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Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

28. Subsequent Events

The Company performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date of filing of these consolidated financial statements with the SEC. Other than the below described subsequent events, there were no material subsequent events which affected, or could affect, the amounts or disclosures on the consolidated financial statements.

Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation

On January 6, 2020, Say Media amended its certificate of incorporation to change its name to Maven Coalition, Inc.

2019 Equity Incentive Plan

From January 1, 2020 through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued or were available to be issued, the Company granted common stock options and restricted stock units totaling 61,640,795 (includes 11,158,049 stock options and 26,048,781 restricted stock units issued on February 28, 2021, see below for further details) shares of the Company’s common stock, of which 59,138,442 remain outstanding as of the date these consolidated financial statements were issued or were available to be issued, to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock to officers, directors, employees and consultants. The Company’s stockholders approved the 2019 Plan and the maximum number of shares authorized of 85,000,000 under the 2019 Plan on April 3, 2020. The Company did not have sufficient authorized but unissued common shares to allow for the exercise of the stock options granted under the 2019 Plan; accordingly, any stock option grants under the 2019 Plan were considered unfunded and were not permitted to be exercised until sufficient common shares were authorized (further details are provided under the heading Sequencing Policy in Note 28).

On January 8, 2021, the Company amended certain grants of common stock options under its 2019 Plan to remove certain vesting conditions for the performance-based awards, in general, the amendment provides that:

	●	the common stock options will vest with respect to one-third of the grant when the optionholder completes one year of continuous service beginning on the grant date; and
	●	the remaining common stock options will vest monthly over twenty-four months when the optionholder completes each month of continuous service thereafter.

On February 18, 2021, the Board approved an amendment to the Company’s 2019 Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, available for issuance under the 2019 Plan from 85,000,000 shares to 185,000,000 shares. Further, the Board approved up to an aggregate amount of 26,200,000 stock options to be made on or before March 18, 2021 for shares of the Company’s common stock to certain executive officers of the Company under the 209 Plan. A total of 11,158,049 stock options were granted and designated as a non-qualified stock options, subject to certain terms and conditions.

Restricted Stock

On December 15, 2020, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment in connection with the HubPages Merger. The Fourth Amendment provides that:

	●	the restricted stock awards will cease to vest and all unvested shares will be deemed unvested and forfeited, leaving an aggregate of 1,064,549 shares vested;
	●	the restricted stock units will be modified to vest on December 31, 2020 and as of the close of business on December 31, 2020, each restricted stock unit will be terminated and deemed forfeited, with no shares vesting thereunder; and
	●	subject to certain conditions, the Company agreed to purchase from certain key personnel of HubPages who agreed to continue their employment, the vested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, at a price of $4.00 per share in 24 equal monthly installments on the second business day of each calendar month beginning on January 4, 2021.

On February 18, 2021, the Board approved the issuance of restricted stock units to certain executive officers of the Company under the 2019 Plan. A total of 26,048,781 restricted stock units were granted, subject to certain terms and conditions.

Common Stock Warrants

On October 26, 2020, the Company exchanged 150,000 of certain Channel Partner Warrants for shares of the Company’s common stock that were originally issued on December 20, 2017 with an exercise price of $2.08, for an aggregate of 125,000 new warrants for shares of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.65 for the surrender and termination of the original warrants.

Appointment of New Executive Officers and Directors

On August 26, 2020, the Company announced the appointment of Ross Levinsohn as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

On February 16, 2021, the Company announced the appointment of Robertson Barrett as the President of Maven Media Brands, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Maven.

On March 9, 2021, the Company announced the appointment of Eric Semler as a director of the Company.

Operating Lease

On January 14, 2020, the Company entered into an office lease of approximately 40,868 rentable square feet at 225 Liberty Street, 27^th Floor, New York, New York, with an effective date of February 1, 2020. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company has a rent abatement for the initial nine months of the lease term, with rent payments commencing during November 1, 2020 and the lease expiring on November 30, 2032. The Company has a maximum tenant allowance of $408,680 for certain costs. Monthly rental payments are as follows: (1) initial sixty-month term is equal to $252,019; (2) second sixty-month term is equal to $269,048; and (3) remainder twenty-five-month term is equal to $286,076; for total minimum lease payments of $38,415,920. In addition to the fixed rent the Company will also pay a portion of the operating costs associated with the space and is entitled to.

Effective March 1, 2020, the Company entered into a corporate apartment lease at 30 West Street, New York, New York 10004. The lease has a term of 18 months, terminating on August 31, 2020. The annual lease payments aggregate to approximately $153,000.

12% Convertible Debentures

On December 31, 2020, certain holders converted the 12% Convertible Debentures representing an aggregate of $18,104,949 of the then-outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest into 53,887,470 shares of the Company’s common stock at effective conversion per-share prices ranging from $0.33 to $0.40. Further, the Company repaid an aggregate of $1,130,903 of the 12% Convertible Debentures, including the then-outstanding principal and accrued interest, in cash. As of December 31, 2020, there was no longer any principal or accrued but unpaid interest outstanding under the 12% Convertible Debentures. As a result of conversion of certain 12% Convertible Debentures into shares of the Company’s common stock, the Company will no longer have an embedded derivative liability related to the conversion option, and will recognize the fair value of such amount immediately before the conversion as additional paid-in capital. Further, with respect to the conversion of the accrued interest into shares of the Company’s common stock, the Company will recognize a beneficial conversion feature, as deemed appropriate, at the time of conversion.

12% Amended Senior Secured Notes

On February 27, 2020, the Company entered into a second amendment to the amended and restated note purchase agreement, which further amended the amended and restated note purchase agreements dated as of June 14, 2019 and June 14, 2022. Pursuant to the second amendment to the amended and restated note purchase agreement, the Company replaced its previous $3.5 million working capital facility with Sallyport with a new $15.0 million working capital facility with FastPay (as further described below under the heading FastPay Credit Facility); and (ii) BRF Finance issued a letter of credit in the amount of approximately $3.0 million to the Company’s landlord for the property lease located at 225 Liberty Street, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10281.

12% Second Amended Senior Secured Notes

On March 24, 2020, the Company entered into a second amended and restated note purchase agreement (the “12% Second Amended Senior Secured Notes”), which further amended and restated the second amendment to the amended and restated note purchase agreement. Pursuant to the 12% Second Amended Senior Secured Notes, interest on amounts outstanding under the existing 12% Amended Senior Secured Notes with respect to (i) interest that was payable on such notes on March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, and (ii) at the Company’s option, with the consent of requisite purchasers, interest that was payable on September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020, in lieu of the payment in cash of all or any portion of the interest due on such dates, would be payable in-kind in arrears on the last day of such applicable fiscal quarter.

On October 23, 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the 12% Second Amended Senior Secured Notes (“Amendment 1”), pursuant to which the maturity date of the 12% Second Amended Senior Secured Notes was changed to December 31, 2022, subject to certain acceleration conditions. Pursuant to Amendment 1, interest payable on the 12% Second Amended Senior Secured Notes on September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021, September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2021 will be payable in-kind in arrears on the last day of such fiscal quarter. Alternatively, at the option of the holder, such interest amounts originally could have been paid in shares of Series K Preferred Stock; however, after December 18, 2020, the date the Series K Preferred Stock converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, all such interest amounts can be paid in shares of the Company’s common stock based upon the conversion rate specified for the Series K Preferred Stock (or $0.40).

The balance outstanding under the 12% Second Amended Senior Secured Notes as of the date these consolidated financial statements were issued or were available to be issued was approximately $56.3 million, which included outstanding principal of approximately $48.8 million, payment of in-kind interest of approximately $4.2 million that the Company was permitted to add to the aggregate outstanding principal balance, and unpaid accrued interest of approximately $3.3 million).

SallyPort Credit Facility

Effective January 30, 2020, the Company’s factoring facility available with Sallyport Commercial Finance, LLC (“Sallyport”) was closed and funds were no longer available for advance. As of May 4, 2020, there was no longer a balance outstanding under the facility.

FastPay Credit Facility

On February 6, 2020, the Company entered into a financing and security agreement with FPP Finance LLC (“FastPay”), pursuant to which FastPay extended a $15,000,000 line of credit for working capital purposes secured by a first lien on all of the Company’s cash and accounts receivable and a second lien on all other assets. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at the LIBOR Rate plus 8.50% and have a final maturity of February 6, 2022. The balance outstanding as of the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements was approximately $5,013,900.

Asset Acquisition of Petametrics Inc.

On March 9, 2020, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Petametrics Inc., doing business as LiftIgniter, a Delaware corporation (“LiftIgniter”), and Maven Coalition, whereby Maven Coalition purchased substantially all the assets of LiftIgniter’s machine learning platform, which personalizes content and product recommendations in real-team. The purchased assets included LiftIgniter’s intellectual property and excluded certain accounts receivable. Maven Coalition also assumed certain of LiftIgniter’s liabilities. The purchase price consisted of: (1) a cash payment of $184,087 on February 19, 2020, in connection with the repayment of all outstanding indebtedness, (2) a cash payment at closing of $131,202, (3) collections of certain accounts receivable, (4) on the first anniversary date of the closing issuance of restricted stock units for an aggregate of up to 312,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, and (5) on the second anniversary date of the closing issuance of restricted stock units for an aggregate of up to 312,500 shares of the Company’s common stock. Further, the restricted stock units to be issued on the first and second anniversaries of the closing date represent the sole and exclusive recourse of the Company arising for breach of general representations and warranties of LiftIgniter.

Delayed Draw Term Note

On March 24, 2020, the Company entered a 15% delayed draw term note (the “Term Note”) pursuant to the 12% Second Amended Senior Secured Notes, in the aggregate principal amount of $12,000,000.

On March 24, 2020, the Company drew down $6,913,865 under the Term Note, and after payment of commitment and funding fees paid to BRF Finance in the amount of $793,109, and other of its legal fees and expenses that were incurred, the Company received net proceeds of $6,000,000. The net proceeds were used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Additional borrowings under the Term Note requested by the Company may be made at the option of the purchasers, subject to certain conditions. Up to $8,000,000 in principal amount under the Term Note was originally due on March 31, 2021. Interest on amounts outstanding under the Term Note was payable in-kind in arrears on the last day of each fiscal quarter.

Pursuant to the terms of Amendment 1, the maturity date was changed from March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022. Amendment 1 also provided that BRF Finance, as holder, could originally elect, in lieu of receipt of cash for payment of all or any portion of the interest due or cash payments up to a certain conversion portion (as further described in Amendment 1) of the Term Note, to receive shares of Series K Preferred Stock; however, after December 18, 2020, the date the Series K Preferred Stock converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, the holder may elect, in lieu of receipt of cash for such amounts, shares of the Company’s common stock based upon the conversion rate specified for the Series K Preferred Stock (or $0.40).

As of the date these consolidated financial statements were issued or were available to be issued, approximately $3.4 million, including approximately $3.3 million of principal amount of the Term Note and approximately $0.7 million of accrued interest, had been converted into shares of our Series K Preferred Stock. The aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Term Note as of the date these consolidated financial statements were issued or were available to be issued was approximately $4.3 million (including payment of in-kind interest of approximately $0.7 million, which was added to the outstanding Term Note balance).

Payroll Protection Program Loan

On April 6, 2020, the Company entered into a note agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. under the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). The Company received total proceeds of approximately $5.7 million under the note. In accordance with the requirements of the CARES Act, the Company will use proceeds from the note agreement primarily for payroll costs. The note is scheduled to mature on April 6, 2022 and has a 0.98% interest rate and is subject to the terms and conditions applicable to loans administered by the SBA under the CARES Act. The balance outstanding as of the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements was $5,702,725.

Forgiveness of the note is only available for principal that is used for the limited purposes that qualify for forgiveness under SBA requirements, and that to obtain forgiveness, the Company must request it and must provide documentation in accordance with the SBA requirements, and certify that the amounts the Company is requesting to be forgiven qualify under those requirements. The Company will remain responsible under the note for any amounts not forgiven, and that interest payable under the note will not be forgiven but that the SBA may pay the note interest on forgiven amounts. Requirements for forgiveness, among other requirements, provide for eligible expenditures, necessary records/documentation, or possible reductions of the forgiven amount due to changes in number of employees or compensation.

Issuances of Preferred Stock

Series H Preferred Stock – Between August 14, 2020 and August 20, 2020, the Company entered into additional securities purchase agreements for the sale of Series H Preferred Stock with accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company issued 108 shares (after it rescinded the issuance of 2,145 shares that were deemed null and void and repaid to certain holders on October 28, 2020), at a stated value of $1,000 per share, initially convertible into 327,273 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate equal to the stated value divided by the conversion price of $0.33 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $130,000, which was used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Series H Preferred Stock will be adjusted in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, combinations of shares and similar transactions. Each Series H Preferred Stock shall vote on an as-if-converted to common stock basis, subject to beneficial ownership blocker provisions and other certain conditions.

The shares of Series H Preferred Stock are subject to limitations on conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock until the date an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation is filed and accepted with the State of Delaware that increases the number of authorized shares of its common stock to at least a number permitting all the Series H Preferred Stock to be converted in full (further details are provided under the heading Sequencing Policy).

The securities purchase agreements also included a provision that requires the Company to maintain its periodic filings with the SEC in order to satisfy the public information requirements under Rule 144(c) of the Securities Act. If the Company fails for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement commencing from the six (6) month anniversary date of issuance of the Series H Preferred Shares, then the Company will be obligated to pay Public Information Failure Damages (as further described in Note 14) to each holder, consisting of a cash payment equal to 1% of the amount invested as partial liquidated damages, up to a maximum of six months, subject to interest at the rate of 1% per month until paid in full.

On October 31, 2020, the Company issued 389 shares of Series H Preferred Stock to James Heckman at the stated value of $1,000, convertible into 1,178,787 shares of the Company’s common stock, at the option of the holder subject to certain limitations at a conversion rate equal to the stated value divided by the conversion price of $0.33 per share. The shares of Series H Preferred Stock were issued I connection with the cancellation of promissory notes payable to Mr. Heckman in the aggregate outstanding principal amount of $389,000.

Series J Preferred Stock – On September 4, 2020, the Company closed on an additional Series J Preferred Stock issuance with two accredited investors, pursuant to which we issued an aggregate of 10,500 shares of Series J Preferred Stock at a stated value of $1,000 per share, initially convertible into 15,000,000 shares of our common stock at a conversion rate equal to the stated value divided by the conversion price of $0.70, for aggregate gross proceeds of $6,000,000, which was used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Series J Preferred Stock will be adjusted in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, combinations of shares and similar transactions. Each share of Series J Convertible Preferred Stock shall vote on an as-if-converted to common stock basis, subject to certain conditions.

All of the shares of Series J Preferred Stock converted automatically into shares of the Company’s common stock on December 18, 2020, the date the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, which Certificate of Amendment increased the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock to at least a number that permitted all the Series J Preferred Stock, and all of the Series I Preferred Stock, and Series H Preferred Stock, to be converted in full (further details are provided under the heading Sequencing Policy).

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the securities purchase agreements, the Company agreed to register the shares issuable upon conversion of the Series J Preferred Stock for resale by the investors. The Company committed to file the registration statement by no later than the 30th calendar day following the date the Company files its (a) Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019, (b) all its required Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q since the quarter ended September 30, 2018, through the quarter ended September 30, 2020, and (c) any Form 8-K Reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC; but in no event later than April 30, 2021 (the “Filing Date”). The Company also committed to cause the registration statement to become effective by no later than 60 days after the Filing Date (or, in the event of a full review by the staff of the SEC, 120 days following the Filing Date). The registration rights agreement provides for Registration Rights Damages (as further described in Note 14) upon the occurrence of certain events up to a maximum amount of 6% of the aggregate amount invested.

The securities purchase agreements also included a provision that requires the Company to maintain its periodic filings with the SEC in order to satisfy the public information requirements under Rule 144(c) of the Securities Act. If the Company fails for any reason to satisfy the current public information commencing from the six (6) month anniversary date of issuance of the Series J Preferred Shares, then the Company will be obligated to pay Public Information Failure Damages (as further described in Note 14) to each holder, consisting of a cash payment equal to 1% of the amount invested as partial liquidated damages, up to a maximum of six months, subject to interest at the rate of 1% per month until paid in full.

Series K Preferred Stock – On October 22, 2020, 20,000 authorized shares of the Company’s preferred stock were designated as “Series K Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series K Preferred Stock”). Between October 23, 2020 and November 11, 2020, the Company closed on several securities purchase agreements with accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company issued an aggregate of 18,042 shares of Series K Preferred Stock at a stated value of $1,000, initially convertible into 45,105,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate equal to the stated value divided by the conversion price of $0.40 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $18,042,000. The number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Series K Preferred Stock will be adjusted in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, combinations of shares and similar transactions. Each Series K Preferred Stock shall vote on an as-if-converted to common stock basis, subject to certain conditions.

In consideration for its services as placement agent, the Company paid B. Riley FBR a cash fee of $560,500. The Company used approximately $3.4 million of the net proceeds from the financing to partially repay the Term Note and used approximately $2.6 million for payment on a prior investment, with the remainder of approximately $11.5 million for working capital and general corporate purposes.

All of the shares of Series K Preferred Stock converted automatically into shares of the Company’s common stock on December 18, 2020, the date the Company filed the Certificate of Amendment, which increased the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock to at least a number that permitted all the Series K Preferred Stock, and all of the Series J Preferred Stock, Series I Preferred Stock, and Series H Preferred Stock, to be converted in full (further details are provided under the heading Sequencing Policy).

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the securities purchase agreements, the Company agreed to register the shares issuable upon conversion of the Series K Preferred Stock for resale by the investors. The Company committed to file the registration statement by no later than the 30th calendar day following the date the Company files its (a) Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019, (b) all its required Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q since the quarter ended September 30, 2018, through the quarter ended September 30, 2020, and (c) any Form 8-K Reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC; provided, however, if such 30th calendar day is on or after February 12, 2021, then such 30th calendar date shall be tolled until the 30th calendar day following the date that the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Filing Date”). The Company also committed to cause the registration statement to become effective by no later than 90 days after the Filing Date (or, in the event of a full review by the staff of the SEC, 120 days following the Filing Date). The registration rights agreement provides for Registration Rights Damages (as further described in Note 14) upon the occurrence of certain events up to a maximum amount of 6% of the aggregate amount invested.

The securities purchase agreements also included a provision that requires the Company to maintain its periodic filings with the SEC in order to satisfy the public information requirements under Rule 144(c) of the Securities Act. If the Company fails for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement commencing from the six (6) month anniversary date of issuance of the Series K Preferred Shares, then the Company will be obligated to pay Public Information Failure Damages (as further described in Note 14) to each holder, consisting of a cash payment equal to 1% of the amount invested as partial liquidated damages, up to a maximum of six months, subject to interest at the rate of 1% per month until paid in full.

Sequencing Policy

Based on an analysis, the Company has determined that it will have authorized and unissued shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance that it could potentially be required to deliver under its equity contracts as of the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements. This determination was based on the issuance of the aforementioned securities or potentially dilutive securities issued after the year ended December 31, 2019.

On December 18, 2020, the Company filed the Certificate of Amendment to increase the number of authorized shares of its common stock from 100,000,000 shares to 1,000,000,000 shares. As a result, as of December 18, 2020, the Company has a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of its common stock available for issuance required under all of its securities that are convertible into shares of its common stock.

As a result of the increase in authorized and unissued shares of the Company’s common stock on December 18, 2020, all of the Series I Preferred Stock, Series J Preferred Stock and Series K Preferred Stock were converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, accordingly, the Company will recognize a beneficial conversion feature, as deemed appropriate, at the time of conversion.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

In December 2019, COVID-19 was reported in Wuhan, China. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 to constitute a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” Many national governments and sports authorities around the world have made the decision to postpone/cancel high attendance sports events in an effort to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In addition, many governments and businesses have limited non-essential work activity, furloughed and/or terminated many employees and closed some operations and/or locations, all of which has had a negative impact on the economic environment.

As a result of these factors the Company experienced a decline in traffic and advertising revenue in the first and second quarters of 2020. The Company implemented cost reduction measures in an effort to offset these declines. Since May 2020, there has been a steady recovery in the advertising market in both pricing and volume, which coupled with the return of professional and college sports yielded steady growth in revenues through the balance of 2020 and start of 2021. The Company expects a continued modest growth in advertising revenue back toward pre-pandemic levels, however, such growth depends on future developments, including the duration of COVID-19, future sport event advisories and restrictions, and the extent and effectiveness of containment actions taken.

The CARES Act was enacted March 27, 2020 . Among the business provisions, the CARES Act provided for various payroll tax incentives, changes to net operating loss carryback and carryforward rules, business interest expense limitation increases, and bonus depreciation on qualified improvement property. The Company is evaluating the impact of the CARES Act on its consolidated financial statements.