Note 11 - Convertible Note |
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Note 9 — PodcastOne Bridge Loan
PodcastOne’s Private Placement
On July 15, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), PodcastOne completed a private placement offering (the “PC1 Bridge Loan”) of PodcastOne’s unsecured convertible notes with an original issue discount of 10% (the “OID”) in the aggregate principal amount of $8.8 million (the “PC1 Notes”) to certain accredited investors and institutional investors (collectively, the “Purchasers”), for gross proceeds of $8.0 million pursuant to the Subscription Agreements entered into with the Purchasers (the “Subscription Agreements”). In connection with the sale of the PC1 Notes, the Purchasers received warrants (the “PC1 Warrants”) to purchase a number of shares (the “PC1 Warrant Shares”) of PodcastOne’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share. The PC1 Notes were due to mature year from the Closing Date, subject to a one-time three-month extension at PodcastOne’s election (the “Maturity Date”). The PC1 Notes bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum payable on maturity. The PC1 Notes would automatically convert into the securities of PodcastOne sold in a Qualified Financing (an initial public offering of PodcastOne’s securities from which PodcastOne’s trading market at the closing of such offering is a national securities exchange) or Qualified Event (a direct listing of PodcastOne’s securities on a national securities exchange), as applicable, upon the closing of a Qualified Financing or Qualified Event, as applicable, at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the price equal to $60.0 million divided by the aggregate number of shares of PodcastOne’s common stock outstanding immediately prior to the closing of a Qualified Financing or Qualified Event, as applicable (assuming full conversion or exercise of all convertible and exercisable securities of PodcastOne then outstanding, subject to certain exceptions), and (ii) 70% of the offering price of the shares (or whole units, as applicable) in the Qualified Financing or 70% of the initial listing price of the shares on a national securities exchange in the Qualified Event, as applicable. Each holder of the PC1 Notes (other than the Company) could have at such holder’s option required PodcastOne to redeem up to 45% of the principal amount of such holder’s PC1 Notes (together with accrued interest thereon, but excluding the OID), in aggregate up to $3,000,000 for all of the PC1 Notes (other than those held by the Company), immediately prior to the completion of a Qualified Financing or a Qualified Event, as applicable, with such redemption to have been made pro rata to the redeeming holders of the PC1 Notes (the “Optional Redemption”).
The Company also agreed (i) not to effect a Qualified Financing or a Qualified Event, as applicable, unless immediately following such event the Company owns no less than 66% of PodcastOne’s equity, unless in either case otherwise permitted by the written consent of the holders of the majority of the PC1 Notes (excluding the Company) (the “Majority Noteholders”) and the senior lender, as applicable, (ii) that until a Qualified Financing or a Qualified Event, as applicable, is consummated, the Company guaranteed the repayment of the PC1 Notes when due (other than the Bridge Notes issued to LiveOne) and any interest or other fees due thereunder, and (iii) that if PodcastOne had not consummated a Qualified Financing or a Qualified Event, as applicable, by February 15, 2023, March 15, 2023 or April 15, 2023, unless in either case permitted by the written consent of the Majority Noteholders, PodcastOne was required to redeem $1,000,000 of the then outstanding PC1 Notes (other than the PC1 Notes issued to the Company) by the tenth calendar day of each month immediately following such respective date, up to an aggregate redemption of $3,000,000 over the course of such three months, each of which was to be distributed to the holders of the Bridge Notes (other than the Company) on a prorated basis (the “Early Redemption”).
PodcastOne further agreed to register the shares of its common stock issuable upon conversion of the PC1 Notes and exercise of the PC1 Warrants in connection with a Qualified Financing or a Qualified Event. If PodcastOne did not file such registration statement on or prior to April 15, 2023, PodcastOne was required to prepay $1,000,000 of the PC1 Notes pro rata to the PC1 Notes holders (other than the Company), and if PodcastOne did not file such registration statement on or prior to July 15, 2023, PodcastOne was required to prepay $2,000,000 of the PC1 Notes pro rata to the PC1 Notes holders (other than the Company) (the “Reg St Redemption”). PodcastOne was not required to redeem or repay more than a total of $3,000,000 of the principal amount of the PC1 Notes as a result of the Optional Redemption, the Early Redemption and/or the Reg St Redemption. As a result of not completing the Qualified Event, as of April 15, 2023, PodcastOne purchased $3.0 million (excluding the OID) worth of PC1 Notes which have been eliminated in the consolidation presentation, but otherwise remain issued and outstanding.
On September 8, 2023, PodcastOne completed a Qualified Event (its spin out from the Company to become a standard publicly trading company (the “Spin-Out”)) as a result of its direct listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market on such date (the "Direct Listing"). In connection with such completed Qualified Event, all of the remaining PC1 Notes (including interest thereunder) in the aggregate amount of approximately $7.02 million converted into approximately 2,341,000 shares of PodcastOne’s common stock.
Warrants
The PC1 Warrants were classified as liabilities as they represent an obligation to deliver a variable number of shares of common stock in the future and are therefore required to be initially and subsequently measured at fair value each reporting period. The Company recorded a warrant liability in the amount of $1.7 million (and reduced the proceeds allocated to the PC1 Notes accordingly). The fair value of the PC1 Warrant liability is remeasured each reporting period using a Black Scholes model, and the change in fair value is recorded as an adjustment to the PC1 Warrant liability with the unrealized gains or losses reflected in other income (expense). On September 8, 2023, as a result of the Direct Listing and PodcastOne's shares of common stock becoming publicly traded, the warrant liability was reclassified to equity as the number and the exercise price of the warrants was settled at warrants with an exercise price of $30.00 per warrant per the warrant agreement.
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Note 11 — Convertible Note
Securities Purchase Agreement
On May 19, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), the Company, and PodcastOne entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with certain institutional investors (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which (i) the Company sold to the Purchasers the Company’s Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Debentures (the “Initial Debentures”) in an aggregate principal amount of $16,775,000 for an aggregate cash purchase price of $15,250,000, and (ii) if certain conditions are satisfied as set forth in the SPA, including at least one of the Conditions (as defined below), the Company may sell at its option to the Purchasers the Company’s additional Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Debentures in an aggregate principal amount of $11,000,000 on substantially the same terms as the Initial Debentures (the “Additional Debentures” and collectively with the Initial Debentures, the “Debentures”), in a private placement transaction. The Debentures are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the holder’s option at a conversion price of $21.00 per share, subject to certain customary adjustments such as stock splits, stock dividends and stock combinations. The Company may sell to the Purchasers the Additional Debentures if within 15 months of the Closing Date either of the following conditions have been satisfied during such 15-month period (the “Conditions”): (x) the VWAP (as defined in the SPA) of the common stock has been equal to or greater than $42.00 per share (subject to certain customary adjustments such as stock splits, stock dividends and stock combinations) for 30 consecutive trading days, or (y) Free Cash Flow (as defined in the SPA) has been equal to or greater to $3,000,000 for three consecutive fiscal quarters, and has increased in each of the foregoing quarters from the immediately preceding fiscal quarter.
The Initial Debentures mature on May 19, 2028 and accrue interest at 11.75% per year. Commencing with the calendar month of August 2025 (subject to the following sentence), the holders of the Initial Debentures will have the right, at their option, to require the Company to redeem an aggregate of up to $100,000 of the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures per month. For the month of August 2025, the holders may not submit a redemption notice for such a redemption prior to August 18, 2025. Commencing from November 18, 2025, May 18, 2026 and May 18, 2027, the holders of the Initial Debentures will have the right, at their option, to require the Company to redeem an aggregate of up to $150,000, $250,000 and $300,000, respectively, of the outstanding principal amount of the Initial Debentures per month.
Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including applicable prior notice to the holders of the Initial Debentures, at any time after May 19, 2026, the Company may elect to prepay all, but not less than all, of the then outstanding Initial Debentures for a prepayment amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of then outstanding Initial Debentures plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, together with a prepayment premium equal to the following (the “Prepayment Premium”): (a) if the Initial Debentures are prepaid after May 19, 2026, but on or prior to May 19, 2027, 5% of the entire outstanding principal balance of the outstanding Initial Debentures (or the applicable portion thereof required to be prepaid by the Company); and (c) if the Initial Debentures are prepaid on or after May 19, 2027, but prior to the maturity date of the Initial Debentures, 4% of the entire outstanding principal balance of then outstanding Initial Debentures (or the applicable portion thereof required to be prepaid by the Company). Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the Company shall be required to prepay the entire outstanding principal amount of all of then outstanding Initial Debentures in connection with a Change of Control Transaction (as defined in the Initial Debentures) for a prepayment amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of then outstanding Initial Debentures, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, plus the applicable Prepayment Premium based on when such Change of Control Transaction occurs within the period set forth above applicable to such Prepayment Premium; provided, that (x) if a Change of Control Transaction occurs on or prior to May 19, 2026, plus 10% of the entire outstanding principal balance of then outstanding Initial Debentures; (y) if the Specified Carve-Out Transaction (as defined in the Debentures) in consummated, the Company shall be required to prepay the Initial Debentures, in an aggregate amount equal to the lower of the outstanding principal balance of then outstanding Initial Debentures and $7,500,000, in each case, plus the applicable Prepayment Premium, and (z) if a Permitted Disposition (as defined in the Debentures) pursuant to clause (g) of the definition thereof is consummated, the Company shall be required to prepay the Initial Debentures in an aggregate amount equal to the lower of the outstanding principal balance of then outstanding Initial Debentures and 50% of the first $1,000,000 of net proceeds resulting from such Permitted Disposition up to $1,000,000 and 25% of such net proceeds in excess of $1,000,000, in each case, plus the applicable Prepayment Premium.
Debentures Amendment
On August 5, 2025, the Company amended certain defined terms contained in the Initial Debentures, to provide that the Company and/or its subsidiaries shall be permitted to purchase Bitcoin, Solana or Ethereum (collectively, “Crypto”) up to an amount as agreed to by the parties from time to time in one or more transactions in accordance with the investment guidelines adopted by the Company from time to time and reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers (the “Guidelines”), and that the Company may retain one or more investment managers to engage in a Bitcoin yield strategy or other active management of any purchased Crypto in accordance with the Guidelines, in each case to further enable the Company to pursue its recently announced digital asset treasury strategy. The terms of the Initial Debentures and other transactions documents entered into in connection therewith remain unchanged. Pursuant to the Security Agreement entered into by the parties in connection with the issuance of the Initial Debentures, the Purchasers will have a security interest in any purchased Crypto.
The resulting discount from the original issuance discount and underwriting fees, of $1.6 million and is being amortized using the effective interest method. Interest expense resulting from the amortization of the discount for the year ended March 31, 2026 was $0.4 million.
Interest expense with respect to the Initial Debentures for the year ended March 31, 2026 was $1.8 million. The Initial Debentures include a covenant relating to the requirement to maintain a certain amount cash in the amount of $7.5 million.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants associated with the Initial Debentures.
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