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NOTE 24 — CONTRIBUTED CAPITAL
Contributed Capital
Equity Issued
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company issued ordinary shares for net cash proceeds of $ and $ , respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued the Company ordinary shares with a net value of $ from the follow on offering by issuing ordinary shares (approximately post consolidated shares). The Company also raised net proceed of $ from warrant conversion by issuing ordinary shares. The Company also issued ordinary shares for the CEO purchase for the consideration of $ .
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company received an approval to utilize the ATM (“At the Market”) offering from the Securities and Exchange Commission for its registration statement F-3. The Company issued ordinary shares for the net proceed of $ .
See below for discussions regarding additional equity issuances.
Shares Issued Related to Debt Conversions
During the year December 31, 2023, convertible debt obligations consisting of $ of principal and accrued interest were converted into Genius Group shares pursuant to conversion offers extended by Genius Group Ltd. The amount was in 2024.
Shares Issued Related to Unconsummated Acquisition
On March 14, 2024, the Company issued 0.3970 to LZG International Inc (“LZGI”) for the acquisition of FB Prime Source Acquisition LLC (“FBPAL”) and its assets, subject to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated on January 24, 2024. In September, 2024, the Company received allegations from the shareholders of LZGI and was informed that certain issues related to the ownership and control of shares and alleged financial obligation of FBPAL may be in violation of the transactional documents between the Company and LZGI regarding the acquisition FBPAL. Under such circumstances, the Company filed for arbitration to request for (i) the acquisition to be fully rescinded, (ii) LZGI to return the 73,873,784 issued Consideration Shares, and (iii) LZGI to return the $6,701,580 cash paid subsequent to the share issuance. As of December 31, 2024, the acquisition was rescinded, and the Company has not obtained control of the equity interest or assets of FBPAL. Currently, the arbitration is still ongoing, and all of the issued shares are restricted as per court order. Once the disputes are resolved with agreed upon arbitration result, the issued shares are expected to be returned to the Company. ordinary shares (“Consideration Shares”) at a market price of $
Employee Share Based Issuance
During the year December 31, 2024, the Company issued 6,421,628 to cover the employment related expenses. The Company registered the S-8 to comply with employee share issuance during this period. ordinary shares (adjusted for share consolidation) of the Company for the total consideration of $
CEO Compensation Plan
During the year December 31, 2024, the Company issued 3,448,946. The shares were issued pursuant to CEO compensation plan upon attempted exit of the Company’s CEO by the Board. shares under the CEO Compensation plan for the consideration of $
Share Issuance in Satisfaction of the Liability
During the year December 31, 2024, the Company issued 215,161 in satisfaction of the liability based on the contract signed with the customers and vendors. ordinary shares (adjusted for share consolidation) of the Company for the total consideration of $
Share Based Compensation
During the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company granted and Genius Group share options. The fair value of the options granted in 2024 was $ and 2023 was $ , with the fair value expensed over the vesting period. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) (adjusted for share consolidation) to the staff The RSUs fair value of $ being expensed during 2024 ($ is in 2023).
The Company values stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and used the following assumptions during the reporting periods:
A summary of the option activity during the year ended December 31, 2023 was as follows:
The Company recorded stock-based compensation in the amount of $ and $ during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 respectively, in connection with the amortization of the grant date value of the stock options. The amount of $ to be recognized as stock based compensation expense over the period 2024, 2025 and 2026.
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