NOTE 7 - PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, NET

Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements, net consists of the following:

Depreciation expense related to property, equipment and leasehold improvements for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $2.83 million and $2.86 million, respectively.

Assets Divested

Blum Santa Ana

On February 26, 2020, the Company agreed to transfer governance and control of our dispensary operation located at 2911 Tech Center Drive, Santa Ana, CA to Martin Vivero and Tetra House Co. (“Tetra”), who are unaffiliated third parties. The company received $2.00 million at closing and $1.45 million during the 3rd Quarter of 2020 in exchange for these assets.MediFarm So Cal Inc. (“MediFarm So Cal”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, terminated the existing management services agreement with 55 OC Community Collective Inc. (“55 OC”). 55 OC is a mutual benefit corporation which holds a cannabis license with the City of Santa Ana in the State of California. Previously, MediFarm So Cal managed the dispensary known as “Blum Santa Ana” under the license of 55 OC. Control of 55 OC was transferred to Mr. Vivero and Tetra House Co. via a new management services agreement and the appointment of Mr. Vivero to the Board of Directors of 55 OC, which was pending final regulatory approval as of the date of our report.

The Company recognized a loss upon sale of the assets equal to the difference between the consideration paid and the book value of the assets as of the disposition date, less direct costs to sell, and reflected such loss in discontinued operations.

The following table summarizes the transaction:

Edible Garden

On March 30, 2020, Edible Garden Corp. (“Edible Garden”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terra Tech Corp. (the “Company”), entered into and closed an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Edible Garden Incorporated (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which Edible Garden sold and the Purchaser purchased substantially all of the assets of Edible Garden (the “Business”). The consideration paid for the Business included a five-year $3.00 million secured promissory note bearing interest at 3.5% per annum, which is reflected within the assets under discontinued operations, and two option agreements to purchase up to a 20% interest in the Purchaser for a nominal fee. The first option gives the Company the right to purchase a 10% interest in the Purchaser for one dollar at any time between the one and five-year anniversary of the transaction, or at any time should a change in control event or public offering occur. The second option gives the Company the right to purchase an additional 10% interest in the Purchaser for one dollar at any point prior to the five-year anniversary of the transaction. The second option is automatically terminated upon payment in full of the $3.00 million secured promissory note.

Michael James, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer, is a principal of the Purchaser. There is no material relationship between the Company or its affiliates and the Purchaser other than as set forth in the previous sentence. The Purchase Agreement contains customary conditions, representations, warranties, indemnities and covenants by, among, and for the benefit of the parties.

The Company recognized a loss upon sale of the assets equal to the difference between the consideration paid and the book value of the assets as of the disposition date and reflected such loss in discontinued operations. The following table summarizes the transaction: