Fathom Holdings Inc

Note 1. Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements

Fathom Holdings Inc. (“Fathom,” “Fathom Holdings,” and collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates, the “Company”) is a national, technology-driven, real estate services platform integrating residential brokerage, mortgage, title, and supporting software called intelliAgent. The Company’s brands include Fathom Realty, Encompass Lending, intelliAgent, LiveBy, Real Results, Verus Title, and Cornerstone. Dagley Insurance Agency was part of Fathom Holdings' operations until May 3, 2024 (see further detail in Note 17).

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Fathom Holdings’ wholly-owned subsidiaries. All transactions and accounts between and among its subsidiaries have been eliminated. All adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been included.

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) as determined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results of operations for the periods presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2023 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 19, 2024 (the “Form 10-K”). The results of operations for any interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year or any other interim period.

Certain prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current presentation. These changes have no impact on our previously reported consolidated balance sheets or statements of operations.

On November 1, 2024, the Company acquired My Home Group ("MHG"). MHG is a real estate agency group with over 2,200 agents. This acquisition increases the Company's real estate brokerage and ancillary business presence in Arizona and Washington.

Note 2. Risks and Uncertainties

Certain Significant Risks and Business Uncertainties — The Company is subject to the risks and challenges associated with companies at a similar stage of development. These include dependence on key individuals, successful development and marketing of its offerings, and competition with larger companies with greater financial, technical, and marketing resources. Furthermore, during the period required to achieve higher revenue in order to become consistently profitable, the Company may require additional funds that might not be readily available or might not be on terms that are acceptable to the Company.

Liquidity — The Company has a history of negative cash flows from operations and operating losses. The Company generated net losses of approximately $15.3 million and $15.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Additionally, the Company anticipates further expenditures associated with the process of expanding its business organically and via acquisitions. The Company received net proceeds of $4.9 million in September 2024 and $3.3 million in April 2023 from the issuance of convertible notes. The Company also received $3.5 million of net proceeds from the issuance of an equity offering in December 2023. The Company received cash of approximately $7.8 million, a $4.0 million note receivable due in May 2025, and a $3.0 million note receivable due in May 2026 from the sale of Dagley Insurance Agency in May 2024. The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $13.1 million and $7.4 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Management believes that existing cash along with its budget, which includes an increase in agent fees implemented in January 2024, growth from increasing attach rates across the Company’s businesses from internal referrals, and the expected ability to achieve sales volumes necessary to cover forecasted expenses, provide sufficient funding to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date of the issuance of these consolidated financial statements.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of the unaudited interim 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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions, including those related to doubtful accounts, legal contingencies, income taxes, deferred tax asset valuation allowances, stock-based compensation, goodwill, estimated lives of intangible assets, and intangible asset impairment. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company might differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.

Note 3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Implemented Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) . The objective of the amendments in this ASU is to address issues identified as a result of the complexity associated with applying GAAP for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. The amendments in this ASU reduce the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and redeemable convertible preference shares. For convertible instruments with conversion features that are not required to be accounted for as derivatives under Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or that do not result in substantial premiums accounted for as paid-in capital, the embedded conversion features are no longer separated from the host contract. The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods therein. The Company adopted the standard during the quarter ended June 30, 2023, and the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements was immaterial.

Recent Upcoming Accounting Pronouncement

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07 – Segment Reporting (Topic 280) (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 improves reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosure about significant segment expenses. The amendments in this update require, among other things, a public company to disclose on an annual and interim basis significant segment expense, as well as other segment expenses, that are regularly provided to the CODM. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the amendments in ASU 2023-07 will have on its segment disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 – Income Taxes (Topic 740) (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 improves reporting for income taxes, primarily by requiring disclosure of specific categories in the tax rate reconciliation and providing additional annual information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 also require additional annual information regarding income taxes paid, as well as other additional disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the amendments in ASU 2023-09 will have on its tax disclosures.

The FASB issued ASU 2022-06 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) ("ASU 2022-06") that provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). Entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election would not have to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination. Entities can also elect various optional expedients that would allow them to continue applying hedge accounting for hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. The guidance in this ASU is optional and may be elected through December 31, 2024 as reference rate reform activities occur. We will continue to evaluate the impact of this ASU; however, we currently expect to avail ourselves of such optional expedients and exceptions should our modified contracts meet the required criteria.

Note 4. Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible assets, net consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

Estimated future amortization of intangible assets as of September 30, 2024 was as follows (amounts in thousands):

The aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets was $1.1 million and $1.3 million, of which $0.8 million and $0.7 million was included in technology and development expense, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets was $3.8 million and $4.0 million, of which $2.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively, was included in technology and development expense, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Note 5. Goodwill

The carrying amounts of goodwill by reportable segment as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

(a)Other comprises goodwill not assigned to a reportable segment.

The decrease in the balance of goodwill occurred in the second quarter of 2024 and was primarily attributable to the sale of Dagley Insurance Agency (see Note 17).

The Company has a risk of future impairment to the extent that individual reporting unit performance does not meet projections. Additionally, if current assumptions and estimates, including projected revenues and income growth rates, terminal growth rates, competitive and consumer trends, market-based discount rates, and other market factors, are not met, or if valuation factors outside of the Company’s control change unfavorably, the estimated fair value of goodwill could be adversely affected, leading to a potential impairment in the future. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, no events occurred that indicated it was more likely than not that goodwill was impaired. The Company plans to conduct an annual goodwill impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Note 6. Accrued and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued and other current liabilities consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

Note 7. Warehouse Lines of Credit

Encompass Lending Group (“Encompass”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, utilizes line of credit facilities as a means of temporarily financing mortgage loans pending their sale. The underlying warehouse lines of credit agreements, as described below, contain financial and other debt covenants. The warehouse credit facilities are classified as current liabilities on our balance sheets. The below table has dollars in millions.

(1) Bank A's interest on funds borrowed is equal to the greater of 5.00%, or the 30-Day Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus 2.438%. The agreement ends in July 2025. Encompass was in compliance with debt covenants under this facility as of September 30, 2024.

(2) Bank B's interest on funds borrowed is equal to the greater of 5.75% or the 1-month CME Term SOFR plus 2.00%. The agreement ends in October 2024. As of September 30, 2024, Encompass was not in compliance with certain of these debt covenants under this facility related to earnings. Pursuant to the agreement signed on September 7, 2024, Encompass received a waiver for the non-compliant covenant. Bank B was replaced with Bank C in November 2024. Bank C extends a borrowing capacity of $10.0 million.

Note 8. Debt

Total debt consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

(1) The D&O note carries a 7.35% interest rate and is payable quarterly with the last quarterly payment due in April 2025.

(2) The E&O note carries 13.5% interest rate and is payable monthly with the last monthly payment being due in September 2024.

In September 2024, the Company sold and issued senior secured convertible promissory notes in aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million (the "2024 Notes") to an existing shareholder, who beneficially owns more than 5% of Fathom's common stock, and the chairman of the Company's Board of Directors in a private placement (the "2024 Offering"). The cash proceeds to the Company from the issuance of the 2024 Note were $4.9 million after deducting the 2024 Offering expense.

Interest on the 2024 Notes will be paid quarterly commencing on September 25, 2024, in cash on the principal amount at a rate which fluctuates every calendar month and is equal to (i) the monthly average Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus (ii)4% per annum, subject to certain adjustments and a minimum rate of 8%. The 2024 Notes have a conversion price of $4.25 per share of common stock, representing an initial conversion premium of approximately 85% above the last reported sale price of Fathom's common stock on September 26, 2024. The 2024 Notes will mature on October 1, 2026, unless repurchased or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. The 2024 Notes may not be converted by either purchaser into shares of common stock if such conversion would result in the purchaser and its affiliates owning an aggregate of in excess of 19.99% of the then-outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock.

On April 13, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an accredited investor (the “Holder”) and issued a Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of

$3.5 million (the “2023 Note”), in a private placement (combined with the 2024 Offering, the “Offerings”). The Company paid a placement agent fee in the amount of $175,000 in connection with the Offering. The cash proceeds to the Company from the issuance of the 2023 Note were $3.3 million, after deducting the placement agent fee and approximately $25,000 in purchaser expenses.

The Company shall pay interest to the Holder quarterly in cash on the principal amount of the 2023 Note at a rate that fluctuates every calendar month, and is equal to (i) the monthly average SOFR plus (ii)5%, per annum (which interest rate may be increased as provided by the Purchase Agreement); provided, however, that in no event will the rate of interest for any month be less than 8% per annum. Interest shall be due and payable on the last calendar day of each quarter and on the maturity date, April 12, 2025 (the “Fixed Interest Payment Date”); provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in the Purchase Agreement or the Note, interest accrued but not yet paid will be due and payable upon any conversion, prepayment, and/or acceleration whether as a result of an Event of Default, as defined, or otherwise with respect to the principal amount being so converted, prepaid and/or accelerated.

In connection with the Offerings, the Company also entered into Security Agreements pursuant to which the 2023 Note and the 2024 Note are secured by all the Company’s existing and future assets.

All or any portion of the principal amount of the 2023 Note, plus accrued and unpaid interest and any late charges thereon, is convertible at any time, in whole or in part, at the Investor’s option, into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial fixed conversion price of $6.00 per share, subject to certain customary adjustments. The 2023 Note imposes penalties on the Company for any failure to timely deliver any shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion. The 2023 Note may not be converted by the Investor into shares of common stock if such conversion would result in the Investor and its affiliates owning an aggregate of in excess of 4.99% of the then-outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, provided that upon 61 days’ notice, such ownership limitation may be adjusted by the Investor, but in any case, to no greater than 9.99%.

Note 9. Fair Value Measurements

FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The methodology establishes consistency and comparability by providing a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques into three broad levels, which are described below:

•Level 1 inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (these are observable market inputs).

•Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability (includes quoted market prices for similar assets or identical or similar assets in markets in which there are few transactions, prices that are not current or prices that vary substantially).

•Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect the entity’s own assumptions in pricing the asset or liability (used when little or no market data is available).

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below.

In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where evaluated. If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure the financial instruments are recorded at fair value.

While management believes the Company’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

Mortgage loans held for sale – The fair value of mortgage loans held for sale is determined, when possible, using quoted secondary-market prices or purchaser commitments. If no such quoted price exists, the fair value of a loan is determined using quoted prices for a similar asset or assets, adjusted for the specific attributes of that loan, which would be used by other market participants. The loans are considered Level 2 on the fair value hierarchy.

Derivative financial instruments – Derivative financial instruments are reported at fair value. Fair value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are unobservable in the market or cannot be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. These instruments are Level 3 on the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value determination of each derivative financial instrument categorized as Level 3 required one or more of the following unobservable inputs:

•Agreed prices from Interest Rate Lock Commitments (“IRLC”);

•Trading prices for derivative instruments; and

•Closing prices at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 for derivative instruments.

The following are the major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (amounts in thousands):

The Company enters into IRLCs to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale, at specified interest rates and within a specific period of time (generally between 30 and 90 days), with customers who have applied for a loan and meet certain credit and underwriting criteria. These IRLCs meet the definition of a derivative and are reflected on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in other service revenue on the consolidated statements of operations. Unrealized gains and losses on the IRLCs, reflected as derivative assets and derivative liabilities, respectively, are measured based on the fair value of the underlying mortgage loan, quoted agency mortgage-backed security (“MBS”) prices, estimates of the fair value of the mortgage servicing rights and the probability that the mortgage loan will fund within the terms of the IRLC, net of commission expense and broker fees. The fair value of the forward loan sales commitment and mandatory delivery commitments being used to hedge the IRLCs and mortgage loans held for sale not committed to purchasers are based on quoted agency MBS prices.

Note 10. Leases

Operating Leases

The Company has operating leases primarily consisting of office space with remaining lease terms of less thanone year tosix years, subject to certain renewal options as applicable.

Leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet, and the Company does not separate lease and non-lease components of contracts. There areno material residual guarantees associated with any of the

Company’s leases, and there are no significant restrictions or covenants included in the Company’s lease agreements. Certain leases include variable payments related to common area maintenance and property taxes, which are billed by the landlord, as is customary with these types of charges for office space.

Our lease agreements generally do not provide an implicit borrowing rate. Therefore, the Company used a benchmark approach to derive an appropriate imputed discount rate. The Company benchmarked itself against other companies of similar credit ratings and comparable quality and derived an imputed rate, which was used in a portfolio approach to discount its real estate lease liabilities. The Company used estimated incremental borrowing rates for all active leases.

The table below presents certain information related to lease costs for the Company’s operating leases (amounts in thousands):

The following table presents the weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate related to operating leases:

The following table presents the maturities of lease liabilities (amounts in thousands):

Note 11. Shareholders’ Equity

On March 10, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an expenditure of up to $10.0 million for the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock. The share repurchase program does not have a fixed expiration. Under the program, repurchases can be made from time-to-time using a variety of methods, including open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or by other means, including through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The actual timing and amount of future repurchases are subject to business and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, stock price, acquisition opportunities and other factors. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular number of shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion. There wereno equity repurchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the full year ended December 31, 2023, leaving approximately $4.0 million remaining under the share repurchase authorization.

The Company has an outstanding equity-classified warrant issued to an underwriter in August 2020 (the “Underwriter Warrant”) to purchase 240,100 shares of common stock. The Underwriter Warrant is exercisable at a per share exercise price of $11.00 and is exercisable at any time through August 4, 2025. As of September 30, 2024, no portion of the Underwriter Warrant had been exercised.

In December of 2023, the Company completed an offering of common stock, which resulted in the issuance and sale by the Company of 2,450,000 shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $2.00 per share, generating gross proceeds of $4.9 million, of which the Company received approximately $4.2 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering costs.

Note 12. Stock-based Compensation

The Company’s 2019 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”) provides for granting stock options, restricted stock awards, and restricted stock units to employees, directors, contractors and consultants of the Company. On August 19, 2024, the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the 2019 Plan that increased the share reserve of the 2019 Plan by 1,600,000 shares from 5,760,778 shares to 7,360,778 shares.

Restricted Stock Awards

Following is the restricted stock award activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024:

Restricted Stock Unit Awards

During 2023, the Company commenced granting restricted stock units to employees and agents.

The following is the restricted stock unit award activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024:

Stock Option Awards

There wereno stock option awards granted during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024.

Stock-based Compensation expense

Stock-based compensation expense related to all awards issued under the Company’s stock compensation plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was as follows (amounts in thousands):

At September 30, 2024, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock awards was approximately $1.0 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately nine months.

At September 30, 2024, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock units was $3.54 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted average period of approximatelyten months.

Note 13. Related Party Transactions

In September 2024, the Company sold and issued senior secured convertible promissory notes in aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million (the "2024 Notes") to an existing shareholder, who beneficially owns more than 5% of Fathom's common stock, and the chairman of the Company's Board of Directors in a private placement (the "2024 Offering"). The cash proceeds to the Company from the issuance of the 2024 Note were $4.9 million after deducting the 2024 Offering expense.

In September 2024, IntelliAgent, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, purchased Hometown Heroes, LLC from Joshua Harley, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of the Company, who is an employee of the Company and holds greater than 20% of its outstanding stock. The purchase price was $500,000, of which $200,000 was paid at closing with the remaining balance to be paid in five monthly installments of $60,000 beginning in October 2024 and ending in February 2025. The terms of the transaction were approved by the disinterested members of the Company's Board of Directors in accordance with related-party transaction policies of the Company.

We leased office space from entities affiliated with certain of our employees until May 2024. We paid $0.1 million in total rent expense under these leases for each of the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and we paid $0.3 million in total rent expense under these leases for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

Marketing expense for each of the three-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 includes approximately $0.1 million, paid to related parties in exchange for the Company receiving marketing services.

Marketing expense for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 includes approximately $0.2 million paid to related parties in exchange for the Company receiving marketing services compared to $0.3 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023.

Note 14. Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stock

Basic loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted loss per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents outstanding for the period, determined using the treasury-stock method. Diluted loss per share excludes, when applicable, the potential impact of stock options, unvested shares of restricted stock awards, and common stock warrants because their effect would be anti-dilutive due to net loss.

The calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stock was as follows (amounts in thousands except share data):

The following outstanding shares of common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of the diluted net loss per share attributable to common stock for the periods presented because their effect would have been anti-dilutive:

Note 15. Income Taxes

In determining the quarterly provision for income taxes, the Company used the annual effective tax rate applied to year-to-date income. The Company’s annual estimated effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily as a result of state taxes, permanent differences, and changes in the Company’s valuation allowance. The income tax effects of unusual or infrequent items including a change in the valuation allowance as a result of a change in judgment regarding the realizability of deferred tax assets are excluded from the estimated annual effective tax rate and are required to be discretely recognized in the interim period they occur.

The Company has historically maintained a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets and reported only minimal current state tax expense. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded income tax (benefit) expense of approximately $0.02 million and $0.03 million, respectively, compared to $0.02 million and $0.06 million recorded income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The Company expects to maintain a valuation allowance on current year remaining net deferred tax assets by year-end due to historical operating losses, but records a net deferred tax liability when reversals of deferred tax liabilities that relate to indefinite-live intangible assets may not be used in realizing deferred tax assets.

The Company applies the standards on uncertainty in income taxes contained in ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes. The application of this interpretation did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, as the Company didnot have any significant unrecognized tax benefits during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 or the year ended December 31, 2023. Due to the Company's carryforward of net operating losses, the statute of limitations remains open subsequent to and including the year ended December 31, 2015.

Note 16. Segment Reporting

The Company identifies an operating segment as a component: (i) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses; (ii) that has available discrete financial information; and (iii) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) to allocate resources and to assess the operating results and financial performance of each operating segment.

Our CODM makes operating decisions and assesses performance based on the services of identified operating segments and has identified three reportable segments: Real Estate Brokerage; Mortgage; and Technology. Through its Real Estate Brokerage segment, the Company provides real estate brokerage services. Through its Mortgage segment, the Company provides residential loan origination and underwriting services. Through its Technology segment, the Company provides SaaS solutions and data mining for third party customers and continues to develop its IntelliAgent platform for current use by the Company’s real estate agents.

Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA are the primary measures used by the CODM to evaluate financial performance of the reportable segments and to allocate resources. Adjusted EBITDA represents the revenues of the operating segment less operating expenses directly attributable to the respective operating segment. Adjusted EBITDA is defined by us as net income (loss), excluding other income and expense, costs related to acquisitions, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation expense. In particular, the Company believes the exclusion of non-cash stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and stock options and transaction- related costs provides a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of our operations and provides better transparency into our results of operations. The Company’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA might not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

The Company does not allocate assets to its reportable segments as they are not included in the review performed by the CODM for purposes of assessing segment performance and allocating resources. The balance sheet is managed on a consolidated basis and is not used in the context of segment reporting.

Key operating data for the reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are set forth in the tables below (amounts in thousands):

(a)Transactions between segments are eliminated in consolidation. Such amounts are eliminated through the Corporate and other services line.

Note 17. Sale of Business

On May 3, 2024, the Company completed the sale of its Dagley Insurance Agency operations (the "Disposal Group"), which was included in the Company's Corporate and Other Services segment, back to the former owner. The aggregate selling price was $15.0 million, excluding closing adjustments, of which approximately (i) $7.8 million, net of closing adjustments, was received by the Company in cash at closing, (ii) $4.0 million will be received in cash on the first anniversary of the closing date (a short-term receivable), and (iii) $3.0 million will be received in cash on the second anniversary of the closing date (a long-term receivable). The total gain on the transaction was approximately $3.0 million, which is recorded in the Gain on sale of business in the consolidated statements of earnings.

The Disposal Group did not meet the requirements to be classified as discontinued operations as the sale did not materially affect the Company's operations and did not represent a strategic shift for the Company. Our consolidated earnings from operations for the first four months of 2024 included net loss of $0.3 million from Dagley Insurance Agency.

The major classes of divested assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

Note 18. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

In September 2024, Fathom Realty, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fathom Holdings Inc. ("the Company") reached a nationwide settlement related to claims asserted in Burnett v. The National Association of Realtors., et al. As part of the settlement Fathom Realty will pay $500,000 into a settlement fund within five days after the settlement is formally approved by the court, $500,000 on or before October 1, 2025, and $1.95 million on or before October 1, 2026. The Company has included $1.0 million in accrued and other current liabilities and $1.95 million in other long-term liabilities in its balance sheet as of September 30, 2024. The total amount of $2.95 million is included in litigation contingency expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. Fathom Realty has also agreed to adhere to the rule changes put forth by the National Association of Realtors (the "NAR").

As previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 28, 2023, the Company has been named as a defendant in a purported class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Sherman Division, filed on November 13, 2023, by plaintiffs QJ Team, LLC and Five Points Holdings, LLC, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated. A second purported class action complaint was filed on December 14, 2023, by plaintiffs Julie Martin, Mark Adams and Adelaida Matta in the same court, naming the Company as a defendant along with others, many of whom are also named in the first lawsuit. These lawsuits are purportedly brought on behalf of a class consisting of all persons who listed properties on a Multiple Listing Service in Texas (the “MLS") using a listing agent or broker affiliated with one of the defendants named in the lawsuits and paid a buyer broker commission beginning on November 13, 2019. The lawsuits allege unlawful conspiracy in violation of federal antitrust law and, against certain defendants (but not the Company) deceptive trade practices under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The Company opted into a settlement between a nationwide plaintiff class and the NAR by executing a Supplemental Settlement Agreement in June 2024. A motion for preliminary approval of the opt-in settlements was granted in October 2024, and final approval of the NAR Settlement is expected to take place on November 26, 2024. This settlement is expected to resolve claims against the Company related to this matter.

A third purported class action complaint was filed on April 11, 2024, by plaintiffs Shauntell Burton, Benny D. Cheatham, Robert Douglass, Douglas Fender, and Dana Fender in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Like the Texas lawsuits, the South Carolina lawsuit alleges unlawful conspiracy in violation of federal antitrust law and is purportedly brought on behalf of a class consisting of all persons who used a listing broker in the sale of a home listed on an MLS in the District of South Carolina beginning on November 6, 2019. The case is currently stayed pending the final approval of the settlement between a nationwide plaintiff class and the NAR. As discussed above, the Company opted into a settlement between a nationwide plaintiff class and the NAR by executing a Supplemental Settlement Agreement in June 2024. A motion for preliminary approval of the opt-in settlements was granted in October 2024, and final approval of the NAR Settlement is expected to take place on November 26, 2024. This settlement is expected to resolve claims against the Company related to this matter.

A fourth purported class action was filed on September 26, 2024, on behalf of buyers of residential property nationwide, and with an Illinois-specific sub-class, against Fathom Realty, LLC and other real estate brokers. In the complaint, the Plaintiffs allege that Defendants conspired to raise buyer broker commissions in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, the Illinois Antitrust Act, and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. The court approved the Company’s unopposed motion to extend its responsive pleading deadline until December 16, 2024.

Given the breadth of the residential real estate industry and the volume of participants in the residential real estate industry throughout the United States, we expect additional lawsuits to be filed, although no additional cases filed to date have named the Company as a defendant.

The Company intends to vigorously defend itself as we believe the lawsuits are particularly without merit with respect to the Company because of its flat fee business model. However, we cannot predict with certainty the cost of the Company's defense, prosecution, insurance coverage, or the ultimate outcome of the lawsuits and any others that might be filed in the future, including remedies or damage awards. Adverse results in such litigation might harm the Company's business and financial condition. Moreover, defending these lawsuits, regardless of their merits, could entail substantial expense and require the time and attention of our key management personnel.

Assets in Escrow

In conducting its operations, the Company routinely holds customers’ assets in escrow, pending completion of real estate transactions, and is responsible for the proper disposition of these balances for its customers. Certain of these amounts are maintained in segregated bank accounts and have not been included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, consistent with GAAP and industry practice. The balance amounted to $8.5 million and $1.4 million at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Encompass Net Worth Requirements

In order to maintain approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to operate as a Title II non-supervised mortgagee, our indirect subsidiary Encompass is required as of each December 31 to have adjusted net worth of $1.0 million and must maintain liquid assets (cash, cash equivalents, or readily convertible instruments) of 20% of the required net worth. As of December 31, 2023, Encompass had adjusted net worth of approximately $2.4 million and liquid assets of $2.6 million.

Commitments to Extend Credit

Encompass enters into IRLCs with borrowers who have applied for residential mortgage loans and have met certain credit and underwriting criteria. These commitments expose Encompass to market risk if interest rates change and the underlying loan is not economically hedged or committed to a purchaser. Encompass is also exposed to credit loss if the loan is originated and not sold to a purchaser and the mortgagor does not perform. The collateral upon extension of credit is typically a first deed of trust in the mortgagor’s residential property. Commitments to originate loans do not necessarily reflect future cash requirements as commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon.

Regulatory Commitments

Encompass is subject to periodic audits and examinations, both formal and informal in nature, from various federal and state agencies, including those made as part of the regulatory oversight of mortgage origination, servicing and financing activities. Such audits and examinations could result in additional actions, penalties or fines by state or federal government bodies, regulators or the courts.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The Company’s consolidated operating results are affected by a wide variety of factors that could materially and adversely affect revenues and profitability, including the risk factors described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended (the “Form 10-K”), and the risk factors described in this quarterly report. As a result of these and other factors, the Company may experience material fluctuations in future operating results on a quarterly or annual basis, which could materially and adversely affect its business, consolidated financial condition, liquidity, operating results, and common stock prices. Furthermore, this quarterly report, the Form 10-K and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) contain certain forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“Forward-Looking Statements”) with respect to the business of the Company. Forward-Looking Statements are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements. Forward-Looking Statements can be identified by such words as “anticipate,” “believe,” “goals,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “potential,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “continue,” “forecast” and similar references to future periods. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this report regarding our strategies, prospects, financial condition, operations, costs, plans and objectives and inflation are Forward-Looking Statements. These Forward-Looking Statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the Form 10-K and in the risk factors described in this quarterly report, which could cause actual results to differ materially from these Forward-Looking Statements. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these Forward-Looking Statements which may be necessary to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Any Forward-Looking Statement made by the Company is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made.

The terms the “Company,” “Fathom,” “we,” “us,” and “our” as used in this report refer to Fathom Holdings Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise specified.