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Safe & Green Holdings Corp. – ‘S-1/A’ on 2/6/24 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 2/6/24, at 6:02pm ET   ·   Accession #:  1213900-24-10635   ·   File #:  333-276732

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/06/24  Safe & Green Holdings Corp.       S-1/A                120:14M                                    EdgarAgents LLC/FA

Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement (General Form)   —   Form S-1   —   SA’33

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-1/A       Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1                         HTML   3.00M 
 2: EX-1.1      Form of Placment Agent Agreement by and Between     HTML     67K 
                the Company and A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners                  
 3: EX-4.14     Form of Series A Warrant to Purchase Common Stock   HTML     96K 
 4: EX-4.16     Form of Series B Warrant to Purchase Common Stock   HTML     96K 
 5: EX-5.1      Legal Opinion of Blank Rome LLP                     HTML     41K 
 6: EX-10.79    Form of Securities Purchase Agreement               HTML    228K 
 7: EX-23.1     Consent of Whitley Penn LLP, Independent            HTML     31K 
                Registered Public Accounting Firm                                
 8: EX-FILING FEES  Filing Fee Table                                HTML     44K 
14: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     48K 
15: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    167K 
16: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     56K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
17: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    151K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
18: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML     42K 
                (Unaudited) (Parentheticals)                                     
19: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in     HTML    142K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)                                 
20: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    179K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
21: R8          Description of Business                             HTML     55K 
22: R9          Liquidity                                           HTML     44K 
23: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    160K 
24: R11         Accounts Receivable                                 HTML     46K 
25: R12         Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities            HTML     57K 
26: R13         Project Development Costs and Other Non-Current     HTML     35K 
                Assets                                                           
27: R14         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     50K 
28: R15         Notes Receivable                                    HTML     41K 
29: R16         Accounts Payables and Accrued Liabilities           HTML     43K 
30: R17         Notes Payable                                       HTML     72K 
31: R18         Business Combination                                HTML     37K 
32: R19         Leases                                              HTML     64K 
33: R20         Construction Backlog                                HTML     53K 
34: R21         Segments and Disaggregated Revenue                  HTML    111K 
35: R22         Income Taxes                                        HTML     54K 
36: R23         Net Income (Loss) Per Share                         HTML     39K 
37: R24         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     58K 
38: R25         Warrants                                            HTML     43K 
39: R26         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML    103K 
40: R27         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     92K 
41: R28         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     45K 
42: R29         Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)           HTML    211K 
43: R30         Liquidity (Tables)                                  HTML     37K 
44: R31         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     77K 
                (Tables)                                                         
45: R32         Accounts Receivable (Tables)                        HTML     45K 
46: R33         Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities (Tables)   HTML     52K 
47: R34         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     47K 
48: R35         Accounts Payables and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)  HTML     42K 
49: R36         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     64K 
50: R37         Construction Backlog (Tables)                       HTML     51K 
51: R38         Segments and Disaggregated Revenue (Tables)         HTML    107K 
52: R39         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     53K 
53: R40         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     83K 
54: R41         Description of Business (Details)                   HTML     58K 
55: R42         Liquidity (Details)                                 HTML     39K 
56: R43         Liquidity (Details) - Schedule of Backlog to        HTML     34K 
                Convert to Revenue                                               
57: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    290K 
                (Details) - Part 1.1                                             
58: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    240K 
                (Details) - Part 2.1                                             
59: R46         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     61K 
                (Details) - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue                
60: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     59K 
                (Details) - Schedule of Equity Affiliates                        
61: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     49K 
                (Details) - Schedule of Accumulated Amortization                 
                and Amortization Expense                                         
62: R49         Accounts Receivable (Details)                       HTML     37K 
63: R50         Accounts Receivable (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     53K 
                Accounts Receivable                                              
64: R51         Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities (Details)  HTML     44K 
                - Schedule of Contract Assets and Contract                       
                Liabilities                                                      
65: R52         Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities (Details)  HTML     40K 
                - Schedule of Consolidated Balance Sheets                        
66: R53         Project Development Costs and Other Non-Current     HTML     36K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
67: R54         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     35K 
68: R55         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - Schedule  HTML     62K 
                of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                            
69: R56         Notes Receivable (Details)                          HTML     59K 
70: R57         Accounts Payables and Accrued Liabilities           HTML     55K 
                (Details) - Schedule of Accounts Payables and                    
                Accrued Liabilities                                              
71: R58         Notes Payable (Details)                             HTML     83K 
72: R59         Notes Payable (Details) - Part 2.1                  HTML     62K 
73: R60         Notes Payable (Details) - Part 2.2                  HTML    195K 
74: R61         Notes Payable (Details) - Part 2.2.1                HTML    171K 
75: R62         Business Combination (Details)                      HTML     38K 
76: R63         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     40K 
77: R64         Leases (Details) - Schedule of Balance Sheet        HTML     57K 
                Information                                                      
78: R65         Leases (Details) - Schedule of Approximate Minimum  HTML     81K 
                Annual Rental Commitments Under Non-Cancellable                  
                Leases                                                           
79: R66         Construction Backlog (Details)                      HTML     54K 
80: R67         Construction Backlog (Details) - Schedule of        HTML     42K 
                Backlog of Signed Construction and Engineering                   
                Contract                                                         
81: R68         Construction Backlog (Details) - Schedule of        HTML     37K 
                Remaining Unsatisfied Performance Obligation on                  
                Contracts                                                        
82: R69         Segments and Disaggregated Revenue (Details) -      HTML     89K 
                Schedule of Segment Reporting                                    
83: R70         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     50K 
84: R71         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of Company's      HTML     50K 
                Benefit for Income Taxes                                         
85: R72         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of                HTML     47K 
                Reconciliation of the Federal Statutory Rate                     
86: R73         Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of Deferred Tax   HTML     55K 
                Assets (Liabilities)                                             
87: R74         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details)               HTML     49K 
88: R75         Stockholders' Equity (Details)                      HTML    181K 
89: R76         Warrants (Details)                                  HTML     96K 
90: R77         Share-Based Compensation (Details)                  HTML    267K 
91: R78         Share-Based Compensation (Details) - Schedule of    HTML     44K 
                Share-Based Compensation Expense                                 
92: R79         Share-Based Compensation (Details) - Schedule of    HTML     80K 
                Stock-Based Option Activity                                      
93: R80         Share-Based Compensation (Details) - Schedule of    HTML     44K 
                Restricted Stock Unit                                            
94: R81         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     60K 
95: R82         Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - 1         HTML     42K 
96: R83         Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - 2         HTML     54K 
97: R84         Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - 3         HTML     60K 
98: R85         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML    148K 
99: R86         Liquidity (Details) - Schedule of Backlog to        HTML     34K 
                Convert to Revenue                                               
100: R87         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     65K  
                (Details) - Schedule of Disaggregation of the                    
                Company?s Revenues                                               
101: R88         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     59K  
                (Details) - Schedule of Equity Affiliates                        
102: R89         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     48K  
                (Details) - Schedule of Amortization Expense                     
103: R90         Accounts Receivable (Details) - Schedule of         HTML     46K  
                Accounts Receivable                                              
104: R91         Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities (Details)  HTML     44K  
                - Schedule of Contract Assets and Contract                       
                Liabilities                                                      
105: R92         Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities (Details)  HTML     39K  
                - Schedule of Consolidated Balance Sheets                        
106: R93         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - Schedule  HTML     64K  
                of Property, Plant and Equipment                                 
107: R94         Leases (Details) - Schedule of Balance Sheet        HTML     60K  
                Information                                                      
108: R95         Leases (Details) - Schedule of Approximate Minimum  HTML     69K  
                Annual Rental Commitments Under Non-Cancellable                  
                Leases                                                           
109: R96         Construction Backlog (Details) - Schedule of        HTML     42K  
                Backlog of Signed Construction and Engineering                   
                Contract                                                         
110: R97         Construction Backlog (Details) - Schedule of        HTML     40K  
                Remaining Unsatisfied Performance Obligation on                  
                Contracts                                                        
111: R98         Segments and Disaggregated Revenue (Details) -      HTML    115K  
                Schedule of Segments and Disaggregated Revenue                   
112: R99         Share-Based Compensation (Details) - Schedule of    HTML     39K  
                Stock-Based Compensation Expense                                 
113: R100        Share-Based Compensation (Details) - Schedule of    HTML     46K  
                Stock-Based Compensation Expense by Security Type                
                Included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements                
114: R101        Share-Based Compensation (Details) - Schedule of    HTML     78K  
                Stock-Based Option Activities                                    
115: R102        Share-Based Compensation (Details) - Schedule of    HTML     42K  
                Restricted Stock Unit Activities                                 
117: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    231K  
120: XML         XBRL Instance -- ea192632-s1a1_safegreen_htm         XML   3.19M  
116: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Report Info              XLSX    327K  
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12: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- sgbx-20230930_lab                     XML   2.93M 
13: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- sgbx-20230930_pre              XML   1.63M 
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