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Note 1 - Business and Business Presentation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
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Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

NOTE 1 - BUSINESS AND BUSINESS PRESENTATION

 

Business

 

Sono Group N.V. (“Sono N.V.” or the “Company”) is registered in the business register (Netherlands Chamber of Commerce) and its corporate seat is in Amsterdam. In November 2021, the Company successfully completed an initial public offering (IPO) and became listed on The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq Global Market”). The Company’s ordinary shares commenced trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “SEV” on November 17, 2021. On July 12, 2023 and August 28, 2023, the Company received notices from Nasdaq Global Market stating that the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) had determined that the Company’s securities will be delisted from Nasdaq in accordance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rules and notifying the Company of the suspension in trading of its ordinary shares as of the opening of business on July 21, 2023. On December 11, 2023, the Company received a decision of the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) advising the Company that the Panel has determined to delist the Company’s ordinary shares from Nasdaq. On February 15, 2024, Nasdaq filed a Form 25 Notification of Delisting with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to complete the delisting. On July 2, 2024, the quoting of the Company’s ordinary shares commenced on OTCQB under the ticker symbol “SEVCF”. On September 4, 2025, the Company received approval to list its ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and the ordinary shares commenced trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “SSM” on September 5, 2025.

 

The Company has its management in the United States of America since January 31, 2024. Prior to this date, the Company’s management was based in Germany. The business address of the Company is Waldmeisterstraße 93, 80935 Munich, Germany (trade register number: 80683568). Sono N.V.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sono Motors GmbH (“Sono Motors” or the “Subsidiary”), is registered in the commercial register (Handelsregister) at the local court (Amtsgericht) of Munich, Germany, under HRB 224131. Sono Motors’ registered headquarters is Waldmeisterstraße 93, 80935 Munich, Germany. Sono N.V.’s wholly-owned subsidiary Sono Group S.à r.l., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 8 Avenue de la Gare, L-1610 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Such subsidiary was funded with €12,000 for purposes of providing share capital, and it has no operations at this time. Sono N.V. is the ultimate parent of the Group. Hereinafter, Sono N.V. and its consolidated subsidiary collectively are referred to as “Sono Group”, or the “Group”, “Management”, “we” and “us”.

 

Sono Group intended to develop and manufacture electric vehicles with integrated solar panels (the “Sion passenger car program”). In addition, it planned to license its solar technology to other Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”). However, on February 24, 2023, Sono Group announced the decision to terminate the Sion passenger car program and to pivot the business model to exclusively retrofitting and integrating Sono Group’s solar technology onto third party vehicles due to lack of available funding. As a consequence, management decided to apply for the opening of the self-administration proceedings with respect to Sono N.V. and Sono Motors (the “Self-Administration Proceedings”) on May 15, 2023. The Subsidiary withdrew its application for Preliminary Self-Administration Proceedings (as defined herein) on January 31, 2024, and the Subsidiary exited its Self-Administration Proceedings on February 29, 2024. Subsequent to December 31, 2025, the Company's management board, with the approval of the supervisory board, adopted the Treasury Strategy (as defined herein), under which the principal holding in the Company's treasury reserve will be allocated to digital assets, principally Bitcoin, by applying a covered-call yield strategy. In connection with the Treasury Strategy, the Company entered into a series of agreements with Blockchain.com (BVI) II Limited to facilitate related derivative and hedging transactions. Concurrently, the Company determined to cease funding to the Subsidiary (Sono Motors GmbH) and to initiate its exit from the legacy solar operations. The Company intends to solicit the ratification by its shareholders of the engagement by the Company in the Treasury Strategy. See “Note 16 Subsequent Events” and “Note 3 Liquidity and Going Concern” for additional information.

 

These consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments including normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

On a consolidated basis, the Company’s operations are comprised of the parent company, Sono N.V. and its subsidiary, Sono Motors. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. In addition, certain amounts in the prior periods consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.