Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

MORTGAGES AND NOTES PAYABLE

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MORTGAGES AND NOTES PAYABLE
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
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Mortgages

The Company's mortgage balances at December 31, 2022 and 2021 were comprised of the following (in thousands):

December 31,
2022 2021
Bank of New England
   New Bedford, MA and Middleborough, MA properties
$ 12,141  $ 12,499 
Bank of New England
   Wilmington, DE property
1,345  1,463 
DuQuoin State Bank
   Anna, IL and Harrisburg, IL properties
750  778 
DuQuoin State Bank
   Metropolis, IL property
2,508  2,658 
DuQuoin State Bank
   Mt. Vernon, IL property
2,974  — 
South Porte Bank
   Mt. Vernon, IL property
801  816 
Total mortgages payable 20,519  18,214 
Less: Mortgages payable, current portion (1,491) (1,400)
Mortgages payable, net of current $ 19,028  $ 16,814 

In November 2017, the Company entered into a 10-year mortgage agreement with Bank of New England in the amount of $4.9 million (the “Initial Mortgage”) for the purchase of a 138,000 square foot industrial property in New Bedford, MA, within which the Company has built a 70,000 square foot cannabis cultivation and processing facility. Pursuant to the Initial Mortgage, the Company made monthly payments of (i) interest-only from the mortgage date through May 2019 at a rate equal to the prime rate plus 2.0%, with a floor of 6.25% per annum, and (ii) principal and interest payments from May 2019 to July 2020 at a rate equal to the prime rate on May 2, 2019 plus 2.0%, with a floor of 6.25% per annum.

In July 2020, at which time the Initial Mortgage had a remaining principal balance of $4.8 million, the parties consummated an amended and restated mortgage agreement, secured by the Company’s properties in New Bedford, MA and Middleborough, MA in the amount of $13.0 million and bearing interest of 6.5% per annum that matures in August 2025 (the “Refinanced Mortgage”). Proceeds from the Refinanced Mortgage were used to pay down the Initial Mortgage and approximately $7.2 million of promissory notes as described below. The outstanding principal balance of the Refinanced Mortgage was $12.1 million and $12.5 million, respectively, at December 31, 2022 and 2021, of which approximately $382,000 and $358,000, respectively, was current.

The Company maintains another mortgage with Bank of New England for the 2016 purchase of a 45,070 square foot building in Wilmington, DE, which was developed into a cannabis seed-to-sale facility and is currently leased to the Company’s cannabis-licensed client in that state. The mortgage matures in 2031, with monthly principal and interest payments at a rate of 5.25% per annum through September 2021, with the rate adjusting every five years to the then prime
rate plus 1.5% with a floor of 5.25% per annum. For the remainder of 2022, the interest rate on this mortgage remained at 5.25%. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the outstanding principal balance on this mortgage was $1.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively, of which approximately $126,000 and $130,000, respectively, was current.

In May 2016, the Company entered into a mortgage agreement with DuQuoin State Bank (“DSB”) for the purchase of properties in Anna, IL and Harrisburg, IL, which the Company developed into two 3,400 square foot free-standing retail dispensaries. On May 5th of each year of the mortgage agreement, this mortgage is due to be repaid unless it is renewed for another year at a rate determined by DSB’s executive committee. The mortgage was renewed in May 2022 at a rate of 6.75% per annum. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the outstanding principal balance on this mortgage approximated $750,000 and $778,000 respectively, of which approximately $36,000 and $33,000, respectively, was current.

In July 2021, the Company purchased the land and building in which it operates its cannabis dispensary in Metropolis, IL. The purchase price consisted of 750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which were valued at $0.7 million in the aggregate on the date of the transaction, and payoff of the seller’s remaining mortgage of $1.6 million. In connection with this purchase, the Company entered into another mortgage agreement with DSB in the amount of $2.7 million that matures in July 2041 and initially bears interest at a rate of 6.25% per annum, which rate is adjusted each year based on a certain interest rate index plus a margin. As part of this transaction, the seller was provided with a 30.0% ownership interest in Mari Holdings Metropolis LLC (“Metro”), the Company’s subsidiary that owns the property and related mortgage obligation, reducing the Company’s ownership interest in Metro to 70.0%. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the outstanding principal balance on this mortgage was $2.5 million and $2.7 million, respectively, of which approximately $77,000 and $73,000, respectively, was current.

In July 2022, Mari Holdings Mt. Vernon LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a $3.0 million loan agreement and mortgage with DSB secured by property owned in Mt. Vernon, IL, which the Company is developing into a grow and production facility (the "DSB Mt. Vernon Mortgage"). The DSPB Mt. Vernon Mortgage has a 20-year term and initially bears interest at the rate of 7.75%, subject to upward adjustment on each annual anniversary date to the Wall Street Journal U.S. Prime Rate (with an interest rate floor of 7.75%). The proceeds of the loan are being utilized for the build-out of the property and other working capital needs. The current portion of the DSB Mt Vernon Mortgage was approximately $68,000 at December 31, 2022.

In February 2020, the Company entered into a mortgage agreement with South Porte Bank for the purchase and development of a property in Mt. Vernon, IL. Pursuant to the amended mortgage agreement, the mortgage shall be repaid in monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $6,000 which began in August 2021 and continues through its maturity in June 2023, at which time all remaining principal, interest and fees shall be due.

Promissory Notes

Promissory Notes Issued by the Company and its MariMed Hemp Inc. Subsidiary

In February 2020, the Company and MariMed Hemp Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary (“MMH”), amended a secured $10.0 million promissory note (the “$10.0M Note”) issued to an unaffiliated party (the “Noteholder”) earlier in 2020. The $10.0M Note, which provided for the repayment of principal plus a payment of $1.5 million (the “$1.5M Payment”), was amended, whereby the Company and MMH issued a restated promissory note maturing in June 2020 in the principal amount of $11.5 million (the “$11.5M Note”), comprised of the principal amount of the $10.0M Note and the $1.5M Payment. The $11.5M Note bore interest at a rate of 15.0% per annum, requiring periodic interest payments and minimum amortization payments of $3.0 million in the aggregate, which the Company made in the first half of 2021.

The Company entered into a second amendment agreement with the Noteholder in June 2020, whereby (i) $352,000 of outstanding principal of the $11.5M Note was converted into 1,900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (which did not result in a material extinguishment gain or loss as the conversion price approximated the price of the Company’s common stock on the second amendment agreement date), and (ii) the Company and MMH issued a second amended and restated promissory note in the principal amount of approximately $8.8 million, comprised of the outstanding principal and unpaid interest balances of the $11.5M Note, plus an extension fee of approximately $330,000, bearing interest at a rate of 15.0% per annum and which matured in June 2022 (the “$8.8M Note”). In addition, the Company issued three-year warrants to the Noteholder to purchase up to 750,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. The fair value of these warrants on the issuance date of approximately $66,000 was recorded as a discount to the $8.8M Note, and amortized to interest expense over the life of the $8.8M Note.
The Company made a required principal payment of $4.0 million in July 2020, with a portion of proceeds of the Refinanced Mortgage discussed above, and additional principal payments aggregating $0.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2020. Accordingly, the carrying value of the $8.8M Note was $4.2 million at December 31, 2020.

The Noteholder had the option to convert the $8.8M Note, in whole or in part, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.30 per share, subject to certain conversion limitations. This non-detachable conversion feature had no intrinsic value on the agreement date, and therefore no beneficial conversion feature arose. In March 2021, the Noteholder converted $1.0 million of principal and approximately $10,000 of accrued interest into 3,365,972 shares of the Company’s common stock, reducing the carrying value of the $8.8M Note to $3.2 million.

The Company entered into a third amendment agreement with the Noteholder in April 2021, whereby the Company and MMH issued a third amended and restated promissory note in the principal amount of $3.2 million (the “$3.2M Note”), which bore interest at the rate of 0.12% per annum and which would mature in April 2023. The Noteholder had the option to convert, subject to certain conversion limitations, all or a portion of the $3.2M Note into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.35 per share, subject to adjustment. The third amended agreement resulted in a decrease in the fair value of the embedded conversion feature of the $3.2M Note, and accordingly, no accounting was required for such conversion feature.

On or after the one-year anniversary of the $3.2M Note issuance date, upon twenty days prior written notice to the Noteholder, the Company had the right to prepay all of the outstanding principal and unpaid interest of the $3.2M Note, along with a prepayment premium equal to 10.0% of the principal amount being prepaid. The Noteholder remained entitled to convert the $3.2M Note during such notice period. On or after the one-year anniversary of the $3.2M Note issuance date, the Noteholder has the right to require the redemption in cash of up to $125,000 of principal and unpaid interest thereon per calendar month.

In 2021, the Noteholder converted $2.8 million of principal on the $3.2M Note into 8,033,296 shares of the Company’s common stock, reducing the carrying value of the $3.2M Note to $0.4 million at December 31, 2021. All note conversions were effected in accordance with the terms of their respective note agreements, and accordingly, the Company was not required to record a gain or loss on such conversions.

In the first quarter of 2022, the Noteholder converted the remaining principal balance of $0.4 million into 1,142,858 shares of the Company's common stock and the $3.2M Note was retired. The note conversion was effected in accordance with the terms of the note agreement, and accordingly, the Company was not required to record a gain or loss on this conversion.

Promissory Notes Issued Pursuant to an Exchange Agreement

In February 2020, pursuant to an exchange agreement (see Note 13), the Company issued two promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $4.4 million, bearing interest at 16.5% per annum and maturing in August 2021 (the “$4.4M Notes”), in exchange for a loan in the same amount. At December 31, 2021, the principal and accrued interest balance of the $4.4M Notes was $4.6 million. In March 2021, utilizing a portion of the proceeds from the Hadron transaction (see Note 13), the $4.4M Notes were paid in full, along with accrued interest through the repayment date.

Promissory Notes Issued for Operating Liquidity

In April 2020, the Company entered into a note extension agreement (the “Initial Extension Agreement”) with the unaffiliated holder (the “Holding Party”) of a secured $6.0 million promissory note (the “$6.0M Note”) issued by the Company in 2020. The $6.0M Note bore interest at a rate of 13.0% per annum and required the payment of a service fee of $0.9 million (the “Service Fee”).

Pursuant to the Initial Extension Agreement, (i) the $6.0M Note’s due date was extended to September 2020, and the $6.0M Note was modified to include unpaid accrued interest of $845,000 through the modification date and interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum (the “$6.8M Note”), and (iii) a new convertible note in the amount of $900,000 (the “$900k Note”) was issued evidencing the Service Fee, bearing interest at a rate of 12.0% per annum. The Company satisfied the $900k Note and accrued interest of $20,100 in full as of the June 2020 maturity date by the payment in July 2020 of $460,050 in cash, representing one-half of the principal and accrued interest, and the issuance in June 2020 of 2,525,596 shares of the Company’s common stock, in payment of the other half of the principal and accrued interest.
Prior to the issuance of the $6.0M Note, the Company raised $3.0 million from the issuance of a secured promissory note to the Holding Party in 2019, bearing interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum (the “$3.0M Note”). The maturity date of the $3.0M Note, initially in March 2020, was extended for an additional six months in accordance with its terms, with the interest rate increasing to 12.0% per annum during the extension period. Pursuant to the Initial Extension Agreement, the maturity date of the $3.0M Note was extended to December 2020.

The Company and the Holding Party entered into a second note extension agreement in October 2020 (the “Second Extension Agreement”) whereby the Company (i) paid $1.0 million of principal and all outstanding accrued interest of approximately $333,000 on the $6.8M Note; (ii) issued an amended and restated senior secured promissory note in the principal amount of $5.8 million (the “$5.8M Note”) to replace the $6.8M Note; and (iii) amended and restated the $3.0M Note (the “New $3.0M Note”, and together with the $5.8M Note, the “Amended Notes”). The Amended Notes bore interest at a rate of 12.0% per annum with initial maturity dates in September 2022.

In consideration of the Second Extension Agreement, the Company (i) issued four-year warrants to the Holding Party’s designees to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share; (ii) paid the Holding Party a fee of $100,000; and (iii) extended the security interest in certain Company properties and the pledge of certain equity interests to secure the Amended Notes. The Company recorded a discount on the Amended Notes of approximately $573,000 based on the fair value of such warrants on the issuance date, of which approximately $75,000 was amortized as of the end of 2021, with the remainder to be amortized over the life of the Amended Notes.

The Company made a required principal payment of $400,000 on the $5.8M Note in February 2021. In March 2021, utilizing a portion of the proceeds from the Hadron transaction (see Note 13), the Amended Notes were paid in full, along with accrued interest through the repayment date. Additionally, the remaining discount of approximately $450,000 on these notes was fully amortized on the payment date.

Promissory Notes Issued as Purchase Consideration

Greenhouse Naturals Acquisition

In connection with the Greenhouse Naturals Acquisition, the Company issued the Greenhouse Naturals Note (see Note 3) to the Greenhouse Naturals Sellers. The Greenhouse Naturals Note had an outstanding balance of $5.0 million at December 31, 2022, including $0.7 million recorded as a debt discount, which will be accreted through the term of the note. At December 31, 2022, $0.9 million was recorded as current.

Kind Acquisition

In connection with the Kind Acquisition, the Company issued the Kind Notes (see Note 3) to the Kind Sellers. The Kind Notes had an aggregate outstanding balance of $5.5 million at December 31, 2022, of which $1.6 million was current.

On January 24, 2023, in connection with the Company's new $35.0 million credit facility (see Note 22), the Company repaid the Kind Notes in full, aggregating $5.4 million, including approximately $20,000 of accrued interest. There was no penalty in connection with the early repayment of the Kind Notes.

Promissory Notes Issued to Purchase Commercial Vehicles

In August 2020, the Company entered into a note agreement with First Citizens’ Federal Credit Union for the purchase of a commercial vehicle. The note bears interest of 5.74% per annum and matures in July 2026. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the balance of this note approximated $20,000 and $26,000, respectively, of which approximately $5,000 was current at each date.

In June 2021, the Company entered into a note agreement with Ally Financial for the purchase of a second commercial vehicle. The note bears interest of 10.0% per annum and matures in May 2027. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the balance of this note approximated $28,000 and $33,000, respectively, of which approximately $7,000 and $5,000, respectively, was current.
Promissory Note Issued by MMH

MMH issued a $1.0 million promissory note (the “$1.0M Note”) in 2020 to an unaffiliated party and paid $0.5 million of principal amount thereof. In March 2021, the Company paid interest on the $1.0M Note of $0.2 million and paid off the remaining principal balance of $0.5 million utilizing a portion of the proceeds from the Hadron transaction (see Note 13).

Other Promissory Note Issuances
In addition to the above transactions, in March 2021, the Company repaid in full promissory notes entered into in prior years. The payments aggregated $2.3 million, comprised of $2.0 million of principal and $0.3 million of accrued interest