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| LOANS PAYABLE | NOTE 7. LOANS PAYABLE
On July 1, 2022, the East West Bank (“EWB”) provided a mortgage loan (“EWB Mortgage Loan”) in the amount of $2.55 million for the purchase of the property at 135-137 Ludlow Avenue, which was formerly a lease held by the Company. The EWB Mortgage Loan matures in 10 years and bears interest at a rate of 4.75% fixed for 5 years then adjustable at the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (“WSJP”) plus 0.5% with floor rate of 4.5%. The EWB Mortgage Loan contains customary representations, warranties and covenants. These covenants include maintaining a minimum debt coverage ratio of 1.50 to 1.00 tested annually and a minimum trailing 12-month debt coverage ratio of 1.50 to 1.00. As of the date of this filing, the Company was in compliance with each financial covenant.
The Company has entered into a collateralized promissory note with individual lenders (a “Promissory Note”). As of June 2, 2023, a Promissory Note was placed with Nasrat Hakim, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, for $3,000,000. Refer to Note 8 for information regarding the Promissory Note.
Loans payable consisted of the following:
ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The interest expense associated with the loans payable was $111,361 and $128,234 for the years ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Loan principal payments for the next five years are as follows:
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