NOTE 10: LEASES

On April 1, 2023, Emerging Growth LLC entered into a modification of the existing lease agreement for its premises in Whitefish, Montana commencing April 11, 2023, for a period of five years at a rate of $3,750 per month, which lease contains an option for the Company to renew the lease for a period of one additional year at a monthly rent subject to a 3% increase. In connection with this lease, the Company recorded a ROU asset and liability of $187,863. During 2025, the lease was further modified to remove the 3% rent increase provision. As a result of this modification, the Company recorded a new ROU asset of $108,812 and a lease liability of $108,701.

In connection with the Ranco acquisition, the Company agreed to assume the Seller’s lease for property related to the Purchased Assets in Los Angeles, California, consisting of approximately 46,000 square feet of space. The Ranco operating lease agreement commenced on July 1, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2027. The lease requires monthly base rent payments of $49,782 and required a security deposit of $297,269. Upon the Ranco acquisition, the Company recognized a right of use asset of $2,270,059 and right of use liability of $1,760,485. Furthermore, the Company acquired the existing security deposit of $297,269. In 2023, the Company recognized a right of use asset of $1,993,847 and right of use liability of $2,031,541. Initially, the Company was only paying the $49,782 monthly base rent until the landlord vacated the other half of the space on May 1, 2024, at which point the Company took over the entire premises and the lease rental increased to $96,634 per month. In connection with the classification of Ranco as a discontinued operation in the fourth quarter of 2025, the Ranco ROU asset was fully impaired and the remaining right-of-use liability of $1,765,842 is included in current liabilities of discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025. See Note 12 – Discontinued Operations.  The Ranco lease is personally guaranteed by Allen Park and Rami Abi.

In May 2025, the Company entered into a lease for office space in Las Vegas, Nevada. The lease expires in May 2026 and has a monthly base rent of $1,015.

The following is a summary of related assets and liabilities for all non-cancelable operating leases from continuing operations:

The December 31, 2024 balances include the Ranco lease as the prior-period balance sheet is not retrospectively reclassified for discontinued operations under ASC 205-20.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases from continuing operations as of December 31, 2025 are as follows: