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GENERAL | NOTE 1 – GENERAL
Nature of Operations
Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. (“Mawson,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) is a digital infrastructure company headquartered in the United States.
Mawson is a corporation incorporated in Delaware in 2012. On March 9, 2021, the Company acquired the shares of Cosmos Capital Limited in a stock for stock exchange. This transaction has been accounted for as a reverse asset acquisition. Mawson was previously known as Wize Pharma Inc and changed its name on March 17, 2021. Shares of Mawson’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) have been listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market since September 29, 2021.
The Company has 3 primary businesses – digital co-location business, digital assets self-mining business, and energy management business.
Throughout this filing, we use the term Bitcoin (with a capital “B”) to represent the overall concept of Bitcoin, including the technology, protocol, and the entire ecosystem. The term bitcoin (with a lower case “b”) refers to the digital bitcoin currency or token.
The Company develops and operates next generation digital infrastructure platforms for digital colocation services, and digital assets mining activities including on the Bitcoin blockchain network. The Company also provides digital infrastructure services for its colocation customers that use computational machines through our digital infrastructure platforms. The Company also has an energy management program through which it can receive net energy benefits in exchange for curtailing the power the Company utilizes from the grid in response to instances of high electricity demand.
The Company may also transact in digital assets mining, data center infrastructure and related equipment periodically, subject to prevailing market conditions. The Company designs, develops, operates, and manages its next generation digital infrastructure platforms to responsibly support digital assets such as the Bitcoin network and other digital assets by contributing to the scale, structure, and decentralization of these networks and optimizing energy consumption. The Company contributes to the ecosystem and growth of digital assets as there continues to be a global transition to the new digital economy.
The Company strives to operate and invest in those markets and communities that offer low or zero carbon renewable energy sources and participate in energy management activities. We invest in the communities in which we operate and also support broader economic initiatives within these ecosystems.
The Company manages and operates next generation digital infrastructure platforms delivering a total current capacity of approximately 129 MW with its current operational sites located in the United States,
The Company has previously reported through an 8-K filing on March 29, 2024 that the Company may seek to exit certain or all of its entities and holdings in Australia. The Company currently operates facilities in the United States of America and does not have operating sites in Australia. The accompanying consolidated condensed unaudited interim financial statements, including the results of a number of the Company’s Australian subsidiaries: Cosmos Trading Pty Ltd, Cosmos Infrastructure LLC, Cosmos Manager LLC, MIG No.1 Pty Ltd (on March 19, 2024, MIG No.1 Pty Ltd was placed into a Australian court appointed liquidation and wind-up process), MIG No.1 LLC, Mawson AU Pty Ltd (on April 23, 2024, Mawson AU Pty Ltd was placed into a Australian court appointed liquidation and wind-up process, as disclosed in note 3), an Australian entity Mawson Services Pty Ltd (on April 29, 2024, Mawson Services Pty Ltd was placed into a Australian court appointed liquidation and wind-up process, as disclosed in note 3), Luna Squares LLC, Mawson Bellefonte LLC, Luna Squares Repairs LLC, Luna Squares Property LLC, Mawson Midland LLC, Mawson Hosting LLC, Mawson Ohio LLC and Mawson Mining LLC (collectively referred to as the “Group”), have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).
These consolidated, condensed unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Group as of December 31, 2023, and the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with SEC on April 1, 2024. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The results of the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2024. These consolidated, condensed unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods presented.
Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated, condensed unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern basis and in accordance with GAAP. The going concern basis of presentation assumes that the Company will continue in operation one year after the date these financial statements are issued and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, management must evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date these financial statements are issued. This evaluation does not take into consideration the potential mitigating effect of management’s plans that have not been fully implemented or are not within control of the Company as of the date the financial statements are issued. When substantial doubt exists under this methodology, management evaluates whether the mitigating effect of its plans sufficiently alleviates substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The mitigating effect of management’s plans, however, is only considered if both (1) it is probable that the plans will be effectively implemented within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued, and (2) it is probable that the plans, when implemented, will mitigate the relevant conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.
For the six-months ended June 30, 2024, the Company incurred a loss after tax of $29.38 million, and as of June 30, 2024, had negative working capital of $34.50 million, had total net assets of $4.40 million and had an accumulated deficit of $212.05 million. The Company’s cash position as of June 30, 2024, was $6.78 million.
Bitcoin and other digital asset prices can be volatile and the difficulty of earning bitcoin has typically trended higher over time, which means the Company typically earns less bitcoin for the same effort. In addition, the rewards that bitcoin miners earn halved (not including transaction fees) during April 2024. These factors are outside the Company’s direct control, and the Company may not be able to practically mitigate their impact. The Company cannot predict with any certainty whether these trends will reverse or persist. In addition, the Company’s miners and other mining equipment will require replacement over time as they come to the end of their useful lives to ensure that the Company can continue to competitively and efficiently produce bitcoin.
The Customer Equipment Colocation Agreement the Company’s subsidiary, Luna Squares LLC (“Luna”), had with Celsius Mining LLC (the “Colocation Agreement”), expired on August 23, 2023. Celsius Mining LLC is currently in default on payments under the Colocation Agreement to Luna. On July 13, 2022, Celsius Mining LLC and its other affiliated debtors (collectively here “Celsius”) filed for bankruptcy relief under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court. On November 23, 2023, Celsius filed an adversary proceeding in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”), Case No. 22-10964 against Mawson, and Mawson’s subsidiaries Luna Squares LLC and Cosmos Infrastructure LLC, asserting various claims related to the alleged breach of a Colocation Agreement and Secured Promissory Note. Adv. Case No. 23-01202, claiming it is owed approximately $8.00 million under the promissory note and claiming entitlement to return of $15.33 million paid as deposit. Mawson denied that Celsius is entitled to the relief it seeks in the adversary proceeding and sought to have the matter removed from the adversary proceeding to arbitration based on the arbitration clause contained in one of the transaction’s agreements. Pursuant to court order dated April 22, 2024, the Celsius adversarial proceedings against Luna Squares and Mawson was dismissed pursuant to the Company’s successful motion to compel arbitration. On July 18, 2024, Celsius Network, LLC filed for arbitration of its claims against the Company with the American Arbitration Association in the matter entitled, “Celsius Network Ltd., Celsius Mining LLC and Ionic Digital Mining LLC v. Mawson Infrastructure Group, Luna Squares LLC and Cosmos Infrastructure LLC - Case 01-24-0006-4462”. The Company opposes the claim in arbitration and on August 12, 2024, has filed responsive pleadings denying the claims and asserting affirmative defenses, including set off against the claims, and asserted cross claims against Celsius for sums due to the Company in excess of $115.00 million. This includes counter claims asserted by the Company against Celsius Network Ltd., Celsius Mining LLC and Ionic Digital Mining LLC in excess of $115.00 million for damages due to the Company, including for breach of the Colocation Agreement by Celsius. The matter is proceeding through the arbitration process.
The Company is the guarantor on a Secured Loan Facility Agreement by MIG No. 1 Pty Ltd (“MIG No.1”) with Marshall Investments GCP Pty Ltd ATF for the Marshall Investments MIG Trust (“Marshall”). The loan matured in February 2024 and the total outstanding balance is $9.71 million as of June 30, 2024. There has been no principal and interest payments made since May 2023. This Secured Loan Facility Agreement was entered into with an Australian entity MIG No.1, this company was placed into a court appointed liquidation and wind-up process and was deconsolidated from the group on March 18, 2024. On May 28, 2024, Marshall submitted a statutory demand for payment under Australian law. On June 17, 2024, the Company responded objecting to the demand under Australian law. No further legal action or legal proceeding has been taken by either party as of this date. The Company is reserving all its rights and remedies against Marshall.
The Company is the guarantor on a Secured Loan Facility Agreement for working capital by Mawson Infrastructure Group Pty Ltd with W Capital Advisors Pty Ltd. As of June 30, 2024, AUD $1.86 million (USD $1.24 million) has been drawn down from this facility. The Secured Loan Facility expired in March 2023. This Secured Loan Facility Agreement was entered into with an Australian entity Mawson Infrastructure Group Pty Ltd, this company was placed into Australian voluntary administration on October 30, 2023, and on November 3, 2023, W Capital Advisors appointed receivers and managers in Australia under the terms of their security relating to their working capital facility. On March 28, 2024, the Company was made a defendant in a civil suit before the Supreme Court of NSW in Sydney Australia, in the matter entitled “W Capital Advisors Pty Ltd in its capacity as trustee for the W Capital Advisors Fund v. Mawson Infrastructure Group, Inc.”, Docket No. 2024/00117331, alleging a claim to seek USD $0.17 million as unpaid interest under a convertible note after the Company paid in full the principal of $0.50 million, and AUD $0.30 million under a loan deed, plus interest and costs for sums due claiming corporate guarantee by the Company for a “Variation Deed to Loan Deed” dated September 29, 2022, executed by its Australian entity, Mawson Infrastructure Group Pty Ltd. The Company sought dismissal of the Australian proceedings arguing jurisdiction of any claims against the Company was in the United States. Despite its objections, the Australian court ruled in favor of the Australian claimant and rendered its judgment against the Company under Australian law for the amounts for US $0.17 million as unpaid interest under a convertible note after the Company paid in full the principal of $0.50 million, and AUD $0.30 million under a loan deed, plus interest and costs for sums due. The Company continues to believe that jurisdiction and adjudication of this matter has to be pursuant to U.S law and has to occur in the United States and the Company retain all rights and shall pursue all remedies as available under U.S. jurisdictions. The Company has also corresponded with W Capital Advisory Pty Ltd and/or its representatives, the Company’s ongoing concerns about W Capital Advisory Ptv Ltd and James Manning being related parties. W Capital Advisory Pty has not responded to the Company’s concerns in a manner satisfactory to the Company.
The Company, or its subsidiaries, have not fulfilled specific payment obligations related to the Celsius Promissory Note, the Marshall loan and the W Capital Working Capital Loan mentioned above. Consequently, the creditors associated with these debt facilities may initiate actions as allowed by relevant grace periods. This includes the possibility of opting to expedite the repayment of the principal debt, pursuing legal action against the Company or its subsidiaries for payment default, raising interest rates to the default or overdue rate, or taking appropriate measures concerning collateral (including appointing a receiver), if applicable.
The Company has evaluated the above conditions and concluded that these conditions raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements.
To mitigate these conditions, the Company has explored various avenues to enhance liquidity, fund the Company’s expenditures, and meet debt servicing requirements. These strategies include, among others:
Mawson recently finished the 20 MW expansion at its Midland Facilities, funded using its internal cash reserves, increasing its total operating capacity to about 129 MW from about 109 MW.
The Company also announced that it had executed a new colocation agreement for about 20 MW, or about 5880 mining units at its Midland facilities. This agreement helped further diversify our customer exposure and expand our colocation services into new digital assets.
Although the Company may have access to debt, equity, and other sources of funding, these may require additional time and cost, may impose operational restrictions and other covenants on the Company, may not be available on attractive terms, and may not be available at all. If the Company raises additional capital or debt, this could cause additional dilution to the Company’s current stockholders. The terms of any future capital raise or debt issuance and the costs of any financing are uncertain and may be unfavorable to the Company and the Company’s current stockholders. Should the Company be unable to source sufficient funding, the Company may not be able to realize assets at their recognized values and fulfill its liabilities in the normal course of business at the amounts stated in these consolidated financial statements.
As previously reported, the Company obtains advice from outside resources, however, it is important to note that strategic and other initiatives may not lead to any transaction or other outcome.
These consolidated, condensed unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and other commitments in the normal course of business. They do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and carrying amounts of assets and the amounts of liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern and meet its obligations and debts as and when they fall due. |