NOTES PAYABLE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

NOTES PAYABLE

6. NOTES PAYABLE

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, notes payable consisted of the following:

	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Motor Vehicle Loans	$	123,118	$	156,926
Loans for Operations		37,837		-
Promissory Note to EF Hutton LLC		1,255,345		-
Total notes payable	$	1,416,300	$	156,926

M&T Bank Loan

On April 17, 2019, SeD Maryland Development LLC entered into a Development Loan Agreement with Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (“M&T Bank”) in the principal amount not to exceed at any one time outstanding the sum of $8,000,000, with a cumulative loan advance amount of $18,500,000. The line of credit bore interest rate on LIBOR plus 375 basis points. SeD Maryland Development LLC was also provided with a Letter of Credit (“L/C”) Facility in an aggregate amount of up to $900,000. The L/C commission is 1.5% per annum on the face amount of the L/C. Other standard lender fees apply in the event the L/C is drawn down. The loan is a revolving line of credit. The L/C Facility is not a revolving loan, and amounts advanced and repaid may not be re-borrowed. Repayment of the Loan Agreement is secured by $2,600,000 collateral fund and a Deed of Trust issued to the Lender on the property owned by SeD Maryland. The loan expired during 2022 and only L/C is outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. On March 15, 2022 approximately $2,300,000 was released from collateral, leaving approximately $300,000 as collateral for outstanding letters of credit. On December 14, 2023 approximately $201,751 was released from collateral, leaving approximately $100,000 as collateral for outstanding letters of credit.

Motor Vehicle Loans

On May 17, 2021, Alset International Limited entered into an agreement with Hong Leong Finance Limited to purchase a car for business. The total purchase price of the car, including associated charges, was approximately $184,596. Alset International paid an initial deposit of $78,640, and would make monthly instalment of approximately $1,300, including interest of 1.88% per annum, for the 84 months.

On September 22, 2022 Alset International entered into an agreement with United Overseas Bank Limited to purchase additional car for business. The total purchase price of the car, including associated charges, was approximately $182,430. Alset International paid an initial deposit of $66,020 and would make monthly installments of approximately $1,472, including interest of 1.88% per annum, for the 84 months.

Both loans are personally guaranteed by our Chairman, Chan Heng Fai.

Future minimum principal payments under existing motor vehicle loans at December 31, 2024 in each calendar year through the end of their terms are as follows:

2025	$	29,842
2026		29,842
2027		29,842
2028		20,769
Thereafter		12,823
Total Future Payments	$	123,118

Loans for Operations

The Company’s subsidiary, Ketomei Pte Ltd (“Ketomei”) has a loan from DBS Bank Limited, which was used to fund Ketomei’s current operations. Ketomei owes DBS $34,156 at December 31, 2024.

Ketomei also borrowed $42,696 from an individual on February 21, 2022, which consisted of principal of $36,807 and interest of $5,889 for 2 years at 8% interest rate per annum. Ketomei repaid $39,015 in 2024 and owes $3,681 at December 31, 2024, which will be repaid in 6 installments in 2025.

Promissory Note to EF Hutton LLC

On December 18, 2023, the Company’s subsidiary, HWH International Inc. entered into a Satisfaction and Discharge of Indebtedness Agreement in connection with an underwriting agreement previously entered into by HWH and EF Hutton LLC (“EF Hutton”), a division of Benchmark Investments, LLC, under which in lieu of HWH tendering the full amount due of $3,018,750, the underwriters accepted a combination of $325,000 in cash paid upon the closing of Business Combination, 149,443 shares of the Company’s common stock and a $1,184,375 promissory note as full satisfaction. This agreement was effective at the closing of Business Combination on January 9, 2024. The 149,443 shares were issued as of the price of $10.10, totaling the amount of $1,509,375. The fair value of the HWH shares at issuance on January 9, 2024 was $2.82 per share or $421,429. No gain or loss was recognized upon issuance of the shares on January 9, 2024 as this was an adjustment to prior underwriting costs accounted for in equity. The promissory note carries interest rate equal to SOFR (secured overnight financing rate for U.S. Government Securities Business Day published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) plus a margin of one percent. The principal amount of the promissory note and any accrued interest shall mature (i) partially in the event HWH completes an offering within one year of the date of the promissory note, the amount of outstanding debt maturing being proportionate to the amount of proceeds of the future offering, or (ii) in partial installments through October of 2028, the outstanding balance being paid annually until the balance owed is paid in full. The first installment of the note that was due in October 2024 was paid in January 2025, resulting in a default due to the delay in payment. We are currently in negotiations with EF Hutton to resolve the default status and restore the account to good standing. As of December 31, 2024, the Company accrued $70,970 in interest on the promissory note and owed $1,255,345 to EF Hutton.