cbdMD, Inc. (NYSEAM:YCBD) acquired assets of Gaia Botanicals, LLC for $1 million on January 12, 2026. bdMD acquired the Bluebird Botanicals brand, its online CBD marketplace (bluebirdbotanicals.com), related trademarks, existing inventory, and intellectual property (including patented-process technologies and regulatory compliance documentation). The consideration consists of 0.43 million common equity of cbdMD, Inc. to be issued for assets of Gaia Botanicals, LLC and 0.53 million common equity in earnout basis which shall be issued to Bluebird on or before the 60th day following the twelve month anniversary of the Closing Date if the revenue targets of $2.9 million are met. 0.43 million shares if revenue targets of $2.7 million are met, 0.32 million if revenue targets of $2.5 million are met, 0.19 million if revenue targets of $2.3 million are met, 0.08 million if revenue targets of $2 million are met and no earnout below that. Both the initial shares and any future earnout shares are subject to a 180-day lock-up period starting from the effective date. Following the lock-up, the shares are subject to "dribble-out" rules, which limit the volume of shares Gaia can sell into the public market over a subsequent 365-day period (limited to 100,000 shares per quarter).
cbdMD, Inc. shall provide employment to all five employees of Gaia Botanicals.
cbdMD, Inc. (NYSEAM:YCBD) completed the acquisition of assets of Gaia Botanicals, LLC on January 12, 2026.
cbdMD, Inc. is a cannabidiol (CBD) company. The Company has a comprehensive line of United States produced, THC-free CBD products, including NSF Certified for Sport products, as well as its new Full Spectrum products. The Company's flagship brands include cbdMD and Paw CBD, as well as its functional mushroom brand ATRx Labs. Its cbdMD brand includes high-grade, premium CBD products including CBD tinctures, CBD gummies, CBD topicals, CBD capsules, CBD sleep aids and CBD drink products including its Herbal Oasis Social Tonic and an array of Farm Act compliant Delta 9 products. Its Paw CBD brand of pet products includes veterinarian-formulated products including tinctures, chews, topicals products in varying strengths, and its ATRx brand of natural functional mushroom support. Its cbdMD, Paw CBD and ATRx products are distributed through its e-commerce websites, third party e-commerce sites, select distributors and marketing partners as well as a variety of brick-and-mortar retailers.