs of goods, changes to fiscal and monetary policies, interest rate fluctuations, access
to capital, the favorability of lending terms, prolonged supply-chain constraints, and geopolitical trends, on all aspects of our business,
including how those factors may impact our operations, workforce, suppliers, ability to raise additional capital to fund operating and
capital expenditures, sales, and profitability.
The
extent of the impact of these factors on our business will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be confidently
predicted at this time. To date, these factors have not had a material impact to our results of our operations or development efforts.
However, if macroeconomic conditions deteriorate or there are unforeseen developments, our results of operations, financial condition,
and cash flows may be adversely affected.
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Inflation
We
continue to monitor the impacts of inflation on our business and will continue to proactively seek cost-saving measures, negotiate with
municipalities to purchase land without being burdened by increased borrowing costs and unfavorable lending terms.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to developing its business plan to market expansion, growing
its staff, raising capital, opening and operating our restaurants and event venues in Colorado and Georgia and planning venues in new
markets, such as Oklahoma and Texas, and exploring additional markets, while closing on its initial public offering that closed on November
29, 2024. While our primary focus is building venues in these additional markets, its secondary focus is the development of venues in
other prospective markets. While we undergo the construction of these venues during the remainder of 2025 and 2026 in Colorado, Oklahoma
and Texas, we do not anticipate operational profits until we open and operate additional venues.
When
comparing our year-after-year interim financials, we had an accumulated deficit of $83,203,658 and $47,361,208 as of September 30,
2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, with cash flows used in operations of $5,186,884 for the nine months ended September 30,
2025 and provided by $13,336,007 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Additionally, net loss increased to
$41,028,537 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2025 from $25,612,656 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. These
conditions raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months;
however, based on management’s plan, as described below, such substantial doubt has been alleviated.
The
Company believes the majority of net loss in the 2025 period was largely due to our efforts to non-recurring expense due to continuing
to develop our business plan, growing our staff, raising capital, planning venues in new markets, such as Oklahoma and Texas, along with
equity-based compensation that was issued for non-cash financing purposes.
In
addition, the Company grew its property and equipment, net, to $250,191,115 as of September 30, 2025 compared to $137,215,936 as of December
31, 2024, which represents an increase of 82% over the nine-month period.
The
Company believes that cash on hand, the improved profitability over the next twelve months from the operating entities in Colorado
Springs, Colorado and Gainesville, Georgia, along with full season of operations of Ford Amphitheater in 2025 and 2026 will allow
the Company to continue its business operations. The opening of Roth’s Sea & Steak in late 2025, with additional capital
raising and debt financing in 2025 and potentially in 2026, will allow the Company to continue its business operations. However,
there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to execute on these plans as laid out above.
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On
January 17, 2024, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note (“Note”) with KWO, LLC (“KWO”), to accrue
interest at 8.75% per annum, for draws to occur between March 2024 to May 2024 to be used towards Sunset Colorado construction. The first
draw commenced March 1, 2024 with the maturity date of February 28, 2025. At any time during the period commencing June 1, 2024 and continuing
until the date on which the Note is paid in full, KWO could convert the outstanding obligations under the Note into Company common stock
of equivalent value, and the Company shares were deemed to have a fixed value of $10 per share. On June 3, 2025, KWO delivered a notice
of its election to convert all amounts owed to KWO under the Note into shares of common stock. A total of 1,007,292 shares of Company
common stock were delivered to KWO in full satisfaction of amounts owed to KWO under the 2024 loan facility. KWO released its security
interest in the Company real property assets that served as collateral for the loan.
On
April 30, 2024, the Company executed a term sheet with the City of El Paso, Texas, and then later in June 2024 and July 2024 entered
into a Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Agreement (the “Chapter 380 Agreement”),
a Purchase and Sale Agreement, and related transaction documents (collectively, the “Definitive El Paso Agreements”). On
May 13, 2025, the Company (through a wholly owned subsidiary) acquired an approximately 20-acre tract of land where it will develop The
Sunset Amphitheater in El Paso, Texas pursuant to the Definitive El Paso Agreements. Under
the Definitive El Paso Agreements the City of El Paso provided various incentives to the Company related to the development of The Sunset
El Paso including contributing cash towards Venu’s development costs by issuing an eight-year, no-interest, forgivable loan to
Venu (the “El Paso Loan”) in the principal amount of $8,000,000 funded by the Texas Economic Development Fund. If the Company
completes construction of The Sunset El Paso within 36 months from the date Venu receives all government authorizations required to develop
and construct the amphitheater (such process, “Entitlement”) and hosts a minimum of 25 events per year at The Sunset El Paso
in years 3-5 of the rebate period, the El Paso Loan will be forgiven.
On
May 27, 2025, for the purpose of funding the completion of a development adjacent to the Ford Amphitheater, the Company entered into
Credit Agreement with Pueblo Bank & Trust, as lender (the “Lender”) for a draw down term loan (the “Construction
Loan”). The Construction Loan accrues interest at 8.50% and has a term of seventy months, maturing on March 27, 2031 (the “Maturity
Date”). Beginning on the closing date, and continuing until no later than May 27, 2026 (the “Draw Period”), assuming
that there has not been an “Event of Default” (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and that the Company has complied with
all requirements under the documents and agreements governing the Construction Loan, the Company may from time-to-time request advances
under the Construction Loan not to exceed an aggregate amount of $6 million. Obligations under the Construction Loan are secured under,
and by, a deed of trust, various assets of the Company pledged pursuant to a security agreement, together with an assignment of leases
and rents, and personal guaranties extended by certain Company affiliates. The balances at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was
$5,937,119 and $0, respectively. This mortgage is collateralized by the SHC land and buildings. This mortgage is personally guaranteed by JW Roth,
the Company’s Chairman and CEO.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2025 the Company issued a series of convertible promissory notes having the same terms:
●
The
Company issued a $6,000,000 principal amount convertible promissory note on February 28, 2025, with a maturity date three years from
the date of issuance. The interest rate is 12% per annum and paid quarterly in cash or shares of Venu’s common stock at the
conversion price. The conversion price is 100% of the average daily closing sale price of the Company’s common stock during
the 10 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the applicable payment date. The lender was also issued a warrant that is exercisable
to acquire 300,000 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $12.50 per share.
●
On
April 4, 2025, the Company issued two convertible promissory notes having an aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000 in total principal
amount convertible promissory note, with a maturity date three years from the date of issuance. The interest rate is 12% per annum
and paid quarterly in cash or shares of Venu’s common stock at the conversion price. The conversion price is 100% of the average
daily closing sale price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the applicable
payment date. The lenders were issued warrants that, in the aggregate, are exercisable to acquire 300,000 shares of Company common
stock at an exercise price of $12.50 per share.
●
On
May 6, 2025, the Company issued two convertible promissory notes having an aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000 in total principal
amount convertible promissory note, with a maturity date three years from the date of issuance. The interest rate is 12% per annum
and paid quarterly in cash or shares of Venu’s common stock at the conversion price. The conversion price is 100% of the average
daily closing sale price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the applicable
payment date. The lenders were issued warrants that, in the aggregate, to acquire 300,000 shares of Company common stock at an exercise
price of $12.50 per share.
●
On
June 22, 2025, the Company issued 1,542,367 shares of Common Stock in full satisfaction of $15,000,000 principal and $423,667 accrued
interest, representing a conversion price of $10 per common share, due under certain convertible promissory notes.
●
On
July 22, 2025, the Company issued 103,667 shares of Common Stock upon conversion of a secured
promissory note to satisfy 50% of the outstanding obligations owed thereunder.
Cash
Flows
The
following information reflects cash flows for continuing operations for the nine-month periods presented:
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
2025
2024
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of period
$ 37,969,454
$ 20,201,104
Net cash (used in) provided
by operating activities
(5,186,884 )
13,336,007
Net cash used in investing
activities
(75,805,333 )
(61,541,682 )
Net
cash provided by financing activities
101,204,579
63,801,428
Cash and cash equivalents
at end of period
$ 58,181,816
$ 35,796,857
Net
Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net
cash used in operating activities was $5,186,884 and net cash provided by operating activities was $13,336,007 during the nine months
ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The year over year decrease of $18,522,891 in cash provided was primarily attributable to
increases in net loss and decreases in equity issued for services, noncash financing expense and licensing liability, which was offset
by increases in equity based compensation.
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Net
Cash Used in Investing Activities
Net
cash used in investing activities was $75,805,333 and $61,541,682 during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The year over year increase of $14,263,651 in cash used was primarily attributable to an increase in the purchase of property and equipment
and the investment in EIGHT Brewing.
Net
Cash Provided by Financing Activities
Net
cash provided by financing activities was $101,204,579 and $63,801,428 during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024,
respectively. The year over year increase of $37,403,151 in cash provided was primarily attributable to increases in receipts of
convertible promissory notes and proceeds from the sale of NNN and firesuites interests, issuance of Contingently Redeemable Convertible
Cumulative Series B Preferred Stock and issuance of common stock through a registered offering of shares of common stock that closed in August 2025.
Significant
Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management
to make significant judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Management
bases these significant judgments and estimates on historical experience and other assumptions it believes to be reasonable based on
information presently available. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions, judgments, or conditions.
Significant
estimates made by management include, but are not limited to: economic lives of leased assets; impairment assessment of long-lived assets;
depreciable lives of property, plant, and equipment; useful lives of intangible assets; accruals for contingencies including tax contingencies;
valuation allowances for deferred income-tax assets; estimates of fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired in business
combinations; and estimates of fair value used in the private stock valuations used for equity-based compensation and warrants.
Revenue
Recognition
We
recognize revenue in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ ASC ”)
606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which requires us to allocate the transaction price received from our customers to
separate and distinct performance obligations and to recognize revenue upon the satisfaction of our performance obligations. We recognize
revenue from our sale to customers of F&B products at our restaurants when the F&B products are transferred to the customer.
We recognize revenue from the rental of our venues and from tickets and related fees for concerts or shows performed at our venues when
the event, concert, or show occurs. We recognize naming rights and sponsorship revenue over the life of the naming rights and sponsorship
agreements.
We
record amounts collected prior to the event as deferred revenue until the event occurs. We record amounts collected from our sponsorship
agreements, which do not relate to a single event, as deferred revenue and recognize those amounts over the term of the agreements as
the sponsorship benefits are provided to our sponsors.
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The
Company contracted with a subsidiary of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (“ AEG ”), AEG Presents-Rocky Mountains, LLC,
a major music and entertainment events presenter, to operate Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which opened in August
2024. Within our Amphitheater Operations, we pre-sell naming rights to our amphitheater by partnering with industry-leading brands under
naming-rights agreements. We generate net profits that are split with AEG through: (i) ticket sales, fees and rebates on tickets for
concerts and events held at Ford Amphitheater; (ii) parking fees; (iii) venue rentals, which may occur for a variety of corporate and
personal events; (iv) food and beverage sold at the shows and events; and (v) sponsorship sales, which allow brands to advertise at our
venue by showcasing their names and logos on a variety of sponsorship inventory curated for the venue and at each event we promote and
host, all of which are offset by operating expenses, artist expenses, supplies, security, utilities, insurance, overhead, etc. within
our net amphitheater revenue recognition from AEG.
Investments
in Related Parties
We
have non-controlling interest investments in related parties. We account for certain of our investments in related parties using a practical
expedient to measure those investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value in accordance with ASC 321, Investments
— Equity Securities ; ASC 325, Investments — Other ; ASC 810, Consolidation ; and ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement .
Our investments in related parties are initially recognized at cost, and any income or loss resulting from such investments are recognized
on our consolidated statements of operations, net of operating expenses. The carrying value of our related-party investments are assessed
for indicators or impairment at each balance-sheet date, such that each investment is derecognized upon the sale or impairment of our
interest in the investment. See “Non-controlling Interest and Variable Interest Entities” for further discussions of the
entities that are majority-owned subsidiaries and variable interest entities.
We
own 526,166 preferred units for approximately $550,000, or 2%, of Roth Industries, of which JW Roth, the founder, manager, and chairman,
is Venu’s chairman and chief executive officer. Our officers and directors are also minority equity owners of Roth Industries.
We currently account for our investment in Roth Industries using ASC 325, Investments — Other . The Company invested in Innovate
CPG, Inc. for a total 526,166 shares (for a total purchase price of $5,261.66) in May 2025. As a shareholder of Roth Industries, the
Company had the right to invest in this newly formed corporation whose primary focus will be to acquire certain rights and brands from
Roth Industries and expand and grow those brands separate from Roth Industries with the intent to facilitate the more efficient and accelerated
expansion and development of the assets of that brand.
Leases
We
account for our leases in accordance with ASC 842, Leases , pursuant to which our leases are classified as either operating or
financing leases and recorded in our consolidated balance sheets as both a right-of-use asset and lease liability, calculated by discounting
fixed lease payments over the lease term, including any renewal options that are likely to be exercised, at the rate set forth or implied
in the lease. In calculating the right-of-use asset and lease liability, we elect to combine lease and non-lease components as permitted
under ASC 842. As an accounting-policy election, we exclude short-term leases having initial terms of 12 months or less and expense payments
on those short-term leases as they are made.
Business
Combinations
On
June 26, 2024, Notes Live Real Estate, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Venu, purchased 100% of the membership units of 13141 BP, LLC
from its members for an aggregate purchase price of $2,761,000, which Venu paid to the members on a pro-rata basis through the issuance
of 276,100 shares of Common Stock, valued at their current fair market value of $10.00 per share.
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Warrants
and Options
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company granted a total of 4,711,750 warrants and options, with (i)
2,500,000 total options granted to JW Roth and Kevin O’Neil as part of the closing upon the real property in McKinney and each
agreeing to serve as a personal guarantor of a promissory note issued at that closing, (ii) 900,000 warrants issued to investors as part
of the convertible promissory note offering, (iii) an additional 608,750 in total warrants and options for contributed services and (iv)
703,000 to employees and directors.
As
of September 30, 2025, there was a total of 7,605,102 warrants (and stock options) exercisable with an aggregate intrinsic value of $32,298,194.
For the total warrants and stock options outstanding of 9,863,323 as of September 30, 2025, the aggregate intrinsic value was $39,736,466.
As of September 30, 2025, there was $8,743,231 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested warrants. The equity-based compensation
cost, related to warrants and options included as a charge to operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, was $475,978 and $13,500,360. Equity-based compensation for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, was $671,819 and $10,927,326. The cost is expected to be recognized over
a weighted-average period of 4.51 years.
Non-controlling
Interest and Variable Interest Entities
The
non-controlling interest (“ NCI ”) represents capital contributions and distributions, income and loss attributable
to the owners of less than wholly owned consolidated entities and are reported in equity. NCIs are evaluated by the Company and are shown
as permanent equity. Net income (loss) attributable to NCIs reflects the portion of the net income (loss) of consolidated entities applicable
to the NCI shareholders in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The net income (loss) attributable to NCIs
is classified in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as part of consolidated net income (loss) and deducted from total consolidated
net income (loss) to arrive at the net income (loss) attributable to the Company. The Company has
evaluated its investments in unconsolidated entities in order to determine if they qualify as variable interest entities (“ VIEs ”).
The Company monitors these investments and, to the extent it has determined that it owns a majority of the controlling class of securities
of a particular entity, analyzes the entity for potential consolidation. The Company will continually analyze investments, including
when there is a reconsideration event, to determine whether such investments are VIEs and whether such VIE should be consolidated. These
analyses require considerable judgment in determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE and could result in the consolidation of an entity
that would otherwise not have been consolidated or the non-consolidation of an entity that would have otherwise been consolidated.
The
Company accounts for the change in its ownership interest while it retains its controlling financial interest in its majority-owned subsidiaries
or VIEs as equity transactions. The carrying value of the NCI should be adjusted to reflect the change in the Company’s ownership
interest in the subsidiary, and differences between the fair value of the consideration received and the amount by which the NCI is adjusted
should be recognized in equity attributable to the Company. This may be shown as NCI and as additional paid in capital to the Company
when combined agree to the non-controlling issuance of shares as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Change in Stockholders’
Equity.
If
a change in ownership of a consolidated subsidiary results in a loss of control or deconsolidation, any retained ownership interests
are remeasured with the gain or loss reported to net earnings. These may be majority-owned subsidiaries or variable interest entities
that the Company has 100% voting control of.
During
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company bought 5,100,000 membership units of SHC. This purchase transaction did not result in a change in control of SHC.
The
following table shows the classification and carrying value of assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as of September 30, 2025:
BBPCO
GAHIA
HIA
Sunset
CO
Sunset
MC
Sunset
BA
SHC
Sunset
McK
Sunset
El
Venu
Inc
Venu
VIP
Notes
DST
Total
ASSETS
Cash
16,068
523,015
319,467
9,365
-
747,034
3,087,147
7,025,637
47,352
904,122
6,351
4,373,880
17,059,438
Property and equipment, net
132,837
10,360,874
9,567,452
47,467,465
-
43,187,087
40,624,515
53,746,598
523,052
-
-
-
205,609,880
Other assets
1,118,322
311,473
635,749
10,000
-
6,005,453
1,046,338
12,964,383
3,470,001
1,854,413
4,499
350,000
27,770,631
Total
assets
1,267,227
11,195,362
10,522,668
47,486,830
-
49,939,574
44,758,000
73,736,618
4,040,405
2,758,535
10,850
4,723,880
250,439,949
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
24,246
-
8
6,828
-
29,122,687
1,557,937
10,942,893
198,623
10,000
2,570
10,001
41,875,793
Accrued expenses and other
361,938
439,626
472,581
18,984
-
-
48,051
98,622
6,651
-
7,199
1,683
1,455,335
Other long-term liabilities
985,024
3,942,416
2,926,711
-
-
675,000
5,937,119
26,666,360
-
-
-
-
41,132,630
Total Liabilities
1,371,208
4,382,042
3,399,300
25,812
-
29,797,687
7,543,107
37,707,875
205,274
10,000
9,769
11,684
84,463,758
Stockholders’ Equity
& NCI
(103,981 )
6,813,320
7,123,368
47,461,018
-
20,141,887
37,214,893
36,028,743
3,835,131
2,748,535
1,081
4,712,196
165,976,191
Total liabilities and
equity
1,267,227
11,195,362
10,522,668
47,486,830
-
49,939,574
44,758,000
73,736,618
4,040,405
2,758,535
10,850
4,723,880
250,439,949
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The
following table shows the classification and carrying value of assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as of December 31, 2024:
BBPCO
GAHIA
HIA
Sunset
CO
Sunset
TN
Sunset
MC
Sunset
BA
SHC
Sunset
McK
Sunset
El
Venu
VIP
Notes
DST
Total
ASSETS
Cash
260,107
212,512
100,475
31,663
-
1,414,974
767,752
5,723,088
11,808,891
101,469
2,342
205,922
20,629,195
Property and equipment, net
40,583
10,631,874
10,277,794
47,620,003
-
36,724
22,745,062
12,172,841
1,980,140
202,483
-
-
105,707,504
Other assets
1,191,762
186,356
723,801
98,108
-
-
-
349,945
10,086,179
-
11,187
11,000
12,658,338
Total
assets
1,492,452
11,030,742
11,102,070
47,749,774
-
1,451,698
23,512,814
18,245,874
23,875,210
303,952
13,529
216,922
138,995,037
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
59,419
413
34,516
95,655
-
-
13,507,259
2,669,239
430,518
76,039
14,829
139,779
17,027,666
Accrued expenses and other
365,638
14,452
191,565
167,047
-
-
2,535,164
92,112
124,322
-
-
-
3,490,300
Other long-term liabilities
1,054,770
4,190,509
3,305,253
11,963,333
-
-
550,000
-
879,424
-
-
-
21,943,289
Total Liabilities
1,479,827
4,205,374
3,531,334
12,226,035
-
-
16,592,423
2,761,351
1,434,264
76,039
14,829
139,779
42,461,255
Stockholders’ Equity
& NCI
12,625
6,825,368
7,570,736
35,523,739
-
1,451,698
6,920,391
15,484,523
22,440,946
227,913
(1,300 )
77,143
96,533,782
Total
liabilities and equity
1,492,452
11,030,742
11,102,070
47,749,774
-
1,451,698
23,512,814
18,245,874
23,875,210
303,952
13,529
216,922
138,995,037
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The
following table provides a summary of the Company’s
non-controlling interests for the periods ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024:
BBPCO
GAHIA
HIA
Sunset
CO
Sunset
MC
Sunset
BA
SHC
Sunset
McK
Venu
VIP
Venu
Inc
Notes
CS 1
Sunset
EP
Luxe
Total
Balance at December
31, 2024
(91,207 )
6,631,807
585,324
20,093,064
(65,428 )
110,810
3,137,215
4,595,687
(3,595 )
-
100,625
-
-
35,094,303
Net income (loss) attributable
to Non-Controlling Interest 1/1-3/31/25
(6,373 )
77,831
(3,023 )
(741,280 )
177
(88,367 )
(145,314 )
(458,850 )
(2,629 )
(700 )
(492 )
-
-
(1,369,020 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
2,596,672
13,770,625
10,953,701
-
15,968
9,262
-
-
27,346,228
Distributions to non-controlling
shareholders
-
(98,064 )
(909 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(6,453 )
-
-
(105,426 )
Balance at March 31, 2025
(97,580 )
6,611,574
581,392
19,351,784
(65,251 )
2,619,115
16,762,526
15,090,538
(6,224 )
15,268
102,942
-
-
60,966,085
Net income (loss) attributable
to non-controlling interest 4/1-6/30/25
(10,417 )
79,989
(2,494 )
(693,602 )
-
367,084
(270,898 )
(338,617 )
(1,204 )
(3,365 )
(4,954 )
(7,883 )
-
(886,361 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
468,182
296,999
12,724,912
-
64,078
162,958
4,123
-
13,721,252
Distributions to non-controlling
shareholders
-
(109,714 )
(909 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
(9,367 )
(26,369 )
-
-
(146,359 )
Balance at June 30, 2025
(107,997 )
6,581,849
577,989
18,658,182
(65,251 )
3,454,381
16,788,627
27,476,833
(7,428 )
66,614
234,577
(3,760 )
-
73,654,617
Net income (loss) attributable
to non-controlling interest 7/1-9/30/25
(30,377 )
84,656
(1,752 )
(391,258 )
(177 )
(795,411 )
(155,705 )
(1,559,441 )
(3,428 )
(11,742 )
(44,010 )
(8,242 )
(13,819 )
(2,930,706 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
2,881,640
109,837
2,679,238
-
189,128
798,788
(3,477 )
-
6,655,153
Distributions to non-controlling
shareholders
-
(169,555 )
(1,818 )
(250,000 )
(876,250 )
-
(800,000 )
-
-
(37,685 )
(69,813 )
-
-
(2,205,121 )
Balance at September 30,
2025
(138,374 )
6,496,950
574,419
18,016,924
(941,678 )
5,540,610
15,842,759
28,596,630
(10,856 )
206,315
919,542
(15,479 )
(13,819 )
75,173,943
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BBPCO
GAHIA
HIA
Sunset CO
Sunset TN
Sunset MC
Sunset BA
SHC
Sunset McK
Venu VIP
Notes CS 1
Total
Balance at December 31, 2023
(118,444 )
6,733,243
601,110
21,620,755
-
288,653
47,106
2,053,440
-
-
-
31,225,863
Net income (loss) attributable to Non-Controlling Interest 1/1-3/31/24
15,652
82,506
(3,000 )
(245,133 )
-
(28,043 )
(14,036 )
(24,839 )
(188 )
-
-
(217,081 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
33,078
235,993
1,993,498
98,818
-
-
2,361,387
Distributions to non-controlling shareholders
-
(123,141 )
(909 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(124,050 )
Balance at March 31, 2024
(102,792 )
6,692,608
597,201
21,375,622
-
293,688
269,063
4,022,099
98,630
-
-
33,246,119
Net income (loss) attributable to Non-Controlling Interest 4/1-6/30/24
11,469
94,097
(3,107 )
(364,690 )
-
(38,086 )
(97,866 )
(325,036 )
(24,847 )
-
-
(748,066 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
338,742
-
(130,839 )
77,419
752,789
1,255,368
-
-
2,293,479
Distributions to non-controlling shareholders
-
(146,173 )
(909 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(147,082 )
Balance at June 30, 2024
(91,323 )
6,640,532
593,185
21,349,674
-
124,763
248,616
4,449,852
1,329,151
-
-
34,644,450
Net income (loss) attributable to Non-Controlling Interest 7/1-9/30/24
5,139
81,043
(3,047 )
(161,268 )
-
121
(76,505 )
(394,635 )
(45,210 )
(889 )
-
(595,251 )
Subsidiary issuance of shares
-
-
-
-
-
(215,816 )
64,007
(1,075,137 )
2,525,361
(445 )
(64,852 )
1,233,118
Distributions to non-controlling shareholders
-
(202,016 )
(909 )
(419,025 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(621,950 )
Balance at September 30, 2024
(86,184 )
6,519,559
589,229
20,769,381
-
(90,932 )
236,118
2,980,080
3,809,302
(1,334 )
(64,852 )
34,660,367
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
do not engage in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often
referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, as a part of our ongoing business. Accordingly, we did not have any off-balance
sheet arrangements during any of the periods presented.
Stockholders’
Equity
On
September 6, 2024, Venu amended and restated is Articles of Incorporation to change its legal name to “Venu Holding Corporation”
and cause all outstanding shares of its previously outstanding Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock to be converted on a one-for-one
basis to shares of “Common Stock.” As of the filing of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Company’s
authorized capital does not include Class A Voting Common Stock. As of September 30, 2025, the Company has 379,990 shares of Class B
Non-Voting Common Stock and 43,248,732 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
On October 28, 2025, the Company’s
shareholders approved an amendment to the Venu Holding Corporation Amended and Restated 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan to increase
the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved under the plan from 2,500,000 shares to 7,500,000 shares.
Except
for any differences in voting privileges or in the contractual rights or limitations assigned or afforded to a specific series of stock
in connection with a merger, acquisition, or strategic transaction, the shares of Common Stock and Class B Non-Voting Common Stock have
the same preferences, limitations, and relative rights. Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share of Common Stock
held of record by such holder on all matters on which shareholders generally are entitled to vote. Except as required by law, holders
of the Class B Non-Voting Common Stock have no voting power with respect to their shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, and the
shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock are not entitled to vote on any matter submitted to the shareholders.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We
are a smaller reporting company as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K and are not required to provide the information otherwise required
under this item.
JOBS
Act Accounting Election
In
April 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “ JOBS Act ”), was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS
Act provides that an “emerging growth company” (an “ EGC ”) may take advantage of the extended transition
period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), for complying
with new or revised accounting standards. As an EGC under the JOBS Act, the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B)
of the Securities Act allows us to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to
private companies. We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that
have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date we (i) are no longer an EGC, or (ii) affirmatively
and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, our financial statements may not be
comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public-company effective dates.
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Other
exemptions and reduced reporting requirements under the JOBS Act for EGCs include presentation of only two years of audited financial
statements in a registration statement for an initial public offering, an exemption from the requirement to provide an auditor’s
report on internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, an exemption from any requirement
that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, along with less extensive disclosure about our executive compensation
arrangements. We plan to take advantage of these reduced disclosure requirements and exemptions until we are no longer considered an
EGC.
ITEM
3.
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Emerging
Growth Company Status
We
are a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”) and are therefore subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. As a smaller reporting company, pursuant to Item
305(e) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item 3.
ITEM
4.
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer,
we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to the
Company and its subsidiaries is communicated to the principal executive officer and our principal financial officer. Based on that evaluation,
our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that, as of September
30, 2025 , our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weakness
in our internal controls over financial reporting described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, with
respect to the Company having limited accounting personnel and as such, is unable to properly segregate duties relating to the
Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. In addition, Venu’s financial close process was not sufficient. While
Venu has processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements, Venu plans to continue to enhance its systems,
processes, and human capital resources with respect to its accounting and finance functions. The elements of Venu’s remediation
plan can only be accomplished over time with the addition of experienced accounting and finance employees and, where necessary, external
consultants, and with enhanced accounting systems and financial close processes.
While
we have processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements, the Company’s remediation plan includes
the continuation of system enhancements, increased segregation of duties and growth of headcount in our accounting and finance department
and/or increased use of third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications. The elements of our
remediation plan can only be accomplished over time with the addition of experienced accounting employees and/or external consultants
and with enhanced accounting systems and financial close processes.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During
the quarter ended September 30, 2025, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Management has identified a material weakness
in internal controls as described above and intends to remediate this by year end. Management has increased headcount by 18% since December 31, 2024 in the accounting and finance department to strengthen its segregation of duties. Management will also consult with third-party
professionals regarding complex accounting applications and to improve our financial reporting processes.
Inherent
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
The
Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, believes that disclosure controls and
procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and
are effective at the reasonable assurance level. However, management does not expect that the disclosure controls and procedures or the
internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived
and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the
inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances
of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon 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. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements
due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
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PART
II
ITEM
1.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS.
From
time to time, the Company is involved in various disputes and litigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of business.
On
August 20, 2025, the Company and two of its subsidiaries, Sunset at Mustang Creek, LLC and Sunset at Broken Arrow, LLC, received a
subpoena duces tecum from the Oklahoma Division of Securities (the “ ODS ”). The two subpoenas require production
of documents related to any offering of securities in the State of Oklahoma. The ODS has not asserted any securities violations
by the Company or its subsidiaries. The Company is fully cooperating with the ODS and has provided responsive information to the
ODS.
Otherwise,
we are not currently engaged in any legal proceedings that are expected, individually or in aggregate, to have a material adverse
impact on our financial position or results of operations.
ITEM
1A.
RISK
FACTORS.
As
a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide disclosure pursuant to this Item 1A. However, in addition to other information
set forth in this Quarterly Report, you should carefully consider the “Risk Factors” discussed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report for a discussion of important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly
Report. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial might materially adversely
affect our actual business, financial condition, and operating results.
ITEM
2.
UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities
During
the quarter ended September 30, 2025, and through November 14, 2025, the Company did not sell any equity securities in a transaction
that was not registered under the Securities Act, except for those reported in a prior report filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and as set forth below:
On September 22, 2025, the Company entered into a partner agreement with a third party who agreed to serve as an
ambassador and provide various brand-promotion services for the Company. As partial consideration for the brand ambassador’s services,
the Company will issue the brand ambassador shares of Common Stock valued at $125,000 on the 91st day after the effective date of the
partner agreement and every 91 days thereafter during the partner agreement’s three-year term. The remaining consideration will
be paid in cash.
On
October 14, 2025, we issued 75,000 shares of Common Stock in exchange for from 75,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock. This
exchange was effected under one or more exemptions from registration under the Securities Act, including Section 3(a)(9).
On November 6, 2025, the Company entered into a partner agreement with a third party who agreed to provide various
brand-promotion services to the Company. As partial consideration for the brand ambassador’s services, the Company will issue the
brand ambassador shares of Common Stock valued at $187,500 on the 91st day after the effective date of the partner agreement and every
91 days thereafter during the partner agreement’s three-year term. The remaining consideration will be paid in cash.
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ITEM
3.
DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
Not
applicable.
ITEM
4.
MINE
SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not
applicable.
ITEM
5.
OTHER
INFORMATION.
During
the quarter ended September 30, 2025, none of the Company’s directors or officers adopted , modified , or terminated a “Rule
10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as those terms are defined in Item 408(a) of
Regulation S-K.
Aircraft
Loan
As
previously disclosed, in September 2025, Artist 280 purchased an aircraft to support certain of the Company’s current and prospective
growth initiatives and development projects around the country. Effective September 26, 2025, Artist 280 borrowed $12,000,000 million
(the “Loan”) from PNC Bank, National Association (the “Lender”). The Loan is evidenced by a promissory note (the
“Note”) delivered by Artist 280 in favor of the Lender. The term of the Loan is 60 months from October 1, 2025, and the Loan
bears interest at 6.01% per annum. Monthly payments of principal and interest are due under the Note and will be calculated by amortizing
the principal amount of the Note over 240 months. Obligations under the Note are secured under an Aircraft Security Agreement between
Artist 280 and Lender pursuant to which Artist 280 granted to Lender a security interest in the aircraft owned by Artist 280. In addition,
JW Roth, the Company’s CEO, delivered a limited guaranty and suretyship agreement whereby he agreed to unconditionally guarantee
and become a surety for payments due under the Note, although Mr. Roth’s maximum liability under that guaranty is $4.5 million.
Brand
Ambassador and Partner Agreements
In
the ordinary course of its business, the Company, from time to time, enters into various relationships and agreements with third parties
for industry events and services intended to increase the Company’s profile in the music industry and raise brand awareness for
the Company’s current and prospective music venues. By way of example, during and after the quarter ended September 30, 2025:
● On
September 22, 2025, the Company entered into an Ambassador Agreement with a third party for
the purpose of increasing awareness of the Company. The term of the agreement is three years
and requires cash payments to the brand ambassador, being a payment at the time of the signing
of the agreement, and then on-going payments at defined intervals. During the term of the
agreement, the Company will also issue shares of common stock to the ambassador on the 91 st
day after the effective date of the agreement and every 91 days thereafter. The number of
such shares of common stock to be issued on each grant date during the term will equal a value
of $125,000, such value to be determined based on the Volume Weighted Average Price per share
during the preceding twenty days during which the NYSE American was open.
● On
November 6, 2025, the Company entered into a Partner Agreement with a third party for the purpose of increasing awareness of the
Company. The term of the agreement is three years and requires cash payments to the brand ambassador, being a payment at the time of
the signing of the agreement, and then on-going payments at defined intervals. During the term of the agreement, the Company will
also issue shares of common stock to the ambassador on the 91 st day after the effective date of the agreement and every
91 days thereafter. The number of shares of common stock to be issued on each grant date during the term will equal a value of
$187,500, such value to be determined based on the Volume Weighted Average Price per share during the preceding twenty days during
which the NYSE American was open.
Under
the agreements generally described above, each ambassador will provide various services intended to promote the Company’s brand
in the music industry, including engaging in various public promotional services on behalf of the Company, which may include testimonials,
public appearances and announcements, and also providing content for brand promotional activities.
Leak-Out
Agreements
As
previously disclosed, our officers, directors, and certain other shareholders have entered into agreements that contractually restrict
their ability to sell or transfer a portion of their shares during the first three-year period in which our Common Stock is listed on
a national stock exchange or otherwise publicly quoted on the OTC. With respect to non-affiliates who are subject to similar contractual
leak-out restrictions, in most cases such persons are, absent a waiver from the Company, prohibited from selling or transferring greater
than 10% of their shares in any twelve-month period through November 25, 2027.
Of
the 42,847,542 shares of Common Stock that are issued and outstanding as of November 14, 2025:
●
approximately
10,940,611 are freely tradable in the public market without restriction on transfer or subject to contractual “leak-out”
restrictions or limitations.
●
31,906,931
are subject to “leak-out” restrictions, of which 6,651,565 are to be released of these restrictions on November 25, 2025;
3,208,885 are to be released of these restrictions on November 25, 2026; 22,042,981 are to be released of these restrictions on November
25, 2027; and 3,500 are scheduled released of these restrictions on November 25, 2028.
Of
the aggregate of 14,923,148 shares beneficially owned by our officers and directors as of November 14, 2025:
●
8,705,657
shares are subject to “leak-out” restrictions, of which 1,181,179 are to be released of these restrictions on November
25, 2025; 941,481 are to be released of these restrictions on November 25, 2026; and 6,582,997 are to be released of these restrictions
on November 25, 2027.
●
6,217,491
are not subject to the “leak-out” restrictions.
These
leak-out restrictions terminate if, at any time before November 25, 2025, the closing sales price of the Company’s Common Stock
is at or above $25 for ten consecutive trading days.
Following
the restrictive periods set forth in the agreements described above, and assuming that no parties are released from these agreements
and that there is no extension of the restricted period, shares of our Common Stock will be eligible for sale in the public market in
compliance with Rule 144 or another exemption under the Securities Act.
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ITEM
6.
EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number
Description
31.1*
Certification of 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 Principal Financial 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 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 Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
101.INS*
Inline
XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
104.*
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
*
Filed electronically herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Venu
Holding Corporation
Date:
November 14, 2025
By:
/s/
JW Roth
JW
Roth
Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman
Date:
November 14, 2025
By:
/s/
Heather Atkinson
Chief
Financial Officer
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