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| Loans Receivable |
Note 12 – Loans Receivable
On July 2, 2024, AME-HK loaned an unrelated third party 1.324 billion JPY, or approximately $8.8 million (USD) under a six-month loan contract (“Loan 1”). The loan is fully guaranteed by certain assets of an individual (“the Guarantor”) and bears interest at 5% per annum, payable at maturity. On February 25, 2025, the loan was amended to extend the maturity date to June 30, 2025. In connection with the amendment, all accrued interest through March 31, 2025 was paid by the borrower. In addition, the collateral for this loan was increased to include a guarantee by a company (“Additional Guarantor”) wholly owned by the Guarantor. The repayment of this loan was not received on June 30, 2025. On July 4, 2025, the borrower paid all accrued interest on the amended loan through June 30, 2025.
On August 14, 2024, AME-HK loaned an unrelated third party 736.9 million JPY, or $4.9 million (USD) under a six-month loan contract (“Loan 2”). The loan is fully guaranteed by the Guarantor’s assets and bears interest at 7.5% per annum, payable at maturity. On February 25, 2025, the loan was amended to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2025. In connection with the amendment, all accrued interest through the original maturity date was paid by the borrower.
On October 10, 2024, AME-HK entered into a $5.1 million (USD) facility loan agreement with an unrelated third party. The loan bears interest at 8% per annum, payable at maturity. Each drawdown under the facility is repayable 180 days from the date of disbursement, and interest is calculated separately for each drawdown. As of December 31, 2024, a total of $4.5 million (USD) (“Loan 3a”) had been disbursed under the facility. On April 15, 2025, the unrelated third party fully repaid principal and accrued interest of approximately $4.7 million (USD) on Loan 3a further described below. On February 24, 2025, March 4, 2025, and March 10, 2025, additional loans of $150K (USD), $350K (USD), and $100K (USD) were made under the facility loan agreement (collectively, “Loan 3b”). On April 15, 2025, the maturity date of the loan was extended to September 30, 2025, as further described below.
On March 27 and March 28, 2025, two additional loans of 38 million JPY or $250K (USD) and 30.5 million JPY or $200K (USD), respectively (together “Loan 4”), were issued to the borrower of Loan 3a and 3b (the Facility Borrower). Both loans mature on September 30, 2025. The loans are fully guaranteed by the Guarantor’s assets and bear interest at 8% per annum, payable at maturity.
On April 15, 2025, AME-HK and the Facility Borrower entered into a supplementary agreement to the loan contract under which (a) AME-HK issued a new loan of $9.5 million (USD) (“Loan 5”) of which approximately $4.7 million was used by the borrower to repay the $4.5 million loan (“Loan 3a”) dated October 10 and 14, 2024 and to pay all accrued interest through April 15, 2025, totaling approximately $184,000. The remaining $4.8 million was fully disbursed to the Facility Borrower on April 30, 2025, and (b) the maturity date of all loans were extended to September 30, 2025. The repayment of this loan and interest thereon was not received on September 30, 2025.
On April 15, 2025, AME-HK and the Additional Guarantor entered into a mortgage agreement, pursuant to which the Additional Guarantor pledged an equity interest it holds as collateral for Loan 1, Loan 2, Loan 3b, Loan 4 and Loan 5.
The Company, based on ongoing conversations with the borrowers of the loans that are currently past due, has begun to prepare for the legal and other actions necessary to exercise its rights over the collateral provided by the Guarantor and the Additional Guarantor.
The following is a roll forward of the Company’s loans receivable balance during the year ended December 31, 2025:
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded interest income of $1,627,612 and $448,094 on these loans, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded a CECL allowance on these loans of $2,601,155 based on the fair value of the collateral as of the balance sheet date. |