---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-073711"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RKDA"
cik: "0001469443"
company_name: "Arcadia Biosciences, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T03:05:16.073448+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Arcadia Biosciences reports default on $2M note payment from Above Food Corp; buyer in receivership

## Summary
- Above Food Corp failed to pay $2M principal plus ~$475k interest due May 14, 2025 on note from GoodWheat sale.
- Arcadia delivered notice to require ~3.5M AFII shares as prepayment of final $2M installment; no shares delivered.
- Above Food Corp is subject to Canadian receivership proceedings; Arcadia intends to enforce remedies.
- First of three annual $2M installments defaulted; entire unpaid balance may be accelerated under note terms.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-073711
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RKDA
- cik: 0001469443
- company_name: Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1469443/000095017025073711/0000950170-25-073711-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1469443/000095017025073711/rkda-20250514.htm

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