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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE
DIRECTOR NOMINEES. |
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Year Ended December 31,
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2019
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2018
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Audit Fees(1)
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| | | $ | 200,000 | | | | | $ | 200,000 | | |
Audit-Related Fees(2)
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| | | | 139,459 | | | | | | 146,527 | | |
Tax Fees(3)
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| | | | 85,100 | | | | | | 37,500 | | |
All Other Fees
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Total Fees
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| | | $ | 424,559 | | | | | $ | 384,027 | | |
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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF
THE APPOINTMENT OF ROSENFIELD AND COMPANY, PLLC AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
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Name
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Age
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Position
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Audit
Committee |
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Compensation
Committee |
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Nominating
Committee |
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William J. Rouhana, Jr.* | | |
67
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Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer |
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Scott W. Seaton* | | |
60
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Vice Chairman and
Chief Strategy Officer |
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Christopher Mitchell* | | |
50
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| | Chief Financial Officer | | | | | | | | | | |
Elana B. Sofko | | |
52
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| | Chief Operating Officer | | | | | | | | | | |
Amy L. Newmark* | | |
63
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Senior Brand Advisor and
Director |
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Fred M. Cohen | | |
75
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| | Director | | |
✓
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✓
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✓
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Cosmo DeNicola | | |
65
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| | Director | | |
✓
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Martin Pompadur | | |
84
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| | Director | | | | | | | | |
✓
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Christina Weiss Lurie | | |
60
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| | Director | | | | | |
✓
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✓
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Diana Wilkin | | |
61
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| | Director | | |
✓
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✓
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Qualifications
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Experience
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Executive
Leadership |
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Public
Company Director |
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Audit
Committee Financial Expert(1) |
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Finance
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Law
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M&A
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Media &
Entertainment Industry Experience |
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William J. Rouhana, Jr.
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| | | | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | | |
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Scott W. Seaton
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| | | | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | | |
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Amy L. Newmark
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| | | | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | | |
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Fred M. Cohen
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| | | | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | | |
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Cosmo DeNicola
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| | | | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | | |
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Martin Pompadur
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| | | | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | | |
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Christina Weiss Lurie
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| | | | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | | |
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Diana Wilkin
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| | | | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | | |
Name
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Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash ($)(1) |
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Stock Awards ($)(2)
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Total ($)
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Amy L. Newmark
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Peter J. Dekom(3)
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| | | | 12,500 | | | | | | 12,503 | | | | | | 25,003 | | |
Fred M. Cohen
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| | | | 25,000 | | | | | | 25,053 | | | | | | 50,053 | | |
Christina Weiss Lurie
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| | | | 25,000 | | | | | | 25,053 | | | | | | 50,053 | | |
Diana Wilkin
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| | | | 25,000 | | | | | | 25,053 | | | | | | 50,053 | | |
Cosmo DeNicola(4)
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| | | | 12,500 | | | | | | 12,550 | | | | | | 25,050 | | |
Martin Pompadur(4)
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| | | | 12,500 | | | | | | 12,550 | | | | | | 25,050 | | |
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Option Awards
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Name
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Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |
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Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |
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Option
Exercise Price ($) |
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Option
Expiration Date |
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Amy L. Newmark
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| | | | 100,000 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 6.50 | | | | | | 12/31/2022 | | |
Name and Position
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Year
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Salary ($)(1)
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Bonus ($)(1)
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Stock
Awards ($)(2) |
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All Other ($)(1)
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Total ($)
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William J. Rouhana, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | 2019 | | | | | | 126,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9,326 | | | | | | 135,326 | | |
| | | 2018 | | | | | | 126,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9,326 | | | | | | 135,326 | | | ||
Scott W. Seaton
Vice Chairman |
| | | | 2019 | | | | | | 62,500 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10,314 | | | | | | 72,814 | | |
| | | 2018 | | | | | | 125,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 51,000 | | | | | | 20,628 | | | | | | 196,628 | | | ||
Daniel M. Pess
Former Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | 2018 | | | | | | 147,000 | | | | | | 135,000 | | | | | | 51,000 | | | | | | 17,135 | | | | | | 350,135 | | |
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Christopher Mitchell
Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | 2019 | | | | | | 175,000 | | | | | | 108,750 | | | | | | 399,000 | | | | | | 22,332 | | | | | | 705,082 | | |
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Elana B. Sofko
Chief Operating Officer |
| | | | 2019 | | | | | | 320,000 | | | | | | 160,000 | | | | | | 399,000 | | | | | | 15,611 | | | | | | 894,611 | | |
| | | 2018 | | | | | | 280,000 | | | | | | 140,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 18,879 | | | | | | 299,379 | | |
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Potential Termination Payments
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Name
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By the Executive ($)
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By Company for Cause ($)
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By Company without Cause ($)
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Elana B. Sofko
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 160,000 | | |
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Option Awards
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Name
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Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |
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Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |
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Option
Exercise Price ($) |
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Option
Expiration Date |
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William J. Rouhana, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Scott W. Seaton
Vice Chairman |
| | | | 100,000 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 6.50 | | | | | | 1/1/2022 | | |
Daniel M. Pess*
Former Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | 100,000 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 6.50 | | | | | | 1/1/2022 | | |
Christopher Mitchell
Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | 33,332 | | | | | | 66,668 | | | | | | 8.08 | | | | | | 1/16/2023 | | |
Elana B. Sofko
Chief Operating Officer |
| | | | 75,000 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 7.50 | | | | | | 12/31/2022 | | |
| | | 33,332 | | | | | | 66,668 | | | | | | 8.08 | | | | | | 1/16/2024 | | |
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Shares Beneficially Owned
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
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Class A
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%
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Class B
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%
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Percent of
Total Voting Power(2) |
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Current Directors and Officers: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
William J. Rouhana, Jr.(3)
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| | | | 157,500(4) | | | | | | 3.63 | | | | | | 7,813,938(5) | | | | | | 100 | | | | | | 95.11 | | |
Scott W. Seaton
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| | | | 119,660(6) | | | | | | 2.79 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Christopher Mitchell
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| | | | 45,915(7) | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Elana B. Sofko
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| | | | 116,665(8) | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Amy L. Newmark(3)
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| | | | 161,464(9) | | | | | | 3.73 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Fred M. Cohen
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| | | | 13,070 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Cosmo DeNicola
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| | | | 253,351(10) | | | | | | 5.98 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Martin Pompadur
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| | | | 1,561 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Christina Weiss Lurie
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| | | | 31,823 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Diana Wilkin
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| | | | 20,153 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
All current directors and executive officers as a
group (ten persons) |
| | | | 921,162(11) | | | | | | 21.51 | | | | | | 7,813,938 | | | | | | 100 | | | | | | 96.03 | | |
Five Percent Holders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chicken Soup for the Soul Productions, LLC
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| | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 7,654,506 | | | | | | 97.96 | | | | | | 92.98 | | |
Trema, LLC
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| | | | 157,500(4) | | | | | | 3.79 | | | | | | 159,432 | | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | | 2.13 | | |
Royce & Associates, LP(12)
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| | | | 413,224 | | | | | | 9.87 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Greenhaven Road Investment Management,
L.P.(13) |
| | | | 813,714 | | | | | | 17.48 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Sony Corporation(14)
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| | | | 4,000,000 | | | | | | 48.87 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 4.63 | | |
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