Paradium.AI, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Apr 15, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Apr 15, 2025
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31,2024
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission file number 001-12471
THE ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 68-0232575 |
|---|---|
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 200 Vesey Street 24th Floor New York, New York | 10281 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 321-5002
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | AREN | NYSE American |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ |
|---|---|
| Non-accelerated filer ☒ | Smaller reporting company ☒ |
| Emerging growth company ☐ | |
If emerging growth company, indicated by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ or No☒
As of June 28, 2024, which was the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter for fiscal 2024, the aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates was $9,882,347. This calculation is based upon the closing price of the common stock of $0.77 per share on that date, as reported by the NYSE American.
As of April 7, 2025, the Registrant had 47,560,952 shares of common stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or Proxy Statement, to be filed within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are incorporated by reference in Part III. Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Proxy Statement shall not be deemed to be filed as part hereof.
Form 10-K
Table of Contents
| Page | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part I. | 4 | |
| Item 1. | Business | 4 |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 11 |
| Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments | 25 |
| Item 1C. | Cybersecurity | 25 |
| Item 2. | Properties | 26 |
| Item 3. | Legal Proceedings | 26 |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosure | 27 |
| Part II. | 27 | |
| Item 5. | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 27 |
| Item 6. | [Reserved] | 28 |
| Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 28 |
| Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 41 |
| Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 41 |
| Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 41 |
| Item 9A. | Controls and Procedures | 41 |
| Item 9B. | Other Information | 43 |
| Item 9C. | Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | 43 |
| Part III. | 43 | |
| Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 43 |
| Item 11. | Executive Compensation | 43 |
| Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 43 |
| Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 43 |
| Item 14. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 43 |
| Part IV. | 43 | |
| Item 15. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules | 43 |
| Signatures | 53 | |
| Index to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-1 | |
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements and information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and include, without limitation, statements concerning our business strategy, future revenues, market growth, capital requirements, product introductions, expansion plans and the adequacy of our funding. Other statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not historical facts are also forward-looking statements. We have tried, wherever possible, to identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and other comparable terminology.
Forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for example, statements about:
| ● | our ability to achieve and maintain profitability in the future; |
| ● | our ability to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting; |
| ● | the success of strategic relationships with third parties; |
| ● | our ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel; |
| ● | our ability to manage our growth effectively, including through strategic acquisitions; |
| ● | our ability to attract, develop, and retain capable Publisher Partners (as described below) and Expert Contributors (as described below); |
| ● | our ability to attract new advertisers and to persuade existing advertisers to continue to advertise on the Platform (as described below); |
| ● | our ability to grow market share in our existing markets or any new markets we may enter; |
| ● | our ability to attract, engage, and retain audiences; |
| ● | protecting and monetizing our intellectual property; |
| ● | maintaining and growing revenue streams; |
| ● | retaining and growing trust in our brand and journalism given recent advances in Generative Artificial Intelligence; |
| ● | our ability to continue to satisfy NYSE American listing rules; |
| ● | our estimates of the sufficiency of our existing capital resources combined with future anticipated cash flows to finance our operating requirements; and |
| ● | other factors detailed under the section entitled “Risk Factors.” |
We caution investors that any forward-looking statements presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, or that we may make orally or in writing from time to time, are based on the beliefs of, assumptions made by, and information currently available to, us. Such statements are based on assumptions, and the actual outcome will be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties, and factors that are beyond our control or ability to predict. Although we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, they are not guarantees of future performance, and some will inevitably prove to be incorrect. As a result, our actual future results can be expected to differ from our expectations, and those differences may be material. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements, which are based only on known results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.
Certain risks are discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and also from time to time in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”).
This Annual Report on Form 10-K and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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