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An offering statement pursuant to Regulation A relating to these
securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Information contained in this Preliminary
Offering Circular is subject to completion or amendment. These
securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted before
the offering statement filed with the Commission is
qualified. This Preliminary Offering Circular shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy
nor may there be any sales of these securities in any state in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before
registration or qualification under the laws of any such
state. We may elect to satisfy our obligation to deliver
a Final Offering Circular by sending you a notice within two
business days after the completion of our sale to you that contains
the URL where the Offering Circular was filed may be
obtained.
Preliminary Offering Circular
October 9, 2020
Subject to Completion
VIDANGEL, INC.
295 W. Center St., Suite F
Provo, Utah 84601
(760) 933-8437
Class B Nonvoting Common Stock
$50,000,000 Maximum Offering Amount
(5,903,187
Shares of Class B Nonvoting Common Stock)
No Minimum
VIDANGEL, INC., a
Delaware corporation, referred to herein as VidAngel or the
Company, is offering up to $50,000,000 of its Class B nonvoting
common stock, which we refer to as the Offered Shares or our Class
B Common Stock. The
Company is in the process of implementing a Joint Chapter 11 Plan
of Reorganization (the “Reorganization Plan”) under
chapter 11, title 11, of the United States Bankruptcy Code,
following the Bankruptcy Court’s confirmation of the
Reorganization Plan on September 4, 2020 and the plan’s
effectiveness on September 30, 2020 (the “Effective
Date”).
The
Company is offering the Offered Shares for a purchase price of
$8.47 per Offered Share. Unless terminated earlier by
the Company in its sole discretion, this offering will terminate on
the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which we sell the maximum
number of Offered Shares, or the Maximum Offering Amount, or (ii)
twelve (12) months from the date of qualification of this Offering.
We refer to either of these two dates as the Termination
Date.
The initial closing will occur at the Company’s
sole discretion and may be any date after the Company has received
and accepted an initial subscription for any number of Offered
Shares and before the Termination Date. If, on the initial
closing date, we have sold less than the maximum Offered Shares,
then we will hold one or more additional closings for additional
sales, up to the maximum number of Offered Shares, through the
Termination Date. Purchases
of the Offered Shares must be transmitted by investors directly by
either wire transfer or electronic funds transfer via ACH to a
non-interest-bearing escrow account maintained by Issuer
Direct. Upon each closing of this Offering,
the proceeds for the Offering will be distributed to the Company
and the Offered Shares will be issued to the investors. The
purchase price per Offered Share is $8.47 and the
minimum purchase requirement is twenty-five (25) Offered Shares
($211.75); however, we can waive the minimum purchase
requirement on a case to case basis in our sole discretion. Once a
subscription has been submitted and accepted by the Company, an
investor will not have the right to request the return of its
subscription payment prior to closing. We expect to commence the
sale of the Offered Shares as of the date on which the Offering
Statement of which this Offering Circular is a part is declared
qualified by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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Proceeds to Other
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Per Offered
Share:
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$ 8.47
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$0.00
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$ 8.47
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$0
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Maximum Offering
Amount:
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$50,000,000
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$0.00
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$50,000,000
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$0
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We do
not intend to use commissioned sales agents or
underwriters. Please refer to the section entitled
“PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION” of this Offering Circular for additional
information regarding distribution of the Offered
Shares
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Does
not include estimated offering expenses, including without
limitation, legal, accounting, printing, advertising, travel,
marketing, blue sky compliance and other expenses of this offering,
as well as transfer agent fees and fees payable to Issuer Direct.
Offering expenses are estimated at $325,000 if the Maximum Offering
Amount is raised. See “PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION”.
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Generally,
no sale may be made to you in this offering if the aggregate
purchase price you pay is more than 10% of the greater of your
annual income or net worth. Different rules apply to
accredited investors and non-natural persons. Before
making any representation that your investment does not exceed
applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule
251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information
on investing, we encourage you to refer to www.investor.gov.
The confirmation and effectiveness of the Reorganization Plan by
the Bankruptcy Court, in an of itself, does not change the risks
associated with the Offered Shares including the risk that
investors may lose their entire investment. An investment in the
Offered Shares involves a high degree of risk and should only be
made by persons or entities able to withstand the total loss of
their investment. Prospective investors should carefully consider
and review all of the RISK FACTORS, beginning on PAGE
6.
THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR THE
COMMISSION, DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OR GIVE ITS APPROVAL TO
ANY SECURITIES OFFERED OR THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, NOR DOES IT
PASS UPON THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OFFERING CIRCULAR OR
OTHER SELLING LITERATURE. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH THE COMMISSION;
HOWEVER, THE COMMISION HAS NOT MADE AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION
THAT THE SECURITIES OFFERED ARE EXEMPT FROM
REGISTRATION.
This
Offering Circular is following the offering circular format
described in Part II of Form 1-A.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
This summary of the Offering Circular highlights material
information contained elsewhere in this Offering
Circular. Because it is a summary, it may not contain
all of the information that is important to your decision of
whether to invest in the Offered Shares. To understand
this offering fully, you should read the entire Offering Circular
carefully, including the Risk
Factors section. The use of the words
“we,”
“us,”
“the Company,”
“VidAngel,” or
“our” refers to
VidAngel, Inc., except where the context otherwise requires. The
term “Bylaws”
refers to the bylaws of VidAngel, Inc. The term “Certificate” refers to VidAngel,
Inc.’s certificate of incorporation, as amended. The
“Stockholders
Agreement” refers to the Stockholders Agreement of
VidAngel, Inc. The term “Governing Documents” refers to the
Certificate, Bylaws and Stockholders Agreement.
VidAngel,
Inc. exists to help make entertainment good for your home. We do
this by, a) creating tools that make it simple for viewers to skip
or mute portions of popular movies and TV shows that contain
content they find distasteful, b) developing a system that collects
and analyzes data around the skipped parts so creators have the
information they need to make content better suited to their
audience, and c) licensing, producing, and creating original
content for our viewers. As the business evolves, we expect
to allocate a greater portion of resources to the production and
distribution of original content, building on our prior successes
with Dry Bar Comedy and The Chosen.
The Company
In
2013, four brothers, Neal, Daniel, Jeffrey, and Jordan Harmon,
founded VidAngel, initially an audiovisual content filtering
company that gives viewers the choice to remove objectionable
content, such as violence, sex, nudity and/or language, from
streamed movies and television programs. As fathers of children
aged newborn to ten, they were searching for a better way to watch
quality content with their kids. They founded the Company to give
their own families, and everyone else, greater personal choice in
the content they watch at home. The brothers envisioned building
the best technology for skipping distasteful content in the privacy
of the home, attracting those who want to skip parts of modern
media, and then eventually distributing better content to those
people whom Hollywood has overlooked. Today, we are the leading
filtering company with applications available on all major
distribution platforms and our original content has reached
millions of underserved audiences globally. Management believes the
potential demand for this service is significant.
In December 2016, we announced the creation of
“VidAngel Studios”. The first project launched as part
of that concept was Dry Bar Comedy. With more than 300 episodes
filmed to date, Dry Bar Comedy is one of the largest collections of
clean comedy that can be enjoyed by everybody. In late 2017, we
partnered with The Chosen, LLC, or The Chosen, to produce a television series that would be
directly funded by its audience. The Chosen went on to become the
largest crowdfunded media project in history. Building on our prior
successes, we plan to launch additional initiatives with a focus on
content in markets that are currently under-served. We believe that
we are uniquely positioned to find, fund, and produce content in a
new, and exciting way, that gives the audience control over what
content gets made. We do this by using the following core
principles:
1.
The
audience chooses the best story. If the audience funds a story,
then it should be made.
2.
Audiences
should follow the creative process. When creators share the process
of creation with the audience, the audience grows in size, and
interest in the release increases.
3.
Feedback
loops are greater than rules-based systems. By collecting and
providing creators with information from their audience, they can
tell a better story.
The
Company was formed as a Utah limited liability company on October
22, 2013, pursuant to a Certificate of Formation filed with the
State of Utah’s Department of Commerce and that certain
Operating Agreement of the Company, dated December 13, 2013, by and
among the Company and its members. Subsequently, the Company
was converted into VidAngel, Inc., a Delaware corporation, on
February 12, 2014, pursuant to Articles of Conversion filed with
the State of Utah’s Department of Commerce.
The Company currently has authorized capital stock consisting
of 25,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of which 21,250,000 shares have been designated as Class A voting
common stock, or the Class A Common Stock, and 3,750,000 have been
designated as Class B nonvoting common stock, or the Class B Common
Stock. Our Board of Directors has authorized a resolution to amend
our Certificate, increasing our authorized capital stock to
35,000,000 shares of common stock, with 23,000,000 shares
designated as Class A Common Stock and 12,000,000 shares designated
as Class B Common Stock. Prior to qualification of the offering
statement, which this Offering Circular is a part, a majority of
our shareholders must approve this action and the Certificate must
be amended to authorize this increase to our capital stock. As of
the date of this Offering Circular, a majority of our shareholders
had voted to approve the increase in authorized capital stock and
we had filed the amended Certificate.
Investors in this
offering will acquire our Class B Common Stock and become holders
of our Class B Common Stock, or our Class B Common Stockholders,
with respect to their ownership of Offered Shares. Upon
investors’ receipt of Offered Shares purchased in this
Offering, they will become bound by our Bylaws, Certificate, and
Stockholders Agreement. Our Bylaws, Certificate, and
Stockholders Agreement govern the various rights and obligations of
our stockholders, including the Class B Common Stockholders. See
“SECURITIES BEING OFFERED
– Description of Certificate and
Bylaws.”
There is currently no
active market for our Class B Common Stock. We do not know the
extent to which investor interest will lead to the development and
maintenance of a liquid trading market, if at all. No assurance can
be given that the market price of shares of our Class B Common
Stock will not fluctuate or decline significantly in the future or
that Class B Common Stockholders will be able to sell their shares
when desired on favorable terms, or at all. See Risk
Factors-Risks Related to the Offering and Lack of
Liquidity.
Beginning one year from the date of original issuance of any
Class B Common Stock, Class B Stockholders will have the
opportunity to request, up to once per calendar year, that we
redeem up to 50% of such holder’s Class B Common Stock
originally purchased from us at a redemption price equal to the
Stated Value (as defined below) of such redeemed shares, less the
applicable redemption fee (if any). We will not redeem or
repurchase any preferred shares if we are restricted by applicable
law or our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, from making
such redemption or to the extent any such redemption would cause or
constitute a default under any borrowing agreements to which we or
any of our subsidiaries are a party or otherwise bound. In
addition, we will have no obligation to redeem shares upon a
redemption request made by a holder if we do not have sufficient
funds available to fund that redemption. We will have discretion to
determine whether we are in possession of “sufficient
funds” to fund a redemption request. The Company will
consider various business factors in determining whether or not
sufficient funds are available to fund redemption requests,
including, without limitation, (i) capital and operational
requirements of the company, as well as (ii) current economic
conditions. We can provide no assurance that any Class B
Stockholders will have their shares redeemed under the plan. For
more information regarding our Share Redemption Plan, or what
constitutes sufficient funds, see “SECURITIES BEING OFFERED
– Share Redemption Plan.”
On
June 12, 2016, litigation was commenced against the Company by
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
and Warner Brothers Entertainment, Inc., hereinafter referred to as
the “Disney Litigation, alleging two claims: (a) copyright
infringement, and (b) violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (or the DMCA, codified at 17 U.S.C. Sections 1201-04). A
permanent injunction was granted against the Company on September
5, 2019, enjoining its streaming and filtering service from 1)
circumventing technological measures protecting Plaintiffs’
copyrighted works on DVD and Blu-ray discs, 2) copying those works
onto computers or servers, and 3) streaming or transmitting those
works onto its website, web applications via portable devices, or
media streaming services. On September 23, 2019, in connection with
the litigation, a judgment was entered against the Company in the
amount of $62,448,750. For more information related to this, see
“DESCRIPTION OF OUR
BUSINESS-Legal Proceedings”. The judgment and injunction have resulted in a
change of the Company’s initial direction and business plan,
with a greater focus on increasing its subscriber-base to its
stream-based filtering service and expanding its distribution and
fundraising of original content. The Company filed a voluntary
bankruptcy petition on October 18, 2017 under chapter 11, title 11,
of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah. On August 26, 2020, a
Settlement Agreement was entered into between the Studios and the
Trustee (on behalf of the Company), resolving the Bankruptcy Case
and creating a mechanism for dispute resolution if the Company
engaged in certain conduct related to the Studios’
copyrighted works. In connection with the Settlement Agreement, the
Company entered into a promissory note pursuant to which it will
pay the Studios $9.9 million over 14 years, making 56 quarterly
payments of $176,785.72. In accordance with the Settlement
Agreement and the No Use Covenant described thereunder, the Company
must certify that no copyrighted works of the Studios or their
affiliates are stored on our computers or servers in compliance
with the list(s) provided by the Studios of their copyrighted
works. Thereafter, any unauthorized use (as described in the
Settlement Agreement) by the Company of a copyrighted work owned or
controlled by a Studio or its affiliate, without the express
written authorization of a Studio or its affiliate is a
“Strike,” regarded as unpermitted conduct in violation
of the Settlement Agreement, subject to a Notice of Default. If the
Company incurs four strikes within a consecutive five-year period,
any Studio may institute an Enforcement Action against us. On
September 4, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the
Reorganization Plan and on September 30, 2020 the Reorganization
Plan became effective. For more information related to this, see
“DESCRIPTION OF OUR
BUSINESS-Bankruptcy Proceedings”. Also see “RISK
FACTORS-Risks Related to Our Chapter 11
Reorganization.”
Pursuant
to the confirmed Reorganization Plan, the Company is allowed to
spin off the products and services it currently offers into
separate entities.
Subsequent
to effectiveness of the Reorganization Plan, the Company has
reorganized its corporate structure to house its two primary
business lines is separate, wholly-owned subsidiaries. VidAngel
Studios, LLC, or VidAngel Studios, was formed as a Utah limited
liability company on September 15, 2020 to create, acquire, develop
and market original content entertainment programming. Skip TV
Holdings, LLC, or Skip Holdings, was formed as a Utah limited
liability company on September 15, 2020 to implement the
Company’s stream-based filtering service. Pursuant to
respective Assignment and Assumption Agreements (the "Assignment
Agreements") between VidAngel Studios and the Company and Skip
Holdings and the Company, the Company has assigned its respective
rights relating to its Assets and Contracts, as defined in Exhibits
A and B of the Member’s Capital Contribution Agreement,
respectively, with the exception of certain patents, patent
applications and intellectual property, to VidAngel Studios and
Skip Holdings, free and clear of all liabilities, liens and
encumbrances. The Company has entered into respective non-exclusive
license agreements ("License Agreements") with VidAngel Studios and
Skip Holdings regarding its intellectual property rights. Under the
License Agreements, VidAngel Studios and Skip Holdings can utilize
those respective rights to make, use, market, offer for sale, and
sell products, services, and technologies to any field of
use.
Taxation
We are
taxed as a subchapter C Corporation, and, as such, we are required
to pay federal income tax at the corporate tax rates on our taxable
income.
Securities Offered
We are
offering a maximum of 5,903,187 shares of our
Class B Common Stock in this Offering with a minimum purchase
requirement of twenty-five (25) Offered Shares; however, we can
waive the minimum purchase requirement in our sole
discretion.
The
Offering will terminate on the earlier to occur of (i) the date on
which we sell the Maximum Offering Amount, or (ii) twelve (12)
months from the date of qualification of this Offering. We refer to
either of these two dates as the Termination Date. The initial
closing will occur at the Company’s sole discretion any date
after the Company has received and accepted an initial subscription
for any number of Offered Shares and before the Termination Date.
If, on the initial closing date we have sold less than the Maximum
Offering, we will hold one or more additional closings for
additional sales, up to the Maximum Offering Amount, until the
Termination Date. For
each closing, proceeds for subscriptions must be transmitted by
investors directly by either wire transfer or electronic funds
transfer via ACH to a non-interest-bearing escrow account
maintained by Issuer Direct. Upon each closing
of this Offering, the proceeds for the Offering will be distributed
to the Company and the Offered Shares will be issued to the
investors. If the Company terminates the Offering for any reason,
which the Company may in its sole discretion, all proceeds
submitted but not yet closed upon will be promptly returned to
investors without interest, and without
deduction,
less any bank fees or transaction fees, if
applicable. Once a subscription has
been submitted and accepted by the Company, an investor will not
have the right to request the return of its subscription payment
prior to closing.
The
Company is offering its Offered Shares through our Offering’s
website: vidangel.com/invest.
This Offering Circular will be furnished to prospective investors
at vidangel.com/invest
via download at any time. We are not selling the Offered Shares
through commissioned sales agents or underwriters.
Investors in the
Offered Shares join our existing Class B Common Stockholders. Our
Class B Common Stock is common nonvoting equity and contains no
preferences as to other classes of our capital stock.
Class B
Common Stockholders are not entitled to vote their Class B Common
Stock, including in the election of directors. See
“SECURITIES BEING OFFERED
– Description of Certificate and
Bylaws.”
Our ability to pay dividends depends on both
our achievement of positive cash flow and our Board of Directors
discretion in declaring dividends. For our most
recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, we realized a net loss
of $1,611,154. The Company has never declared or paid cash
dividends on its capital stock. The Company currently intends to
retain any future earnings to finance the growth and development of
its business and therefore does not anticipate paying any cash
dividends for the foreseeable future. The order and priority of our
dividends is further described in “SECURITIES BEING OFFERED –
Dividends.”
Management
The Company is governed by our certificate of incorporation, as
amended, or our Certificate, and our bylaws, or our Bylaws. The
following summary describes material provisions of our Certificate
and our Bylaws as those documents pertain to the management of the
Company, but it is not a complete description of our Certificate,
our Bylaws or any combination of the two. A copy of our Certificate
and our Bylaws are filed as exhibits to the Offering Statement of
which this Offering Circular is a part. See “SECURITIES BEING OFFERED – Description of
Certificate of Formation and Bylaws.”
Board of Directors
Subject
to our stockholders’ rights to consent to certain
transactions as provided under the Delaware General Corporate Law,
or DGCL, the business and affairs of the Company are controlled by,
and all powers are exercised by, our board of directors, or our
Board. Our Board is required to consist of not fewer than three (3)
nor more than five (5) directors, the exact number to be set from
time to time by the Board. Our Board is comprised of Paul Ahlstrom,
Neal Harmon and Dalton Wright. Our Board is elected each year at
the annual meeting of Class A Common Stockholders, to hold office
until the next annual meeting and until their successors are
elected and qualified. Any newly created directorships resulting
from an increase in the authorized number of directors and any
vacancies occurring in our Board may be filled by the affirmative
vote of the remaining directors. A director may resign at any time,
and the Class A Common Stockholders may remove a director at any
time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority
of stockholders voting in such decision. As Class B
Stockholders, investors in this offering will have no rights to
vote in the election or removal of members of our
Board.
The
DGCL provides that stockholders of a Delaware corporation are not
entitled to the right to cumulate votes in the election of
directors unless its certificate of incorporation provides
otherwise. Our Certificate does not provide for cumulative
voting.
Our
Board may designate one or more committees. Such committees must
consist of one or more directors. Any such committee, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, will have and may exercise all the
powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business
and affairs of the Company.
Officers
The
Board has the authority to select the officers of the Company.
Under our Bylaws, the officers are required to consist of a
Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, a
Secretary and a Treasurer. In addition, the Board may elect one or
more Vice Chairmen, President, Chief Financial Officer and Vice
Presidents, and such other offices as the Board may determine. Two
or more of the aforementioned offices may be held by the same
person. Our
officers are: (i) Neal Harmon, CEO; (ii) Jeffrey Harmon, Chief
Marketing Officer; (iii) Elizabeth Ellis, Chief Heart Officer; and (iv) Patrick Reilly, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary.
At the
first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of
stockholders, the Board appoints the officers, however the Board
may also empower the CEO to appoint subordinate officers and agents
for us. Each officer so elected holds office until such
officer’s successor is elected and qualified or until the
officer’s earlier resignation or removal. Each officer is
required to perform such duties as are provided in the Bylaws or as
the Board may from time to time determine. Subject to
the rights, if any, of an officer under any employment agreement,
any officer may be removed, with or without cause, by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the Board. An officer
may resign at any time by giving notice to the Board. Our CEO is in
charge of the general affairs of the Company, subject to the
oversight of the Board. In case any officer is absent, or for any
other reason the Board may deem sufficient, the CEO or the Board
may delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any other
officer or to any director.
Transfer Restrictions.
The Company’s Class B Common Stock is
subject to the terms and conditions of our Stockholders Agreement.
The following summary describes material provisions of our
Stockholders Agreement as this document pertains to our Class B
Common Stock, but it is not a complete description of our
Stockholders Agreement. A copy of the form of our Stockholders
Agreement is filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement of which
this Offering Circular is a part. See “SECURITIES BEING OFFERED
– Description of Stockholders Agreement.”
Investors in our
Class B Common Stock will be subject to the restrictions on
transfer set forth in our Stockholders Agreement. Under
the terms of our Stockholders Agreement, transfer of shares of our
Class B Common Stock will be subject to a right of first refusal
exercisable first by the Company, second, by our Class A Common
Stockholders, and, third, by our remaining Class B Common
Stockholders party to the Stockholders Agreement. Prior
to any transfer or proposed transfer of shares, the transferring
shareholder, or the Seller, is required to give written notice to
us and to the remaining stockholders of such proposed
transfer. The certificates for our Class B Common Stock will
be legended to reflect these restrictions.
Summary Risk Factors
An
investment in our Offered Shares involves a number of risks. See
“RISK FACTORS,”
of this Offering Circular. Some of the more significant risks
include those set forth below.
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An
investment in our Offered Shares is a speculative investment, and
therefore, no assurance can be given that you will realize your
investment objectives.
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We
intend to retain all our earnings for the future operation and
expansion of our business and do not anticipate making any cash
distributions at any time in the foreseeable future.
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Over
our past two fiscal years, we have experienced aggregate net
losses, and have operated at a net loss since
inception.
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The
auditors of our financial statements have expressed an opinion
raising substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern.
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We have
limited operating history upon which to base an investment
decision.
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We are
new and face all the risks of an early-stage company.
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If our
efforts to attract and retain customers are not successful, our
business will be adversely affected.
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Changes
in competitive offerings for entertainment video, including the
potential rapid adoption of piracy-based video offerings, could
adversely impact our business.
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If we
are not able to manage change and growth, our business could be
adversely affected.
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If we
fail to maintain or, in new markets establish, a positive
reputation with customers concerning our service, including the
content we offer and the ease of use and accuracy of our content
filters, we may not be able to attract or retain customers, and our
operating results may be adversely affected.
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We face
risks, such as unforeseen costs and potential liability in
connection with content we acquire, filter and/or distribute
through our service.
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Any
significant disruption in or unauthorized access to our computer
systems or those of third parties that we utilize in our
operations, including those relating to cybersecurity or arising
from cyber-attacks, could result in a loss or degradation of
service, unauthorized disclosure of data, including customer and
corporate information, or theft of intellectual property, including
digital content assets, which could adversely impact our
business.
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If the
technology we use in operating our business fails, becomes
unavailable, or does not operate to expectations, our business and
operating results could be adversely impacted.
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Changes
in how network operators handle and charge for access to data that
travel across their networks could adversely impact our
business.
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Our
reputation and relationships with customers would be harmed if our
customer data, particularly billing data, were accessed by
unauthorized persons.
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If our
trademarks and other proprietary rights are not adequately
protected to prevent use or appropriation by our competitors, the
value of our brand and other intangible assets may be diminished,
and our business may be adversely affected.
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Intellectual
property claims against us could be costly and result in the loss
of significant rights related to, among other things, our web site,
filtering technology, our recommendation and merchandising
technology, title selection processes and marketing
activities.
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We are
engaged in legal proceedings that could cause us to incur
unforeseen expenses and could occupy a significant amount of our
management's time and attention.
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We are
dependent on our management to achieve our objectives, and our loss
of, or inability to obtain, key personnel could delay or hinder
implementation of our business and growth strategies, which could
adversely affect the value of your investment and our ability to
pay dividends.
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This is
a fixed price offering and the fixed offering price may not
accurately represent the current value of us or our assets at any
particular time. Therefore, the purchase price you pay for the
Offered Shares may not be supported by the value of our assets at
the time of your purchase.
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There
is currently no active trading market for our Class B Common Stock.
No assurance can be given that stockholders will be able to sell
their shares when desired, or at all.
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We may
change our operational policies and business and growth strategies
without stockholder consent, which may subject us to different and
more significant risks in the future.
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We recently emerged from bankruptcy
reorganized under chapter 11, title 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code, the outcome of which requires us to pay $9.9
million over 14 years, makes us subject to a promissory note in the
amount of $62,488,750, and requires us to adhere to certain express
covenants, all of which may have a material adverse impact on our
business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash
flows.
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Interest of Management and Related Parties
The Company entered into an Investor
Rights and Voting Agreement, or Investor Agreement, dated February
27, 2014 with certain of VidAngel’s investors, including Alta
Ventures Mexico Fund I, the manager of which is Paul Ahlstrom, one
of our directors. The Investor Agreement requires us to provide
financial information, inspection rights, provides for
confidentiality, and requires parties to this Investor Agreement to
vote their respective shares of common stock in a manner which
maintain the number of directors on our Board at no more than five
and to elect as a director an individual designated by Alta
Ventures Mexico Fund I for so long as it owns at least 1,000,000
shares of our common stock.
Reporting Requirements under Tier II of Regulation
A
The
Company has previously issued Class B Common Stock pursuant to Tier
II of Regulation A. The Company is offering the Offered Shares
pursuant to that same exemption. We are required to comply with
certain ongoing disclosure requirements under Rule 257 of
Regulation A. We are currently required to
file: an annual report with the SEC on Form 1-K; a
semi-annual report with the SEC on Form 1-SA; current reports with
the SEC on Form 1-U; and a notice under cover of Form
1-Z. The necessity to file current reports will be
triggered by certain corporate events. Parts I & II
of Form 1-Z will be filed by us if and when we decide to and are no
longer obligated to file and provide annual reports pursuant to the
requirements of Regulation A.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Offering Circular contains certain forward-looking statements that
are subject to various risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are generally
identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as
“may,” “will,” “should,”
“potential,” “intend,”
“expect,” “outlook,” “seek,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,”
“approximately,” “believe,”
“could,” “project,” “predict,”
or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements
are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations,
describe future plans and strategies, contain financial and
operating projections or state other forward-looking
information. Our ability to predict results or the
actual effect of future events, actions, plans or strategies is
inherently uncertain. Although we believe that the
expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are based
on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could
differ materially from those set forth or anticipated in our
forward-looking statements. Factors that could have a
material adverse effect on our forward-looking statements and upon
our business, results of operations, financial condition, funds
derived from operations, cash available for dividends, cash flows,
liquidity and prospects include, but are not limited to, the
factors referenced in this Offering Circular, including those set
forth below.
When
considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the
risk factors and other cautionary statements in this Offering
Circular. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on any of these forward-looking statements, which reflect
our views as of the date of this Offering Circular. The
matters summarized below and elsewhere in this Offering Circular
could cause our actual results and performance to differ materially
from those set forth or anticipated in forward-looking statements.
Accordingly, we cannot guarantee future results or
performance. Furthermore, except as required by law, we
are under no duty to, and we do not intend to, update any of our
forward-looking statements after the date of this Offering
Circular, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
An investment in our Offered Shares is highly speculative and is
suitable only for persons or entities that are able to evaluate the
risks of the investment. An investment in our Offered
Shares should be made only by persons or entities able to bear the
risk of, and to withstand the total loss of, their
investment. Prospective investors should consider the
following risks before making a decision to purchase our Offered
Shares. To the best of our knowledge, we have included all material
risks to investors in this section.
General Risks of an Investment in Us
An
investment in our Offered Shares is a speculative investment and,
therefore no assurance can be given that you will realize your
investment objectives.
No assurance can be given that investors will
realize a return on their investments in us or that they will not
lose their entire investment in our Offered Shares. There is a risk
that we will not be able to continue to successfully implement our
business plan which could have an adverse effect on our ability to
generate revenue and in turn, provide a return to investors.
Further, we filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and as of September 30,
2020, the Reorganization Plan was confirmed and effective. As we
have recently emerged from bankruptcy and although the terms of the
Reorganization Plan require us to make quarterly payments over a
period of 14 years beginning on the Effective Date, we are unable
to predict the impact these payments and other terms of the
Reorganization Plan and Settlement Agreement may have on our
business, cash flow, liquidity, financial condition or capital
structure. For these reasons, each prospective investor of our
Offered Shares should carefully read this Offering Circular.
ALL SUCH PERSONS OR
ENTITIES SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR ATTORNEY OR FINANCIAL ADVISOR
PRIOR TO MAKING AN INVESTMENT.
We do not intend to pay dividends for the
foreseeable future.
We
intend to retain all of our earnings for the future operation and
expansion of our business and do not anticipate making any cash
distributions at any time in the foreseeable future.
Over our past two fiscal years, we have
experienced aggregate net losses.
We
recorded a net loss of $1,611,154 in fiscal 2019 and $286,354 in
fiscal 2018, resulting in an aggregate net loss of $1,897,508 over
our last two fiscal years. If our ability to generate positive net
income remains inconsistent in the future, the value of our Class B
Common Stock would likely be materially and adversely
affected.
Our
auditors have expressed an opinion raising substantial doubt about
our ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company recorded a net loss of
$1,611,154, and used net cash of $894,237, in fiscal year 2019. The
Company also filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2017. In
September 2019, a permanent injunction was granted, and a judgment
in the amount of $62,488,750 was entered against the Company and
pursuant to the Reorganization Plan and related Settlement
Agreement, we are required to pay $9.9 million in quarterly
installments over a period of 14 years from the Effective Date.
These matters, among others, raise substantial doubt about our
ability to continue as a going concern.
Our
future indebtedness may limit our ability to declare and pay
dividends and may affect our operations.
Although we
don’t anticipate doing so in the near future, we may seek
debt financing eventually to assist with the financing of our
future operations. Our ability to make principal and
interest payments with respect to any such debt incurred depends on
future performance, which performance is subject to many factors,
some of which will be outside of our control. In addition, most of
such indebtedness will likely be secured by substantially all of
our assets and will contain restrictive covenants that limit our
ability to distribute cash and to incur additional
indebtedness. Payment of principal and interest on such
indebtedness, as well as compliance with the requirements and
covenants of such indebtedness, could limit our ability to pay
dividends to our stockholders, if at all. Such leverage may also
adversely affect our ability to finance future operations and
capital needs, or to pursue other business opportunities and make
results of operations more susceptible to adverse business
conditions.
We
have limited operating history upon which to base an investment
decision.
We are
an early-stage company in which you may lose your entire
investment. We began operations in 2013. Because we have a limited
operating history, we are unable to provide significant data upon
which to evaluate fully our prospects and an investment in our
securities. Our ability to succeed and generate operating profits
and positive operating cash flow will depend on our ability, among
other things, to:
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additional capital as contemplated in this offering, if necessary,
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We
cannot be certain that our business strategy will be successful in
the long-term because this strategy is still relatively new and
even if successful, we may face difficulty in managing our growth.
As an early-stage company, we will be particularly susceptible to
the risks and uncertainties described in these risk
factors.
We
are new and face all the risks of an early-stage
company.
We may
encounter challenges and difficulties frequently experienced by
early-stage companies; including:
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We
recently entered into a Settlement Agreement pursuant to which we
issued a $62.4 million promissory note, or the Note to the Studios,
which requires us to pay $9.9 million over 14 years, and under
certain circumstances we may be required to pay the entire balance,
which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to
continue business operations.
We
have entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Studios under
which we are party to a $62.4 million Promissory Note, which
requires us to pay $9.9 million over 14 years in 56 quarterly
payments of $176,785.72. Further, pursuant to the Settlement
Agreement and the Note, if we are found to have violated certain
conditions of the Settlement Agreement, specifically unauthorized
use of copyrighted works of the Studios, we may be responsible for
the unpaid balance of the Note, which will remain outstanding for
14 years from the Effective Date, all of which could have a
material adverse effect on us and our ability to continue business
operations.
The
Settlement Agreement includes certain terms which impose
substantive limitations on our business, which could affect our
ability to generate revenues and limit the growth of the
Company.
Pursuant
to the No Use Covenant in the Settlement Agreement, we are
precluded from any actions which directly or indirectly,
descramble, decrypt or otherwise reproduce, stream, transmit,
publicly perform, distribute or bypass a work of the Studios or any
of their affiliates, which restrictions will limit impact the
Company’s content offerings and its ability to attract or
retain customers, which will have a material impact on the
Company’s ability to generate revenues. Further, if we are
found to have violated any of the above four times in a five-year
period, we may be subject to an Enforcement Action from the Studio
or Studios and as a result we may be required to pay the balance of
the Note, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability
to continue business operations.
Risks Related to Our Business
Our
new stream-based filtering service is dependent upon access to data
and functionality available from a third-party licensed streaming
service. If our access to these services becomes restricted, our
business could be adversely impacted.
On June
13, 2017, we launched a new version of VidAngel. The new
stream-based filtering service requires a user to first have access
to a licensed streaming service, or LSS, such as Amazon Video, Amazon Prime,
Netflix, and HBO. Our stream-based filtering service is layered on
top of a user’s access to the existing services of an LSS and
is not endorsed by any LSS nor
do we have any explicit agreement, written or oral, with any
LSS. Our ability to provide our customers with
filtered content is dependent upon an LSS’s willingness to
allow our filtering technology to overlay the content that they
provide on their platform to the customer base we mutually share.
As a result, the stream-based filtering service is dependent upon
access to data and functionality available from the LSS, without
which it could become difficult to offer an acceptable consumer
experience. If our access to the content provided on these
streaming services is severely limited or restricted in the future,
our ability to grow our business could be adversely
impacted.
If
our efforts to attract and retain customers are not successful, our
business will be adversely affected.
We have
experienced positive customer growth since launching the latest
version of our service in June 2017. Our ability to continue to
attract customers will depend, in part, on our ability to
consistently provide our customers with compelling content choices,
a quality experience for selecting and viewing TV shows and movies,
and dynamic filtering solutions set to the customer’s
preferences. Furthermore, the relative service levels, content
offerings, pricing and related features of competitors to our
service may adversely impact our ability to attract and retain
customers. Our original direct competition is ClearPlay,
Inc., or ClearPay, which also offeres a filtering service.
Other entertainment video providers that do not currently offer a
filtering service, such as multichannel video programming
distributors, Internet-based movie and TV content providers
(including those that provide pirated content) and brick-and-mortar
DVD rental outlets, including without limitation Netflix, Amazon
Prime, Vimeo, Hulu, and Xfinity OnDemand, could become direct
competitors in the future. If consumers do not perceive our
service as valuable, including if we introduce new or adjust
existing features, adjust pricing or service offerings, or change
the mix of content in a manner that is not favorably received by
them, we may not be able to attract and retain customers. In
addition, many of our customers try our service resulting from
word-of-mouth advertising from existing customers. If our efforts
to satisfy our existing customers are not successful, we may not be
able to attract new customers, and, as a result, our ability to
maintain and/or grow our business will be adversely affected.
Customers may cease to use our service for many reasons, including
the need to cut household expenses, unsatisfactory availability of
content, competitive services providing a better value or
experience, and customer service issues not being satisfactorily
resolved. We must continually add new customers both to replace
departed customers and to grow our business beyond our current
customer base. If we are unable to compete successfully with
current and new competitors in retaining existing customers and
attracting new customers, our business will be adversely affected.
Further, if excessive numbers of customers cease using our service,
we may be required to incur significantly higher marketing
expenditures than we currently anticipate to replace these
customers with new customers.
Changes
in competitive offerings for entertainment video, including the
potential rapid adoption of piracy-based video offerings, could
adversely impact our business.
The
market for entertainment video is intensely competitive and subject
to rapid change. Through new and existing distribution channels,
consumers have increasing options to access entertainment video.
The various economic models underlying these channels include
subscription, transactional, ad-supported and piracy-based
services. All have the potential to capture meaningful segments of
the entertainment video market and could offer filtering services
in the future. Piracy, in particular, threatens to damage our
business, as its fundamental proposition to consumers is so
compelling and difficult to compete against: virtually all content
for free and some content available has already been edited for
objectionable content. Furthermore, in light of the compelling
consumer proposition, piracy services are subject to rapid global
growth. Traditional providers of entertainment video, including
broadcasters and cable network operators, as well as Internet-based
e-commerce entertainment video providers, are increasing their
Internet-based video offerings. Several of these competitors
have long operating histories, large customer bases, strong brand
recognition and significant financial, marketing and other
resources. They may secure better terms from suppliers, adopt more
aggressive pricing, and devote more resources to product
development, technology, infrastructure, content acquisitions and
marketing. New competitors may enter the market or existing
providers may adjust their services with unique offerings or
approaches to providing entertainment video. Companies also may
enter into business combinations or alliances that strengthen their
competitive positions. If we are unable to successfully or
profitably compete with current and new competitors who do or may
offer filtering services in the future, our business will be
adversely affected, and we may not be able to increase or maintain
market share, revenues or profitability.
If
we are not able to manage change and growth, our business could be
adversely affected.
We are
expanding our operations, scaling our filtering service to
effectively and reliably handle anticipated growth in both
customers and features related to our service, ramping up our
ability to provide customers with custom content filters, as well
as continuing to operate our service within the U.S. To enhance the
capacity of our stream-based filtering service, we are continuing
to develop software and other technology and utilize third-party
“cloud” storage services to ensure our users can view
desired content using the same modern devices as everyone else,
with the
added capability of controlling the viewing experience like never
before. As we ramp up our offering of content filters, we
are building out crowd-sourcing expertise in a number of distinct
roles, including video viewers, video taggers, video reviewers
and video publishers. If we are not able to manage the growing
complexity of our business, including improving, refining or
revising our systems and operational practices related to our video
operations and filtering content, our business may be adversely
affected. See “DESCRIPTION OF
THE BUSINESS.”
If
we fail to maintain or, in new markets establish, a positive
reputation with customers concerning our service, including the
content we offer and the ease of use and accuracy of our content
filters, we may not be able to attract or retain customers, and our
operating results may be adversely affected.
We
believe that a positive reputation is important to attract and
retain customers who have a number of choices for obtaining
entertainment video. To the extent our content, particularly our
content filters, is perceived as low quality, or our failure to
sufficiently filter offensive or otherwise undesired content to
customers, our ability to establish and maintain a positive
reputation may be adversely impacted. Furthermore, to the extent
our marketing, customer service and public relations efforts are
not effective or create a negative consumer reaction, our ability
to establish and maintain a positive reputation may be adversely
impacted. As we expand into new markets, we need to establish our
reputation with new customers. To the extent we are unsuccessful in
creating positive impressions, our business in new markets may be
adversely impacted.
Changes
in how we market our service could adversely affect our marketing
expenses and our customer base may be adversely
affected.
We
utilize a broad mix of marketing and public-relations programs,
including social media sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter,
to promote our service to potential customers. We may limit or
discontinue the use or support of certain marketing sources or
activities if advertising rates increase or if we become concerned
that customers or potential customers deem certain marketing
practices intrusive or damaging to our brand. If the available
marketing channels are curtailed, our ability to attract new
customers may be adversely affected.
If
companies that promote our service determine that we negatively
impact their businesses, decide to compete more directly with our
business, enter a similar business, or choose to exclusively
support our competitors, we may no longer have access to certain
marketing channels. If we are unable to maintain or replace our
sources of customers with similarly effective sources, or if the
cost of our existing sources increases, our customer base and
marketing expenses may be adversely affected.
We
face risks, such as unforeseen costs and potential liability in
connection with content we acquire, filter and/or distribute
through our service.
As a
distributor of content, we face potential liability for negligence,
copyright and trademark infringement, or other claims based on the
nature and content of the materials that we acquire, filter and/or
distribute. We also may face potential liability for content used
in promoting our service, including marketing materials and
features on our Web site such as customer reviews. As we expand our
offering of content filters, we have become responsible for costs
of producing content maps and other features. We also take on risks
associated with filters, such as producing filters that do not
seamlessly stream content but rather produce an unsatisfactory
experience to the viewing customer. To the extent we do not
accurately anticipate costs or mitigate risks, including for
content that we obtain but ultimately do not make available on our
service, or if we become liable for content we acquire, filter
and/or distribute, our business may suffer. Litigation to defend
such claims could be costly and the expenses and damages arising
from any liability or unforeseen production risks could harm our
operating results. We may not be indemnified or insured against
such claims or costs of these types. See “DESCRIPTION OF OUR BUSINESS –
Legal Proceedings.”
We
rely upon a number of partners to make our service available on
their devices.
We
currently offer customers the ability to receive filtered content
through a host of Internet-connected screens, including TVs,
digital video players, television set-top boxes and mobile devices.
We have agreements with various tech companies and distributors to
make our service available through the television set-top boxes of
such service providers. We intend to continue to broaden our
capability to transmit filtered TV shows and movies to other
platforms and partners over time. If we are not successful in
maintaining existing and creating new relationships, or if we
encounter technological, content licensing, regulatory or other
impediments to delivering our filtered content to our customers via
those devices, our ability to grow our business could be adversely
impacted. Furthermore, the devices are manufactured and sold by
entities other than us and while these entities should be
responsible for the devices' performance, the connection between us
and those devices may nonetheless result in customer
dissatisfaction toward the Company and such dissatisfaction could
result in claims against us or otherwise adversely impact our
business. In addition, technology changes to our product
functionality and offering of content filters may require that
partners update their devices. If partners do not update or
otherwise modify their devices, our service and our
customers’ use and enjoyment could be negatively
impacted.
Any
significant disruption in or unauthorized access to our computer
systems or those of third parties that we utilize in our
operations, including those relating to cybersecurity or arising
from cyber-attacks, could result in a loss or degradation of
service, unauthorized disclosure of data, including customer and
corporate information, or theft of intellectual property, including
digital content assets, which could adversely impact our
business.
Our
reputation and ability to attract, retain and serve our customers
is dependent upon the reliable performance and security of our
computer systems and those of third parties that we utilize in our
operations. These systems may be subject to damage or interruption
from earthquakes, adverse weather conditions, other natural
disasters, terrorist attacks, power loss, telecommunications
failures, and cybersecurity breaches. Interruptions in these
systems, or with the Internet in general, could leave our service
unavailable or degraded, or otherwise hinder our ability to deliver
filtered content to our customers. Service interruptions, errors in
our software or the unavailability of computer systems used in our
operations could diminish the overall attractiveness of our service
to existing and potential customers.
Our
computer systems and those of third parties we use in our
operations are vulnerable to cybersecurity breaches, including
cyber-attacks such as computer viruses, denial of service attacks,
physical or electronic break-ins and similar disruptions. These
systems periodically experience directed attacks intended to lead
to interruptions and delays in our service and operations as well
as loss, misuse or theft of data. Any attempt by hackers to obtain
our data (including customer and corporate information) or
intellectual property (including digital content assets), disrupt
our service, or otherwise access our systems, or those of third
parties we use, if successful, could harm our business, be
expensive to remedy and damage our reputation. We have implemented
certain systems and processes to thwart hackers and protect our
data and systems. To date hackers have not had a material impact on
our service or systems however this is no assurance that hackers
may not be successful in the future. Our insurance does not cover
expenses related to such disruptions or unauthorized access.
Efforts to prevent hackers from disrupting our service or otherwise
accessing our systems are expensive to implement and may limit the
functionality of or otherwise negatively impact our service
offering and systems. Any significant disruption to our service or
access to our systems could result in a loss of customers and
adversely affect our business and results of
operation.
We
utilize our own communications and computer hardware systems
located either in our facilities or in that of a third-party Web
hosting provider. In addition, we utilize third-party
“cloud” computing services in connection with our
business operations. We also utilize our own and third-party
content delivery networks to help us deliver TV shows and movies in
high volume to our customers over the Internet. Problems faced by
us or our third-party Web hosting, "cloud" computing, or other
network providers, including technological or business-related
disruptions, as well as cybersecurity threats, could adversely
impact the experience of our customers.
We
rely upon certain third-party cloud computing service providers to
operate certain aspects of our service and any disruption of or
interference with our use of such services from our providers would
impact our operations and our business would be adversely
impacted.
Several
third-party cloud computing services providers provide VidAngel
with a distributed computing infrastructure platform for business
operations, or what is commonly referred to as a "cloud" computing
service. We have designed our software and computer systems so as
to utilize data processing, storage capabilities and other services
provided by such providers. Currently, we run the vast majority of
our computing using such third-party cloud computing services.
Given this, along with the fact that we cannot easily switch our
operations to another cloud provider, any disruption of or
interference with our use of such services from our providers would
impact our operations and our business would be adversely
impacted.
If
the technology we use in operating our business fails, becomes
unavailable, or does not operate to expectations, our business and
operating results could be adversely impacted.
We
utilize a combination of proprietary and third-party technology to
operate our business. This includes technology we have developed
such as our content delivery and filtering solution and filter
curation platform. We also use technology to recommend and
merchandise content to our consumers as well as to enable fast and
efficient delivery of content to our customers and their various
consumer electronic devices. For example, we have built and
deployed our video on a content delivery network, or CDN. To the
extent Internet Service Providers, or ISPs, do not interconnect
with our CDN, or if we experience difficulties in its operation,
our ability to efficiently and effectively deliver our content and
our offering of content filters to our customers could be adversely
impacted and our business and results of operation could be
adversely affected. Likewise, if our recommendation and
merchandising technology does not enable us to predict and
recommend titles that our customers will enjoy, our ability to
attract and retain customers may be adversely affected. We also
utilize third party technology to help market our service, process
payments, and otherwise manage the daily operations of our
business. If our technology or that of third parties we utilize in
our operations fails or otherwise operates improperly, our ability
to operate our service, retain existing customers and add new
customers may be impaired. Also, any harm to our customers’
personal computers or other devices caused by software used in our
operations could have an adverse effect on our business, results of
operations and financial condition. See “DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS—Our
Intellectual Property.”
If
government regulations relating to the Internet or other areas of
our business change, we may need to alter the manner in which we
conduct our business, or incur greater operating
expenses.
The
adoption or modification of laws or regulations relating to the
Internet or other areas of our business could limit or otherwise
adversely affect the manner in which we currently conduct our
business. In addition, the continued growth and development of the
market for online commerce may lead to more stringent consumer
protection laws, which may impose additional burdens on us. If we
are required to comply with new regulations or legislation or new
interpretations of existing regulations or legislation, this
compliance could cause us to incur additional expenses or alter our
business model.
Changes
in laws or regulations that adversely affect the growth, popularity
or use of the Internet, including laws impacting net neutrality,
could decrease the demand for our service and increase our cost of
doing business. On October 1, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the D.C. Circuit upheld a U.S. Federal Communications
Commission, or FCC, decision dated December 14, 2017 to repeal net
neutrality rules. To the extent network operators attempt to use
this ruling to extract fees from us to deliver our traffic or
otherwise engage in discriminatory practices, our business could be
adversely impacted. Within such a regulatory environment, coupled
with potentially significant political and economic power of local
network operators, we may experience discriminatory or
anti-competitive practices that could impede our growth, cause us
to incur additional expense or otherwise negatively affect our
business.
Changes
in how network operators handle and charge for access to data that
travel across their networks could adversely impact our
business.
We rely
upon the ability of consumers to access our service through the
Internet. If network operators block, restrict or otherwise impair
access to our service over their networks, our service and business
could be negatively affected. To the extent that network operators
implement usage-based pricing, including meaningful bandwidth caps,
or otherwise try to monetize access to their networks by data
providers, we could incur greater operating expenses and our new
customer acquisition and retention could be negatively impacted.
Furthermore, to the extent network operators create tiers of
Internet access service and either charge us for or prohibit us
from being available through these tiers, our business could be
negatively impacted.
Most
network operators that provide consumers with access to the
Internet also provide these consumers with multichannel video
programming. As such, many network operators have an incentive to
use their network infrastructure in a manner adverse to our
continued growth and success. While we believe that consumer
demand, regulatory oversight and competition will help check these
incentives, to the extent that network operators are able to
provide preferential treatment to their data as opposed to ours or
otherwise implement discriminatory network management practices,
our business could be negatively impacted.
Privacy
concerns could limit our ability to collect and leverage our
customer data and disclosure of customer data could adversely
impact our business and reputation.
In
the ordinary course of business, and in particular in connection
with merchandising our service to our customers, we collect and
utilize data supplied by our customers. We must comply with various
international, federal and state laws and regulations related to
the handling, use and protection of data, and may become subject to
additional legislation in the future. Any actual or perceived
failure to comply with data privacy laws or regulations, or related
contractual or other obligations, or any perceived privacy rights
violation, could lead to investigations, claims, and proceedings by
governmental entities and private parties, damages for breach of
contract, and other significant costs, penalties, and other
liabilities, as well as harm to our reputation and market
position.
Other
businesses have been criticized by privacy groups and governmental
bodies for attempts to link personal identities and other
information to data collected on the Internet regarding users'
browsing and other habits. Increased regulation of data utilization
practices, including self-regulation or findings under existing
laws that limit our ability to collect and use data, could have an
adverse effect on our business. In addition, if we were to disclose
data about our customers in a manner that was objectionable to
them, our business reputation could be adversely affected, and we
could face potential legal claims that could impact our operating
results.
Our
reputation and relationships with customers would be harmed if our
customer data, particularly billing data, were accessed by
unauthorized persons.
We
maintain personal data regarding our customers. This data is
maintained on our own systems as well as those of third parties we
use in our operations. With
respect to billing data, such as credit card numbers, we do not
store such information on our servers, but rely on third party
services that are PCI DSS compliant for storing and accessing
billing information. We take measures to protect against
unauthorized intrusion into our customers’ data. Despite
those measures, we, our payment processing services and other
third-party services we use could experience an unauthorized
intrusion into our customers’ data. In the event of such a
breach, current and potential customers may become unwilling to
provide the information to us necessary for them to become
customers. Additionally, we could face legal claims for such a
breach. The costs relating to any data breach could be material,
and we currently do not carry insurance against the risk of a data
breach. For these reasons, should an unauthorized intrusion into
our customers’ data occur, our business could be adversely
affected.
We
are subject to payment processing risk.
Our customers pay for our service using a variety
of payment methods, including credit and debit cards. We rely
on internal systems as well as those of third parties to process
payments. Acceptance and processing of these payment methods
are subject to certain rules and regulations and require payment of
interchange and other fees. To the extent there are
disruptions in our payment processing systems, increases in
payment processing fees, material changes in the payment ecosystem,
such as large re-issuances of payment cards, delays in receiving
payments from payment processors and/or changes to rules or
regulations concerning payment processing, our revenue, operating
expenses and operating results could be adversely
impacted. In addition, from time to time, we encounter
fraudulent use of payment methods, which could impact our results
of operation, and, if not adequately controlled and managed, could
create negative consumer perceptions of our
service.
If our trademarks and other proprietary rights
are not adequately protected to prevent use or appropriation by our
competitors, the value of our brand and other intangible assets may
be diminished, and our business may be adversely
affected.
We rely
and expect to continue to rely on a combination of proprietary
information, invention assignment, non-competition and arbitration
agreements with our employees, consultants and third parties with
whom we have relationships, as well as trademark, copyright, patent
and trade secret protection laws, to protect our proprietary
rights. We may also seek to enforce our proprietary rights through
court proceedings. We have applied and we expect to apply for
trademark registrations and the issuance of patents from time to
time. Such applications may not be approved, third
parties may challenge any copyrights, patents or trademarks issued
to or held by us, third parties may knowingly or unknowingly
infringe our intellectual property rights, and we may not be able
to prevent infringement or misappropriation without substantial
expense to us. If the protection of our intellectual property
rights is inadequate to prevent use or misappropriation by third
parties, the value of our brand and other intangible assets may be
diminished, competitors may be able to mimic our service and
methods of operations more effectively, the perception of our
business and service to customers and potential customers may
become confused in the marketplace, and our ability to attract
customers may be adversely affected.
We
currently hold various domain names relating to our brand,
including www.vidangel.com. Failure to
protect our domain names could adversely affect our reputation and
brand and make it more difficult for customers to find our web site
and our service. We may be unable, without significant cost or at
all, to prevent third parties from acquiring domain names that are
similar to, infringe upon or otherwise decrease the value of our
trademarks and other proprietary rights.
Intellectual
property claims against us could be costly and result in the loss
of significant rights related to, among other things, our web site,
filtering technology, our recommendation and merchandising
technology, title selection processes and marketing
activities.
Trademark,
copyright, patent and other intellectual property rights are
important to us and other companies. Our intellectual property
rights extend to our technology, business processes and the content
on our web site. From time to time, third parties may allege that
we have violated their intellectual property rights. If we are
unable to obtain sufficient rights, successfully defend our use,
develop non-infringing technology, or otherwise alter our business
practices on a timely basis in response to claims for infringement,
misappropriation, misuse or other violation of third-party
intellectual property rights, our business and competitive position
may be adversely affected. Many companies are devoting significant
resources to developing patents that could potentially affect many
aspects of our business. There are numerous patents that broadly
claim means and methods of conducting business on the Internet.
Defending against intellectual property claims, whether they are
with or without merit or are determined in our favor, would result
in costly litigation and the diversion of technical and management
personnel. It also may result in our inability to use our current
web site, streaming technology, our recommendation and
merchandising technology or inability to market our service and
merchandise our products. As a result of such dispute, we may have
to develop non-infringing technology, enter into royalty or
licensing agreements, adjust our merchandising or marketing
activities or take other actions to resolve the claims.
These actions, if required, may be costly or
unavailable on terms acceptable to us which would adversely affect
our business operations. See “DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
– Legal Proceedings” below for a detailed summary of our current
litigation.
We
are engaged in legal proceedings that could cause us to incur
unforeseen expenses and could occupy a significant amount of our
management's time and attention.
From time to time, we may be subject to litigation
or claims that could negatively affect our business operations and
financial position. We have previously been engaged in patent
litigation with Clearplay. On October 12, 2017, the case was stayed
until a final decision was rendered in the Disney Litigation.
Pursuant to the Reorganization Plan and related Settlement
Agreement, we have dropped our appeal of the judgment in the Disney
Litigation, and, as a result, ClearPlay may now reassert one or
more of its patent claims against us. It is possible that a portion
of our working capital derived from the proceeds of this offering
could be required to fund expenses in our defense of this and
future legal matters. As we grow, we expect the number of
litigation matters against us to increase. These matters have
included copyright infringements, which are typically expensive to
defend. Litigation disputes could cause us to incur unforeseen
expenses, could occupy a significant amount of our management's
time and attention and could negatively affect our business
operations and financial position. See “USE OF PROCEEDS TO
ISSUER” and
“DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
– Legal Proceedings” below for a detailed summary of our current
litigation.
We
may seek additional capital that may result in stockholder dilution
or others having rights senior to those of our Class B Common
Stockholders.
From
time to time, we may seek to obtain additional capital, either
through equity, equity-linked or debt securities. The decision to
obtain additional capital will depend on many factors, among
others:
●
our degree of
success in capturing a larger portion of the overall market for
entertainment video;
●
the costs of
establishing or acquiring development, marketing and distribution
capabilities for our filtered content;
●
the costs of
preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining
and enforcing our issued patents and defending intellectual
property-related claims;
●
the extent to which
we acquire or invest in customer service, exclusive digital
distribution of original content or technologies and other
strategic relationships; and
●
the costs of
financing unanticipated working capital requirements and responding
to competitive pressures.
If we
raise additional funds through the issuance of equity,
equity-linked or debt securities, such securities may have rights,
preferences or privileges senior to the rights of our Class B
Common Stock and our stockholders may experience
dilution.
We
may lose key employees or may be unable to hire qualified
employees.
We rely
on the continued service of our senior management, including our
CEO and co-founder Neal Harmon, members of our executive team,
other key employees, and the hiring of new qualified employees. In
our industry, there is substantial and continuous competition for
highly-skilled business, product development, technical and other
personnel. We may not be successful in recruiting new personnel and
in retaining and motivating existing personnel, which may be
disruptive to our operations. See “DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES.”
We
are dependent on our management to achieve our objectives, and our
loss of, or inability to obtain, key personnel could delay or
hinder implementation of our business and growth strategies, which
could adversely affect the value of your investment and our ability
to pay dividends.
Our success depends on the diligence,
experience and skill of our Board and officers. Neal Harmon is our
director and our Chief Executive Officer. Jeffrey Harmon is our
Chief Marketing Officer. Elizabeth Ellis is our Chief Heart
Officer. Patrick Reilly is our Chief Financial Officer. We have
neither employment agreements with, nor key man insurance for, any
of our officers and the loss of any of them, but particularly
Messrs. Harmon, could harm our business, financial condition, cash
flow and results of operations. Any such event would likely result
in a material adverse effect on your
investment.
Risks
Relating to the Formation and Internal Operation of the
Company
You
will have only limited rights regarding our management; therefore,
you will not have the ability to actively influence the day-to-day
management of our business and affairs.
Our
Board will have sole power and authority over the management of the
Company, subject only to the requirements of the
DGCL. See “SECURITIES BEING OFFERED – Description of
Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.”
Therefore, you will not have an active role in the Company’s
day-to-day management. Further, as a holder of
non-voting common stock, you will have no right to vote in the
election or removal of directors, nor will you have the right to
vote on major corporate actions that are subject to the approval of
the Class A Stockholders.
We
may change our operational policies and business and growth
strategies without stockholder consent, which may subject us to
different and more significant risks in the future.
Our
Board determines our operational policies and our business and
growth strategies. Our directors may make changes to, or approve
transactions that deviate from, those policies and strategies
without a vote of, or notice to, our stockholders. This could
result in us conducting operational matters or pursuing different
business or growth strategies than those contemplated in this
Offering Circular. Under any of these circumstances, we may expose
ourselves to different and more significant risks in the future,
which could materially and adversely affect our business and
growth.
Our
management will have significant control over our operations by
virtue of the equity ownership in us by entities controlled by our
director, co-founder and CEO, Neal Harmon.
Mr.
Neal Harmon is one of our three directors, our co-founder and our
CEO. Further, Harmon Ventures LLC owns 41.45% of the
Class A Common Stock of the Company and Harmon Ventures LLC is
owned by Neal, Jeffery, and Daniel Harmon, who are brothers.
Further, through their respective ownership, they collectively
control the voting of 8,938,520 shares of our Class A Common
Stock. Messrs. Harmon collectively control sufficient Class A
Common Stock to significantly influence the election of our board
of directors, and actions requiring the consent of a majority of
the Class A Common Stockholders and this will remain unchanged
following completion of this offering. See “SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND
CERTAIN SECURITY HOLDERS.”
The
ability of a stockholder to recover all or any portion of such
stockholder’s investment in the event of a dissolution or
termination may be limited.
In the
event of a dissolution or termination of the Company, the proceeds
realized from the liquidation of the assets of the Company will be
distributed among the stockholders, but only after the satisfaction
of the claims of third-party creditors of the
Company. The ability of a stockholder to recover all or
any portion of such stockholder’s investment under such
circumstances will, accordingly, depend on the amount of net
proceeds realized from such liquidation and the number of claims to
be satisfied therefrom. There can be no assurance that
the Company will recognize gains on such liquidation, nor is there
any assurance that common stockholders will receive a distribution
in such a case.
The Board and our executive officers will have
limited liability for, and will be indemnified and held harmless
from, the losses of the Company.
The
Company will indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the Company) by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was
serving at the request of our Company as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interest of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. A successful claim for such indemnification
could deplete the Company’s assets by the amount
paid. See “SECURITIES BEING OFFERED – Description of
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws” below for a
detailed summary of the terms of our Certificate and
Bylaws. Our Certificate and Bylaws are filed as exhibits
to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular is a
part. See
“SECURITIES BEING OFFERED – Fiduciary Duties and
Indemnification.”
The
video-filtering industry is subject to rapid technological change.
We must continue to enhance and improve our
technology.
Our
current software and related web-based technology is developed and
in use. We may, however, use a substantial amount of the proceeds
of this offering to modify and enhance our current web site,
filtering platform, content offering, and offering of content
filters. We must continue to enhance and improve the performance,
functionality and reliability of the systems upon which our
business model is built.
The
development of any software is characterized by rapid technological
change, rapid introduction or changes in user requirements and
preferences, short development cycles, frequent introduction of new
products and services, new technologies and the emergence of new
industry standards and practices that could render our existing
technology obsolete. Our success will depend, in part, on our
ability to continue to develop new technologies to enhance our
existing technology in order to address the varied needs of
existing and new customers and respond to technological advances
and emerging industry standards and practices on a cost-effective
and timely basis. The development of our proprietary technology
involves significant technical and business risks. We may fail to
use new technologies effectively or to adapt our proprietary
technology and systems to customer requirements or emerging
industry standards. If we are unable to adapt to changing market
conditions, strategic partner and customer requirements or emerging
industry standards, that will have a material adverse effect on our
ability to succeed.
Our
business may be subject to regulatory or legislative
changes.
The
Company may face government regulation and legal uncertainties in
connection with its business. There may be a number of
federal, state or local legislative or regulatory proposals under
consideration of which the Company is not aware or which may be
considered or adopted in the future. Any new legislation
or regulation, or the application or interpretation of existing
laws or regulations, may negatively impact the Company’s
growth, impose additional burden on the Company or alter how the
Company does business. This could decrease the demand
for our services, increase our cost of doing business or otherwise
have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business,
results of operations and financial condition.
Members
of our Board and our executive officers may have other business
interests and obligations to other entities.
Neither our directors nor our executive officers
will be required to manage the Company as their sole and exclusive
function and they may have other business interests and may engage
in other activities in addition to those relating to the Company,
provided that such activities do not compete with the business of
the Company or otherwise breach their agreements with the Company;
provided, that our executive officers and employee directors are
all full-time employees of our company and are expected to spend
such time fulfilling their duties as is necessary to do so. On the
other hand, our non-employee directors are not full-time with our
company and must only spend such time managing our company as they
deem necessary to fulfill their fiduciary duties to our company. We
are dependent on our directors and executive officers to
successfully operate the Company, and in particular Mr. Neal
Harmon. Their other business interests and activities could divert
time and attention from operating our business. For more
information related to this, see “DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS,
AND SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES – Biographical
Information.”
Risks
Related to the Offering and Lack of Liquidity
There
has been no active public market for our Class B Common Stock prior
to this offering, and an active trading market may not be developed
or sustained following this offering, which may adversely impact
the market for shares of our Class B Common Stock and, along with
the restrictions in our Stockholders Agreement, make it difficult
to sell your shares.
Prior
to this offering, there was no active market for our Class B Common
Stock. We do not know the extent to which investor interest will
lead to the development and maintenance of a liquid trading market,
if at all. No assurance can be given that the market price of
shares of our Class B Common Stock will not fluctuate or decline
significantly in the future or that Class B Common Stockholders
will be able to sell their shares when desired on favorable terms,
or at all. Most transfers of the Offered Shares are also
subject to other restrictions on transfer set forth in our
Stockholders Agreement.
The
Company may not have sufficient funds to redeem Class B Common
Stock under our redemption plan.
Our Share Redemption Plan gives the Company
full discretion in determining whether, or not, we are in
possession of sufficient funds to redeem shares requested by our
Class B Stockholders. The Company will consider various business
factors in determining whether or not sufficient funds are
available to fund redemption requests, including, without
limitation, (i) capital and operational requirements of the
company, as well as (ii) current economic conditions. There is no
assurance that the Company will have sufficient funds to facilitate
the redemption of Class B Common Stock, or that the Company will
redeem any shares under the Share Redemption
Plan.
This
is a fixed price offering and the fixed offering price may not
accurately represent the current value of us or our assets at any
particular time. Therefore, the purchase price you pay for the
Offered Shares may not be supported by the value of our assets at
the time of your purchase.
This is
a fixed price offering, which means that the offering price for our
Offered Shares is fixed and will not vary based on the underlying
value of our assets at any time. Our Board has
determined the offering price in its sole
discretion. The fixed offering price for our Offered
Shares has been based on an internal valuation analysis of the
Company as a whole. Although we believe the valuation to be fair as
of the date it was determined, the fixed offering price established
for our Offered Shares may not be supported by the current value of
our Company or our assets at any particular time.
If
investors successfully seek rescission, we would face severe
financial demands that we may not be able to meet.
Our
Offered Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, or the Securities Act, and are being offered in reliance upon
the exemption provided by Section 3(b) of the Securities Act and
Regulation A promulgated thereunder. We represent that
this Offering Circular does not contain any untrue statements of
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of all the circumstances under which
they are made, not misleading. However, if this
representation is inaccurate with respect to a material fact, if
this offering fails to qualify for exemption from registration
under the federal securities laws pursuant to Regulation A, or if
we fail to register the Offered Shares or find an exemption under
the securities laws of each state in which we offer the Offered
Shares, each investor may have the right to rescind his, her or its
purchase of the Offered Shares and to receive back from the Company
his, her or its purchase price with interest. Such
investors, however, may be unable to collect on any judgment, and
the cost of obtaining such judgment may outweigh the
benefits. If investors successfully seek rescission, we
would face severe financial demands we may not be able to meet and
it may adversely affect any non-rescinding investors.
Risks
Related to Our Chapter 11 Reorganization
The Company filed a voluntary petition for relief under
chapter 11, title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and was
reorganized under the Reorganization Plan confirmed by the
Bankruptcy Court on September 4, 2020 and became effective on
September 30, 2020. The Reorganization Plan may have a material
adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of
operations, and cash flows.
On
October 18, 2017, the Company filed a voluntary petition for
relief, or the Bankruptcy Filing, under chapter 11, title 11 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court
for the District of Utah, or the Bankruptcy Court, case number
17-29073. On September 4, 2020, the Court confirmed the
Reorganization Plan and on September 30, 2020 the Reorganization
Plan became effective. Pursuant to the Reorganization Plan and
related settlement agreement dated August 26, 2020 (the
“Settlement Agreement”), the Company will pay the
Studios $9,900,000 over 14 years, without interest, provided,
however, that the unpaid balance of the Note ($62,461,456 minus any
paid amounts) will remain outstanding for 14 years from the
Effective Date.
Pursuant
to the Note, the Company will be required to make quarterly
payments of $176,785.72, or approximately $707,143 per year, for 14
years, which will reduce the Company’s available cash flow
and impair our ability to grow. Further, while the Note will be
marked paid and cancelled after 14 years subject to certain
conditions, in the event the Company breaches the settlement
agreement, whether through violation of any of the Express
Covenants in the Settlement Agreement, including the No Use
Covenant (as defined in the Settlement Agreement), or otherwise,
the Company may be required to pay the full outstanding amount of
the Note and dispose of the collateral pledged under the Security
Agreement, which comprises all of the Company’s assets and
all of the equity in VidAngel owned by Neal and Jeff Harmon ,under
the Security Agreement and Compliance Lien, which would have a
material adverse impact on the Company’s ability to continue
business operations.
Unlimited
in duration, the No Use Covenant provides that the Company shall be
precluded from any actions which directly or indirectly,
descramble, decrypt or otherwise bypass a work of the Studios or
any of their affiliates, reproduce such a work, stream, transmit,
or publicly perform such a work, and distribute such a work. Such
restrictions will limit the Company’s content offerings and
its ability to attract or retain customers. The Company has also
agreed not to sue the Studios, and not to use resources to lobby to
amend the Family Movie Act for a period of fourteen (14) years
following the Effective Date of the Plan. These covenants will
reduce the Company’s ability to protect itself against future
litigation, which may cause the Company to incur unexpected losses,
some of which might not be covered by insurance and could
materially affect our financial condition and our ability to
continue business operations.
Although the
Reorganization Plan was confirmed, we may not be able to achieve
our stated goals and objectives, which may have a material adverse
impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations,
and cash flows.
Although the Reorganization Plan was confirmed and effective, we
may continue to face a number of risks, such as changes in economic
conditions, changes in our industry, and increasing expenses.
Although the Reorganization Plan is confirmed and effective and the
Company will continue as a going concern pursuant to the
Reorganization Plan, these risks are magnified for a Company which
has recently emerged from bankruptcy.
Furthermore,
although our debts have been restructured through the
Reorganization Plan, we may need to raise additional funds through
public or private debt or equity financing or other various means
to fund our business. Our access to additional financing may be
limited, if it is available at all. Therefore, adequate funds may
not be available when needed or may not be available on favorable
terms, if they are available at
all.
As a result of the bankruptcy proceedings, our historical financial
information may not be indicative of our future performance, which
may be volatile.
During the bankruptcy proceedings, our financial results were
volatile as restructuring activities and expenses, contract
terminations and rejections, and claims assessments significantly
impacted our consolidated financial statements. In addition,
settlement of the Disney Litigation and implementation of the
Settlement Agreement and Reorganization Plan will require
significant expenditures. As a result, our historical financial
performance during that time, was likely not indicative of our
financial performance after the date of the filing of bankruptcy.
In addition, as we emerge from Chapter 11, the amounts reported in
subsequent consolidated financial statements may materially change
relative to historical consolidated financial statements, including
as a result of revisions to our operating plans pursuant to the
Reorganization Plan. We also may be required to adopt fresh start
accounting, in which case our assets and liabilities will be
recorded at fair value as of the fresh start reporting date, which
may differ materially from the recorded values of assets and
liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. Our financial
results after the application of fresh start accounting also may be
different from historical trends.
We may be found in violation of the Settlement Agreement in
relation to the unauthorized use of copyrighted works by a Studio
or its affiliates. If a Studio prevails in an Enforcement Action
against us, our business would be adversely impacted and this would
significantly impair our ability to continue as a going
concern.
In accordance with the Settlement Agreement and the No Use Covenant
described thereunder, our Company must certify that no copyrighted
works of the Studios or their affiliates are stored on our
computers or servers in compliance with the list(s) provided by the
Studios of their copyrighted works. Thereafter, any unauthorized
use (as described in the Settlement Agreement) by the Company of a
copyrighted work owned or controlled by a Studio or its affiliate
without the express written authorization of a Studio or its
affiliate is a “Strike,” regarded as unpermitted
conduct in violation of the Settlement Agreement, subject to a
Notice of Default. If the Company incurs four strikes within a
consecutive five-year period, any Studio may institute an
Enforcement Action against us. If a Studio prevails in an
Enforcement Action, it shall be entitled to all available remedies,
including: (i) acceleration of the Note, if the Note has not been
cancelled and (ii) foreclosure on all collateral pledged under the
Security Agreement and Compliance Lien, which comprises all of the
Company’s assets and all of the equity in VidAngel, owned by
Neal Harmon and Jeffrey Harmon and would significantly affect our
financial condition and our ability to continue our business
operations.
We are subject to liens on our personal property, including
our intellectual property, under the Reorganization Plan, which if
enforced, would significantly impair our intellectual property
rights and our ability to continue as a going
concern.
Pursuant to the Reorganization Plan, a Compliance Lien was placed
on all equity in the Company owned by Neal and Jeff Harmon and all
of the Company’s assets currently owned and controlled by the
Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries, or acquired, created,
owned and controlled by the Company after the Effective Date,
including intellectual property, such as patents, patent
applications, trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, and copyright
applications. In the event of a violation of the Express Covenants
(as defined in the Settlement Agreement) or uncured default of the
payment obligations as described within the Note, the Studios can
institute an Enforcement Action in Bankruptcy Court. If the Studios
prevail in an Enforcement Action against the Company, the
Compliance Lien will be enforced and foreclosed upon, disposing of
any collateral that could be used to satisfy the list of claims in
accordance with the priorities set forth in the Reorganization
Plan. The disposition of equity owned by Neal and Jeff Harmon could
lead to a change in control of the Company and investors will have
no rights to determine new management or the direction of the
Company. The Compliance Lien shall remain in effect for fourteen
(14) years.
Any
liens on our intellectual property enforced under the
Reorganization Plan would have a material adverse effect on our
ability to continue our business
operations.
Risks Related to Our Stock Ownership
Provisions
in our governing documents and under Delaware law could discourage
a takeover that stockholders may consider favorable.
Our
charter documents may discourage, delay or prevent a merger or
acquisition that a stockholder may consider favorable because they
provide for a right of first refusal on behalf of the Company, and
if the Company declines to exercise its rights to purchase a
stockholder’s shares, then that offer is extended to existing
shareholders.
As a
Delaware corporation, we are subject to certain Delaware
anti-takeover provisions. Under Delaware law, a corporation may not
engage in a business combination with any holder of 15% or more of
its capital stock unless the holder has held the stock for three
years or, among other things, the board of directors has approved
the transaction. Our board of directors could rely on Delaware law
to prevent or delay an acquisition of us.
Financial
forecasting may differ materially from actual results.
Given
the dynamic nature of our business, and the inherent limitations in
predicting the future, forecasts of our revenues, contribution
margins, net income and number of total and customers and other
financial and operating data may differ materially from actual
results. Such discrepancies could cause a decline in the price of
our Class B Common Stock.
Risks Related to Benefit Plan Investors
Fiduciaries
investing the assets of a trust or pension or profit-sharing plan
must carefully assess an investment in our Company to ensure
compliance with ERISA.
In
considering an investment in the Company of a portion of the assets
of a trust or a pension or profit-sharing plan qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code and exempt from tax under
Section 501(a), a fiduciary should consider (i) whether
the investment satisfies the diversification requirements of
Section 404 of ERISA; (ii) whether the investment is
prudent, since the Offered Shares are not freely transferable and
there may not be a market created in which the Offered Shares may
be sold or otherwise disposed; and (iii) whether interests in
the Company or the underlying assets owned by the Company
constitute “Plan Assets” under ERISA. See
“ERISA
CONSIDERATIONS.”
VidAngel
is offering up to 5,903,187 shares of our Class B Common Stock at
an offering price of $8.47 per share. We have previously issued
stock options for the acquisition of Class A Common Stock pursuant
to our Stock Incentive Plan with a weighted average exercise price
of $0.39 per share, or $8.08 less than the Offered Shares. During
the Company’s previous Regulation A Offering which closed on
November 18, 2016, it issued 3,313,335 shares of Class B Common
Stock at an offering price of $3.00 per share.
Under
our Stock Incentive Plan, we granted options exercisable for
2,335,206 shares of Class A Common Stock to our directors,
officers, employees and consultants as equity incentive
compensation. The weighted average exercise price of those
outstanding options is $0.39 per share, or $8.08 average less per
share than the Offered Shares.
Currently,
there are outstanding (i) options exercisable for 10,000 shares of
Class A Common Stock with an expiration date of April 11, 2024, and
an exercise price of $0.18; (ii) options exercisable for 79,311
shares of Class A Common Stock with an expiration date of May 5,
2024, and an exercise price of $0.18; (iii) options exercisable for
10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock with an expiration date of
October 10, 2024, and an exercise price of $0.18; (iv) options
exercisable for 10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock with an
expiration date of November 3, 2024 and a strike price of $0.30;
(v) options exercisable for 130,500 shares of Class A Common Stock
with an expiration date of April 17, 2025, and an exercise price of
$0.50; (vi) options exercisable for 70,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock with an expiration date of May 11, 2025, and an exercise
price of $0.50; (vii) options exercisable for 70,000 shares of
Class A Common Stock with an expiration date of July 17, 2025, and
an exercise price of $0.50; (viii) options exercisable for 5,000
shares of Class A Common Stock with an expiration date of November
18, 2025, and an exercise price of $0.50; (ix) options exercisable
for 103,750 shares of Class A Common Stock with an expiration date
of February 11, 2026, and an exercise price of $0.82; and (x)
options exercisable for 98,750 shares of Class A Common Stock with
an expiration date of August 10, 2026, and an exercise price of
$0.82. (xi) options exercisable for 51,445 shares of Class A Common
Stock with an expiration date of June 20, 2027, and an exercise
price of $0.32; and (xii) options exercisable for 16,500 shares of
Class A Common Stock with an expiration date of July 20, 2027, and
an exercise price of $0.32; and (xiii) options exercisable for
16,000 shares of Class A Common Stock with an expiration date of
October 25, 2027, and an exercise price of $0.32; and (xiv) options
exercisable for 40,000 shares of Class A Common Stock with an
expiration date of December 6, 2027, and an exercise price of
$0.32; and (xv) options exercisable for 205,206 shares of Class A
Common Stock with an expiration date of May 4, 2028, and an
exercise price of $0.32; and (xvi) options exercisable for 140,230
shares of Class A Common Stock with an expiration date of June 6,
2028, and an exercise price of $0.32; and (xvii) options
exercisable for 3,000 shares of Class A Common Stock with an
expiration date of October 19, 2028, and an exercise price of
$0.32; and (xviii) options exercisable for 60,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock with an expiration date of December 14, 2028, and an
exercise price of $0.32; and (xix) options exercisable for 21,100
shares of Class A Common Stock with an expiration date of June 17,
2029, and an exercise price of $0.32; (xx) options exercisable for
11,000 shares of Class A Common Stock with an expiration date of
July 16, 2029, and an exercise price of $0.32; and (xxi) options
exercisable for 935,700 shares of Class A Common Stock with an
expiration date of July 20, 2030, and an exercise price of $0.32..
Of the outstanding stock options, options exercisable for 1,033,468
shares of common stock were granted with no vesting period, and
options exercisable for 1,054,024 of Class A Common Stock have
vesting periods between 36 to 48 months from their vesting dates
which range from April 11, 2014 to September 30,
2020.
We
are not selling the shares through commissioned sales agents or
underwriters. We will use our existing
website, www.vidangel.com,
to provide notification of the offering. This Offering
Circular will be furnished to prospective investors at www.vidangel.com/invest
via download 24 hours per day, 7 days per week on our
website. Our website will be the exclusive means by
which prospective investors may subscribe in this
offering.
The
Offered Shares will be issued in one or more closings. For the
initial closing and each subsequent additional closing, proceeds
for subscriptions must be transmitted by wire or electronic funds
transfer via ACH to the specified bank account maintained by Issuer
Direct pursuant to the instructions in the subscription agreement.
Such funds will be kept in a non-interest bearing escrow account
maintained by Issuer Direct until the Initial
Closing.
The subscription agreement
will be made available at www.vidangel.com/invest.
If the Company terminates the Offering for any reason, which the
Company may in its sole discretion, investor funds received but not
yet closed upon will be promptly returned to investors without
interest, and without deduction, less any bank fees or transaction
expenses, if applicable.
Technology,
Anti-Money Laundering and Transfer Agent Services
Issuer
Direct has been engaged to provide certain technology, anti-money
laundering and transfer agent services in connection with this
Offering. The Company has agreed to pay Issuer Direct a
facilitation fee equal to $5.00 per domestic investor for the
anti-money laundering check and technology services for each
subscription agreement executed via electronic signature on
www.vidangel.com.
We have engaged Issuer Direct to serve as transfer agent for the
offering. As such, Issuer Direct is entitled to certain itemized
administrative fees. Issuer Direct is not participating as an
underwriter of the offering and will not solicit any investment in
the Company, recommend the Company's securities or provide
investment advice to any prospective investor, or distribute the
Offering Circular or other offering materials to investors. All
inquiries regarding this offering should be made directly to the
Company.
Offering Expenses. We are
responsible for all offering fees and expenses, including the
following: (i) fees and disbursements of our legal counsel,
accountants and other professionals we engage; (ii) fees and
expenses incurred in the production of offering documents,
including design, printing, photograph, and written material
procurement costs; (iii) all filing fees, including blue sky filing
fees; (iv) all of the legal fees related to the registration and
qualification of the Offered Shares under state securities laws;
and (v) all costs of Issuer Direct’s services.
Pricing of the Offering
Prior
to the offering, there has been no public market for the Offered
Shares. The public offering price was determined by us. The
principal factors considered in determining the public offering
price include:
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history and prospects and the history of and prospects for the
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prospects for future earnings and the present state of our
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general condition of the securities markets at the time of this
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Investment
Limitations
Generally,
no sale may be made to you in this offering if the aggregate
purchase price you pay is more than 10% of the greater of your
annual income or net worth. Different rules apply to
accredited investors and non-natural persons. Before
making any representation that your investment does not exceed
applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule
251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information
on investing, we encourage you to refer to www.investor.gov.
As a
Tier II, Regulation A offering, investors must comply
with the 10% limitation to investment in the offering
as
prescribed in Rule 251. The only investor
in this offering exempt from this limitation is an accredited
investor, an “Accredited Investor,” as defined under
Rule 501 of Regulation D. If you meet one of the
following tests you qualify as an Accredited Investor:
(i)
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You are
a natural person who has had individual income in excess of
$200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with
your spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of these years, and have
a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the
current year;
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(ii)
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You are
a natural person and your individual net worth, or joint net worth
with your spouse, exceeds $1,000,000 at the time you purchase
Offered Shares (please see below on how to calculate your net
worth);
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(iii)
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You are an executive officer, director, trustee, general
partner or advisory board member of the issuer or a person serving
in a similar capacity as defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, the Investment Company Act, or a manager or
executive officer of the general partner of the
issuer;
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You are an investment adviser registered
pursuant to Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or
an exempt reporting adviser as defined in Section 203(l) or Section
203(m) of that act, or an investment adviser registered under
applicable state law.
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You are an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Code, a corporation,
a Massachusetts or similar business trust or a partnership or a
limited liability company, not formed for the specific purpose of
acquiring the Bonds, with total assets in excess of
$5,000,000;
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You are an entity, with investments, as
defined under the Investment Company Act, exceeding $5,000,000, and
you were not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the
Bonds;
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You are a bank or a savings and loan association or other
institution as defined in the Securities Act, a broker or dealer
registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the Exchange Act, an insurance company as defined
by the Securities Act, an investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Investment Company
Act, or a business development company as defined in that act, any
Small Business Investment Company licensed by the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958, any Rural Business Investment Company as
defined in the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1961
or a private business development company as defined in the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
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You
are a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, your
purchase of the Bonds is directed by a person who either alone or
with his purchaser representative(s) (as defined in Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act) has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment, and
you were not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the
Bonds;
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You
are a family client of a family office, as defined in the
Investment Advisers Act, with total assets not less than
$5,000,000, your purchase of the Bonds is directed by a person who
has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
that the family office is capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of the prospective investment, and the family office was not
formed for the specific purpose of investing in the
Bonds;
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You
are a plan established and maintained by a state, its political
subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its
political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such
plan has assets in excess of $5,000,000; or
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You
are a holder in good standing of certain professional
certifications or designations, including the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. Licensed General Securities
Representative (Series 7), Licensed Investment Adviser
Representative (Series 65), or Licensed Private Securities
Offerings Representative (Series 82)
certifications.
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Offering Period and Expiration Date
This
offering will start on or after the date this Offering Circular is
declared qualified by the SEC and will terminate on the Termination
Date.
Procedures for Subscribing
If you
decide to subscribe for Offering Shares in this offering, you
should:
Go to
www.vidangel.com/invest,
click on the “Invest
Now” button and follow the procedures as
described.
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Electronically
receive, review, execute and deliver to us a subscription
agreement; and
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Pay your subscription price directly by wire
or electronic funds transfer via ACH to the specified escrow
account maintained by Issuer Direct, per the instructions in the
subscription agreement.
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Any
potential investor will have ample time to review the subscription
agreement, along with their counsel, prior to making any final
investment decision.
Right to Reject Subscriptions.
After we receive your complete, executed subscription agreement and
the funds required under the subscription agreement have been
received, we have the right to review and accept or reject your
subscription in whole or in part, for any reason or for no
reason. We will return all monies from rejected
subscriptions immediately to you, without interest and without
deduction, less any bank fees or transaction expenses, if
applicable.
Acceptance of Subscriptions.
Upon our acceptance of a subscription agreement, we will
countersign the subscription agreement and issue the shares
subscribed at closing. Once you submit the subscription agreement
and it is accepted, you may not revoke or change your subscription
or request your subscription funds. All accepted subscription
agreements are irrevocable.
Under
Rule 251 of Regulation A, non-accredited, non-natural investors
are subject to the investment limitation and may only invest funds
which do not exceed 10% of the greater of the purchaser’s
revenue or net assets (as of the purchaser’s most recent
fiscal year end). A non-accredited, natural person may only
invest funds which do not exceed 10% of the greater of the
purchaser’s annual income or net worth (please see below on
how to calculate your net worth).
We may
engage a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, to perform administrative functions in connection with
this offering, such as serve as registered agent where required for
state blue sky requirements, but in no circumstance will such
broker-dealer solicit a securities transaction, recommend our
securities, or provide investment advice to any prospective
investor.
NOTE: For the
purposes of calculating your net worth, or Net Worth, it is defined
as the difference between total assets and total
liabilities. This calculation must exclude the value of
your primary residence and may exclude any indebtedness secured by
your primary residence (up to an amount equal to the value of your
primary residence). In the case of fiduciary accounts,
net worth and/or income suitability requirements may be satisfied
by the beneficiary of the account or by the fiduciary, if the
fiduciary directly or indirectly provides funds for the purchase of
the Offered Shares.
In
order to purchase Offered Shares and prior to the acceptance of any
funds from an investor, an investor will be required to represent,
to the Company’s satisfaction, that he is either an
accredited investor or is in compliance with the 10% of net worth
or annual income limitation on investment in this
offering.
USE OF PROCEEDS TO ISSUER
Net
proceeds to the Company from this offering are anticipated to be
$50,000,000, assuming we sell the Maximum Offering, following the
payment of offering costs. Set forth below is a table
showing the estimated sources and uses of the proceeds from this
offering.
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Gross
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$50,000,000
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Estimated Offering
Expenses (1)
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$325,000
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0.65%
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Net
Proceeds
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$49,675,000
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99.35%
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Research and
Development
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$15,000,000
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30.00%
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Buildings/Real
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$8,000,000
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16.00%
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Equipment
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10.00%
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Strategic
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$8,500,000
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(1)
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Estimated offering
expenses include legal, accounting, printing, advertising, travel,
marketing, blue-sky compliance and other expenses of this offering,
as well as transfer agent fees.
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We
are allocating 10% of the offering amount as a reserve for
potential strategic acquisitions of technology assets or companies
that would provide growth opportunities for the Company; however,
there are no current agreements, or plans to acquire any assets at
this time.
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We
intend to use approximately 20% of the gross offering proceeds if
the Maximum Offering is sold to manage our business and provide
working capital for operations. These amounts may
be used to pay expenses relating to salaries and other compensation
to our officers, employees.
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We reserve the right to change the use
of proceeds whether that is the result of raising less than the
maximum proceeds or otherwise. If the Maximum Offering amount is
not raised, we believe that our expenditures will be reduced
proportionately with the exception of our intended allocations to
potential acquisitions and real estate. If substantially less than
the maximum proceeds are obtained, the proceeds will no longer be
used to fund: (i) Buildings/Real Estate and (ii)
Acquisitions.
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DESCRIPTION OF OUR BUSINESS
General
In
2013, four brothers, Neal, Daniel, Jeffrey, and Jordan Harmon,
founded VidAngel, initially an audiovisual content filtering
company that gives viewers the choice to remove objectionable
content, such as violence, sex, nudity and/or language, from
streamed movies and television programs. As fathers of children
aged newborn to ten, they were searching for a better way to watch
quality content with their kids. They founded the Company to give
their own families, and everyone else, greater personal choice in
the content they watch at home. The brothers envisioned building
the best technology for skipping distasteful content in the privacy
of the home, attracting those who want to skip parts of modern
media, and then eventually distributing better content to those
people whom Hollywood has overlooked. Today, we are the leading
filtering company with applications available on all major
distribution platforms and our original content has reached
millions of underserved audiences globally. Management believes the
potential demand for this service is significant.
In 2016, litigation was commenced against the
Company relating to claims of copyright infringement and other
matters. In connection with such litigation, a judgment was entered
against the Company in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of
$62,448,750. For more information related to this,
see “Legal
Proceedings”.
Additionally, a permanent injunction was granted
in favor of the plaintiffs against the Company. The judgment and
injunction have resulted in a change of the Company’s initial
business direction and business plan. As a result of the judgment
and injunction, the Company filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition
in 2017. For more information related to this,
see “Bankruptcy
Proceedings”.
Bankruptcy Proceedings
On
October 18, 2017, the Petition Date, the Company, filed a voluntary
petition for relief, or the Bankruptcy Filing, under chapter 11,
title 11 of the United States Code, or the Bankruptcy Code, in the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, or the
Bankruptcy Court, case number 17-29073. Prior to August 28, 2019,
we operated the business as a “debtor-in-possession”
under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance
with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the
orders of the Bankruptcy Court. On August 28, 2019, the United
States Trustee appointed George B. Hofmann to serve as the chapter
11 trustee, or the Trustee, in our case. An order was subsequently
entered by the Bankruptcy Court approving the appointment. On
September 4, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the
Reorganization Plan, and on September 30, 2020 or the Effective
Date, the Reorganization Plan became effective.
The
following is a summary of certain provisions of the Reorganization
Plan and related Settlement Agreement and is not intended to be a
complete description of the Reorganization
Plan.
Reorganization
Plan
The
Reorganization Plan contemplates that:
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The Company will continue as a
“going concern,” thereby ensuring the greatest return
to creditors and shareholders by allowing the Company to reorganize
through continuation of its business operations and satisfaction
and discharge of its debts over time.
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Holders of all allowed claims (other than
administrative expense claims and priority tax claims) will be paid
in full from funds available and required to be distributed to
Claim Holders, or Distribution Funds, and holders of equity
interests shall retain their interests in the
Company.
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Neal
Harmon and Jeffrey Harmon will remain in management positions with
the Company and agree to refrain from engaging in competitive
activities in the business of Self-Selected Viewing for a one-year
period. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement and under the Security
Agreement and Compliance Lien, Neal Harmon and Jeffrey Harmon have
pledged all of their equity in the Company as collateral. If the
Company is found to have four Strikes, or instances of unauthorized
use of copyrighted materials, in a five-year period, both Neal
Harmon and Jeffery Harmon could lose all of interests in the
Company.
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The Company has agreed not to directly or
indirectly, or facilitate any third party, to descramble, decrypt
or otherwise bypass a work of the Studio or its affiliates, not to
reproduce such a work, not to stream, transmit, or publicly perform
such a work, and not to distribute such a
work.
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The
Company has agreed not to sue the Studios, and not to use resources
to lobby to amend the Family Movie Act for a period of fourteen
(14) years following the Effective Date of the Plan. The Company
will voluntarily dismiss its appeal of the judgment and the
injunction obtained by the Studios.
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Holders of allowed priority
claims (Class 1 Claims) and general unsecured claims (Class 2
Claims), have received the full amount of their claim as of the
Petition Date, October 18, 2017, on the Effective
Date.
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Holders of Class 3 Claims, the
Studio Creditors, subject to the Debtor’s compliance with
terms and conditions of the Plan and related Settlement Agreement,
the Company will pay the Studios $9,900,000 (the “Settlement
Amount”) over 14 years, without interest, provided, however,
that the unpaid balance of the Note ($62,461,456 minus any paid
amounts) will remain outstanding for fourteen (14) years from the
Effective Date. If, upon the expiration of fourteen (14) years
after the Effective Date, the Settlement Amount is timely paid and
there is no breach or violation of the Settlement Agreement that
remains uncured after written notice is received “Uncured
Default” and there have not been four “Strikes,”
regarded as unpermitted conduct in violation of the Settlement
Agreement, subject to a Notice of Default, in a consecutive five
(5) year period, then the Note shall be cancelled, and the original
Note marked “Paid and Cancelled” shall be returned to
the Reorganized Debtor (the “Satisfaction of
Note”).
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Holders
of Class 4 Claims, Credit Holders, shall be entitled to use their
VidAngel Subscription Credits as a credit towards the
Company’s Self-Selected Viewing Services within 18 months of
the Effective Date. No Subscription Credits may be redeemed for
cash and no Credit Holder will be paid from Distribution
Funds.
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Holders
of Class 5 Claims, Equity Holders, shall retain their equity
interests in the Company, provided however, that distributions to
the Equity Holders shall not be made unless and until all payment
obligations under this Plan are made in full.
Current Operations
We
currently operate by offering the latest version of our remote
filtering service, the Stream-Based Service, producing our own original content, consulting
with content creators, maintaining engagement with our existing
users, conducting research and development to create new
intellectual property, devising new methods to monetize existing
intellectual property, and defending against the Disney Litigation.
See “Suspended
Operations” and
“Legal
Proceedings”.
The Stream-Based Service
On
June 13, 2017, we launched the latest version of our remote
filtering service. The New service allows a user to automatically
skip or mute the distasteful parts of content available on Licensed
Streaming Services, or LSSs, such as Amazon Video, Amazon Prime,
Netflix, and HBO. We refer to the new system as the Stream-Based
Service. We charge a monthly subscription fee of $1.99 - $9.99 for
the Stream-Based Service, following a 30-day free trial. The
subscription gives a user the ability to link their account with
supported LSS’s and view the content available from a given
LSS with the aid of our automated remote-control
actions.
The
Stream-Based Service requires a user to have a valid account with
an LSS. This is typically done by signing up for a recurring
monthly subscription with the LSS. The user is then able to connect
their LSS account to a VidAngel account, after which they are able
to stream content available from the LSS account while activating
our automated remote-control features to skip or mute portions of
the content the user does not wish to view or hear.
Our
Stream-Based Service is layered on top of a user’s access to
the existing services of an LSS and is not endorsed by any LSS. As
a result, the Stream-Based Service is dependent upon access to data
and functionality available from the LSS, without which it could
become difficult to offer the level of user experience necessary to
grow, or maintain, our current customer base.
The DVR Service
On April 13, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order allowing
the Trustee to transition to a new filtering delivery method based
on Digital Video Recording technology (“DVR Service”).
As part of the new DVR Service, customers will download software
from our website which will provide three key functionalities: (i)
allow the customer to direct the software to record videos the
customer streams through the customer’s LSS account and store
it on the customer’s computer; (ii) allows the customer to
mark potentially objectionable content, using his or her recording
as a basis for determining potential content time codes to be
filtered out for customers viewing their own DVR copy of that
video; and (iii) the ability to filter out objectionable content as
the customer plays his or her recording of the video. The DVR
service also allows customers the ability to use a wider array of
devices to view the filtered content. This new service is currently
being tested and certain specifications described herein are
subject to change based on technological feasibility. It is
anticipated that a full transition from The Stream-Based Service to
the DVR Service will occur shortly after the Effective Date of the
confirmed Reorganization Plan. The amount of time it will take to
fully transition to the DVR Service is unknown, and the final
pricing and features are incomplete and subject to change, but the
purpose of the change is to make the system more legally defensible
as well as provide a broader content library and better user
experience long term. The performance improvements of this new
delivery method may not be fully realized before the transition is
complete, but significant portions of research and development are
targeted for improving this delivery method.
Original Content
We
announced the “VidAngel Studios” concept in December
2016, and immediately began accepting submissions for digital
distribution, applications to perform comedy routines for the Dry
Bar Comedy series, and applications from creators interested in
helping us produce original content.
We
have received hundreds of inquiries and applications to partner on
various projects. As of the date of this filing, we have produced
and filmed more than 300 original comedy specials from various
up-and-coming comedians and licensed several motion pictures for
exclusive digital distribution.
Why are we making our own
content? - We believe that
the large amount of filtering data gathered over the last few years
has given us unique insight into the type of content our users want
to view. Armed with this information, we believe that we can
produce the type of content that our users are seeking, without
compromising the quality of the content. We ultimately envision a
system that enables us to produce an array of family-friendly
content guided by audience feedback.
Are we changing our mission? - No, our
mission remains to help make entertainment good for your home. Our
plan has always been to create the best filtering service in the
world, attract a large audience of like-minded people, and build
the best possible family-friendly streaming platform. We do not
envision that our content will replace all the great Hollywood
content currently available, or that will be available in the
future. When we started the Company in 2013, we believed that the
same people who wanted to filter existing content would likely also
want additional sources of family-friendly content. Our mission has
three facets: 1) we help our users make their favorite Hollywood
entertainment good for their home by offering a highly customizable
and user-friendly filtering experience, 2) we let our users decide
what entertainment gets made by letting them fund original content
via the crowdfunding process, and 3) we help creators’ make
better decisions about their content by providing them with data
gathered from both crowdfunding and filtering, all resulting in
entertainment that is good for your home.
VidAngel Studios
In
late November 2017, VidAngel Studios announced what we hope will
become the first of many unique opportunities to produce original
content overlooked by big Hollywood Studios. VidAngel Studios was
created to provide artists and creators with a distribution and
marketing platform for content that might otherwise be ignored by
Hollywood.
User Base
We
believe that many users of our original remote filtering service
are actively watching and waiting for news about the outcome of the
Disney Litigation and the future of our services. In the event of a
favorable outcome on appeal, of which there can be no assurance, we
believe they could possibly resume using our services. We continue
to keep them updated on the status of the legal proceedings, as
well as any news concerning the possible restoration of our
services. If we are able to restore our services, we believe they
provide us with a significant market advantage over our current, or
would be, competitors for future revenue growth.
The
cost to acquire users is high, and any new services that enter the
marketplace will likely be faced with a similarly high cost per
acquisition, or CPA. Our existing user base provides us with a
distinct advantage in the event we receive a favorable outcome of
the legal merits on appeal or if the courts declare that the
Stream-Based Service is not a copyright infringement as alleged by
the Plaintiffs in the Disney Litigation.
Marketing and Advertising
We utilize a broad mix of marketing and public
relations programs, including social media sites such as Facebook,
YouTube and Twitter, to promote our service to potential users. We
also rely extensively on word-of-mouth advertising and in the past
have relied on the marketing services of Harmon Brothers LLC, or
HB, which offers Internet-based and multi-media promotional and
marketing services, including the design, implementation and
execution of promotional and Web-based advertising campaigns. Our
relationship with Harmon Brothers LLC, or HB, was severed
officially on September 25, 2018. We are currently using our own
internal marketing team for our promotional and web-based
advertising campaigns. See “Interest of Management and
Others in Certain Transactions—Affiliated
Transactions.”
Intellectual Property
As
of December 31, 2019, we have been issued a U.S. patent for
seamless streaming and filtering, filed March 31, 2015, with an
expiration date of March 30, 2035. We regard our trademarks,
service marks, copyrights, patents, domain names, trade dress,
trade secrets, proprietary technologies, and similar intellectual
property as important to our success. In addition, we rely on a
combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws
in the United States and other jurisdictions, as well as license
agreements and other contractual documents, to protect our
proprietary technologies. We also seek to protect our intellectual
property rights by requiring all employees and independent
contractors involved in developing intellectual property on our
behalf to execute acknowledgments that all intellectual property
generated or conceived by them on our behalf or related to the work
they perform for us is our property, and assigning to us any
rights, title, and interest, including intellectual property
rights, they may claim or have in those works or property, to the
extent allowable under applicable law.
Despite our best efforts to protect our technology
and proprietary rights by enforcing our intellectual property
rights, licenses, and other contractual rights, unauthorized
parties might still copy or otherwise obtain and use our software
and other technology. As we continue to expand our operations,
effective intellectual property protection, including copyright,
trademark and trade secret protection might not be available or
might be limited in foreign countries. Significant impairment of
our intellectual property rights could harm our business or our
ability to compete. Further, companies in the communications and
technology industries frequently own large numbers of patents,
copyrights and trademarks and might threaten litigation or sue us
based on alleged infringement or other violations of intellectual
property laws. We are currently subject to, and expect to face in
the future, allegations that we have infringed the intellectual
property rights of third parties, including our competitors and
non-practicing entities. See Legal
Proceedings.”
Management Teams
Under
the direction of our Chief Executive Officer, Neal Harmon, we
currently operate with four management teams: the filtering team,
or “Skip” team, the Distribution team, the Crowdfunding
team, and the finance team.
The
Skip team is led by our Chief Executive Officer, Neal Harmon, who
oversees all business activities and employees responsible for our
Stream-Based filtering service.
The
Distribution team is led by our Vice President of Distribution,
Brad Pelo, who oversees strategy and execution surrounding the
distribution and monetization of original
content.
The Crowdfunding team is led by our
Chief Marketing Officer, Jeffrey Harmon, who’s primary
responsibilities include, the identification and sourcing of new
media projects, the development and execution of marketing
strategy, and assisting creator’s in reaching their primary
audience.
The
finance team is led by our Chief Financial Officer, Patrick Reilly,
who oversees all finance and accounting related duties for the
company.
Suspended
Operations
Our remote filtering RMOM services were initially
suspended December 29, 2016, following the issuance of a
preliminary injunction by the United States District Court for the
Central District of California, or the California Court. On
September 5, 2019, the California Court issued a permanent
injunction. See “Legal
Proceedings”. We do not
anticipate resuming our RMOM services.
Competition
Our
primary competitor in providing consumers with automated control
over their movie and television viewing, is ClearPlay, Inc., or
ClearPlay. It offers a membership fee-based filtering service that
allows users to skip or mute, content they do not wish to view.
ClearPlay began offering a service in the latter half of 2017 that
is similar to ours, and works with Amazon (and more recently with
Netflix and Disney+). They began testing a new service on Vudu in
December of 2018, and have since added hundreds of titles in 2019.
However, Vudu has since discontinued said
service.
ClearPlay
also offers a proprietary Blu-Ray and DVD player for users to watch
filtered content on their TV. No additional hardware is needed to
use ClearPlay’s services on a PC or a Mac. ClearPlay users
can transmit filtered movies from their computer to a television by
such methods as connecting their computer to their TV with an HDMI
cable.
We
believe that we offered, and can still offer, a better value,
higher quality, and more user-friendly service than the services
currently offered by ClearPlay while allowing consumers to use
modern media consumption devices used by the rest of the
market.
We have previously been engaged in patent litigation with
Clearplay. On October 12, 2017, the case was stayed to await the
final decision rendered in the Disney Litigation. Clearplay has
also filed a claim in our chapter 11 bankruptcy case, seeking an
unliquidated sum, which is unknown at the current time, and subject
to determination by the court. On April 14, 2020, the Trustee filed
an objection to the claim in the Bankruptcy Court seeking an order
to disallow the claim in its entirety.
Pursuant to the Reorganization Plan and related
Settlement Agreement, we have dropped our appeal of the judgment in
the Disney Litigation and believe that ClearPlay might reassert one
or more of its patent claims against us. Such litigation could have
a material adverse effect on our business operations were we not to
prevail. See “Legal
Proceedings—ClearPlay
Litigation.”
Research and Development
During
the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019, and 2018, we spent
$1,775,665 and $1,567,015, respectively, on research and
development activities relating to our technology.
Employees
As
of December 31, 2019, we employed 33 persons full time and 5
persons part time. None of our employees are covered by a
collective bargaining agreement.
Legal Proceedings
We currently are, and from time to time might
again become, involved in litigation. Litigation has the potential
to cause us to incur unexpected losses, some of which might not be
covered by insurance but can materially affect our financial
condition and our ability to continue business
operations.
Disney Litigation
On
December 12, 2016, the California Court, in the matter of Disney
Enterprises, Inc.; Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC; Twentieth Century Fox Film
Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., or Plaintiffs, v.
VidAngel, Inc., or VidAngel, granted the Plaintiffs’ motion
for preliminary injunction, against us. On October 5, 2017, the
California Court allowed the Plaintiffs to amend the original
complaint to add three (3) of their subsidiaries, MVL Film Finance
LLC, New Line Productions, Inc., and Turner Entertainment Co., as
additional Plaintiffs, or collectively the Plaintiffs, and identify
additional motion pictures as having allegedly been infringed. The
Plaintiffs have claimed that VidAngel unlawfully decrypted and
infringed 819 titles in total.
On
March 6, 2019, the California Court granted the Plaintiffs’
motion for partial summary judgement as to liability. The order
found that the Company is liable for infringing the copyrights, and
violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, with
respect to certain motion pictures of the Plaintiffs’.
Damages related to the respective copyright infringements, and DMCA
violations, were decided by a jury trial in June 2019. The jury
found that VidAngel willfully infringed the Plaintiffs’
copyrights and awarded statutory damages of $75,000 for each of the
819 infringed titles, or $61,425,000. The jury also awarded
statutory damages of $1,250 for DMCA violations for each of the 819
infringed titles, or $1,023,750. The total award for both counts is
$62,448,750. On September 23, 2019, a judgment consistent with the
jury’s verdict was entered against us by the California
Court. The Plaintiffs also plan to seek an award of costs and
attorneys’ fees.
On April 1, 2020, VidAngel filed a notice of appeal of the final
judgement and orders denying post-trial motions with the California
Court. Pursuant to the Reorganization Plan and related Settlement
Agreement, we have dropped our appeal of the judgment in the Disney
Litigation.
The Permanent Injunction
The
permanent injunction enjoins VidAngel, its officers, agents,
servants, employees, and attorneys, from: (1) circumventing
technological measures protecting Plaintiffs’ copyrighted
works on DVDs, Blu-rays, or any other medium; (2) copying
Plaintiffs’ copyrighted works, including but not limited to
copying the works onto computers or servers; (3) streaming,
transmitting or otherwise publicly performing any of
Plaintiffs’ copyrighted works over the Internet, via web
applications, via portable devices, via streaming devices, or by
means of any other device or process; or (4) engaging in any other
activity that violates, directly or indirectly, Plaintiffs’
anti-circumvention right, 17 U.S.C. §1201(a), or that
infringes by any means, directly or indirectly, any
Plaintiffs’ exclusive rights in any copyrighted work under
Section 106 of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §106.
We
were required to cease and have ceased filtering and streaming all
movies and television programs owned by the Plaintiffs and will
continue to desist from filtering and streaming the
Plaintiffs’ content without first obtaining a license or
receiving declaratory relief. We have ceased filtering and
streaming all movies and television programs owned or licensed by
all content providers under the Disc-Based Service, which is the
service the California Court found to violate copyrights, even
though we used legally purchased DVD and Blu-Ray discs as the
authorized copy.
The
foregoing description of the permanent injunction is a summary
and is qualified in its entirety by the California Court’s
orders.
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
On October 18, 2017, the Petition Date, VidAngel,
Inc., or the Debtor, filed a voluntary petition for relief, or the
Bankruptcy Filing, under chapter 11, title 11 of the United States
Code, or the Bankruptcy Code, in the United States Bankruptcy Court
for the District of Utah, or the Bankruptcy Court, case number
17-29073. On September 4, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the
Reorganization Plan, and on September 30, 2020 or the Effective
Date, the Reorganization Plan became effective. See
“Bankruptcy
Proceedings” for
additional information.
ClearPlay Litigation
In 2014, we responded to a contention by ClearPlay
that we infringed on certain ClearPlay patents by suing ClearPlay
in the United States District Court for the Central District of
California (the case was later transferred to Utah). In doing so,
we requested judicial determinations that our technology and
service did not infringe eight patents owned by ClearPlay and that
the patents were invalid. In turn, ClearPlay counterclaimed against
us alleging patent infringement. On February 17, 2015, the case was
stayed pending inter partes
review by the United States Patent and
Trademark Office, or the USPTO, of several of ClearPlay’s
patents. We were not party to or involved in the USPTO’s
review of those patents. Owing to those proceedings, on May 29,
2015, the Utah trial court closed the case without prejudice to the
parties’ rights to reassert any or all claims later. In July
and August 2015, many of ClearPlay’s patent claims, including
many of the claims asserted against us, were invalidated by the
USPTO. Some of ClearPlay’s other patent claims were upheld
and still others were never challenged in the USPTO. Following the
USPTO’s rulings, ClearPlay appealed some of the USPTO’s
invalidity decisions to the United States Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit. The findings of invalidity were all affirmed by
the Federal Circuit on August 16, 2016. On October 31, 2016, the
magistrate judge, Brooke C. Wells, conducted telephonic status
conferences in this and a related case brought by ClearPlay against
DISH Network and ordered that both cases be re-opened. ClearPlay
then requested, and we stipulated, to continue the time for the
parties to file their proposed scheduling order to December 5,
2016. We subsequently accepted the dates proposed by ClearPlay for
inclusion in the proposed scheduling order. ClearPlay, however,
twice requested, and we twice stipulated to allow for, additional
time to consider the dates it had proposed. On January 18, 2017,
ClearPlay reneged on its agreement to enter into the proposed
scheduling order and, instead, moved to stay all proceedings
involving us. On January 19, 2017, we brought our own motion
seeking entry of the proposed scheduling order. On February 2,
2017, we filed our opposition to the stay motion and, on February
15, 2017, ClearPlay filed its reply brief in support of its stay
motion. On February 16, 2017, we filed our reply brief in support
of our request for entry of a scheduling order. Magistrate Judge
Wells granted ClearPlay’s motion to stay the litigation at
least until a decision is rendered on the preliminary injunction by
the Ninth Circuit. On October 12, 2017, the magistrate judge
ordered the case stayed again, this time until a final decision is
rendered in the Disney Litigation. On February 14, 2018, Clearplay
filed a claim in our chapter 11 proceeding seeking an unliquidated
sum. On April 14, 2020, the Trustee filed an objection to the claim
in the Bankruptcy Court seeking an order to disallow the claim in
its entirety. The ClearPlay litigation is an unliquidated claim
within the bankruptcy.
Pursuant to the Reorganization Plan and related
Settlement Agreement, we have dropped our appeal of the judgment in
the Disney Litigation and believe that ClearPlay might reassert one
or more of its patent claims against us, and that if it does, the
litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business
operations if Clearplay were to prevail. See “RISK FACTORS - We face
risks, such as unforeseen costs and potential liability in
connection with content we acquire, filter and/or distribute
through our
service.”
DESCRIPTION OF OUR PROPERTIES
As of
the date of this Offering Circular, our primary assets are our
Intellectual Property and the contracts we have entered into
directly.
We
lease our office facilities at 295 W. Center St, Provo, Utah, under
a lease commencing on December 15, 2016 and ending on December 31,
2021; our warehouse at 745 N 1890 W in Provo, Utah, under a lease
commencing on June 12, 2020 and ending on July 11, 2021; our
warehouse at 478 S West Frontage Road in Springville, Utah, under a
lease commencing on August 1, 2020 and ending on July 31, 2022; and
our office facilities at 249 North University Avenue, Provo, Utah
is a month-to-month lease. We currently lease our offices for
$15,000, $1,100, $3,440, and $1,750 per month, respectively. We do
not currently own or lease any other real property.
See
“DESCRIPTION OF
BUSINESS” for more
information.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward
Looking Statements
This Offering
Circular contains certain forward-looking statements that are
subject to various risks and uncertainties. Factors that might
cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not
limited to, those discussed on Page 5 of this Offering Circular
under the heading “CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.”
We assume no
obligation to revise or publicly release any revision to
forward-looking statements contained in the Offering Circular,
unless required by law.
Overview
We sell a monthly subscription service that
provides unlimited access to our original and licensed content, and
to our technology that permits viewers to skip or mute limited
portions of motion pictures they find distasteful. The service is
available on our website, www.vidangel.com,
or via the VidAngel App on iOS, Android, AppleTV, Amazon Fire TV,
or Roku device. Our service allows you to connect your Netflix,
Amazon Video, Amazon Prime, or HBO, Showtime, Starz, or CBS via
Amazon Channels, account to VidAngel, and watch the content
available from these Licensed Streaming Services, or LSS’s,
through VidAngel. We provide viewers with access to our proprietary
and patented seamless streaming and filtering technology, which
gives them the ability to personally control, and/or direct, the
viewing of the motion picture content, available from their
LSS’s, by choosing to skip or mute the parts they, or viewers
in their household, find distasteful. This type of service used to
require the purchase of a special device dedicated to the skipping,
and/or muting task. With our technology the computing power
necessary for the skipping, and/or muting, has been relocated to
the cloud, enabling the viewers to watch using the same modern
devices as everyone else, with the added capability of controlling
the viewing experience like never
before.
On January 20, 2017, we filmed our very first
episode of Dry Bar
Comedy. To date, we have
produced over 300 original comedy specials, spanning 6
seasons. Dry Bar Comedy
is one of the largest collections of
comedy that can be loved, by everybody, everywhere. We are
continuing our efforts to develop new and innovative ways to engage
audiences with content in the manner that best fits their
individual lifestyle and preference.
We continue to produce our own streaming content
and seek relationships with artists, and other content creators. In
2018, we partnered with The Chosen, LLC, or The Chosen, to develop a technology platform for them to use
to raise capital using Tier 2 of Regulation A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended. The Chosen successfully raised nearly $10M in capital to
produce, it says, the first multi-season television series about
the life of Jesus Christ. The first season of The Chosen was released publicly in November 2019, with
VidAngel as its exclusive global distribution
partner.
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
On October 18,
2017, we filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of
the United States Bankruptcy Code, or the Bankruptcy Code, in the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, or the
Bankruptcy Court. More information can be found in the section
entitled “Bankruptcy
Proceedings” under Item 1, of Part 2, of our Form 1-K
filed May 6, 2020.
Confirmation of Joint Plan of Reorganization
On September 4,
2020 (the “Confirmation Date”), the Bankruptcy Court
entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming
the Joint Plan of Reorganization of Trustee and Studios Under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Plan” or the
“Reorganization Plan”). The Plan shall become effective
once conditions set forth in section 10.1 of the Plan have been
satisfied, or waived by both the Trustee and the Studios pursuant
to section 10.3 of the Plan.
The following is a
summary of certain provisions of the Plan, as confirmed by the
Bankruptcy Court pursuant to the Confirmation Order. This summary
is not intended to be a complete description of the Plan, and it is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
Plan. Capitalized terms used but not defined shall have the
meanings given to them in the Plan. The Effective Date of the Plan
was September 30, 2020.
Designation
of and Provisions for the Treatment of Classes of
Claims
All claims of
creditors and holders of equity interests (except for
Administrative Claims and Priority Tax Claims) are placed in the
classes set forth below.
Class 1. Priority Claims: Class
1 claims shall be paid in full.
Class 2. General Unsecured
Claims: Class 2 claims shall be paid in
full.
Class 3. Studios Monetary
Claims: Class 3 claims shall be treated consistent with the
terms set forth in the Settlement Agreement, Promissory Note, and
Security Agreement signed between the parties, attached as Exhibit
1.3, 1.3a, and 1.3b, respectively, of our Form 1-U filed September
15, 2020.
Class 4. Credit Holders’
Claims: All holders of Class 4 claims shall be given
eighteen (18) months from the Effective Date of the Plan to use
their VidAngel Subscription Credits towards a subscription of our
Self-Selected Viewing Services. No holder of Class 4 Claims shall
have the right to redeem their VidAngel Subscription Credits for
cash, and no Credit Holder shall be paid from Distribution
Funds.
Class 5. Equity Interests: Each
record holder of an Equity Interest in the Debtor shall retain
their interest in our Company. Our Company will be prohibited from
making any distributions in Cash or other property to the holders
of Equity Interests on account of such Equity Interests unless and
until the Settlement Amount has been paid in
full.
Other
Material Provisions of the Plan
Promissory Note: As set forth
in the Settlement Agreement, our Company shall execute and deliver
a Promissory Note to the Studios. The Promissory Note shall be for
the full amount of the Studios Monetary Claims, or $62,461,456. The
Promissory Note shall remain in effect for fourteen (14) years
following the Effective Date of the Plan, and provides for the
payment of $9,900,000, payable in fifty-six (56) equal quarterly
installments, with the first installment of $176,786 due on October
15, 2020. If upon expiration of the Promissory Note; the Settlement
Amount has been timely paid in full, there is no Uncured Default,
and our Company has not received four Strikes in a consecutive five
(5) year period, then any remaining balance on the Promissory Note
shall be cancelled.
Abandonment of Appeals in the
California Action: As of the Effective Date of the Plan, our
Company shall be deemed to have abandoned all appeals in the
California Action and shall file a notice of voluntary dismissal
with the Ninth Circuit.
No Use Covenant: Our Company
shall not directly or indirectly, or facilitate any third-party to,
descramble, decrypt, or otherwise bypass, remove, deactivate, or
impair any technological measures that controls access to a
Copyrighted Work of a Studio or Studio Affiliate, who owns or
controls the copyright(s), without the express written
authorization of the Studio or Studio
Affiliate.
Our Company shall
not directly or indirectly, or facilitate any third-party to,
reproduce, stream, transmit, publicly perform, or distribute a
Copyrighted Work of a Studio or Studio Affiliate, who owns or
controls the copyrights(s), without the express written
authorization of the Studio or Studio
Affiliate.
Covenant Not to Sue: Our
Company shall not bring an action against any Studio or Studio
Affiliate, or otherwise, assert any claims under Title 17 of the
United States Code, or any related federal or state law claims,
unless the action is related to alleged infringement of our
Company’s exclusive rights in its own copyrighted
works.
Covenant Not to Seek Certain Changes
to Law: For a period of fourteen (14) years following the
Effective Date, no resources of our Company shall be used for
lobbying activities directly seeking to amend the Family Movie Act,
or to enact or amend any other provisions of law that would allow a
person to engage in the filtering, copying, streaming,
distribution, or circumvention, of technological measures, of
Motion Pictures. Our Company also agrees not to authorize,
encourage, or support any such lobbying activity by its officers,
directors, or employees.
Continuing Operations
In 2017, we
developed and released a filtered streaming service designed to
work in conjunction with an existing Licensed Streaming Service, or
LSS. We refer to this service as the LSS-Based Service. The
LSS-Based Service currently works with the following LSS’s:
Netflix, Amazon Prime, Amazon Video, Amazon Channels (Showtime),
Amazon Channels (Starz), and Amazon Channels (CBS All-Access). We
do not offer content on the LSS-Based Service with respect to whose
copyrights are owned or exclusively licensed by any of the Studios
(or parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of the Studios). For a more
detailed description of our LSS-Based Service, See
“Current
Operations” under Item 1, of Part 2, of our Form 1- K
filed May 6, 2020.
On January 20,
2017, we filmed our first episode of Dry Bar Comedy. Our seventh
season began shooting on September 25, 2020. To date, we have
filmed more than 250 comedians, over 6 seasons, and have cultivated
a collection of comedy that can be watched, and loved, by
everybody, everywhere. As the popularity of Dry Bar Comedy
continues to grow, we are constantly developing new and innovative
ways for the audience to engage with the content in the manner that
best fits their individual lifestyle and
preferences.
VidAngel continues
to produce its own streaming content and seek relationships with
artists and other content creators. In 2018, we partnered with The
Chosen, LLC, or The Chosen, to create, it says, the first
multi-season television series about the life of Jesus Christ. The
first season of The Chosen was released publicly in November 2019,
with VidAngel as its exclusive distribution
partner.
Results
of Operations
The following represents our performance highlights for the period
ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the period ended June 30,
2019.
|
For The Period Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$21,686,071
|
$4,927,682
|
$16,758,389
|
340%
|
Operating Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of Revenues
|
$11,112,950
|
$1,447,113
|
$9,665,837
|
668%
|
Sales
and Marketing
|
4,094,382
|
926,116
|
3,168,266
|
342%
|
General
and Administrative
|
1,090,342
|
1,028,239
|
62,103
|
6%
|
Legal
|
551,191
|
1,491,058
|
(939,867)
|
-63%
|
Research
and Development
|
864,271
|
821,771
|
42,500
|
5%
|
Settlement
Expense
|
5,297,359
|
-
|
5,297,359
|
|
Total Operating Expenses:
|
$23,010,495
|
$5,714,297
|
$17,296,198
|
303%
|
Revenues for the
period ended June 30, 2020 increased 340% compared to the same
period in 2019. This increase was due to the performance of
VidAngel Studios, the original content side of the business, and
its largest initiative, The Chosen.
The increase in our
cost of revenues was due to licensing and transaction fees
associated with sales of The Chosen.
The increase in
sales and marketing expense was due to additional advertisement and
promotional expense related to The Chosen.
The increase in the
general and administration expense resulted from higher US Trustee
Fees related to cash disbursements, and the addition of new
employee benefits and the associated costs.
The decrease in
legal expenses was due to fewer and lower costs related to our
defense in the Copyright Litigation. The increase in research and
development expense was due to the hiring of additional
personnel.
The settlement
expense is related to the resolution of litigation as part of the
Reorganization Plan.
The following represents our performance highlights for the period
ended December 31, 2019 as compared to the period ended December
31, 2018:
|
For
the Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$ 10,754,844
|
$ 7,547,299
|
$ 3,207,545
|
42%
|
Operating Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of revenues
|
$ 4,143,717
|
$ 2,382,418
|
$ 1,761,299
|
74%
|
Legal
|
2,373,203
|
915,717
|
1,457,486
|
159%
|
General
and administrative
|
2,149,802
|
1,663,392
|
486,410
|
29%
|
Sales
and marketing
|
1,934,729
|
1,318,155
|
616,574
|
47%
|
Research
and development
|
1,775,665
|
1,567,015
|
208,650
|
13%
|
Total Operating Expenses:
|
$ 12,377,116
|
$ 7,846,697
|
$ 4,530,419
|
58%
|
Revenues
We derive revenues
from the following business activities:
●
Ticket and
concession sales
●
Consulting and
technology services
The Stream-Based
Service was launched June 13, 2017. At release, all new customers
were given a 30-day free trial of the service. We currently charge
a monthly subscription fee of $1.99-$14.99 for the Stream-Based
Service. All licensed content is made available to customers
subscribing to the Stream-Based Service.
Media revenues are
generated by the sale of products licensed for distribution.
Products may be of a digital or physical nature and revenue is
recognized upon delivery to the customer.
Content licensing
revenue is generated by publishing our original content on third
party websites such as Facebook, YouTube, and Amazon. We are paid
by the third-party websites based on impressions delivered or the
number of actions, such as clicks, taken by users viewing our
content. We recognize revenue in the period in which the
impressions, or actions, occur.
Rental revenues are
generated by titles that we allow customer to purchase for a fixed
length of time. These titles are made available for viewing, once
purchased, for a fixed period of 24 hours. Once that viewing window
has closed, access to the title is removed, and revenue is
recognized.
Tip revenues can be
generated by any title we offer on our system for which the
creator, or copyright owner, has appropriately licensed for
exploitation. Viewers have the option to compensate the creators in
the form of a “Tip” at any time during the streamed
performance. Tips are recognized upon receipt and distributed in
accordance with the agreements we have with the licensing
party.
Revenues for rental
& tips collected were for titles that we offered for rental.
These titles were available for viewing, once purchased, for a
fixed period of 24 hours. Once that viewing window closed, access
to the title was removed, and any revenue related to the
transaction was recognized. Tips are recognized upon receipt and
distributed in accordance with specific agreements we have with the
licensing parties.
Ticket &
concession sales for Dry Bar
Comedy shows are recognized once a show is complete. The
revenue generated from the comedy shows is used to offset the cost
of production of the specials.
Consulting and
technology services are performed for customers on an ad-hoc basis
and may include services such as product design, product
development, accounting, reconciliations, product marketing,
advertisement services, marketing campaign management, video
production, video editing, and any other service for which we have
experience in providing. Revenue for the services are recognized
upon completion.
The increase in
revenues for 2019 is due to the addition of media revenues, which
are earned from the sales of products licensed for distribution,
and consulting and technology service revenue. We also saw modest
increases in our subscription revenue from the Stream-Based
Service, and ticket and concession revenues from live Dry Bar Comedy
performances.
The increase in
cost of revenues was largely due to licensing fees associated with
media revenues, and an increase in expenses related to the
production and filming of a greater number of Dry Bar Comedy specials in 2019. Costs
associated with the delivery of physical media products and higher
transaction processing fees also contributed to the
increase.
The increase in
sales and marketing expense was largely due to the addition of
headcount necessary to support our internal marketing efforts, and
modest growth in general marketing expenses. We expect these
expenses to increase significantly in FY 2020 as we continue to
expand our subscription base and look to foster growth in other
revenue streams.
We also saw an
increase in our general and administrative expenses for FY 2019.
This was largely due to the receipt of a tax credit in 2018 for the
production of Dry Bar
Comedy, for which we were not eligible in 2019. We also saw
an increase in expenses for outside consultants, and higher U.S.
Trustee fees from our bankruptcy filing.
The increase in
research and development expense was due to the addition of
headcount as we look to continue our focus on improving existing
products, optimizing existing services, and developing new
technology to better meet the needs of our
customers.
The increase in
legal expense was due to our defense in the Disney Litigation. We
expect legal expenses for fiscal year 2020 to be significantly
lower.
Going Concern
Our financial
statements appearing elsewhere in this Offering Circular have been
prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the
realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities in the
normal course of business. We incurred net losses of $1,611,154 and
$286,354 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018,
respectively. We used net cash of $894,237 and $435,890 in
operating activities in the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018,
respectively. The net losses and use of cash in operating
activities resulted from, among other things, significant marketing
expenditures related to the acquisition of new customers, and
significant legal expenses related to the Disney Litigation. The
Company filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code on October 18, 2017.
These conditions
raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern. The financial statements appearing elsewhere in this
Offering Circular do not include any adjustments related to the
recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or
amounts and classifications of liabilities that might result from
this uncertainty.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Operating and Capital Expenditure Requirements
As of June 30,
2020, we had cash on hand of $8,289,974. We project that our
existing capital resources will be sufficient to meet our operating
requirements for at least the next 12 months.
As part of the
Reorganization Plan, we have an outstanding promissory note in the
amount of $62,461,456. If we abide by the terms set forth in the
settlement agreement, the amount payable will not exceed $9,900,000
(including principal and interest), payable over fifty-six (56)
equal quarterly installments of $176,786, beginning October 15,
2020.
We may need to
raise additional funds to invest in growth opportunities, product
development, sales and marketing, and other purposes. Our future
capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our
growth rate; the level of investments we make in product
development, sales and marketing activities, and other investments
to support the growth of our business, and may increase materially
from those currently planned.
We may seek to
raise additional funds through equity financing. Any additional
equity financing likely would be dilutive to existing stockholders.
At this time, we have no commitments to obtain any additional
funds, and there can be no assurance that such funds will be
available on acceptable terms or at all.
COVID-19 Pandemic
On March 11, 2020,
the World Health Organization, or WHO, officially characterized the
outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic, hereafter referred to as the
Pandemic. On March 13, 2020, we instituted mandatory work-from-home
procedures for all employees. The transition happened quickly, with
minimal disruption to day-to-day operations.
The impact on the
business, to-date, has been limited.
●
In response to
government directives, we cancelled the remaining Dry Bar Comedy
Live performances for the first half of 2020. We typically film
shows up to 6-months in advance of release, incurring expenses
related to their production up-front. We are currently planning to
resume filming in late September 2020 with the appropriate
safeguards and restrictions as required by state and local
authorities.
●
The first season of
The Chosen tv series was released in November 2019. To date, we
have streamed more than 57 million episodes worldwide. We believe
that a combination of quarantine measures and lower digital
advertising costs, helped generate a significant number of sales
during the first few months of quarantine.
The full extent of
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations and
financial results will depend on a number of factors that we do not
control and may not be able to accurately predict. We will continue
to assess the situation as it progresses and take any action
required by federal, state, or local authorities, or that we
determine is in the best interests of our employees, customers, and
stockholders
Trends
and Key Factors Affecting Our Performance
We are currently
operating our LSS-Based Service on top of existing services offered
by Amazon and Netflix, or the LSSs. Our service is dependent on
functionality and data available from these LSSs, without which, it
would be difficult for us to provide our customers with the great
user experience they have become accustomed to. Also, if the LSSs
were to actively block, or attempt to block, our services, or
modify their systems to prevent us from verifying the validity of
subscriber accounts, the user experience of our customers could
suffer. If we are unable to maintain our user experience at an
acceptable level or verify the validity of subscriptions to the
LSSs, our ability to operate the LSS-Based Service could suffer. If
we are unable to operate the LSS-Based Service, this may have a
material impact on our financial position.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES
Subject to our stockholders’ rights to
consent to certain transactions, our business and affairs are
controlled by, and all powers are exercised by, our Board. The
Board must consist of not fewer than three (3) nor more than five
(5) directors, the exact number of whom is to be set from time to
time by the Board. We currently have three directors:
Neal Harmon, Paul Ahlstrom, and Dalton Wright. The Board
members are elected each year, at the annual meeting of
stockholders, to hold office until the next annual meeting and
until their successors are elected and qualified. Any newly created
directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number
of directors, and any vacancies occurring in the Board, may be
filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining
directors. A director may resign at any time, and the stockholders
may remove any director or the entire Board at any time, with or
without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of
stockholders voting in such decision.
The Board has retained our executive officers to
manage the day-to-day operations, our library of movies, our
intellectual property and other investments, subject to the
supervision of the Board. Neal Harmon is currently our Chief
Executive Officer, Elizabeth Ellis is currently our Chief
Heart Officer, Jeffrey Harmon is currently our Chief
Marketing Officer, and
Patrick Reilly is currently our Chief Financial
Officer. Our executive officers have
accepted their appointment, or nomination to be appointed, on the
basis of the compensation to be paid to
them. See “COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS – Remuneration of Executive
Officers and Managers of Our Company” for more information. Our
executive officers will serve for such period as the Board
determines, subject to the terms of any employment agreements we
enter into with them, or their earlier death, resignation or
removal. The Board may remove our executive officers
subject to the terms of any employment agreements we enter into
with them. See “COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS – Employment
Agreements” for more
information.
The
individuals listed below are our executive officers and directors.
The following table and biographical descriptions set forth certain
information with respect to the individuals who currently serve as
our directors and executive officers:
Name
|
|
Position
|
|
Age
|
|
Term of
Office
|
|
Hours/Year (for
part-time employees)
|
Neal
Harmon*
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Director
|
|
42
|
|
October
2013
|
|
n/a
|
Jeffery
Harmon*
|
|
Chief
Marketing Officer
|
|
37
|
|
October
2013
|
|
n/a
|
Elizabeth
Ellis
|
|
Chief
Heart Officer
|
|
43
|
|
June
2015
|
|
n/a
|
Patrick
Reilly
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
39
|
|
January
2014
|
|
n/a
|
Paul
Ahlstrom
|
|
Director
|
|
57
|
|
February
2014
|
|
n/a
|
Dalton
Wright
|
|
Director
|
|
40
|
|
February
2014
|
|
n/a
|
*Neal
Harmon and Jeffery Harmon are brothers.
Biographical Information
Biographical
information regarding our directors and executive officers is set
forth below.
Neal Harmon, Chief Executive
Officer, Director. Neal has
served as VidAngel, Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer since he
co-founded the Company in 2013. Neal is also a member of Harmon
Ventures LLC, a Utah limited liability company, our largest
stockholder. He is also a managing member of Harmon Brothers, LLC,
a Utah limited liability company, a marketing agency he co-founded
with his brothers. Neal worked for Orabrush, Inc. from
2009 to 2013, a company he co-founded, where he served in such
capacities as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the board.
Since 2005, Neal has also worked for the Neal S Harmon Company, a
Utah corporation, as a consultant, entrepreneur and investor,
engaging in various activities such as designing and creating a
trucking logistics dashboard, to connect shippers and private
fleets. Neal received his master’s degree from Brigham Young
University in Instructional Psychology and Technology in 2002, and
his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University in American
Studies in 2001.
Jeffrey Harmon, Chief
Marketing Officer. Jeffrey is a
co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of the Company. Jeffrey is
also a member of Harmon Ventures LLC, a Utah limited liability
company, our largest stockholder. He is also a managing-member of
Harmon Brothers, LLC, a Utah limited liability company, which is an
online-focused advertising and marketing company he co-founded with
his brothers. Jeffrey co-founded Orabrush, Inc. in 2009 and served
as its CEO from 2009-2010. He continued to serve as Chief Marketing
Officer and Co-Founder of Orabrush from 2010 to 2013. He is
currently active with other start-up companies and concepts. He
attended Brigham Young University from 2006 to 2008, where he
studied business marketing, traditional marketing, internet
marketing and business administration.
Elizabeth Ellis, Chief Heart
Officer. Chief Heart Officer
since October 2020; President and Chief Operating Officer (December
2018 – September 2020); Chief Operating Officer (June 2015
– December 2018). Liz is the Chief Heart Officer for the
company, and is responsible for developing and executing the
company’s human resource strategy in support of the strategic
direction of the organization, specifically in the areas of
succession planning, talent management, change management,
organizational and performance management, training and
development, and compensation. From 2009 until she joined us, Liz
was the Director of Human Relations and Office Manager at Orabrush,
Inc., where she oversaw personnel and was responsible for various
operational tasks. Liz holds a B.S. from Brigham Young
University.
Patrick Reilly, Chief
Financial Officer. Chief
Financial Officer since December 2018; Director of Finance
(February 2016 – December 2018). Patrick is the Chief
Financial Officer for the company currently overseeing all
accounting and finance aspects of the business. Patrick began
providing consulting services in March 2014 and joined as the
Director of Finance in February 2016. Prior to joining us, Patrick
served as the Financial Controller at Moki Mobility, Inc. a
computer software company, from 2013 to February 2016, where he was
responsible for all finance and accounting duties of the company.
From 2009 to 2013, Patrick was the Vice President of Finance and
Financial Controller at Allegiance, Inc., where he was responsible
for all finance and accounting duties of the company. Patrick
received his MBA from the University of Utah, and holds a B.S. in
Business Administration, with concentrations in finance and
banking, from Utah Valley
University.
Paul Ahlstrom,
Director. Paul joined as our
director in 2014. Paul has served as Managing Director of Alta
Ventures Mexico Fund I, LP since 2010, where his responsibilities
include all aspects of investor relations, evaluating a
business’s products or services for potential investment
opportunity, creating deal flow, negotiating terms and conditions
in financing rounds, serving as a board member for portfolio
companies, and preparing financial statements and financial
analysis. Over his career, Paul has directly participated in more
than 125 venture capital investments and previously represented
vSpring Capital on the boards of Ancestry.com, which was sold in
2007 to a private equity firm and went public in 2009
(NASDAQ:ACOM), Senforce, which was sold to Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL),
and Altiris (NASDAQ:ATRS), which went public and was then sold to
Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), GlobalSim and Aeroprise. Mr. Ahlstrom
has also served as an advisor and board to many successful
venture-backed startups including Rhomobile sold to Motorola,
SpaceMonkey, SendMi, Convert.com and Jott. Paul is the author of
the popular book related to business
startups, Nail It Then Scale
It, and received his B.A. in
Communications from Brigham Young
University.
Dalton Wright,
Director. Dalton joined as our
director in 2014. Dalton has been a partner at Kickstart Seed Fund,
L.P. since 2013, a seed-stage investment fund that develops close
relationships with universities, angel groups and entrepreneurs to
launch high-growth start-ups in both Utah and the Mountain West.
Dalton serves as a director of numerous other corporate boards.
From 2009 to 2012, Dalton was Senior Associate and Founding Team
Member at Alta Ventures Mexico, a seed, venture, and growth capital
fund targeting high growth companies in Mexico. Dalton graduated
from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania
with his M.B.A. in 2014 and holds a B.A. in finance from the
University of Utah.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS
Messrs. Harmon, Ms. Ellis, Mr. Reilly, and Mr.
Wecker receive compensation for acting in their capacities as our
executive officers. We reimburse Messrs. Ahlstrom and
Wright for their expenses incurred in acting in their capacity as a
director. See
– Remuneration
of Executive Officers and Directors of the
Company” below for more detailed
information.
Remuneration
of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company
Set
forth below is a table of remuneration that our executive officers
and directors received for our fiscal year ended December 31,
2019.
Name
|
|
Capacity in
which Compensation Was Received
|
|
Cash
Compensation
($)
|
|
Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
Total
Compensation
($)
|
Neal
Harmon
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
$142,000
|
|
262
(1)
|
|
$142,262
|
Elizabeth
Ellis
|
|
President
|
|
$120,000
|
|
3,263
(2)
|
|
$123,263
|
Jeffery
Harmon
|
|
Chief
Marketing Officer
|
|
$142,000
|
|
n/a
|
|
$142,000
|
Patrick
Reilly
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
$120,000
|
|
4,492
(3)
|
|
$124,492
|
Joseph
Wecker
|
|
Chief
Technology Officer
|
|
$150,000
|
|
1,662
(4)
|
|
$151,662
|
Paul
Ahlstrom
|
|
Director
|
|
n/a
|
|
n/a
|
|
n/a
|
Dalton
Wright
|
|
Director
|
|
n/a
|
|
n/a
|
|
n/a
|
(1)
|
On June 17, 2019, Mr. Neal Harmon was granted stock incentive
options exercisable for 2,600 shares of our Class A Common Stock
with an option price of $0.32. The grants were made pursuant to the
terms and conditions of our Stock Incentive Plan. The options
vested immediately.
|
(2)
|
On July 17, 2015, August 10, 2016, June 6, 2018, and December 14,
2018, Ms. Elizabeth Ellis was granted stock incentive options
exercisable for 50,000, 28,000, 1,018, and 20,000 shares of our
Class A Common Stock, respectively, with an option price of $0.50,
$0.82, $0.32, and $0.32 per share, respectively. All grants were
made pursuant to the terms and conditions of our Stock Incentive
Plan. The June 6, 2018 options vested immediately, while the
remaining options will vest in substantially equal annual
increments over a four-year period from the grant
date.
|
(3)
|
On February 11, 2016, August 10, 2016, and December 14, 2018, Mr.
Patrick Reilly was granted stock incentive options exercisable for
33,750, 22,950, and 20,000 shares of our Class A Common Stock,
respectively, with an option price of $0.82, $0.82, and $0.32 per
share, respectively. All grants were made pursuant to the terms and
conditions of our Stock Incentive Plan. These options will vest in
substantially equal annual increments over a four-year period from
the grant date.
|
(4)
|
On October 25, 2017, December 6, 2017, June 6, 2018, and December
14, 2018, Mr. Joseph Wecker was granted stock incentive options
exercisable for 15,000, 30,000, 2,685, and 20,000 shares of our
Class A Common Stock, respectively, all with an option price of
$0.32. The grants were made pursuant to the terms and conditions of
our Stock Incentive Plan. The June 6, 2018 options vested
immediately, while the remaining options will vest in substantially
equal annual increments over a four-year period from the grant
date.
|
Stock Incentive Plan
In an effort to
further the long-term stability and financial success of the
Company by attracting and retaining personnel, including employees,
directors and consultants for the Company, the Company adopted its
2014 Stock Incentive Plan, or our Stock Incentive Plan, in February
2014. The Stock Incentive Plan was
subsequently amended on August 11, 2016, and further amended on
July 27, 2020. There are currently 3,500,000 shares of
Class A Common Stock in VidAngel authorized for issuance through
our Stock Incentive Plan. As of the date of this
Offering Circular, options exercisable for 2,335,206 shares of our
Class A Common Stock have been granted under our Stock Incentive
Plan, and of those options granted, options exercisable for 247,714
shares of Class A Common Stock in VidAngel have been exercised.
Through the use of stock incentives, the Stock Incentive Plan will
stimulate the efforts of those persons upon whose judgment,
interest and efforts the Company is and will be largely dependent
for the successful conduct of its business and will further the
identification of those persons’ interests with the interests
of the Company’s
stockholders.
The
Stock Incentive Plan is administered by our Board. The
board has the power and sole discretion to grant or award a stock
incentive, or an Award, to any employee of, director of, or
consultant to the Company, each a Participant, who, in the sole
judgment of our Board, has contributed, or can be expected to
contribute, to the profits or growth of the Company. Our
Board also has the power and sole discretion to determine the size,
terms, conditions and nature of each Award to achieve the
objectives of the Award and the Stock Incentive
Plan. This includes, without limitation, the
Board’ ability to determine: (i) which
eligible persons shall receive an Award and the nature of the
Award, (ii) the number of securities to be covered by each
Award, (iii) the fair market value of such securities,
(iv) the time or times when an Award shall be granted,
(v) whether an award shall become vested over a period of
time, according to a performance-based or other vesting schedule or
otherwise, and when it shall be fully vested, (vi) the terms
and conditions under which restrictions imposed upon an Award shall
lapse, (vii) whether a change of control exists,
(viii) factors relevant to the satisfaction, termination or
lapse of restrictions on certain Awards, (ix) when certain
Awards may be exercised, (x) whether to approve a
Participant’s election with respect to applicable withholding
taxes, (xi) conditions relating to the length of time before
disposition of securities received in connection with an Award is
permitted, (xii) notice provisions relating to the sale of
securities acquired under the Stock Incentive Plan, and
(xiii) any additional requirements relating to Awards that the
Board deems appropriate.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN
SECURITYHOLDERS
The
Company currently has authorized capital stock consisting of
25,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
which 21,250,000 shares have been designated as Class A voting
common stock, or the Class A Common Stock, and 3,750,000 have been
designated as Class B Common Stock. As of the date of this Offering
Circular, a majority of our shareholders had voted to approve the
increase in authorized capital stock to 35,000,000 shares of common
stock, with 23,000,000 shares designated as Class A Common Stock
and 12,000,000 shares designated as Class B Common Stock and we had
filed an Amended Certificate. As of the date of this Offering
Circular, we have 18,251,622 shares of Class A Common Stock issued
and outstanding, and 3,313,335 shares of Class B Common Stock
issued and outstanding.
Capitalization
As of
the date of this Offering Circular, Harmon Ventures, LLC, or Harmon
Ventures, owned indirectly by our CEO, Mr. Harmon, and his two
brothers, Jeffrey Harmon and Daniel Harmon, owns 8,938,520 shares
of our Class A Common Stock. Alta Ventures Mexico Fund
I, LLC, or Alta Ventures Mexico Fund I, owns 3,160,318 shares of
our Class A Common Stock. Osborne Companies, LC, or
Osborne Companies, owns 2,222,733 shares of Class A Common
Stock. Various unaffiliated investors own the remaining
shares of common stock.
The
following table sets forth those executive officers, directors and
other security holders holding 10% or a greater percentage of any
class of shares, as of the date of this Offering
Circular.
Title of
Class
|
|
Name and Address
of Beneficial Owner
|
|
Amount and
Nature of Beneficial Ownership
|
|
Amount and
Nature of Beneficial Ownership Acquirable
|
|
Percent of
Class
|
Class A
Common Stock
|
|
Harmon
Ventures, LLC
295 W
Center St
Provo,
UT 84601
|
|
8,938,520
shares
|
|
N/A
|
|
48.97%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A
Common Stock
|
|
Alta
Ventures Mexico
Fund I,
LLC
3315
Mayflower Avenue, Suite #1
Lehi,
UT 84043
|
|
3,160,318
shares
|
|
N/A
|
|
17.32%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A
Common Stock
|
|
Osborne
Companies, LC
4290
North Vintage Circle
Provo,
UT 84604
|
|
2,222,733
shares
|
|
Options
exercisable for 66,000 shares of Class A Common Stock
|
|
12.18%
|
Upon
closing of the Maximum Offering, Harmon Ventures will own 30.79% of
our total outstanding shares of capital stock, Alta Ventures Mexico
Fund I will own 11.00% of our total outstanding shares of capital
stock, and Osborne Companies, LC will own 7.69% of our total
outstanding shares of capital stock. See “COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS – Stock Incentive Plan” above.
Our
Board may, from time to time, also cause shares of capital stock to
be issued to directors, officers, employees or consultants of our
Company or its affiliates as equity incentive compensation under
our Stock Incentive Plan, which shares will have all benefits,
rights and preferences as our Board may designate as applicable to
such shares.
Pursuant
to the Settlement Agreement and under the Security Agreement and
Compliance Lien, Neal Harmon and Jeffrey Harmon have pledged all of
their equity in the Company as collateral. If the Company is found
to have four Strikes, or instances of unauthorized use of
copyrighted materials, in a five-year period, both Neal Harmon and
Jeffery Harmon could lose all of their interests in the
Company.
INTEREST OF
MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER CONFLICTS
OF INTEREST
Affiliated Transactions
Investor Rights and Voting Agreement
The
Company entered into an Investor Rights and Voting Agreement, or
Investor Agreement, dated February 27, 2014 with certain of
VidAngel’s investors, including Alta Ventures Mexico Fund I,
the manager of which is Paul Ahlstrom, one of our
directors. The Investor Agreement requires us to provide
financial information, and inspection
rights, provides for confidentiality, and requires parties to this
Investor Agreement to vote their respective shares of
common stock in a manner which maintain the number of directors on
our Board at no more than five and to elect as a director an
individual designated by Alta Ventures Mexico Fund I for so long as
it owns at least 1,000,000 shares of our common stock.
The
Company is permitted to enter into transactions with, including
making loans to and loan guarantees on behalf of, our directors,
executive officers and their affiliates; so long as the person or
persons approving the transaction on behalf of the Company acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interest of the Company. We do not have any
outstanding loans or loan guarantees with any related party, and,
as of the date of this Offering Circular, we do not have any
intentions to enter into any such transactions.
VAS Portal, LLC
We
created VAS Portal, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary, in 2018. We
subsequently loaned VAS Portal, LLC $100,000 in the form of a
promissory note, with interest at 2.89%, and due in full on January
2, 2020.
On
January 2, 2019, we sold VAS Portal, LLC to Harmon Ventures, LLC,
which is owned indirectly by our CEO, Mr. Harmon, and two of his
brothers, Jeffrey Harmon and Daniel Harmon, for $1. The Company
entered into a call option agreement with the related party that
gives the Company the right to purchase all of the membership
interest of VAS Portal, LLC for $1 at any time beginning upon (i)
the occurrence of the confirmation of the plan for reorganization
by the Bankruptcy Court or (ii) the termination of the Disney
Litigation and the Bankruptcy proceeding, and ending one year
following the latest to occur of the foregoing. As part of the
transaction, VAS Portal, LLC, entered into a Services Agreement
with VidAngel, Inc. to provide technology services related to the
creation of a website and other assets for VAS Portal, LLC. The
promissory note with VAS Portal, LLC, was also amended to change
the maturity date to June 30, 2021.
We
are permitted to enter into transactions with, including making
loans to and loan guarantees on behalf of, our directors, executive
officers and their affiliates, so long as the person or persons
approving the transaction on behalf of us acts in good faith and in
a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best
interest and/or those of our stockholder’s. Other than the
promissory note due from VAS Portal, LLC as described above, we do
not have any outstanding loans or loan guarantees with any related
party as of December 31, 2019.
General
The
Company is offering a maximum of 5,903,187 of our
Class B Common Stock at a price of $8.47 per share
($50,000,000). The minimum subscription is twenty-five (25) Offered
Shares $211.75; however, we can waive the minimum
subscription on a case to case basis in our sole discretion. The
Offered Shares are common equity and are not entitled to any
preferences regarding distributions. See “–Distributions.”
This
offering will terminate on the Termination Date, provided that if
we have received and accepted subscriptions for the Maximum
Offering on or before the Termination Date, then this offering will
terminate when all Offered Shares have been sold, whichever occurs
first. If, at the Initial Closing, we have sold less than the
Maximum Offering, we will hold Additional Closings, up to the
Maximum Offering, through the Termination Date. Purchases of
Offered Shares must be transmitted by investors directly by either
wire transfer or electronic funds transfer via ACH to a
non-interest-bearing escrow account maintained by Issuer Direct.
Upon each closing, the proceeds collected for such closing will be
disbursed to the Company and the Offered Shares for such closing
will be issued to investors. If a closing does not occur for any
reason, the proceeds for such closing will be promptly returned to
investors, without interest and without deduction, less any bank
fees or transaction expenses, if
applicable.
The
Company and stockholders are governed by our Certificate and
Bylaws. See “Description of
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws” below for a detailed summary of terms of
our Certificate and Bylaws. Our Certificate and Bylaws are filed as
an exhibit to the Offering Statement of which this Offering
Circular is a part. The Company has: 25,000,000 shares of common
stock, par value $0.001, authorized, of which 21,250,000 shares
have been designated as Class A Common Stock, and 3,750,000 have
been designated as Class B Common Stock. Our Board has the right to
create, authorize and issue new shares in the Company, including
new classes, provided that it may not authorize or issue shares
senior to the rights and preferences of our common stock without
the consent of the common stockholders holding a majority of the
outstanding shares of each class of common stock. Our Board of
Directors has authorized a resolution to amend our Certificate,
increasing our authorized capital stock to 35,000,000 shares of
common stock, with 23,000,000 shares designated as Class A Common
Stock and 12,000,000 shares designated as Class B Common Stock. A
majority of our shareholders must approve this action and the
Certificate must be amended to authorize this increase to our
capital stock. As of the date of this Offering Circular, a majority
of our shareholders had voted to approve the increase in authorized
capital stock and we had filed the amended
Certificate.
Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent for our
Offered Shares
Duties
Issuer
Direct Corporation will serve as the registrar and transfer agent
for our Offered Shares. We will pay all fees charged by
the transfer agent for transfers of our Offered Shares except for
special charges for services requested by a Class B Common
Stockholder.
There
will be no charge to our Class B Common Stockholders for
disbursements of our cash dividends, if any, although we do not
anticipate issuing dividends for the foreseeable future. We will
indemnify the transfer agent, its agents and each of their
respective stockholders, directors, officers and employees against
all claims and losses that may arise out of acts performed or
omitted for its activities in that capacity, except for any
liability due to any gross negligence or intentional misconduct of
the indemnified person or entity.
Resignation or Removal
The
transfer agent may resign, by notice to us, or be removed by us.
The resignation or removal of the transfer agent will become
effective upon our appointment of a successor transfer agent and
registrar and its acceptance of the appointment. If no successor
has been appointed and has accepted the appointment within
30 days after notice of the resignation or removal, our Board,
or a designee of our Board, may act as the transfer agent and
registrar until a successor is appointed.
Share Redemption Plan
The
Company has adopted the following share redemption plan for all
issued and outstanding Class B Common Stock. However, this
share redemption plan is only a policy of the Company and can be
modified or terminated by our Board of Directors at any
time.
Redemption Request at the Option of a Holder
Beginning
on the later of one year from the date of original issuance of any
Class B Common Stock or the termination of this Offering, the
Company will launch a redemption website where a Class B
shareholder will have the opportunity to request, up to once per
calendar year, that we redeem up to 50% of such holder’s
Class B Common Stock originally purchased from us at a redemption
price equal to the Stated Value of such redeemed shares, less the
applicable redemption fee (if any). As a percentage of the
aggregate redemption price of a holder’s shares to be
redeemed, the redemption fee shall
be:
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15% if the redemption is requested
after the first anniversary and before the second anniversary of
the original issuance of such shares.
● 10%
if the redemption is requested after the second anniversary and
before the third anniversary of the original issuance of such
shares.
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5% if the redemption is requested after the third
anniversary and before the fourth anniversary of the original
issuance of such shares.
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3% if the redemption is requested after the fourth
anniversary and before the fifth anniversary of the original
issuance of such shares.
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0% if the redemption is requested after the fifth
anniversary of the original issuance of such shares.
Restrictions on Redemption and Repurchase
We
will not be obligated in all cases to redeem shares of Class B
Common Stock. In particular, we will not redeem or repurchase any
preferred shares if we are restricted by applicable law or our
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, from making such
redemption or to the extent any such redemption would cause or
constitute a default under any borrowing agreements to which we or
any of our subsidiaries are a party or otherwise bound. In
addition, we will have no obligation to redeem shares upon a
redemption request made by a holder if we do not have sufficient
funds available to fund that redemption. We will have discretion to
determine whether we are in possession of “sufficient
funds” to fund a redemption request.
Sufficient Funds
The
Company will consider various business factors in determining
whether or not sufficient funds are available to fund redemption
requests, including, without limitation, (i) capital and
operational requirements of the company, as well as (ii) current
economic conditions.
Shares
will be redeemed on a first come, first serve basis, and if the
Company declines to redeem shares based on a lack of sufficient
funds, no further shares will be redeemed until the Company
determines that sufficient funds exist. If at any time a
shareholder withdraws their request for redemption, any future
requests will be treated as a new request, for the sake of
priority.
Stated Value
Each
share of Class B Common Stock will have a “Stated
Value” which shall be the fair market value as determined by
the Board of Directors in its sole discretion on a quarterly basis,
subject to appropriate adjustment upon certain events such as
recapitalizations, stock dividends, stock splits, stock
combinations, and reclassifications.
Dividends
No dividends to investors in our Offered
Shares are assured, nor are any returns on, or of, an
investor’s investment guaranteed. Dividends are
subject to our ability to generate positive cash flow from
operations. All dividends are further subject to the
discretion of our Board. It is possible that we may have
cash available for dividends, however, we anticipate retaining all
of our earnings for the future operation of the Company and do not
anticipate making any cash distributions in the foreseeable
future.
Our Board, in
its sole discretion, may determine from time to time to declare and
pay dividends out of any funds legally available therefore. The
Company has never declared or paid cash dividends on its capital
stock. The Company currently intends to retain any future earnings
to finance the growth and development of its business and therefore
does not anticipate paying any cash dividends for the foreseeable
future.
Liquidating Preferences
Upon
the dissolution and liquidation of the Company, no stockholder will
receive a preference in the distribution of liquidation proceeds.
Liquidating distributions will be shared pari passu among our common
stock.
Basis for Dividends
The
Company’s ability, and our Board’ decisions, to issue
dividends to our stockholders will be based upon the operating
results of the Company. Our Board has discretion over
whether to declare and pay dividends to our stockholders, however,
we do not anticipate issuing any dividends for the foreseeable
future.
Description of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
The Company is governed by our certificate of incorporation, or our
Certificate, and our bylaws, or our Bylaws. The following summary
describes material provisions of our Certificate and our Bylaws,
but it is not a complete description of our Certificate, our Bylaws
or any combination of the two. A copy of our Certificate and our
Bylaws are filed as exhibits to the Offering Statement of which
this Offering Circular is a part.
Board of Directors
Subject
to our stockholders’ rights to consent to certain
transactions as provided under the Delaware General Corporate Law,
or DGCL, the business and affairs of the Company are controlled by,
and all powers are exercised by, our board of directors, or our
Board. Our Board is required to consist of not less than three (3)
nor more than five (5) directors, the exact number to be set from
time to time by the Board. Our Board is comprised of Paul Ahlstrom,
Neal Harmon and Dalton Wright. Our Board is elected each year at
the annual meeting of stockholders, to hold office until the next
annual meeting and until their successors are elected and
qualified. Any newly created directorships resulting from an
increase in the authorized number of directors and any vacancies
occurring in our Board may be filled by the affirmative vote of the
remaining directors. A director may resign at any time, and the
stockholders may remove a director at any time, with or without
cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of stockholders voting
in such decision.
The
DGCL provides that stockholders of a Delaware corporation are not
entitled to the right to cumulate votes in the election of
directors unless its certificate of incorporation provides
otherwise. Our Certificate does not provide for cumulative
voting.
Our
Board may designate one or more committees. Such committees must
consist of one or more directors. Any such committee, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, will have and may exercise all the
powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business
and affairs of the Company.
Officers
The
Board has the authority to select the officers of the Company. The
officers consist of a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive
Officer, or CEO, a Secretary and a Treasurer. In addition, the
Board may elect one or more Vice Chairmen, President, Chief
Financial Officer and Vice Presidents, and such other offices as
the Board may determine. Two or more of the aforementioned offices
may be held by the same person. Our officers are: (i) Neal Harmon,
Chief Executive Officer; (ii) Jeffrey Harmon, Chief Marketing
Officer; (iii) Elizabeth Ellis, Chief Heart Officer; and (iv)
Patrick Reilly, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary.
At the
first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of
stockholders, the Board appoints the officers, however, the Board
may also empower the CEO to appoint subordinate officers and agents
for us. Each officer so elected holds office until such
officer’s successor is elected and qualified or until the
officer’s earlier resignation or removal. Each officer is
required to perform such duties as are provided in the Bylaws or as
the Board may from time to time determine. Subject to
the rights, if any, of an officer under any employment agreement,
any officer may be removed, with or without cause, by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the Board. An officer
may resign at any time on giving notice to the Board. Our CEO is in
charge of the general affairs of the Company, subject to the
oversight of the Board. In case any officer is absent, or for any
other reason the Board may deem sufficient, the CEO or the Board
may delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any other
officer or to any director.
Fiduciary Duties and Indemnification
The
Company shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, or Proceeding (other than an
action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact
that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against all
liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by
such person in connection with any such Proceeding. The Company
shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a
Proceeding initiated by such person only if the Proceeding was
authorized by the Board.
Company Stock
The
Company may issue up to 25,000,000 shares of capital stock, of
which 25,000,000 shares will be common stock, par value $0.001 per
share of which 21,250,000 shares have been designated as Class A
Common Stock, and 3,3750,000 have been designated as Class B Common
Stock. Our Board has authorized a resolution to amend our
Certificate, increasing our authorized capital stock to 35,000,000
shares of common stock, with 23,000,000 shares designated as Class
A Common Stock and 12,000,000 shares designated as Class B Common
Stock. Prior to qualification of the offering statement, which this
Offering Circular is a part, a majority of our shareholders must
approve this action and the Certificate must be amended to
authorize this increase to our capital stock. As of the date of
this Offering Circular, a majority of our shareholders had voted to
approve the increase in authorized capital stock and we had filed
the amended Certificate.
Stockholder Rights
Voting
Class
B Common Stockholders will not be entitled to vote other than as
required by law. Under the DGCL, holders of nonvoting shares are
entitled to vote on conversions, transfers, domestications, or
continuances. The DGCL provides that holders of nonvoting shares
are entitled to vote on amendments to (i) increase or decrease the
aggregate number of shares, unless otherwise provided in the
certificate of incorporation, (ii) increase or decrease the par
value of the shares and (iii) alter or change the powers,
preferences or special rights of the shares. Our Certificate does
not permit voting by Class B Common Stockholders on the increase or
decrease of the number of outstanding shares. Only holders of Class
A Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Class A
Common Stock held of record on all matters on which the holders of
shares of Class A Common Stock are entitled to
vote.
Meetings
The
annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held at such date, time
and place, if any, as shall be determined by the Board and stated
in the notice of the meeting. Special meetings of the stockholders
shall be called pursuant to resolution approved by the Board,
chairperson of our Board, the Chief Executive Officer or President
(in the absence of a Chief Executive Officer) or by Class A Common
Stockholders holding shares of Class A Common Stock in the
aggregate entitled to cast votes not less than ten (10%) percent of
the votes at that meeting. The only business which may be conducted
at a special meeting shall be the matter or matters set forth in
the notice of such meeting.
Dividends and Liquidations
Upon
any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether
voluntary or involuntary, a Liquidation Event, the assets and funds
of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders,
if any, shall be distributed common stockholders, pro rata, then
outstanding.
Amendment
Class A
Common Stockholders may amend, alter or repeal our Certificate and
our Bylaws.
Description of our Stockholders Agreement
Our Class B Common Stock is governed by our Stockholders Agreement.
The following summary describes material provisions of our
Stockholders Agreement, but it is not a complete description of our
Stockholders Agreement. A copy of our Stockholders Agreement is
filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement of which this
Offering Circular is a part.
Transfer
restrictions.
Investors in our
Class B Common Stock will be subject to the restrictions on
transfer set forth in our Stockholders Agreement. Under
the terms of our Stockholders Agreement, transfer of shares of our
Class B Common Stock will be subject to a right of first refusal
exercisable first by the Company, second, by our Class A Common
Stockholders, and, third, by our remaining Class B Common
Stockholders pursuant to the Stockholders
Agreement. Prior to any transfer or proposed transfer of
shares, the transferring shareholder, or the Seller, is required to
give written notice to us and to the remaining stockholders of such
proposed transfer. The certificates for our Class B Common
Stock will be legended to reflect these restrictions.
Restrictions
Imposed by the USA PATRIOT Act and Related Acts
In
accordance with the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act
of 2001, or the USA PATRIOT Act, the securities offered hereby may
not be offered, sold, transferred or delivered, directly or
indirectly, to any “unacceptable investor,” which means
anyone who is:
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“designated national,” “specially designated
national,” “specially designated terrorist,”
“specially designated global terrorist,” “foreign
terrorist organization,” or “blocked person”
within the definitions set forth in the Foreign Assets Control
Regulations of the United States, or U.S., Treasury
Department;
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acting
on behalf of, or an entity owned or controlled by, any government
against whom the U.S. maintains economic sanctions or embargoes
under the Regulations of the U.S. Treasury
Department;
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within
the scope of Executive Order 13224 — Blocking Property
and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons who Commit, Threaten to
Commit, or Support Terrorism, effective September 24,
2001;
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a
person or entity subject to additional restrictions imposed by any
of the following statutes or regulations and executive orders
issued thereunder: the Trading with the Enemy Act, the National
Emergencies Act, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
of 1996, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the
United Nations Participation Act, the International Security and
Development Cooperation Act, the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention
Act of 1994, the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, the
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996, the Cuban Democracy Act, the
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act and the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations
Act or any other law of similar import as to any
non-U.S. country, as each such act or law has been or may be
amended, adjusted, modified or reviewed from time to
time; or
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or blocked, associated or involved in terrorism, or subject to
restrictions under laws, regulations, or executive orders as may
apply in the future similar to those set forth above.
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An
investment in us by an employee benefit plan is subject to
additional considerations because the investments of these plans
are subject to the fiduciary responsibility and prohibited
transaction provisions of ERISA and restrictions imposed by
Section 4975 of the Code. For these purposes the term
“employee benefit plan” includes, but is not limited
to, qualified pension, profit-sharing and stock bonus plans, Keogh
plans, simplified employee pension plans and tax deferred annuities
or IRAs established or maintained by an employer or employee
organization. Among other things, consideration should be given
to:
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whether
the investment is prudent under Section 404(a)(1)(B) of
ERISA;
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whether
in making the investment, that plan will satisfy the
diversification requirements of Section 404(a)(1)(C) of ERISA;
and
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whether
the investment will result in recognition of unrelated business
taxable income by the plan and, if so, the potential after-tax
investment returns.
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The
person with investment discretion with respect to the assets of an
employee benefit plan, often called a fiduciary, should determine
whether an investment in us is authorized by the appropriate
governing instrument and is a proper investment for the
plan.
Section 406 of
ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code prohibit employee benefit
plans from engaging in specified transactions involving “plan
assets” with parties that are “parties in
interest” under ERISA or “disqualified persons”
under the Code with respect to the plan.
In
addition to considering whether the purchase of Offered Shares is a
prohibited transaction, a fiduciary of an employee benefit plan
should consider whether the plan will, by investing in us, be
deemed to own an undivided interest in our assets, with the result
that our operations would be subject to the regulatory restrictions
of ERISA, including its prohibited transaction rules, as well as
the prohibited transaction rules of the Code.
The
Department of Labor regulations provide guidance with respect to
whether the assets of an entity in which employee benefit plans
acquire equity interests would be deemed “plan assets”
under some circumstances. Under these regulations, an
entity’s assets would not be considered to be “plan
assets” if, among other things:
(1) the
equity interests acquired by employee benefit plans are publicly
offered securities - i.e., the equity interests are widely held by
100 or more investors independent of the issuer and each other,
freely transferable and registered under some provisions of the
federal securities laws;
(2) the
entity is an “operating company”—i.e., it is
primarily engaged in the production or sale of a product or service
other than the investment of capital either directly or through a
majority-owned subsidiary or subsidiaries; or
(3)
there is no significant investment by benefit plan investors, which
is defined to mean that less than 25% of the value of each class of
equity interest is held by the employee benefit plans referred to
above.
We do
not intend to limit investment by benefit plan investors in us
because we anticipate that we will qualify as an “operating
company”. If the Department of Labor were to take
the position that we are not an operating company and we had
significant investment by benefit plans, then we may become subject
to the regulatory restrictions of ERISA which would likely have a
material adverse effect on our business and the value of our common
stock.
Plan
fiduciaries contemplating a purchase of Offered Shares should
consult with their own counsel regarding the consequences under
ERISA and the Code in light of the serious penalties imposed on
persons who engage in prohibited transactions or other
violations.
ACCEPTANCE
OF SUBSCRIPTIONS ON BEHALF OF PLANS IS IN NO RESPECT A
REPRESENTATION BY OUR BOARD OR ANY OTHER PARTY RELATED TO US THAT
THIS INVESTMENT MEETS THE RELEVANT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT
TO INVESTMENTS BY ANY PARTICULAR PLAN OR THAT THIS INVESTMENT IS
APPROPRIATE FOR ANY PARTICULAR PLAN. THE PERSON WITH
INVESTMENT DISCRETION SHOULD CONSULT WITH HIS OR HER ATTORNEY AND
FINANCIAL ADVISERS AS TO THE PROPRIETY OF AN INVESTMENT IN US IN
LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PARTICULAR PLAN.
We will
furnish the following reports, statements, and tax information to
each stockholder:
Reporting Requirements under Tier II of
Regulation A. Following this Tier II, Regulation
A offering, we will be required to comply with certain ongoing
disclosure requirements under Rule 257 of Regulation
A. We will be required to file: an annual
report with the SEC on Form 1-K; a semi-annual report with the SEC
on Form 1-SA; current reports with the SEC on Form 1-U; and a
notice under cover of Form 1-Z. The necessity to file
current reports will be triggered by certain corporate events,
similar to the ongoing reporting obligation faced by issuers under
the Exchange Act, however the requirement to file a Form 1-U is
expected to be triggered by significantly fewer corporate events
than that of the Form 8-K. Parts I & II of Form 1-Z
will be filed by us if and when we decide to and are no longer
obligated to file and provide annual reports pursuant to the
requirements of Regulation A.
Annual Reports. As soon as
practicable, but in no event later than one hundred twenty (120)
days after the close of our fiscal year, ending December 31, our
Board will cause to be mailed or made available, by any reasonable
means, to each Stockholder as of a date selected by the Board, an
annual report containing financial statements of the Company for
such fiscal year, presented in accordance with GAAP, including a
balance sheet and statements of operations, company equity and cash
flows, with such statements having been audited by an accountant
selected by the Board. The Board shall be deemed to have
made a report available to each stockholder as required if it has
either (i) filed such report with the SEC via its Electronic Data
Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval, or EDGAR, system and such report
is publicly available on such system or (ii) made such report
available on any website maintained by the Company and available
for viewing by the stockholders.
Tax Information. On or before
June 30th of the year immediately following our fiscal year, which
is currently January 1st through December 31st, we will send to
each stockholder such tax information as shall be reasonably
required for federal and state income tax reporting
purposes.
Stock Certificates. We do not
anticipate issuing stock certificates representing Offered Shares
purchased in this offering to the Class B Common
Stockholders. However, we are permitted to issue stock
certificates and may do so at the request of our transfer
agent. The number of Offered Shares held by each Class B
Common Stockholder, will be maintained by us or our transfer agent
in the Company register.
The
balance sheets of VidAngel as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and
the statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash
flows of VidAngel for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018,
have been included in this Offering Circular and have been audited
by Tanner LLC, independent auditors, as stated in their report
appearing herein.
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
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VidAngel,
Inc. Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
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Interim
Consolidated Financial Statements as of June 30, 2020 and 2019 for
the Six Months Then Ended
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F-2
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F-3
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F-4
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F-5
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F-6
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VidAngel,
Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements
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Consolidated
Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 for the Years
Then Ended
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F-17
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F-18
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VIDANGEL,
INC.
Unaudited
Financial Statements
For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
Notice
to Reader
Our
auditors have not reviewed the unaudited financial statements for
the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. These financial
statements and the notes thereto have been prepared by the
Company’s management in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America using
management’s best judgments, consistent with prior periods,
and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial
statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and
2018.
As
of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ 8,289,974
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$ 1,584,455
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Holdback
Receivable
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445,000
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Accounts
receivable
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1,940,425
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633,581
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Physical
Media Inventory
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248,965
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106,789
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Note
receivable, current
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101,804
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Prepaid
expenses and other
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24,989
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20,157
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Total
current assets
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10,606,157
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2,789,982
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Movie
asset
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970,372
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970,372
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Deposits
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47,415
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47,915
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Property
and equipment, net
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107,649
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36,063
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Certificate
of deposit
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150,379
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76,172
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Note
receivable, long-term
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107,488
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Total
assets
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$ 11,881,972
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$ 4,027,992
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ 1,848,857
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$ 1,033,862
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Accrued
expenses
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4,052,414
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781,035
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Deferred
revenue
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3,873,483
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4,081,222
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Current
portion of accrued settlement costs
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456,905
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Total
current liabilities
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10,231,659
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5,896,119
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Long-term
portion of accrued settlement costs
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4,840,454
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Total
liabilities
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15,072,113
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5,896,119
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Commitments
and contingencies
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Stockholders'
deficit:
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares
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authorized;
21,564,957 shares issued and outstanding
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21,565
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21,560
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Additional
paid-in capital
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13,468,366
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13,466,838
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Accumulated
deficit
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(16,680,072)
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(15,356,525)
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Total
stockholders' deficit
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(3,190,141)
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(1,868,127)
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' deficit
|
$ 11,881,972
|
$ 4,027,992
|
See accompanying
notes to consolidated financial
statements
For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues,
net
|
$ 21,686,071
|
$ 4,927,682
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
Cost
of revenues
|
11,112,950
|
1,447,113
|
General
and administrative
|
1,090,342
|
1,028,239
|
Research
and development
|
864,271
|
821,771
|
Selling
and marketing
|
4,094,382
|
926,117
|
Legal
|
551,191
|
1,491,059
|
Settlement
Expense
|
5,297,359
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
23,010,495
|
5,714,299
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss
|
(1,324,424)
|
(786,617)
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
960
|
6,344
|
Interest
expense
|
(83)
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total
other income, net
|
877
|
6,344
|
|
|
|
Loss
before income taxes
|
(1,323,547)
|
(780,273)
|
|
|
|
Provision
for income taxes
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$ (1,323,547)
|
$ (780,273)
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements
Statements of Stockholders’
Equity
For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and the Year Ended
December 31, 2019
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as of January 1, 2019
|
18,246,831
|
3,313,335
|
$ 21,560
|
$ 13,414,186
|
$ (13,745,371)
|
$ (309,625)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
52,652
|
-
|
52,652
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,611,154)
|
(1,611,154)
|
Balance
as of December 31, 2019
|
18,246,831
|
3,313,335
|
21,560
|
13,466,838
|
(15,356,525)
|
(1,868,127)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
options excercised
|
2,291
|
-
|
5
|
1,528
|
-
|
1,533
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,323,547)
|
(1,323,547)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as of June 30, 2020
|
18,249,122
|
3,313,335
|
$ 21,565
|
$ 13,468,366
|
$ (16,680,072)
|
$ (3,190,141)
|
See accompanying
notes to consolidated financial statements
For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
|
June
30,
2020
(Unaudited)
|
June
30,
2019
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$ (1,323,547)
|
$ (780,273)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash
|
|
|
used
in operating activities:
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
23,152
|
33,390
|
Settlement
Payable
|
5,297,359
|
-
|
Decrease
(increase) in:
|
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
-
|
954,381
|
Accounts
receivable
|
(1,306,844)
|
123,958
|
Holdback
Receivable
|
445,000
|
-
|
Physical
Media Inventory
|
(142,176)
|
-
|
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
(4,832)
|
67,968
|
Movie
Asset inventory
|
-
|
-
|
Deposits
|
500
|
47,336
|
Note
receivable
|
5,684
|
(151,822)
|
Certificate
of deposits
|
(74,207)
|
-
|
Increase
(decrease) in:
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
4,086,374
|
(146,244)
|
Deferred
revenue
|
(207,739)
|
116,973
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
6,798,724
|
265,667
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(94,738)
|
(12,417)
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock, net
|
-
|
-
|
Exercise
of stock options
|
1,533
|
-
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
1,533
|
-
|
|
|
|
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
6,705,519
|
253,250
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
1,584,455
|
1,539,731
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ 8,289,974
|
$ 1,792,981
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
$ 83
|
$ -
|
See accompanying
notes to consolidated financial statements
Notes
to Financial Statements
For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
The financial
information presented in these unaudited financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the entity’s latest annual
audited financial statements.
|
|
|
The accompanying
financial statements have been prepared by the Company, without
audit, and reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of
management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the
periods presented. The financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial reporting.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in
financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. It is
the opinion of management that the financial statements reflect all
adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial
position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods
presented. The results of operations for the six months ended June
30, 2020, are not indicative of the results expected for the entire
fiscal year.
|
2.
Description
of Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
|
|
Organization
VidAngel, Inc. (the
“Company”) was incorporated on November 13, 2013, as a
Utah limited liability company. On February 7, 2014, the Company
converted to a Delaware corporation. The Company has developed, and
sells, the most widely used filtering technology available, that
gives customers the unprecedented ability to remove objectionable
content from motion pictures they watch in their own homes. The
Company also produces its own original comedy series for fun and
family-friendly laughs, and licenses and distributes content
produced by others.
|
|
|
Use of Estimates
The preparation of
financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported
amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ
from those estimates. Key management estimates include the
estimated economic useful lives of property and equipment,
estimated useful lives of the movie asset based on the estimated
economic useful life to the estimated salvage value, valuation
allowances for net deferred income tax assets, and valuation of
stock-based compensation.
|
|
|
|
VIDANGEL,
INC.
Notes
to Financial Statements
Continued
For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
2.
Description
of Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Continued
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company
considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities to
the Company of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of
June 30, 2020, these cash equivalents consisted of money market
accounts.
Holdback Receivable
During 2019, one of
the Company’s credit card processing vendors required a
holdback reserve to be established. The balance of the holdback
receivable as of June 30, 2020, was $0.
|
|
Physical Media Inventory
Physical media
inventory consists of discs, purchased for resale, for The Chosen
tv series. Physical media inventory is recorded at average cost.
The Company periodically reviews the physical media inventory for
excess supply, obsolesce, and valuations above estimated
realization amounts, and provides a reserve to cover these items.
Management determined that no allowance for physical media
inventory was necessary as of June 30, 2020.
Movie Asset
Movie asset
includes DVD and Blu-Ray discs purchased by the Company for resale,
not in excess of realizable value. Movie inventory is recorded at
cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated
using the straight-line method over the estimated economic useful
life of five years. Movie inventory is depreciated over the
estimated economic useful life to the estimated salvage value. The
Company periodically reviews inventories for excess supply,
obsolescence, and valuations above estimated realizable amounts,
and provides a reserve to cover these items. Management determined
that no allowance for obsolete inventory was necessary as of June
30, 2020.
|
|
Property and
Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less
accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and
amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the
estimated economic useful lives of the assets or over the related
lease terms (if shorter) as
follows:
|
Office and computer
equipment
|
3
years
|
Computer software
|
2
years
|
Furniture and
fixtures
|
3
years
|
Production
equipment
|
1
year
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
1
year
|
VIDANGEL,
INC.
Notes
to Financial Statements
Continued
For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
2.
Description
of Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Continued
|
|
Property and Equipment (continued)
Expenditures that
materially increase values or capacities or extend useful lives of
property and equipment are capitalized. Routine maintenance,
repairs, and renewal costs are expensed as incurred. Upon sale or
other retirement of depreciable property, the cost and accumulated
depreciation and amortization are removed from the related accounts
and any gain or loss is reflected in the statements of
operations.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews
its property and equipment, and other long-lived assets for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of the assets may be impaired. If it is
determined that the estimated undiscounted future cash flows are
not sufficient to recover the carrying value of the asset, an
impairment loss is recognized in the statements of operations for
the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the
asset. Management does not consider any of the Company’s
assets to be impaired as of June 30, 2020.
Revenue Recognition
The Company
recognizes revenue when a customer obtains control of promised
products or services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the
consideration that the Company expects to be entitled to receive in
exchange for these products or services. To achieve the core
principle of Topic 606, the Company applies the following five
steps: 1) Identify the contract with the customer; 2) Identify the
performance obligations in the contract; 3) Determine the
transaction price; 4) Allocate the transaction price to performance
obligations in the contract; and 5) Recognize revenue when or as
the Company satisfies a performance obligation.
Filtering Subscription Revenue
Post-injunction on
December 29, 2016, the Company offers subscriptions to use its
proprietary content filtering technology in conjunction with many
of today’s popular streaming services for a monthly fee.
Customers subscribe for this service online through the
Company’s website. The customer is charged the full price at
the start of the subscription period, and monthly thereafter, which
amount is initially recognized as deferred revenue and recognized
as revenue daily as the subscription service is provided. During
the time that the customer owns a subscription, the Company gives
the customer access to a patented video streaming technology that
permits the customer to direct their individual viewing experience
by allowing them to remove certain audio or video segments that
contain material that may be considered objectionable by a member
of the private household to use in conjunction with
other popular video streaming platforms. Access to this technology
is available during the entire period of the subscription, and is
extinguished at the end of the subscription period in which the
customer cancels their subscription. Any incentive allowances
provided to customers such as credits and free subscription periods
are recorded as reductions of revenue. Filtering subscription
revenue is recognized over time, typically in daily increments as
the customers pay on a monthly basis.
|
VIDANGEL,
INC.
Notes
to Financial Statements
Continued
For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
2.
Description
of Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Continued
|
|
Revenue Recognition (continued)
Digital and Physical Media Revenue
The Company
partnered with The Chosen, LLC, or The Chosen, an independent
filmmaker, to distribute The Chosen’s licensed original
content and related merchandise. Digital delivery represents
streaming-based delivery of The Chosen’s content via the
Company’s service. Physical media represents Blu-Ray or DVD
discs of The Chosen’s content. Revenue is recognized as
products are delivered upon streaming, or upon shipment of physical
media. Digital and physical media revenue is recognized at a point
in time – when streamed digitally, or when physically
shipped.
Content Licensing
The Company
receives content licensing revenue by publishing short versions of
its original content (from the Dry Bar Comedy series – see
description below) on third-party websites (such as Facebook,
YouTube, and Amazon). The Company grants the third-party websites a
license to display the Company’s original content to the
customers of the third-party websites. The third-party websites are
interested in increasing traffic on their websites, and the
third-party websites pay the Company based on impressions
delivered, or the number of actions, such as clicks, taken by users
viewing the Company’s content via the third-party websites.
The Company recognizes revenue in the period in which the
impressions or actions occur, at a point in time. The third-party
websites provide the Company monthly reports of the Company’s
advertising revenue.
Ticket Revenue and Concession Revenue
The Company created
Dry Bar Comedy, an ongoing stand-up comedy series that the Company
films. The Company sells ticket to the live stand-up comedy events.
Revenue is recognized at the conclusion of the event, at a point in
time.
The Company also
sells concessions at these events, and revenue from concessions is
recognized when the concessions are purchased, at a point in
time.
|
VIDANGEL,
INC.
Notes
to Financial Statements
Continued
For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
2.
Description
of Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Continued
|
|
Revenue Recognition (continued)
Rental Revenue
Rental revenues are
amounts received from customers in order to access specific content
for a limited amount of time, typically 24 hours. This essentially
represents 24-hour use of the Company’s subscription service
to access one specific item of content. Revenue is recognized upon
the completion of the 24-hour period, at a point in
time.
Tip Revenue
The Company
receives tips from customers who wished to show appreciation to the
Company and the content providers from the content they created.
Most of the tips are received from customers who subscribe to the
Company’s subscription service, and who viewed a Dry Bar
Comedy show via the subscription filtering service and enjoyed the
comedian’s performance. The Company recognizes revenue from
tips on a gross basis. Content providers receive a portion of all
revenues attributed to their content which is included in cost of
revenues. Revenue is recognized in the period the tips were
received, at a point in time.
Advertising
Advertising costs
are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses totaled $3,386,867
for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
|
VIDANGEL,
INC.
Notes
to Financial Statements
Continued
For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
3.
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
|
Litigation
The Company is
involved in legal proceedings from time to time arising in the
normal course of business. The Company has received, and may
in the future continue to receive, claims from third parties.
Management, after consultation with legal counsel, believes that
the outcome of these proceedings may have a material impact on the
Company’s financial position, results of operations, or
liquidity.
|
|
|
Litigation is
necessary to defend the Company. The results of any current or
future complex litigation matters cannot be predicted with
certainty, and regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an
adverse impact because of defense and settlement costs, distraction
of management and resources, and other factors. Additionally, these
matters may change in the future as the litigation and factual
discovery unfolds. Legal fees are expensed as incurred. Insurance
recoveries associated with legal costs incurred are recorded when
they are deemed probable of recovery.
|
|
|
The Company
assesses whether there is a reasonable possibility that a loss, or
additional losses beyond those already accrued, may be incurred
(“Material Loss”). If there is a reasonable possibility
that a Material Loss may be incurred, the Company discloses an
estimate or range of the amount of loss, either individually or in
the aggregate, or discloses that an estimate of loss cannot be
made. If a Material Loss occurs due to an unfavorable outcome in
any legal matter, this may have an adverse effect on the financial
position, results of operations, and liquidity of the Company. The
Company records a provision for each liability when determined to
be probable, and the amount of the loss may be reasonably
estimated. These provisions are reviewed annually and adjusted as
additional information becomes available.
The Company is
involved in various litigation matters and believes that any
reasonably possible adverse outcome of these matters could
potentially be material, either individually or in the aggregate,
to the Company’s financial position, results of operations
and liquidity. Management has determined an adverse outcome on one
or more of the claims is both probable, and estimable, and has
accrued the estimated losses related to these
matters.
In the matter of
Disney Enterprises, Inc. and several other content owners
(collectively, the Plaintiffs), on March 6, 2019, the United States
District Court for the Central District of California (California
Court) granted the Plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary
judgement as to liability. The order found that the Company is
liable for infringing the copyrights, and violating the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), with respect to certain motion
pictures of the Plaintiffs’. Damages related to the
respective copyright infringements, and DMCA violations, were
decided by a jury trial in June 2019. The jury found that the
Company willfully infringed the Plaintiffs’copyrights and
awarded statutory damages of $75,000 for each of the 819 infringed
works, for a total of $61,425,000. The jury also rejected the
Company’s argument that its violations of the DMCA were
innocent and awarded the Plaintiffs’ statutory damages of
$1,250 for each of the 819 infringed works, for a total of
$1,023,750. The total award for both counts is
$62,448,750.
On August 26, 2020,
The Company and the Plaintiffs signed a settlement agreement and
agreed on a joint plan of reorganization that will allow The
Company to emerge from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The Company agrees to
pay the Plaintiffs a total of $9,900,000, payable over fifty-six
(56) equal quarterly installments of $176,786, beginning October
15, 2020. As long as The Company abides by the terms and conditions
set forth in the settlement agreement, no further amounts will be
due. As such, as of June 30, 2020, The Company has recognized the
settlement expense and associated liability on its
books.
|
VIDANGEL, INC.
Consolidated Financial Statements
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018
and For the Years Then Ended
Together with Independent Auditors’ Report
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To the Board of Directors and Management of
VidAngel, Inc.
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of
VidAngel, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, the Company), which
comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2019
and 2018, the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then
ended, and the related notes to consolidated financial
statements.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial
Statements
Management
is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these
financial statements in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes
the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control
relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial
statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to
error or fraud.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in
accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free from material
misstatement.
An
audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment,
including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of
the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud. In making
those risk assessments, the auditors consider internal control
relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of
the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that
are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s
internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit
also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies
used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation
of the financial statements.
We
believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the consolidated
results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then
ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America.
Emphasis-of-Matter Regarding Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been
prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going
concern. As more fully described in Note 2, the Company has
incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operating
activities for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, expects
to incur further losses, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and
has an accumulated deficit. These conditions, among others, raise
substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as
a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these
matters also are described in Note 2. The consolidated financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from
the outcome of this uncertainty. Our opinion is not modified with
respect to this matter.
/s/
Tanner LLC
Salt
Lake City, Utah
May 5,
2020
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of December 31,
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$1,584,455
|
$1,539,731
|
Restricted
cash
|
-
|
954,381
|
Holdback
Receivable
|
445,000
|
-
|
Accounts
receivable
|
633,581
|
266,436
|
Physical
Media Inventory
|
106,789
|
-
|
Notes
receivable, current
|
-
|
349,866
|
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
20,157
|
133,907
|
Total
current assets
|
2,789,982
|
3,244,321
|
|
|
|
Movie
asset
|
970,372
|
1,206,687
|
Deposits
|
47,915
|
47,915
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
36,063
|
85,590
|
Business
CD
|
76,172
|
75,000
|
Note
receivable - long term
|
107,488
|
-
|
Total
assets
|
$4,027,992
|
$4,659,513
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$1,033,862
|
$397,705
|
Accrued
expenses
|
781,035
|
758,299
|
Deferred
revenue
|
4,081,222
|
3,813,134
|
Total
current liabilities
|
5,896,119
|
4,969,138
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders'
deficit:
|
|
|
Common
stock, $0.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares
|
|
|
authorized;
21,560,166 shares issued and outstanding
|
21,560
|
21,560
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
13,466,838
|
13,414,186
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(15,356,525)
|
(13,745,371)
|
|
|
|
Total
stockholders' deficit
|
(1,868,127)
|
(309,625)
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' deficit
|
$4,027,992
|
$4,659,513
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
F-15
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues,
net
|
$10,754,844
|
$7,547,299
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
Cost
of revenues
|
4,143,717
|
2,382,418
|
Legal
|
2,373,203
|
915,717
|
General
and administrative
|
2,149,802
|
1,663,392
|
Selling
and marketing
|
1,934,729
|
1,318,155
|
Research
and development
|
1,775,665
|
1,567,015
|
|
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
12,377,116
|
7,846,697
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss
|
(1,622,272)
|
(299,398)
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
(112)
|
(35)
|
Interest
income
|
11,330
|
13,179
|
|
|
|
Total
other income, net
|
11,218
|
13,144
|
|
|
|
Loss
before income taxes
|
(1,611,054)
|
(286,254)
|
|
|
|
Provision
for income taxes
|
100
|
100
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$(1,611,154)
|
$(286,354)
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
F-16
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31,
2017
|
18,063,856
|
3,313,335
|
$21,377
|
$13,231,869
|
$(13,459,017)
|
$(205,771)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options
excercised
|
182,975
|
-
|
183
|
83,179
|
-
|
83,362
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation
expense
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
99,138
|
-
|
99,138
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(286,354)
|
(286,354)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December
31, 2018
|
18,246,831
|
3,313,335
|
21,560
|
13,414,186
|
(13,745,371)
|
(309,625)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
52,652
|
-
|
52,652
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,611,154)
|
(1,611,154)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December
31, 2019
|
18,246,831
|
3,313,335
|
$21,560
|
$13,466,838
|
$(15,356,525)
|
$(1,868,127)
|
See accompanying
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-17
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$(1,611,154)
|
$(286,354)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash, restricted
|
|
|
cash,
and cash equivalents used in operating activities:
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
64,947
|
93,083
|
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
52,652
|
99,138
|
Change
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
(367,145)
|
(258,429)
|
Holdback
recevable
|
(445,000)
|
-
|
Physical
Media Inventory
|
(106,789)
|
-
|
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
113,750
|
(8,325)
|
Movie
Asset Inventory
|
236,315
|
237,133
|
Deposits
|
-
|
156,356
|
Note
Receivable
|
242,378
|
(223,141)
|
Certificate
of Deposits
|
(1,172)
|
-
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
766,405
|
125,926
|
Deferred
revenue
|
160,576
|
(371,277)
|
|
|
|
Net
cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents
|
|
|
used
in operating activities
|
(894,237)
|
(435,890)
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(15,420)
|
(50,139)
|
Purchase
of certificate of deposit
|
-
|
(75,000)
|
|
|
|
Net
cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
used
in investing activities
|
(15,420)
|
(125,139)
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
Exercise
of stock options
|
-
|
83,362
|
|
|
|
Net
change in cash in, restricted cash, and cash
equivalents
|
(909,657)
|
(477,667)
|
|
|
|
Cash,
restricted cash, and cash equivalents
|
|
|
at
beginning of year
|
2,494,112
|
2,971,779
|
|
|
|
Cash,
restricted cash, and cash equivalents at end of year
|
$1,584,455
|
$2,494,112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
$112
|
$35
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
$100
|
$100
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
F-18
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
December 31, 2019 and 2018
1. Description of
Organization
and
Summary
of
Significant
Accounting
Policies
|
|
Organization and Basis of Presentation
The
Company comprises VidAngel, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries
VAS Portal, LLC (a Utah limited liability company organized on
August 3, 2018), and VAS Brokerage, LLC, (a Delaware limited
liability company organized on July 11, 2018). VidAngel, Inc. was
originally organized as a Utah limited liability company on
November 13, 2013. On February 7, 2014, the entity converted to a
Delaware corporation. On December 29, 2016, the Company complied
with an injunction and ceased selling discs and streaming
customized versions of the discs, pending the outcome of certain
legal matters; see Note 4.
|
|
|
The
Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 18, 2017 and
operated its business as a debtor in possession under the
jurisdiction of the court and in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the court until
August 28, 2019. On that date, the United States Trustee appointed
George B, Hofmann to serve as a chapter 11 trustee, and an order
was subsequently entered by the court approving it. Henceforth, the
chapter 11 trustee will oversee the business under the jurisdiction
of the court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of
the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the court; see Note
2.
|
|
|
Principles of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of VidAngel,
Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, VAS Portal, LLC, and VAS
Brokerage, LLC. All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
|
|
|
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America (US GAAP) requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures.
Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. Key
management estimates include the estimated economic useful lives of
property and equipment, estimated useful lives of the movie asset
based on the estimated economic useful life to the estimated
salvage value, valuation allowances for net deferred income tax
assets, and valuation of stock-based compensation.
|
|
|
Concentrations of Credit Risk
The
Company maintains its cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents
in bank deposit accounts which, at times, exceed federally insured
limits. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had
approximately $1,304,000 and $2,341,000 of cash, restricted cash,
and cash that exceeded federally insured limits.
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
1. Description of
Organization
and
Summary
of
Significant
Accounting
Policies
Continued
|
|
Concentrations of Credit Risk - continued
To
date, the Company has not experienced a loss or lack of access to
its invested cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents; however,
no assurance can be provided that access to the Company’s
invested cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents will not be
impacted by adverse conditions in the financial
markets.
|
|
Major
vendors are defined as those vendors having expenditures made by
the Company which exceed 10% of the Company’s total cost of
revenues. Concentrations of vendors were as follows for the year
ended December 31:
|
|
|
Individual
customer revenues that were 10% or more of total revenues were as
follows for the years ended December 31:
|
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with original
maturities to the Company of three months or less to be cash
equivalents. As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, these cash
equivalents consisted of money market accounts.
|
|
|
Restricted Cash
Restricted
cash includes cash that is restricted to a specific purpose. The
Company has cash designated as a retainer for legal services. The
following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash
equivalents, and restricted cash within the consolidated balance
sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the
statements of cash flows.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$1,584,455
|
$1,539,731
|
Restricted cash
|
-
|
954,381
|
|
|
|
Total cash, restricted cash, and
cash
equivalents
shown in the
statements
of cash flows
|
$1,584,455
|
$2,494,112
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
1.
Description of
Organization
and
Summary
of
Significant
Accounting
Policies
Continued
|
|
Holdback Receivable
During
2019, one of the Company’s credit card processing vendors
required a holdback reserve to be established, and is used to
offset any chargebacks. The balance of the holdback reserve as of
December 31, 2019 is $445,000. If and when the holdback reserve is
released, the amount will be returned to the Company.
Accounts Receivable
The
Company records its accounts receivable at sales value and
establishes specific reserves for those customer accounts
identified with collection problems due to insolvency or other
issues. The Company’s accounts receivable are considered past
due when payment has not been received within 30 days of the
invoice date. The amounts of the specific reserves are estimated by
management based on various assumptions including the
customer’s financial position, age of the customer’s
receivables, and changes in payment schedules and
histories.
|
|
|
Account
balances are charged off against the allowance for doubtful
accounts receivable when the potential for recovery is remote.
Recoveries of receivables previously charged off are recorded when
payment is received. The allowance for doubtful accounts receivable
was $0 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.
|
|
|
Physical Media Inventory
Physical
media inventory consists of discs, purchased for resale, for The
Chosen tv series. Physical media inventory is recorded at average
cost. The Company periodically reviews the physical media inventory
for excess supply, obsolesce, and valuations above estimated
realization amounts, and provides a reserve to cover these items.
Management determined that no allowance for physical media
inventory was necessary as of December 31, 2019.
|
|
|
Movie Asset
Movie
asset includes DVD and Blu-Ray discs purchased by the Company for
resale, not in excess of realizable value. Movie asset is recorded
at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated
using the straight-line method over the estimated economic useful
life of five years. Movie asset is depreciated over the estimated
economic useful life to the estimated salvage value. Depreciation
of $239,890 and $247,045 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and
2018, respectively, is included in cost of revenues in the
statements of operations. The Company periodically reviews the
movie asset for excess supply, obsolescence, and valuations above
estimated realizable amounts, and provides a reserve to cover these
items. Management determined that no allowance for movie asset was
necessary as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
1. Description of
Organization
and
Summary
of
Significant
Accounting
Policies
Continued
|
|
Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and
amortization. Depreciation and amortization are calculated using
the straight-line method over the estimated economic useful lives
of the assets or over the related lease terms (if shorter) as
follows:
|
Office
and computer equipment
|
3
years
|
Production
equipment
|
1
year
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
3
years
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
1
year
|
|
|
Expenditures
that materially increase values or capacities or extend useful
lives of property and equipment are capitalized. Routine
maintenance, repairs, and renewal costs are expensed as incurred.
Upon sale or other retirement of depreciable property, the cost and
accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the
related accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in the statement
of operations.
|
|
|
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The
Company reviews its property and equipment, and other long-lived
assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may be impaired. If
it is determined that the estimated undiscounted future cash flows
are not sufficient to recover the carrying value of the asset, an
impairment loss is recognized in the statements of operations for
the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the
asset. Management does not consider any of the Company’s
long-lived assets to be impaired as of December 31, 2019 and
2018.
|
|
|
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement
In May
2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(Topic 606). Topic 606 supersedes the revenue recognition
requirements in Accounting standards Codification (ASC) Topic 605,
Revenue Recognition (Topic
605), and requires the recognition of revenue when promised goods
or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects
the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in
exchange for those goods or services. Topic 606 also includes
Subtopic 340-40, Other Assets and
Deferred Costs – Contracts with Customers, which
requires the deferral of incremental costs of obtaining a contract
with a customer. The Company adopted the requirements of Topic 606
effective January 1, 2019, utilizing the modified retrospective
method of transition. Adoption of Topic 606 did not result in
adjustments to revenue, deferred revenue, receivables, or deferred
costs.
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
1. Description of
Organization
and
Summary
of
Significant
Accounting
Policies
Continued
|
|
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement - continued
In
November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Restricted
Cash. ASU 2016-18 changes the cash flow presentation of and
disclosures related to restricted cash. The Company adopted the
requirements of ASU 2016-18 effective January 1, 2019.
Revenue Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue when a customer obtains control of
promised products or services. The amount of revenue recognized
reflects the consideration that the Company expects to be entitled
to receive in exchange for these products or services. To achieve
the core principle of Topic 606, the Company applies the following
five steps: 1) Identify the contract with the customer; 2) Identify
the performance obligations in the contract; 3) Determine the
transaction price; 4) Allocate the transaction price to performance
obligations in the contract; and 5) Recognize revenue when or as
the Company satisfies a performance obligation.
|
|
|
Filtering Subscription Revenue
Post-injunction
on December 29, 2016, the Company offers subscriptions to use its
proprietary content filtering technology in conjunction with many
of today’s popular streaming services for a monthly fee.
Customers subscribe for this service online through the
Company’s website. The customer is charged the full price at
the start of the subscription period, and monthly thereafter, which
amount is initially recognized as deferred revenue and recognized
as revenue daily as the subscription service is provided. During
the time that the customer owns a subscription, the Company gives
the customer access to a patented video streaming technology that
permits the customer to direct their individual viewing experience
by allowing them to remove certain audio or video segments that
contain material that may be considered objectionable by a member
of the private household to use in conjunction with other popular
video streaming platforms. Access to this technology is available
during the entire period of the subscription, and is extinguished
at the end of the subscription period in which the customer cancels
their subscription. Any incentive allowances provided to customers
such as credits and free subscription periods are recorded as
reductions of revenue. Filtering subscription revenue is recognized
over time, typically in daily increments as the customers pay on a
monthly basis.
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
1. Description of
Organization
and
Summary
of
Significant
Accounting
Policies
Continued
|
|
Revenue Recognition – continued
Digital and Physical Media Revenue
The
Company partnered with The Chosen, LLC, or The Chosen, an
independent filmmaker, to distribute The Chosen’s licensed
original content and related merchandise. Digital delivery
represents streaming-based delivery of The Chosen’s content
via the Company’s service. Physical media represents Blu-Ray
or DVD discs of The Chosen’s content. Revenue is recognized
as products are delivered upon streaming, or upon shipment of
physical media. Digital and physical media revenue is recognized at
a point in time – when streamed digitally, or when physically
shipped.
|
|
|
Content Licensing
The
Company receives content licensing revenue by publishing short
versions of its original content (from the Dry Bar Comedy series
– see description below) on third-party websites (such as
Facebook, YouTube, and Amazon). The Company grants the third-party
websites a license to display the Company’s original content
to the customers of the third-party websites. The third-party
websites are interested in increasing traffic on their websites,
and the third-party websites pay the Company based on impressions
delivered, or the number of actions, such as clicks, taken by users
viewing the Company’s content via the third-party websites.
The Company recognizes revenue in the period in which the
impressions or actions occur, at a point in time. The third-party
websites provide the Company monthly reports of the Company’s
advertising revenue.
|
|
|
Consulting Revenue
The
Company partnered with The Chosen to provide a technology platform
and consulting services to assist The Chosen in raising funds using
Tier 2 of the updated Regulation A of the Securities Act of 1933,
or Reg A+. The Chosen, LLC, successfully raised approximately
$10,000,000 pursuant to the Reg A+ offering to produce, it says,
the first multi-season television series about the life of Jesus
Christ. The Company’s fixed consulting fee was earned upon
the closing of The Chosen’s Reg A+ offering in 2019. Revenue
was recognized upon completion of the performance obligation and
once control of the service was delivered to the customer, which
was over time, and which all occurred in 2019.
|
|
|
Ticket Revenue and Concession Revenue
The
Company created Dry Bar Comedy, an ongoing stand-up comedy series
that the Company films. The Company sells ticket to the live
stand-up comedy events. Revenue is recognized at the conclusion of
the event, at a point in time.
The
Company also sells concessions at these events, and revenue from
concessions is recognized when the concessions are purchased, at a
point in time.
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
1. Description of
Organization
and
Summary
of
Significant
Accounting
Policies
Continued
|
|
Revenue Recognition – continued
Rental Revenue
Rental
revenues are amounts received from customers in order to access
specific content for a limited amount of time, typically 24 hours.
This essentially represents 24-hour use of the Company’s
subscription service to access one specific item of content.
Revenue is recognized upon the completion of the 24-hour period, at
a point in time.
Tip Revenue
The
Company receives tips from customers who wished to show
appreciation to the Company and the content providers from the
content they created. Most of the tips are received from customers
who subscribe to the Company’s subscription service, and who
viewed a Dry Bar Comedy show via the subscription filtering service
and enjoyed the comedian’s performance. The Company
recognizes revenue from tips on a gross basis. Content providers
receive a portion of all revenues attributed to their content which
is included in cost of revenues. Revenue is recognized in the
period the tips were received, at a point in time.
|
|
|
Venue Revenue
The
Company occasionally has third parties interested in using the
building in which Dry Bar Comedy is filmed and produced. The
Company charges a fee for use of the space. Revenue is recognized
on the date the venue was used, at a point in time.
|
|
|
The
following table presents the Company’s revenue recognized
over time or at a point in time (as previously described) for the
years ended December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Over time
revenue
|
$6,219,093
|
$5,351,171
|
Point in time
revenue
|
4,535,751
|
2,196,128
|
|
|
|
Total revenues,
net
|
$10,754,844
|
$7,547,299
|
|
|
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based
payments made to employees, including grants of employee stock
options, are measured using a fair value-based method (see Note 5).
The related expense is recorded in the statements of operations
over the period of service.
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
1. Description of
Organization
and
Summary
of
Significant
Accounting
Policies
Continued
|
|
Advertising
Advertising
costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses totaled
$453,669 and $486,932 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and
2018, respectively.
|
|
Income Taxes
Income
taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported in
the consolidated financial statements and consist of taxes
currently due plus deferred taxes related primarily to differences
between the tax bases of assets and liabilities. The deferred taxes
represent the future tax return consequences of those differences,
which will either be taxable or deductible when the assets and
liabilities are recovered or settled. Deferred income tax assets
are reviewed periodically for recoverability, and valuation
allowances are provided when it is more likely than not that some
or all of the deferred income tax assets may not be
realized.
|
|
|
The
Company believes that it has appropriate support for the income tax
positions taken and to be taken on its tax returns and that its
accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open tax years
based on an assessment of many factors including experience and
interpretations of tax laws applied to the facts of each matter.
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal
jurisdiction and certain state jurisdictions.
|
|
|
Reclassification
Certain
amounts in the 2018 consolidated financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the 2019 presentation.
|
|
|
Subsequent Events
Management
has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or
disclosure through May 5, 2020, which is the date the consolidated
financial statements were available to be issued.
|
2. Going
Concern
|
|
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in
accordance with US GAAP which assumes the Company is a going
concern and contemplates the realization of assets and the
settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business. The
Company incurred net losses of $1,611,154 and $286,354 for the
years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company
used net cash of $894,237 and $435,890 in operating activities for
the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The net
losses and use of cash in operating activities resulted from, among
other things, significant marketing expenditures related to the
acquisition of new customers, and significant legal expenses. On
December 29, 2016, the Company complied with an injunction and
ceased selling discs and streaming customized versions of the
discs, pending the outcome of certain legal matters; see Note 4.
The Company also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 18,
2017.
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
2. Going
Concern
Continued
|
|
These
matters, among others, raise substantial doubt about the
entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying
amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
|
|
|
In
addition, the Company is currently exploring other alternatives,
including additional equity financing, increasing the number of
paying subscribers, or reducing operating expenses. At this time,
the Company has no commitments to obtain any additional funds, and
there can be no assurance that such funds will be available on
acceptable terms or at all. If the Company is unable to obtain
additional funding or reduce the existing cash outflows below that
of existing cash inflows, the Company’s consolidated
financial condition and results of operations may be materially
adversely affected, and the Company may not be able to continue
operations.
|
3. Property and
Equipment
|
|
Property
and equipment consisted of the following as of December
31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computer
equipment
|
$124,280
|
$113,394
|
Production
equipment
|
111,398
|
110,326
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
109,692
|
106,230
|
Furniture and
fixtures
|
93,678
|
93,678
|
|
|
|
|
439,048
|
423,628
|
Less accumulated depreciation and
amortization
|
(402,985)
|
(338,038)
|
|
|
|
|
$36,063
|
$85,590
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment for
the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $64,947 and $93,083,
respectively.
|
4. Commitments
and
Contingencies
|
|
Litigation
The
Company is involved in legal proceedings from time to time arising
in the normal course of business. The Company has received, and may
in the future continue to receive, claims from third parties.
Management, after consultation with legal counsel, believes that
the outcome of these proceedings may have a material impact on the
Company’s consolidated financial position, results of
operations, or liquidity.
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
4. Commitments
and
Contingencies
Continued
|
|
Litigation – continued
Litigation
is necessary to defend the Company. The results of any current or
future complex litigation matters cannot be predicted with
certainty, and regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an
adverse impact because of defense and settlement costs, distraction
of management and resources, and other factors. Additionally, these
matters may change in the future as the litigation and factual
discovery unfolds. Legal fees are expensed as incurred. Insurance
recoveries associated with legal costs incurred are recorded when
they are received.
|
|
|
The
Company assesses whether there is a reasonable possibility that a
loss, or additional losses beyond those already accrued, may be
incurred (Material Loss). If there is a reasonable possibility that
a Material Loss may be incurred, the Company discloses an estimate
or range of the amount of loss, either individually or in the
aggregate, or discloses that an estimate of loss cannot be made. If
a Material Loss occurs due to an unfavorable outcome in any legal
matter, this may have an adverse effect on the consolidated
financial position, results of operations, and liquidity of the
Company. The Company records a provision for each liability when
determined to be probable, and the amount of the loss may be
reasonably estimated. These provisions are reviewed annually and
adjusted as additional information becomes available.
The
Company is involved in various litigation matters and believes that
any reasonably possible adverse outcome of these matters could
potentially be material, either individually or in the aggregate,
to the Company’s financial position, results of operations
and liquidity. As of May 5, 2020, the date the consolidated
financial statements were available to be released, management has
determined an adverse outcome on one or more of the claims is
probable, but not estimable, and has not accrued any estimated
losses related to these matters. In the matter of Disney
Enterprises, Inc. and several other content owners (collectively,
the Plaintiffs), on March 6, 2019, the United States District Court
for the Central District of California (California Court) granted
the Plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgement as to
liability. The order found that the Company is liable for
infringing the copyrights, and violating the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DMCA), with respect to certain motion pictures of
the Plaintiffs’. Damages related to the respective copyright
infringements, and DMCA violations, were decided by a jury trial in
June 2019. The jury found that the Company willfully infringed the
Plaintiffs’ copyrights and awarded statutory damages of
$75,000 for each of the 819 infringed works, for a total of
$61,425,000. The jury also rejected the Company’s argument
that its violations of the DMCA were innocent and awarded the
Plaintiffs’ statutory damages of $1,250 for each of the 819
infringed works, for a total of $1,023,750. The total award for
both counts is $62,448,750. On October 4, 2019, a notice of appeal
was filed by the Company. The Company believes the range of
potential damages is now between $0 and $62,448,750, as the Company
is in the appeals process. As no amount within the probable range
of loss is a better estimate than any other amount, and the minimum
amount of the range is $0, no amount has been accrued as of
December 31, 2019.
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
4. Commitments
and
Contingencies
Continued
|
|
Expectations
may change in the future as the litigation and events related
thereto unfold. During 2019 and 2018 the Company incurred
$2,373,203 and $915,717, respectively, in legal and litigation
costs, which are included in legal expenses in the accompanying
statements of operations.
On
December 29, 2016, the Company complied with an injunction and
ceased selling discs and streaming customized versions of the
discs, pending the outcome of certain legal matters.
Operating Leases
The Company has a non-cancelable office lease that matures on
December 31, 2021, and the annual lease amount is $180,000. As of
December 31, 2019, future minimum lease payments under
non-cancelable operating leases with terms of one year or more are
as follows:
|
Year Ending
December 31:
|
|
|
|
2020
|
$180,000
|
2021
|
180,000
|
|
$360,000
|
|
|
Rental expense under operating leases was $189,600 and $186,683 for
the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018,
respectively.
|
5. Stock Options
|
|
The
Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan), originally
approved on February 27, 2014, provides for the grant of incentive
stock options, nonqualified options, stock appreciation rights, and
shares of restricted stock. Under the terms of the Plan, there
are 2,534,544 shares of common stock authorized for grant to
employees, officers, directors and consultants, as of December 31,
2019 and 2018. The Board of Directors determines the terms of each
grant. Generally, the options have a vesting period of 4 years with
1/48th
vesting on each monthly anniversary of the vesting reference date
over the four-year period, thereafter, and have a contractual life
of ten (10) years.
|
|
|
Certain
stock options have provisions to accelerate vesting upon the
occurrence of certain events. There are 1,135,038 and 881,243
shares available for grant under the Plan as of December 31, 2019
and 2018, respectively.
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
was $52,652 and $99,138, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and
2018, the Company had $48,980 and $97,661 respectively, of
unrecognized stock-based compensation costs related to non-vested
awards that will be recognized over a weighted-average period of
1.7 years. The Company uses an estimated 30% forfeiture
rate.
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
5. Stock Options
Continued
|
|
The
following sets forth the outstanding common stock options and
related activity for the years ended December 31, 2019 and
2018:
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share
|
|
|
|
Outstanding as of January 1,
2018
|
1,245,112
|
$0.49
|
Granted
|
453,114
|
0.32
|
Exercised
|
(182,975)
|
0.46
|
Forfeited
|
(104,873)
|
0.41
|
|
|
|
Outstanding as of December 31,
2018
|
1,410,378
|
0.45
|
Granted
|
52,100
|
0.32
|
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
Forfeited
|
(305,895)
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
Outstanding as of December 31,
2019
|
1,156,583
|
0.44
|
|
|
The
following summarizes information about stock options outstanding as
of December 31, 2019:
|
Number of
Options Outstanding
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(Years)
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Number
of
Options
Exercisable
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
99,311
|
4.38
|
$0.18
|
99,311
|
$0.18
|
10,000
|
4.85
|
0.30
|
10,000
|
0.30
|
569,272
|
8.36
|
0.32
|
338,209
|
0.32
|
275,500
|
5.39
|
0.50
|
275,500
|
0.50
|
202,500
|
6.36
|
0.82
|
184,707
|
0.82
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,156,583
|
6.93
|
$0.44
|
907,727
|
$0.44
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
5. Stock Options
Continued
|
|
The
fair value of each stock-based award granted was estimated on the
date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the
following assumptions:
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
Risk-free interest
rate
|
1.85 –
1.88%
|
|
2.73 –
3.05%
|
Expected stock price
volatility
|
50%
|
|
50%
|
Expected dividend
yield
|
0%
|
|
0%
|
Expected life of
options
|
5 years
|
|
5 years
|
|
|
As of
December 31, 2019 and 2018, the aggregate intrinsic value of
options outstanding was $14,104. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018,
the aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable was
$14,104.
|
|
|
Expected
option lives and volatilities were based on historical data of the
Company and comparable companies in the industry. The risk-free
interest rate was calculated using similar rates published by the
Federal Reserve. The Company has no plans to declare any future
dividends.
|
6. Common
Stock
|
|
The
Company has authorized capital stock consisting of 25,000,000
shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, or common
stock, of which 21,250,000 shares have been designated as Class A
voting common stock (Class A Common Stock), and 3,750,000 have been
designated as Class B Common Stock (collectively, Common
Stock).
|
|
|
Voting Rights
Each
outstanding share of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to one
(1) vote on each matter to be voted on by the stockholders of the
Company. Each outstanding share of Class B Common Stock shall not
be entitled to a vote on any matter to be voted on by the
stockholders of the Company, unless specifically required by the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
|
|
|
Liquidation Rights
The
holders of Common Stock outstanding shall be entitled to receive
all of the assets and funds of the Company remaining and available
for distribution. Such assets and funds shall be divided among and
paid to the holders of Common Stock, on a pro-rata basis, according
to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them.
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
6. Common
Stock
Continued
|
|
Dividends
Dividends
may be paid on the outstanding shares of Common Stock as and when
declared by the Board, out of funds legally available
therefore.
|
|
|
Identical Rights
Holders
of the Class B Common Stock shall rank equally with, and have
identical rights and privileges as, holders of all other shares of
the Common Stock, except with regard to voting rights as provided
above.
|
7. Related Party
Transactions
|
|
The
Company has a marketing services contract with an entity owned by
one of the Company’s officers and stockholders. During 2019
and 2018, the Company incurred expenses of $0 and $546,320,
respectively, to the related party for marketing services. As of
December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had outstanding accounts
payable to an entity owned by one of the Company's officers and
stockholders of approximately $24,000 and $68,000, respectively. As
of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had a note receivable to
an entity owned by one of the Company’s officers and
stockholders of approximately $100,000 and $100,000, respectively.
On January 2, 2019, the Company sold its wholly-owned subsidiary
VAS Portal, LLC to a related party for $1. Almost no activity
occurred in VAS Portal, LLC from the date of its organization
through January 2, 2019.
|
8. Income Taxes
|
|
The
provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the amount
computed at federal statutory rates as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal income tax at
statutory rates
|
$(338,342)
|
$(60,113)
|
State income tax at
statutory rates
|
(61,675)
|
(7,652)
|
Change in valuation
allowance
|
384,094
|
48,855
|
Change in statutory
rates
|
–
|
–
|
Other
|
16,023
|
19,010
|
|
|
|
|
$100
|
$100
|
|
|
Significant
components of the Company’s net deferred income tax assets
(liabilities) are as follows as of December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating loss
carryforwards
|
$2,462,334
|
$2,255,076
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
42,496
|
44,294
|
Accrual to cash
adjustments
|
1,264,313
|
1,088,144
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
15,435
|
12,970
|
Valuation
allowance
|
(3,784,578)
|
(3,400,484)
|
|
|
|
|
$–
|
$–
|
VIDANGEL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Continued
December 31, 2019 and 2018
8. Income Taxes
Continued
|
|
As of
December 31, 2019, the Company has net operating loss (NOL)
carryforwards available to offset future taxable income, if any, of
approximately $9,885,000 which will begin to expire in 2036. The
portion of the NOL carryforward relating to periods prior to
January 1, 2018 for federal income tax purposes totaled
approximately $8,239,000 and will expire during the years 2036 and
2037. The portion of the NOL carryforward relating to periods
subsequent to January 1, 2018 for federal income tax purposes total
approximately $1,645,000 and can be carried forward
indefinitely.
|
|
|
The
utilization of the NOL carryforwards is subject to annual
limitations under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Section
382 imposes limitations on a corporation’s ability to utilize
its NOL carryforwards if it experiences an “ownership
change.” In general terms, an ownership change results from
transactions increasing the ownership of certain stockholders in
the stock of a corporation by more than 50% over a three-year
period.
|
|
|
The
Company has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax
positions requiring disclosure, and there are no material amounts
of unrecognized tax benefits.
|
PART III – EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT INDEX
The
following exhibits are filed as part of this Preliminary Offering
Circular on Form 1-A:
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of VidAngel, Inc., as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of our
Form 1-A filed on September 22, 2016
|
|
2.2*
|
|
Form of
Third Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of VidAngel,
Inc.
|
|
|
|
Bylaws
of VidAngel, Inc., incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.2 of our Form 1-A filed on
September
16, 2016
|
|
|
|
Investor
Rights and Voting Agreement between VidAngel, Inc. and certain
investors, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1 of our Form 1-A filed on September 22,
2016
|
|
|
|
Form of
Stockholders Agreement between VidAngel, Inc. and the Class B
Common Stockholders, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Form 1-A filed on October 6,
2016
|
|
3.3*
|
|
Form of First Amendment to Stockholders Agreement between
VidAngel, Inc. and the Class B Common Stockholders
|
|
4.1*
|
|
Form of
Subscription Agreement
|
|
10.1
|
|
Powers
of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Offering
Circular)
|
|
|
|
Consent
of Tanner LLC
|
|
11.2*
|
|
Consent
of Kaplan Voekler Cunningham and Frank PLC (included in Exhibit
12.1)
|
|
12.1*
|
|
Opinion
of Kaplan Voekler Cunningham and Frank, PLC as to legality of the
securities being registered
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
To be filed by Amendment
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form 1-A and has duly caused this
Offering Circular to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Provo, State of
Utah on October 13, 2020.
|
VIDANGEL, INC.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Neal S. Harmon
|
|
|
|
Neal S.
Harmon
|
|
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
|
|
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the
undersigned directors and officers of VidAngel, Inc. (the
“Company”) hereby severally constitute and
appoint Neal S. Harmon and Patrick Reilly, with full power of
substitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, to
do any and all things in our names in the capacities indicated
below which said Neal S. Harmon and Patrick Reilly may deem
necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules regulations
and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in
connection with the Regulation A Offering Circular on Form 1-A of
the Company, including specifically but not limited to, power and
authority to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated
below, the Regulation A offering circular and any and
all amendments thereto; and we hereby ratify and confirm all that
said Neal S. Harmon and Patrick Reilly shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue thereof.
This
offering circular
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.
Name
|
|
Title
|
|
Date
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Neal S. Harmon
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer and
|
|
October 13,
2020
|
Neal S.
Harmon
|
|
Director
(principal
executive officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Patrick Reilly
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
October 13,
2020
|
Patrick
Reilly
|
|
(principal
financial and accounting officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Dalton Wright
|
|
Director
|
|
|
Dalton
Wright
|
|
|
|
October 13,
2020
|
/s/
Paul Ahlstrom
|
|
Director
|
|
October 13,
2020
|
Paul
Ahlstrom
|
|
|
|
|
* /s/
Neal S. Harmon
|
|
Attorney-In-Fact
|
|
October 13,
2020
|
Neal
S. Harmon
|
|
|
|
|