---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-109483"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZONE"
cik: "0001956741"
company_name: "CleanCore Solutions, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-14T21:27:42+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-14T21:30:07.290516+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Zone Frontier completes sale of CleanCore legacy cleaning unit to director-controlled Sanzonate for $3.35M note

## Summary
- Sold legacy aqueous ozone cleaning business, incl. Irish unit CleanCore Global Ltd and 100% of its €1 shares, to Sanzonate Holdings LLC, controlled by director/former CEO Clayton Adams.
- Consideration: $3.35M secured 6% promissory note payable $300K at 6mo, $850K at 12mo, $2.2M at 18mo; first-priority IP lien; subordinated to Sanzonate institutional debt.
- Up to $2.25M earnouts at $10M/$17.5M/$25M pre-money financings; 5% Sanzonate membership interest (526,316 units) at closing plus potential 2% more, with tag-along rights.
- Newbridge fairness opinion valued the legacy business ex-cash at ~$1.72M; sale eliminates ~$3M/yr cash burn; unit lost ~$18M in FY26; ~$844K cash transferred to buyer.
- Zone retains AI/data-center assets: 79% Minnesota JV, 99% West Texas JV, Cerebras colocation agreement; agreed to 3-year non-compete and to drop CleanCore name.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-109483
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZONE
- cik: 0001956741
- company_name: CleanCore Solutions, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-14T21:27:42+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 1.02, 2.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1956741/000121390026109483/0001213900-26-109483-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1956741/000121390026109483/ea0308552-8k_zone.htm

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