RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
6 Months Ended |
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| Related Party Transactions [Abstract] | |
| RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | NOTE 9 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Promissory Note
On July 10 through July 17, 2023, the Company received $140,000 in proceeds from the issuance of three promissory notes with related parties. In addition, the Company received an additional $40,000 in proceeds during the three months ended September 30, 2024 for total proceeds outstanding of $180,000. The notes bear interest at 10% and have maturity dates one year from the issuance date. The maturity date has been extended for six months on two of the related parties and three months for one of the related party.
On August 10, 2022, the Company issued a loan agreement for $300,000, with related parties, which is to be considered priority debt of the Company. As of this filing, five of the related parties have entered into promissory notes under the loan agreement for $50,000 each, for a total of cash received of $250,000. The notes bear interest at a 10% per annum and are due in one year from the issuance date of the notes. The maturity date has been extended an additional six months, to February 10, 2025.
For the three and six months ended September 30, 2024 and September 2023, the interest expense for the related party promissory notes was approximately $11,000 and $9,301 and $21,000 and $15,551, respectively. As of September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the accrued interest related to the related party promissory notes was approximately $72,000 and $26,000, respectively.
NaturalShrimp Holdings, Inc.
On January 1, 2016 the Company entered into a notes payable agreement with NaturalShrimp Holdings, Inc.(“NSH”), a shareholder. The note payable has no set monthly payment or maturity date with a stated interest rate of 2%. During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Company paid off $655,750 of the note payable. The outstanding balance is approximately $77,000 as of both September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024. As of both September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, accrued interest payable was approximately $74,000.
Shareholder Notes
The Company has entered into several working capital notes payable to multiple shareholders of NSH and Bill Williams, a former officer and director, and a shareholder of the Company, for a total of $486,500. The notes are unsecured and bear interest at 8%. These notes had stock issued in lieu of interest and have no set monthly payment or maturity date. The balance of these notes was $356,404 as of both September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, and is classified as a current liability on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, accrued interest payable was approximately $182,000.
Shareholders
Beginning in 2010, the Company started entering into several working capital notes payable with various shareholders of NSH for a total of $290,000 and bearing interest at 8%. The balance of these notes at September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024 was $54,647 and is classified as a current liability on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024 accrued interest payable was approximately $21,570 and $21,570, respectively.
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