NOTE I – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On May 7, 2020, through BKRF OCB, LLC, one of the Company’s indirect subsidiaries, the Company purchased all of the outstanding equity interests of Alon Bakersfield Property, Inc., a company that owned a refinery in Bakersfield, California, from Alon Paramount Holdings, Inc. (“Alon Paramount”) for $40 million. Coincident with the purchase, Alon Bakersfield Property Inc. was converted into a limited liability company and renamed as “Bakersfield Renewable Fuels, LLC”. The Company is now retooling the acquired refinery into a biorefinery. In connection with the acquisition, BKRF OCB, LLC agreed to undertake certain cleanup activities at the refinery and provide a guarantee for liabilities arising from the cleanup. The Company has assumed significant environmental and clean-up liabilities associated with the purchase of the Bakersfield Refinery.

Bakersfield Renewable Fuels, LLC, formerly Alon Bakersfield Property, Inc., is a party to an action pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In June 2019, the jury awarded the plaintiffs approximately $6.7 million against the Company and Paramount Petroleum Corporation (a parent company of Alon Bakersfield Property at the time of the award in 2019). Alon Paramount agreed to assume and be liable for (and to indemnify, defend, and save Bakersfield Renewable Fuels harmless from) this litigation. In addition, Paramount Petroleum has posted a bond to cover this judgment amount. All legal fees in this matter are being paid by Alon Paramount. Concurrently with the closing of the acquisition, the Company entered into a Call Option Agreement with Alon Paramount pursuant to which the Company granted to Alon Paramount an option to purchase from Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. up to 33 1/3% of the membership interests of another subsidiary that indirectly owns Bakersfield Renewable Fuels, LLC based on the Company’s purchase price. The foregoing option can be exercised by Alon Paramount until the 90th day after the refinery meets certain operational criteria. Upon the exercise of the option, Alon Paramount will be allocated its share of the refinery’s assets and liabilities and profits and losses. Bakersfield Renewable Fuels, LLC is also responsible for all of the environmental liabilities and clean up costs associated with the Bakersfield Refinery.

On May 4, 2020, in order to fund the purchase of Bakersfield Renewable Fuels, LLC, BKRF OCB, LLC entered into a senior secured credit agreement with a group of lenders (the "Senior Lenders") pursuant to which the Senior Lenders agreed to provide a $300 million senior secured term loan facility to BKRF OCB, and to pay the costs of the retooling the Bakersfield Biorefinery. The senior loan bears interest at the rate of 12.5% per annum, payable quarterly. The principal of the senior loans is due on November 4, 2026, provided that BKRF OCB, LLC must offer to prepay the senior loans with any proceeds of such asset dispositions, borrowings other than permitted borrowings, proceeds from losses, and excess net cash flow. BKRF OCB, LLC may also prepay the senior loan in whole or in part with the payment of a prepayment premium. As additional consideration for the senior loans, the Senior Lenders were issued 80.5 million Class B Units in BKRF HCP, LLC, an indirect parent company of BKRF OCB, LLC, and will continue to be issued Class B Units as the Company receives funds drawn on the credit facility. The senior loans are secured by all of the assets of BKRF OCB, LLC (including its membership interests in Bakersfield Renewable Fuels, LLC), all of the outstanding membership interest in BKRF OCB, LLC, and all of the assets of Bakersfield Renewable Fuels, LLC.

On May 4, 2020, BKRF HCB, LLC, the indirect parent of BKRF OCB, LLC, entered into a credit agreement with a group of mezzanine lenders who agreed to provide a $65 million secured term loan facility to be used to pay the costs of repurposing and starting up the Bakersfield Biorefinery. As of September 30, 2020 BKRF HCB, LLC has not drawn down on the credit facility. The mezzanine loans bear interest at the rate of 15.0% per annum on amounts borrowed, payable quarterly, provided that the borrower may defer interest to the extent it does not have sufficient cash to pay the interest, such deferred interest being added to principal. As additional consideration for the mezzanine loans, the mezzanine lenders will be issued Class C Units in BKRF HCP, LLC at such times as advances are made under the mezzanine loans. The mezzanine loans will be secured by all of the assets of BKRF HCP, LLC, including all of the outstanding membership interest in BKRF FHCB, LLC. The mezzanine loans mature in November 2027.

On April 30, 2020 GCE Acquisitions entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement with ARB, Inc. (“ARB”) pursuant to which ARB has agreed to provide services for the engineering, procurement, construction, start-up and testing of the Bakersfield Biorefinery. The agreement, which was assigned by GCE Acquisitions to BKRF OCB, LLC, provides for ARB to be paid on a cost plus fee basis subject to a guaranteed maximum price of $201.4 million, subject to increase for approved change orders.

On May 7, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company amended the employment agreements of Richard Palmer, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Noah Verleun, the Company’s Executive Vice President, to increase their annual base salaries to $350,000 and $310,000, respectively.

On April 10, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (“2020 Plan”) pursuant to which the Board of Directors reserved an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock for future issuance. The 2020 Plan became effective on April 10, 2020. As of November 30, 2020 options for the purchase of 7,170,000 shares have been granted under the 2020 Plan to attract and retain the necessary personnel to meet the Company’s objectives. The 2020 Plan will expire on April 9, 2030, and no further awards may be granted after such date. The 2020 Plan provides for the following types of awards: incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights, performance stock awards, performance cash awards, and other stock-based awards. Stock awards may be granted under the 2020 Plan to employees (including officers) and consultants of the Company or affiliates, and to members of the Company’s Board of Directors.

In the second quarter of the Company issued 5,542,857 shares and 750,000 shares upon exercises of outstanding options to an officer of the Company and an attorney who provided services to the Company (who is also a family member of the CEO), respectively.

On October 12, 2020 the Company’s senior and mezzanine lenders agreed to make an additional $15 million available to the Company, if requested, to develop both the Bakersfield Refinery and the feedstock program.

On October 12, 2020 the Company entered into a $1.5 million contract with a Midwest seed company to manage up to 500 acres of Camelina seed production for the specific purpose of harvesting, transporting, cleaning and packaging the finished Camelina seed, which is to be certified as the Company’s proprietary seed to the Company’s standards. This seed shall be grown in 2021 for the purpose of providing certified Camelina seed to growers for the 2022 growing season. The contract anticipates a total yield of certified seed of approximately 900,000 lbs.

On November 17, 2020, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders at which (i) the 2020 Plan and (ii) the proposal to effect a reverse stock split of the common shares at a ratio of 1-for-10, at the discretion of the Board, were approved. Subject to market conditions, the Board has tentatively decided to effect the reverse stock split of common shares in early 2021.