Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

18. Subsequent Events

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18. Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

Vintage Stock Acquisition

 

On November 3, 2016 (the “Closing Date”), Live Ventures Incorporated (“Live Ventures”), through its newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary, Vintage Stock Affiliated Holdings LLC (“VSAH”), entered into a series of agreements in connection with its purchase of Vintage Stock, Inc., a Missouri corporation (“Vintage Stock”). The purchase and financing transactions were, in the aggregate, valued at approximately $60 million. The purchase was effectuated between VSAH and the shareholders of Vintage Stock, with VSAH acquiring 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Vintage Stock. In connection with the purchase and finance transactions, various persons and entities entered into a series of agreements (each of which is dated the Closing Date, with funding initiated on the Closing Date and concluded on November 4, 2016), certain of which are listed below:

 

  · Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) among VSAH, Vintage Stock, the trustees of the five trusts (the “Trusts”) that held all of the outstanding capital stock Vintage Stock, and the trustees of three of the Trusts, Rodney Spriggs, Kenneth Caviness, and Steven Wilcox acting in their respective individual capacities (the trustees and such three individuals, collectively, the “Sellers”), and Rodney Spriggs, in his capacity as the representative of the Sellers for certain purposes of the SPA (the “Sellers’ Representative”);

 

  · Subordinated Promissory Note by VSAH payable to certain Sellers, in an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 (the “Subordinated Acquisition Note”);

 

  · Employment Agreement between Vintage Stock and Rodney Spriggs;

 

  · Stock Option Agreement between Live Ventures and Rodney Spriggs with a five-year installment vesting term;

 

  · Employment Agreement between Vintage Stock and Steve Wilcox;

 

  · Loan Agreement (the “Revolving Loan Agreement”) between Vintage Stock (the “Revolving Loan Borrower”) and Texas Capital Bank, National Association, as the Lender thereunder (the “Revolving Loan Lender”);

 

  · Security Agreement by the Revolving Loan Borrower in favor of the Revolving Loan Lender;

 

  · Term Loan Agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”) among VSAH and Vintage Stock (VSAH and Vintage Stock, together, the “Term Loan Borrowers”), the Lenders under and as defined in the Term Loan Agreement (the “Term Loan Lenders”), Capitala Private Credit Fund V, L.P., in its capacity as lead arranger, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative and collateral agent on behalf of the Term Loan Lenders (the “Term Loan Administrative Agent”); and

 

  · Security and Pledge Agreement among the Term Loan Borrowers and the Term Loan Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement).

  

The purchase price for the capital stock of Vintage Stock was approximately $58 million. The purchase price and related transaction expenses of approximately $2 million were paid through a combination of (a) debt financing that was provided by (i) the Revolving Loan Lender under the Revolving Loan Agreement in the amount of approximately $12 million and (ii) the Term Loan Lenders under the Term Loan Agreement in the aggregate amount of $30 million, (b) the Subordinated Acquisition Note in the amount of $10 million, and (c) capital provided by Live Ventures in the amount of $8 million. In connection with operations of Vintage Stock after the closing of the purchase transaction, Vintage Stock may borrow up to an additional approximately $8 million under the Revolving Loan Agreement (based on availability and eligibility under the Revolving Loan Agreement).

 

The term loans under the Term Loan Agreement bear interest at either the LIBO rate (as described below) or base rate, plus an applicable margin in each case. In their loan notice to the Term Loan Administrative Agent, the Term Loan Borrowers selected the LIBO rate for the initial term loans made under the Term Loan Agreement on the Closing Date.

 

The interest rate for LIBO rate loans under the Term Loan Agreement is equal to the sum of (a) the greater of (i) a rate per annum equal to (A) the offered rate for deposits in United States Dollars for the applicable interest period and for the amount of the applicable loan that is a LIBOR loan that appears on Bloomberg ICE LIBOR Screen (or any successor thereto) that displays an average ICE Benchmark Administration Limited Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in United States Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such interest period) with a term equivalent to such interest period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two business days prior to the first day of such interest period, divided by (B) the sum of one minus the daily average during such interest period of the aggregate maximum reserve requirement (expressed as a decimal) then imposed under Regulation D of the FRB for “Eurocurrency Liabilities” (as defined therein), and (ii) 0.50% per annum, plus (b) the sum of (i) 12.50% per annum in cash pay plus (ii) 3.00% per annum payable in kind by compounding such interest to the principal amount of the obligations under the Term Loan Agreement on each interest payment date.

 

The interest rate for base rate loans under the Term Loan Agreement is equal to the sum of (a) the highest of (with a minimum of 1.50%) (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (ii) the prime rate, and (iii) the LIBO rate plus 1.00%, plus (b) the sum of (i) 11.50% per annum payable in cash plus (ii) 3.00% per annum payable in kind by compounding such interest to the principal amount of the obligations under the Term Loan Agreement on each interest payment date.

 

The payment obligations under the Term Loan Agreement include (i) monthly payments of interest and (ii) principal installment payments in an amount equal to $725,000 due on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year, with the first such payment due on December 31, 2016. The outstanding principal amounts of the term loans and all accrued interest thereon under the Term Loan Agreement are due and payable in November 2021.

 

The Term Loan Borrowers may prepay the term loans under the Term Loan Agreement from time to time, subject to the payment (with certain exceptions described below) of a prepayment premium of: (i) an amount equal to 2.0% of the principal amount of the term loan prepaid if prepaid during the period of time from and after the Closing Date up to the first anniversary of the Closing Date; (ii) 1.0% of the principal amount of the term loan prepaid if prepaid during the period of time from and after the first anniversary of the Closing Date up to the second anniversary of the Closing Date; and (iii) zero if prepaid from and after the second anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

The Term Loan Borrowers may make the following prepayments of the term loans under Term Loan Agreement without being required to pay any prepayment premium:

 

(i) an amount not to exceed $3 million of the term loans;

 

(ii) in addition to any amount prepaid in respect of item (i), an additional amount not to exceed $1.45 million, but only if that additional amount is paid prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date; and

 

(iii) in addition to any amount prepaid in respect of item (i), an additional amount not to exceed the difference between $2.9 million and any amount prepaid in respect of item (ii), but only if that additional amount is paid from and after the first anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

There are also various mandatory prepayment triggers under the Term Loan Agreement, including in respect of excess cash flow, dispositions, equity and debt issuances, extraordinary receipts, equity contributions, change in control, and failure to obtain required landlord consents.

 

The revolving loans under the Revolving Loan Agreement bear interest at a varying rate of interest, which is the LIBOR rate plus 2.75%. The LIBOR rate under the Revolving Loan Agreement is equal to the one-month LIBOR rate for deposits in United States Dollars that appears on Thomson Reuters British Bankers Association LIBOR Rates Page (or the successor thereto) as of 11:00 a.m., London, England time, on the applicable determination date.

 

The payment obligations under the Revolving Loan Agreement include monthly payments of interest and all outstanding principal and accrued interest thereon due in November 2020, which is when the revolving loan availability under the Revolving Loan Agreement terminates.

 

The Revolving Loan Agreement contains certain mandatory prepayment triggers that are customarily required for similar financings.

 

Each of the Term Loan Agreement and the Revolving Loan Agreement contains certain representations and warranties, certain affirmative covenants, certain negative covenants, certain financial covenants, and certain conditions that are customarily required for similar financings.

 

Vintage Stock had audited revenue and net income of approximately $61.6 million and $12.2 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

The Company is unable to make all the disclosures required by ASC 805-10-50-2 at this time as the initial accounting and pro forma analysis for this business combination is incomplete. Audited financial statements for calendar year 2015 and 2014 are complete for Vintage Stock. The Company is making several interim adjustments to Vintage Stock’s carrying value of inventory, depreciation expense and cost of sales prior to being able to prepare Vintage Stock unaudited fiscal year balance sheets and statements of operation for years ending September 30, 2015 and 2016, respectively. Upon completion of the unaudited Vintage Stock fiscal year balance sheets and statements of operation for years ending September 30, 2015 and 2016, respectively; unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information will then be prepared with the applicable pro forma adjustments and disclosed in Form 8-K/A within the required timeframe.

 

In addition, the Company is preparing a preliminary purchase price allocation which is subject to change. The Company will complete its analysis to determine the fair value of inventory, property and equipment, Revolving Loan, Term Loan and Subordinated Note on the acquisition date. Once this analysis is complete, the Company will adjust, if necessary, the provisional amounts assigned to inventory, property and equipment, Revolving Loan, Term Loan and Subordinated Note in the accounting period in which the analysis is completed. The preliminary purchase price allocation will be disclosed in Form 8-K/A within the required timeframe.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

On November 22, 2016, the Company’s board of directors authorized a one-for-six reverse stock split and a contemporaneous one-for-six (1:6) reduction in the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share from 60,000,000 to 10,000,000 shares, to take effect for stockholders of record as of December 5, 2016. No fractional shares will be issued.

 

All share, option and warrant related information presented in these financial statements and accompanying footnotes has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the decreased number of shares resulting in this action.

 

Novalk Apps S.A.S. agreement

 

On December 7, 2016, the Company and Novalk Apps S.A.S. (“Novalk”), a licensor and developer of certain software the Company purchased in fiscal year 2015, memorialized an agreement which is effective September 15, 2016 that changes the terms and conditions relating to payment of the outstanding software license fee of $1,500,000. The software fee will be settled in exchange for to be issued and certificated 58,333 shares of the Company’s common stock subsequent to year ending September 30, 2016. As a result of this agreement, the Company is recording $915,500 of other income in September 2016 and maintaining an accrued liability to Novalk for $584,500 to be settled when the common shares are issued to Novalk after year ending September 30, 2016.

 

Kingston Diversified Holdings LLC agreement

 

On December 21, 2016, the Company and Kingston Diversified Holdings LLC (“Kingston”) entered into an agreement modifying its agreement between the parties. This agreement, effective September 15, 2016, memorializes an October 2015 interim agreement to extend the maturity date by twelve months for 55,888 shares of to be issued and certificated Series B Convertible Preferred shares with a value on September 15, 2016 of $2,800,000 as a compromise between the parties in respect of certain of their respective rights and duties under the agreement. The agreement also decreases the maximum principal amount of the Notes from $10,000,000 in principal amount to $2,000,000 in principal amount, and eliminates any and all actual, contingent, or other obligations of the Company to issue to the Purchaser any shares of the Company’s common stock, or to grant any rights, warrants, options, or other derivatives that are exercisable or convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock. Kingston acknowledges that. from the effective date through and including December 31, 2021, it shall not sell, transfer, assign, hypothecate, pledge, margin, hedge, trade, or otherwise obtain or attempt to obtain any economic value from any of the shares or any shares into which they may be converted or from which they may be exchanged. As a result of this agreement, the Company is recording $2,800,000 of interest expense in September 2016 and accruing a liability to Kingston for the same amount to be settled when the common shares are issued to Kingston after year ending September 30, 2016.

 

Convertible Series B Preferred Shares

 

On December 27, 2016 the Company established a new series of preferred shares, convertible Series B preferred stock. Our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, as of the date of this Report, has 0 shares issued and outstanding. The shares, as a series, are entitled to dividends on our Common Stock are declared by the Board of Directors, subject to a $1.00 (in the aggregate for all then-issued and outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock). The series does not have any redemption rights or Stock basis, except as otherwise required by the Nevada Revised Statutes. The series does not provide for any specific allocation of seats on the Board of Directors. At any time and from time to time, the shares of such series are convertible into shares of Common Stock at a ratio of one preferred share into five common shares, subject to equitable adjustment in the event of forward stock splits and reverse stock splits. The holders of shares of the Series B Convertible Stock have agreed not to sell transfer, assign, hypothecate, pledge, margin, hedge, trade, or otherwise obtain or attempt to obtain any economic value from any of such shares or any shares into which they may be converted (e.g. Common Stock) or for which they may be exchanged. This “lockup” agreement expires on December 31, 2021. Our Warrant Agreements with ICG have been amended to provide that the shares underlying those warrants are exercisable into shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, which warrant shares are also subject to the same “lockup” agreement as the currently outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.