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urban-gro (NASDAQ: UGRO) loan default and Nasdaq delisting risk concerns

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urban-gro, Inc. reported that its subsidiary UG Construction is in default under a revolving line of credit with Gemini Finance Corp., with approximately $1.76 million now immediately due and subject to a default interest charge of 1% per week from June 16, 2025. The lender has notified the company that it plans to foreclose and conduct a private Article 9 sale of substantially all UG Construction assets on September 4, 2025.

The company also received a Nasdaq determination letter stating that, because it did not file its 2024 Form 10-K and its Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 2025 by the required date, Nasdaq will suspend trading in its common stock on August 27, 2025 and begin delisting procedures, absent a successful appeal. Nasdaq also cited non-compliance with the minimum $2.5 million stockholders’ equity requirement, and the company plans to request a hearing and a stay of suspension, though it cautions there is no assurance it will regain compliance or avoid delisting.

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Negative

  • Loan default escalation and foreclosure process: Approximately $1.76 million under UG Construction’s line of credit has been accelerated with 1% per week default interest, and the lender plans an Article 9 foreclosure sale of substantially all subsidiary assets on September 4, 2025.
  • Nasdaq suspension and delisting threat: Nasdaq has determined to suspend trading in urban-gro’s common stock on August 27, 2025 and file a Form 25-NSE to remove the securities from listing and registration, absent a successful appeal.
  • Multiple listing rule violations and low equity: The company is out of compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) due to delayed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings and with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) requiring at least $2.5 million in stockholders’ equity, with no assurance it can regain compliance.

Insights

urban-gro faces loan default acceleration and heightened Nasdaq delisting risk.

UG Construction’s asset-based revolving credit facility with Gemini Finance Corp. has moved into a serious default phase, with approximately $1.76 million declared immediately due and a steep default interest rate of 1% per week accruing from June 16, 2025. The lender’s plan to foreclose and sell substantially all UG Construction assets via an Article 9 sale on September 4, 2025 suggests potential loss of collateral and operating assets at that subsidiary.

Separately, failure to file the 2024 Form 10-K and Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 2025 triggered a Nasdaq determination to suspend trading on August 27, 2025 and pursue delisting, citing non-compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) and the $2.5 million minimum equity requirement under Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). The company intends to appeal and seek an additional stay, but explicitly warns there can be no assurance it will regain compliance or prevent delisting, underscoring elevated listing and financing risk.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2025

 

URBAN-GRO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39933   46-5158469
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1751 Panorama Point, Unit G

Lafayette, Colorado

  80026
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 390-3880

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share   UGRO   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.04 Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

 

As previously disclosed, on December 13, 2023, UG Construction, Inc. d/b/a Emerald Construction Management, Inc. (“UG Construction”), a wholly owned subsidiary of urban-gro, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an asset based revolving Loan Agreement (the “Line of Credit”) with Gemini Finance Corp. (“Lender”), pursuant to which Lender extended to UG Construction a secured line of credit in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000. Also as previously disclosed, on July 31, 2025, the Lender issued a notice of default to UG Construction claiming that UG Construction was in default under the Line of Credit. The notice indicated that the remaining outstanding amount due under the Line of Credit of approximately $1.76 million is immediately due and payable with default of 1% per week accruing from the June 16, 2025 date of default claimed by the Lender.

 

On August 21, 2025, the Company received a notification from the Lender stating that the Lender would proceed with a foreclosure and private sale of substantially all of the assets of UG Construction in an Article 9 sale process, pursuant to Section 9601 et seq. of the California Commercial Code (the “Asset Sale”). The Asset Sale is expected to occur on September 4, 2025.

 

Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

 

As previously reported, on May 21, 2025, the Company received a notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that because the Company had not yet filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025 (the “Form 10-Q”) or its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Form 10-K”), the Company continued to be out of compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) requires listed companies to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

On August 18, 2025, the Company received a determination letter (the “Determination”) from Nasdaq stating that Nasdaq had determined that the Company did not file the Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q by August 15, 2025, the date required for the delinquent filings by an exception previously received from Nasdaq staff. The Determination stated that, as a result, unless that Company timely requests an appeal, the trading of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) will be suspended at the opening of business on August 27, 2025 and (iii) a Form 25-NSE will be filed with the SEC, which will remove the Company’s securities from listing and registration on Nasdaq.

 

The Determination also stated that the Company is not in compliance (i) with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) due to the Company’s delay in filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2025, and (ii) with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), which requires the Company to maintain minimum stockholders’ equity of $2.5 million. As previously reported, on February 24, 2025, Nasdaq notified the Company that it was not in compliance with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) due to having stockholders’ equity of less than $2.5 million.

 

The Determination informed the Company that it may appeal the decision to a Hearings Panel (the “Panel”). If the Company chooses to appeal, the request must be received by Nasdaq no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 25, 2025. The Company intends to request a hearing before the Panel, and this request will stay the suspension of the Company’s Common Stock for a period of 15 days from the date of the request. In connection with this request, the Company plans to also request a stay of the suspension pending the hearing (the “Additional Stay”).

 

There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5250(c)(1) and/or 5550(b)(1), or will otherwise be in compliance with other applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules, that the request for the Additional Stay will be granted, or that the Company’s appeal of the delisting determination will be successful.

 

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “aim,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result” and similar expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including but not limited to, the Company’s ability to return to and maintain compliance with Nasdaq continued listing standards; and those factors discussed in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that will be described in the “Risk Factors” section of the documents to be filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward- looking statements, and while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, they assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law. The Company does not give any assurance that the Company will achieve its expectations.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On August 22, 2025, the Company issued a press release disclosing the receipt of the Determination referenced above. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, unless specifically identified as being incorporated therein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description
99.1   Press Release dated August 22, 2025
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    URBAN-GRO, INC.
       
Date: August 22, 2025   By: /s/ Bradley Nattrass
      Bradley Nattrass
      Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

 

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FAQ

What loan default did urban-gro (UGRO) disclose in this 8-K?

UG Construction, a wholly owned subsidiary of urban-gro, Inc., is in default under a secured asset-based revolving line of credit with Gemini Finance Corp., and the lender has declared the remaining approximately $1.76 million outstanding immediately due with a default interest rate of 1% per week from June 16, 2025.

What foreclosure or asset sale is planned for urban-gro’s subsidiary UG Construction?

The lender notified the company that it will proceed with a foreclosure and private Article 9 sale of substantially all of UG Construction assets under the California Commercial Code, with the asset sale expected to occur on September 4, 2025.

Why did Nasdaq issue a delisting determination for urban-gro (UGRO)?

Nasdaq determined that urban-gro did not file its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and its Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 2025 by the deadline set in a prior exception, resulting in non-compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). Nasdaq also cited non-compliance with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), which requires minimum stockholders’ equity of $2.5 million.

When could trading of urban-gro’s common stock be suspended on Nasdaq?

The Nasdaq determination letter states that, unless urban-gro timely appeals, trading in its common stock will be suspended at the opening of business on August 27, 2025, and a Form 25-NSE will be filed to remove the securities from Nasdaq listing and registration.

How does urban-gro plan to respond to the Nasdaq delisting determination?

The company intends to request a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel by August 25, 2025 and to seek a stay of the trading suspension. The filing notes that this request will stay the suspension for 15 days from the date of the request, but it also states there can be no assurance the additional stay or the appeal will be successful.

Is there any assurance that urban-gro will regain Nasdaq compliance?

No. urban-gro explicitly states there can be no assurance it will regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5250(c)(1) or 5550(b)(1), that any additional stay will be granted, or that its appeal of the delisting determination will succeed.
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