CADIZ INC

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Cadiz Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Cadiz Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Cadiz Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, of stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for the years then ended, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Accounting for the Lytton Credit Agreement

As described in Notes 2 and 7 to the consolidated financial statements, on October 27, 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement (the “Lytton Credit Agreement”) with Lytton Rancheria of California (Lytton), pursuant to which Lytton will provide the first tranche of capital (the “Tribal Investment”) for construction of the Mojave Groundwater Bank. Under the Lytton Credit Agreement, the Company at its election may draw, as an unsecured term loan, up to $51 million in one or more installments ending April 30, 2027. The Tribal Investment matures on April 30, 2031 (“Initial Maturity Date”), which may be extended to April 30, 2036. In connection with the Lytton Credit Agreement, the Company agreed to issue shares of its common stock to Lytton upon execution of the Lytton Credit Agreement, on each funding date, and in the event the Tribal Investment is extended beyond the Initial Maturity Date. Management has evaluated whether the contracts to issue the Company’s common stock to secure funding should be classified as equity or a derivative liability. The Company’s obligation to deliver variable funding fee shares depending on the amount drawn on the facility by the Company was determined to be an equity contract and this obligation was recognized as a derivative liability of $7 million as of October 27, 2025.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the accounting for the Lytton Credit Agreement is a critical audit matter are a high degree of auditor effort in performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence related to the Company’s accounting for the Lytton Credit Agreement.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included, among others (i) obtaining and evaluating the executed Lytton Credit Agreement; (ii) evaluating management’s assessment relating to the determination of whether to account for the contracts to issue the Company’s common stock to secure funding as equity or a derivative liability based on the terms and conditions of the Lytton Credit Agreement; and (iii) evaluating the sufficiency of the Company’s disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Los Angeles, California

March 31, 2026

We have served as the Company’s auditor since at least 1995. We have not been able to determine the specific year we began serving as auditor of the Company.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’*** Equity***

($ in thousands, except per share data)

NOTE1 – BUSINESS

Cadiz Inc. (“Cadiz or the “Company”) is a water solutions provider with a unique combination of land, water, pipeline and water filtration technology assets strategically located in Southern California between major water systems serving population centers in the Southwestern United States. The Company’s portfolio of assets includes 2.5 million acre-feet of permitted water supply,220 miles of existing, buried pipeline,1 million acre-feet of groundwater storage capacity, and versatile, scalable, and cost-effective water filtration technology. The Company provides products and services to public water systems, government agencies and commercial clients that address the emerging threat of water scarcity and affordability in a region of the world facing severe challenges from climate change.

The Company owns approximately 46,000 acres of land with high-quality, naturally-recharging groundwater resources in Southern California’s Mojave Desert (“Cadiz Property”). Land holdings with vested water rights were assembled by the Company’s founders in the early1980s, relying on NASA imagery that identified a significant desert aquifer system at the base of a vast Southern California watershed.

Since its founding in1983, the Company has developed its land assets in California for sustainable farming and groundwater management, and in recent years, has invested in wellfield and pipeline infrastructure as well as water filtration technology that will enable the Company to play a critical role in serving the needs of people and communities that lack access to clean, reliable and affordable water.

The Company’s supply, storage and pipeline assets are located in a remote area of eastern San Bernardino County that sits at the crossroads of major highway, rail, energy, and water infrastructure between California’s primary water supply systems, the Colorado River Basin and the State Water Project. As a result, the Company's groundwater storage project (the "Mojave Groundwater Bank") is well positioned to assist public water agencies in storing and managing unpredictable water supplies and provide reliable, affordable water supplies to chronically underserved areas of California.

NOTE2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of operations, the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

The Company incurred a net loss and comprehensive loss of $34.2 million and $31.1 million for the years ended* December 31, 2025and2024,* respectively. The Company had working capital of $2.9 million at* December 31, 2025and used cash in operating activities of $18.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2025.The higher loss in2025* was primarily due to increased professional fees incurred in advancing the development of the Mojave Groundwater Bank offset by improved profitability from ATEC Water Systems, LLC ("ATEC") driven by increased filter sales.

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Cash requirements during the year ended* December 31, 2025,*primarily reflect certain operating and administrative costs related to the Company’s land, water, infrastructure and technology assets for water solutions including the Mojave Groundwater Bank, agricultural operations and water filtration business. The Company’s present activities are focused on the development of its assets in ways that meet an urgent need for groundwater storage capacity in Southern California and growing demand for affordable, reliable, long-term water supplies that provide water security against inevitable drought periods in the Southwestern United States.

On* March 6, 2024,the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Security Agreement (“Third Amended Credit Agreement”) with HHC $ Fund2012* (“Heerema”). The Third Amended Credit Agreement provides, among other things, (a) a new tranche of senior secured convertible terms loans from Heerema in an aggregate principal amount of $20 million, having a maturity date of* June 30, 2027 (“New Secured Convertible Debt”); (b) the aggregate principal amount of the secured non-convertible term loans acquired by Heerema has been increased from $20 million to $21.2 million and the applicable repayment fee in respect thereof has been eliminated; (c) the Convertible Loan existing prior to the Third Amended Credit Agreement, in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $16 million plus interest accruing thereon, has become unsecured; and (d) extension of the maturity date for the existing Convertible Loan and non-convertible loans to June 30, 2027 (see Note7* – “Long-Term Debt”, below).

On* November 5, 2024,*the Company completed the sale and issuance of 7,000,000 shares of its common stock to certain institutional investors in a registered direct offering. The shares of common stock were sold at a purchase price of $3.34 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $23.4 million and aggregate net proceeds of approximately $22.1 million.

On* March 7, 2025,*the Company completed the sale and issuance of 5,715,000 shares of its common stock to certain institutional investors in a registered direct offering. The shares of common stock were sold at a purchase price of $3.50 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $20.0 million and aggregate net proceeds of approximately $18.3 million.

On* October 27, 2025,the Company entered into a definitive agreement (the “Lytton Credit Agreement”) with Lytton Rancheria of California, a federally recognized Native American tribe (“Lytton”), pursuant to which Lytton will provide thefirst* tranche of capital (the “Tribal Investment”) for construction of the Mojave Groundwater Bank. Under the Lytton Credit Agreement, the Company at its election* maydraw, as an unsecured term loan, up to $51 million inone* or more installments prior to* April 30, 2027 (see Note7* - “Long-Term Debt”, below). Under the Lytton Credit Agreement, the proceeds from the Tribal Investment will be used by the Company to fund the construction, development, ownership, operation, and other ongoing costs of the Mojave Groundwater Bank, and to reimburse the Company’s expenses related thereto. On* November 4, 2025,the company made an initial draw of $15 million for reimbursement of Mojave Groundwater Bank project expenses and to support development activities. Asecond* draw of $15 million was completed in* March 2026.*

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The Company* maymeet its debt and working capital requirements through a variety of means, including extension, refinancing, equity placements, the sale or other disposition of assets, or reductions in operating costs. The covenants in the senior secured debt donot* prohibit the Company’s use of additional equity financing and allow the Company to retain100% of the proceeds of any common equity financing. The Company doesnot expect the loan covenants to materially limit its ability to finance its Mojave Groundwater Bank, agricultural operations and water filtration business activities.

Management assesses whether the Company has sufficient liquidity to fund its costs for the nexttwelve months from the financial statement issuance date. Management evaluates the Company’s liquidity to determine if there is a substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. In the preparation of this liquidity assessment, management applies judgment to estimate the significant assumptions related to the projected cash flows of the Company including the following: (i) projected cash outflows, (ii) projected cash inflows, (iii) categorization of expenditures as discretionary versus non-discretionary and (iv) the ability to raise capital. The cash flow projections are based on known or planned cash requirements for operating costs as well as planned costs for project development.

Limitations on the Company’s liquidity and ability to raise capital* mayadversely affect it. Sufficient liquidity is critical to meet the Company’s resource development activities. Although the Company currently expects its sources of capital to be sufficient to meet its near-term liquidity needs, there can beno* assurance that its liquidity requirements will continue to be satisfied. If the Company cannot raise needed funds, it might be forced to make substantial reductions in its operating expenses, which could adversely affect its ability to implement its current business plan and ultimately impact its viability as a company.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cadiz Inc. and all subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. In preparing these financial statements, management has made estimates with regard to goodwill and other long-lived assets, stock compensation and deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Segment Reporting

The Company currently operates intwo reportable segments based upon its organizational structure and the way in which its operations are managed and evaluated. The Company’s largest segment is Land and Water Resources, which comprises all activities regarding its properties in the eastern Mojave Desert including pre-revenue development of the Mojave Groundwater Bank (supply, storage and conveyance), and agricultural operations. The Company’ssecond operating segment is its Water Filtration Technology business, ATEC, which provides innovative water filtration solutions for impaired or contaminated groundwater sources. The Chief Operating Decision-Maker for our Land and Water Resources segment is the Chief Executive Officer of Cadiz Inc. and for the Water Filtration Technology segment is the Chief Executive Officer of ATEC.

There wereno intersegment sales during the years ended* December 31, 2025and2024.*

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenue is currently derived from sales of water filtration systems by ATEC, sales of farm crops, and rental revenue from its agricultural lease. The Company recognizes revenue by following thefive-step model under ASC606 to achieve the core principle that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Sales of farm crops are recognized when product is shipped to customers at Cadiz Ranch, and sales at ATEC are recognized in accordance with the customer contract which generally occurs when filters are delivered to the customer. $1.2 million of deferred revenue recorded as of* December 31, 2024,was recognized as revenue during the year ended December 31, 2025.*

Stock-Based Compensation

General and administrative expenses include $5.3 million and $4.6 million of stock-based compensation expenses in the years ended* December 31, 2025and2024,* respectively.

Stock-based compensation is generally based upon grants of stock awards, performance stock units (“PSU”) and restricted stock units (“RSU”) to its employees and consultants under the2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. For stock awards, PSUs or RSUs granted, the Company determines the fair value of the stock award, PSUs or RSUs at the date of the grant and recognizes the compensation expense over the vesting period. For PSUs or RSUs which vest upon completion of certain milestones, the fair value of the PSU or RSU is recognized when it is probable that the milestone will be achieved.

Net Loss Per Common Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss and comprehensive loss applicable to common stock by the weighted-average common shares outstanding. Restricted and performance stock units, convertible debt, convertible preferred shares and warrants werenot considered in the computation of net loss per share because their inclusion would have been antidilutive. Had these instruments been included, the fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding would have increased by approximately 10,802,000 shares and 9,861,000 shares for the years ended* December 31, 2025and2024,* respectively.

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Property, Plant, Equipment and Water Programs

Property, plant, equipment and water programs are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally five toforty-five years for land improvements and buildings, andfive tofifteen years for machinery and equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the term of the relevant lease agreement or the estimated useful life of the asset.

Water rights, storage and supply programs are stated at cost. Certain costs directly attributable to the development of such programs have been capitalized by the Company. These costs, which are expected to be recovered through future revenues, consist of direct labor, drilling costs, consulting fees for various engineering, hydrological, environmental and additional feasibility studies, and other professional and legal fees. The Company hasnot commenced depreciation of these assets as they arenot yet in service as the Mojave Groundwater Bank isnot operating. While interest on borrowed funds is currently expensed, interest costs related to the construction of water project facilities is capitalized at the time construction of these facilities commences. During thefourth quarter of2025, the Company began capitalizing interest related to the Mojave Groundwater Bank which totaled $75 thousand.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles Resulting from Business Acquisitions

As a result of a merger in* May 1988betweentwo* companies which eventually became known as Cadiz Inc., goodwill in the amount of $7,006,000 was recorded. Approximately $3,193,000 of this amount was amortized prior to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other” (“ASC350”) on* January 1, 2002.In addition, as a result of the ATEC acquisition, tax deductible goodwill in the amount of $1.9 million was recorded in November 2022.Since the adoption of ASC350,* there have beenno goodwill impairments recorded. The reporting units to which $5.7 million of goodwill is allocated had a positive carrying amount on* December 31, 2025and2024.*

The Company accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method, with the excess of the acquisition cost over the fair value of net tangible assets and identified intangible assets acquired considered goodwill. As a result, the Company discloses goodwill separately from other intangible assets. Other identifiable intangibles related to the ATEC acquisition included non-compete agreements. Contingent consideration arrangements are initially recorded based on management’s best estimate of the amount of contingent consideration that will be realized. Changes in fair value of contingent consideration that arenot measurement period adjustments are recognized in earnings.

Impairment of Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets

The Company assesses long-lived assets, excluding goodwill, for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value* maynot* be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the assets. If it is determined that the carrying value of long-lived assets* maynot* be recoverable, the potential impairment charge is measured by using the projected discounted cash-flow method. No impairment charge was recorded during the current fiscal year.

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The Company performs an annual impairment test to identify potential goodwill impairment and measure the amount of a goodwill impairment loss to be recognized (if any). In performing the impairment test, the Company has the option tofirst assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative assessment for goodwill impairment. If the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the Company performs a quantitative assessment.

This impairment assessment is performed at least annually in thefourth quarter. An impairment loss will be recognized for the amount by which the reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value,not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill in that reporting unit. The Company uses the market approach to assess impairment for the Land and Water Resources reporting unit, as its common stock price is an important component of the fair value calculation. If the Company’s stock price experiences price declines, this will impact the fair value of the reporting unit and could lead to potential impairment charges in future periods. Accordingly,no assurances can be given that the Company willnot record an impairment loss on goodwill in the future. The Company uses the income approach to assess impairment for the Water Filtration Technology reporting unit.

In the Company’s annual impairment analysis for thefourth quarter2025, the goodwill was evaluated utilizing a qualitative assessment. Based on this assessment, the Company determined that the fair value of the reporting units was more-likely-than-not greater than its respective carrying value; therefore,no impairment charge was recorded during the current fiscal year.

Debt Discount

Debt discount created upon the issuance of debt is deferred and amortized over the life of the related loan using the effective interest method and is presented as a reduction of long-term debt. The Company recorded $8.0 million of debt discount for the year ended* December 31, 2025,and $4.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.*Amortization of debt discounts is included in interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are provided for using an asset and liability approach which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities at the applicable enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely thannot that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets willnot be realized.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Financial assets with carrying values approximating fair value include cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Financial liabilities with carrying values approximating fair value include accounts payable and accrued liabilities due to their short-term nature. The carrying value of the Company’s secured debt approximates fair value, based on interest rates available to the Company for debt with similar terms. See Note7 – “Long-Term Debt”, for discussion of fair value of debt.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

During the year ended* December 31, 2025,approximately $1.7 million in interest payments on the Company’s debt was paid in cash. There areno* scheduled principal payments due on the Current Senior Secured Debt (see Note7 – “Long-Term Debt”) prior to its maturity.

At* December 31, 2025,accruals for cash dividends payable on the Series A Preferred Stock were $1.27 million (see Note9* – “Common and Preferred Stock”). The cash dividends were paid on* January 15, 2026.*

At* December 31, 2025,accruals for capitalized costs related to the Mojave Groundwater Bank included in property, plant and equipment and water programs were approximately $2.5 million and are expected to be paid in2026.*

During the year ended* December 31, 2025,the Company issued 975,000 shares of its common stock in conjunction with the execution and the initial draw of $15 million under the Lytton Credit Agreement. The value of these shares issued totaling $5,128 was booked as a non-cash debt discount and will be amortized into interest expense over the remaining term of the loan (see Note7* – “Long-term Debt”).

The balance of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows is comprised of the following:

The restricted cash amounts primarily represented funds deposited into a segregated account as cash collateral supporting a letter of credit issued by the Company related to a performance and reclamation bond for the Northern Pipeline.

Cash payments for income taxes were $11 thousand for each of the years ended* December 31, 2025and2024.*

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting GuidanceNot* Yet Adopted*

In* November 2024,the FASB issued ASUNo.* 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (Subtopic220-40)(“ASU2024-03”). ASU2024-03 which requires disaggregated disclosures of income statement expenses for public business entities. ASU2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after* December 15, 2025,and for interim reporting periods that begin after December 15, 2027.The Company is currently assessing this new guidance and expect this standard willnot* have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Guidance Adopted

In* November 2023,the Financial Account Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)No. ASU2023*-07, Segment Reporting (Topic280)(“ASU2023-07”). ASU2023-07 modifies the disclosure and presentation requirements of reportable segments. ASU2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after* December 15, 2023,and interim periods within those financial years beginning after December 15, 2024,with early adoption permitted. Adoption of the ASU should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The adoption of this new standard as of December 31, 2024hadno* material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In* December 2023,the Financial Account Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic740*)(“ASU2023-09”). ASU2023-09 expands disclosures in an entity’s income tax rate reconciliation table and disclosures regarding cash tax paid in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. ASU2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after* December 15, 2024.The adoption of this new standard as of January 1, 2025,hadno* material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

NOTE3 – REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

We evaluate our performance based on segment operating (loss). Interest expense, income tax expense and losses related to equity method investments are excluded from the computation of operating (loss) for the segments. Segment net revenue, segment operating expenses and segment operating (loss) information consisted of the following for the years ended* December 31, 2025and2024:*

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Assets by operating segment, inclusive of goodwill, are as follows (dollars in thousands):

Goodwill by operating segment is as follows (dollars in thousands):

Property, plant, equipment and water programs consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

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NOTE4 – PROPERTY, PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND WATER PROGRAMS

Property, plant, equipment and water programs consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

Land and land improvements primarily include land acquisitions, well development, irrigation systems and other related land infrastructure. Water programs primarily include costs directly attributable to the Company’s water project development efforts, including consulting fees for various engineering, hydrological, environmental and additional feasibility studies, and other professional and legal fees.

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During the year ended* December 31, 2025,*$6.1 million of construction in progress was placed into service, which included the conversion of the Company's diesel operated agricultural wells to natural gas to reduce emissions.

Depreciation expense on land improvements, buildings, leasehold improvements, machinery and equipment and furniture and fixtures was $1.3 million and $1.2 million for the years ended* December 31, 2025and2024,* respectively.

NOTE5 – OTHER ASSETS

Other assets include the following (dollars in thousands):

Prepaid rent primarily consists of fees incurred to obtain the rights-of-way for the Mojave Groundwater Bank. Amortization of prepaid rent was approximately $115,000 for each of the years ended* December 31, 2025and2024.*

NOTE6 – ACCRUED LIABILITIES

At* December 31, 2025and2024* accrued liabilities consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

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NOTE7 – LONG-TERM DEBT

At* December 31, 2025and2024,* the carrying amount of the Company’s outstanding debt is summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

The carrying value of the Company’s senior secured debt and the Company’s convertible note instrument approximates fair value. The effective interest rate on the Company’s debt was 12.1% for the year ended* December 31, 2025.*

Pursuant to the Company’s loan agreements, annual maturities of long-term debt outstanding on* December 31, 2025,*are as follows:

On* July 2, 2021,the Company entered into a $50 million senior secured credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with Lenders and B. Riley Securities ("BRS"), as administrative agent for the Lenders (“Current Senior Secured Debt”). Interest is paid quarterly at a rate ofseven percent per annum. The obligations under the Current Senior Secured Debt are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets on afirst*-priority basis. In connection with any repayment or prepayment of the debt, the Company is required to pay a repayment fee equal to the principal amount being repaid or prepaid, multiplied by 6.0%. At any time, the Company will be permitted to prepay the principal of the debt, in whole or in part, provided that such prepayment is accompanied by any accrued interest on such principal amount being prepaid plus the applicable repayment fee described above.

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On* February 2, 2023,the Company entered into a First Amendment to Credit Agreement to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement (“First Amended Credit Agreement”). In connection with the First Amended Credit Agreement, the Company repaid $15 million of the Senior Secured Debt together with fees and interest required to be paid in connection with such repayment under the Credit Agreement. Under the First Amended Credit Agreement, the lenders have a right to convert up to $15 million of outstanding principal, plus any PIK interest and any accrued and unpaid interest (the “Convertible Loan”) into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $4.80 per share (the “Conversion Price”). Additionally, the maturity date of the Credit Agreement was extended from July 2, 2024to June 30, 2026.*The annual interest rate remains unchanged at 7.00%. Interest on $20 million of the principal amount will be paid in cash. Interest on the $15 million principal amount of the Convertible Loan will be paid in kind on a quarterly basis by adding such amount to the outstanding principal amount of the outstanding Convertible Loan. The amendment was recorded as a debt extinguishment.

On* March 6, 2024,*the Company entered into the Third Amended Credit Agreement. Before entering into the Third Amended Credit Agreement, Heerema purchased the outstanding secured non-convertible term loans under the Credit Agreement (“Assignment”) at a discount on behalf of the Company. The Assignment was considered a debt extinguishment resulting in a gain of $1.9 million recorded as additional paid-in-capital as Heerema is a significant shareholder of the Company. The acquired secured non-convertible term loans were issued to Heerema at a discount which is being amortized over the term of the non-convertible term loan. In connection with the Assignment, the existing holders of both the Convertible Loan and non-convertible term loans consented to effectuate the Third Amended Credit Agreement in consideration of a consent fee in the aggregate amount of $479,845 payable in the form of the Company’s registered common stock (valued at $2.89 per share, or 166,036 shares). The consent fee was capitalized as an additional debt discount and is being amortized over the remaining term of the Convertible Loan.

The Third Amended Credit Agreement provides, among other things, (a) a new tranche of senior secured convertible terms loans from Heerema in an aggregate principal amount of $20 million, having a maturity date of* June 30, 2027 (“New Secured Convertible Debt”); (b) the aggregate principal amount of the secured non-convertible term loans acquired by Heerema has been increased from $20 million to $21.2 million and the applicable repayment fee in respect thereof has been eliminated; (c) the Convertible Loan existing prior to the Third Amended Credit Agreement, in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $16 million plus interest accruing thereon, has become unsecured; and (d) extension of the maturity date for the existing Convertible Loan and non-convertible loans to June 30, 2027.The New Secured Convertible Debt will bear PIK interest at a rate of 7% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. The initial conversion price of the New Secured Convertible Debt was $5.30 per share and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments. As a result of a registered direct offering that was completed in November 2024,*the conversion price of the New Secured Convertible Debt was reduced to $5.14 per share.

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In connection with the debt issued to Heerema, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of our common stock (the “Heerema Warrant”) to Heerema. The Heerema Warrant has an exercise price of $5.00 per share, which will be subject to anti-dilution adjustments. As a result of a registered direct offering that was completed in* March 2025,the exercise price of the Heerema Warrant was reduced to $4.75 per share. The Heerema Warrant expires on June 30, 2027.*The Company recorded the fair value of the Heerema Warrant on the issuance date in additional paid-in capital in the amount of $0.9 million. In addition, the fair value of the Heerema Warrant was recorded as debt discount and is being amortized over the term of the secured debt issued to Heerema.

In the event of certain asset sales, the incurrence of indebtedness or a casualty or condemnation event, in each case, under certain circumstances as described in the Credit Agreement, the Company will be required to use a portion of the proceeds to prepay amounts under the debt. In the event of any additional issuance of depositary receipts (“Depositary Receipts”) representing interests in shares of 8.875% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) by the Company, the Company will be required to, withinfive business days after the receipt of the net cash proceeds, apply 75% of the net cash proceeds to prepay amounts due under the debt (including the applicable repayment fee described above).

The Credit Agreement includes customary affirmative and negative covenants, including delivery of financial statements and other reports. The negative covenants limit the ability of the Company to, among other things, incur debt, incur liens, make investments, sell assets, pay dividends and enter into transactions with affiliates. In addition, the Credit Agreement includes customary events of default and remedies. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement as of* December 31, 2025.*

On* October 27, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), the Company entered the Lytton Credit Agreement pursuant to which Lytton committed to provide an unsecured term loan facility with a maximum of $51 million in principal to be drawn in installments through April 30, 2027to fund the construction, development, ownership, operation, and other ongoing costs of the Mojave Groundwater Bank, and to reimburse the Company’s expenses related thereto (the “Tribal Investment”). The unsecured term loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 8% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on March 31,** June 30,** September 30,and December 31of each year. Interest maybe paid in cash or, upon mutual agreement between the Company and Lytton, in shares of the Company’s common stock determined in accordance with the Lytton Credit Agreement. The Tribal Investment matures on April 30, 2031 (“Initial Maturity Date”) which maybe extended to April 30, 2036.*

In connection with the Lytton Credit Agreement, the Company agreed to issue shares of its common stock to Lytton as follows:

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The Company has evaluated whether the contracts to issue the Company’s common stock to secure funding should be classified as equity or a derivative liability pursuant to ASC815-40. The Company’s obligation to deliver variable funding fee shares depending on the amount drawn on the facility by the Company was determined to be an equity contract and this obligation is recognized as a derivative liability of $7 million at inception on* October 27, 2025and $5 million as of December 31, 2025,subject to reassessment at each reporting period. The value of the commitment shares and the derivative liability at inception were capitalized in other noncurrent assets, $7,989 as of December 31, 2025.A portion of the asset is recognized as a debt discount when the loan is drawn. The extension fee is an equity contract that isnot* separately recognized as the probability of extending the maturity date was considered by the Company to be remote.

At any time following the funding of the full $51 million Tribal Investment amount under the Lytton Credit Agreement or on the maturity date, at Lytton’s election, any outstanding principal and accrued interest of the Tribal Investment* may*be converted into a contractual right to receive a share of future cash flows from the Company’s water-storage rights (the “Storage Cash Flows Right”), which will entitle Lytton to receive up to 51% of the cash flows generated from the Company’s water-storage operations, provided that Lytton contributes the Storage Cash Flows Right to Mojave Water Infrastructure Company, LLC (“MWI”), the Company’s special purpose entity formed to construct, own and operate the Mojave Groundwater Bank, in exchange for an ownership interest in MWI alongside other expected equity investors in MWI on the same economic terms whereby such interest in MWI remains subject to definitive agreements to be mutually agreed upon by the parties including the Company.

On* November 4, 2025the Company made an initial draw of $15 million for reimbursement of Mojave Groundwater Bank project expenses and to support development activities. Asecond* draw of $15 million was made in* March 2026.*

NOTE8 – INCOME TAXES

Deferred taxes are recorded based upon differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and available carryforwards. Temporary differences and carryforwards which gave rise to a significant portion of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of* December 31, 2025and2024* are as follows (dollars in thousands):

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The change in deferred tax assets resulted from current year net operating losses and changes to future tax deductions resulting from expiring net operating losses, terms of stock compensation plans, fixed assets, and accrued liabilities. A full valuation allowance continues to be recorded given the Company continues to be incurring losses.

As of* December 31, 2025,the Company had net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards of approximately $376 million for federal income tax purposes and $358 million for California income tax purposes. Such carryforwards expire in varying amounts through the year2037* and2045 for federal and California purposes, respectively. For federal losses arising in tax years ending after* December 31, 2017,the NOL carryforwards are allowed indefinitely. Use of the carryforward amounts is subject to an annual limitation as a result of a previous ownership change and a tax ownership change that occurred in Juneof2021.*

The Company’s tax years2022 through2025 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, and tax years 2021 through2025 remain subject to examination by California tax jurisdictions. In addition, the Company’s loss carryforward amounts are generally subject to examination and adjustment for a period ofthree years for federal tax purposes andfour years for California purposes, beginning when such carryovers are utilized to reduce taxes in a future tax year.

Beginning in2025 annual reporting, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU)No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic740*): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures*(ASU2023-09) on a prospective basis. A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to our effective tax rate pursuant to the disclosure requirements of ASU2023-09 for the year ended* December 31, 2025*is as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

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(1) California represents the full tax effect in this category.

A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rates to our effective tax rate for the years ended* December 31, 2024*is as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

(1) California represents the full tax effect in this category.

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received, by jurisdiction pursuant to the disclosure requirements of ASU2023-09 for the year ended* December 31, 2025and2024* are as follows (in thousands):

Because it is more likely thannot that the Company willnot realize its net deferred tax assets, it has recorded a full valuation allowance against these assets. Accordingly, no deferred tax asset has been recorded in the accompanying balance sheet.

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On* July 4, 2025,the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA or the Act) was enacted. Changes to bonus depreciation, interest expense limitations and domestic research and development expenses (among others) were implemented in the Act. The Company doesnot* believe that the enactment of the OBBBA will have a material impact on its income tax expense or deferred tax assets.

NOTE9 – COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK

Common Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 100 million shares of Common Stock at a $0.01 par value. As of* December 31, 2025,and December 31, 2024,*the Company had 83,213,589 and 75,353,889 shares issued and outstanding, respectively.

On* November 5, 2024,*the Company completed the sale and issuance of 7,000,000 shares of its common stock to certain institutional investors in a registered direct offering. The shares of common stock were sold at a purchase price of $3.34 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $23.4 million and aggregate net proceeds of approximately $22.1 million.

On* March 7, 2025,*the Company completed the sale and issuance of 5,715,000 shares of its common stock to certain institutional investors in a registered direct offering. The shares of common stock were sold at a purchase price of $3.50 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $20.0 million and aggregate net proceeds of approximately $18.3 million.

Series1* Preferred Stock*

The Company has issued a total of 10,000 shares of Series1 Preferred Stock (“Series1 Preferred Stock”) to certain holders (“Holders”) under certain conversion and exchange agreements entered into in* March 2020.Each share of Series1* Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the Holder into 405.05 shares of Common Stock. As of* December 31, 2025,Holders of Series1* Preferred Stock had exercised their option to convert 9,671 shares of Series1 Preferred Stock into 3,917,235 shares of Common Stock. The Company has 329 shares of Series1 Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of* December 31, 2025.*

Series A Preferred Stock

On* June 29, 2021,the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement with BRS as representative of the several underwriters named there, to issue and sell an aggregate of 2,000,000 depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”), as well as up to 300,000 Depositary Shares that maybe sold pursuant to the exercise of an option to purchase additional Depositary Shares (“Depositary Share Offering”), each representing 1/1000 th of a share of the 8.875% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The Depositary Share Offering was completed on July 2, 2021*for net proceeds of approximately $54 million.

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On* July 1, 2021,*the Company filed the Certificate of Designation (“Certificate of Designation”) for the Series A Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which became effective upon acceptance for record. The Certificate of Designation classified a total of 7,500 shares of the Company’s authorized shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, as Series A Preferred Stock.

As set forth in the Certificate of Designation, the Series A Preferred Stock will rank, as to dividend rights and rights upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up: (i) senior to Common Stock of the Company; (ii) junior to the Series1 Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets upon the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up; (iii) senior to the Series1 Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and (iv) effectively junior to all the Company’s existing and future indebtedness (including indebtedness convertible into Common Stock or preferred stock) and to the indebtedness and other liabilities of (as well as any preferred equity interests held by others in) the Company’s existing or future subsidiaries.

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock, when and as authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors, are entitled to cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 8.875% of the $25,000.00 ($25.00 per Depositary Share) liquidation preference per year (equivalent to $2,218.75 per share per year or $2.21875 per Depositary Share per year). Dividends will be payable quarterly in arrears, on or about the15th of* January,** April,** Julyand October,beginning on or about October**15,* 2021. As of* December 31, 2025,the Company has paid cash dividends in the amount of $21,873,000. As of June 30, 2025,the Company reclassified $19,320,000 in aggregate cash dividends paid from the accumulated deficit balance to additional paid in capital. The Company has assessed this misclassification, individually and in the aggregate, and concluded that this correction wasnot* material to the current period or any prior period interim or annual financial statements. On* December 23, 2025,the Company’s Board of Directors declared that holders of Series A Preferred stock will receive a cash dividend equal to $550.00 per whole share; therefore, holders of Depositary Shares will receive a cash dividend equal to $0.55 per Depositary Share. The dividend was paid on January 15, 2026to respective holders of record as of the close of business on January 5, 2026.*

Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock underlying the depositary shares will continue to accumulate whether ornot (i) any of the Company’s agreements prohibit the current payment of dividends, (ii) the Company has earnings or funds legally available to pay the dividends, or (iii) the Company’s Board of Directors doesnot declare the payment of the dividends.

Holders of depositary shares representing interests in the Series A Preferred Stock generally will haveno voting rights. However, if the Company doesnot pay dividends on any outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock forsix or more quarterly dividend periods (whether ornot declared or consecutive), holders of the Series A Preferred Stock (voting separately as a class with all other outstanding series of preferred stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) will be entitled to electtwo additional directors to the Board of Directors to serve until all unpaid dividends have been fully paid or declared and set apart for payment.

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On and after* July 2, 2026,*the shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be redeemable at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to $25,000.00 per share ($25.00 per Depositary Share), plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. Furthermore, upon a change of control or delisting event (each as defined in the Certificate of Designation), the Company will have a special option to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock at $25,000.00 per share ($25.00 per Depositary Share), plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.

Shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of Common Stock if, and only if, a change of control or delisting event (each as defined in the Certificate of Designation) has occurred, and the Company hasnot elected to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock prior to the applicable conversion date. Upon any conversion, each share of Series A Preferred Stock will be converted into that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the lesser of (i) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the sum of (x) the $25,000 liquidation preference per share plus (y) the amount of an accrued and unpaid dividends to, butnot including, the conversion date by (B) the Common Stock Purchase Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), and (ii)3,748.13 (the “Share Cap”), subject to certain adjustments.

The Company has 2,300 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of* December 31, 2025.*

NOTE10 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

The Company has issued options and has granted stock awards pursuant to its2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as described below.

2019 Equity Incentive Plan

The2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the*“2019* EIP”) was originally approved by stockholders at the* July 10, 2019Annual Meeting, with amendments to the plan approved by stockholders at the July 12, 2022Annual Meeting, the June 11, 2024Annual Meeting and the June 12, 2025*Annual Meeting. The plan, as amended, provides for the grant and issuance of up to 7,200,000 shares and options to the Company’s employees, directors and consultants.

Effective* July 1, 2021,under the2019* EIP, each outside director receives $75,000 of cash compensation and receives a deferred stock award consisting of shares of the Company’s common stock with a value equal to $25,000 on* June 30of each year. The award accrues on a quarterly basis, with $18,750 of cash compensation and $6,250 of stock earned for each fiscal quarter in which a director serves. The deferred stock award vests automatically on the January 31thatfirst* follows the award date.

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Stock Awards to Directors, Officers, Consultants and Employees

The Company has granted stock awards pursuant to its2019 EIP.

Of the total 7,200,000 shares reserved under the2019 EIP,6,398,526 shares and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) have been awarded to the Company’s directors, employees and consultants as of* December 31, 2025.*

In* January 2024,60,000 RSUs were granted to employees which vested on January 2, 2025.*

In* April 2024,the Company granted 1.6 million RSUs and performance stock units (“PSUs”) in conjunction with entering into an amended and restated employment agreement with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer with (a)700,000 RSUs that vest over athree-year period from2024* to2026; (b)600,000 RSUs that will vest upon achievement of milestones related to completion of certain permits, entering into binding contract for water delivery or storage, and delivery of water (“milestone RSUs”), and (c)300,000 PSUs that will vest upon a Price Hurdle of $15 per share for20 consecutive days. In2025, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company mutually agreed to cancel 300,000 PSUs and 10,000 RSUs so that the underlying shares can be utilized for grants to other key employees and consultants. Of the 590,000 milestone RSUs,50,000 vested and were issued in* October 2025upon achievement of certain milestones. In September 2024,the Company granted 275,000 RSUs in conjunction with entering into an employment agreement with the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.137,500 of these RSUs vest over athree-year period from September 2024to September 2027*and the remaining 137,500 RSUs will vest upon achievement of milestones related to completion of certain permits, entering into binding contracts for water delivery or storage, and delivery of water.

150,000 RSUs were granted to consultants in* January 2025 (** “January 2025RSU Grant”). Of the 150,000 RSUs granted under the January 2025RSU Grant,16,250 RSUs vested and were issued immediately,50,000 RSUs vested in February 2025upon achievement of certain milestones and 50,000 RSUs vested in July 2025upon achievement of certain milestones. The remaining 33,750 RSUs granted under the January 2025RSU Grant vested in equal quarterly installments through December 2025.*

In* February 2025,*420,000 RSUs for bonus awards were granted to employees which vested and became issuable immediately. Of these 420,000 RSUs, the Company issued 382,477 shares net of taxes withheld and paid in cash by the Company.

In* March 2025,145,000 RSUs were granted to consultants ( “March 2025RSU Grant”). Of the 145,000 RSUs granted under the March 2025RSU Grant,85,000 RSUs were subject to vesting upon achievement of certain milestones and 60,000 RSUs vest over a period ofone year. In June 2025,*55,000 of the shares underlying these RSUs vested upon achievement of certain milestones.

In* September 2025,150,000 RSUs and PSUs were granted to a consultant ( “September 2025RSU Grant”). Of the 150,000 units granted under the September 2025RSU Grant,25,000 RSUs vested on September 30, 2025.*The remaining 125,000 PSUs vest upon the company’s stock achieving certain price hurdles.

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In* October 2025,1,060,600 RSUs were granted to employees ( “October 2025RSU Grant”). Of the 1,060,600 RSUs granted under the October 2025RSU Grant,700,000 RUSs were subject to vesting upon achievement of milestones related to completion of certain permits, entering into binding contracts for water delivery and storage and delivery of water, and 360,600 RSUs vest in quarterly installments through December 31, 2027.In October 2025,*50,000 of the shares underlying these RSUs vested upon achievement of certain milestones.

A summary of RSU activity under the plans during the years ended* December 31, 2025and2024* is presented below:

As of* December 31, 2025,*the Company had approximately $1.3 million of unrecognized stock compensation expense related to nonvested PSUs and RSUs.

NOTE11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In the normal course of its agricultural operations, the Company handles, stores, transports and dispenses products identified as hazardous materials. Regulatory agencies periodically conduct inspections and, currently, there areno pending claims with respect to hazardous materials.

Pursuant to cost-sharing agreements that have been entered into by participants in the Company’s Mojave Groundwater Bank, $625,000 in funds have been received in order to offset costs incurred in the environmental analysis of the Mojave Groundwater Bank. These funds* mayeither be reimbursed or credited to participants participation in the Mojave Groundwater Bank and, accordingly, are fully reflected as deferred revenue as of December 31, 2025and December 31, 2024.*

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In conjunction with the 26-year right-of-way agreement with the United States Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") with respect to the Company’s Northern Pipeline asset, the Company deposited approximately $420,000 towards a performance and reclamation bond with the BLM which has been recorded in Other Long-Term Deposits/Prepaid Expenses.

The Company is from time to time involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. At this time, the Company isnot aware of any other pending or threatened litigation that it expects will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, liquidity, or operating results. Legal claims are inherently uncertain, however, and it is possible that the Company’s business, financial condition, liquidity and/or operating results could be adversely affected in the future by legal proceedings.

NOTE12 – LEASES

The Company has operating leases for its right-of-way agreements, corporate offices and office equipment.

Effective* February 1, 2024,*the Company entered into a 26-year right-of-way agreement with the BLM with respect to the Company’s Northern Pipeline asset which resulted in recording right-of-use assets and lease liabilities in the amount of $1.9 million resulting from $4.8 million in future lease payments over the 26 years less imputed interest of $2.9 million based upon a 10% weighted average discount rate. The right-of-way agreement has an annual rent expense of approximately $185,000, with annual defined inflation increases.

In* Novemberand December 2024,the company entered intotwo* new operating lease agreements for its corporate offices resulting in recording aggregate right-of-use assets and lease liabilities in the amount of $1.6 million resulting from $2.6 million in future lease payments over approximately 10 years less imputed interest of $1.0 million based upon a 12% weighted average discount.

The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of 10 months to 24 years as of* December 31, 2025,some of which include options to extend or terminate the lease. However, the Company isnot* reasonably certain to exercise options to renew or terminate, and therefore renewal and termination options arenot included in the lease term.

The Company’s lease population doesnot include any residual value guarantees, and thereforenone were considered in the calculation of the lease balances. The Company has leases with variable payments, most commonly in the form of common area maintenance charges which are based on actual costs incurred. These variable payments were excluded from the right-of-use asset and lease liability balances since they arenot fixed or in-substance fixed payments.

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The Company elected to utilize the practical expedients permitted within the leasing standard, including the practical expedientnot to reassess existing land easements, which among other things, allows the Company to carryforward the historical lease classification. The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components and has elected the practical expedient to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component for real-estate class of leases only. For leases with terms greater than12 months, the Company records the related asset and lease liability at the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of12 months or less with purchase options or extension options that arenot reasonably certain to be exercised arenot recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

Lease balances. Amounts recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of* December 31, 2025and2024* are as follows (in thousands):

***Lease cost.*The Company’s operating lease cost for the year ended December 31, 2025was $748 thousand.

***Lease commitments.**The table below summarizes the Company’s scheduled future minimum lease payments under operating, recorded on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 (*in thousands):

Most of the Company’s lease agreements donot provide a readily determinable implicit rate nor is it available to us from its lessors. Instead, the Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate based on information available at either the implementation date of Topic842 or at lease commencement for leases entered into thereafter in order to discount lease payments to present value. The table below presents additional information related to the Company’s leases as of* December 31, 2025:*

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As a lessor, in* February 2016,the Company entered into a lease agreement with Fenner Valley Farms LLC (“FVF”) (the “lessee”), pursuant to which FVF is leasing, for a 99-year term,2,100 acres owned by Cadiz in San Bernardino County, California, to be used to plant, grow and harvest agricultural crops (“FVF Lease Agreement”). As consideration for the lease, FVF paid the Company aone*-time payment of $12.0 million upon closing. The Company expects to record rental income of $420 thousand annually over the nextfive years related to the FVF Lease Agreement.

NOTE13 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair values determined by Level1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The Company considers a security that trades at least weekly to have an active market. Fair values determined by Level2 inputs utilize data points that are observable, such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves. Fair values determined by Level3 inputs are unobservable data points for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

In2022, the Company recorded a contingent consideration liability in the amount of $1.45 million related to the purchase price of the ATEC acquisition for amounts payable upon the sale of a requisite number of water filtration units under an asset purchase agreement. $250 thousand of this liability was paid during2024 and $1.2 million of this liability was paid during thesecond quarter of2025 constituting payment in full of the remaining balance of this contingent consideration liability.

On* October 27, 2025,the Company recorded a derivative liability in the amount of $7 million related to funding fee shares to be issued under the Lytton Credit Agreement (see Note7* – Long-Term Debt, above). $1.9 million of the derivative liability was reclassified to additional paid-in capital for the settlement of funding fee shares upon an initial borrowing of $15 million under the Lytton Credit Agreement. The fair value of the derivative liability was estimated using the equity spot price approach, which involves remeasuring the liability at each reporting date based on the Company's closing common stock price. The number of shares expected to be issued is determined in accordance with the funding fee formula specified in the debt agreement (i.e.,25,000 shares per*$1* million of principal funded at each funding date).The change in fair value is recorded as an adjustment to the recorded derivative liability with the unrealized gains and losses reflected on the income statement.

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