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RUM Group Inc.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 25, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Mar 25, 2025

RUM$5.08+3.4%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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14. Share-Based Compensation Expense

14.Share-Based Compensation Expense

The Company’s stock award plans consist of:

Rumble Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan

The Company maintains a long-term incentive plan, the Rumble Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (the “Stock Option Plan”). The Stock Option Plan continues to govern the terms and conditions of the outstanding awards previously granted under the Stock Option Plan, and all options to purchase Rumble Class A common shares or Rumble Class B common shares which were converted into options to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the Business Combination.

As of December 31, 2024, there were 58,165,382 shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the Stock Option Plan

Rumble Inc. 2022 Stock Incentive Plan

The Rumble Inc. 2022 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Stock Incentive Plan”) was approved by the board of directors and the stockholders of the Company, and became effective on September 16, 2022. The Company initially reserved 27,121,733 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Stock Incentive Plan, subject to a ten-year evergreen feature.

As of December 31, 2024, there were 35,459,606 shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the Stock Incentive Plan.

Rumble Inc. 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Rumble Inc. 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) was approved by the board of directors and the stockholders of the Company, and became effective on March 26, 2024. The Company initially reserved 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

As of December 31, 2024, there were 1,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Share-based compensation expenses are summarized as follows:

For the year ended December 31,
20242023
Restricted stock units$16,902,835$8,463,373
Stock options6,076,2165,193,301
Rights to contingent consideration835,7122,478,040
$23,814,763$16,134,714

Restricted Stock Units

The fair value of the restricted stock units with market conditions was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation methodology that included simulating the stock price using a risk-neutral Geometric Brownian Motion-based pricing model. The following table reflects the assumptions made:

14.Share-Based Compensation Expense (Continued)

Restricted Stock Units (Continued)

For the year ended December 31,
Share price$5.95-$7.24
Risk-free interest rate4.08%-5.03%
Volatility65%
Expected life1-2 years
Dividend rate0.00%

The following table reflects the continuity of unvested restricted stock units (“RSUs”) transactions:

Service Conditions
NumberWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding, December 31, 20231,631,338$10.55
Granted2,217,9307.03
Vested(1,482,328)9.10
Forfeited/ Cancelled(140,165)6.79
Outstanding, December 31, 20242,226,775$8.24
Market Conditions
NumberWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding, December 31, 2023 · - · $ · -
Granted676,2432.48
Vested--
Forfeited/ Cancelled--
Outstanding, December 31, 2024676,243$2.48

As of December 31, 2024, the Company has RSUs outstanding that have market based vesting conditions if the closing price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock is greater than or equal to a specified price for a period of 20 trading days during any 30 trading-day period.

The following table reflects additional information related to RSUs activity:

Service ConditionsMarket Conditions
Unrecognized compensation cost$10,761,780$1,168,832
Weighted average service period for unrecognized compensation cost1.20 years1.00 years
Grant date fair value of RSUs$18,351,768$1,676,276
14.Share-Based Compensation Expense (Continued)

Stock Options

The fair value of the stock options was determined using either a Black-Scholes option pricing model or a Monte Carlo simulation methodology that included simulating the stock price using a risk-neutral Geometric Brownian Motion-based pricing model. The following table reflects the assumptions made:

For the year ended December 31,
20242023
Share price$5.61-$7.13$2.68-$9.23
Exercise price$5.61-$7.13$4.63-$10.36
Risk-free interest rate3.81%-4.35%3.42%-4.94%
Volatility62%-64%88%-97%
Expected life5-6 years4-10 years
Dividend rate0.00%0.00%

The following table reflects the continuity of stock option transactions:

Service Conditions
NumberWeighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
Outstanding, December 31, 202365,004,839$0.58
Granted4,546,2706.39
Exercised(1,696,138)0.36
Forfeited/ Cancelled(5,569,399)5.07
Outstanding, December 31, 202462,285,572$0.8014.91
Vested and exercisable, December 31, 202457,475,446$0.2815.39
Performance Conditions
Number · Weighted Average Exercise Price · Weighted Average Remaining Contract Term (in years)
Outstanding, December 31, 2023358,249$9.42
Granted580,1397.13
Forfeited(358,249)9.42
Outstanding, December 31, 2024580,139$7.139.91
Vested and exercisable, December 31, 2024-$--

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the stock options and the fair value of the Company’s Class A Common Stock for those stock options that had exercise prices lower than the fair value of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. As of December 31, 2024, the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding was $763,899,856 and the aggregate intrinsic value of the options vested and exercisable was $731,532,991.

14.Share-Based Compensation Expense (Continued)

Stock Options (Continued)

The following table reflects additional information related to options activity:

Service ConditionsPerformance Conditions
Unrecognized compensation cost$18,925,713$2,453,988
Weighted average service period for unrecognized compensation cost2.43 years-
Grant date fair value of options$0.52$4.23

As of December 31, 2024, the Company has determined that it is not probable that the conditions related to the performance-based stock options will be met, and therefore, the Company has not recognized the related expense in the consolidated statement of operations.

Rights to Contingent Consideration

In connection with the acquisition of Callin as described in Note 3, the Company was required to replace unvested options, unvested series FF preferred shares, and restricted common stock held by continuing employees of Callin with a right to receive contingent consideration. If the underlying contingencies are met, the obligation will be satisfied by the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock. In addition, as described in Note 3, two of the contingent consideration tranches are dependent on one selling shareholder providing services to the Company.

Where rights to receive contingent consideration were issued to replace unvested awards of the acquired company, the Company has allocated an amount to consideration based on the fair value of the original award at the acquisition date. The amount allocated is based on the period of time vested as of the acquisition date in relation to the greater of the vesting period of the original award and the total service requirement as per the below. The difference between the fair value of the new award on the acquisition date and the amount allocated to consideration is post-combination expense, as laid out below:

Fair value
Allocated to consideration$15,578
Allocated to post-combination services5,941,563
Total fair value of rights$5,957,141

Share-based compensation expense related to the rights to contingent consideration of $835,712 and $2,478,040 was recognized in the consolidated statement of operations during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

As discussed in Note 3, certain milestones were met during the year ended December 31, 2024. As a result,145,049 shares of Class A Common Stock were issued and $2,284,085 of cash was paid to settle the rights to contingent consideration. Additionally, retention payment 2 was not met resulting in a reversal of $1,105,393 in share-based compensation expense.

As of December 31, 2024, there were no unrecognized compensation cost related to rights with a service only condition.

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