---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001640334-26-000212"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMXT"
cik: "0001519472"
company_name: "SolarMax Technology, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T05:18:52.755729+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SolarMax extends Riverside facility lease to 2033; annual rent starts at $1.86M

## Summary
- Lease at 3080 12th St, Riverside extended from Dec 31, 2026 to Dec 31, 2033; annual base rent escalates from $1,855,566 in 2026 to $2,282,112 in 2033.
- Tenant and landlord split $535,100 restoration cost equally; tenant pays $267,550 over 60 months.
- Tenant pays $180,000 for office-to-warehouse conversion; landlord provides $3,000/month rent credit for 60 months.
- Temporary 10% rent reduction until restoration completion; additional 10% reduction if conversion not done by Jan 1, 2027.
- Tenant acknowledges $269,952 due, payable in 16 monthly installments from Jan 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001640334-26-000212
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMXT
- cik: 0001519472
- company_name: SolarMax Technology, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519472/000164033426000212/0001640334-26-000212-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519472/000164033426000212/solarmax_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  SolarMax Technology, Inc. amended Lease Amendment for Facilities at 3080 12th Street, Riverside, California with Unspecified Landlord valued at Annual base rent $1,855,566 for 2026 increasing annually to $2,282,112 for 2033 (effective 2026-01-28).
  - Action: amendment
  - Agreement: lease
  - Counterparty: Unspecified Landlord
  - Value: Annual base rent $1,855,566 for 2026 increasing annually to $2,282,112 for 2033
  - Effective: 2026-01-28
  source text: On January 28, 2026, SolarMax Technology, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an amendment to the lease for its facilities at 3080 12th Street, Riverside, California. The amendment extends the expiration date of the lease from December 31, 2026 to December 31, 2033.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519472/000164033426000212/0001640334-26-000212-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.