Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 15, 2025

PODCASTONE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-41795		35-2503373
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

345 North Maple Drive, Suite 295

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(310) 858-0888

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share		PODC		The NASDAQ Capital Market

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

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

Emerging growth company ☒

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

Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 15, 2025, PodcastOne, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a three-year Enterprise Service and Advertising Agreement (the “Agreement”) with ART19 LLC (“ART19”), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. to move the existing network of PodcastOne programming to the ART19 hosting platform. The Agreement is expected to drive additional monetization opportunities across the Company’s vast library of popular podcasts.

Pursuant to the Agreement ART19 is required to pay the Company a minimum guarantee of $15.0 million plus over the term of the Agreement based on the Company achieving certain minimum impressions amount, which guarantee is subject to adjustment as provided in the Agreement, including if the Company achieves higher minimum impressions amounts. In addition, the Agreement provides for a revenue share split between the Company and ART19 based on gross sales revenue achieved by the Company under the Agreement.

The Agreement contains certain standard covenants for the benefit of each party and certain customary representations and warranties and standard Company indemnification obligations. The Agreement contains certain customary termination provisions, including as a result of an uncured material breach or if the total impressions amount decreases below a certain minimum level.

SIGNATURES

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

	PODCASTONE, INC.

Dated: January 16, 2025	By:	/s/ Aaron Sullivan
	Name:	Aaron Sullivan
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Cover	Jan. 15, 2025
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 15, 2025
Entity File Number	001-41795
Entity Registrant Name	PODCASTONE, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001940177
Entity Tax Identification Number	35-2503373
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	345 North Maple Drive
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 295
Entity Address, City or Town	Beverly Hills
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	90210
City Area Code	310
Local Phone Number	858-0888
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Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share
Trading Symbol	PODC
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Elected Not To Use the Extended Transition Period	false