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Summary

Borealis Foods Inc. has triggered a Forbearance Default under its March 2026 Forbearance Agreement with Frontwell Capital Partners due to failure to deliver a Lender-satisfactory repayment plan by April 9, 2026, exposing $16.1 million in outstanding obligations to potential acceleration as the Forbearance Period expires on April 27, 2026.

Key takeaways

Forbearance Default occurred on April 13, 2026, after Loan Parties failed to submit a written repayment plan satisfactory to Frontwell by the April 9 deadline — entitling the Lender to terminate the Forbearance Period and accelerate debt.

$16,116,215.30 in outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement was disclosed as of March 25, 2026 — exclusive of accrued interest, fees, and expenses.

Frontwell explicitly reserved all rights to terminate the Forbearance Period at any time and exercise remedies under the Credit Agreement, though it has not done so yet.

The Forbearance Period expires on April 27, 2026 — leaving less than two weeks for the Company to satisfy milestones or secure alternative financing.

The Company is evaluating refinancing, capital-raising, and strategic transactions — but states there is no assurance it will obtain alternative financing or avoid acceleration.

Full analysis

This filing discloses a material deterioration in Borealis Foods Inc.'s liquidity position and lender relationship. The Forbearance Default stems directly from the Company’s inability to meet a critical contractual milestone — delivering a written, Lender-approved plan to generate proceeds sufficient to repay all outstanding obligations under the August 2023 Credit Agreement. While the Company submitted term sheets, Frontwell determined they were non-binding, unsigned, and insufficient to constitute a viable repayment strategy — a factual determination explicitly affirmed in Exhibit 99.1. With $16.1 million in principal outstanding as of March 25, 2026, and the Forbearance Period set to expire in ten days (April 27, 2026), the Company faces imminent risk of debt acceleration and enforcement actions unless it secures either Lender consent to extend forbearance or alternative financing. The Company’s acknowledgment that it is exploring 'refinancing, capital-raising and other strategic transactions' — while candid — carries no assurances, and the forward-looking statements caution that failure to act could impair the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Investors should treat this as a near-term solvency event: the absence of a remediated default or extended forbearance by April 27 would likely trigger cross-defaults, restrict operational flexibility, and materially constrain access to working capital.