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Debt Debt consisted of the following:
Cargill Senior Facility
Restructured Credit Agreements with Cargill Financial
On September 3, 2021, Local Bounti Operating Company LLC and certain subsidiaries entered into a multiple-advance term loan credit agreement (the "Senior Credit Agreement" and "Senior Facility") and a subordinated credit agreement (the "Subordinated Credit Agreement" and "Subordinated Facility" and, together with the Senior Credit Agreement, the "Original Credit Agreements") with Cargill Financial.
On March 31, 2025, the Company entered into a restructuring agreement and an Eleventh Amendment to the Senior Credit Agreement (the "Eleventh Amendment" and the "Amended Senior Credit Agreement") with Cargill Financial, as further described below.
Eleventh Amendment to the Senior Credit Agreement
Pursuant to the Eleventh Amendment, (i) $139.0 million of loans outstanding under the Senior Facility, together with all accrued and unpaid interest was cancelled, and (ii) $58.0 million of loans outstanding under the Subordinated Credit Agreement, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, was cancelled, constituting all of the loans and interest outstanding under the Subordinated Credit Agreement. In accordance with the Eleventh Amendment, the aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding under the Senior Facility subsequent to the Eleventh Amendment was $312.0 million. Additionally, in connection with the Eleventh Amendment, the per share exercise price of the Original Warrants (as defined below in Note 7, Fair Value Measurements), was amended from $6.50 to $4.00 per share with an amended expiration date of March 31, 2033.
The Company concluded the Eleventh Amendment met the definition of a troubled debt restructuring as the Company was experiencing financial difficulties and the creditor granted a concession as a result of the reduction of
principal, cancellation of accrued interest, modification of interest rates, and the extension of the maturity date under the Original Credit Agreements. Therefore, no gain was recognized on the cancellation of debt. Instead, $181.7 million of cancelled principal and $15.4 million of accrued interest, net of $29.0 million of unamortized debt discount remaining under the original Senior Facility, was recorded as a debt premium (representing the excess of the $480.0 million carrying amount of the Senior Facility and the Subordinated Facility prior to the restructuring over the new $312.0 million principal amount of the Senior Facility subsequent to the Eleventh Amendment) that is amortized as a reduction to interest expense over the 10-year term of the Amended Senior Credit Agreement using the effective interest method.
Twelfth Amendment to the Senior Credit Agreement
In connection with the issuance of the Note and the U.S. Bounti Warrant (each as defined below), on August 1, 2025, the Company also entered into a Twelfth Amendment to its Senior Credit Agreement with Cargill Financial, pursuant to which $10.0 million of outstanding loans under the Senior Facility were cancelled and discharged. Following the amendment, the aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding under the Senior Facility is $302.0 million.
The Company concluded the Twelfth Amendment met the definition of a troubled debt restructuring as the Company was experiencing financial difficulties and the creditor granted a concession as a result of the reduction of principal. Therefore, no gain was recognized on the cancellation of debt. Instead, $10.0 million of cancelled principal was recorded as a debt premium that will be amortized as a reduction to interest expense over the 10-year term of the Amended Senior Credit Agreement using the effective interest method.
General Provisions of the Senior Facility
Subsequent to the Eleventh Amendment, interest on the Senior Facility will accrue at three-month SOFR plus 2.0%. On March 31, 2031, the interest rate will increase to three-month SOFR plus 6.0%. From January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2029, interest will accrue on $100 million of the Senior Facility and will be due and payable in cash starting the first business day after the close of each calendar quarter, beginning with the quarter commencing April 1, 2027, and continuing through December 31, 2029. Interest accruing on the outstanding principal balance of the Senior Facility in excess of $100 million will, at the Company’s option, either be paid in cash or paid in kind, beginning with the quarter commencing April 1, 2027, and continuing through December 31, 2029.
From January 1, 2030 to March 31, 2031, interest will accrue on up to $200 million of the Senior Facility and will be due and payable in cash starting the first business day after the close of each calendar quarter, beginning with the quarter commencing April 1, 2030, and continuing through March 31, 2031. Interest accruing on the outstanding principal balance of the Senior Facility in excess of $200 million will, at the Company's option, either be paid in cash or paid-in-kind, beginning with the quarter commencing April 1, 2027, and continuing through March 31, 2031.
At all times after March 31, 2031, interest shall be payable only in cash on the first business day after each calendar quarter ends. Additionally, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2027, 50% of the free cash flow generated in the preceding quarter must be used for principal repayment on a quarterly basis. The maturity date of the Senior Facility subsequent to the Eleventh Amendment is December 31, 2035.
The Amended Senior Credit Agreement includes affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, and other requirements and restrictions. The financial covenants under the Amended Senior Credit Agreement consist of the following:
•Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio: Beginning June 30, 2027, the Company must maintain a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio of at least 1.00 to 1.00, increasing to 1.25 to 1.00 on June 30, 2028, and thereafter.
•Minimum Liquidity: The Company is required to maintain minimum liquidity of $3.0 million as of December 31, 2025, December 31, 2026, and thereafter.
•Minimum EBITDA: The Company must achieve minimum Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $0 for the quarter ending March 31, 2026; $3.0 million for each of the quarters ending December 31, 2026 and March 31, 2027; and $7.0 million for the twelve-month period ending March 31, 2027. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net loss before the impact of interest expense, depreciation, and amortization, and adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense, change in fair value of warrant liability, and certain other non-core items.
•Current Ratio: Starting June 30, 2027, the Company must maintain a minimum current ratio covenant of at least 1.00 to 1.00, increasing to 1.20 to 1.00 beginning June 30, 2028, and thereafter.
U.S. Bounti, LLC Convertible Note and U.S. Bounti Warrant
On August 1, 2025, the Company entered into a Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement with U.S. Bounti, LLC, providing for the issuance of (i) a convertible note with an initial principal balance of $10.0 million (the "Note") and (ii) a common stock purchase warrant (the "U.S. Bounti Warrant") pursuant to which U.S. Bounti, LLC has the right to purchase and acquire 550,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.125 per share. The Note bears interest at a rate of 6.0% per year, commencing on August 1, 2025 with a maturity date of August 1, 2030. Interest will accrue semi-annually on each June 30 and December 31, commencing December 31, 2025 (each, a "PIK Interest Payment Due Date"), and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each PIK Interest Payment Due Date by automatically increasing the principal amount of the Note by the amount of such interest (with such increased amount thereafter accruing interest as well) on each PIK Interest Payment Due Date ("PIK Interest"). From time to time after August 1, 2028, interest may be payable quarterly in arrears in cash on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, commencing December 31, 2028 (each, a "Cash Interest Payment Due Date"), in each case, in an amount equal to interest accrued during the quarter ending on such Cash Interest Payment Due Date, so long as certain conditions are met, including receipt of the prior written approval of Cargill Financial, as sole lender under the Senior Facility, if the senior obligations thereunder have not been paid in full, as further set forth in the Note.
During the term of the Note, the Note will be convertible into shares of the Company's common stock from time to time at the option of U.S. Bounti, LLC, upon delivery on one or more occasions of a written notice to the Company electing to convert all or any portion of the Note Obligations Amount (as defined in the Note). The initial conversion price of the Note is $2.50 per share of the Company's common stock (the "Conversion Price"). The Conversion Price is subject to adjustment for stock splits, dividends or distributions, recapitalizations or similar transactions. On August 1, 2029, 50% of the Note Obligations Amount will be automatically converted into shares of the Company's common stock at the Conversion Price. The remaining 50% of the Note Obligations Amount will be automatically converted into shares of the Company's common stock at the Conversion Price on the maturity date of the Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, 50% of the Note Obligations Amount may be payable in cash on August 1, 2029, with the remaining 50% of the Note Obligations Amount repaid in cash on the maturity date of the Note, so long as certain conditions are met as set forth in the Note. Conversion of the full initial principal amount of the Note would result in the issuance of 4,000,000 shares of common stock if converted at $2.50 per share, which amount is subject to increase by any PIK Interest that is added to the outstanding principal under the terms of the Note. The Note is subordinated to obligations under the Company’s Senior Facility.
On October 14, 2025, the Company’s stockholders approved, for purposes of complying with the rules of the NYSE, (i) the issuance of up to 5,131,871 shares of the Company's common stock upon the conversion of the Note, and (ii) the issuance of up to 550,000 shares of the Company's common stock underlying the U.S. Bounti Warrant.
The Company determined that the U.S. Bounti Warrant requires liability classification under ASC 815 and will be remeasured at fair value each reporting period, with changes recognized in earnings. The U.S. Bounti Warrant's initial fair value of $1.5 million was recorded as a debt discount to the $10.0 million Note, and will be amortized to interest expense over the 5-year term of the Note using the effective interest method. See Note 7, Fair Value Measurements, for a discussion of the method used to determine the fair value of the U.S. Bounti Warrant.
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