Note 12 - Noncontrolling Interests

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Notes to Financial Statements

Noncontrolling Interest Disclosure [Text Block]

12. Noncontrolling interests

The main rights, preferences and privileges of Preferred Shares issued by SEED are as follows: Liquidation preferences

In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of SEED, or in a deemed liquidation event, the assets of SEED shall be distributed in the following order:

a. before any payment shall be made to the holders of Series A-1 Preferred Shares or ordinary shares by reason of their ownership thereof, holders of Series A-2 Preferred Shares and Series A-3 Preferred Shares (the “Senior Series A Preferred Shares”) shall be entitled to an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the applicable original issue price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all Senior Series A Preferred Shares been converted into ordinary shares immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution, winding up or deemed liquidation event.

b. after the payment in full of the amount distributable or payable on the Senior Series A Preferred Shares, the holders of Series A-1 Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of SEED available for distribution to its Shareholders, and in the event of a deemed liquidation event, the holders of Series A-1 Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the consideration not payable to the holders of Senior Series A Preferred Shares or the remaining available proceeds, as applicable, before any payment shall be made to the holders of ordinary shares by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the applicable original issue price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all Series A-1 Preferred Shares been converted into ordinary shares immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution, winding up or deemed liquidation event.

c. after the payment in full of the amount distributable or payable on the Preferred Shares, the remaining assets of SEED available for distribution to the shareholders or, in the case of a deemed liquidation event, the consideration not payable to the holders of Preferred Shares or the remaining available proceeds, as the case may be, shall be distributed among the holders of ordinary shares, pro rata based on the number of ordinary shares held by each such holder.

Redemption rights

The Series A-2 Preferred Shares shall be redeemed by SEED at a price equal to the applicable original issue price per share plus an annual return of 8% of the applicable original issue price, in three annual installments commencing not more than sixty days after receipt by SEED at any time on or after November 10, 2025 from the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series A-2 Preferred Shares of written notice requesting redemption of all Series A-2 Preferred Shares. The redemption is not guaranteed by the Company. On July 26, 2024, the redemption rights associated with the Series A-2 Preferred Shares were removed upon the signing of A3 SPA.

Conversion rights

Each Preferred Share shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable ordinary shares of SEED as at an initial conversion ratio of 1:1 adjusted for share splits, share dividends, recapitalizations and similar transactions.

Each Preferred Shares shall automatically be converted into ordinary shares based on a one-for-one basis upon either (a) in the event of a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in the Nasdaq Stock Market’s National Market, the New York Stock Exchange or another exchange or marketplace approved by SEED’s Board of Directors, at a price per share of at least $7.5375 resulting in at least $50,000 of gross proceeds to SEED (the “Qualified IPO”) or (b) the date and time, or the occurrence of an event, specified by vote or written consent of either (x) at least a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis, which majority must include the approval of either Lilly or Eisai or (y) a majority of the Senior Series A Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis.

Voting rights

Each holder of outstanding Preferred Shares shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole ordinary shares into which the Preferred Shares held by such holder are convertible as of the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote on such matter.

Accounting for the Series A-2 Preferred Shares

Series A-2 Preferred Shares issued by SEED were previously classified as contingently redeemable noncontrolling interests within mezzanine equity because the shares were redeemable at the option of the holders upon the occurrence of certain events outside the control of SEED. The Company recognized changes in the redemption value by adjusting the carrying amount of the redeemable noncontrolling interests to the redemption value at each reporting date.

On July 26, 2024, the redemption rights associated with the Series A-2 Preferred Shares were removed upon the execution of the A3 SPA. As a result, the Series A-2 Preferred Shares no longer contain redemption features outside the control of the Company, and the carrying value previously classified as mezzanine equity was reclassified to permanent equity.

The accretion to redemption value associated with contingently redeemable noncontrolling interests totaled $457 and nil for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively.

Accounting for the Series A-3 Preferred Shares

The Series A-3 Preferred Shares were classified as permanent equity because the shares did not have redemption features that were not solely within the control of the Company, and their conversion option is clearly and closely related to the host instrument and the underlying ordinary shares are not publicly traded nor readily convertible into cash. The Series A-3 Preferred Shares are recorded at their initial fair value, equal to the original issuance price, less issuance costs, and are not subsequently remeasured.