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NOTE 6. CHINA JOINT VENTURE
In 2019, the Company executed a joint venture agreement with its Chinese supplier (the “China JV”) whereby the Company has a 51% ownership interest. The agreement required the Company to make capital contributions of approximately $357,000 into the newly formed entity, which were made in prior years. In June 2023, the Company executed an amendment to the joint venture agreement to increase the amount of its registered capital. The amendment requires the Company to make additional capital contributions to the China JV of $408,000, of which $214,000 has been made as of June 30, 2026. During May 2025, the China JV executed a distribution agreement with a Chinese distributor and commenced operations during the second quarter of 2025.
During 2024, the Company determined that the contributions made to the China JV to date are not sufficient for the China JV to fund expected losses without additional subordinated financial support. Accordingly, the Company has determined that the China JV is a variable interest entity (“VIE”). The Company has determined that because it has the sole right to direct the activities of the China JV that most significantly impact its economic performance, and as the majority owner, has the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE and the right to receive benefits from the VIE that are significant to the China JV, that the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE. Accordingly, the China JV has been consolidated in these consolidated financial statements.
The China JV is organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, accordingly the Company’s exposure to losses in the China JV is limited to the Company’s registered capital in the Company, which is equal to the sum of the required capital contributions above. As the China JV is not currently sufficiently capitalized, the assets of the China JV are not available to settle obligations of the Company.
The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities of the China JV, a consolidated variable interest entity, included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively:
Changes in the Company’s ownership investment in the China JV were as follows:
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