UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

March 21, 2024 (March 20, 2024) Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Sonic Foundry, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	000-30407 (Commission File Number)	39-1783372 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

222 W. Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703
(Address of principal executive offices) (608) 443-1600 (Registrant's telephone number)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.03 Bankruptcy or Receivership.

On March 20, 2024, Sonic Foundry gave an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors to an intended Receiver and the intended Receiver petitioned the Dane County Circuit Court in Wisconsin (the “Court”), to appoint himself as receiver (the “Receiver”) of all assets of Sonic Foundry, Inc. (the “Company”) on March 21, 2024. The Receiver will have broad powers and authority to take possession of, and protect and preserve, all of the assets of the Company, and administer the estate in accordance with Wis. Stats. Ch. 128. Accordingly, the Receiver will be empowered to sell all of the assets of the Company (together or separately) and distribute the proceeds of such sale to the Company’s creditors in a manner approved by the Court. The filing of a petition for a receiver is considered an event of default under the Company’s Secured Promissory Note and Security Agreement with Mark Burish (“Burish Note and Security Agreement”). The Company’s shareholders will not receive distributions in the receivership.

Item 2.04 Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

The information set forth under Item 1.03 is incorporated herein by reference. As a result of such event of default, all amounts due under the Burish Note and Security Agreement automatically became due. The Company has approximately $7.0 million of principal, interest and fees outstanding under the Burish Note and Security Agreement.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On March 20, 2024, each of Messrs. Mozden, Murphy, St. Lawrence and Wiegand resigned as members of the Board and as members of all committees effective immediately. The resignations were not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices of the Company.

The Company does not intend to appoint any new directors to fill the vacancies.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Additional Information on the Receivership Filing

Additional information about the Receivership filing, including access to Court records, is available online at Wisconsin Circuit Court, Dane County Wisconsin at wcca.wicourts.gov or in person at the Dane County Wisconsin Clerk of Courts’ Record Center located at 215 S. Hamilton St, Room 1000, Madison, WI 53703.

The documents and other information available via website or elsewhere are not part of this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed incorporated therein.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Cautionary Note Regarding the Company’s Securities

The Company cautions that trading in the Company’s securities during the pendency of the receivership is highly speculative and poses substantial risks. Trading prices for the Company’s securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by holders of the Company’s securities in the receivership. The Company expects that holders of shares of the Company’s common stock could experience a significant or complete loss on their investment, depending on the outcome of the receivership. Accordingly, the Company urges extreme caution with respect to existing and future investments in its common stock.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Sonic Foundry, Inc.

(Registrant)

March 21, 2024   By: /s/ Joe Mozden, Jr. Joe Mozden, Jr. Chief Executive Officer