UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)

Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20142018
Commission File Number 001-33720
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Remark Media,Holdings, Inc.

 Delaware 33-1135689 
 State of Incorporation IRS Employer Identification Number 
     
 
39303960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400900
Las Vegas, NV 89169
 702-701-9514 
 Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices Registrant's telephone number, including area code 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each className of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per shareThe NASDAQ Stock $0.001 par value per share, registered on the NASDAQ Capital Market LLC
Rights to Purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred StockThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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  þ
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  þ
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  þ    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  þ    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “smaller reporting“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer¨ Accelerated filer¨
Non-accelerated filer¨ Smaller reporting companyþ
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate 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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  þ

As of June 30, 2014,2018, the aggregate market value of our voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates was $72.8$106.8 million.
As of April 28, 2015, 13,851,60226, 2019, 43,005,159 shares of our common stock were outstanding.



EXPLANATORY NOTE

Remark Media,Holdings, Inc. (“Remark”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014,2018, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2015April 1, 2019 (the “Original Filing”), to provide by amendment the information required by Items 10 through 14 (Part III) of Form 10-K, and to update Item 15, rather than by incorporation by reference to a definitive proxy statement for our 20152019 annual meeting of stockholders that we will file with the SEC. We are including new certifications by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer as exhibits to this Amendment, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Except as described above, this Amendment does not modify or update the disclosures presented in, or as exhibits to, the Original Filing in any way. This Amendment speaks as of the date of the Original Filing and does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Filing. Among other things, we have not revised forward-looking statements made in the Original Filing to reflect events that occurred or facts that became known to us after the filing of the Original Filing. Therefore, you should read this Amendment in conjunction with any other documents we filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the Original Filing.




TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART III  
Item 10.
Item 11.
Item 12.
Item 13.
Item 14.
   
PART IV  
Item 15.
   
  




PART III

ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The following table and paragraphs presentset forth information regarding our directorsexecutive officers and executive officers,directors, including the business experience duringfor the past five years (and, in some instances, for prior years) of each such directorexecutive officer and executive officer.director.
 
Name Age Position
Kai-Shing Tao 3842 Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Douglas M. OsrowAlison Davidson 4144 Interim Chief Financial Officer
Theodore P. Botts 6973 Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee
Robert G. GoldsteinWilliam W. Grounds 5963 Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee
William W. GroundsBrett Ratner 5950Director
Daniel Stein43 Director and Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee
Jason E. Strauss41Director


Executive Officers
 
Kai-Shing Tao has served as our Chief Executive Officer since December 2012, previously serving as Co-Chief Executive Officer since October 2012, and as a member of our Boardboard of Directorsdirectors (the “Board”) since 2007 and Chairman of the Board since October 2012. Mr. Tao also has served as Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Pacific Star Capital Management, L.P. (“Pacific Star Capital”), a private investment group, since January 2004. Prior to founding Pacific Star Capital, Mr. Tao was a Partner at FALA Capital Group, a single-family investment office, where he headed the global liquid investments outside the operating companies. Mr. Tao has been a director of Paradise Entertainment Limited (SEHK: 1180), a Hong-Kong-Stock-Exchange-traded company engaged in casino services and the development, supply and sales of electronic gaming systems, since April 2014, and he has been a director of Genesis Today, a privately-held health food and supplements company, since 2005.2014. Mr. Tao previously was a director of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. from May 2010 to March 2011. Mr. Tao also is a member of the Real Estate Roundtable and U.S.-China and U.S.-Taiwan Business Council.  Mr. Tao is a graduate of the New York University Stern School of Business.
 
Douglas M. OsrowAlison Davidson has served as our Vice President, Finance since February 2014 and as our Interim Chief Financial Officer since October 2013.  Prior to joining Remark, Mr. OsrowAugust 2018. From November 2006 until December 2013, Ms. Davidson served as the Chief Financial Officer of Paragon Gaming Corporation, a North American gaming company and resort developer, from July 2011 to October 2013.  Previously, Mr. Osrow served as Vice President of Finance at Aristocrat Technologies Inc., a global subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited, a gaming machine manufacturer. Ms. Davidson started her career in the investment banking division of Citadel Securities LLC, covering real estate, lodging, and gaming, from November 2010 to June 2011, andpublic accounting at KPMG as a senior analyst at Hawkeye Capitalauditor before moving to Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd., a Fortune Global 500 investment holding company, auditing their global subsidiaries. Ms. Davidson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Management LLC, overseeing buy-side investments and operations, from June 2008 to October 2010.  Mr. Osrow began his career at Ziff Brothers Investments, LLC, a global family office, as assistant to the president.  Mr. Osrow earned an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and an MBAInformation Systems from the Kellogg SchoolUniversity of Management at Northwestern University.Houston and is a licensed CPA.


Non-Employee Directors

Theodore P. Botts has served as a member of our Board since 2007. Mr. Botts has been the President of Kensington Gate Capital, LLC, a private corporate finance advisory firm, since April 2001. Previously, Mr. Botts served as Chief Financial Officer of StereoVision Entertainment, Inc., a film entertainment company, from July 2007 until September 2008. Prior to 2000, Mr. Botts served in executive capacities at UBS Group and Goldman Sachs in London and New York. Mr. Botts also served on the board of directors and as chairman of the audit committee of INTAC International, Inc. from 2002 until its merger with a predecessor of Remark in 2006. Mr. Botts served as a member of the board and chairman of both the compensation and audit committees of Crystal Peak Minerals (CPMMF) from 2012 to 2018. Mr. Botts also served as a member of the Board of Trustees and head of development for REACH Prep, a non-profit organization serving the educational needs of underprivileged African-American and Latino children in Fairfield and Westchester counties, from 2003 to 2012. Mr. Botts graduated with highest honors from Williams College and received an MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business.
 

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Robert G. Goldstein has served as a member of our Board since May 2013.  Mr. Goldstein has been the President of Global Gaming Operations at Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) (“Las Vegas Sands”), an international casino and resort operating company, since January 1, 2011.  Mr. Goldstein oversees all entertainment, restaurant, and retail offerings for Las Vegas Sands, both in Las Vegas and Asia.  Mr. Goldstein has also been an Executive Vice President of Las Vegas Sands since July 2009.  He has been the President of The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, a Division of Venetian Casino Resort LLC (a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands), since July 2009.  He was a Vice President of The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino from January 1999 to July 1999 and has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of The Palazzo Casino Resort since December 2008.  Mr. Goldstein served as Senior Vice President of Las Vegas Sands from August 2004 to July 2009.  Prior to joining Las Vegas Sands in 1995, Mr. Goldstein spent 15 years developing casino-hotels in both the United States and the Caribbean.  He served as a Director of Western Liberty BanCorp. from October 2010 to March 2012.  Mr. Goldstein received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1977 and a J.D. from Temple University School of Law in 1980.
William W. Grounds has served as a member of our Board since October 2013. Mr. Grounds has been the President and a director of Infinity World Development Corp. (“Infinity World”), an affiliate of Dubai World, an investment company that manages and supervises a portfolio of businesses and projects for the Dubai government,sovereign wealth fund, since

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April 2008. Previously, Mr. Grounds held various senior executive positions, including with Investa Property Group Ltd. from April 2002 to May 2007 and MFS Ltd. from June 2007 to March 2008, and other senior positions in the real estate investment and development industry. Mr. Grounds currently serves as a director of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), a global hospitality company, CityCenter Holdings, LLC, a 50/50 joint venture of Infinity World and MGM Resorts International, and Grand Avenue LA,Nevada Public Radio (KNPR).

Brett Ratner has been a mixed use development joint venturemember of our Board since March 2017. Mr. Ratner is one of Hollywood's most successful filmmakers. His films have grossed more than $2 billion at the global box office. He has served as an executive producer on films such as the Golden-Globe-winning and Oscar-winning The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, executive producer and director of the Golden Globe-nominated FOX series Prison Break, and executive producer of the television series Rush Hour, based on his hit films. Mr. Ratner, along with The Related Companies.his business partner James Packer, formed RatPac Entertainment, a film finance and media company, in 2013. Since inception, RatPac Entertainment has co-financed 63 theatrically-released motion pictures exceeding $11.6 billion in worldwide box office receipts. In 2017, he received a coveted star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Mr. Ratner received a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He is currently attending Harvard University’s Business School Graduate Program.

Jason E. StraussDaniel Stein has served as a member of our Board since March 2014.  Mr. Strauss is2017. Since 2012, Daniel Stein has served as the Senior Vice President of Analytics Services & Product Strategy at Crossix Solutions, Inc., a founding partner of the Tao Group, a global hospitalityhealthcare analytics and lifestyledata company, where he has served as its Managing Partner since 2003.is responsible for driving innovation across the Crossix product suite, including platform, digital and TV-based solutions. Prior to joining Crossix, Mr. Strauss also co-founded Strategic Marketing Group, a lifestyle marketing, special events, consumer promotions,Stein spent eight years at Digitas and public relations company,Digitas Health, an advertising agency, where he led the Strategy and Analysis group in New York. At Digitas Health, he built a team focused on leveraging analytics to help pharma and health-focused clients optimize their marketing plans and partnerships. Mr. Stein brings almost 20 years of media, marketing and agency experience focusing on innovation. Previously, he worked at Scholastic, where he developed interactive and direct marketing plans to support teachers and parents, and he gained additional healthcare experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he designed and built comprehensive health & welfare systems for large companies. Mr. Stein graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Economics. He has not served as its Partner since 1997.  Mr. Strauss is also a partneron any other boards or committees in a chain of Artichoke Basille’s Pizzerias.  Additionally, Mr. Strauss serves as Co-Chair of the Board of the Marty Hennessey Jr. Tennis Foundation, which raises money for USTA-Nevada programs and scholarships.  Mr. Strauss received a B.S. in Hospitality Management and Public Relations from Boston University.last five years.


Director Qualifications
 
The Board comprises a diverse group of leaders in their respective fields. Some of the current directors have senior leadership experience at major domestic and international corporations. In these positions, they have gained experience in core management skills, such as strategic and financial planning, public company financial reporting, compliance, risk management, and leadership development. Some of our directors also have experience serving on boards of directors and board committees of other public companies, and have an understanding of corporate governance practices and trends, which provides an understanding of different business processes, challenges, and strategies. Other directors have experience as principals in private investment and advisory firms, which brings financial expertise and unique perspectives to the Board. Our directors also have other experience that makes them valuable members, such as experience managing technology and media companies, or developing and pursuing investment or business opportunities in international markets, which provides insight into strategic and operational issues faced by Remark.
 
The Nominating and Governance Committee believes that the above-mentioned attributes, along with the leadership skills and other experiences of the directors listeddescribed below, provide us with a diverse range of perspectives and judgment necessary to guide our strategies and monitor their execution.
 

Kai-Shing Tao
 
Knowledge and experience regarding Remark from serving as our Chief Executive Officer since December 2012

Global financial industry and investment experience and extensive knowledge of Asian markets as Chief Investment Officer of Pacific Star Capital and a former member of the U.S.-China and U.S.-Taiwan Business Council.Council

Outside public company board experience as a former director of Playboy Enterprises, Inc.



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Theodore P. Botts
 
Global financial advisory experience and extensive knowledge of the technology sector as President of Kensington Gate Capital, LLC

Outside board experience as a director and chairman of the audit committee of INTAC International

Global financial industry experience as an executive at UBS Group and Goldman Sachs


Robert G. Goldstein
Senior executive officer experience as President of Global Gaming Operations at Las Vegas Sands, President of The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino and President and Chief Operating Officer of The Palazzo Casino Resort

Global business experience and financial literacy in overseeing significant business operations in the United States, Macao, and Singapore for Las Vegas Sands


William Grounds
 
Senior executive and board-level experience as President of Infinity World and a director of MGM Resorts International

Global business experience in operational and governance roles for businesses and investments in many foreign markets


Jason E.StraussBrett Ratner
 
Experience as a founder and senior executive of the Tao Group

BusinessExtensive experience in the international hospitalityentertainment industry, including co-founding and lifestyle sectorsoperating a successful film finance and media company


Daniel Stein
Operational experience leading data monetization efforts for analytics companies, leveraging partnerships with top digital, television and media companies

Oversees all product strategy for Crossix Solutions, Inc., a leading technology company currently focused in healthcare

More than 19 years of media, marketing and agency experience focusing on innovation



Family Relationships
 
There are no family relationships among our executive officers and directors.


Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
 
Under §16(a) of the Exchange Act, our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 10% of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), must file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership with the SEC, and under SEC regulations, they must furnish us with copies of all §16(a) forms filed. To our knowledge, based solely upon our review of the copies of the forms furnished to us, we believe that our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 10% of our common stockCommon Stock complied with all §16(a) filing requirements during 2014,2018, except as noted below.
On February 18, 2015:

that on August 17, 2018, Ms. Davidson filed a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 covering one transaction that occurred on August 13, 2018, and on January 24, 2018, Mr. Tao filed a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 covering one transaction that occurred on December 31, 2014, and filed an amendment to a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 covering one transaction that occurred on November 21, 2014January 19, 2018.



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Mr. Osrow filed an amendment to a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 covering one transaction that occurred on November 21, 2014


On December 30, 2014:

Mr. Osrow filed a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 covering one transaction that occurred on December 24, 2014


On April 30, 2014:

Mr. Strauss filed an Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3 in connection with his election as a director on March 13, 2014, and he filed a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 covering one transaction that occurred on March 13, 2014

Mr. Tao filed a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 covering two transactions that occurred on February 17, 2014 and one transaction that occurred on January 29, 2014

Mr. Osrow filed a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 covering one transaction that occurred on February 17, 2014

Mr. Grounds filed a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 covering one transaction that occurred on February 17, 2014

Mr. Goldstein filed a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 covering one transaction that occurred on February 17, 2014

Mr. Botts filed a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 covering one transaction that occurred on February 17, 2014


Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
 
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors. A copy of the Code of Ethics is publicly available on our website at www.remarkmedia.com/corporate-governance-overviewir.remarkholdings.com/corporate-governance.Amendments to the Code of Ethics or any grant of a waiver from a provision of the Code of Ethics requiring disclosure under applicable SEC rules will also be disclosed on our website.


Audit Committee

The Audit Committee of our Board is comprised of Messrs. Botts, GoldsteinGrounds and Grounds,Stein, each of whom is independent under applicable NASDAQ listing standards.  Mr. Botts serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee.
 
The Board determined that Mr. Botts qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert”, as defined under the Exchange Act.  The Board made a qualitative assessment of Mr. Botts’ level of knowledge and experience based on a number of factors, including his experience as a financial professional.



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ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table presents the dollar amounts of various forms of compensation earned by our named executive officers (“NEOs”) during the years noted: 
Year Salary Stock Awards Option Awards TotalYear Salary Bonus Stock Awards Option Awards All Other Compensation Total
Kai-Shing Tao 1
2014 $196,875
 $2,485,500
 $2,435,000
 $5,117,375
2018 $343,269
 
 
 $11,557,000
 
 $11,900,269
Chairman and CEO2013 
 35,000
 
 35,000
2017 350,000
 
 $702,900
 176,400
 
 1,229,300
Douglas M. Osrow 2
2014 150,000
 313,750
 365,250
 829,000
CFO2013 30,192
 175,000
 $140,200
 345,392
Alison Davidson 2
2018 246,635
 $112,500
 
 707,000
 
 1,066,135
Interim CFO2017 200,000
 
 
 196,500
 
 396,500
Douglas M. Osrow 3
2018 118,173
 137,500
 
 
 $87,500
 343,173
Former CFO2017 262,500
 
 
 176,400
 
 438,900
 
Note:The Stock Awards and Option Awards columns in the table above reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of the respective awards granted in the year noted. For a discussion of the assumptions and methodologies used to calculate these amounts, please see Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of the Original Filing.

1.For 2014,2018, the stock awards represent 150,000option award represents an option to purchase 1,300,000 shares of common stock awarded to Mr. Tao on November 21, 2014, and 275,000 shares of common stock awarded to Pacific Star Capital, of which Mr. Tao is the Chief Investment Officer and sole owner, on February 17, 2014, as compensation for providing Mr. Tao’s services as our Chief Executive Officer from September 2012 to December 2013. For 2014, the option awards represent options to purchase 500,000 shares of common stockCommon Stock at an exercise price of $6.30$7.81 per share awarded to Mr. Tao on February 17, 2014, one-fourth ofDecember 15, 2017, subject to stockholder approval, which the stockholders approved on January 19, 2018 and which vested on each of March 31, 2014; June 30, 2014; September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014.in full upon such stockholder approval. For 2013,2017, the stock awards represent 28,000option award represents an option to purchase 180,000 shares of common stockCommon Stock at an exercise price of $1.99 per share awarded to Mr. Tao on March 6, 2013 as partial compensation for his serviceJune 20, 2017, which vested in full on the Board.June 30, 2017. The stock award represents 90,000 shares of Common Stock granted to Mr. Tao on December 15, 2017.

2.Ms. Davidson was appointed to serve as our Interim Chief Financial Officer on August 13, 2018. In 2018, we paid Ms. Davidson a discretionary cash bonus for past service. For 2018, the option award represents an option to purchase 350,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.51 per share awarded to Ms. Davidson on August 13, 2018, which vested 50% on August 13, 2018, 25% on September 30, 2018 and 25% on December 31, 2018. For 2017, the option award represents an option to purchase 150,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.99 per share awarded to Ms. Davidson on June 20, 2017, which vested 50% on June 30, 2017, 25% on September 30, 2017 and 25% on December 31, 2017.

3.Mr. Osrow began servingresigned from his position as our Chief Financial Officer in October 2013. For 2014, the stock awards represent 62,500 shares of common stock awardedeffective May 15, 2018. In 2018, prior to his resignation, we paid Mr. Osrow on November 21, 2014, three-fourths of which vested on the grant date and one-fourth of which vested on December 31, 2014, and the option awards represent optionsa discretionary cash bonus for past service. During 2018, pursuant to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $6.30 per share awarded toa consulting arrangement we entered into with Mr. Osrow on February 17, 2014, one-fourth of which vested on each of March 31, 2014; June 30, 2014; September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014. For 2013, the stock awards represent 50,000 shares of common stock awarded tofollowing his resignation, we paid Mr. Osrow on October 30, 2013, one-fourth of which vested on each of January 30, 2014; April 30, 2014; July 30, 2014 and October 30, 2014, and the option awards represent options$87,500 for certain consulting services he provided to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share awarded to Mr. Osrow on November 30, 2013, one-fourth of which vested on each of January 30, 2014; April 30, 2014; July 30, 2014 and October 30, 2014.Remark. For 2017,


Employment Agreements

Each of Messrs. Tao and Osrow are employees “at will” and we do not have employment agreements with them.



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the option award represents an option to purchase 180,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.99 per share awarded to Mr. Osrow on June 20, 2017, which vested in full on June 30, 2017.


Employment Agreements

Each of Mr. Tao and Ms. Davidson are employees “at will” and we do not have employment agreements with any of our NEOs.


Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The following table presents information regarding our named executive officers’NEOs’ unexercised options to purchase our common stockCommon Stock as of December 31, 20142018 (all stock awards to our named executive officersNEOs had vested as of December 31, 2014)2018):
 Option Awards Option Awards
Name Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable Option Exercise Price Option Expiration Date Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable Option Exercise Price Option Expiration Date
Kai-Shing Tao 1
 442,750
 $6.30
 02/17/2024
Kai-Shing Tao 1,300,000
 $7.81
 01/19/2028
 180,000
 1.99
 06/20/2027
 1,500,000
 4.04
 11/09/2026
 350,000
 4.10
 08/18/2025
 650,000
 4.29
 07/28/2025
 442,750
 6.30
 02/17/2024
Alison Davidson 350,000
 3.51
 08/13/2028
 150,000
 1.99
 06/20/2027
 150,000
 4.44
 01/20/2026
 150,000
 4.05
 07/01/2025
 25,000
 6.30
 02/19/2024
 25,000
 6.30
 02/18/2024
Douglas M. Osrow 75,000
 6.30
 02/17/2024 23,364
 1.99
 06/20/2027
 50,000
 5.00
 10/30/2023 100,000
 4.04
 11/09/2026
 279,458
 4.29
 07/28/2025
 75,000
 6.30
 02/17/2024
 37,400
 5.00
 10/30/2023


1.On September 30, 2014, Mr. Tao returned to us options to purchase 57,250 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $6.30 per share.


Equity Incentive Plans

We have granted stock options and restricted stock under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan adopted April 13, 2006, our 2010 Equity Incentive Plan adopted June 15, 2010, and our 2014 Incentive Plan adopted on February 17, 2014 and amended on December 23, 2014.2014 and January 11, 2016, and our 2017 Incentive Plan adopted on January 19, 2018. The amount of stock options or shares of stock we grant to recipients generally depends upon their particular position with Remark and their achievement of certain performance metrics established by the Board. The Compensation Committee must approve all grants.

Director Compensation
The following table presents a summary of the compensation earned by each non-employee director who served on the Board during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014: 
Name 
Option Awards
 Total
Theodore P. Botts 1
 $121,750
 $121,750
Robert G. Goldstein 1
 121,750
 121,750
William W. Grounds 1
 121,750
 121,750
Jason E. Strauss 2
 85,313
 85,313


1.On February 17, 2014, we awarded each of Messrs. Botts, Goldstein and Grounds options to purchase 25,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $6.30 per share as compensation for his service on the Board during 2014. One-fourth of the awards vested on each of March 31, 2014; June 30, 2014; September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014.

2.On March 13, 2014, we awarded Mr. Strauss options to purchase 18,750 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $6.30 per share as compensation for his service on the Board during 2014.  One-third of the award vested on each of June 30, 2014; September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014.



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On April 29, 2015, we granted to each
Director Compensation
The Compensation Committee periodically awards our non-employee director serving on our Board options to purchase 75,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $4.30 in compensation for their service on our Boarddirectors with equity-based compensation. The non-employee directors did not receive any awards during 2015. Half of the awards will vest on June 30, 2015, and one-fourth will vest on each of September 30, 2015 andfiscal year ended December 31, 2015.2018.


ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table presents information with respect to the beneficial ownership of common stockour Common Stock as of April 28, 2015,26, 2019, by:
 
each person, or group of affiliated persons, known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding common stock;Common Stock;

each of our directors and named executive officers;NEOs; and

all of our directors and executive officers as a group.
 

The amounts and percentages of beneficially-owned common stockCommon Stock are reported based upon SEC rules governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. The SEC rules:

deem a person a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of a security, or if that person has or shares investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of a security;

deem a person a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days, and securities that can be so acquired are deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing such person’s ownership percentage, but not for purposes of computing any other person’s ownership percentage; and

may deem more than one person a beneficial owner of the same securities, and may deem a person a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest.


Except as otherwise indicated in these footnotes, each of the beneficial owners listed has, to our knowledge, sole voting and investment power with respect to the indicated shares of common stock.Common Stock. The information relating to our 5% beneficial owners is based on information we received from such holders. The percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 13,851,60243,005,159 shares of common stockCommon Stock outstanding as of April 28, 2015.26, 2019.

Except as otherwise noted below, the address of persons listed belowin the following table is:

c/o Remark Media,Holdings, Inc.
39303960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400900
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169


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 Number of Common Stock Shares Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock Shares
Persons known to beneficially own more than 5%

  
Digipac LLC 1
5,049,705
 32.9%
Ashford Capital Management, Inc. 2
1,278,157
 8.8%
Infospace LLC 3
738,950
 5.3%
Directors and named executive officers   
Kai-Shing Tao 4
5,934,025
 37.6%
Douglas M. Osrow 5
174,803
 1.3%
Theodore P. Botts 6
69,184
 *
Robert G. Goldstein 7
42,956
 *
William W. Grounds 7
37,000
 *
Jason E. Strauss 8
18,750
 *
All executive officers and directors as a group (6 persons) 9
6,276,718
 39.2%
 Number of Common Stock Shares Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock Shares
Persons known to beneficially own more than 5%   
Ernest T. Lee 1
5,343,569
 12.4%
Digipac LLC 2
5,246,314
 12.2%
Directors and NEOs   
Kai-Shing Tao 3
10,200,634
 21.5%
Alison Davidson 4
860,000
 2.0%
Douglas M. Osrow 5
515,222
 1.2%
Theodore P. Botts 6
294,184
 *
William W. Grounds 7
262,000
 *
Brett Ratner 8
125,000
 *
Daniel Stein 9
75,000
 *
All executive officers and directors as a group (6 persons) 10
11,816,818
 24.1%

* Represents holdings of less than 1% of shares outstanding.

1.Consists of 3,556,6724,414,881 shares of common stock and 1,493,033Common Stock held by Mr. Lee, 888,888 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the secured convertible notesCommon Stock held by Digipac, LLC (“Digipac”).Urban Casinos, 37,600 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Lee’s wife and 2,200 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Lee’s son. As the President of Urban Casinos, Mr. Lee may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held by Urban Casinos. The address of Mr. Lee is 3271 South Highland Drive #704, Las Vegas, NV 89109. This disclosure is based on information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed by Mr. Lee and Urban Casinos with the SEC on February 11, 2019.

2.Consists of shares of Common Stock. Mr. Tao, as the manager and a member of Digipac, LLC (“Digipac”), may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stockCommon Stock beneficially owned by Digipac. Mr. Tao disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The address of Digipac is One Hughes Center Drive, Unit 1601, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169.

2.Consists of 661,826 shares of common stock and 616,331 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of convertible promissory notes held by Ashford Capital Partners, L.P. (“ACP”), of which Ashford Capital Management, Inc. (“ACM”) is the investment manager. The address of ACM is One Walker’s Mill Road, Wilmington, DE 19807. This disclosure is based in part on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed by ACM with the SEC on February 12, 2015.

3.Infospace LLC (“Infospace”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blucora, Inc. (“Blucora”), holds these shares of common stock.  Blucora’s address is 10900 NE 8th Street, Suite 800, Bellevue, WA 98004.  This disclosure is based solely on information contained in a Schedule 13D filed by Blucora and Infospace with the SEC, as amended most recently on June 3, 2014.

4.Consists of (i) 144,749234,749 shares of common stockCommon Stock held by Mr. Tao, (ii) 442,7504,422,750 shares of common stockCommon Stock issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Tao, (iii) 3,556,6725,246,314 shares of common stock and 1,493,033 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of convertible notesCommon Stock held by Digipac, (iv) 275,000 shares of common stockCommon Stock held by Pacific Star Capital and (v) 21,821 shares of common stockCommon Stock held by Pacific Star HSW LLC (“Pacific Star HSW”). Mr. Tao, as the manager and a member of Digipac, the Chief Investment Officer and sole owner of Pacific Star Capital, and the control person of Pacific Star HSW, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stockCommon Stock beneficially owned by Digipac, Pacific Star Capital and Pacific Star HSW. Mr. Tao disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of common stockCommon Stock beneficially owned by Digipac and Pacific Star HSW, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

5.4.Includes 125,000850,000 shares of common stockCommon Stock issuable upon exercise of options.

5.Based on information provided by Mr. Osrow, who resigned from his position as our Chief Financial Officer effective May 15, 2018.

6.Includes 27,857252,857 shares of common stockCommon Stock issuable upon exercise of options.

7.Includes 25,000250,000 shares of common stockCommon Stock issuable upon exercise of options.

8.Consists of 18,750125,000 shares of common stockCommon Stock issuable upon exercise of options.

9.Consists of 4,119,32875,000 shares of common stock, 664,357 shares of common stockCommon Stock issuable upon exercise of options and 1,493,033 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of convertible notes.options.

10.Consists of 5,841,211 shares of Common Stock and 5,975,607 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options. Excludes shares beneficially owned by Mr. Osrow, who is no longer an executive officer of Remark.


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Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

We incorporate the required information regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans by reference to the subsection entitled Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans in Item 512 of the Original Filing.


ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Digipac, LLCAgreement with Brett Ratner

Our ChairmanOn June 29, 2016, we entered into an advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with Brett Ratner, one of our directors, under which he was to: (a) make himself available, at our request, for purposes of consulting on matters related to our business, (b) use reasonable efforts to enhance our business prospects by, among other things, providing business contacts, (c) attend our Board meetings at our request, and (d) perform such other functions as mutually agreed with us. Concurrent with the execution of the BoardAdvisory Agreement, and Chief Executive Officer, Kai-Shing Tao, isin compensation for the manager of and a member of Digipac, LLC, a company of which our Chief Financial Officer, Douglas Osrow, is also a member. On January 29, 2014, November 14, 2013, April 2, 2013 and November 23, 2012,services Mr. Ratner was to provide thereunder, we issued senior secured convertible promissory notesawarded him an option to Digipac in exchange for cash equal to the principal amounts. The following table provides the primary details of the notes on the date we issued them to Digipac (principal in thousands):
 Original Principal Amount Interest Rate in Year One Interest Rate Thereafter Conversion Price per Share
Note issued in:       
January 2014$3,500
 6.67% 8.67% $5.03
November 20132,500
 6.67% 8.67% 3.75
April 20134,000
 6.67% 8.67% 2.00
November 20121,800
 6.67% 6.67% 1.30

Interest on the notes issued in January 2014 and November 2013 is payable quarterly, and all unpaid principal plus any accrued but unpaid interest must be paid on the second anniversary of issuance.  At any time, Digipac may elect to convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest under such notes intopurchase 50,000 shares of our common stockCommon Stock at an exercise price of $4.22 per share. As a result of Mr. Ratner’s election to our Board on March 1, 2017, we terminated the conversion prices noted inAdvisory Agreement, and the table above.  We may also elect to convert all or anynon-vested portion of the outstanding principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest under such notes into shares of our commonhis stock at the applicable conversion price if the volume-weighted average price of the common stock is equaloption award was deemed to at least 150% of the applicable conversion price for at least 30 of the 40 trading days immediately prior to the date of our election.  Such notes also provide that we and Digipac will negotiate and enter into a registration rights agreement providing Digipac with demand and piggyback registration rights with respect to the shares of common stock underlying such notes.  We filed a Registration Statementvest on Form S-1 with the SEC, registering the resale of 1,420,497 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes issued in January 2014 and November 2013, which was declared effective on August 26, 2014. We may prepay all or a portion of such notes at any time upon at least 15 days’ prior written notice to Digipac.
On November 12, 2013, Digipac converted the note we issued in April 2013 into 2,082,233 shares of our common stock, a number of shares representing the original principal amount plus approximately $0.2 million of accrued but unpaid interest. On the same day, Digipac converted the note we issued in November 2012 into 1,474,439 shares of our common stock, a number of shares representing the original principal amount plus approximately $0.1 million of accrued but unpaid interest.
In connection with the issuance of the November 2012 Note, Remark and Digipac entered into a Security Agreement dated as of November 23, 2012 (the “Security Agreement”) to secure our obligations under such note.  The Security Agreement provides that our obligations are secured by all of our assets, except for our equity interest in Sharecare, Inc.  Remark and Digipac subsequently entered into amendments to the Security Agreement in connection with our issuances of the April 2013 Note, the November 2013 Note and the January 2014 Note to include our obligations under such notes as obligations secured by the Security Agreement.


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On September 11, 2014, Digipac loaned us $0.35 million, which loan is evidenced by a demand note dated as of the same date. The demand note bears interest at an annual rate of 5.25%, with all principal and interest due and payable within 10 days after Digipac provides us with a written demand. If we do not pay the demand note in full by the end of the 10 day period, the outstanding principal will bear interest at an annual rate of 8.25% until paid in full. Remark may prepay all or any portion of the demand note at any time without premium or penalty.June 29, 2017.


Pacific Star Capital Management L.P.Stock Purchases by Ernest T. Lee

On February 17, 2014, the Compensation Committee awarded 275,000November 2, 2018 and December 4, 2018, we sold 200,000 shares and 2,000,000 shares, respectively, of common stockCommon Stock to Pacific Star Capital,Ernest T. Lee, a beneficial owner of which Mr. Tao is the Chief Investment Officer and sole owner, as compensation for providing Mr. Tao’s services as our Chief Executive Officer from September 2012 to December 2013.

HowStuffWorks, LLC
On April 28, 2014, we and HowStuffWorks, LLC (“HowStuffWorks”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications Holding, LLC, entered into an Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement to provide for our use without fee or royalty of certain licensed marks in the territories of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and Brazil. On the same date, we and HowStuffWorks also entered into an Amended and Restated Update Agreement, pursuant to which HowStuffWorks agreed to provide updates to us for licensed intellectual property purchased pursuant to existing contribution agreements and grant us license rights with respect to such updates.

On May 30, 2014, HowStuffWorks sold 738,950 shares of our common stock to Infospace, and as of April 28, 2015 beneficially owned less than 1% of our common stock.

Sharecare, Inc.
In 2009, we co-founded a U.S.-based venture, Sharecare, Inc. (“Sharecare”) to build a web-based platform that simplifies the search for health and wellness information. The other co-founders of Sharecare were Dr. Mehmet Oz, HARPO Productions, Discovery Communications, Jeff Arnold and Sony Pictures Television. As of December 31, 2014, we owned approximately 6.9% of Sharecare’s issued stock. Mr. Tao continues to serve as a director of Sharecare.
We are party to a License Agreement with Sharecare and each of ZoCo 1, LLC, Discovery SC Investment, Inc., Oz Works, L.L.C., and Arnold Media Group, LLC, pursuant to which Sharecare granted each of the other parties to the agreement a perpetual, fully paid, royalty-free, worldwide, non-transferable, non-exclusive quitclaim license to software, programs, business processes and methodologies developed and owned by Sharecare and deployed into production as the technical platform for the Sharecare website, but expressly excluding the “look and feel” elements of the Sharecare website.  The license includes the right to modify and adapt the technology to create derivative works and to use and combine the technology with other products and material.  No more than twice every six months for five years, each licensee may request from Sharecare, and Sharecare will provide and grant a license to the licensee, all then-existing derivative works5% of the technology Sharecare has developed. The licensees may not use the licensed technology in or for the benefit of a business involved in the creation, aggregation, archiving, hosting or distribution of health and wellness information and content.  Sharecare granted the license in return for contributions from each of the licensees of assets valuable to Sharecare in the development and launch of its business.


Ashford Capital Management, Inc.

On December 17, 2014 and March 13, 2015, we issued to ACP convertible promissory notes in original principal amounts of $3,000,000 and $300,000, respectively,Common Stock, in exchange for the same amounts in cash. The notes are unsecured$0.5 million and bear interest at a rate of 8.00% per annum, with interest payable quarterly and all unpaid principal and any accrued but unpaid interest due and payable on the second anniversary of their issuance. We may prepay all or any portion of the notes at any time upon providing at least 15-days prior written notice to ACP. At any time, either ACP or$2.6 million, respectively. On November 13, 2017, we may elect to convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest under the note intosold 142,857 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $5.50 per share, except that we may only do so if the closing price of our common stock on the

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immediately-preceding trading day is greater than or equalCommon Stock to the conversion price. ACM is the investment manager of ACP and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock beneficially owned by ACP.Mr. Lee in exchange for $0.5 million.


Director Independence

The Board has determined that all of our current non-employee directors are independent within the meaning of SEC and NASDAQ rules. The Board has also determined that all directors serving on the Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee are independent within the meaning of SEC and NASDAQ rules with respect to membership on each committee on which he serves.rules.


ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Audit Committee Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee must pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit services (including the fees and terms thereof) to be performed for us by our independent auditors, subject to the de minimus exceptions for non-audit services described in Section 10A(i)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act, which should nonetheless be approved by the Board prior to the completion of the audit. Each year, the Audit Committee approves the independent auditor’s retention to audit our financial statements, including the associated fee, before the filing of the previous year’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. At the beginning of the fiscal year, the Audit Committee will evaluate other known potential engagements of the independent auditor, including the scope of work proposed to be performed and the proposed fees, and approve or reject each service, taking into account whether the services are permissible under applicable law and the possible impact of each non-audit service on the independent auditor’s independence from management. At each such subsequent meeting, the auditor and management may present subsequent services for approval. Typically, these would be services, such as due diligence for an acquisition, that would not have been known at the beginning of the year.
 
Each new engagement of Cherry Bekaert LLP (“Cherry Bekaert”) served as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. Each new engagement of Cherry Bekaert has been approved in advance by the Board, and none of those engagements made use of the de minimus exception to the pre-approval contained in Section 10A(i)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act.

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Fees Billed Duringfor the 20142018 and 20132017 Fiscal Years

The following table presents the aggregate fees billed, by type of fee, in relation to services provided to us by Cherry Bekaert (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2014 20132018 2017
Audit$220
 $245
$616
 $390
Audit-related31
 30

 
Tax
 
All other42
 
13
 5
Total$293
 $275
$629
 $395
 

The audit-related fees billed for the 2014 fiscal year represent compensation for assurance services performed in relation to our acquisition of Hotelmobi, Inc, while the fees billed in the all-other category representsrepresent compensation for services performed primarily in relation to the filing of registration statements.




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PART IV

ITEM 15.EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Exhibits

The following documents are filed as part of this Amendment, and they supplement the exhibits filed and furnished with the Original Filing:
   
Exhibit Number Description
31.1 
31.2 



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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    REMARK MEDIA,HOLDINGS, INC.
     
Date:April 30, 20152019By: /s/ Douglas OsrowAlison Davidson
    Douglas OsrowAlison Davidson
    Interim Chief Financial Officer
    (principal financial officer)


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name Title Date
     
/s/ Kai-Shing Tao    
Kai-Shing Tao 
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
(principal executive officer)
 April 30, 20152019
    
     
/s/ Douglas OsrowAlison Davidson    
Douglas OsrowAlison Davidson 
Interim Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial and accounting officer)
 April 30, 20152019
    
    
/s/ Theodore Botts    
Theodore Botts Director and Audit Committee Chairman April 30, 20152019
     
     
/s/ Robert GoldsteinBrett Ratner    
Robert GoldsteinBrett Ratner Director and Compensation Committee Chairman April 30, 20152019
     
     
/s/ William Grounds    
William Grounds Director and Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman April 30, 20152019
    
     
/s/ Jason E. StraussDaniel Stein    
Jason E. StraussDaniel Stein Director April 30, 20152019