secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SmartKem, Inc. (SMTK)
CIK:        0001817760
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-051601
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

SmartKem provides $2.3M bridge loan to Ferrox Critical Minerals with conversion rights
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- $2.3M convertible promissory note to Ferrox; 5% interest, matures Oct 30, 2026.
- Conversion price: lower of fair market value or based on $80M total equity value of Ferrox.
- Company received $200,000 origination fee; default interest rises to 15% with $4,500/day fee.
- SmartKem granted right of first refusal on Ferrox fundamental transactions and exclusivity through maturity.
- Negative covenants restrict Ferrox from dividends, asset sales, affiliate deals without consent.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817760/000110465926051601/0001104659-26-051601-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817760/000110465926051601/tm2613090d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-051601

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