NOTE 5 – LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES

The Company’s loans payable – related parties consisted of the following:

During the twelve months ended September 30, 2024, the Company issued promissory notes in the aggregate principal of $1,105,639 and $248,000 to a shareholder and to an entity managed by that shareholder, respectively, (collectively, the “Shareholder 2024 Loans”), in consideration of cash proceeds in the same amount in the following tranches:

The 2024 Shareholder Loans bear interest of 5.0% per annum and each individual loan will be due and payable three years from the date of issuance. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding principal balance and accrued and unpaid interest of the Shareholder 2024 Loans was $1,353,639 and $44,111, respectively.

In July 2024, a shareholder of the Company made payments on the Company’s behalf to settle an obligation with an affiliate in which the shareholder has a controlling interest. The shareholder entered into an assignment of debt agreement with the affiliate whereby the affiliate assigned its right, title obligation and interest in the obligation by the Company to the shareholder (the “July 2024 Loan”). The July 2024 Loan is noninterest bearing and was due and payable at issuance. In December 2024, the Company repaid approximately $1,000,000 of the July 2024 loan. As of March 31, 2025, the outstanding principal balance of the July 2024 Loan was $213,349.

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, total loans payable – related parties was $1,566,988 and $1,566,988, respectively, which was reflected as loans payable – related parties, current and noncurrent, on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

In June 2024, as part of the terms of a note payable entered into, 30.0% of the loans payable with the shareholder of the 2024 Shareholder Loans and July 2024 Loan was due and payable on demand.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the interest expense related to above loans payable – related parties amounted to $33,841 and $10,025, respectively, and has been reflected as a component of other (expense) income on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the related accrued and unpaid interest for above loans was $77,952 and $44,111, respectively, which was reflected as interest payable – related parties, net of current portion on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The loans payable – related parties mature as follows:

NOTE 7 – LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES

The Company’s loans payable – related parties consisted of the following:

In September 2023, the Company issued a promissory note in exchange for cash consideration (the “September 2023 Loan”) for $270,000 to a Company shareholder. The September 2023 Loan bears interest of 5.0% per annum and is due and payable on September 18, 2026. In December 2023, the outstanding principal and interest of $270,563 due on the September 2023 Loan was settled through the issuance of 8,767 shares of the Company’s common stock (see Note 10). As of September 30, 2024, the September 2023 Loan and related accrued interest was extinguished.

During the year ended September 30, 2024, the Company issued promissory notes in the aggregate principal of $1,105,639 and $248,000 to a shareholder and to an entity managed by that shareholder, respectively, (collectively, the “Shareholder 2024 Loans”), in consideration of cash proceeds in the same amount in the following tranches:

The 2024 Shareholder Loans bear interest of 5.0% per annum and each individual loan will be due and payable three years from the date of issuance. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding principal balance and accrued and unpaid interest of the Shareholder 2024 Loans was $1,353,639 and $44,111, respectively.

In July 2024, a shareholder of the Company made payments on the Company’s behalf to settle an obligation with an affiliate in which the shareholder has a controlling interest. The shareholder entered into an assignment of debt agreement with the affiliate whereby the affiliate assigned its right, title obligation and interest in the obligation by the Company to the shareholder (the “July 2024 Loan”). The July 2024 Loan is noninterest bearing and was due and payable at issuance. In December 2024, the Company repaid approximately $1,000,000 of the July 2024 loan. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding principal balance of the July 2024 Loan was $213,349.

In June 2024, as part of the terms of a note payable entered into, 30.0% of the loans payable with the shareholder of the August 2023 Loan, September 2023 Loan, 2024 Shareholder Loans, and July 2024 Loan was due and payable on demand.

For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the interest expense related to above loans payable – related parties amounted to $0, $44,111 and $563, respectively, and has been reflected as a component of other (expense) income on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

As of December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024 and 2023, the related accrued and unpaid interest for above loans was $44,111, $44,111 and $563, respectively, whereby $44,111, $44,111 and $563, respectively, was reflected as interest payable – related parties, net of current portion on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The loans payable – related parties mature as follows: