SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ELLIN ROBERT S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PODCASTONE, INC.,
335 NORTH MAPLE DRIVE, SUITE 127

(Street)
BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/07/2023
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PodcastOne, Inc. [ PODC ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value 99,508(1) D
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value 864,851(1) I See footnotes(2)(3)(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. As previously reported by the Issuer, represents shares of Issuer's common stock received (i) as part of the special dividend completed by LiveOne, Inc., Issuer's parent ("LiveOne") to its stockholders of record on September 1, 2023 in connection with Issuer's spin-out and direct listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market completed on September 8, 2023 (the "Special Dividend"), and (ii) by Trinad Capital Master Fund Ltd. ("Trinad Capital") pursuant to the terms of its Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") issued by LiveOne to Trinad Capital and the other holders thereof effective as of February 3, 2023.
2. Includes (i) 506,087 shares of Issuer's common stock owned by Trinad Capital as of September 7, 2023, as the Reporting Person, the Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Trinad Capital, is deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over such shares, (ii) 34,106 shares of Issuer's common stock owned by Trinad Capital Management, LLC ("Trinad Management") as of September 7, 2023, as the Reporting Person, the Managing Member of Trinad Management, is deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over such shares, (iii) 324,658 shares of Issuer's common stock owned by JJAT Corp. ("JJAT") as of September 7, 2023, an entity owned by the Reporting Person, as the Reporting Person is deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over such shares. Accordingly, securities owned by these entities may be regarded as being beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.
3. Each of the Reporting Person and Trinad Management disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except for the (i) Reporting Person's and Trinad Management's pecuniary interest therein, (ii) direct beneficial ownership of Trinad Management as reported herein, (iii) indirect interest of Trinad Management by virtue of being the Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Trinad Capital, (iv) indirect interest of the Reporting Person by virtue of being a member of Trinad Management, (v) indirect interest of the Reporting Person by virtue of being a shareholder of JJAT, and (vi) indirect interest of the Reporting Person by virtue of being a member of Trinad Capital. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
4. Does not include shares of Issuer's common stock held by a family trust and family foundation as to which the Reporting Person does not exercise voting or dispositive power.
/s/ Robert S. Ellin 01/30/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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