8. Convertible Notes Payable at Fair Value

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the estimated fair value of our convertible debt is as follows:

On December 7, 2022, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement with Yorkville to purchase up to $31.1 million in convertible debentures (the “2022 Debentures”). On February 5, 2024 and August 30, 2024, Company issued additional convertible debentures in the amounts of $4.3 million and $3.3 million, respectively, (the “February 2024 Debenture” and "August 2024 Debenture” respectively, and together, the “2024 Debentures”), pursuant to a funding commitment letter entered into between the Company and Yorkville in connection with Sono Group’s restructuring in connection with the Self-Administration Proceedings. On December 30, 2024 the Company and Yorkville entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”). Under the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, Yorkville committed to provide limited financing to the Company in the amount of $5 million, subject to certain conditions and limitations. Following a number of amendments to the Securities Purchase Agreement the Company issued to Yorkville two additional debentures (“2025 Debentures”) in the amounts of $1 million and $1 million on February 12, 2025 and March 25, 2025, respectively. The following table reflects the outstanding debt and accrued interest for each tranche as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

The 2022 Debentures carry a coupon of 4% and were convertible into common stock at the holder’s option at, the lower of (i) $1.75, or (ii) 96.5% of the lowest daily VWAP of the Ordinary Shares during the (7) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the conversion date or other date of determination). As a result of the amendment described below, the 2022 Debentures have a maturity date of the later of July 1, 2025 or 12 months from the issuance date of each such new note. The 2022 Debentures contain default provisions that accelerate the payment of principal and interest calculated at the default rate of 12%. Resulting from the Company’s application for its Self-Administration Proceedings, the 2022 Debentures have been in default since the filing with the bankruptcy court.

In November 2023, the contractual terms of the 2022 Debentures were renegotiated and significantly amended resulting in modified convertible debentures. The maturity date was extended until July 1, 2025. The conversion price was changed to the lower of USD 0.25 and 85% of the minimum daily volume-weighted average price on the seven trading days before conversion, provided that the conversion price will not be below the nominal value of EUR 0.06, as translated to USD, and, if and only if the shares of Sono Group are listed and traded on Nasdaq on the relevant conversion date, the conversion price will not be lower than the Floor Price of USD 0.006.

The 2024 Debentures carry a coupon of 12% and are convertible into common stock at the holder’s option at, the lower of (x) a price per Ordinary Share equal to $18.75 or (y) 85% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares during the seven consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of conversion (the “2024 Variable Conversion Price”); provided, that the 2024 Variable Conversion Price may not be lower than (i) a price equal to 20% of the closing price of the ordinary shares on the trading day immediately prior to the issuance date of the debenture and (ii) the nominal value of one ordinary share. The 2024 Debentures contain default provisions that accelerate the payment of principal and interest calculated at the default rate of 18%. The February 2024 Debenture has a maturity date of July 2025, and the August 2024 Debenture has a maturity date of August 2025.

The 2025 Debentures carry a coupon of 12% and are convertible into common stock at the holder’s option at, the lower of (x) a price per Ordinary Share equal to $1.75 or (y) 85% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares during the seven consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of conversion (the “2024 Variable Conversion Price”); provided, that the 2024 Variable Conversion Price may not be lower than (i) a price equal to 20% of the closing price of the ordinary shares on the trading day immediately prior to the issuance date of the debenture and (ii) the nominal value of one ordinary share. The 2024 Debentures contain default provisions that accelerate the payment of principal and interest calculated at the default rate of 18%. The February 2025 Debenture has a maturity date of February 2026, and the March 2025 Debenture has a maturity date of March 2026.

The Company has evaluated the terms and conditions of the convertible notes under the guidance of ASC 815. The conversion feature did not meet the definition of “indexed to a company’s own stock” provided for in ASC 815 due to the variable number of shares issuable at conversion. Therefore, the conversion feature requires bifurcation and liability classification. Rather than bifurcating and recording the embedded derivative as a derivative liability, the Company elected to initially and subsequently measure the convertible note in its entirety at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings in accordance with ASC 815-15-25-4.

The carrying value of the convertible notes, which under ASC 815-15-25-4 is Fair Value, is on the balance sheet, with changes in the carrying value being recorded in earnings. The components of the convertible promissory notes as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows:

The Company utilized a binomial lattice option pricing model to estimate the fair value per share of the underlying common equity. The Company believes that the binomial lattice model results in the best estimate of fair value because it embodies all of the requisite assumptions (including the underlying price, exercise price, term, volatility, and risk-free interest-rate) necessary to fairly value these instruments and, unlike less sophisticated models like the Black-Scholes model, it also accommodates assumptions regarding investor exercise behavior and other market conditions that market participants would likely consider in negotiating the transfer of such an instruments.

In January of 2025 the Company entered into an exchange agreement whereby the holder will exchange the debt for 1,200 shares of perpetual preferred stock. Each share has a preestablished value of $30K for a total value of $36M. The exchange agreement is contingent upon the Company successfully uplisting its ordinary shares to the Nasdaq Capital Market.  As part of the commitment, the holder has agreed to a conversion price of $4.00 for six months.  These terms have been embodied into the calculation of fair value at March 31, 2025. The table below reflects the assumptions used as inputs to the binomial lattice option pricing model.