Company: CELH
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001341766-25-000080
Chunk: 71

Company: Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 1
Chunk 71
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Accrued promotional allowances were $151.3 million and $135.9 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.Agreements with PepsiThe Company executed multiple agreements with Pepsi on August 1, 2022, including the Distribution Agreement relating to the sale and distribution of certain of the Company’s beverage products in existing channels and distribution methods in the U.S., excluding certain existing customer accounts and sales channels, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (collectively, the “Territory”). Under the Distribution Agreement, the Company granted Pepsi the right to sell and distribute its existing beverage products in existing channels and distribution methods and future beverage products that are added from time to time as licensed products under the Distribution Agreement in the Territory. The Distribution Agreement represents a master service agreement and can be canceled by either party without cause in the nineteenth year of the term (i.e., 2041), the twenty-ninth year of the term (i.e., 2051) and in each 10th year thereafter (i.e., 2061, 2071, etc.) by providing 12 months’ written notice to the other party on August 1st of the year preceding the year of termination. Except for a termination by the Company “with cause” or a termination by Pepsi “without cause,” (each as defined in the Distribution Agreement), the Company is required to pay Pepsi certain compensation upon a termination as specified in the Distribution Agreement.The Company agreed to provide Pepsi a right of first offer in the event the Company intends to (i) manufacture, distribute or sell products in certain additional countries as specified in the Distribution Agreement or (ii) distribute or sell products in any future channels and distribution methods during the term of the Distribution Agreement. Pepsi agreed to meet and confer in good faith with the Company regarding the terms and conditions upon which Pepsi may be willing to sell or distribute the Company's products, either directly or through local sub-distributors in certain other additional countries. The Distribution Agreement includes other customary provisions, including non-competition covenants in favor of the Company, representations and warranties, indemnification provisions, insurance provisions, and confidentiality provisions. In the fourth quarter of 2023, under the terms of the Distribution Agreement, the Company and Pepsi agreed to extend distribution to the Canadian market, which commenced in January of 2024.On August 1, 2022, the Company and Pepsi also executed a transition agreement providing for the Company