Veritone Inc

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NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Veritone, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Veritone,” and together with its subsidiaries, collectively, the “Company”), is a provider of artificial intelligence (“AI”) computing solutions. The Company’s proprietary AI operating system, aiWARETM, uses machine learning algorithms, or AI models, together with a suite of powerful applications, to reveal valuable insights from vast amounts of structured and unstructured data. The aiWARE platform offers capabilities that mimic human cognitive functions such as perception, prediction and problem solving, enabling users to quickly, efficiently and cost effectively transform unstructured data into structured data, and analyze and optimize data to drive business processes and insights. aiWARE is based on an open architecture that enables new AI models, applications and workflows to be added quickly and efficiently, resulting in a scalable and evolving solution that can be leveraged by organizations across a broad range of business sectors, serving commercial enterprises as well as public sector industries.

In addition, the Company operates a full-service advertising agency to provide differentiated Managed Services to its customers. The Company’s advertising services include media planning and strategy, advertisement buying and placement, campaign messaging, clearance verification and attribution, and custom analytics, specializing in host-endorsed and influencer advertising across primarily radio, podcasting, streaming audio, social media and other digital media channels. The Company’s advertising services also include its VeriAds Network, which is comprised of programs that enable broadcasters, podcasters and social media influencers to generate incremental advertising revenue. The Company also offers cloud-native digital content management solutions and licensing services, primarily to customers in the media and entertainment market. These offerings leverage the Company’s aiWARE technologies, providing customers with unique capabilities to enrich and drive expanded revenue opportunities from their content.

On June 13, 2023, the Company acquired Broadbean (as defined in Note 3), a global leader of talent acquisition software-as-a-service technology. For further details on this acquisition, refer to Note 3.

NOTE 2. PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not contain all information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. Such unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are based on the representations of the Company’s management, who is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the information included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024. Interim results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results the Company will have for the full year ending December 31, 2024.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments that are normal, recurring and necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The financial data and the other information disclosed in these notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements reflected in the three and six month periods presented are unaudited. The December 31, 2023 balance sheet included herein was derived from the audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures or notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.

Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles assuming the Company will continue as a going concern over the next twelve months through August 2025. During the year ended December 31, 2023 and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company used cash in operations of $76,421 and$27,791, respectively, and incurred net losses of $58,625 and$47,429, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of$477,325 and negative working capital of $39,748.

Based on the Company’s liquidity position at June 30, 2024 and the Company’s current forecast of operating results and cash flows, absent any other action, management determined that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern over the twelve months following the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, principally driven by the Company’s current debt service obligations, historical negative cash flows and recurring losses. The Company will require additional liquidity to continue its operations over the next twelve months.

In the near term, and to meet its obligations as they come due, the Company is evaluating strategies to obtain funding for future operations. These strategies may include, but are not limited to, obtaining equity financing, debt and/or further restructuring of operations to grow revenues and decrease operating expenses, which include capturing past cost reductions and potential future cost synergies from the Company’s past acquisitions.

In addition, management recently commenced a formal process to divest a material non-software asset (the “Asset”), which transaction management intends to close within the twelve months following the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. If consummated, the sale of the Asset is expected to generate substantial cash proceeds to be used to repay a portion of the Term Loan and fund future operations. There is no assurance that such transaction will close in the subsequent twelve-month period, or at all, and as a result, these cash flows have been excluded from management’s plans to remediate the doubt of going concern.

The going concern assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company may not be able to access additional equity under acceptable terms, and may not be successful in future operational restructurings or at growing its revenue base. If the Company becomes unable to continue as a going concern, it may have to dispose of other or additional assets and might realize significantly less value than the values at which they are carried on its condensed consolidated financial statements. These actions may cause the Company’s stockholders to lose all or part of their investment in the Company’s common stock. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the Company being unable to continue as a going concern. If the Company cannot continue as a going concern, adjustments to the carrying values and classification of its assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of income and expenses could be required and could be material.

Use of Accounting Estimates

The preparation of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The principal estimates relate to the accounting recognition and presentation of revenue, allowance for credit losses, purchase accounting, impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, the valuation of senior secured debt, the valuation of non-cash consideration received in barter transactions and the evaluation of its realizability, the valuation of stock awards and stock warrants and income taxes, where applicable.

There has been uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and financial markets due to a number of factors including the wars in Ukraine and Israel, the global inflationary environment and high interest rates. The war in Israel has also adversely impacted the Company’s business operations because the Company has an office and personnel based in Herzliya, Israel. The Company is not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require an update to its estimates or assumptions or a revision of the carrying value of its assets or liabilities as of the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

These estimates and assumptions may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained. As a result, actual results could differ materially from these estimates and assumptions.

Significant Customers

During and as of the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, in each case, no individual customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue andone individual customer accounted for 10% or more of accounts receivable. During and as of the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, in each case, one individual customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenue andone individual customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s accounts receivable. No individual customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s accounts receivable as of December 31, 2023.

Contract Balances

Contract liabilities are recorded as deferred revenue when customer payments are received in advance of the Company meeting all the revenue recognition criteria. The Company recognized $12,398 of revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2024 that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2023.

Remaining Performance Obligations

As of June 30, 2024, the aggregate amount of the transaction prices under the Company’s contracts allocated to the Company’s remaining performance obligations was $31,897, approximately 53% of which the Company expects to recognize as revenue over the next twelve months, and the remainder thereafter to be recognized over the next four years. This aggregate amount excludes amounts allocated to remaining performance obligations under contracts that have an original duration of one year or less and variable consideration that is allocated to remaining performance obligations. Excluded based on this policy are balances related to Veritone Hire solutions representing gross purchase orders to be satisfied in less than one year. Revenues will be recognized net of costs to fulfill these orders.

Segment Information

The Company operates asone reportable segment. The Company reports segment information based on the internal reporting used by the chief operating decision maker for making decisions and assessing performance as the source of the Company’s reportable segment.

Seasonality

The Company experiences seasonal fluctuations in its revenue and operating performance as a result of the utilization of its platform and associated revenues from its Software Products & Services. In particular, Veritone Hire solutions revenues and advertising have historically been higher in the second half of each fiscal year, consistent with the hiring and spending cycles of the Company’s larger customers. The Company also experiences seasonality as a result of factors such as the timing of large projects, the length and complexity of sales cycles, trends impacting the Company’s target vertical markets and the Company’s revenue recognition policies and any changes to those policies. Within a given quarter, a higher proportion of the Company’s agreements are signed toward the end of such quarter. Although these seasonal factors are common in the technology industry, historical patterns should not be considered a reliable indicator of our future sales activity or performance.

Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies from those disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) which requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. This standard was effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2023 and the impact of the adoption was not material to our condensed consolidated financial statements as credit losses are not expected to be significant based on historical collection trends, the financial condition of payment partners, and external market factors.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires entities to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, in order to align the recognition of a contract liability with the definition of a performance obligation. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2023. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND DIVESTITURE

Broadbean Acquisition

On June 13, 2023, the Company acquired Broadbean (as defined below), a global leader of talent acquisition software-as-a-service technology, pursuant to a securities and asset purchase agreement whereby the Company acquired (i)100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of (a)Broadbean Technology Pty Ltd, (b) Broadbean Technology Limited, (c) Broadbean, Inc., and (d) CareerBuilder France S.A.R.L., and (ii) certain assets and liabilities related thereto (the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) together, “Broadbean”). The acquisition is intended to strengthen Veritone’s AI-driven human resources product suite, building on the Company’s previous acquisition of PandoLogic.

The total purchase consideration was $53,301 (the “Broadbean Acquisition Consideration”), which consisted of cash payments of $53,301 at closing. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred $4,214 in acquisition-related expenses. The following table summarizes the fair value of the Broadbean Acquisition Consideration:

The allocation of the Broadbean Acquisition Consideration to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based on estimated fair values and is as follows:

**The excess of the total consideration over the tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets, and assumed liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Goodwill is primarily attributable to opportunities to cross-sell into our Commercial Enterprise customer base and to the assembled workforce. Tax deductible goodwill generated from the acquisition is $3,728.

As of June 30, 2024, the allocation of the purchase price has been finalized.

Identifiable Intangible Assets

The identifiable intangible assets acquired consisted of the customer relationships and developed technology with estimated useful lives offour tofive years. The Company amortizes the fair value of these intangible assets on a straight-line basis over their respective useful lives.

Developed technology relates to Broadbean’s internally developed software. The Company valued the developed technology using the relief- from- royalty method under the income approach. This method is based on the application of a royalty rate to forecasted revenue that is expected to be generated by the existing developed technology. The economic useful life was determined based on the technology cycle related to the developed technology, as well as the timing of cash flows over the forecast period. Customer relationships relate to the sales of products and services to Broadbean’s existing customer base. The Company valued the customer relationships using the multi-period excess earnings method under the income approach. This method reflects the present value of the projected cash flows that are expected to be generated by the existing customer relationships less charges representing the contribution of other assets to those cash flows. The economic useful life was determined based on historical customer turnover rates, as well as the timing of cash flows over the forecast period.

The valuation of the intangible assets acquired, along with their estimated useful lives, is as follows:

Taxes

In connection with the acquisition of Broadbean, a net deferred tax liability of $3,741 was established primarily relating to non-goodwill intangible assets and recorded within other non-current liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The amount of tax-deductible goodwill as of the purchase date is $3,728.

Unaudited Pro Forma Results

The unaudited pro forma financial information in the table below summarizes the combined results of operations for the Company and Broadbean as if the companies were combined for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. The unaudited pro forma financial information for all periods presented included the business combination accounting effects resulting from this acquisition, including adjustments to reflect recognition of intangible asset amortization. The unaudited pro forma financial information as presented below is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of January 1, 2023 or the results that may occur in the future.

The unaudited pro forma financial information is as follows:

Energy Group Divestiture

On June 30, 2023, the Company completed the sale of its energy group (the “Energy Divestiture”) to GridBeyond Limited, an Ireland-based privately held company (“GridBeyond”) that delivers AI-powered energy solutions, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement. The Company received 4,160,644 shares of Series B Preference Shares in GridBeyond valued at approximately $2,021 as of June 30, 2023, as well as $549 to be paid in cash. The Energy Divestiture resulted in a pre-tax gain of $2,572 in the second quarter of 2023. The Energy Divestiture didnot meet the criteria of discontinued operations because the disposal does not have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. In April 2024, the Company sold its interest in GridBeyond for $1,800 in cash, resulting in a loss on sale of $172 and a foreign exchange loss of $49, recorded in other income (expense), net.

NOTE 4. DEBT

Senior Secured Term Loan

On December 13, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a Credit and Guaranty Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with certain funds managed by Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and with certain other lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”) and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as administrative agent and collateral agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a $77,500 senior secured term loan (the “Term Loan”), which was fully drawn by the Company on the Closing Date. On the Closing Date, the Company used $37,500 of the Term Loan proceeds to repurchase $50,000 principal amount of its Convertible Notes (as defined below). As a result of the collective transactions at the Closing Date, the Company recorded the Term Loan at fair value and recognized a one-time gain of $30,000 on the extinguishment of convertible debt. The initial discount on the Term Loan of$23,807 along with thecapitalized issuance costs of$3,120 each will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan using the effective interest method. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, $1,420 and $2,752, respectively, wasrecognized as the amortization of initial discounts and issuance costs.

The Company is the borrower under the Credit Agreement and all indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement is guaranteed by each of the Company’s direct and indirect material subsidiaries (the Company and the guarantors, collectively, the “Credit Parties”). Pursuant to a Pledge and Security Agreement, dated December 13, 2023 (the “Pledge and Security Agreement”), the Term Loan is secured by a first-priority security interest in and lien on substantially all tangible and intangible property of the Credit Parties and a pledge of equity interests held by the Credit Parties. The Credit Agreement has certain customary default provisions, representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, including a covenant to maintain unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of at least $15,000 at all times. The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants at June 30, 2024.

The Term Loan accrues interest at a rate of Term SOFR plus 8.50% per annum, with a 3.00% floor for Term SOFR, payable quarterly. A default interest rate of an additional 3.00% per annum applies on all outstanding obligations after the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default.

The Credit Agreement has a term offour years from the Closing Date, with a scheduled maturity date of December 13, 2027, and requires quarterly amortization payments of 2.50% of the principal amount, commencing in June 2024, with the outstanding balance of the Term Loan payable on the scheduled maturity date.

The Credit Agreement requires mandatory prepayments from the net cash proceeds received by the Credit Parties for among other things (i) certain asset sales, but only to the extent net cash proceeds therefrom exceed $10,000 in the aggregate, and (ii) insurance recoveries on loss of property that are not otherwise reinvested in other assets of the Credit Parties at a 10% prepayment premium. The Credit Agreement also requires prepayment of the Term Loan in full if $30,000 or more of aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes are outstanding on August 14, 2026. The Companymay elect to prepay the Term Loan, in whole or in part, in cash, subject to a make-whole premium during the first year of the Term Loan, a 14.0% prepayment premium during the second year of the Term Loan, and a 7.0% premium during the third year of the Term Loan. The Term Loan is not repayable with the Company’s common stock, $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) as was initially set forth in the Commitment Letter.

On the Closing Date, the Company issued warrants (the “Warrants”) to the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Warrant Holders”) to purchase up to 3,008,540 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.576 per share with a termination date of December 12, 2028. Refer to Note 6 for further details about the Warrants.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, interest expense related to the Term Loan, including amortization of initial discounts and issuance costs, was $4,136 and $8,193, respectively. The effective annual interest rate was approximately 31.3%.

The scheduled principal payments on the Term Loan as of June 30, 2024 are as follows:

Convertible Notes

In November 2021, the Company issued, at par value, $201,250 aggregate principal amount of 1.75% convertible senior notes due 2026 (the “Convertible Notes”). The issuance included the full exercise of an option granted by the Company to the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes to purchase an additional $26,250 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes were issued pursuant to and are subject to the terms and conditions of an indenture, which is referred to as the Indenture, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Convertible Notes were offered and sold in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In December 2022, the Company repurchased $60,000 aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes at approximately 65% of par (the “2022 Repurchase Transaction”). In December 2023, the Company repurchased $50,000 aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes at approximately 75% of par (the “2023 Repurchase Transaction”). The Company has $91,250 in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes outstanding as of June 30, 2024.

The Convertible Notes are senior, unsecured obligations of the Company and bear interest at a rate of 1.75% per year. Interest accrues from November 19, 2021 andis payable semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2022. The Convertible Notes will mature on November 15, 2026, unless earlier converted, redeemed, or repurchased in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Notes.

Holders of the Convertible Notes may convert all or any portion of their Convertible Notes at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding May 15, 2026, only under the following conditions: (1) during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on March 31, 2022 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; (2) during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock and the conversion rate for the Convertible Notes on each such trading day; (3) if the Company calls such Convertible Notes for redemption, at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the applicable redemption date; or (4) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. On or after May 15, 2026, holders may convert all or any portion of their Convertible Notes at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date regardless of the foregoing conditions. Upon conversion, the Company will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company’s election.

The conversion rate for the Convertible Notes initially is 27.2068 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $36.76 per share of common stock). The conversion rate is subject to adjustment in some events but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date or following the Company’s issuance of a notice of redemption, the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its Convertible Notes in connection with such a corporate event or who elects to convert its Convertible Notes called (or deemed called) for redemption during the related redemption period, as the case may be.

The Company may not redeem the Convertible Notes prior to November 20, 2024. The Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the Convertible Notes (subject to certain limitations), at its option, on or after November 20, 2024 if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the Convertible Notes.

If the Company undergoes a fundamental change prior to the maturity date, subject to certain conditions, holders may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their Convertible Notes. The fundamental change repurchase price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.

The Convertible Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Convertible Notes; equal in right of payment with all existing and future liabilities of the Company that are not so subordinated; effectively junior to any of secured indebtedness of the Company to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) and any preferred equity of the Company’s current or future subsidiaries.

The net proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes were approximately $194,945, after deducting debt issuance costs. The total debt issuance costs incurred and recorded by the Company amounted to $6,304, which were recorded as a reduction to the face amount of the Convertible Notes and are being amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the contractual term of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes are recorded as a liability within convertible senior notes, non-current.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, interest expense related to the Convertible Notes, including amortization of issuance costs, was $542 and $1,084, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, interest expense related to the Convertible Notes, including amortization of issuance costs, was $834 and $1,667, respectively. The effective annual interest rate for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately 2.42%. As of June 30, 2024, the if-converted value of the Convertible Notes didnot exceed the outstanding principal amount. As of June 30, 2024, the total estimated fair value of the Convertible Notes was $33,073, which was determined based on a market approach using actual bids and offers of the Convertible Notes in an over-the-counter market during the period. The Company considers these assumptions to be Level 2 inputs in accordance with the fair value hierarchy described in Note 6.

Capped Calls

In connection with the 2022 pricing of the Convertible Notes, with the full exercise by the initial purchasers of their option to purchase additional Convertible Notes in November 2021, the Company used approximately $18,616 of the net proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes to enter into privately negotiated capped call transactions, which are referred to as the capped calls, with various financial institutions.

The capped call transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Convertible Notes, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the Convertible Notes. The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to the Company’s common stock upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and/or offset some or all of any cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Convertible Notes, as the case may be, in the event that the market price per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the terms of the capped call transactions, is greater than the strike price of the capped call transactions, which initially corresponds to the conversion price of the Convertible Notes and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the conversion rate of the Convertible Notes. If, however, the market price per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the terms of the capped call transactions, exceeds the cap price of the capped call transactions, there would nevertheless be dilution and/or there would not be an offset of such potential cash payments, in each case, to the extent that such market price exceeds the cap price of the capped call transactions. The initial cap price of the capped calls is $48.55 per share of common stock, which represents a premium of 75% over the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock of $27.74 per share on November 16, 2021, and is subject to certain customary adjustments under the terms of the capped calls; provided that the cap price will not be reduced to an amount less than the strike price of $35.76 per share.

The capped call transactions are separate transactions and are not part of the terms of the Convertible Notes. The capped calls met the criteria for classification as equity and, as such, are not remeasured each reporting period and are included as a reduction to additional paid-in-capital within stockholders’ equity.

In connection with the 2022 Repurchase Transaction, the Company entered into transactions to unwind a portion of the capped calls. As a result, the Company received $276 innet proceeds from the proceeds of the unwinding of the capped calls. In connection with the 2023

Repurchase Transaction, the Company entered into transactions to unwind a portion of the capped calls. The Company didnot receive any proceeds from the unwinding of the capped calls in 2023.

Credit Facility

In August 2023, the Company entered into athree year credit agreement with Alterna Capital Solutions, LLC (“ACS”) pursuant to which the Company might have borrowed up to $30,000 (the “ACS Credit Facility”). Loans under the Credit Facility were secured by certain domestic receivables and other assets as determined by ACS. The ACS Credit Facility bore interest at the greater of Prime rate plus 1.0% or 9.5%, and minimum annual interest of $250 if no funds are drawn under the ACS Credit Facility in a given year. ACS was a senior secured creditor.

On December 12, 2023, in connection with the Company’s entry into the Credit Agreement (as defined above), the ACS Credit Facility and the related Commercial Guarantee, dated August 8, 2023, were terminated. Immediately prior to its termination, no amounts were outstanding under the ACS Credit Facility. The Company didnot incur any early termination penalties in connection with the termination of the ACS Credit Facility and related agreements.

NOTE 5. NET LOSS PER SHARE

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share:

The Company reported net losses for all periods presented and, as such, all potentially dilutive shares of common stock would have been antidilutive for such periods. The table below presents the weighted-average securities (in common equivalent shares) outstanding during the periods presented that have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive:

NOTE 6. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is based on three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. Level 1 and Level 2 are considered observable and Level 3 is considered unobservable, as follows:

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Level 1—quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

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Level 2—inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; or

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Level 3—unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company’s money market funds are categorized as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. As of June 30, 2024, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were as follows:

As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents balances were as follows:

Purchase Consideration

On September 14, 2021, the Company acquired 100% of PandoLogic, Ltd. (“PandoLogic”), a company incorporated under the laws of the state of Israel, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 21, 2021 (the “PandoLogic Merger Agreement”). The total purchase consideration for PandoLogic included up to $65,000 in contingent consideration based on achieving certain contingent consideration tied to financial performance of PandoLogic in fiscal 2021 and 2022, which amounts were payable in a combination of cash and common stock (the “PandoLogic Contingent Consideration”). At December 31, 2023, all Pandologic Contingent Consideration had been paid.

All of the Company’s contingent consideration liabilities are categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy, except when the amount of the payout is determined to be fixed. Contingent consideration for the PandoLogic acquisition was valued at the time of acquisition using Monte Carlo simulation models. These models incorporate contractual terms and assumptions regarding financial forecasts for PandoLogic, discount rates, and volatility of forecasted revenue. The value of the Company’s contingent consideration would increase if a lower discount rate was used and would decrease if a higher discount rate was used. Similarly, a higher revenue volatility assumption would increase the value of the contingent consideration, and a lower revenue volatility assumption would decrease the value of the contingent consideration. Contingent consideration for the March 2022 Acquisition (as defined below) was valued at the time of acquisition using a simple probability of achievement model, with the probability of achievement based on management’s forecasted outcomes for 2022 and 2023 fiscal year results for the acquired entity. The development and determination of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements and fair value calculations are the responsibility of the Company’s management with the assistance of a third-party valuation specialist when deemed necessary.

In September 2022, the Company and PandoLogic’s former owners entered into an amendment to the PandoLogic Merger Agreement. This amendment provides that the PandoLogic Contingent Consideration would be no less than $10,825, irrespective of the actual financial performance of PandoLogic for the PandoLogic Contingent Consideration period. All of the PandoLogic Contingent Consideration was paid during the year ended December 31, 2023 in a combination of cash consideration and stock consideration, with the number of shares paid equal to that stock consideration portion of the contingent consideration amount divided by a price per share of $20.53 in accordance with the terms of the PandoLogic Merger Agreement.

On March 1, 2022, the Company acquired 100% of an influencer-based management company (the “March 2022 Acquisition”). As part of the consideration, the seller was eligible to receive up to $4,500 in cash (the “March 2022 Acquisition Consideration”). In July 2023, the Company entered into an agreement amending the March 2022 Acquisition Consideration (the “March 2022 Acquisition Amendment”). The March 2022 Acquisition Amendment provides that the March 2022 Acquisition Consideration was reduced to $3,500 and payment of the March 2022 Acquisition Consideration amount is now tied to employment status of the seller through December 31, 2025, irrespective of the actual financial performance of the acquired company, the remainder of which is to be paid ratably over the service period. As the amount became fixed under the March 2022 Acquisition Amendment, the Company determined that the March 2022 Acquisition Consideration amount should no longer be categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy at the time of the amendment.

There areno contingent consideration liabilities outstanding as of June 30, 2024. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s contingent consideration liabilities current and non-current balances were as follows:

Stock Warrants

On the Closing Date of the Term Loan (as defined in Note 4 above), the Company issued warrants to the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Warrant Holders”) to purchase up to 3,008,540 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. During thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024,150,200 and 499,857 of these warrants were net settled in exchange for 91,153 and 298,110 shares of Common Stock, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, the Warrant Holders held warrants to purchase 2,508,683 shares of Common Stock.

All of the Company’s outstanding stock warrants are categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. Stock warrants are equity classified and have been recorded at their fair value, on their issuance date of December 13, 2023, using either a probability weighted expected return model, the Monte Carlo simulation model or the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. These models incorporate contractual terms, maturity, risk-free interest rates and volatility. The value of the Company’s stock warrants would increase if a higher risk-free interest rate was used and would decrease if a lower risk-free interest rate was used. Similarly, a higher volatility assumption would increase the value of the stock warrants, and a lower volatility assumption would decrease the value of the stock warrants. The development and determination of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements and fair value calculations are the responsibility of the Company’s management with the assistance of a third-party valuation specialist.

Investments

The Company holds a strategic investment in a technology company that was determined to not have a readily determinable fair value. This investment is carried at a cost of $2,750 on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets within other assets as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and is categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.

As part of the Energy Divestiture, the Company acquired a strategic investment in GridBeyond that was determined not to have a readily determinable fair value. This investment was carried at a cost equal to its initial estimated fair value of $2,021 on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets within other assets as of December 31, 2023, with that initial estimated fair value based on third party valuation at the time of the transaction and was categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. In April 2024, the Company sold its investment in GridBeyond for $1,800 in cash, resulting in a loss on sale of $172 and a foreign exchange loss of $49, recorded in other income (expense), net.

Because these investments do not have readily determinable fair values, the Company has elected to measure these investments under ASC 321, Investments – Equity Securities, at cost minus impairments, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments. No impairment was recorded for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024. The Company re-measures its investments if there is an observable transaction in a class of security similar to the Company’s investments and there were no such re-measurements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.

NOTE 7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Goodwill

The carrying amount of goodwill was$79,828 as of June 30, 2024 and$80,247 as of December 31, 2023.

Intangible Assets

The following table sets forth the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets resulting from business acquisitions and other purchases, which continue to be amortized:

The following table presents future amortization of the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets as of June 30, 2024:

Impairment Assessment

The Company determined that an indicator of impairment was present driven by the Company’s assessment there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern over the twelve months following the 10Q filing date, and as a result, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment assessment as of June 30, 2024 using a market approach, which estimates fair value based on the Company’s market capitalization and an estimate of a reasonable range of values of a control premium. The Company determined that goodwill was not impaired, as the estimated fair value of the Company’s reporting unit exceeded its carrying value. Additionally, as of June 30, 2024, the Company performed a quantitative analysis of the recoverability of each of the Company’s asset groups. The result of the analyses was that the assets were not impaired, as the expected cash flows exceeded the carrying value for each asset group.

NOTE 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DETAILS

Consolidated Balance Sheets Details

Cash and cash equivalents

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of$46,024 and$79,439, respectively, including $39,311 and $44,481, respectively, of cash received from advertising customers for future payments to vendors.

Accounts Receivable, Net and Allowance for Credit Losses

Accounts receivable consisted of the following:

(1)

Accounts receivable – Managed Services reflects the amounts due from the Company’s advertising customers.

(2)

Accounts receivable – Software Products & Services reflects the amounts due from the Company’s Veritone Hire solutions customers.

Allowance for Credit Losses Accounting

The Company maintains an allowance for expected credit losses to record accounts receivable at their net realizable value. Inherent in the assessment of the allowance for credit losses are certain judgments and estimates relating to, among other things, the Company’s customers’ access to capital, customers’ willingness and ability to pay, general economic conditions and the ongoing relationship with customers. The Company calculates the expected credit losses on a pool basis for those receivables that have similar risk characteristics aligned with the types of accounts receivable listed in the accounts receivable table above. Allowances have been recorded for receivables believed to be uncollectible, including amounts for the resolution of potential credit and other collection issues. The allowance for expected credit losses is determined by analyzing the Company’s historical write-offs and the current aging of receivables. Adjustments to the allowance may be required in future periods depending on how issues considered such as the financial condition of customers and the general economic climate may change or if the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments. The Company has not historically had material write-offs due to uncollectible accounts receivable.

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:

Other Assets

Other assets consisted of the following:

Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net

Property, equipment and improvements, net consisted of the following:

Depreciation expense was $968 and $2,479 for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. Depreciation expense was $675 and $1,153 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. Of the $6,956 in property and equipment as of June 30, 2024, $2,195 consisted of work in progress not yet placed in service for internal use software development costs. Depreciation of internal use software development costs was $802 and $1,497 for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. Depreciation of internal use software development costs was $342 and $624 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

Accounts Payable

Accounts payable consisted of the following:

(1)

Accounts payable – Managed Services reflects the amounts due to media vendors for advertisements placed on behalf of the Company’s advertising clients.

Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities consisted of the following:

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue. Deferred revenue represents billings under non-cancelable contracts before the related product or service is transferred to the customer. The portion of deferred revenue that is anticipated to be recognized as revenue during the succeeding twelve-month period is recorded as deferred revenue within the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. Deferred revenue was comprised of the following:

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss Details

Revenue

Revenue for the periods presented were comprised of the following:

The Company serves two customer groups: (1) Commercial Enterprise, which consists of customers in the commercial sector, including media and entertainment customers, advertising customers, content licensing customers and Veritone Hire customers (inclusive of Broadbean customers); and (2) Public Sector, which consists of customers in the government and regulated industries sectors, including state, local and federal government, legal, and compliance customers, and which we previously referred to as Government & Regulated Industries.

Software Products & Services consists of revenues generated from the Company’s aiWARE platform and Veritone Hire solutions’ talent acquisition solutions (inclusive of Broadbean), any related support and maintenance services, and any related professional services associated with the deployment and / or implementation of such solutions.

Managed Services consists of revenues generated from content licensing customers and advertising agency customers and related services.

The table below illustrates the presentation of our revenues based on the above definitions:

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, substantially all of our revenue was derived from customers located in the United States. With the June 2023 acquisition of Broadbean, we expanded our customer base throughout Europe and Asia Pacific. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024,33.4% and 33.1%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated revenue was from customers outside of the U.S., principally from customers located throughout Western Europe, as compared to less than 10% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense), net for the periods presented was comprised of the following:

Other in the table above consists of foreign exchange gains of $49 and $1,659 for thethree months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and foreign exchange loss of $363 and gain of $2,820 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Provision for Income Taxes

In accordance with ASC 740-270, Income Taxes, the provision or benefit from income taxes for interim periods is determined using an estimate of the Company’s annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter, the Company updates the estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if the estimated tax rate changes, the Company records a cumulative adjustment. A separate estimated annual effective tax rate is applied for jurisdictions where an entity anticipates an ordinary loss or has an ordinary loss for the year to date for which no tax benefit can be recognized.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was 0.2% and 2.3%, respectively. The difference between the effective tax rate and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% is primarily due to a valuation allowance established on the Company’s domestic federal and state net deferred tax assets, as well as the impact of foreign operations subject to tax in foreign jurisdictions. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 was 5.6% and 3.4%, respectively. The change in the effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the comparable prior year periods is primarily due to the impact of taxes on foreign operations and valuation allowances against domestic net deferred tax assets.

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had net deferred tax liabilities of $7,040 and $9,504, respectively, which is included in other non-current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2024, the Company continues to provide a valuation allowance against federal and state deferred tax assets that are not expected to be realizable. The Company continues to evaluate the realizability of deferred tax assets and the related valuation allowance. If the Company’s assessment of the deferred tax assets or the corresponding valuation allowance were to change, the Company would record the related adjustment to income during the period in which the determination is made.

Asa result of the Broadbean acquisition, the Company expects to be subject to taxation in France and Australia, in addition to already being subject to taxation in the United States, Israel, and the United Kingdom. The United States, Israel, and the United Kingdom comprise the majorityof the Company’s operations. In general, the U.S. federal statute of limitations is three years. However, the Internal Revenue Service may still adjust a tax loss or credit carryover in the year the tax loss or credit carryover is utilized. As such, the Company’s U.S. federal tax returns and state tax returns are open for examination since inception. The Israeli statute of limitations period is generally four years commencing at the end of the year in which the return was filed. The UK statute of limitations period is typically twelve months following the date on which the return is filed. The Company is not currently under examination from income tax authorities in the jurisdictions in which the Company does business.

NOTE 9. LEASES, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases

Lease Costs

As of June 30, 2024, on its condensed consolidated balance sheet the Company had right-of-use assets of $1,639 recorded within other assets, the current portion of operating lease liabilities of $1,716 recorded within other accrued liabilities, and the non-current portion of operating lease liabilities of $453 recorded within other non-current liabilities. As of December 31, 2023, on its condensed consolidated balance sheet the Company had right-of-use assets of $1,669 recorded within other assets, the current portion of operating lease liabilities of $2,348 recorded within other accrued liabilities, and the non-current portion of operating lease liabilities of $308 recorded within other non-current liabilities.

The Company made cash payments for its operating leases of $771 and $1,453 for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $644 and $1,281 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, all of which were included in cash flows from operating activities within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The Company’s operating leases have a weighted average remaining lease term of 1.2 years and weighted average discount rate of 8.2%.

The total rent expense for all operating leases was $647 and $1,285 for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $546 and $1,092 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, with short-term leases making up an immaterial portion of such expenses. For its sublease, the Company recorded sublease income of $277 and $554 for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $277 and 554 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

Lease Commitments

Future undiscounted lease payments for the Company’s operating lease liabilities, a reconciliation of these payments to its operating lease liabilities, and related sublease income at June 30, 2024 are as follows:

Purchase Consideration

In connection with the March 2022 Acquisition, the Company committed to make purchase consideration payments of $1,500 within ten days of the first anniversary of the closing date of the March 2022 Acquisition and an additional $1,500 within ten days of the second anniversary of the closing date of the March 2022 Acquisition. The first payment of $1,500 was made during the first quarter of 2023 and the second payment of $1,500 was made during the first quarter of 2024.

On June 10, 2022, the Company acquired VocaliD, Inc. (“VocaliD”), a U.S.-based company that pioneered the creation of personalized synthetic voices. In connection with its acquisition of VocaliD, the Company committed to make purchase consideration payments of $1,000 onthe first anniversary of the closing date of the acquisition and an additional $1,000 on the 18-month anniversary of the closing date of the acquisition. The first payment of $1,000 was made during the second quarter of 2023 and the second payment of $1,000 was made during the fourth quarter of 2023.

On August 11, 2022, the Company acquired certain assets of Vision Semantics Limited (“VSL”), a U.K.-based company focused on AI-powered video analytics and surveillance software solutions. In connection with its acquisition of VSL in August 2022, the Company committed to make a purchase consideration payment of $300 on the 18-month anniversary of the closing date of the acquisition, which the Company paid during the first quarter of 2024. Payment of deferred consideration for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are reflected on the Company’s statements of cash flows.

Other Contingencies

From time to time, the Company may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. The Company currently is not a party to any legal proceedings, the adverse outcome of which, in management’s opinion, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

NOTE 10. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock Issuances

During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 479,903 and 593,763 shares of its common stock, respectively, in connection with the exercise of stock options, issuance of stock awards and vesting of restricted stock units under its stock incentive plans and stock purchases under its Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”).

During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company issued a total of 298,110 and 0 shares of its common stock, respectively, in connection with warrant exercises (see Note 6). During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company issued a total of 135,800 shares of its common stock in connection with the contingent consideration arrangement related to the acquisition of PandoLogic.

NOTE 11. STOCK PLANS

Stock-Based Compensation

During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company granted options to purc hase an aggregate of 0 and 233,466 shares of its common stock that are subject to time-based vesting conditions, respectively.

The Company valued these stock options using the Black-Scholes Merton option pricing model. The assumptions used to compute the grant date fair values of the stock options granted during thesix months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are set forth in the table below:

The assumptions used in calculating the fair values of purchase rights granted under the ESPP during thesix months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are set forth in the table below:

The Company’s stock-based compensation expense by type of award and by operating expense grouping are presented below:

Stock-based compensation capitalized for internal-use software was $94 and $80 for thethree months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Stock-based compensation capitalized for internal-use software was $212 and $214 forthe six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Equity Award Activity Under Stock Plans

Performance Stock Units

In connection with the Steel Holdings Consulting Agreement (as defined and further described in Note 12), on January 11, 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) approved a grant of 118,460 performance stock units (the “Steel Holdings Consulting PSUs”) that were to vest upon the achievement of certain performance milestones. During the year ended December 31, 2023, certain performance milestones were achieved resulting in the vesting of 19,743 shares of the Steel Holdings Consulting PSUs on April 22, 2023 and 39,486 shares on November 15, 2023.

In January 2024, the Company entered into an amended and restated independent contractor services agreement with Steel Holdings, LLC (the “Amended Consulting Agreement”), which supersedes and replaces the Steel Holdings Consulting Agreement. Under the Amended Consulting Agreement, all equity grants that were made, other than vested Steel Holdings PSUs but including unvested Steel Holdings PSUs, or contemplated under the Steel Holdings Consulting Agreement were terminated as of the effective date of the Amended Consulting Agreement and no further performance stock units will be issued under the Amended Consulting Agreement.

On March 16, 2023, the Compensation Committee approved a grant of 170,402 target performance stock units to be granted to the Company’s named executive officers (the “2023 Senior Executive PSUs”). The awards had a grant date of March 31, 2023 and were to vest based on the achievement of revenue and non-GAAP net income targets (each equally weighted) for 2023, which achievement shall then be modified (up to a 20% increase or decrease) based on the Company’s relative total stockholder return over a three-year performance period (the “TSR Modifier”), as compared with the S&P Software and Services Select Industry Index. Based on the Company’s performance, the Company’s named executive officers were to earn from 0% to 200% of the target number of shares of the 2023 Senior Executive PSUs. The 2023 Senior Executive PSUs, to the extent earned, were to vest on the date the Board certifies the TSR Modifier for thethree-year performance period ending December 31, 2025 and the number of 2023 Senior Executive PSUs that were to vest as of such certification, all of which was to occur within 90 days of the end of the performance period ending December 31, 2025. Compensation costs recognized on the 2023 Senior Executive PSUs were to be adjusted, as applicable, for performance above or below the target specified in the award. On April 8, 2024, the Compensation Committee determined that, as of December 31, 2023, the revenue and non-GAAP net income targets were not achieved and the 2023 Senior Executive PSUs were forfeited.

On April 8, 2024, the Compensation Committee approved grants of 200,000 and 48,000 target performance stock units to be granted to the Company’s named executive officers, Ryan Steelberg and Michael Zemetra, respectively (the “2024 Senior Executive PSUs”). The awards had a grant date of April 8, 2024 and vest based on the achievement of revenue and non-GAAP net income targets (each equally weighted) for 2024, which achievement shall then be modified (up to a 20% increase or decrease) based on the Company’s relative total stockholder return over a three-year performance period (the “TSR Modifier”), as compared with the S&P Software and Services Select Industry Index. Based on the Company’s performance, the Company’s named executive officers may earn from 0% to 200% of the target number of shares of the 2024 Senior Executive PSUs. The 2024 Senior Executive PSUs, to the extent earned, vest on the date the Board certifies the TSR Modifier for thethree-year performance period ending December 31, 2026 and the number of 2024 Senior Executive PSUs that vest as of such certification, all of which shall occur within 90 days of the end of the performance period ending December 31, 2026. Compensation costs recognized on the 2024 Senior Executive PSUs shall be adjusted, as applicable, for performance above or below the target specified in the award.

The Company’s performance stock unit activity for thesix months ended June 30, 2024 was as follows:

Restricted Stock Units

The Company’s restricted stock unit activity for thesix months ended June 30, 2024 was as follows:

As of June 30, 2024, total unrecognized compens ation cost related to restricted stock units was $6,963, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

Performance-Based Stock Options

The activity during thesix months ended June 30, 2024 related to stock options that are subject to performance-based vesting conditions tied to the achievement of stock price goals by the Company was as follows:

The aggregate intrinsic value of the options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $0 and $5, respectively. No performance-based stock options were granted during thesix months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 andno performance-based stock options vested during thesix months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

Stock Options

The activity during thesix months ended June 30, 2024 related to all other stock options was as follows:

No stock options were granted during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $4.19 per share. The aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $37 and $10, respectively. The total grant date fair value of stock options vested during thesix months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $2,004 and $3,202, respectively. At June 30, 2024, total unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options was $3,028 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.

The aggregate intrinsic values in the tables above represent the difference between the fair market value of the Company’s common stock and the average option exercise price of in-the-money options, multiplied by the number of such stock options.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, employee payroll deductions accrued under the ESPP totaled $276 and $357, respectively. During thesix months ended June 30, 2024, a total of 119,954 shares of common stock were purchased under the ESPP.

NOTE 12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On January 4, 2023, the Company entered into an independent contractor services agreement with Steel Holdings, LLC, effective as of January 1, 2023 the Steel Holdings Consulting Agreement. Steel Holdings, LLC is an entity affiliated with Chad Steelberg, currently a director serving on the Company’s Board, and formerly its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Under the Steel Holdings Consulting Agreement, the Company retained Mr. Steelberg as a consultant to provide ongoing Chief Executive Officer transition services and to manage and oversee the further development of the Company’s aiWARE platform.

In January 2024, the Company entered into the Amended Consulting Agreement, which supersedes and replaces the Steel Holdings Consulting Agreement. Pursuant to the Amended Consulting Agreement, Mr. Steelberg will provide technical advisory services related to the Company’s software, software architecture and technology strategy as requested by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer until December 31, 2025, the termination date of the Amended Consulting Agreement. In consideration for such services, the Company agreed to pay to Steel Holdings, LLC (i) $1,000 in cash on July 1, 2024 and (ii) $50 per month in cash for the period from January 2024 through December 2025. The Company will reimburse Steel Holdings, LLC for reasonable and documented expenses incurred in connection with providing the services in accordance with the Company’s standard travel and expense policies. All equity grants that were made, including the unvested Steel Holdings PSUs, or contemplated under the Steel Holdings Consulting Agreement were terminated as of the effective date of the Amended Consulting Agreement andno further performance stock units will be issued under the Amended Consulting Agreement, except that the vested Steel Holdings PSUs remained outstanding.

The Amended Consulting Agreement may be terminated by either party with 90 days’ notice. If the Company terminates the Amended Consulting Agreement for any reason other than Steel Holdings, LLC’s material breach, then any remaining cash compensation payments under the Amended Consulting Agreement will become due and payable. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the 2017 Plan), the Amended Consulting Agreement will terminate as of the effective date of the Change in Control and any remaining cash compensation payments will become due and payable.

The Company has determined that all future payments under the Amended Consulting Agreement are probable and estimable, and that substantially all benefits earned under the agreement relate to past services rendered. As such, the Company has accrued a liability for all future cash payments under the agreement on its condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024, and recognized a resulting acceleration charge of $1,484 to general and administrative expenses to its condensed consolidated income statement during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

During the three months ended June 30, 2024, one of the Company’s subsidiaries rented a property owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in connection with certain promotional event services on behalf of one of its customers. Total consideration paid was less than $100.

There wereno other material related party transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

NOTE 13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has engaged bankers to launch a formal process to sell the Asset, a transaction which management intends to close within twelve months following the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. If consummated, this transaction is expected to generate substantial cash proceeds to be used to repay a portion of the Term Loan and fund future operations. There can be no assurance that any such transaction resulting from this process will close in the subsequent twelve-month period, or at all.