NOTE 3 SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT

 

The short-term debt balances were as follows:

 

   December 31, 2025   December 31, 2024 
         
Loan from Shanghai Commercial Bank at 3.1%-3.2% interest rate per annum. Due originally in January 2025 and subsequently replaced with a new loan which was repaid in 2025.  $-   $183,011 
Loan from HuaNam Bank at 3.4% interest rate per annum. Due in July 2026.   159,500    91,505 
Loan from ChangHwa Bank at 3% -3.3% interest rate per annum. Paid May 2025.   -    152,509 
Balance at end of period  $159,500   $427,025 

 

As of December 31, 2025, there was $63,694 of restricted cash pledged as security for the Shanghai Commercial Bank short term loan.

 

The Long-term debt balances were as follows:

 

Loans from Shanghai Commercial Bank with interest rates 2.1% per annum due January 2029 (1)  $393,432   $498,195 
Current Portion of Long-term debt   (127,600)   (122,007)
Balance at end of period  $265,832   $376,188 

 

      
2026   127,600 
2027   127,600 
2028   127,600 
Thereafter   10,632 
Total  $393,432 

 

 

  (1) On January 24, 2024, the Company received a facility notice from Shanghai Commercial Bank, granting a revolving loan facility totaling up to TWD 10,000,000 (approximately $300,000 USD) and term loan facility amounting of TWD 20,000,000 (approximately ($600,000 USD). The term for the revolving loan is 1 year and for the term loan is 5 years. The 5 year term loan requires monthly payments including interest and principal, and the revolving loan requires a full principal repayment at the maturity date. The guarantors of this loan are Mr. Siu and Mr. Cheung, who are both part of Iveda Taiwan’s management team.

 

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 31, 2026Showing above
2024Apr 15, 2025
2023Apr 1, 2024
2022Mar 31, 2023
2021Mar 31, 2022
2015Jun 10, 2016

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