AUDIOEYE INC

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of AudioEye, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, ADA Site Compliance, LLC, Criterion 508 Solutions, Inc., Ability, Inc., and Equally AI Ltd. (“we”, “our” or the “Company”), have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Form 10-K”), as filed with the SEC on March 12, 2026. Subsequent to March 31, 2026, each of ADA Site Compliance, LLC, Criterion 508 Solutions, Inc., and Ability, Inc. was merged into AudioEye, Inc.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Certain information and disclosures normally contained in the audited consolidated financial statements as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K have been condensed or omitted in accordance with the SEC’s rules and regulations for interim reporting.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our significant accounting policies are presented in “Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies” in the 2025 Form 10-K. Users of financial information for interim periods are encouraged to refer to the footnotes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the 2025 Form 10-K when reviewing interim financial results.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and the related disclosures at the date of the consolidated financial statements and during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to stock-based compensation, allowance for doubtful accounts, intangible assets, and contingent consideration. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Revenue Recognition

We derive our revenue primarily from the sale of internally developed software by a software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) delivery model, as well as from professional services, through our direct sales force or through third-party resellers. Our SaaS fees include support and maintenance.

We recognize revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The core principle of ASC 606 is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

We determine revenue recognition through the following five steps:

Performance obligations are the unit of accounting for revenue recognition and generally represent the distinct goods or services that are promised to the customer.

Our SaaS revenue is comprised of fixed subscription fees from customer accounts on our platform related to our software products. Our support revenue is comprised of subscription fees for customers for periodic auditing, human-assisted technological remediations, legal support, and other professional support services. SaaS and support (also referred to as “subscription”) revenue is recognized on a ratable basis over the contractual subscription term of the arrangement beginning on the date that our service is made available to the customer. Certain SaaS and support fees are invoiced in advance on an annual, semi-annual, or quarterly basis. Any funds received for services not provided yet are held in deferred revenue and are recorded as revenue when the related performance obligations have been satisfied. Our subscription agreements are generally non-cancelable, although clients typically have the right to terminate their contracts for cause if we fail to perform material obligations.

Non-subscription revenue consists primarily of PDF remediation and one-time website and mobile application reporting services and is recognized upon delivery. Consideration payable under PDF remediation arrangements is based on usage. Consideration payable under non-subscription website and mobile application reporting services arrangements is based on fixed fees.

The following tables present our revenues disaggregated by sales channel:

The Company records accounts receivable for amounts invoiced to customers for which the Company has an unconditional right to consideration as provided under the contractual arrangement. Deferred revenue includes payments received in advance of performance under the contract and is reported on an individual contract basis at the end of each reporting period. Deferred revenue is classified as current or noncurrent based on the timing of when we expect to recognize revenue.

The table below summarizes our deferred revenue as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

In the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, we recognized $4,074,000, or 47%, in revenue from deferred revenue outstanding as of December 31, 2025.

We hadone customer (including the customer’s affiliates reflecting multiple contracts and a partnership with the Company) which accounted for approximately 13% and 14% of our total revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, one customer represented 13% and 12% of total accounts receivable, respectively.

Deferred Costs (Contract Acquisition Costs)

We capitalize initial and renewal sales commissions in the period the commission is earned, which generally occurs when a customer contract is obtained, and amortize deferred commission costs on a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit, which we have

deemed to be the contract term. As a practical expedient, we expense sales commissions as incurred when the amortization period of related deferred commission costs would have been one year or less.

The table below summarizes the deferred commission costs as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, which are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets (current portion) and Other assets (noncurrent portion) on our consolidated balance sheets:

Amortization expense associated with sales commissions was included in Selling and marketing expenses on the consolidated statements of operations and totaled $11,000 and $9,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

Business Combinations

The assets acquired, liabilities assumed and contingent consideration in business combinations are recorded at their estimated fair value on the acquisition date with subsequent changes recognized in earnings. These estimates are inherently uncertain and are subject to refinement. Management develops estimates based on assumptions as part of the purchase price allocation process to value the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the business combination date. As a result, the Company may recognize adjustments to provisional amounts of assets acquired or liabilities assumed in earnings in the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined.

Acquisition-related expenses primarily consist of legal, accounting, and other advisory fees and are recorded in the period in which they are incurred.

Asset Acquisitions

Acquisitions that do not meet the definition of a business are accounted for as asset acquisitions. The Company allocates the cost of the acquisition to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis and goodwill is not recognized in an asset acquisition. Contingent consideration is not recorded in an asset acquisition until it is deemed probable and reasonably estimable. Direct transaction costs are capitalized as a component of the cost of the acquisition.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets include patents, capitalized software development costs, and customer relationships. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Intangible assets determined to have indefinite useful lives are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually and more frequently if events occur or circumstances change that indicate an asset may be impaired.

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, intangible assets primarily included$8,897,000 and$9,334,000 in customer relationships, respectively, and$2,994,000 and$3,028,000 in capitalized software development costs, respectively, net of accumulated amortization.

Debt Discount and Debt Issuance Costs

Costs related to the issuance of debt due to the lender (debt discount) or to third parties (debt issuance costs) are capitalized and amortized to interest expense over the term of the related debt on a straight-line basis, which is not materially different from the effective interest method. Debt discount and debt issuance costs are presented on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of our term loan.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In May 2022, the stockholders of the Company approved the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which provides for the issuance of up to 500,000 shares of common stock. Eligible employees may elect to have a percentage of eligible compensation withheld to purchase shares of our common stock at the end of each purchase period. The Company expects each purchase period to be the six-month periods ending on June 30 or December 31 of each calendar year. The purchase price per share equals 85% of the fair market value of our common stockon the first trading day or the last trading day of each purchase period, whichever amount is lower. Accordingly, the fair value ofshares of common stock to be issued under the ESPPis measured on the first day of each offering period using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.

Under the ESPP, a participant may not be granted rights to purchase more than $25,000 worth of common stock for each calendar year and no participant may purchase more than 1,500 shares of our common stock (or such other number as the Compensation Committee may designate) on any one purchase date. As of March 31, 2026,31,543 shares had been issued under the ESPP and 468,457 shares remained available under the plan.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company periodically issues options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and shares of its common stock as compensation for services received from its employees, directors, and consultants. The fair value of the award is measured on the grant date. The fair value amount is then recognized as expense over the requisite vesting period during which services are required to be provided in exchange for the award. We recognize forfeitures as they occur. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded in the same expense classifications in the consolidated statements of operations as if such amounts were paid in cash.

The fair value of option awards is measured on the grant date using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, which includes assumptions that are subjective and are generally derived from external data (such as risk-free rate of interest) and historical data (such as volatility factor and expected term).

We estimate the fair value of restricted stock unit awards with time- or performance-based vesting using the value of our common stock on the grant date. We estimate the fair value of market-based restricted stock unit awards as of the grant date using the Monte Carlo simulation model.

We expense the compensation cost associated with time-based options and RSUs as the restriction period lapses, which is typically aone- tothree-year service period with the Company. Compensation expense related to performance-based RSUs is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, provided that it is probable that performance conditions will be achieved, with probability assessed on a quarterly basis and any changes in expectations recognized as an adjustment to earnings in the period of the change. Compensation cost is not recognized for service- and performance-based awards that do not vest because service or performance conditions are not satisfied, and any previously recognized compensation cost is reversed. Compensation costs related to awards with market conditions are recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period regardless of whether the market condition is satisfied and is not reversed provided that the requisite service period derived from the Monte-Carlo simulation has been completed. If vesting occurs prior to the end of the requisite service period, expense is accelerated and fully recognized through the vesting date.

The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

As of March 31, 2026, the unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs totaled $3,535,000, which may be recognized through February 2028, subject to achievement of service, performance, and market conditions.

The following table summarizes the stock option and RSUs activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026:

Earnings (Loss) Per Share (“EPS”)

Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is calculated based on the net income (loss) available to common stockholders and the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, adjusted for the effects of all potential dilutive common stock issuances related to options and restricted stock units. The dilutive effect of our stock-based awards is computed using the treasury stock method, which assumes all stock-based awards are exercised and the hypothetical proceeds from exercise are used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. The incremental shares (i.e., the difference between shares assumed to be issued versus purchased), to the extent they would have been dilutive, are included in the denominator of the diluted EPS calculation. However, when a net loss exists, no potential common stock equivalents are included in the computation of the diluted per-share amount because the computation would result in an anti-dilutive per-share amount.

Potentially dilutive securities outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and 2025, which were excluded from the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the periods then ended, are as follows:

Stock Repurchases

In January 2025, the Board of Directors adopted a share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to$12.5 million of our common stock through January 24, 2027. The program may be amended, suspended, or discontinued at any time and does not commit the Company to repurchase any shares of its common stock. In the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, we used$475,000 andzero of the program to repurchase shares, respectively. As of March 31, 2026, we had$7.45 million remaining for the repurchase of shares.

Shares repurchased by the Company are immediately retired. The Company made an accounting policy election to charge the excess of repurchase price over par value entirely to retained earnings.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is an estimate of the exit price, representing the amount that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants (i.e., the exit price at the measurement date). Fair value measurements are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our view of market participant assumptions in the absence of observable market information. Assets and liabilities required to be measured at fair value are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly, and reasonably available. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflect the assumptions that the Company develops based on available information about what market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments.

The table below provides information on our Level 3 liabilities:

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted

In July 2025, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2025-05,Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which provides a practical expedient to measure credit losses on accounts receivable and contract assets. Under the practical expedient, entities may assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date remain unchanged for the remaining life of the asset when developing reasonable and supportable forecasts. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. The Company adopted this ASU beginning with the three months ended March 31, 2026, on a prospective basis. The adoption of ASU 2025-05 did not have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Not Yet Adopted

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06,Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which modernizes the recognition and disclosure framework for internal-use software costs, removing the previous “development stage” model and introducing a more judgment-based approach. ASU 2025-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and for interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2025-06 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03,Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) to improve the disclosures about a public entity’s expenses and provide more detailed information about the types of expenses included in certain expense captions in the consolidated financial statements. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15,

2027. Early adoption is permitted and the amendments in this update should be applied either prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this update or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is evaluating the impactof the new standardon the disclosures in its consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3 — DEBT

Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility with Western Alliance Bank

On March 31, 2025, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Credit Facility Agreement”) with Western Alliance Bank, an Arizona corporation (the “Lender”). The Credit Facility Agreement provides for borrowings of up to $20.0 million, including (i) a term loan facility, comprising of a $12.0 million term loan advance funded on March 31, 2025, and subsequent term loan advances at the Company’s request through March 31, 2026, with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5.0 million (the “Term Advances”); and (ii) a revolving line of credit in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $3.0 million (the “Revolving Facility”). The Term Advances and the Revolving Facility have a maturity date of March 31, 2030. In the three months ended March 31, 2026, we drew the remaining $3.6 million from the $5.0 million available as subsequent Term Advances, resulting in a total $17.0 million drawn under the term loan as of March 31, 2026.

The outstanding Term Advances and the Revolving Facility bear interest on the outstanding daily balance at a floating rate equal to 3.25% above the term SOFR rate, which is defined as the greater of (i)2.30% and (ii) the 1-month Term SOFR Reference Rate.

For each Term Advance, the Company is obligated to pay interest-only payments with respect to such Term Advance through April 9, 2026. Beginning on April 10, 2026, the Company shall repay each outstanding Term Advance in (i) quarterly principal payments in the amount of 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of Term Advances outstanding as of April 10, 2026, payable on the tenth (10th) day of each calendar quarter, plus (ii) monthly payments of accrued interest, payable on the tenth (10th) day of each month. The final payment for each Term Advance, due on March 31, 2030, shall include all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under such Term Advance. Once repaid, the Term Advances may not be reborrowed. The interest on the Revolving Facility is payable monthly with the principal outstanding amount due at maturity.

The Company incurred $50,000 in facility fees on the closing date, which were recorded as debt discount. The Company also incurred$443,000 inthird-party expenses in connection with the term loan, which were recorded as debt issuance costs. Debt discount and debt issuance costs are presented as a direct deduction from the carrying amountof our term loan and are amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan on a straight-line basis, which is not materially different from the effective interest method.

In the three months ended March 31, 2026, amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs (associated with the Western Alliance Bank credit facility) totaled $3,000 and $22,000, respectively.

The Credit Facility Agreement is secured by substantially all of our assets and contains certain customary financial covenants, including the requirements that the Company maintain at all times from the closing date through and including the calendar quarter ended June 30, 2026, (a) unrestricted and unencumbered cash held in accounts with the Lender equal to at least $3.0 million measured as of the last day of each calendar month, and (b) a ratio of certain total committed debt to its Annual Recurring Revenue between 0.70 to 0.55, depending on the testing date, measured as of the last day of each calendar quarter. During the period of time commencing on September 30, 2026, and continuing through and including March 31, 2030, the Company shall maintain (a) a ratio of its aggregate funded indebtedness to its adjusted EBITDA for the prior twelve months of no greater than (i)2.50 to 1.00 for the calendar quarters commencing September 30, 2026 through and including June 30, 2027, and (ii)2.00 to 1.00 at all times thereafter, in each case measured as of the last day of each calendar quarter, and (b) a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.50 to 1.00.

As of March 31, 2026, the outstanding principal balance of our term loan totaled $17.0 million and there wereno outstanding borrowings under the revolving line of credit. As of March 31, 2026, revolving line of credit available for future draws totaled $3.0 million.

As of March 31, 2026, future principal payments of debt based on the principal balance then outstanding are as follows (in thousands):

As of March 31, 2026, the $17,000,000 in future principal payments reconciles to the carrying value on the consolidated balance sheet as follows:

Term Loan with SG Credit Partners

On November 30, 2023, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with SG Credit Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The Loan Agreement provided for a $7.0 million term loan, which was due and payable on the maturity date of November 30, 2026. The interest rate was 6.25% in excess of the base rate, which is defined as the greater of the prime rate and 7.00% per annum. Interest was payable in cash on a monthly basis.

On March 31, 2025, the Company paid $7.0 million in outstanding principal, $105,000 in exit fees and $144,000 in prepayment and other fees with the proceeds from the Credit Facility Agreement to repay in full all indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations outstanding under, and terminated, the Loan Agreement. In the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recognized a $300,000 loss on extinguishment of debt in connection with the termination of the term loan under the Loan Agreement, which included the unamortized portion of related debt discount and debt issuance costs.

NOTE 4 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

We may become involved in various routine disputes and allegations incidental to our business operations. While it is not possible to determine the ultimate disposition of these matters, management believes that the resolution of any such matters, should they arise, is not likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Contingent Consideration

The Company recorded contingent consideration liabilities in connection with certain transactions accounted for as asset acquisitions as they do not meet the definition of a business. The fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities was determined by management based on estimated recurring revenue from acquired customer relationships. As of March 31, 2026, total contingent consideration was $525,000.

Operating Leases

The Company has operating leases for office space in Tucson, Arizona, and Miami Beach, Florida. The following summarizes the total lease liabilities and remaining future minimum lease payments as of March 31, 2026 (in thousands):

NOTE 5 — SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has asingle reportable segment focused around the sale of similar products and related services. This reportable segment derives revenues from customers by selling subscriptions for our digital accessibility platform delivering website accessibility compliance and providing services related to digital accessibility.

The Company’s chief operating decision-maker (the "CODM”), who is the chief executive officer, assesses performance for the reportable segment and decides how to allocate resources using net income as the primary measure of profitability. The CODM is not regularly provided with specific segment expenses, but focuses on revenue, gross margin, and net income. Expense information, including cost of revenue, can be easily computed from the provided information. These segment measures of profitability are shown in the consolidated statements of operations. The measure of segment assets is reported on the consolidated balance sheets as total assets.

NOTE 6 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

We have evaluated subsequent events occurring after March 31, 2026, and based on our evaluation we did not identify any events that would have required recognition or disclosure in these consolidated financial statements.