Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Asset Purchase Agreement . As disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 10, 2025, on June 4, 2025, One World Products, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company” ), entered into a Letter of Intent (the “Eco Bio LOI” ) with Eco Bio Plastics Midland, Inc. ( “Eco Bio” ). Further to the Eco Bio LOI, on July 11, 2025, the Company, EBPIE, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company wholly owned by the Company ( “EBPIE” ), and Eco Bio entered into, and closed, an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Eco Bio Asset Agreement” ), pursuant to which EBPIE acquired substantially all of the assets of Eco Bio for a total of $515,000 in cash, with $415,000 being paid at the closing and $100,000 having been paid on the execution of the Eco Bio LOI. Employment Agreement . On July 11, 2024, EBPIE entered into an Executive Employment Agreement (the “Saotome Agreement” ) with Fukuji Saotome, pursuant to which Mr. Saotome will serve as EBPIE’s Chief Operating Officer. The initial term of the Saotome Agreement ends December 31, 2030, and renews automatically for successive 12-month terms, unless cancelled by either EBPIE or Mr. Saotome upon not less than 90-days’ written notice prior to the end of the then-current term. Under the Saotome Agreement, Mr. Saotome is to be compensated, as follows: (1) an annual salary of $250,000 (the “Base Salary” ); and (2) in addition to his Base Salary, Mr. Saotome shall be eligible for an annual bonus based on a Budgetary NOI Goal established on or before each January 10th during the Term of the Saotome Agreement is achieved. The Budgetary NOI Goal shall be reduced to a writing signed by EBPIE and Mr. Saotome. Stock Option Grant Notice . On July 11, 2024, the Company entered into an Stock Option Grant Notice (the “Saotome Option Grant” ) with Fukuji Saotome, pursuant to which the Company, pursuant to its 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, granted Mr. Saotome an option to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares (the “Saotome Option” ) of the Company’s common stock at a per share exercise price of $0.13, with an expiration date of December 31, 2030. The Saotome Option vests on the following schedule: 20% on July 11, 2025; 20% on December 31, 2027; 20% on December 31, 2028; 20% on December 31, 2029; and 20% on December 31, 2030. The foregoing descriptions of the Eco Bio Asset Purchase Agreement, the Saotome Employment Agreement and the Saotome Option Agreement are qualified in their entireties by the full text of the Eco Bio Asset Purchase Agreement, the Saotome Employment Agreement and the Saotome Option Grant, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to, and incorporated by reference in, this Current Report.
OWPC One World Products, Inc. - 8-K
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Item 1.01 - Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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Item 2.01 - Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On July 15, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the Eco Bio Acquisition. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The furnishing of the press release is not an admission as to the materiality of any information therein. The information contained in the press release is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of more complete information included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” ) and other public announcements that the Company has made and may make from time to time by press release or otherwise. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update or revise the information contained in this report, although it may do so from time to time as its management believes is appropriate. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosures. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in the press release shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the SEC made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits . Exhibit No. Description 10.1 Asset Purchase Agreement among the Company, EBPIE, LLC and Eco Bio Plastics Midland, Inc. 10.2 Executive Employment Agreement between EBPIE, LLC and Fukuji Saotome. 10.3 Stock Option Grant Notice between the Company and Fukuji Saotome. 99.1 Press Release dated July 15, 2025 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)