Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc 10-Q for FY2025 Q1
Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc (OMEX)
About this 10-Q
Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc filed this 10-Q on May 12, 2025, covering the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (FY2025 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2025, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $135K
- down 33.5% from $203.06K a year earlier
- Net income
- $2.24M
- down 35.9% from net income of $3.5M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.01
- compared with -$0.18 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Emerging growth company:
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the exchange act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ☐ No
The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, as of May 7, 2025 was
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Financial Information |
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Financial Statements (unaudited): |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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ASSETS |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Other current assets |
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Total current assets |
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Investment in unconsolidated entities |
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Option to purchase equity securities in related party |
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Bismarck exploration license |
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Property and equipment, net |
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Total assets |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Total current liabilities |
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LONG-TERM LIABILITIES |
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Loans payable |
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Litigation financing |
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Total liabilities |
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY/(DEFICIT) |
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Preferred stock – $ |
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Common stock – $ |
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Accumulated deficit |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS – Unaudited
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REVENUE |
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Marine services |
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Total revenue |
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OPERATING EXPENSES |
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Operations and research |
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Total operating expenses |
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS |
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OTHER INCOME / (EXPENSE) |
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Interest income |
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Interest expense |
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INCOME / (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
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NET INCOME / (LOSS) attributable to Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. |
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NET INCOME / (LOSS) PER SHARE |
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Diluted |
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT – Unaudited
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Balance at December 31, 2024 |
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Consultant compensation paid in stock |
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Director compensation paid in stock |
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Common stock issued in connection with Securities Purchase Agreement, net of equity issuance costs |
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Balance at March 31, 2025 |
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Balance at December 31, 2023 |
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Cancellation of stock awards for payment of withholding tax requirements |
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Balance at March 31, 2024 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – Unaudited
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income/(loss) |
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Repurchase of stock-based awards withheld for payment of withholding tax requirements |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - Continued
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: |
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Interest paid |
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Warrants reclassification from Equity to Liability classification |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company,” “Odyssey,” “us,” “we” or “our”) have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
Going Concern Consideration
We have experienced several years of net losses and may continue to do so. Our ability to generate net income or positive cash flows for the next twelve months is dependent upon financings, our success in developing and monetizing our interests in mineral exploration entities, and generating income from contracted services and exploration charters.
Our 2025 business plan requires us to generate new cash inflows to effectively allow us to perform our planned projects. We continually plan to generate new cash inflows through the monetization of our equity stakes in seabed mineral companies, financings, syndications or other partnership opportunities. If cash inflow ever becomes insufficient to meet our projected business plan requirements, we would be required to follow a contingency business plan based on curtailed expenses and fewer cash requirements.
Our consolidated non-restricted cash balance at March 31, 2025 was $
The factors noted above raise doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. These condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
This summary of significant accounting policies of the Company is presented to assist in understanding our condensed consolidated financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity and have prepared them in accordance with our customary accounting practices.
Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, both domestic and international. Equity investments in which we exercise significant influence but do not control and of which we are not the primary beneficiary are accounted for using the equity method. All significant inter-company and intra-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. The portion of the consolidated subsidiaries not owned by the Company and any related activity is eliminated through non-controlling interests in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and net income or loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The results of operations attributable to the non-controlling interest are presented within equity and net income or loss and are shown separately from the Company’s equity and net income attributable to the Company. Some of the existing inter-company balances, which are eliminated upon consolidation, include features allowing the liabilities of Exploraciones Oceánicas S. de R.L. de CV (“ExO”) and Oceanica Resources, S. de R.L. (“Oceanica”), majority-owned subsidiaries of the Company, to be converted into additional equity of a subsidiary, which, if exercised, could increase the Company’s direct or indirect interest in the non-wholly owned subsidiaries.
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Use of Estimates
Management used estimates and assumptions in preparing these condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Those estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported revenue and expenses. Actual results could vary from the estimates that were used.
Bismarck Exploration License
The Company follows the guidance pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 350, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other” (“ASC 350”) in accounting for the exploration license held by Bismarck Mining Corporation, Ltd., (the “Bismarck Exploration License”). Management determined the rights to use the license to have an indefinite life. This assessment is based on the historical success of renewing the license every two years since 2006, and the fact that management believes there are no legal, regulatory, or contractual provisions that would limit the useful life of the asset. The Company was notified in November 2023 that the 2022 exploration license renewal application was approved. The most recent renewal application was submitted in July 2024, and we expect to receive a response by June 2025. If renewal is delayed beyond July 2025, the exploration license will continue in force over the area covered by the application until the determination of the application pursuant to applicable law. The Bismarck Exploration License is not dependent on another asset or group of assets that could potentially limit the useful life of the exploration license. We test the Bismarck Exploration License for impairment annually, and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired, per the guidance in ASC 350. We did
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
As discussed in Note 6, Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, the Company has cost basis method investments and equity method investments with related parties. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were no variable interest entities (“VIE”) for which the Company was the primary beneficiary. We also review these investments for any potential impairment annually.
Long-Lived Assets
We did
Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)
Basic EPS has been computed pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, and is computed by dividing income or loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that would occur if dilutive securities and other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in our earnings. We use the treasury stock method to compute potential common shares from stock options, restricted stock units and warrants and use the if-converted method to compute potential common shares from preferred stock, convertible notes or other convertible securities.
Dilutive common stock equivalents include the dilutive effect of in-the-money stock equivalents, which are calculated based on the average share price for each period using the treasury stock method, excluding any common stock equivalents if their effect would be anti-dilutive.
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Segment Reporting
We evaluate the products and services that produce our revenue and the geographical regions in which we operate to determine reportable segments in accordance with ASC 280 – Segment Reporting. Based on that evaluation, we have determined that we have only
See Note 16, Segment Reporting for further discussion related to the segment information.
Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued new guidance on income tax disclosures (ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”). Among other requirements, this update adds specific disclosure requirements for income taxes, including: (1) disclosing specific categories in the rate reconciliation and (2) providing additional information for reconciling items that meet quantitative thresholds. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of this guidance and assessing the potential impact on the Company’s financial statement disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.” The guidance in ASU 2024-03 requires public business entities to disclose in the notes to the financial statements, among other things, specific information about certain costs and expenses including purchases of inventory; employee compensation; and depreciation, amortization and depletion expenses for each caption on the income statement where such expenses are included. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted, and the amendments may be applied prospectively to reporting periods after the effective date or retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of this guidance and assessing the potential impact on the Company’s financial statement disclosures.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, the AICPA and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material effect, if any, on the Company’s financial statements.
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NOTE 3 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER RELATED PARTY, NET
Our accounts receivable consist of the following:
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NOTE 4 – OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Our other current assets consisted of the following:
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All prepaid expenses are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the underlying agreements. Deposits may be held by various entities for equipment, services, and in accordance with agreements in the normal course of business.
NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
CIC Limited
The Company provides services to and owns approximately
We invoiced CIC for technical services a total of $
Ocean Minerals, LLC
The Company provides services to Ocean Minerals, LLC (“OML”), a deep-sea mineral exploration company in which we hold approximately
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we invoiced OML for technical services a total of $
Oceanica and ExO
Odyssey and its subsidiary, Oceanica Marine Operations S.R.L. (“OMO”), hold three notes (the “Oceanica-ExO Notes”) issued and/or guaranteed by our majority-owned subsidiaries (ExO and Oceanica) in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $
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As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the aggregate outstanding amount, including accrued interest, of the Oceanica-ExO Notes was approximately $
Certain Stockholders
We have entered into financing transactions with certain stockholders that beneficially own more than five percent of our outstanding Common Stock as of March 31, 2025:
2022 Equity Transaction
On June 10, 2022, we completed the 2022 Equity Transaction, pursuant to which we issued the 2022 Warrants. As of March 31, 2025, FourWorld and Two Seas held 2022 Warrants to purchase
March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement
On March 6, 2023, we entered into the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which we issued the March 2023 Note and the March 2023 Warrants. FourWorld and Two Seas each purchased portions of the March 2023 Note and March 2023 Warrants. Principal and interest payments during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 as detailed below.
December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement
On December 1, 2023, we entered into the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement, in which FourWorld and Two Seas participated. No principal was repaid and no cash interest was paid during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. Any accrued and unpaid interest is capitalized to the principal as paid-in-kind on a quarterly basis on the first day immediately following the close of the quarter.
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NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES
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December 31, 2024 |
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CIC Limited |
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Ocean Minerals, LLC |
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Chatham Rock Phosphate, Limited |
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Neptune Minerals, Inc. |
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$ |
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CIC Limited
Due to the structure of CIC, we determined this venture to be a VIE consistent with ASC 810. We have determined we are not the primary beneficiary of the VIE and, therefore, we have not consolidated this entity. We record our investment under the cost method as this company is incorporated, and we have determined we do not exercise significant influence over the entity. We provide services to CIC, as detailed in Note 5, Related Party Transactions. We assess our investment for impairment annually and, if a loss in value is deemed other than temporary, an impairment charge will be recorded.
Ocean Minerals, LLC
On June 4, 2023, Odyssey, Odyssey Minerals Cayman Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Odyssey (the “Purchaser”), and OML entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (as amended, the “OML Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Purchaser agreed to purchase, and OML agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser, an aggregate of
On October 18, 2024, Odyssey and OML entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which the parties terminated the OML Purchase Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”). The Termination Agreement terminated the parties’ respective rights and obligations relating to the Second OML Units, the Third OML Units and the Optional Units (each as defined in the OML Purchase Agreement), but did not affect Odyssey’s ownership of the Initial OML Units or the obligation to pay the lease payments for the Retriever asset as described below. The Termination Agreement did not affect the Equity Exchange Agreement or the Contribution Agreement (each as defined below).
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Odyssey owned approximately
Equity Exchange Agreement
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the OML Purchase Agreement, Odyssey and the existing members of OML entered into an Equity Exchange Agreement (the “Equity Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which such members of OML had the right, but not the obligation, to exchange membership interest units of OML held by them for shares of Odyssey’s common stock.
The Equity Exchange Agreement expired by its terms on January 3, 2025. Prior to its expiration, it was recorded as a liability within the scope of ASC 480 that was initially measured at fair value, and subsequent changes in the fair value of the liability were recognized in earnings. Because the value was determined to be zero as of December 31, 2024 and its expiration on January 3, 2025, there was
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Contribution Agreement
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the OML Purchase Agreement, Odyssey, the Purchaser, and OML also entered into a Contribution Agreement pursuant to which additional membership interest units of OML may be issued to the Purchaser in consideration of the contribution to OML by Odyssey from time to time of certain property or other assets and services with an aggregate value of up to $
Equity Method of Accounting
The Company has determined that OML operates more like a partnership, and as the Company holds more than
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s accumulated investment in OML was $
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, based on estimated financial information for our equity-method investee, we recognized losses on equity method investment of $
The following tables provide summarized financial information for OML, the Company’s equity method accounted investee, not adjusted for the percentage ownership of the Company, compiled from OML’s financial statements, reported on a three-month lag period with an estimate of the most recent quarter results.
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General expenses |
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Payroll expenses |
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$ |
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Net Loss |
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$ |
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December 31, 2024 |
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$ |
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$ |
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Neptune Minerals, Inc.
We have an ownership interest of approximately
Chatham Rock Phosphate, Limited.
We have an ownership of approximately
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NOTE 7 – INCOME TAXES
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we generated a federal net operating losses (“NOL”) of $
NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Proceedings
The Company may be subject to a variety of claims and suits that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business. We are not a party to any litigation as a defendant where a loss contingency is required to be reflected in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Contingency
ExO owes consultants success fees of up to $
Lease commitments
One of the Company’s lease agreements expired during 2024 and was extended for a one-year period ending July 31, 2025. As a result, using the short-term exception under ASC 842, the Company did not record a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and lease obligation as of March 31, 2025.
We recognized $
Joint Venture Agreement
On December 23, 2024, the Company and Capital Latinoamericano, S.A. de C.V. (“CapLat”) entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the “JV Agreement”) pursuant to which Odyssey and CapLat will work together to develop a strategic fertilizer production project in Mexico (the “Project”) building on the work completed by the Company to validate a high-quality subsea phosphate resource within Mexico’s Exclusive Economic Zone (“EEZ”). Pursuant to the JV Agreement, the Company and CapLat will work together to develop the Project and, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including certain regulatory approvals from Mexican governmental authorities, subsidiaries of each party will invest as equal partners, subject to adjustment based on final contributions, in a newly formed joint venture entity that will own and continue to develop and operate the Project. As of March 31, 2025, this newly formed entity had not been created, and Odyssey has not contributed any funds, assets or capital to a joint venture entity in connection with the JV Agreement.
Each of the parties has the right to terminate the JV Agreement if the investment into the joint venture entity does not occur on or prior to December 31, 2026, or if there is a change of control of either party. In the event of a termination based on a change of control, the non-terminating party would be entitled to a termination fee of $
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NOTE 9 – LOANS PAYABLE
The Company’s consolidated loans payable consisted of the following carrying values at:
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December 31, 2024 |
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March 2023 Note |
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$ |
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December 2023 Note |
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Emergency Injury Disaster Loan |
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Vendor note payable |
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AFCO Insurance note payable |
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Finance liability (Note 15) |
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$ |
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Total Loans payable, net |
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$ |
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Loans payable—long term |
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$ |
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March 2023 Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement
On March 6, 2023, Odyssey entered into a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor pursuant to which Odyssey issued and sold to the investor (a) a promissory note (the “March 2023 Note”) in the principal amount of up to $
On January 30, 2024, the March 2023 Warrants were amended to add a cashless exercise provision. Due to that amendment, the Company determined that the March 2023 Warrants meet the definition of a derivative and are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock due to the settlement adjustment that provides that the share price input upon cashless exercise is always based on the highest of three prices. As such, starting on January 30, 2024, the March 2023 Warrants are recognized as a derivative liability, which was initially measured at fair value and any subsequent changes in fair value are recognized in earnings in the period incurred.
On September 5, 2024, the Company entered into amendments of the March 2023 Note with the holders thereof pursuant to which the maturity date of the March 2023 Note was extended from September 6, 2024 to
On December 20, 2024, the Company and the holders of the March 2023 Securities entered into an Amendment to Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “March 2023 NWPA Amendment”) pursuant to which the March 2023 Purchase Agreement was amended to, among other things, (a) add certain covenants, including a requirement for the Company to maintain a minimum liquidity level, and modify certain existing covenants, (b) add related events of default, and (c) provide that the Company’s obligations under the March 2023 Purchase Agreement, the March 2023 Notes, and related documents are guaranteed by specified subsidiaries of the Company.
In connection with the March 2023 NWPA Amendment, the Company issued to each of the holders of the March 2023 Securities an Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note (the “March 2023 AR Notes”), and the Company and such holders entered into amendments (the “March 2023 Warrant Amendments”) to the March 2023 Warrants. The March 2023 Notes were modified by the March 2023 AR Notes to, among other things, (a) extend the maturity date to June 30, 2025, and, subject to an amendment of the Company’s December 2023 Notes (as defined below), to December 31, 2025, (b) add a conversion feature pursuant to which the holders have the right to convert the indebtedness under the March 2023 AR Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate equal to
The March 2023 Warrant Amendments modify the exercise price of the March 2023 Warrants from $
The change in fair value of the March 2023 Warrants for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was a decrease of $
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in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The fair value of the March 2023 Warrants at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we incurred $
The carrying value of the debt was $
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the debt instrument amounted to $
On January 31, 2025, the Company entered into amendments to the March 2023 Notes transaction documents and the December 2023 Notes transaction documents to implement the Company’s post-closing obligations under the December 2024 amendment to the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement. The amendments included (a) an amendment to the security agreement securing the March 2023 Notes, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company granted a second-priority security interest in the collateral securing the December 2023 Notes; (b) a second amendment to the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, the holders of the December 2023 Notes agreed to the second-priority security interest in the collateral securing the December 2023 Notes; and (c) an intercreditor agreement with the collateral agents for the March 2023 Notes and the December 2023 Notes (the “Collateral Agents”) addressing the relative interests between them with respect to the shared collateral.
On February 25, 2025, the Company entered into amendments to the March 2023 Notes transaction documents and the December 2023 Notes transaction documents in furtherance of the Company’s post-closing obligations under the December 2024 amendment to the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement and the January 2025 amendment to the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement. The amendments included (a) a second amendment to the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, the holders of the March 2023 Notes agreed to a second-priority security interest in certain of the collateral securing the March 2023 Notes; (b) a third amendment to the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement to address the grant of security interests in additional collateral; (c) an amendment to the security agreement securing the December 2023 Notes, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company granted a second-priority security interest in the collateral securing the March 2023 Notes; and (d) an amended and restated intercreditor agreement with the Collateral Agents addressing the relative interests between them with respect to the shared collateral.
December 2023 Notes and Warrant Purchase Agreement
On December 1, 2023, we entered into a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement”) with institutional investors pursuant to which we issued and sold to the investors (a) a series of promissory notes (the “December 2023 Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $
The Company determined that the December 2023 Warrants meet the definition of a derivative and are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock due to the settlement adjustment that provides that the share price input upon cashless exercise is always based on the highest of three prices. As such, the December 2023 Warrants were recognized as derivative liabilities and were initially measured at fair value with subsequent gains or losses due to changes in fair value recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The change in fair value of the December 2023 Warrants for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was a decrease of $
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded $
The carrying value of the debt was $
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At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the debt instrument amounted to $
As discussed above, on January 31, 2025 and February 25, 2025, the Company entered into amendments to the March 2023 Notes transaction documents and the December 2023 Notes transaction documents to implement and in furtherance of the Company’s post-closing obligations under the December 2024 amendment to the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement.
Emergency Injury Disaster Loan
The Company obtained an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (the “EIDL Loan”) from the United States Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) with a principal amount of $
Vendor Note Payable
We currently owe a vendor $
AFCO Insurance Note Payable
On November 1, 2024, we executed the Premium Finance Agreement with AFCO Credit Corporation (“AFCO”). Pursuant to the Premium Finance Agreement, AFCO agreed to finance the Directors and Officers (“D&O”) Insurance premiums evidenced by the promissory note in the amount of $
Accrued interest
Total accrued interest associated with our financings was $
NOTE 10 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company did not have any financial assets measured on a recurring basis.
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$ |
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The Litigation financing valuation was based on the following assumptions: amounts funded by the Funder, the corresponding IRR calculation, applicable percentage applicable to the recovery percentage calculation and management’s good-faith estimates for estimated outcome probabilities and estimated debt repayment dates.
The 2022 Warrants, the December 2023 Warrants and the March 2023 Warrants are measured using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The assumptions used in this model included the use of key inputs, including expected stock volatility, the risk–free interest rate, the expected life of the option and the expected dividend yield. Expected volatility is calculated based on the historical volatility of our Common Stock over the term of the warrant. Risk–free interest rates are calculated based on risk–free rates for the appropriate term. The expected life is estimated based on contractual terms as well as expected exercise dates. The dividend yield is based on the historical dividends issued by us. If the volatility rate or risk-free interest rate were to change, the value of the warrants would be impacted.
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The embedded derivatives for the conversion options on the March 2023 Notes and December 2023 Notes are measured at fair value, Level 3, using the with-and-without valuation method. The assumptions used in this model included key inputs, including expected stock volatility, the risk–free interest rate, the expected life of the option, the expected dividend yield, and the appropriate discount rate. Expected volatility is calculated based on the historical volatility of our Common Stock over the term of the notes. Risk–free interest rates are calculated based on risk–free rates for the appropriate term. The expected life is estimated based on contractual terms. The dividend yield is based on the historical dividends issued by the Company. The discount rate is derived based on a risk-adjusted market rate for CCC-rated corporate bond yields. If the volatility rate or risk-free interest rate were to change, the value of the notes would be impacted.
The following table summarizes the fair values and related carrying values of financial instruments at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 that are not required to be remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis.
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March 2023 Note |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Items not included in the above disclosures include cash and cash equivalents, accounts and other related party receivables, other current assets and accounts payable. The carrying values of those items, as reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, approximate their fair value at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The fair value of assets and liabilities whose carrying value approximates fair value is determined using Level 2 inputs, with the exception of cash and cash equivalents, which is determined using Level 1.
Changes in our Level 3 fair value measurements were as follows:
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37N Note |
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March 2023 |
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December 2023 |
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Put option |
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March 2023 |
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Litigation |
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2022 Warrants |
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$ |
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Additional information about the litigation financing liability and embedded derivative liability related to the March 2023 Notes and December 2023 Notes is included in Note 11, Derivative Financial Instruments.
NOTE 11– DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Litigation financing
On June 14, 2019, Odyssey and ExO (together, the “Claimholder”), and Poplar Falls LLC (the “Funder”) entered into an International Claims Enforcement Agreement (the “Agreement”), as amended in January 2020, December 2020, June 2021 and March 2023, pursuant to which the Funder agreed to provide financial assistance to the Claimholder to facilitate the prosecution and recovery of the claim by the Claimholder against the United Mexican States under Chapter Eleven of the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) for violations of the Claimholder’s rights under NAFTA related to the development of an undersea phosphate deposit off the coast of Baja Sur, Mexico (the “Project”), on our own behalf and on behalf of ExO and United Mexican States (the “Subject Claim”). Pursuant to the Agreement, as amended, the Funder agreed to specified fees and expenses regarding the Subject Claim (the “Claims Payments”) incrementally and at the Funder’s sole discretion.
The Company determined that the financing arrangement was a derivative, measured at fair value within the scope of ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging. Subsequently, any changes in the fair value of the derivative are reported in earnings for the period. Fair value was calculated as the midpoint of estimated ranges of the probability-weighted present value of potential results based on management assumptions. As such, the fair value of the obligation is recorded in our condensed consolidated balance sheet in Litigation financing and as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 amounted to $
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On September 17, 2024, the Company received notification from the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) of the arbitral award (the “Arbitral Award”) on the claims brought by the Company on behalf of itself and ExO, against the United Mexican States under NAFTA. The arbitral tribunal issued an award in favor of the Company and ExO. The award orders Mexico to pay $
Conversion Option - March 2023 Notes and December 2023 Notes
As discussed in Note 9, Loans Payable, the Company amended the March 2023 Notes and the December 2023 Notes to add, among other things, a conversion option. Refer to Note 9, Loans Payable for discussion on the significant terms of the conversion. The Company assessed the March 2023 Notes and December 2023 Notes, as amended, under ASC 815 and determined the conversion feature is an embedded derivative that is recorded at fair value and remeasured at fair value at each reporting period.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of the derivative liability of the March 2023 Notes was $
NOTE 12 – ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses consists of the following:
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NOTE 13 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY/(DEFICIT)
Stock Purchase Agreement
On December 23, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) pursuant to which the Company issued and sold an aggregate of
On December 23, 2024, the Company recorded the written call option as well as a capital contribution from the investors under the SPA within APIC at a fair value of approximately $
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Share-Based Compensation
The Company recorded share-based compensation expense related to our options and restricted stock units of $
Options
On March 27, 2025, we granted options to purchase an aggregate of
The Company used the following assumptions for the BSM to determine the fair value of the stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
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Refer to Note 10, Fair Value Measurements for changes in fair value during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
December 2023 Warrants
In conjunction with the Purchase Agreement on December 1, 2023, as described above, the Company issued December 2023 Notes in the aggregate amount of $
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NOTE 14 – CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
We do not currently have any debt obligations with variable interest rates.
For both the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we had
As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company held cash in financial institutions that were over the federally insured limits. The Company has not incurred losses on these accounts.
NOTE 15 – SALE-LEASEBACK FINANCING OBLIGATIONS
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s subsidiaries sold marine equipment to third-party buyers for an aggregate of $
The Company accounted for the sale-leaseback transactions as financing transactions with the purchasers of the property in accordance with ASC Topic 842 as the lease agreements were determined to be finance leases. The Company concluded the lease agreements both met the qualifications to be classified as finance leases due to the obligation to repurchase the equipment.
ORI was one of Odyssey’s subsidiaries that entered into one of the sale-leaseback financing obligations noted above. As noted in Note 6, Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, Odyssey transferred all of its shares in ORI to OML as part of the Investment in OML. Pursuant to the OML Purchase Agreement, Odyssey is obligated to pay all amounts owed for rent and the repurchase of the marine equipment under the sale-leaseback agreement.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the carrying values of the financing liabilities were $
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Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which separate financial information is available and regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The Company manages its operations as a single segment for purposes of assessing performance and making decisions. The accounting policies of the segment are those included in Note 2, Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company’s CODM is its .
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NOTE 17 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Nasdaq Listing Requirements
On April 4, 2025, the Company was notified by the listing qualifications staff of Nasdaq that the Company complies with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(3). The listing qualifications staff had notified the Company on October 30, 2024, that it did not comply with the minimum $
On May 7, 2025, the Company was notified by the listing qualifications staff of Nasdaq of its determination that the Company had not regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and was not eligible for a second 180-day period within which to regain compliance. The listing staff further notified the Company that, unless the Company requested an appeal of determination by May 14, 2025, the Company’s securities would be scheduled for delisting from Nasdaq and suspended at the opening of business on May 16, 2025, and that Nasdaq would file a Form 25-NSE with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which would remove the Company’s securities from listing and registration on Nasdaq.
Subsequently, on May 9, 2025, the Company was notified by the listing qualifications staff of Nasdaq that the Company had regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). Because the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock was at $
Sales of Additional Shares and Amendments to the SPA
Subsequent to March 31, 2025, and through the date of this filing,
Warrant Exercises
On April 25, 2025, a holder of March 2023 Warrants exercised warrants purchase
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis is intended to provide a narrative of our financial results and an evaluation of our results of operation and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, the related notes to the financial statements and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
In addition to historical information, this discussion contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 regarding the Company’s expectations concerning its future operations, earnings and prospects. On the date the forward-looking statements are made, the statements represent the Company’s expectations, but the expectations concerning its future operations, earnings and prospects may change. The Company’s expectations involve risks and uncertainties and are based on many assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable, but such assumptions may ultimately prove to be inaccurate or incomplete, in whole or in part. Accordingly, there can be no assurances that the Company’s expectations and the forward-looking statements will be correct. Please refer to the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from the expectations stated in this discussion. Odyssey disclaims any obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements except as required by law.
Operational Update
Additional information regarding our announced projects can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Only projects that are material in nature or with material status updates are discussed below. We may have other projects in various stages of planning or execution that may not be disclosed for security or legal reasons until considered appropriate by management or required by law.
Our subsea project portfolio contains multiple projects in various stages of development throughout the world and across different mineral resources. We regularly evaluate prospective resources to identify new projects. In addition to conducting geological assessments, we also analyze licensing regulations to assure rights can be secured, business development models, and commercial viability factors; all which factor into our decision making on whether and how to pursue opportunities in the best interest of our stockholders.
Subsea Mineral Exploration Projects
ExO Phosphate Project:
The “Exploraciones Oceánicas” Phosphate Project is a rich deposit of phosphate sands located 70-90 meters deep within Mexico’s Exclusive Economic Zone (“EEZ”). This deposit contains a large amount of high-grade phosphate ore that can be extracted on a financially attractive basis (essentially a standard dredging operation). The product will be attractive to Mexican and other world producers of fertilizers and can provide important benefits to Mexico’s agricultural development.
The deposit lies within an exclusive mining concession licensed to the Mexican company Exploraciones Oceánicas S. de R.L. de CV (“ExO”). Oceanica Resources, S. de R.L., a Panamanian company (“Oceanica”) owns 99.99% of ExO, and Odyssey owns 56.14% of Oceanica through Odyssey Marine Enterprises, Ltd., a wholly owned Bahamian company (“Enterprises”).
In 2012, ExO was granted a 50-year mining license by Mexico (extendable for another 50 years at ExO’s option) for the deposit that lies 25-40 km offshore in Baja California Sur.
We spent more than three years preparing an environmentally sustainable development plan with the assistance of experts in marine dredging and leading environmental scientists from around the world. Key features of the environmental plan included:
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Notwithstanding the factors stated above, in April 2016 the Mexican Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (“SEMARNAT”) unlawfully rejected the permit to move forward with the project.
ExO challenged the decision in Mexican federal court and in March 2018, the Tribunal Federal de Justicia Administrativa (“TFJA”), an 11-judge panel, ruled unanimously that SEMARNAT denied the application in violation of Mexican law and ordered the agency to re-take its decision. Just prior to the change in the Mexican administration later in 2018, SEMARNAT denied the permit a second time in defiance of the court. ExO challenged the decision again before the TFJA. On October 25, 2024, the TFJA announced its ruling in favor of SEMARNAT. ExO has appealed the TFJA’s ruling, and the appeal is pending.
In addition, in April 2019, we filed a claim under the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) arbitration claim against Mexico on behalf of Odyssey and ExO to protect our stockholders’ interests and significant investment in the project. Our claim sought compensation on the basis that SEMARNAT’s wrongful repeated denial of authorization has destroyed the value of our investment in violation of NAFTA.
On June 14, 2019, Odyssey and ExO executed an agreement that provided up to $6.5 million in funding for prior, current and future costs of the NAFTA action. On January 31, 2020, this agreement was amended and restated, as a result of which the availability increased to $10.0 million. In December 2020, Odyssey announced it secured an additional $10.0 million from the funder to aid in our NAFTA case. On June 14, 2021, the funder agreed to fund up to an additional $5.0 million for arbitration costs. The funder will not have any right of recourse against us unless the environmental permit is awarded or if proceeds are received (See Note 11, Derivative Financial Instruments - Litigation Financing).
On September 17, 2024, the Company received notification from the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) of the arbitral award (the “Arbitral Award”) on the claims brought by the Company on behalf of itself and ExO, against the United Mexican States under NAFTA. The arbitral tribunal issued an award in favor of the Company and ExO. The award orders Mexico to pay $37.1 million for breaching its obligations under NAFTA, plus interest (the “Award Interest”) at the one-year Mexico Treasury bond rate, compounded annually, from October 12, 2018, until the award is paid in full, plus the arbitrators’ fees and ICSID administrative costs. The amounts awarded are net of Mexican taxes, and Mexico may not tax the award. The case filings and the award are available on the ICSID website.
In October 2024, the Company discovered that the Mexican mining authority unlawfully cancelled ExO’s mining concessions in June and August 2024. ExO is challenging the cancellation.
On December 12, 2024, Mexico commenced an application before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking to set-aside the Arbitral Award.
Joint Venture with Capital Latinoamericano
On December 23, 2024, the Company and Capital Latinoamericano, S.A. de C.V. (“CapLat”) entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the “JV Agreement”) pursuant to which Odyssey and CapLat formed a joint venture to develop a strategic fertilizer production project in Mexico (the “JV Project”) building on the work completed by the Company to validate a high-quality subsea phosphate resource within Mexico’s Exclusive Economic Zone (“EEZ”). Pursuant to the JV Agreement, the Company and CapLat will work together to develop the JV Project and, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including certain regulatory approvals from Mexican governmental authorities, subsidiaries of each party will invest as equal partners, subject to adjustment based on final contributions, in a newly formed joint venture entity that will own and continue to develop and operate the JV Project. The JV Agreement also provides that the Company and CapLat have exclusive rights to develop the JV Project, and that CapLat has the exclusive right to develop with the Company any projects in the EEZ owned or developed by the Company during the next five years.
Each of the parties has the right to terminate the JV Agreement if the investment into the joint venture entity does not occur on or prior to December 31, 2026, or if there is a change of control of either party. In the event of a termination based on a change of control, the non-terminating party would be entitled to a termination fee of $10.0 million. The JV Agreement also sets forth representations and warranties, covenants, conditions, termination provisions, and other provisions customary for comparable transactions.
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CIC Project:
CIC Limited (“CIC”) is a deep-sea mineral exploration company. CIC is supported by a consortium of companies providing expertise and financial contributions in support of development of the project. Odyssey is a member of the consortium, which also includes Royal Boskalis Westminster.
In February 2022, the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority (“SBMA”) awarded CIC a five-year exploration license beginning June 2022. Offshore explorations and research commenced in the third quarter of 2022 with positive results in early sampling and testing of vessels and equipment, which informed requirements for viable operational functions as the basis for a longer-term operation over the license period. The early operations also resulted in preliminary resource sampling, which will ultimately accrue to the resource evaluation and regional environmental assessment.
Through a wholly owned subsidiary, we have earned and now hold approximately 14.2% of the current outstanding equity units of CIC issued in exchange for provision of services by the Company.
We have the ability to earn up to an aggregate of 20.0 million equity units through July 2025. This means we can earn approximately 1.0 million additional equity units in CIC under our current services agreement. We achieved our current equity position through the provision of services rendered to CIC (see Note 5, Investment in Unconsolidated Entities).
Ocean Minerals, LLC Project:
Ocean Minerals, LLC (“OML”) is a deepwater critical minerals exploration and development company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Moana Minerals Limited (“Moana Minerals”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of OML and is a deepwater critical metals exploration and development company incorporated in the Cook Islands with offices and operations based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. In February 2022, the SBMA awarded Moana Minerals a five-year exploration license (“EL3”) for a 23,630 square kilometer area in the Cook Islands’ EEZ.
Moana Minerals has validated vast polymetallic nodule resources in its exploration license area and, pursuant to the SBMA’s standards and guidelines, it is conducting further exploration activities to increase confidence in the reported mineral resource and size of the reported mineral resources and to secure environmental approvals to perform commercial operations. OML and its project partners are also advancing work to develop recovery systems to harvest these high-quality seafloor polymetallic nodules and processing solutions to convert them into commercial grade metals.
On June 4, 2023, Odyssey entered into a purchase agreement to acquire an approximately 13% interest in OML in exchange for a contribution by Odyssey of its interest in its then wholly owned subsidiary, ORI, whose sole asset was a 6,000-meter remotely operated vehicle (“ROV”), cash contributions of up to $10.0 million in a series of transactions over the following year, a Contribution Agreement and an Equity Exchange Agreement. On July 3, 2023, the parties consummated the initial closing of the purchase agreement, pursuant to which Odyssey’s wholly owned subsidiary obtained approximately 6.28% of OML’s outstanding equity interests. On October 18, 2024, Odyssey and OML entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which the parties terminated the OML Purchase Agreement. The Termination Agreement terminated the parties’ rights and obligations relating to the Second OML Units, Third OML Units and Optional Units (see Note 5, Investment in Unconsolidated Entities), but did not affect Odyssey’s ownership of the Initial OML Units or its obligation to pay the lease payments for the ROV (see Note 5, Investment in Unconsolidated Entities). The Termination Agreement also did not affect the Equity Exchange Agreement or Contribution Agreement (each as defined above), each of which remains in effect.
The 6,000-meter rated ROV contributed to OML by Odyssey provides OML with an additional tool to advance the project toward eventual applications for an environmental permit and harvesting license when exploration and feasibility studies are completed and demonstrate how harvesting can be done without serious environmental harm. OML continues to advance current Joint Ore Reserve Committee (“JORC”) compliant report, substantially increasing resources reporting to indicated and measured confidence levels and completing its preliminary Feasibility Study, among other important project milestones it is working to achieve.
Lihir Gold Project:
The exploration license for the Lihir Gold Project covers a subsea area that contains several prospective gold exploration targets in two different mineralization types: seamount-related epithermal and modern placer gold. Two subaqueous debris fields within the area are adjacent to the terrestrial Ladolam Gold Mine and are believed to have originated from the same volcanogenic source. The resource lies 500-2,000 meters deep in the Papua New Guinea Exclusive Economic Zone off the coast of Lihir Island, adjacent to the location of one of the world’s largest known terrestrial gold deposits. We have an 85.6% interest in Bismarck Mining Corporation, Ltd, the Papua New Guinea company that holds the exploration license (the “Bismarck Exploration License”) for the project.
Previous exploration expeditions in the license area, including research conducted by Odyssey, indicate it is highly prospective for commercially viable gold content.
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In 2021 and again in 2023, Papua New Guinea issued permit extensions allowing Odyssey to continue with our exploration program. We have developed an exploration program for the Lihir Gold Project to validate and quantify the precious and base metal content of the prospective resource. The Company has met with local regulatory authorities, specialists in local mining, environmental legal experts, and logistics support service companies in Papua New Guinea to establish baseline business functions essential for a successful program to support upcoming marine exploration operations in the license area. This offshore work began in late 2021 and is ongoing. Bismarck and Odyssey value the environment and respect the interests and people of Papua New Guinea and Lihir and are committed to transparent sharing of all environmental data collected during the exploration program.
Offshore survey and mapping operations commenced in December 2021 in the Papua New Guinea, Lihir license area and was completed in 2022. This work produced a high-resolution acoustic terrain model of the seafloor in the area, as well as acquiring acoustic images of subseafloor sediments and lithology. This allowed characterization of the geologic setting of the area and essentially created a "snapshot" of the environment. These activities will help us to further characterize the value of this project and allow informed decision making on how to proceed with environmentally sensitive direct geologic sampling. In the first half of 2023, a comprehensive project plan was designed identifying specific target areas for geological and environmental samples to be collected in future offshore operations. No timetable has been set for operations to commence, as operational plans are currently being developed. On November 13, 2023, Bismarck received a sixth term renewal for the Bismarck Exploration License.
During 2023, Odyssey continued exploration in the exploration license area to continue to validate the geological prospectivity of the property. In addition to examining the regional geological and tectonic settings of the region, additional multibeam data and 127 geological samples were collected, and seven ROV dives were conducted. These activities increased Bismarck’s confidence in the presence of enriched mineral targets within the exploration license area. Likewise, two target sites were identified for future resource sampling. Future exploration will focus on continued sampling in these locations while working towards a defined resource assessment and gathering environmental baseline data to compile an environmental impact assessment.
Odyssey's multi-year exploration program is planned to focus on robust environmental surveys and studies that will accrue to environmental permitting in compliance with PNG's requirements as well as the development of an Environmental Impact Assessment ("EIA"). During the exploration phase, steps to validate and quantify the precious and base metal content of the prospective resource would also be carried out. Once completed, if the data shows extraction can be carried out responsibly, Odyssey will apply for a mining license.
Further development of this project is dependent on the characterization of any resources during exploration.
Going Concern Consideration
We have experienced several years of net losses and may continue to do so. Our ability to generate net income or positive cash flows for the next twelve months is dependent upon financings, our success in developing and monetizing our interests in mineral exploration entities, and generating income from exploration charters.
Our 2025 business plan requires us to generate new cash inflows to effectively allow us to perform our planned projects. We continually plan to generate new cash inflows through the monetization of our equity stakes in seabed mineral companies, financings, syndications or other partnership opportunities. If cash inflow ever becomes insufficient to meet our projected business plan requirements, we would be required to follow a contingency business plan based on curtailed expenses and fewer cash requirements.
In December 2024, we amended the March 2023 Notes (as defined below) and the December 2023 Notes (as defined below) to, among other items, extend the maturity date of our obligations, and add a conversion feature, thereby deferring a material cash need. In addition, on December 23, 2024, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) pursuant to which the Company issued and sold an aggregate of 7,377,912 shares of Common Stock to certain accredited investors at a purchase price of $0.55 per share. The aggregate purchase price for the shares, before deduction of the Company’s expenses associated with the transaction, was approximately $4.1 million. The proceeds of that sale of Common Stock, together with other anticipated cash inflows, is expected to provide sufficient operating funds into the second quarter of 2025. The SPA further provides the investors with the right, but not the obligation, to purchase an additional 7,220,141 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $1.10 per share at a subsequent closing to be held on April 30, 2025, or such later date as may be agreed by the Company and the purchasers who purchased at least a majority of the initial shares under the SPA, provided that the subsequent closing date shall not be later than July 31, 2025. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, and through the date of this filing, 1,452,302 additional shares of Common Stock has been purchased under the SPA at $1.10 per share. Further, on April 28, 2025, the Company entered into an amendment to the SPA to modify the subsequent closing date to be held on May 16, 2025, or such later date as may be agreed by the Company and the purchasers who purchased at least a majority of the initial shares under the SPA, provided that the subsequent closing date shall not be later than July 31, 2025. That subsequent sale of Common Stock, if exercised by the investors under the SPA, is expected to provide sufficient operating funds through at least the fourth quarter of 2025.
Our consolidated non-restricted cash balance at March 31, 2025 was $2.5 million. We have a working capital deficit at March 31, 2025 of $20.0 million. The total consolidated book value of our assets was approximately $15.8 million at March 31, 2025, which includes cash of $2.5 million. The fair market value of these assets may differ from their net carrying book value. The factors noted above raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. These condensed consolidated financial
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statements do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
Results of Operations
The dollar values discussed in the following tables, except as otherwise indicated, are approximations to the nearest thousands and therefore do not necessarily sum in columns or rows. For more detail refer to the Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
|
Change |
|
||||||||||
Increase/(Decrease) (in thousands) |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total revenue |
|
$ |
135 |
|
|
$ |
203 |
|
|
$ |
(68 |
) |
|
|
(33.5 |
)% |
Marketing, general and administrative |
|
|
1,788 |
|
|
|
4,035 |
|
|
$ |
(2,247 |
) |
|
|
(55.7 |
)% |
Operations and research |
|
|
572 |
|
|
|
886 |
|
|
$ |
(314 |
) |
|
|
(35.4 |
)% |
Total operating expenses |
|
|
2,361 |
|
|
|
4,920 |
|
|
$ |
(2,559 |
) |
|
|
(52.0 |
)% |
Total other income / (expense) |
|
|
1,810 |
|
|
|
5,638 |
|
|
$ |
(3,828 |
) |
|
|
(67.9 |
)% |
Net Income / (Loss) |
|
|
(416 |
) |
|
|
921 |
|
|
$ |
(1,337 |
) |
|
|
(145.2 |
)% |
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest |
|
|
2,657 |
|
|
|
2,577 |
|
|
$ |
80 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
% |
Net income (loss) attributable to Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. |
|
$ |
2,242 |
|
|
$ |
3,498 |
|
|
$ |
(1,256 |
) |
|
|
(35.9 |
)% |
Revenue
Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $0.1 million, a decrease of $68,000 as compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. We do not consider the fluctuation period over period to be significant.
One company to which we provided these services in both periods is a deep-sea mineral exploration company, CIC, which we consider to be a related party because our lead director has an interest in the company (see Note 5, Related Party Transactions). In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we also provided services to OML, which is also a related party that we account for under the equity method of accounting.
Operating Expenses
Marketing, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $1.8 million, a decrease of $2.2 million as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease primarily resulted from a decrease of $0.8 million in professional services primarily attributable to audit and consulting fees and a decrease of $1.4 million in non-cash share-based compensation expense.
Operations and research expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $0.6 million, a decrease of $0.3 million as compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease is primarily as a result of a $0.6 million decrease in licenses and permits, offset by a $0.3 million increase in other professional fees.
Total Other Income and Expense
Total other income/expense was a $1.8 million income and a $5.6 million income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, resulting in a net decrease of $3.8 million.
The decreased income was attributable to: (i) $4.6 million decrease in the change in fair value of derivative liabilities, relating primarily to the change in fair value of warrants, litigation financing liability, and debt conversion embedded derivatives, which were offset by (x) $0.6 million decrease in interest expense, which includes debt discount amortization; (y) $0.1 million of a decrease in the loss on equity method investment, and (z) $61,081 in increased interest income.
Income Taxes
Due to losses and our net operating loss carryforwards, we did not accrue any taxes in either period ending three months ended March 31, 2025 or 2024.
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Non-Controlling Interest
The non-controlling interest adjustment in the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $2.7 million as compared to $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The substance of these amounts is primarily due to the increase in permits and other standard operating costs. We do not consider the fluctuation period over period to be significant.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Discussion of Cash Flows
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
|||||
(in thousands) |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Summary of Cash Flows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities |
|
$ |
(1,955 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,669 |
) |
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(104 |
) |
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities |
|
|
(377 |
) |
|
|
(171 |
) |
Net Increase/(Decrease) In Cash |
|
$ |
(2,332 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,944 |
) |
Cash At Beginning Of Period |
|
|
4,792 |
|
|
|
4,022 |
|
Cash At End Of Period |
|
$ |
2,460 |
|
|
$ |
2,078 |
|
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $2.0 million, compared to cash used of $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 reflected a net loss before non-controlling interest of $0.4 million. Cash provided by operating activities was adjusted primarily by non-cash items of $1.4 million, including: (i) $3.2 million in changes in fair value of derivative liabilities, relating primarily to the change in fair value of warrants, litigation financing liability and the debt conversion embedded derivatives, (ii) the amortization of deferred discount $0.4 million, (iii) note payable accretion of $0.5 million, (iv) share-based compensation of $45,742, and (v) $0.5 million of PIK interest. Other operating activities resulted in an increase in working capital of $0.1 million. This $0.1 million increase includes a $0.4 million increase to accrued expenses, predominantly related to our NAFTA arbitration, offset by decreases of $0.2 million in receivable and $0.1 million in other assets.
The net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 reflected a net income before non-controlling interest of $0.9 million and was adjusted primarily by non-cash items of $4.2 million, which primarily includes (i) share-based compensation of $1.5 million, (ii) amortization of debt discount of $1.0 million, (iii) note payable accretion of $0.4 million, (iv) PIK interest of $0.4 million, (v) loss on equity investment of $0.2 million, (vi) $0.2 million of directors’ compensation settled with share-based instruments, and (vii) amortization of finance liability of $66,939, offset by a gain on changes in our fair valued instruments of $7.9 million and investments in our unconsolidated entities of $0.2 million. Other operating activities resulted in an decrease in working capital of $1.6 million. This $1.6 million decrease includes primarily decreases of $1.0 million in accounts payable, $0.6 million in accrued expenses and other, and $0.2 million in other assets.
Investing Activities
There were no cash flows used in or provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Cash flows used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 consisted of $0.1 million of purchases of property and equipment.
Financing Activities
Cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $0.4 million, consisting primarily of $0.2 million of debt obligation payments, $0.1 million payments on sale-leaseback financing and $89,315 of offering costs paid on financings.
Cash flows used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $0.2 million, consisting primarily of $0.2 million of debt obligation payments.
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Other Cash Flow and Equity Areas
General Discussion
At March 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2.5 million, a decrease of $2.3 million from the December 31, 2024 balance of $4.8 million. Financial debt of the company was $23.8 million and $22.9 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Financings
The Company’s consolidated loans payable consisted of the following carrying values at:
|
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
||
March 2023 Note |
|
$ |
13,465,261 |
|
|
$ |
13,101,995 |
|
December 2023 Note |
|
|
6,731,774 |
|
|
|
6,550,164 |
|
Emergency Injury Disaster Loan |
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
Vendor note payable |
|
|
484,009 |
|
|
|
484,009 |
|
AFCO Insurance note payable |
|
|
312,559 |
|
|
|
465,138 |
|
Finance liability (Note 15) |
|
|
4,234,924 |
|
|
|
4,210,604 |
|
Total Loans payable |
|
$ |
25,378,527 |
|
|
$ |
24,961,910 |
|
Less: Unamortized deferred lender fee |
|
|
(124,054 |
) |
|
|
(119,530 |
) |
Less: Unamortized debt discount |
|
|
(1,491,271 |
) |
|
|
(1,906,850 |
) |
Total Loans payable, net |
|
$ |
23,763,202 |
|
|
$ |
22,935,530 |
|
Less: Current portion of loans payable |
|
|
(13,625,993 |
) |
|
|
(13,084,379 |
) |
Loans payable—long term |
|
$ |
10,137,209 |
|
|
$ |
9,851,151 |
|
March 2023 Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement
On March 6, 2023, Odyssey entered into a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor pursuant to which Odyssey issued and sold to the investor (a) a promissory note (the “March 2023 Note”) in the principal amount of up to $14.0 million and (b) a warrant (the “March 2023 Warrants” and, together with the March 2023 Note, the “Securities”) to purchase shares of our Common Stock.
On January 30, 2024, the March 2023 Warrants were amended to add a cashless exercise provision. Due to that amendment, the Company determined that the March 2023 Warrants meet the definition of a derivative and are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock due to the settlement adjustment that provides that the share price input upon cashless exercise is always based on the highest of three prices. As such, starting on January 30, 2024, the March 2023 Warrants are recognized as a derivative liability, which was initially measured at fair value and any subsequent changes in fair value are recognized in earnings in the period incurred.
On September 5, 2024, the Company entered into amendments of the March 2023 Note with the holders thereof pursuant to which the maturity date of the March 2023 Note was extended from September 6, 2024 to December 6, 2024. In connection with the amendments, the Company repaid an aggregate amount of $3.0 million of the principal outstanding on September 6, 2024.
On December 20, 2024, the Company and the holders of the March 2023 Securities entered into an Amendment to Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “March 2023 NWPA Amendment”) pursuant to which the March 2023 Purchase Agreement was amended to, among other things, (a) add certain covenants, including a requirement for the Company to maintain a minimum liquidity level, and modify certain existing covenants, (b) add related events of default, and (c) provide that the Company’s obligations under the March 2023 Purchase Agreement, the March 2023 Notes, and related documents are guaranteed by specified subsidiaries of the Company.
In connection with the March 2023 NWPA Amendment, the Company issued to each of the holders of the March 2023 Securities an Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note (the “March 2023 AR Notes”), and the Company and such holders entered into amendments (the “March 2023 Warrant Amendments”) to the March 2023 Warrants. The March 2023 Notes were modified by the March 2023 AR Notes to, among other things, (a) extend the maturity date to June 30, 2025, and, subject to an amendment of the Company’s December 2023 Notes (as defined below), to December 31, 2025, (b) add a conversion feature pursuant to which the holders have the right to convert the indebtedness under the March 2023 AR Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate equal to 75% of the 30-day volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock, provided that the conversion rate will not be less than $1.10 or greater than $2.20. The March 2023 AR Notes include limitations on the holders’ right to exercise the conversion feature, including customary limitations intended to ensure compliance with the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) and a provision that provides the Company with the right to settle any exercise of the conversion feature in cash rather than by issuing shares of Common Stock. The condition relating to amendment of the December 2023 Notes was also satisfied on December 20, 2024, such that the maturity date of the March 2023 AR Notes is currently December 31, 2025.
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The March 2023 Warrant Amendments modify the exercise price of the March 2023 Warrants from $3.78 to $1.10. In connection with the March 2023 NWPA Amendment, the Company also granted (a) registration rights to the holders of the March 2023 AR Notes and the March 2023 Warrants with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof and (b) provided the holders with security interests in additional collateral to secure the Company’s obligations to the holders.
The change in fair value of the March 2023 Warrants for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was a decrease of $1.0 million and a decrease of $2.5 million, respectively, which has been recorded in the change in derivative liabilities fair value in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The fair value of the March 2023 Warrants at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $0.9 million and $1.9, respectively.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we incurred $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of interest expense from the amortization of the debt discount and $27,386 and $16,268, respectively, of interest from the fee amortization which has been recorded in interest expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The carrying value of the debt was $12.3 million and $11.6 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, which includes interest Paid In Kind (“PIK”) of $0.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, and was net of unamortized debt fees of $82,760 and $0.1 million, net of unamortized debt discount of $1.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively, associated with the fair value of the warrant. The total face value of this obligation on March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, was $13.5 million and $13.1 million, respectively. The current interest rate of the March 2023 Notes was 11.0%.
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the debt instrument amounted to $13.5 million and $13.1 million, respectively, and was recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets in Loans payable – short term, and the embedded derivative amounted to $0.4 million and $2.7 million, respectively, and was recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets in debt derivative.
On January 31, 2025, the Company entered into amendments to the March 2023 Notes transaction documents and the December 2023 Notes transaction documents to implement the Company’s post-closing obligations under the December 2024 amendment to the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement. The amendments included (a) an amendment to the security agreement securing the March 2023 Notes, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company granted a second-priority security interest in the collateral securing the December 2023 Notes; (b) a second amendment to the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, the holders of the December 2023 Notes agreed to the second-priority security interest in the collateral securing the December 2023 Notes; and (c) an intercreditor agreement with the collateral agents for the March 2023 Notes and the December 2023 Notes (the “Collateral Agents”) addressing the relative interests between them with respect to the shared collateral.
On February 25, 2025, the Company entered into amendments to the March 2023 Notes transaction documents and the December 2023 Notes transaction documents in furtherance of the Company’s post-closing obligations under the December 2024 amendment to the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement and the January 2025 amendment to the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement. The amendments included (a) a second amendment to the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, the holders of the March 2023 Notes agreed to a second-priority security interest in certain of the collateral securing the March 2023 Notes; (b) a third amendment to the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement to address the grant of security interests in additional collateral; (c) an amendment to the security agreement securing the December 2023 Notes, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company granted a second-priority security interest in the collateral securing the March 2023 Notes; and (d) an amended and restated intercreditor agreement with the Collateral Agents addressing the relative interests between them with respect to the shared collateral.
December 2023 Notes and Warrant Purchase Agreement
On December 1, 2023, we entered into a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement”) with institutional investors pursuant to which we issued and sold to the investors (a) a series of promissory notes (the “December 2023 Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $6.0 million and (b) two tranches of warrants (the “December 2023 Warrants” and, together with the December 2023 Notes, the “December 2023 Securities”) to purchase shares of our Common Stock.
The Company determined that the December 2023 Warrants meet the definition of a derivative and are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock due to the settlement adjustment that provides that the share price input upon cashless exercise is always based on the highest of three prices. As such, the December 2023 Warrants were recognized as derivative liabilities and were initially measured at fair value with subsequent gains or losses due to changes in fair value recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The change in fair value of the December 2023 Warrants for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was a decrease of $0.4 million and a decrease of $0.1 million, respectively, which has been recorded in the change in derivative liabilities fair value in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The fair value of the December 2023 Warrants at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $0.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of interest expense from the amortization of the debt discount and $10,154 and $10,877, respectively, of interest from the fee amortization which has been recorded in interest expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The carrying value of the debt was $6.3 million and $6.0 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and was net of unamortized debt fees of $41,294 and $29,710, respectively, net of unamortized debt discount of $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively, associated with the fair value of the warrants. The total face value of this obligation at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, was $6.7 million and $6.6 million, respectively. The current interest rate of the December 2023 Notes was 11.0%.
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the debt instrument amounted to $6.7 million and $6.6 million, respectively, and was recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets in Loans payable – short term, and the embedded derivative amounted to $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and was recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets in debt derivative.
As discussed above, on January 31, 2025 and February 25, 2025, the Company entered into amendments to the March 2023 Notes transaction documents and the December 2023 Notes transaction documents to implement and in furtherance of the Company’s post-closing obligations under the December 2024 amendment to the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement.
Critical Accounting Estimates
There have been no material changes in our critical accounting estimates since December 31, 2024.
New Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 2, Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies, to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this quarterly report.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. We do not believe we have material market risk exposure and have not entered into any market risk sensitive instruments to mitigate these risks or for trading or speculative purposes.
Additional disclosures required by Item 305 of Regulation S-K are not required for Smaller Reporting Companies.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls are procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such as this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and principal financial officer (“CFO”), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as ours are designed to do, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our CEO, who is currently also acting as our CFO for this purpose, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our CEO and CFO, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2025, as the result of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting discussed below, which is currently being remediated.
Notwithstanding the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, management believes the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present fairly, in all material respects, the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for each of the periods presented in this report in conformity with US GAAP.
Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As of December 31, 2023, we had identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, relating to the appropriate review of accounting positions for certain significant transactions. Specifically, (a) the Company did not have sufficient resources with the adequate technical skills to identify and evaluate specific accounting positions and conclusions, and
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(b) the Company had inadequate processes and controls to ensure appropriate level of precision of review related to our financial statement footnote disclosures.
Remediation Efforts to Address Material Weakness
Management is committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment. In response to the identified material weakness, management, with the oversight of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, has taken actions to remediate the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting by (a) engaging an Interim Controller with responsibility for monitoring the performance of controls by control owners, (b) continuing our evaluation of the skills and experience of our existing personnel with respect to public company experience and appropriate level of expertise in the respective areas of accounting, SEC financial reporting and associated internal controls commensurate with the type, volume and complexity of our accounting operations, transactions and reporting requirements, and (c) engaging accounting advisory consultants to provide additional depth and breadth in our SEC financial reporting and technical accounting functions, which consultants we expect to continue to utilize until we have ensured that our internal personnel have the appropriate expertise and experience. In addition, we have reinforced the importance of adherence to Company policies regarding control performance and related documentation with control owners, identified training and resource needs for control owners, and developed monitoring activities to validate the performance of controls by control owners.
The Company anticipates that the actions described above and resulting improvements in controls will strengthen the Company's processes, procedures and controls related to management's review of accounting positions for significant and complex transactions and will address the related material weakness. However, the material weakness cannot be considered remediated until the applicable control has operated for a sufficient period of time, and management has concluded, through testing, that the control is operating effectively.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Other than the ongoing remediation efforts of the material weakness described above, there were no changes during the three months ended March 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company may be subject to a variety of claims or suits that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business. We are not a party to any litigation as a defendant where a loss contingency is required to be reflected in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to our principal risks that we believe are material to our business, results of operations and financial condition, from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Investors should consider such risk factors prior to making an investment decision with respect to the Company’s securities.
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable
ITEM 5. Other Information
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ITEM 6. Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
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Description |
31.1* |
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32.1# |
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101.INS* |
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Inline XBRL Instance Document–the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File as its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
101.SCH* |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents |
104* |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
* |
Filed herewith. |
# |
Furnished herewith |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC. |
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|
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Date: May 12, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ Mark D. Gordon |
|
|
Mark D. Gordon |
|
|
Chief Executive Officer |
|
|
Principal Executive Officer |
|
|
Principal Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Mark D. Gordon, certify that:
Date: May 12, 2025
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/s/ Mark D. Gordon |
Mark D. Gordon |
Chief Executive Officer |
Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC.
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. for the period ending March 31, 2025:
Date: May 12, 2025
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/s/ Mark D. Gordon |
Mark D. Gordon |
Chief Executive Officer |
Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. and will be retained by Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.