13. Related Party Transactions

As of December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025, the Company had a short-term amount due to Clayton Adams, its Chief Executive Officer and founder, in the amount of $3,195 and $41,895, respectively, for operational expenses paid by a credit card in his name. The Company has a verbal agreement with Mr. Adams to pay the credit card charges directly to the issuing financial institution as they become due and is current on these payments.

On October 17, 2022, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Birddog Capital, LLC (“Birddog”), a limited liability company owned by Clayton Adams, pursuant to which the Company engaged Birddog to provide management services to the Company. Pursuant to the consulting agreement, the Company agreed to pay Birddog a monthly fee of $6,000 commencing on October 17, 2022. The Company also agreed to reimburse Birddog for all pre-approved business expenses. The term of the consulting agreement was for one (1) year. On April 1, 2024, the Company entered into a new consulting agreement with Birddog which provides for a monthly fee of $22,000. In addition, the Company agreed to pay Birddog $175,000 upon completion of the initial public offering and grant Birddog 500,000 restricted stock units, with 250,000 shares vesting immediately and 250,000 shares vesting eighteen months after issuance. The Company did not make such payment or issue such shares upon completion of the initial public offering. On June 11, 2025, the Company and Birddog entered into an amendment to the consulting agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay Birddog a monthly fee of $22,000 and deferred expenses of up to $25,000. The Company also agreed to issue to Clayton Adams 500,000 restricted stock units, vesting immediately, and agreed to pay Birddog $175,000 no earlier than August 1, 2025 and no later than December 31, 2025. The Company paid the $175,000 in full in August 2025. On September 5, 2025, the Company entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with Clayton Adams, which immediately nullified the consulting agreement, which was set to expire on October 23, 2025.

On July 27, 2023, the Company agreed to purchase approximately $105,000 worth of inventory from Nebraska C. Ozone, LLC, a related party business owned by Lisa Roskens, a significant stockholder at such time and the principal officer of Burlington, due to an open purchase order that the Company’s predecessor had with an inventory vendor that was not included in the liabilities assumed from the predecessor per the terms of the acquisition purchase agreement. The inventory is to be purchased as needed, consistent with other inventory purchases. However, if the entire $105,000 amount is not purchased by March 31, 2024, the balance at that date begins accruing interest at a rate of seven percent (7%) per annum until it is paid in full. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has purchased $12,578 of the inventory, with an outstanding payable balance of $105,000, and has an accrued interest balance of $13,550.

On March 26, 2024, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Clayton Adams, pursuant to which the Company issued a revolving credit note to Mr. Adams in the principal amount of up to $500,000. Pursuant to the loan agreement and note, Mr. Adams agreed to provide advances to the Company upon request during the period commencing on April 25, 2024 and continuing until the second anniversary of such date, or the maturity date. This note accrues simple interest on the outstanding principal amount at the rate of 8% per annum, with all principal and interest due on the maturity date; provided that upon an event of default (as defined in the note), such rate shall increase to 13%. The Company may prepay the note at any time without penalty or premium. The note is unsecured and contains customary events of default for a loan of this type. As of December 31, 2025, no advances have been made, and the principal amount of this note is $0.

On December 24, 2024, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $316,920 to Gary Hollst, the Company’s Chief Revenue Officer. The note was originally due and payable on May 31, 2025 and did not accrue interest. On May 2, 2025, the note was amended and restated in its entirety and the Company issued to Mr. Hollst an amended and restated promissory note in the principal amount of $342,154.57. The amended and restated promissory note was due and payable on May 31, 2026 and accrued interest at a rate of 8.5% per annum. The amended and restated promissory note could be converted at the holder’s option at any time into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.12 (subject to standard adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications and similar transactions). On June 2, 2025, all principal and interest due under the amended and restated promissory note in the amount of $344,625 was converted into 307,701 shares of common stock, which shares were subsequently surrendered by Mr. Hollst and cancelled.

On December 24, 2024, the Company issued a 20% original issue discount promissory note in the principal amount of $415,241 to Clayton Adams. On January 27, 2025, Mr. Adams entered into a note sale assignment and cancellation agreement with Travis Buchanan, the Company’s President, pursuant to which Mr. Adams sold and assigned $125,000 of the note to Mr. Buchanan for a purchase price of $100,000. Following such assignment, the Company issued a 20% original issue discount promissory note in the principal amount of $290,241.25 to Mr. Adams. This note accrued interest at a rate of 8% per annum and was originally due and payable on June 30, 2025. On May 2, 2025, the parties entered into an amendment pursuant to which the maturity date was changed to require repayment with sixty (60) days of written demand from Mr. Adams. On September 5, 2025, the outstanding principal balance and accrued interest due in the amount of $304,295 was paid in full.

Following the assignment described above, the Company issued a 20% original issue discount promissory note in the principal amount of $125,000 to Mr. Buchanan. This note accrued interest at a rate of 8% per annum and was originally due and payable on June 30, 2025. On May 2, 2025, the parties entered into an amendment pursuant to which the maturity date was changed to require repayment with sixty (60) days of written demand from Mr. Buchanan. On September 5, 2025, the outstanding principal balance of this note and accrued interest due in the amount of $131,053 was paid in full.

ACME People Company, a company owned and controlled by Travis Buchanan, the Company’s President, participated in the private placement of promissory notes and warrants that was completed on April 16, 2025 (see Note 10) and was issued (i) a 12% unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $10,000 and (ii) a five-year warrant to purchase 1,333 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.06 per share. On September 5, 2025, the outstanding principal balance of this note and accrued interest due in the amount of $10,217 was paid in full.

In connection with the acquisition of the assets of Sanzonate, on April 15, 2025, CleanCore Global issued a 7% unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $475,000 to CleanCore US. The note bears interest at a rate of 7% per annum commencing on April 15, 2027 with all principal and interest due and payable on April 15, 2030. The note may be prepaid at any time without premium or penalty, is unsecured, and contains customary events of default for a loan of this type. As of December 31, 2025, the outstanding principal balance of this note is $475,000 and it has an accrued interest balance of $17,572. This loan and related interest is eliminated in consolidation.

On September 5, 2025, the Company entered into an option agreement with Clayton Adams, pursuant to which the Company granted Mr. Adams an irrevocable option to elect, in his sole discretion, at any time commencing on the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the closing of the offering that was completed on September 5, 2025, and ending on the third (3^rd) anniversary of such date, to either (i) direct the Company to consummate a spin-off of the Company’s business and operations as conducted immediately prior to the closing of such offering, excluding any digital asset treasury business or other business lines commenced after such date, and including all assets, liabilities and employees primarily related thereto (the “Legacy Business”), or (ii) acquire, or cause one or more entities designated by Mr. Adams to acquire, the Legacy Business at a price proposed by Mr. Adams that he believes falls within a range that is considered fair, from a financial point of view, for the Legacy Business and that is confirmed as fair from a financial point of view by a fairness opinion (the “Option Price”). The Option Price will assume that the Legacy Business will have at least $500,000 in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at the time of such spin-off or acquisition, and if the unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Legacy Business are less than such amount, the Option Price shall be reduced, dollar for dollar, by the amount of such shortfall. In accordance with ASC 718 (Share-based Compensation) and ASC 815 (Derivatives and Hedging), as the contingent arrangement has no economic value at grant or exercise, no accounting treatment is required by the Company as of December 31, 2025.