SOLESENCE, INC. Debt Disclosure
(3) Related Party Notes and Lines of Credit
Notes and lines of credit consist of the following:
| As of December 31, 2025 | As of December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rate at December 31, 2025 | Total Borrowing Capacity | Outstanding Borrowed Balance | Total Borrowing Capacity | Outstanding Borrowed Balance | ||||||||||||||
| Libertyville Bank & Trust (1) | 7.75% | $ | 30 | $ | $ | 30 | $ | |||||||||||
| Libertyville Bank & Trust (2) | 7.75% | 500 | 500 | |||||||||||||||
| Beachcorp, LLC (3) | 7.50% | 6,236 | 4,767 | 5,604 | ||||||||||||||
| Beachcorp, LLC (4) | 7.50% | 10,000 | 9,500 | 5,200 | 4,000 | |||||||||||||
| Strandler, LLC (5) | 7.50% | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||
| 1) | Since July 2014, we have maintained a bank-issued letter of credit for up to $30 in borrowings, with interest at the prime rate plus 1%, to support our obligations under our Romeoville, Illinois facility lease agreement. No borrowings have been incurred under this promissory note. It is our intention to renew this note annually. Because there were no amounts outstanding on the note at any time during 2025 or 2024, we have recorded no related liability on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. |
| 2) | On December 21, 2021, the existing credit agreement with Libertyville was converted for use to support our obligations under our newly leased manufacturing and warehouse space in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Interest on drawn balances will be at the prime rate plus 1%. This credit agreement has a maturity of December 22, 2026. We expect to renew this agreement annually, as the lease requires. This credit agreement is secured by all the unencumbered assets of the Company and has superior collateral rights to those credit facilities with Beachcorp, LLC and Strandler, LLC. |
| 3) | On January 28, 2022, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Business Loan Agreement (the “A&R Loan Agreement”), with Beachcorp, LLC, and a new promissory note in order to evidence the A/R Revolver facility, including an amendment to expand the limit on the A/R Revolver Facility from $6,000 to $8,000, reduce the interest rate to the prime rate plus 0.75%, and extend the maturity of the A/R Revolver Facility to March 31, 2024. On March 1, 2024, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Business Loan Agreement extending the maturity of the A/R Revolver Facility to October 1, 2025. On May 27, 2025, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Business Loan Agreement to expand the limit on the A/R Revolver Facility from $8,000 to $12,000 and extend its maturity to April 30, 2027. |
| 4) | On January 28, 2022, the Company entered into the A&R Loan Agreement and a new revolving loan agreement (“Inventory Facility”) with Beachcorp, LLC, and a new promissory note in order to evidence the Inventory Facility. The maximum borrowing amount under the Inventory Facility was $4,000, with a borrowing base consisting of up to 50% of the value of qualified inventory of the Company. The interest rate for the Inventory Revolver is at the prime rate plus 0.75%, and it was set to mature on March 31, 2024. On November 13, 2023, the Company entered into a Replacement Promissory Note with Beachcorp, LLC replacing the Inventory Facility promissory note executed on January 28, 2022. The maximum borrowing amount under the replacement Inventory Facility was increased to $5,200, with a borrowing base consisting of up to 55% of the value of qualified inventory of the Company. The interest rate for the replacement Inventory Revolver remains at the prime rate plus 0.75%. On March 1, 2024, the company entered into a Second Amendment to the Business Loan Agreement extending the maturity of the Inventory Revolver Facility to October 1, 2025. On May 27, 2025, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to the Business Loan Agreement to expand the limit on the Inventory Revolver Facility from $5,200 to $10,000 and extend its maturity to April 30, 2027. |
| 5) | On January 28, 2022, the Company entered into an additional Business Loan Agreement (the “New Term Loan Agreement”) with Strandler, LLC, which effectively transferred or assigned the Term Loan to Strandler, LLC from Beachcorp, LLC. Interest on the New Term Loan is at the prime rate plus 0.75%. Strandler, LLC is also an affiliate of Bradford T. Whitmore. On March 1, 2024, the company entered into a Second Amendment to the Business Loan Agreement extending the maturity of the Term Maturity Note to October 1, 2025. On May 27, 2025, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to the Business Loan Agreement extending the maturity of the Term Maturity Note to April 30, 2027. |
The Company classifies the line of credit – accounts receivable as current because we are required to pay back the borrowings as cash is received from our customers. The Company’s remaining debt is presented within the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025, and 2024, in accordance with the maturity dates in the financing agreements.
Beachcorp, LLC and Strandler, LLC are affiliates of Mr. Bradford T. Whitmore, who beneficially owns a majority of the Company’s common stock and is the brother of Ms. R. Janet Whitmore, a director of the Company and the chair of the Company’s board of directors. The A/R Revolver Facility, the Inventory Facility and the New Term Loan are all secured by all the unencumbered assets of the Company and subordinated to the Company’s credit facility with Libertyville Bank & Trust.
Related party interest expense consists of the following:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Interest expense, related parties | $ | 1,123 | $ | 656 | ||||
Accrued interest consists of the following:
| As of December 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Accrued interest expense, related parties | $ | 103 | $ | 36 | ||||
Outstanding balances associated with related parties are as follows:
| As of December 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Beachcorp, LLC | $ | 14,267 | $ | 4,000 | ||||
| Strandler, LLC | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 31, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Mar 28, 2024 | |
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