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PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 11, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 11, 2026

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited, in thousands, unless otherwise noted)

NOTE 1—BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Organization and Description of Business

On June 21, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Acies Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Acies”), consummated a business combination (the “Acies Merger”) with PlayStudios, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Old PLAYSTUDIOS”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Acies, Old PLAYSTUDIOS, Catalyst Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Acies, and Catalyst Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Acies. Following the Closing Date, Acies changed its name to PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.

PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc., formerly known as Acies Acquisition Corp. (the "Company” or "PLAYSTUDIOS"), was incorporated on August 14, 2020 as a Cayman Islands exempted company and domesticated as a Delaware corporation on the Closing Date.

The Company develops and operates online and mobile social gaming applications (“games” or “game”), most of which incorporate a unique loyalty program offering “real world” rewards provided by a collection of rewards partners. The Company’s games are free-to-play and available through the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, Amazon Appstore, and Facebook (collectively, “platforms” or “platform operators”). The Company creates games based on its own original content as well as licensed third-party brands. The Company primarily generates revenue through the in-game sale of virtual currencies and in-game advertising.

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references herein to “PLAYSTUDIOS,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer collectively to PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. Certain reclassifications in these financial statements have been made to comply with US GAAP applicable to public companies and SEC Regulation S-X.

The significant accounting policies referenced in the annual consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2025 have been applied consistently in these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position as of March 31, 2026, its results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025 was derived from the audited annual financial statements but does not contain all of the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements include the estimated consumption rate of virtual goods that is used in the determination of revenue recognition, useful lives of property and equipment and definite-lived intangible assets, the expensing and capitalization of research and development costs for internal-use software, assumptions used in accounting for income taxes, stock-based compensation, the fair value of derivative financial instruments, the fair value of contingent consideration, and the evaluation of goodwill and long-lived assets for impairment. The Company believes the accounting estimates are appropriate and reasonably determined. Due to the inherent uncertainties in making these estimates, actual amounts could differ materially.

Smaller Reporting Company

As of March 31, 2026, the Company qualified as a Smaller Reporting Company ("SRC") as defined under Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As an SRC, we are eligible for and have elected to provide scaled disclosure accommodations in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These accommodations allow us to provide reduced executive compensation disclosures, fewer years of audited financial statements, and less extensive narrative disclosures compared to larger reporting companies. The Company will reevaluate its eligibility to qualify as an SRC at the end of its second quarter of 2026, and otherwise as required.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Specifically, $6.3 million previously classified within accrued and other current liabilities as of December 31, 2025 has been reclassified to accounts payable to better reflect the nature of those obligations as amounts owed to vendors and suppliers in the ordinary course of business. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported total current liabilities, total liabilities, or net loss.

NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our significant accounting policies and estimates remained unchanged from our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2026 and amended on Form 10-K/A filed on April 3, 2026.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). Additionally, in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01 to clarify the effective date of ASU 2024-03. The standard provides guidance to expand disclosures related to the disaggregation of income statement expenses. The standard requires, in the notes to the financial statements, disclosure of specified information about certain costs and expenses, which includes purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization included in each relevant expense caption. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, on a retrospective or prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is assessing the guidance, noting the adoption impacts disclosure only.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40) (“ASU 2025-06”), which revises the approach to accounting for internal-use software costs by eliminating all references to the stages of software development projects, thereby making the guidance adaptable to a variety of software development methodologies. ASU 2025-06 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, on a prospective, modified or retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the effect the guidance will have on the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

NOTE 3—SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company has aggregated its operating segments into the following reportable segments: playGAMES and playAWARDS, which represent our different products and services. A detailed discussion regarding the products and services from which each reportable segment derives its revenue is included in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2026 and amended on Form 10-K/A filed on April 3, 2026.

Adjusted EBITDA ("AEBITDA") is the Company’s reportable segment GAAP measure, which management utilizes as the primary profit measure for its reportable segments and underlying operating segments. AEBITDA is a measure defined as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, restructuring and related costs (consisting primarily of severance and other restructuring related costs), stock-based compensation expense, and other income and expense items (including special infrequent items, foreign currency gains and losses, and other non-cash items).

Expenses include indirect costs that are allocated to operating segments based on a reasonable allocation methodology, which are generally related to sales and marketing activities, general and administrative overhead, and costs associated with administering the playAWARDS myVIP program in the playGAMES applications. Net revenue excludes transactions between the Company's operating segments. Certain expenses incurred by playAWARDS have been allocated to playGAMES at cost. The chief operating decision maker does not evaluate operating segments using asset information.

The following table presents the Company’s segment information:

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 · Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
playGAMES · playAWARDS · Total · playGAMES · playAWARDS · Total
Net revenue
Virtual currency$44,705$543$45,248$50,692$148$50,840
Advertising13,157—13,15711,863—11,863
Other—55—66
57,86254858,41062,55515462,709
Segment expenses
Cost of sales11,9915412,04515,7631615,779
Payroll & related10,0111,48811,4999,1751,56710,742
User acquisition16,693—16,69310,157—10,157
Other(1)10,49349810,9919,15186010,011
49,1882,04051,22844,2462,44346,689
Reportable segment AEBITDA$8,674$(1,492)$7,182$18,309$(2,289)$16,020
Other operating expense
Corporate and other$3,611$3,533
Restructuring expenses4,6521,335
Other reconciling items73
Stock-based compensation2,3844,258
Depreciation and amortization9,8339,632
20,48718,761
Non-operating income (expense)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities18101
Change in fair value of contingent consideration2,780(325)
Interest income, net722906
Other expense(281)(473)
3,239209
Loss before income taxes(10,066)(2,532)
Income tax expense(610)(348)
Net loss$(10,676)$(2,880)

(1)Consists of legal, rent, information technology, outside services, marketing, and other general and administrative expenses.

Reorganization

On March 10, 2026, the Company initiated an internal reorganization plan (the “2026 Reorganization Plan”) which is intended to enhance efficiency and reduce operating expenses. The 2026 Reorganization Plan includes a reduction of the Company’s current total global workforce by approximately 27%. The Company expects to incur aggregate charges of approximately $4.5 million to $7.0 million in connection with the 2026 Reorganization Plan, consisting primarily of employee transition costs, severance payments, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, and lease termination and other facility-related costs, substantially all of which are expected to be recognized during 2026.

The following table presents the charges for the 2026 Reorganization Plan, whichis reflected in “Restructuring and related” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:

playGAMESplayAWARDSCorporate and OtherTotal
Employee termination benefits$1,461$261$565$2,287
Lease-related charges(1)12168149338
Asset-related charges(2)19136200
Other1473152
Total$1,787$339$751$2,877

(1)Lease-related charges primarily represent accelerated amortization of operating lease right of use ("ROU") assets due to a change in useful life. See Note 11—Leases for further discussion.

(2)Asset-related charges primarily represent impairment and loss on disposal of property and equipment.

The following table summarizes the activity related to the liabilities associated with the Company's reorganization plan:

playGAMESplayAWARDSCorporate and OtherTotal
Balance as of December 31, 2025$—$—$—$—
Reorganization charges and adjustments1,7873397512,877
Non-cash charges(312)(71)(155)(538)
Payments(200)(37)(31)(268)
Balance as of March 31, 2026$1,275$231$565$2,071

playGAMES Goodwill

The Company monitors its playGAMES reporting unit for potential indicators of impairment on an ongoing basis. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company considered various qualitative and quantitative factors, including trends in operating performance and broader market conditions affecting the playGAMES segment.

As of the Company’s most recent annual impairment test performed on October 1, 2025, the estimated fair values of the reporting units exceeded their respective carrying values by a relatively narrow amount. While the Company continues to monitor the performance of these reporting units in light of recent operating trends and market conditions, management determined thatno impairment charge was required as of March 31, 2026.

If actual results differ from current expectations, or if management updates its assumptions or projections for these reporting units, including those related to future cash flows, the estimated fair values of the reporting units may change, which could result in impairment charges in future periods.

NOTE 4—RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following table is a summary of balance sheet assets and liabilities from related parties:

March 31,2026December 31,2025Financial Statement Line Item
Marketing Agreement$1,000$1,000Intangible assets and internal-use software, net

The Company’s revenues and expenses recognized from related parties were immaterial during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

MGM Resorts International (“MGM”)

MGM is a stockholder and the President and Chief Executive Officer of MGM Resorts Japan also serves on the Company’s Board of Directors. MGM owned approximately 16.6 million and 16.6 million shares of the Company's outstanding Class A common stock as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

In April 2011, the Company entered into a joint marketing agreement with MGM (as amended, the “Marketing Agreement”) in exchange for assistance with marketing campaigns and the certain rights to utilize MGM’s licensed marks and licensed copyrights for the development of certain of the Company’s social casino games. The initial term of the Marketing Agreement was forone year from the go-live date of the first such game in July 2012, with automatic renewal provisions based on the games achieving specified performance criteria. The Marketing Agreement was recorded as an indefinite-lived intangible asset.

PLAYSTUDIOS Impact Fund

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company made charitable contributions of $0.3 million to the PLAYSTUDIOS Impact Fund (the “Fund”), a tax-exempt private foundation established by the Company and administered by certain members of the Company’s management team. No contributions were made during the three months ended March 31, 2026. These individuals serve as officers and directors of the Fund but receive no compensation in such capacities. The Fund supports charitable causes selected based on input from Company employees and customers. The contributions were recorded in "General and administrative" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

NOTE 5—RECEIVABLES, NET

Receivables, net consist of the following:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Trade receivables$21,709$22,029
Other receivables1,178821
Allowance for uncollectible amounts(35)(32)
Total receivables, net$22,852$22,818

Trade receivables generally represent amounts due to the Company from social and mobile platform operators, including Apple, Google, and direct-to-consumer ("DTC") payment processors, including Xsolla. Trade receivables are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The following table summarizes the major receivables of the Company as a percentage of the total trade receivables as of the dates indicated:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Apple, Inc.36.1%41.1%
Google, LLC18.1%17.8%
Xsolla (USA), Inc.11.5%13.6%
AppLovin Corp10.9%9.9%

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company did not have any additional counterparties that exceeded 10% of the Company’s total trade receivables.

NOTE 6—PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Prepaid expenses$5,7925,160
Income tax receivable1,4251,632
Other current assets111226
Total prepaid expenses other current assets$7,328$7,018

NOTE 7—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The carrying values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, receivables, net, prepaid expenses and other current assets, and accounts payable approximate fair value due to their short maturities.

March 31, 2026
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Financial liabilities:
Public Warrants$32——32
Private Warrants—23—23
Contingent consideration——5,5285,528
Total financial liabilities$32$23$5,528$5,583
December 31, 2025
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Financial liabilities:
Public Warrants$43——43
Private Warrants—31—31
Contingent consideration——8,3088,308
Total financial liabilities$43$31$8,308$8,382

On July 1, 2024, PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire certain tangible and intangible assets and assumed certain liabilities from Pixode Games Limited (“Pixode"), a mobile casual games publisher ("Pixode Acquisition"). The fair value of our Level 3 contingent consideration liabilities relates to the Pixode Acquisition . This contingent consideration is primarily based on expected payments arising from a percentage of an adjusted net revenue for a three year period commencing on the re-launch date of the rebranded Pixode assets, payable at the end of each fiscal year. The value of these payments are subject to various market and operational risks. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, significant unobservable inputs include a discount rate of approximately 13.0% and 12.1%, respectively, and the probability of revenue growth over the same three year period.

NOTE 8—PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment, net consists of the following:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Land and land improvements$1,9281,923
Building and building improvements5,9325,932
Computer equipment9,8989,986
Leasehold improvements11,19311,628
Purchased software544586
Furniture and fixtures3,6033,681
Total property and equipment33,09833,736
Less: accumulated depreciation(20,664)(20,310)
Total property and equipment, net$12,434$13,426

The aggregate depreciation expense for property and equipment, net is reflected in “Depreciation and amortization” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, depreciation expense was $0.8 million and $1.0 million, respectively. There wereno material impairment charges or material write-offs recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

Property and equipment, net by region consists of the following:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
United States$8,790$9,246
Europe, Middle East, and Africa3,1843,425
All other countries460755
Total property and equipment, net$12,434$13,426

NOTE 9—INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND INTERNAL-USE SOFTWARE, NET

Intangible Assets

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset other than goodwill:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Gross CarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationNetCarryingAmountGross CarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationNetCarryingAmount
Amortizable intangible assets:
Licenses$83,820$(49,104)$34,716$83,820$(45,670)$38,150
Acquired technology16,653(11,801)4,85216,653(11,088)5,565
Customer relationships12,000(8,400)3,60012,000(7,800)4,200
Trade names2,740(1,765)9752,741(1,728)1,013
Internal-use software208,396(182,286)26,110204,254(178,101)26,153
Other425(35)390379(30)349
324,034(253,391)70,643319,847(244,417)75,430
Nonamortizable intangible assets:
Marketing Agreement with a related party1,000—1,0001,000—1,000
Total intangible assets$325,034$(253,391)$71,643$320,847$(244,417)$76,430

During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, intangible asset and internal-use software amortization was $9.0 million and $8.6 million, respectively. The aggregate amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets and internal-use software is reflected in “Depreciation and amortization” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, there wereno impairment charges for intangible assets or internal-use software.

As of March 31, 2026, the estimated annual amortization expense is as follows:

Projected AmortizationExpense
Remaining 2026$25,337
202723,275
202814,615
20296,705
2030174
Thereafter537
Total$70,643

NOTE 10—ACCRUED AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Accrued payroll and related7,7989,143
Income taxes payable1,2221,476
Accrued litigation3,2453,245
Accrued restructuring2,071—
Warrant liabilities5574
Other accruals3,9182,746
Total accrued liabilities$18,309$16,684

Accrued Litigation

On April 6, 2022, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, by a purported Company shareholder in connection with alleged federal securities law violations: Christian A. Felipe et. al. v. PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (the “Felipe Complaint”). On July 15, 2022, the Felipe Complaint was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Southern Division. On October 4, 2022, the plaintiffs filed an amendment to the Felipe Complaint. The Felipe Complaint named the Company, several current and former board members of the Company, board members and officers of Acies Acquisition Corp., and Andrew Pascal, the Company’s Chairman and CEO, as defendants. The Felipe Complaint alleged misrepresentations and omissions regarding the state of the Company’s development of the Kingdom Boss game and its financial projections and future prospects in the S-4 Registration Statement filed by Acies that was declared effective on May 25, 2021, the Proxy Statement filed by Acies on May 25, 2021, and other public statements that touted Old PLAYSTUDIOS’ and the Company’s financial performance and operations, including statements made on earnings calls and the Amended S-1 Registration Statement filed by the Company that was declared effective on July 30, 2021. The Felipe Complaint alleged that the misrepresentations and omissions resulted in stock price drops of 13% on August 12, 2021, and 5% on February 25, 2022, following (i) the Company’s release of financial results for the second quarter of 2021, ended on June 30, 2021, and (ii) the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and issuance of a press release summarizing financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021, respectively. The Felipe Complaint sought an award of damages for an unspecified amount. On January 20, 2025, the parties reached an agreement in principle to settle the matter. On December 7, 2025, the settlement received final approval by the federal district court in which the case was pending, judgment was entered, and the case was dismissed with prejudice.

On March 8, 2023, Angel Deann Pilati, a purported adult resident citizen of Franklin County, Alabama, filed a civil lawsuit against PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC in the Circuit Court of Franklin County Alabama (the "Pilati Lawsuit"), alleging that PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC makes available online games and applications across multiple platforms that are games of chance and thus illegal gambling under Alabama law and seeking to recover, under Alabama’s loss recovery act, all sums paid by Alabama residents to PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC in its online gambling games during the period beginning one year before the filing of the complaint until the case is resolved. On August 23, 2023, the plaintiff amended the complaint to exclude recovery for Alabama residents who lost $75,000 or more during the statute of limitations period. The plaintiff claims to seek this recovery "to go to the benefit of the families" of players who paid money to play the games. As of March 31, 2026, the Pilati Lawsuit is stayed pending the "Settlement" described below. The Company believes the claims are without merit and if the Settlement is not completed, intends to vigorously defend against them; however, there can be no assurance that the Company would be successful in the defense of this litigation.

On November 13, 2023, Sandra Tucker Duckworth, a purported citizen of Tennessee, filed a civil lawsuit against PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC in the Circuit Court for the 14th Judicial District of Tennessee (the "Duckworth Lawsuit") alleging that PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC makes available online games of chance that constitute illegal gambling under Tennessee law and seeking to recover, under Tennessee's loss recovery act, all sums paid by Tennessee residents to PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC in its online gambling games during the period beginning one year before the filing of the lawsuit until the case is resolved, excluding recovery of money lost by a Tennessee resident who lost $75,000 or more during the statute of limitations period. The plaintiff claims to seek this recovery for the benefit of each individual player's spouse, or if not spouse, child or children, and if not child or children, the next of kin. As of March 31, 2026, the Duckworth Lawsuit is stayed pending the "Settlement" described below. The Company believes the claims are without merit and if the Settlement is not completed, intends to vigorously defend against them; however, there can be no assurance that the Company would be successful in the defense of this litigation.

On August 22, 2024, James Scott Tipmore, a purported citizen of Kentucky, filed a civil lawsuit against PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (the "Tipmore Lawsuit"), alleging that PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC makes available online games of chance that constitute illegal gambling under Kentucky law and seeking to recover, under Kentucky's loss recovery act, treble the sums paid by Kentucky residents to PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC in its online gambling games during the period beginning five years before the filing of the lawsuit until the case is resolved. As of March 31, 2026, the Tipmore Lawsuit is stayed pending the "Settlement" described below. The Company believes the claims are without merit and if the Settlement is not completed, intends to vigorously defend against them; however, there can be no assurance that the Company would be successful in the defense of this litigation.

The Company received four demands for arbitration during 2023 claiming that the games operated by PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC constitute illegal gambling under the laws of various states. As of March 31, 2026, three of the demands for arbitration have been stayed pending the "Settlement" described below (the "State Arbitration Demands"). These demands generally attempt to recover amounts spent by third parties on the Company’s games by relying on state gambling loss recovery statutes and/or by seeking to have the applicable Terms of Service declared invalid. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and if the Settlement is not completed, the Company intends to vigorously defend against them; however, there can be no assurance that the Company would be successful in the arbitration proceedings.

In January 2025, the Company reached an agreement in principle to settle the Pilati Lawsuit, Duckworth Lawsuit, Tipmore Lawsuit, and State Arbitration Demands in the form of a six-state class action (the "Settlement"). As of February 17, 2025, the Pilati Lawsuit, Duckworth Lawsuit, Tipmore Lawsuit, and State Arbitration Demands had been stayed. The parties are currently in the process of drafting settlement documentation and related court filings. The settlement will be subject to approval by the court in which the class action case is filed. It is not currently known when the settlement will be finalized.

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 the Company accrued $3.2 million and $3.2 million, respectively, in connection with the Pilati Lawsuit, Duckworth Lawsuit, Tipmore Lawsuit, and State Arbitration Demands.

Warrant Liabilities

Upon the closing of the Acies Merger, there were approximately 7.2 million publicly-traded redeemable warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock (the "Public Warrants") and 3.8 million redeemable warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock initially issued to Acies Acquisition, LLC (the "Sponsor") in a private placement (the "Private Warrants") by Acies. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchaseone whole share of the Company’s Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 in cash per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, as of October 27, 2021. Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, a holder of Public Warrants may exercise the Public Warrants only for a whole number of shares of Class A common stock. The Public Warrants will expire 5 years after the completion of the Acies Merger, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. The Private Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that the Private Warrants and the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Warrants were not transferable until after the completion of the Acies Merger, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Warrants are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial holder or any of its permitted transferees. If the Private Warrants are held by someone other than the initial holder or its permitted transferees, the Private Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. The Private Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis so long as held by the Sponsor or certain permitted transferees.

The Company may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.01 per Public Warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, if and only if the last sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20-trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the holders of the Public Warrants. If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a cashless basis. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the exercise of Public Warrants.

At March 31, 2026, there were approximately 5.4 million Public Warrants and 3.8 million Private Warrants outstanding. Refer to Note 7—Fair Value Measurement for further information. The warrant liabilities are classified within “Accrued and other current liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

NOTE 11—LEASES

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company committed to a plan to vacate three leased facilities in connection with the 2026 Reorganization Plan discussed in Note 3—Segment Reporting. The Company expects to vacate these leases during the three months ended June 30, 2026.

Upon approval of the 2026 Reorganization Plan, the Company determined that the remaining useful lives of the related ROU assets were shortened to reflect the revised period over which the assets are expected to provide economic benefit. Accordingly, the Company revised the amortization period of the ROU assets to end on the expected vacate dates. Although the Company intends to cease use of the leased properties as of those dates, the Company remains contractually obligated for lease payments through the end of the respective lease terms, unless and until a replacement tenant is identified.

Subsequent to March 31, 2026, the Company executed a lease termination agreement forone of thethree facilities, effective April 30, 2026. In connection with the termination, the Company derecognized the remaining lease liability and right-of-use asset associated with the premises and settled its remaining obligations under the lease. As a result of this transaction, the Company expects to recognize a net gain of $0.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026, which will be reflected in restructuring and related expenses. The remainingtwo facilities are expected to be vacated during the three months ended June 30, 2026, and the Company remains contractually obligated for lease payments at those locations through the end of their respective lease terms unless replacement tenants are identified.

The Company's operating leases primarily consist of real estate leases such as offices. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, operating lease expense was $1.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively. Included in operating lease expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 is approximately $0.3 million of accelerated amortization of ROU assets related to thethree facilities identified to be vacated under the 2026 Reorganization Plan. This accelerated amortization is non-cash and is reflected in “Restructuring and related” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company does not have any finance leases. Total variable and short-term lease payments were immaterial for all periods presented. As of March 31, 2026, the Company did not have any material additional operating leases that have not yet commenced.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases are as follows:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Operating lease right-of-use assets$6,292$7,533
Operating lease liabilities, current3,6853,656
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent3,2204,070
Operating lease liabilities, total$6,905$7,726
Weighted average remaining lease term, years1.92.1
Weighted average discount rate6.3%6.3%

Operating lease liability maturities:

Year ending December 31,Operating Leases
Remaining 2026$3,085
20273,586
2028619
Total undiscounted cash flows$7,290
Less: imputed interest$(385)
Lease liabilities, total$6,905

NOTE 12—LONG-TERM DEBT

Credit Agreement

On June 24, 2021, the Company, a subsidiary of the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Silicon Valley Bank and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) which provides for afive-year revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed by the Company, and are available for working capital, general corporate purposes and permitted acquisitions. The scheduled maturity date under the Credit Agreement is June 24, 2026.

Commitment fees and interest rates are determined on the basis of either a Eurodollar rate or an Alternate Base Rate plus an applicable margin. The applicable margins are initially 2.50%, in the case of Eurodollar loans, and 1.50%, in the case of Alternate Base Rate loans. The applicable margin is subject to adjustment based upon the Company's Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). Eurodollar rates and the Alternate Base Rate are subject to floors of 0.00% and 1.00%, respectively. The Credit Agreement contains various affirmative and negative financial and operational covenants applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries.

The Credit Agreement includes customary reporting requirements, conditions precedent to borrowing and affirmative, negative and financial covenants. Specific financial covenants include the following, commencing with the quarter ended September 30, 2021:

Total Net Leverage Ratio of 3.50:1.00 (subject to increase to 4.00:1.00 following consummation of certain material acquisitions)

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.25:1.00.

On May 13, 2022, the Company entered into the Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement, which amended the Credit Agreement to, among other things, exclude from the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio certain funds, up to $15.0 million, expended or to be expended by the Company in connection with the Tender Offer.

On August 9, 2022, the Company entered into the Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, which further amended the Credit Agreement (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement) to, among other things, (i) increase the total current available line of credit from $75.0 million to $81.0 million, (ii) change the basis for calculation of interest under the facility from LIBOR to SOFR, and (iii) exclude from the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (A) up to $6.0 million for the acquisition of, and improvements to, the real property located at 10150 Covington Cross Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89144 incurred on or prior to the first anniversary of the effective date of Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, and (B) up to $20.0 million for the redemption or repurchase of up to 11.0 million warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock of the Company, and shares of Class A common stock of the Company, on or before December 31, 2023, of which as of the date of Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement the Company had used $1.8 million to redeem outstanding warrants to purchase Class A common stock in connection with the Tender Offer.

On August 16, 2023, the Company, a subsidiary of the Company, the Lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, entered into an Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment No. 3”), among other things, exclude from the Restricted Payments covenant certain repurchases of Equity Interests of the Company deemed to occur upon the exercise, settlement or vesting of stock options, warrants or other equity-based awards if and to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of, or satisfy any tax withholding obligations with respect to, such options, warrants or other equity-based awards.

On June 7, 2024, the Company, a subsidiary of the Company, the Lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, entered into an Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment No. 4”) to, among other things, (i) modify the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” to exclude from the calculation of Restricted Payments amounts paid for the repurchase, prior to June 30, 2024, of approximately 11.7 million shares of Class A common stock of the Company, and (ii) modify the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charges” to take into account any tax refunds received in the applicable measurement period.

On July 1, 2024, the Company, a subsidiary of the Company, the Lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, entered into the Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment No. 5”) to, among other things, exclude from the covenant set forth in Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement regarding the incurrence of Indebtedness (as defined therein) the contingent consideration obligations payable pursuant to the Pixode acquisition.

The Company capitalized a total of $0.8 million in debt issuance costs related to the Credit Agreement and subsequent amendments. As of March 31, 2026, the Company is in compliance with and does not have any balances outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

NOTE 13—REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table summarizes the Company’s revenue disaggregated by type, and by over time or point in time recognition:

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
20262025
Virtual currency (point in time or over time)$45,248$50,840
Advertising (point in time)13,15711,863
Other revenue (point in time or over time)56
Total net revenue$58,410$62,709

The following table summarizes the Company’s virtual currency revenue disaggregated by platform:

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
20262025
Third-party platforms32,84545,870
Direct-to-consumer platforms12,4034,970
Total virtual currency$45,248$50,840

The following table summarizes the Company’s revenue disaggregated by geography:

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
20262025
United States$47,793$53,060
All other countries10,6179,649
Total net revenue$58,410$62,709

Contract Balances

Contract assets represent the Company’s ability to bill customers for performance obligations completed under a contract. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there wereno contract assets recorded in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The deferred revenue balance related to the purchase of virtual currencies was $0.5 million and $0.4 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Trade receivables are described in Note 5—Receivables, net.

NOTE 14—INCOME TAXES

The Company recorded an income tax expense of $0.6 million and an income tax expense of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Our effective tax rate was (6.1)% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to (13.7)% for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, U.S. state taxes, non-US based income taxes, nondeductible items and includes specific costs associated with shortfalls in tax-deductible equity compensation compared to amounts recognized in the financial statements.

In July 2025, U.S. Congress enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), which included a range of tax reform measures, including the modification of certain foreign provisions in 2026 originally enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Company does not expect the changes enacted in OBBBA to materially impact the Company’s effective tax rate or cash flows in the current fiscal year.

NOTE 15—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Minimum Guarantee Liability

The Company is subject to minimum guarantee royalty payments associated under certain content license agreements. The following are the Company’s total minimum guaranteed royalty payment obligations related to licensing agreements as of:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Minimum guarantee liability - current$8,419$9,469
Minimum guarantee liability - noncurrent12,00012,000
Total minimum guarantee obligations$20,419$21,469
Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)1.31.6

The following are the Company’s remaining expected future payments of minimum guaranteed royalty payment obligations related to licensing agreements as of March 31, 2026:

Year Ending December 31,Minimum GuaranteeObligations
Remaining 2026$8,419
20276,000
20286,000
Total$20,419

Contingent Consideration

In connection with the Pixode Acquisition, in addition to the $3.5 million paid at closing, the Company agreed to pay a percentage of an adjusted net revenue for athree-year period commencing on the re-launch date of the rebranded Pixode assets, payable at the end of each fiscal year, contingent upon the satisfaction of certain product and financial milestones, up to a maximum amount of $113.5 million. The fair value of the contingent consideration is reassessed at each reporting date, with changes recognized in earnings. The fair value of the contingent consideration as of March 31, 2026 was $5.5 million. Refer to Note 7—Fair Value Measurement for more information.

Legal Proceedings

The Company is party to ordinary and routine litigation incidental to its business. On a case-by-case basis, the Company engages inside and outside counsel to assess the probability of potential liability resulting from such litigation. After making such assessments, the Company makes an accrual for the estimated loss only when the loss is reasonably probable and an amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not expect the outcome of any of the below pending litigation to have a material effect on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Operations, or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

On February 20, 2024, Tyler Kuhk, a purported citizen of Washington, filed a class action lawsuit against PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC in the Superior Court of the State of Washington for the County of King, alleging that PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC makes available online games of chance that constitute illegal gambling under Washington law, that PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC engaged in unfair and deceptive practices by advertising to and soliciting the general public in Washington state to play its unlawful online casino games of chance, and that PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC was unjustly enriched by this conduct. The plaintiff seeks to recover all sums paid by Washington residents to PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC in its online gambling games during an unspecified period of time under Washington’s “Recovery of money lost gambling” statute, for treble damages under Washington’s Consumer Protection Act, and for disgorgement and restitution of any money PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC has retained through unlawful and/or wrongful conduct alleged in the lawsuit. The Company believes the claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against them; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in the defense of this litigation. The Company is not able to reasonably estimate the probability or amount of loss relating to this litigation and therefore has not made any accruals.

On May 24, 2024, the Company received multiple substantively identical pre-arbitration notices from a single law firm purporting to represent 5,264 players, alleging the games operated by the Company violate state gambling statutes, along with various other claims. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and the Company intends to vigorously defend against them; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in the defense of these demands. The Company is not able to reasonably estimate the probability or amount of loss and therefore has not made any accruals.

On September 27, 2024, the Company received multiple substantively identical pre-arbitration notices from a single law firm purporting to represent 2,697 players, alleging the games operated by the Company violate state gambling statutes, along with various other claims. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and the Company intends to vigorously defend against them; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in the defense of these demands. The Company is not able to reasonably estimate the probability or amount of loss and therefore has not made any accruals.

On February 10, 2025, Britt Englund and Brett Chapin, purported citizens of California andtwo of the named claimants in the May 24, 2024 pre-arbitration notices referenced above, filed a civil lawsuit against PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, alleging that PLAYSTUDIOS US, LLC breached an agreement to arbitrate a dispute arising out of plaintiffs’ engagement with games operated by the Company, and seeking an order to compel the Company to arbitrate. The complaint was dismissed by the plaintiffs on April 25, 2025 as part of an agreement to arbitrate the matter. The claimants filed arbitration proceedings in August of 2025. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and the Company intends to vigorously defend against them; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in the defense of these demands. The Company is not able to reasonably estimate the probability or amount of loss and therefore has not made any accruals.

On July 7, 2025 and August 15, 2025, a law firm representingtwo individuals filed arbitration proceedings against the Company alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act and California common law intrusion upon seclusion and invasion of privacy arising out the individuals' viewing of webpages and the Company's alleged use of a tracking code known as the Meta Pixel. Due to inactivity in advancing the arbitration, on March 24, 2026, the American Arbitration Association closed the matters as settled.

On March 18, 2026, the Company received multiple substantively identical pre-arbitration notices from a single law firm purporting to represent several hundred players, alleging the games operated by the Company violate state gambling statutes, along with various other claims. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and the Company intends to vigorously defend against them; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in the defense of these demands. The Company is not able to reasonably estimate the probability or amount of loss and therefore has not made any accruals.

NOTE 16—STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

Subject to the prior rights of the holders of any preferred stock, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of the funds legally available at the times and in the amounts determined by the Company's Board of Directors. Each holder of Class A common stock is entitled toone vote for each share of Class A common stock held and each holder of Class B common stock is entitled totwenty votes for each share of Class B common stock held. After the full preferential amounts due to preferred stockholders have been paid or set aside, the remaining assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders, if any, are distributed to the holders of common stock ratably in proportion to the number of shares of common stock then held by each such holder. None of the Company’s common stock is entitled to preemptive rights or subject to redemption. With the exception of the conversion of the Class B common stock into Class A common stock as described below, the Company’s common stock is not convertible into any other shares of the Company’s capital stock.

The shares of Class B common stock are subject to a “sunset” provision if any member of the Founder Group transfers shares of Class B common stock outside the Founder Group (except for certain permitted transfers). In the event of such non-permitted transfers, any share transferred will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock. In addition, the outstanding shares of Class B common stock will be subject to a “sunset” provision by which all outstanding shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock (i) if holders representing a majority of the Class B common stock vote to convert the Class B common stock into Class A common stock, (ii) if the Founder Group and its permitted transferees collectively no longer beneficially own at least 20% of the number of shares of Class B common stock collectively held by the Founder Group as of the closing of the Acies Merger, or (iii) on thenine-month anniversary of the Founder’s death or disability, unless such date is extended by a majority of independent directors of the Company.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following tables show a summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), which is attributable only to currency translation adjustments during the current period:

Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance as of December 31, 2025$1,806
Foreign currency translation(7)
Balance as of March 31, 2026$1,799
Foreign Currency Derivative ContractsCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTotal Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Balance as of December 31, 2024$(38)$(594)$(632)
Net losses recognized in other comprehensive income before reclassifications38—38
Foreign currency translation—88
Balance as of March 31, 2025$—$(586)$(586)

Stock Repurchase Program

On October 31, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved aone-year extension of the Company's existing stock repurchase program. The remaining amount authorized under the program was $40.0 million as of March 31, 2026 and $40.0 million as of December 31, 2025. Subject to applicable rules and regulations, the shares may be purchased from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Such purchases will be at times and in amounts as the Company deems appropriate, based on factors such as market conditions, legal requirements and other business considerations.

NOTE 17—STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for the periods shown:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Selling and marketing$291$159
General and administrative1,5772,888
Research and development5161,211
Stock-based compensation expense$2,384$4,258
Capitalized stock-based compensation$137$116

The following is a summary of outstanding stock-based compensation as of March 31, 2026 (in thousands, except weighted-average vesting period):

Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation ExpenseWeighted-Average Remaining Vesting Period (in years)
Restricted stock units$12,9591.7
Performance stock units1,2451.0
Total$14,204

The following is a summary of awards granted for the periods shown:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Restricted stock units8045,125
Performance stock units2,5252,654
Total3,3297,779

NOTE 18—NET LOSS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss attributable to Class A and Class B common stockholders per share (in thousands except per share data):

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Class AClass BClass AClass B
Numerator
Net loss attributable to common stockholders – basic$(9,300)$(1,376)$(2,502)$(378)
Potential dilutive effect of derivative instruments————
Net loss attributable to common stockholders – diluted$(9,300)$(1,376)$(2,502)$(378)
Denominator
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - basic111,20216,458108,79516,458
Potential dilutive effect of derivative instruments————
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted111,20216,458108,79516,458
Net loss attributable to common stockholders per share
Basic$(0.08)$(0.08)$(0.02)$(0.02)
Diluted$(0.08)$(0.08)$(0.02)$(0.02)

For the periods presented above, the net loss per share amounts are the same for Class A and Class B common stock because the holders of each class are entitled to equal per share dividends or distributions in liquidation in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation. The undistributed losses for each period are allocated based on the contractual participation rights of the Class A and Class B common stock as if the losses for the period had been distributed. As the liquidation and dividend rights are identical, the undistributed losses are allocated on a proportionate basis.

The following equity awards outstanding at the end of each period presented have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share of common stock for the periods presented due to their anti-dilutive effect:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Stock options4,4914,756
Restricted stock units9,99114,755
Performance stock units2,5242,654
Public Warrants5,3825,382
Private Warrants3,8223,822
Earnout Shares15,00015,000
41,21046,369
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