Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. Commitments Disclosure
Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
On September 10, 2025, the Company entered into a lease agreement to lease a parcel of land in Colorado (“Colorado Lease”), which served as its installation site for the Company’s first Equipment unit. The lease commencement date is the date selected by the Company within 30 days following the applicable government hearing granting permission for use. The Company obtained its permit on October 29, 2025, and selected November 1, 2025 as the lease commencement date. The lease has an initial term of a one year and includes four options to extend the term, each for an additional one-year period. Under the Colorado Lease, the Company is required to make an upfront payment of $2,500 upon commencement date and pay a monthly base rate of $2,500, which will automatically increase for each extension term at the rate of 5%. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized $5,000 of rent expense in connection with such lease within the general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
On September 21, 2025, the Company entered into another land lease agreement for a parcel of land in Utah (“Utah Lease”). The lease commencement date is the date selected by the Company within 30 days following the applicable government hearing granting permission for use. The lease has an initial term of one year and includes four options to extend the term, each for an additional one-year period. The Company has not obtained its permit. The Utah Lease has a monthly base rate of $200, which will automatically increase for each extension term at the rate of 5%.
Employment Agreement
Effective January 2, 2025, RET entered into a binding offer letter (the “Offer Letter”), which was later amended on June 27, 2025, with its new CEO, Mr. Seidl. Pursuant to the amended Offer Letter, Holdco agreed to pay to the CEO (i) an annual salary of $500,000, (ii) an annual incentive bonus up to 200% of his base salary, subject to Board approval, which will be subject to the achievement of Company and/or individual performance goals mutually agreed by the CEO and the Board or the Compensation Committee, and (iii) a cash bonus of $5.82 million (the “Retention Bonus”) payable on the earlier of (x) December 31, 2028, (y) the date on which the Company terminates the CEO’s employment without cause, or (z) the date on which a change of control is consummated. The Company accrues the Retention Bonus over the period of service. As of December 31, 2025, the Company accrued approximately $831,000 of Retention Bonus and $1 million of annual incentive bonus for 2025 in accrued expenses to related party in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The Company paid the $1 million annual incentive bonus for 2025 to Mr. Seidl in March 2026, pursuant to the Board’s determination and approval.
In addition, subject to approval by the Board and the Compensation Committee, Mr. Seidl is also entitled to equity awards under the Company’s equity incentive plan. On September 5, 2025, the Company granted 602,320 RSAs to Mr. Seidl, 50% of which shall vest on January 1, 2026 and 50% of which shall vest on January 1, 2027, subject to continued employment or service through such vesting date.
Termination Letter
On January 29, 2025, Holdco, RET and Christopher Riley entered into a letter agreement whereby Mr. Riley resigned as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company and RET effective as of January 30, 2025 (the “Termination Letter”). Mr. Riley remains as a member of the Board. The Company appointed Randall Seidl to serve as Co-Chief Executive Officer effective as of January 2, 2025 as discussed above. Following the resignation of Mr. Riley, Mr. Seidl is the Company’s sole Chief Executive Officer.
Pursuant to the Termination Letter, in lieu of all other compensation and payments of any kind due and payable to Mr. Riley, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Riley an aggregate of $124,500, payable in 18 monthly installments beginning in February 2025 in consideration for his past services. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had an aggregate of approximately $48,000 remaining outstanding in connection with such agreement that was included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Additionally, conditioned on approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board, the Termination Letter provides that Mr. Riley will be granted 10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company vesting year from the date of grant. As of December 31, 2025, the stock has not been granted.
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About Commitments Disclosures
Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.
Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.