UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly periodperiod ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192022

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from / to

Commission file number 001-39096

AKERNA CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

83-2242651

(State or other jurisdiction of


incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer


Identification No.)

��

1601 Arapahoe St.1550 Larimer Street,

#246 Denver, Colorado

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(888) 932-6537

Registrant’s telephone number, including area codecode: (888)932-6537

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which
registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

KERN

Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq (Nasdaq Capital Market)

Warrants to purchase one share of common stock

KERNW

Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq (Nasdaq Capital Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).YesxNo¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

☒ 

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company 

If 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 Act) Yes No 

As of November 13, 2019,August 11, 2022, there were 10,958,656were80,285,241 shares of of the registrant’s common stock, par valuevalue $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding.


 



INDEX



INDEX

Page Number




PART IFINANCIAL INFORMATION
    Item 1.
ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)1
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 (unaudited) and June 30, 20191

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018(unaudited)2

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018Comprehensive Loss (unaudited)3

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (unaudited)4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018(unaudited)56

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)67
ITEMItem 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations1424
ITEMItem 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures aboutAbout Market Risk1937
ITEMItem 4.Controls and Procedures2038



PART IIOTHER INFORMATION



ITEMItem 1.Legal Proceedings2140
ITEM   Item 1A.Risk Factors2140
ITEMItem 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds2142
ITEMItem 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities2142
ITEMItem 4.Mine Safety Disclosures2142
ITEMItem 5.Other Information2142
ITEMItem 6.Exhibits2143

SignaturesSIGNATURES2244


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AKERNA CORP.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)


 

June 30,

 


December 31,

 

 

2022

 


2021

 

Assets


 


 

 

Current assets: 

 

 


 

 

Cash

$

5,124,553

 


$

13,934,265

 

Restricted cash

 

8,261

 


 

508,261

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

1,882,084

 


 

1,403,774

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2,155,446

 


 

2,383,764

 

Total current assets

 

9,170,344

 


 

18,230,064

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Fixed assets, net

 

143,026

 


 

153,151

 

Investment, net

 

226,101

 


 

226,101

 

Capitalized software, net

 

6,898,876

 


 

7,311,676

 

Intangible assets, net
17,640,833


21,609,794
Goodwill 
9,080,177


46,942,681
Other noncurrent assets
9,700


9,700
Total assets$43,169,057

$94,483,167








Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 


 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other accrued liabilities 

$

7,050,679

 


$

6,063,520

 

Contingent consideration payable
6,300,000


6,300,000

Current portion of deferred revenue 

 

2,403,512

 


 

3,543,819

 

Current portion of long-term debt
6,600,000


13,200,000
Derivative liability
11,282


63,178

Total current liabilities

 

22,365,473

 


 

29,170,517

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Long-term portion of deferred revenue

602,086



582,676
Long-term debt, less current portion
6,788,000


4,105,000
    Deferred income tax liabilities
468,486


675,291
Total liabilities
30,224,045


34,533,484








Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)

 


 


 


 

 

 

  0—

 


 

0—

 

Equity:

 

 

 


 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.0001; 5,000,000 shares authorized, 1 share special voting preferred stock issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

 

0—

 


 

0—

 

Special voting preferred stock, par value $0.00011 share authorized, issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, with $1 preference in liquidation; exchangeable shares, no par value, 291,192 and 309,286 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 respectively
2,227,619


2,366,038

Common stock, par value $0.0001; 75,000,000 shares authorized, 36,826,733 and 31,001,884 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

3,680

 


 

3,100

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

150,438,437

 


 

146,027,258

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income
302,352

61,523

Accumulated deficit

 

(140,027,076

)

 

(88,508,236

)

Total equity


12,945,012

 



59,949,683

 

Total liabilities and equity 

$

43,169,057

 


$

94,483,167

 

  September 30,  June 30, 
  2019  2019 
  (unaudited)    
Assets      
       
Current assets      
Cash $22,429,931  $21,867,289 
Restricted cash  500,000   500,000 
Accounts receivable, net  2,512,682   1,257,274 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  869,946   577,674 
Total current assets $26,312,559  $24,202,237 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
         
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable $1,599,164  $1,317,566 
Accrued liabilities  493,518   500,550 
Deferred revenue  902,595   624,387 
Total current liabilities  2,995,277   2,442,503 
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)        
         
Stockholders’ equity:        
Preferred stock, par value $0.0001; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none are issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019  -   - 
Common stock, par value $0.0001; 75,000,000 shares authorized, 10,958,656 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019, and 10,589,746 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019  1,096   1,059 
Additional paid-in capital  51,729,003   47,325,421 
Accumulated deficit  (28,412,817)  (25,566,746)
Total stockholders’ equity  23,317,282   21,759,734 
         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $26,312,559  $24,202,237 

SeeThe accompanying notes toare an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

statements


1


AKERNA CORP.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

 


For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

 

      


June 30,

June 30,

 

 


2022

2021


2022

 

 

2021

 

Revenue:








 

 

 

 

 

      Software

$5,920,929

$

4,456,728



$

12,429,442


 

$

8,251,881

 

      Consulting


115,300


410,884

 

542,309


 

 

583,631

 

      Other revenue


49,652


39,275

 

64,971


 

 

85,399

 

Total revenue


6,085,881


4,906,887

 

13,036,722


 

 

8,920,911

 

Cost of revenue


1,835,977


1,914,380

 

4,039,648


 

 

3,368,547

 

Gross profit


4,249,904


2,992,507

 

8,997,074

 

 

 

5,552,364

 

Operating expenses:









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Product development


1,761,428


1,527,258

 

3,866,789

 

 

 

2,951,358

 

      Sales and marketing
3,185,318


1,826,143


6,421,431


3,562,058

      General and administrative


2,419,109


4,375,981

 

4,989,541

 

 

 

6,228,943

 

      Depreciation and amortization
1,982,833


1,314,132


3,976,224


2,367,015
      Impairment of long-lived assets
24,122,066


0—


39,600,587


0—

Total operating expenses


33,470,754


9,043,514

 

58,854,572

 

 

 

15,109,374

 

Loss from operations


(29,220,850)

(6,051,007)

 

(49,857,498

)

 

 

(9,557,010

)

Other (expense) income:









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Interest (expense) income, net


(212,984)

(163,125)

 

(213,724

)

 

 

(937,505

)

      Change in fair value of convertible notes
(294,000)

(16,405)

(1,727,000)

(2,007,677)
      Change in fair value of derivative liability  
33,845


133,125


51,896

(42,871)
Other expense (income), net
0—


243


0—


243

Total other (expense) income


(473,139)

(46,162)

 

(1,888,828

)

 

 

(2,987,810

)

















Net loss before income taxes and equity in losses of investee


(29,693,989)

(6,097,169)

(51,746,326)

(12,544,820)
         Income tax (expense) benefit
128,042


(4,300)

227,486


(10,570)
Equity in losses of investee
0—


(3,782)

0—

(7,564)
















Net loss

$(29,565,947)
$(6,105,251)

$

(51,518,840

)

 

$

(12,562,954

)

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average common stock outstanding


35,477,788


24,530,169

 

33,694,681

 

 

 

23,375,981

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

$(0.83)
$(0.25)

$

(1.53

)

 

$

(0.54

)

  For the Three Months Ended 
  September 30, 
  2019  2018 
Revenues      
Software $2,304,480  $1,879,262 
Consulting  831,363   370,083 
Other  57,047   50,054 
Total revenues  3,192,890   2,299,399 
         
Cost of revenues  1,397,361   1,063,135 
         
Gross profit  1,795,529   1,236,264 
         
Operating expenses        
Product development  1,130,880   801,472 
Selling, general, and administrative  3,583,815   2,147,492 
Total operating expenses  4,714,695   2,948,964 
         
Loss from operations  (2,919,166)  (1,712,700)
         
Other income (expense)        
Interest  73,382   17,628 
Other  (287)  (611)
Total other income  73,095   17,017 
         
Net loss $(2,846,071) $(1,695,683)
         
Basic and diluted weighted average common stock outstanding  10,879,112   5,489,835 
Basic and diluted net loss per common share $(0.26) $(0.31)

SeeThe accompanying notes toare an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.statements



2



AKERNA CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(unaudited) 






Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021


2022

2021
Net loss$(29,565,947)$(6,105,251)
$(51,518,840)
$(12,562,954)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:













Foreign currency translation


10,629

2,183


(23,171)

1,953
Unrealized (loss) gain on convertible notes
163,000

(3,000)

264,000

(16,000)
Comprehensive loss$(29,392,318)$(6,106,068)
$(51,278,011)
$(12,577,001)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

3


AKERNA CORP.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the three months ended SeptemberSix Months Ended June 30, 20192022

(unaudited)


    


Special Voting Preferred Stock

Common 

 


Additional
Paid-In



Accumulated Other Comprehensive

 


Accumulated

 


Total

 

 


Share

Amount

Shares

 


Amount

 


Capital



Income

 


Deficit

 


 Equity

 

 









 

 


 

 


 





 


 

 


 

 

Balance January 1, 2022
309,286

$2,366,038


31,001,884

$3,100

$146,027,258

$61,523
$(88,508,236)
$59,949,683
Conversion of Exchangeable Shares to common stock
(2,434)

(18,620)

2,434


0—


18,620


0—


0—


0—
Settlement of convertible debt
0—


0—


3,396,842


340


3,299,660


0—


0—


3,300,000
Shares withheld for withholding taxes
0—


0—


(4,421)

0—

(5,615)

0—


0—


(5,615)
Shares returned in connection with 365 Cannabis acquisition
0—


0—


(279,762)

(28)

(939,972)

0—


0—


(940,000)
Stock-based compensation



0—





0—


316,855


0—


0—


316,855
Restricted stock vesting
0—


0—


43,479


4


(4)

0—


0—


0—
Liabilities settled with shares
0—


0—


14,632


1


45,065


0—


0—


45,066
Foreign currency translation adjustments



0—





0—


0—


(33,800)

0—


(33,800)
Unrealized (loss) gain on convertible notes



0—





0—


0—


101,000

0—


101,000

Net loss





0—


 


 

0—

 


 

0—




0—

 


 

(21,952,893

)

 

(21,952,893

)

Balance – March 31, 2022


306,852

$2,347,418


34,175,088

 


$

3,417

 


$

148,761,867



$128,723

$

(110,461,129

)

$

40,780,296

Conversion of Exchangeable Shares to common stock
(15,660)

(119,799)

15,660


02


119,797


0—


0—


0—
Settlement of convertible debt
0—


0—


751,686


75


625,425


0—


0—


625,500
Shares withheld for withholding taxes
0—


0—


(6,743)

0—


(7,552)

0—


0—


(7,552)
Shares issued in connection with the ATM program
0—


0—


1,816,184


182


760,996


0—


0—


761,178
Stock-based compensation



0—





0—


148,444


0—


0—


148,444
Restricted stock vesting



0—


60,226


3


24,997


0—


0—


25,000
Liabilities settled with shares



0—


14,632


01


4,463


0—


0—


4,464
Foreign currency translation adjustments



0—





0—


0—


10,629


0—


10,629
Unrealized (loss) gain on convertible notes



0—





0—


0—


163,000


0—


163,000
Net loss



0—





0—


0—


0—


(29,565,947)

(29,565,947)
Balance – June 30, 2022
291,192

$2,227,619


36,826,733

$3,680

$150,438,437

$302,352

$(140,027,076)
$12,945,012

  Common  Additional
Paid-In
  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                
Balance – July 1, 2019  10,589,746  $1,059  $47,325,421  $(25,566,746) $21,759,734 
                     
Stock-based compensation  -   -   161,165   -   161,165 
                     
Cash received in connection with exercise of warrants  368,910   37   4,242,417   -   4,242,454 
                     
Net loss  -   -   -   (2,846,071)  (2,846,071)
                     
Balance – September 30, 2019  10,958,656  $1,096  $51,729,003  $(28,412,817) $23,317,282 

SeeThe accompanying notes toare an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.statements



4



AKERNA CORP.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the three months ended SeptemberSix Months Ended June 30, 20182021

(unaudited)


    


Special Voting Preferred Stock

Common 

 


Additional
Paid-In



Accumulated Other Comprehensive

 


Accumulated

 


Total

 

 


Share

Amount

Shares

 


Amount

 


Capital



Loss

 


Deficit

 


 Equity

 

 









 

 


 

 


 





 


 

 


 

 

Balance – January 1, 2021 
2,667,349

$20,405,219


19,901,248

$1,990

$94,086,433

$(91,497)
$(57,179,525)
$57,222,620
Conversion of Exchangeable Shares to common stock
(1,020,062)

(7,803,475)

1,020,062


102


7,803,373


0—


0—


0—
Settlement of convertible debt
0—


0—


2,080,140


208


8,467,292


0—


0—


8,467,500
Shares withheld for withholding taxes
0—


0—


(48,948)

(5)

(333,842)

0—


0—


(333,847)
Stock-based compensation



0—





0—


503,379


0—


0—


503,379
Settlement of liabilities with shares
0—


0—


101,705


10


377,315


0—


0—


377,325
Restricted stock vesting
0—


0—


13,978


1


(1)

0—


0—


0—
Forfeitures of restricted shares
0—


0—


(668)

0—


0—


0—


0—


0—
Foreign currency translation adjustments



0—





0—


0—


(230)

0—


(230)
Unrealized (loss) gains on convertible notes



0—





0—


0—


(13,000)

0—


(13,000)

Net loss





0—


 


 

0—

 


 

0—




0—

 


 

(6,457,702

)

 

(6,457,702

)

Balance – March 31, 2021


1,647,287

$12,601,744


23,067,517

 


$

2,306

 


$

110,903,949



$(104,727)

$

(63,637,227

)

$

59,766,045

 

Conversion of Exchangeable Shares to common stock


(607,914)

(4,650,541)

607,914


62


4,650,479


0—


0—


0—
Settlement of convertible debt
0—


0—


543,355



54



1,729,090



0—


0—


1,729,144
Shares withheld for withholding taxes
0—


0—


1,000,000


100


6,001,900


0—


0—


6,002,000
Stock-based compensation



0—





0—


571,242



0—


0—


571,242
Settlement of liabilities with shares



0—





0—



0—


0—


0—



0—
Restricted stock vesting
0—


0—


114,321


11


(11)

0—



0—



0—
Forfeitures of restricted shares
0—


0—



(668)

0—


0—



0—


0—


0—
Foreign currency translation adjustments



0—






0—



0—


2,183



0—


2,183
Unrealized (loss) gains on convertible notes



0—






0—


0—



(3,000)

0—


(3,000)
Net loss



0—






0—


0—


0—



(6,105,251)

(6,105,251)
Balance – June 30, 2021
1,039,373

$7,951,203


25,332,439


$
2,533

$123,856,649

$(105,544)
$(69,742,478
)
$61,962,363

  Common  Additional
Paid-In
  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                
Balance – July 1, 2018  4,922,650  $492  $14,563,102  $(13,163,531) $1,400,063 
                     
Issuance of shares in exchange for cash  1,099,376   110   9,999,890   -   10,000,000 
                     
Net loss  -   -   -   (1,695,683)  (1,695,683)
                     
Balance – September 30, 2018  6,022,026  $602  $24,562,992  $(14,859,214) $9,704,380 

SeeThe accompanying notes toare an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.statements



5


AKERNA CORP.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2022

 


2021

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 


 

 

Net loss$(51,518,840)
$(12,562,954)

Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: 


 

 


 

 

 

Equity in losses of investment


0—

 


 

7,564

 

Bad debt expense


112,475


 

150,294

 

Stock-based compensation expense, net


477,681

 


 

1,074,621

 

Loss on write off of fixed assets
0—


1,045,180
Impairments of long-lived assets
39,600,587


0—
Amortization of deferred contract cost
205,408


242,110
Non-cash interest expense
60,500


926,968
Depreciation and amortization
3,976,224


2,367,014
Foreign currency loss (gain)
14,689

(17,344)
Change in fair value of convertible notes
1,727,000

2,007,677
Change in fair value of derivative liability
(51,896)

42,871

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:



 


 



       Accounts receivable, net


(580,387

)

 

286,118

       Prepaid expenses and other current assets


23,530


 

(115,934

)
       Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other accrued liabilities
119,355

1,463,669
       Deferred income tax liabilities
(206,805)

0—

       Deferred revenue


(1,146,966

)

 

(633,052

)

Net cash used in operating activities


(7,187,445

)

 

(3,715,198

)

Cash flows from investing activities:


 

 


 

 

 

Developed software additions


(1,737,120

)

 

(2,004,609

)
Fixed asset additions

(27,383

)

0—
Cash returned from business combination working capital settlement (Note 4)

400,000




0—

Net cash used in investing activities


(1,364,503

)

 

(2,004,609

)

Cash flows from financing activities:


 

 


 

 

 

Value of shares withheld related to tax withholdings


(13,167)

(333,847)
Principal payments of convertible notes

(1,515,000)

0—
Proceeds received from stock offering, net
761,178


0—

Net cash used in financing activities


(766,989

)

 

(333,847

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash


9,225


 

(124

)

Net change in cash and restricted cash


(9,309,712

)

 

(6,053,778

)

Cash and restricted cash - beginning of period


14,442,526

 


 

18,340,640

 

Cash and restricted cash - end of period

$

5,132,814

 


$

12,286,862

 

Cash paid for interest$151,500

$50,854
Cash paid for income taxes$19,466

$64,963
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities: 






Settlement of convertible notes in common stock$3,925,500

$10,196,382
Conversion of exchangeable shares to common stock
138,419


12,453,853
Settlement of other liabilities in common stock
49,528


377,325
Stock-based compensation capitalized as software development
12,618


0—
Vesting of restricted stock units
7


0—
Capitalized software included in accrued expenses
1,045,299


0—
Shares returned in connection with 365 Cannabis acquisition (Note 4)
940,000


0—
365 Cannabis working capital reduction to accrued expenses (Note 4)
160,000


0—

  For the three months ended 
  September 30, 
  2019  2018 
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net loss $(2,846,071) $(1,695,683)
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities        
Bad debt expense  252,809   47,873 
Stock-based compensation expense  161,165   - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities        
Accounts receivable  (1,508,217)  151,462 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (292,272)  (167,200)
Accounts payable  281,598   293,515 
Accrued liabilities  (7,032)  40,553 
Deferred revenue  278,208   362,193 
Net cash used in operating activities  (3,679,812)  (967,287)
         
Cash flows from financing activities        
Cash received in connection with exercise of warrants  4,242,454   - 
Cash received in connection with issuance of shares  -   10,000,000 
Net cash provided by financing activities  4,242,454   10,000,000 
         
Net increase in cash and restricted cash  562,642   9,032,713 
         
Cash and restricted cash - beginning of period  22,367,289   2,572,401 
         
Cash and restricted cash - end of period $22,929,931  $11,605,114 
         
Cash paid for taxes $-  $- 
         
Cash paid for interest $1,974  $416 

SeeThe accompanying notes toare an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.statements


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AKERNA CORP.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Note 1 - Description of Business Liquidity and Capital Resources

Description of Business

Akerna Corp. (the “Company”, herein referred to as we, us, our, the Company or “Akerna”),Akerna, through itsour wholly-owned subsidiarysubsidiaries MJ Freeway, LLC, (“MJF”) is aor MJF, Trellis Solutions, Inc., or Trellis, Ample Organics, Inc, the Company or Ample, solo sciences, inc., or Solo, Viridian Sciences Inc., or Viridian, and The NAV People, Inc. d.b.a. 365 Cannabis, or 365 Cannabis, provides enterprise software solutions that enable regulatory compliance and inventory management technology company. The Company’smanagement. Our proprietary, software platform isbroad and growing suite of solutions are adaptable for industries in which interfacing with government regulatory agencies for compliance purposes is required, or where the tracking of organic materials from seed or plant to end products is desired. The Company developedWe develop products intended to assist states in monitoring licensed businesses’ compliance with state regulations and to help state-licensed businesses operate in compliance with such law. The Company provides itsWe provide our commercial software platform, MJ Platform®, Trellis®, Ample, Viridian and 365 Cannabis to state-licensed businesses, and our regulatory software platform, Leaf Data Systems®, to state government regulatory agencies,agencies. Through Solo, we provide an innovative, next-generation solution for state and its commercial software platform,national governments to securely track product and waste throughout the supply chain with solo*TAG™. The integration of MJ Platform® and solo*CODE™ results in technology for consumers and brands that brings a consumer-facing mark designed to highlight the authenticity and signify transparency.

Our Viridian and 365 Cannabis offerings are considered enterprise offerings while all other solutions are considered non-enterprise offerings that meet the needs of our small and medium-sized business, or SMB, customers.

We consult with clients on a wide range of areas to help them successfully maintain compliance with state laws and regulations. We provide project-focused consulting services to clients who are initiating or expanding their cannabis business operations or are interested in data consulting engagements with respect to the legal cannabis industry. Our advisory engagements include service offerings focused on compliance requirement assessments, readiness and best practices, compliance monitoring systems, application processes, inspection readiness, and business plan and compliance reviews. We typically provide our consulting services to clients in emerging markets that are seeking consultation on newly introduced licensing regimes and assistance with the regulatory compliant build-out of operations.

Going Concern and Management's Liquidity Plans

In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) standard on going concern, Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (ASU 2014-15), we assess going concern uncertainty in our consolidated financial statements to state-licensed businesses.determine if we have sufficient cash, cash equivalents and working capital on hand, including marketable equity securities, and any available borrowings on loans, to operate for a period of at least one year from the date the consolidated financial statements are issued, which is defined to as the “look-forward period” in ASU 2014-15. As part of this assessment, based on conditions that are known and reasonably knowable to us, we will consider various scenarios, forecasts, projections, estimates and will make certain key assumptions, including the timing and nature of projected cash expenditures or programs, and our ability to delay or curtail expenditures or programs, if necessary, among other factors. Based on this assessment, as necessary or applicable, we make certain assumptions regarding implementing curtailments or delays in the nature and timing of programs and expenditures to the extent we deem probable that such implementations can be achieved and we have the proper authority to execute them within the look-forward period in accordance with ASU 2014-15.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates realization of assets and related notes reflect the historical resultssatisfaction of MJF prior to the mergers completed in June 2019 (“the Mergers”) with MTech Acquisition Corp. (“MTech”) and other related entities, which resultedliabilities in the combined company, and do not include the historical resultsnormal course of MTech prior to the completion of the Mergers.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since itsbusiness. However, since our inception the Company haswe have incurred recurring operating losses from operations, used cash from operations,operating activities, and relied on capital raising transactions to continue ongoing operations. AlthoughDuring the six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, we incurred losses from operations of $49.9 million and $9.6 million, respectively, and used cash in operating activities of $7.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2022, we had a working capital deficit of $13.2 million with $5.1 million in cash available to fund future operations.Furthermore, on May 24, 2022, we received a notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC indicating that the bid price of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), is not currently in compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq Market”). The Notice has no immediate effect on the continued listing status of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Market, and, therefore, our listing remains fully effective. We are provided a compliance period of 180 calendar days from the date of the Notice, or until November 21, 2022, to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid requirement. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the ability of  the Company to continue as a going concern.

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Management’s plan for the Company to continue as a going concern includes several initiatives and actions including those impacting our short and intermediate term financing, continuing costs, primarily labor and employee benefits, our working capital and the liquidity of our Common Stock. Certain of these initiatives and actions began during the quarter ended June 30, 2022 while others were initiated in July 2022.


The most significant components of our plan include the following: (i) realizing annualized cost savings associated with the corporate restructuring initiative (the “Restructuring”) that we announced in May 2022 which resulted in a reduction in workforce and related operating costs (see Note 4), (ii) entering into an amendment and waiver agreement to the securities purchase agreement associated with our 2021 Senior Convertible Notes (the “Senior Convertible Notes”) on June 30, 2022 (the “Convertible Notes Amendment”) which, among other factors, provides for a deferral of the required amortization payments due and payable from July 1, 2022 through January 1, 2023 (see Note 4), (iii) deploying for working capital needs of the net proceeds of approximately $2 million received from our offering of Common Stock and warrants (the “Unit Offering”) in a transaction that closed on July 5, 2022 (see Note 4), net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses and after depositing $7 million of the proceeds into certain restricted cash accounts in accordance with the Convertible Notes Amendment, (iv) conservatively managing our working capital through disciplined cost-containment efforts and strategic management of our accounts receivable and accounts payable cycles (v) addressing the potential liquidity of our Common Stock in connection with the minimum listing requirements for the Nasdaq Market through a proposed 1-to-20 reverse stock split (the Reverse Stock Split”) and (vi) continuing to seek to grow our customer base and realize synergies as we continue to integrate our recent acquisitions.

We anticipate the initiatives and actions described above will provide us with sufficient liquidity in order to operate our business in the normal course for the second half of 2022  until such time that the an earn-out payment associated with a 2021 acquisition is due in December 2022 (see Note 4), in part, to the fact that the debt service obligations associated with the Senior Convertible Notes for the first half of 2023 have effectively been substantially pre-funded with the amounts deposited into restricted accounts as required by the Convertible Notes Amendment. In the second half of 2022, we plan to continue to rigorously explore potential financing alternatives and other strategic options in addition to enhancing the liquidity of our Common Stock. In addition to and to the extent practical in the future, based on market conditions, we will consider incremental offerings of Common Stock through our previously authorized ATM Program; however, we do not consider this a viable alternative unless and until we are able to successfully address the minimum listing requirements of the Nasdaq Market with the proposed Reverse Stock Split. Through July 31, 2022, we have continuing negative cash flow from operations,utilized $2.7 million of the Company anticipatestotal $25 million authorized by the ATM Program.


If we are unable to secure other potential financing alternatives or fail to execute any other strategic options to raise sufficient additional funds through the first half of 2023, including through the ATM Program, we will have to develop and implement more aggressive plans to address our liquidity needs and our ability to satisfy the scheduled maturity of our obligations under the Senior Convertible Notes. Such plans could include extending payables, further reductions of expenditures (including the termination of additional employees) and reducing or eliminating investments in and the funding of certain of our business units and initiatives, or otherwise substantially scale back our business plan until sufficient additional capital is raised through other equity or debt offerings. Such offerings may include the issuance of shares of common stock, warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock, convertible debt or other instruments that itsmay dilute our current cash willstockholders. Accordingly, we may be sufficientsubject to additional risks, including retention of key employees and limitations on the extension of credit by our vendors and other service providers. If we are required to raise additional capital as discussed above and if we cannot timely raise additional funds, we may be unable to meet the working capital requirements forfinancial covenants of the next twelve months.  From time to time, we may pursue various strategic business opportunities.  These opportunities may include investment in or ownership of additional technology companies through direct investments, acquisitions, joint ventures and other arrangements.  We are currently exploring such opportunities and have entered into three non-binding letters of intent.  We can provide no assurance that we will successfully identify such opportunities or that, if we identify and pursue any of these opportunities, any of them will be consummated.  Consequently, the Company may raise additional equity or debt capital or enter into arrangements to secure necessary financing to fund the completion of such strategic business opportunities, although no assurance can be provided that we will be successful in completing a future capital raise.  The sale of additional equitySenior Convertible Notes, which could result in additional dilutionan event of default under those instruments which could adversely impact the Company. See the risks detailed in our Form 10-K under “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Risks Relating to our Convertible Debt”.

Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to successfully execute the plans described above and attain profitable operations. Despite the comprehensive scope of our plans, the inherent risks associated with their successful execution are not sufficient to fully overcome substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, if we are unable to raise sufficient capital we may have to reduce operations which could significantly and adversely affect our results of operations. If we fail to meet the financial covenants of the Senior Convertible Notes and cannot obtain a waiver from such provisions or otherwise come to an agreement with the holders of our debt, such holders may declare a default on the debt which could subject our assets to seizure and sale, negatively impacting our business.


The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the Company’s existing stockholders,recoverability and financing arrangements may notclassification of assets and liabilities that might be availablenecessary if the Company is unable to us, or may not be available in sufficient amounts or on acceptable terms. Our future operating performance will be subject to future economic conditions and to financial, business and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. See “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 forcontinue as a discussion of the risks related to our liquidity and capital structure.going concern.

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AKERNA CORP.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation


TheseThe accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared following the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes and other financial information that are normally required byin accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) canand with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the information normally required by GAAP or Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations for complete financial statements. In management’s opinion, these condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, considered necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented. The operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be condensed or omitted. expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.


The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of and for the yearperiod ended June 30, 2019 wasDecember 31, 2021, has been derived from the Company’sour audited financial statements at that date but does not include all disclosures and financial information required by U.S. GAAP.GAAP for complete financial statements. The information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with theour consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the Company for the yearperiod ended June 30, 2019December 31, 2021, which were included in the annualour report on Form 10-K filed byon June 30, 2022. 

Principles of Consolidation

Our accompanying consolidated financial statements include the Companyaccounts of Akerna and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


Use of Estimates


The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts included in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto. Our most significant estimates and assumptions are related to the valuation of acquisition-related assets and liabilities, capitalization of internal costs associated with software development, fair value measurements, impairment assessments, loss contingencies, valuation allowance associated with deferred tax assets, stock based compensation expenses, and useful lives of long-lived intangible assets. We base our estimates on September 23, 2019.historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. 


InSubsequent Events


Management has evaluated all of our activities through the opinionissuance date of management, theseour condensed consolidated financial statements and has concluded that, with the exception of the issuance of common stock and warrants in an offering that closed on July 5, 2022, as disclosed in Note 4, no subsequent events have been prepared on the same basis as the annualoccurred that would require recognition in our condensed consolidated financial statements andor disclosure in the notes thereto of the Company and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and operating results. The results for the three months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the year ending June 30, 2020, or any other interim or future periods.thereto.


Accounts Receivable, Net

The Company providesWe maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts. The Company’s estimate isamounts based on our historical collection experience and a review of the current status of trade accounts receivable. It is reasonably possible thatReceivables are written-off and charged against the Company’s estimate of therecorded allowance for doubtful accounts will change and that losses ultimately incurred could differ materially from the amounts estimated in determining the allowance.when we have exhausted collection efforts without success. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $357,419 as September 30, 2019$0.7 million and $190,088$0.3 million as of June 30, 2019.2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.


Concentrations of Credit Risk


The Company grantsWe grant credit in the normal course of business to its customers. The Companycustomers in the United States and Canada. We periodically performsperform credit analysis and monitorsmonitor the financial condition of itsour customers to reduce credit risk.


During the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019, one customer2022 and 2021, 1 government client accounted for 24%11% and 11% of total revenues. At Septemberrevenues, respectively.  As of June 30, 2019, the same customer2022, 1 government client accounted for 63%30% of net accounts receivable and as of December 31, 2021 2 government clients accounted for 37% of net accounts receivable. During

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Segment Reporting

We operate our business as 1 operating segment. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the three months ended September 30, 2018, two customers accounted for 35%chief operating decision maker (CODM), our Chief Executive Officer, in deciding how to allocate resources and 10% of total revenues, respectively. There were no accounts receivable outstanding as of September 30, 2018.assess performance. Our CODM allocates resources and assesses performance based upon discrete financial information at the consolidated level.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue only when all ofIn the following criteria have been met: persuasive evidencetable, we disclose the combined gross balance of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been performed, the fee for the arrangement isour fixed or determinable,assets, capitalized software, and collectability is reasonable assured.intangible assets by geographical location (in thousands):


As of June 30, 2022


As of December 31, 2021

Long-lived assets:






United States$28,231

$32,356
Canada 
5,932


5,229
Total$34,163

$37,585

The Company’s software-as-a-service fees are earned through arrangements in which customers pay the Company a recurring subscription fee based upon the terms

Adoption of their respective contracts. The Company’s software revenues generated from government customers totaled $1,089,395 and $1,020,392 of total revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Total costs of government revenues incurred by the Company, which are included in cost of revenues on the statements of operations, were $665,303 and $528,270 during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The Company also offers various software consulting services to its customers, including implementation services, business planning, support, and other customer services. From time to time, the Company purchases equipment for resale to customers. Such equipment is generally drop-shipped to the Company’s customers. The Company recognizes revenue as the services areperformed or products are delivered, or in the case of up-front implementation fees, over the longer of the contract term or estimated customer life. 


AKERNA CORP.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

In most arrangements, the Company bills the customer prior to performing services, which requires the Company to record deferred revenue on the accompanying balance sheets.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year financial statement amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation.

Recently IssuedRecent Accounting Pronouncements

ASU 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), supersedes the revenue recognition requirements and industry-specific guidance underRevenue Recognition (Topic 605). Topic 606 requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. ASU No. 2014-09 also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. As an Emerging Growth Company, ASU No. 2014-09 is effective for the Company’s fiscal 2020 annual reporting period and for interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted, and allows for either full retrospective or modified retrospective adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact of adoption of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01,Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,2016-02, Leases (ASU 2016-02) which, requires certain equity investmentstogether with related amendments to be measured at fair valueGAAP, represents ASC Topic 842, Leases (ASC 842). ASC 842 superseded all prior GAAP with changes in fair value recognized in net income,respect to record changes in instrument-specific credit risk for financial liabilities measured under the fair value option in other comprehensive income. The new standard is expected to reduce diversity in practice. The new standard is effective for the Company’s fiscal 2020 annual reporting period and for interim periods thereafter. The Company is evaluating the impact of adoption of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,Leases. The new standard, as subsequently amended, establishesleases. ASC 842 established a right-of-use model thatwhich requires a lessee to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases willare to be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the statement of operations. The new standard isWe adopted ASC 842 effective forJanuary 1, 2022 and due to the Company beginning July 1, 2020 with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating theimmaterial impact of adoptionapplying this standard to our limited assets subject to operating leases, there was no material impact to our balance sheets and statements of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.operations.


In June 2016, theThe FASB issued ASU No. 2020-01, Clarifying the Interaction between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815 (ASU 2020-01) which provides guidance clarifying interactions between various standards governing investments in equity securities. The guidance addresses accounting for the transition into and out of the equity method and measurement of certain purchased options and forward contracts to acquire investments. We adopted ASU 2020-01 effective January 1, 2022 and there was no material impact to our balance sheets and statements of operations.


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The FASB issued ASU No. 2021-04, Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options, (ASU 2021-04) which provides clarification and reduces diversity in practice with respect to an issuer’s accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options (such as warrants) that remain equity classified after modification or exchange. We adopted ASU 2021-04 effective January 1, 2022 and there was no material impact to our balance sheets and statements of operations.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements Pending Adoption


The FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13,Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. Among other things, these amendments require the measurement of all (ASU 2016-13) which introduced a new model for recognizing credit losses on financial instruments based on estimated current expected credit losses, for financial assets heldor CECL. ASU 2016-13 requires and entity to estimate CECL on trade receivables at the reporting dateinception, based on historical experience,information, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutionsASU 2016-13, and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. The new standardsubsequent amendments, is effective for the Companyus beginning Julyon January 1, 2021 with early adoption permitted. The Company is2023. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new standardASU 2016-13 on itsour consolidated financial statements.


In June 2018,The FABS issued ASU No. 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity (ASU 2020-06), which simplified the accounting for convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminated certain models that require separate accounting for embedded conversion features, in certain cases. Additionally, among other changes, ASU 2020-06 eliminates certain of the conditions for equity classification for contracts in an entity's own equity. ASU 2020-06 also requires entities to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments in the diluted earnings per share calculation and include the effects of shares settlement for instruments that may be settled in cash or shares, except for certain liability-classified share-based payment awards. ASU 2020-06 is required to be adopted by us beginning on January 1, 2023 and must be applied using either a modified or full retrospective approach. We are currently evaluating the impact ASU 2020-06 will have on our consolidated financial statements.


The FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07,Compensation- Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment 2021-08, Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2021-08), which eliminatesamends the separate accounting model for nonemployee share-based payment awardsrelated to contract assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations. Under current GAAP, an entity generally requires companies to account for share-based payment transactionsrecognizes assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination, including contract assets and contract liabilities arising from revenue contracts with nonemployees in the same way as share-based payment transactions with employees. Under the new guidance, nonemployee share-based payment transactions are measuredcustomers, at the grant-date fair value on the acquisition date. ASU 2021-08 requires that entities recognize and are no longer remeasured at the then-current fair values at each reporting date until the share options have vested. The amended guidance is effective for the Company’s fiscal 2020 annual reporting periodmeasure contract assets and for interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of adoption of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customers Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurredcontract liabilities acquired in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract, which broadens the scope of existing guidance applicable to internal-use software development costs. The update requires costs to be capitalized or expensed based on the nature of the costs and the project stage in which they are incurred subject to amortization and impairment guidance consistent with existing internal-use software development cost guidance. The guidance is applicable for the Company beginning July 1, 2021 with early adoption permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is evaluating the impact of adoption of the new standard on its financial statements.


AKERNA CORP.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 3 - Balance Sheet Disclosures

Prepaid expenses consist of the following:

  September 30,  June 30, 
  2019  2019 
Software and technology $321,432  $237,930 
Professional services  428,348   169,804 
Insurance  68,241   159,940 
Deposit  51,925   10,000 
  $869,946  $577,674 

The Company deferred approximately $164,000 in professional services costs related to the contract with the State of Utah. These costs will be recognized at the same time as the related revenue is recognized, under the matching principle.

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:

  September 30,  June 30, 
  2019  2019 
Professional fees $85,000  $49,205 
Sales taxes  41,104   36,358 
Compensation  298,585   354,724 
Leaf Data Systems contractors  19,557   19,557 
Other  49,272   40,706 
         
  $493,518  $500,550 

The accrued compensation as of June 30, 2019, and September 30, 2019, includes approximately $215,000 of accrued bonus earned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer with respect to fiscal year 2019. The balance was paid in October, 2019.

Note 4 - Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per share is calculated based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstandingbusiness combination in accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share. Diluted606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2021-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and should be applied prospectively to businesses combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendment. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements.


Note 3 – Revenue

We recognize revenue when a customer obtains the benefit of promised services, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those services. In determining the amount of revenue to be recognized, we perform the following steps: (i) identification of the contract with a customer; (ii) identification of the promised services in the contract and determination of whether the promised services are performance obligations, including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; (iii) determination of the transaction price; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations based on estimated selling prices; and (v) recognition of revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies each performance obligation. 


Software Revenue. Our software revenue is generated from subscriptions and services related to the use of our commercial software platforms, MJ Platform®, Ample, Trellis, Viridian, 365 Cannabis, and our government regulatory platform, Leaf Data Systems, and the sale of business intelligence, data analytics and other software related services. For our SMB customers, software contracts are generally annual contracts paid monthly in advance of service and typically cancellable upon 30 days’ notice after the end of the contract period. Leaf Data Systems contracts are generally multi-year contracts payable annually or quarterly in advance of service. Commercial software and Leaf Data Systems contracts generally may only be terminated early for breach of contract as defined in the respective agreements. Our enterprise contracts are typically multi-year contracts paid monthly in advance of services and are generally cancellable with at least one month's notice before the end of the contract period. Amounts that have been invoiced are initially recorded as deferred revenue or contract liabilities. Subscription revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the service term of the arrangement beginning on the date that our solution is made available to the customer and ending at the expiration of the subscription term. We typically invoice customers at the beginning of the term, in multi-year, annual, quarterly, or monthly installments. When a collection of fees occurs in advance of service delivery, revenue recognition is deferred until such services commence. Revenue for implementation fees is recognized ratably over the expected term of the contract, including expected renewals.

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We include service level commitments to customers warranting certain levels of uptime reliability and performance and permitting those customers to receive credits if those levels are not met. In addition, customer contracts often include: specific obligations that require us to maintain the availability of the customer’s data through the service and that customer content is secured against unauthorized access or loss, and indemnity provisions whereby we indemnify customers from third-party claims asserted against them that result from our failure to maintain the availability of their content or securing the same from unauthorized access or loss. To date, we have not incurred any material costs as a result of such commitments. Any such credits or payments made to customers under these arrangements are recorded as a reduction of revenue.


Consulting Revenue. Consulting services revenue is generated by providing solutions for operators in the pre-application oflicensuresand pre-operational phases of development andconsists of contracts with fixed terms and fee structures based upon the volume and activity or fixed-price contracts for consulting and strategic services. These services include application and business plan preparation as they seek licenses to be granted. Consulting projects completed during the pre-application phase generally solidify us as the software vendor of choice for subsequent operational phases once the operator is granted the license. As a result, our consulting revenue is driven as new emerging states pass legislation, and as our client-operators gain licenses. When these services are not combined with subscription revenues as a single unit of account, these revenues are recognized as services are rendered and accepted by the customer. 

Other Revenue. Our other revenue is derived primarily frompoint-of-sale hardware and other non-recurring revenue. We recognize revenue as these products are delivered and title has transferred.

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue consists primarily of costs related to providing subscription and other services to our customers, including employee compensation and related expenses for data center operations, customer support and professional services personnel, payments to outside technology service providers, security services, and other tools.

Deferred Revenue. Deferred revenue consists of payments received in advance of revenue recognition from subscription, implementation and consulting services. The deferred revenue balance is influenced by several factors, including seasonality, the compounding effects of renewals, contract duration, and invoice frequency. Deferred revenue that will be recognized during the succeeding twelve-month period is recorded as deferred revenue, which is presented as a current liability while amounts that will be recognized in periods greater than twelve months in the future are recognized as a noncurrent liability on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. 


Disaggregation of Revenue

We derive the majority of our revenue from subscription fees paid for access to and usage of our software as a service, or SaaS, solutions for a specified period of time, typically one to three years. In addition to subscription fees, contracts with customers may include implementation fees for launch assistance and training. Fixed subscription and implementation fees are billed in advance of the subscription term and are due in accordance with contract terms, which generally provide for payment within 30 days. Our contractual arrangements include performance, termination and cancellation provisions, but do not provide for refunds. Customers do not have the contractual right to take possession of tour software at any time.


Sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities are excluded from revenue.

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The following tables summarizes our revenue disaggregation of enterprise offerings and non-enterprise offerings for the following periods (in thousands):


Six Months Ended June 30,



2022


2021

Enterprise

$

5,898

 


$

1,638


Non-enterprise

7,139

 


7,283


 

$

13,037

 


$

8,921




Six Months Ended June 30,



2022


2021

United States

$

9,243

 


$

6,267


Canada

3,794

 


2,654


 

$

13,037

 


$

8,921


Contracts with Multiple Performance Obligations


Customers may elect to purchase a subscription to multiple modules, multiple modules with multiple service levels, or, for certain of the Company's solutions. We evaluate such contracts to determine whether the services to be provided are distinct and accordingly should be accounted for as separate performance obligations. If we determine that a contract has multiple performance obligations, the transaction price, which is the total price of the contract, is allocated to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price method. We estimate standalone selling price based on observable prices in past transactions for which the product offering subject to the performance obligation has been sold separately. As the performance obligations are satisfied, revenue is recognized as discussed above in the product descriptions.


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Transaction Price Allocated to Future Performance Obligation


GAAP provides certain practical expedients that limit the required disclosure of the aggregate amount of transaction price that is allocated to performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied. As many of the contracts the Company has entered into with customers are for a twelve-month subscription term, a significant portion of performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied as of June 30, 2022 are part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less. For contracts with an original expected duration of greater than one year, for which the practical expedient does not apply, the aggregate transaction price allocated to the unsatisfied performance obligations was $22.3 million as of June 30, 2022, of which $11.9 million is expected to be recognized as revenue over the next twelve months. 


Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue represents the unearned portion of subscription and implementation fees. Deferred revenue is recorded when cash payments are received in advance of performance. Deferred amounts are generally recognized within one to three years. Deferred revenue is included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets under current liabilities, net loss per common shareof any long-term portion that is calculatedincluded in noncurrent liabilities.

The following table summarizes deferred revenue activity for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (in thousands):

 

As of
December 31, 2021

 


Net additions

 


Revenue recognized

 


As of
June 30, 2022

Deferred revenue

$

4,126

 


8,881

 


(10,002

)

$

3,005

Of the $13.0 million of revenue recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2022, $3.1 million was included in deferred revenue at December 31, 2021.

Costs to Obtain Contracts


We capitalize sales commissions that are directly related to obtaining customer contracts and that would not have been incurred if the contract had not been obtained. These costs are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and are classified as a component of Prepaid expenses and other current assets. Deferred contract costs are amortized to sales and marketing expense over the expected period of benefit, which we have determined to be one to three years based on the weighted-average numberestimated customer relationship period.    


The following table summarizes deferred contract cost activity for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (in thousands):

 

As of
December 31, 2021

 


Additions

 


Amortized costs 

 


As of
June 30, 2022

Deferred contract costs

$

261

 


279

 


(246)

$

294

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Note 4 – Significant Transactions

Convertible Notes Amendment

On June 30, 2022, we and the holders Senior Convertible Notes entered into the Convertible Notes Amendment to add covenants such that (a) we will be subject to a daily cash test beginning on July 1, 2022 of having an available cash balance of at least $7 million, which amount shall be reduced by $1 million on each of the dates at which the aggregate principal due upon the Senior Convertible Notes is equal to or less than $14 million and $11 million, subject in all cases to a minimum of $5 million, and (b) we will establish and maintain bank accounts for each holder and deposit in such accounts an aggregate amount of $7 million with such amount to be released from the accounts only upon the written consent of such holder, provided that $1 million will automatically release from the accounts upon the occurrence of each of the dates at which the aggregate principal due upon the Senior Convertible Notes is equal to or less than $14 million and $11 million, subject to certain conditions. Further the holders of the Senior Convertible Notes waived provisions such that (i) no amortization payments are due and payable for any payments previously required to be made from July 1, 2022 through January 1, 2023, (ii) the holders of the Senior Convertible Notes will not accelerate any previously deferred installment amounts until January 1, 2023 and (iii) the terms of the Senior Convertible Notes which would provide for reset of the conversion price of the Senior Convertible Notes as a result of the issuance of securities under the Unit Offering and instead agree to a reset of the conversion price equal to a per share price of 135% of the Unit Offering price, or $0.3105 per unit.

Unit Offering

On June 30, 2022, we entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (the “Underwriter”), in connection with the Unit Offering which is comprised of an aggregate of (i) 29,382,861 units of the Company consisting of 29,382,861 shares of Common Stock together with Common Stock warrants (the “Common Warrants”) to purchase up to 29,382,861 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 14,095,400 pre-funded units, consisting of 14,095,400 pre-funded warrants (“Pre-Funded Warrants”), with each Pre-Funded Warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock, together with Common Warrants to purchase up to 14,095,400 shares of Common Stock. The units were sold at a public offering price of $0.23 per unit and the pre-funded units were sold at a public offering price of $0.2299 per pre-funded unit. Each Share and each Pre-Funded Warrant was sold with an accompanying Common Warrant but were issued separately and are immediately tradeable separately upon issuance.

The Pre-Funded Warrants are immediately exercisable at a nominal exercise price of $0.0001 or on a cashless basis and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. The Common Warrants have an exercise price of $0.23 per share subject to certain adjustments, are immediately exercisable and will expire five years from the date of issuance.

The Pre-Funded Warrants were sold to purchasers whose purchase of shares of Common Stock in the Offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding Common Stock immediately following the consummation of the Unit Offering, in lieu of shares of Common Stock. Each Pre-Funded Warrant represents the right to purchase 1 share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share.

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, we granted the Underwriter a 45-day option from June 30, 2022 to purchase from the Company (i) additional shares of Common Stock and/or (ii) Common Warrants and/or (iii) Pre-Funded Warrants, in any combination thereof, up to, and not to exceed, 13,043,478 shares of Common Stock or shares of Common Stock underlying Pre-Funded Warrants or Common Warrants, in the aggregate, solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

Pursuant to the  Underwriting Agreement and upon closing of the Unit Offering, we issued to the Underwriter warrants to purchase up to 2,173,913 shares of Common Stock (the “Underwriter Warrants” and, together with the Common Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Warrants”), which is 5.0% of the aggregate number of Shares and Shares issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the Unit Offering. The Underwriter Warrants are exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, commencing from six months after June 29, 2022 (the "Effective Date") and ending five years from the Effective Date, at a price per share equal to $0.23, which is the public offering price per unit.

The Unit Offering closed on July 5, 2022 and we received net proceeds of approximately $9.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and related expenses. In connection with the Convertible Notes Amendment, a total of $7 million of the proceeds were deposited into certain restricted cash accounts. We intend to use the remaining net proceeds from the Unit Offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital, marketing, product development and capital expenditures.

Restructuring

In May 2022, we implemented the Restructuring as approved by our board of directors. The Restructuring resulted in a reduction of the Company's workforce by 59 employees, or approximately 33 percent of the Company. We incurred costs of approximately $0.5 million in severance benefits, including employee insurance, associated payroll taxes and legal costs in connection with the Restructuring. Of the total amount incurred, $0.3 million was included in Sales and marketing costs, $0.2 million was recorded in Product development and less than $0.1 million was included in Cost of revenue and General and administrative expenses, respectively. All amounts directly attributable to the severed employees were settled in cash during the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Accordingly, we have no material obligations remaining associated with the Restructuring. In addition to the reduction in force, the Company's executive leadership team agreed to a temporary 25 percent reduction in salary, subject to certain conditions.


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2021 Transactions


Viridian Sciences

On April 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Viridian Sciences Inc. (“Viridian”), a cannabis business management software provider that is built on SAP Business One. We acquired Viridian in exchange for 1.0 million shares of our common stock outstanding plusvalued at $6.0 million. In addition to the effectstock consideration, the agreement provides for contingent consideration of potentially dilutive issuances of common stock. When the Company reports a net loss, the calculation of diluted net loss perup to $1.0 million, payable in additional common stock, excludes issuances of common stock as the effect would be anti-dilutive. Forif Viridian meets certain revenue criteria. We finalized our purchase price accounting during the three months ended September 30, 2019, 6,029,268 potentially dilutive issuancesMarch 31, 2022 and there were no changes to the previously disclosed purchase price accounting. 


365 Cannabis

On October 1, 2021, we acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of365Cannabis. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement (the Stock Purchase Agreement), the aggregate consideration for the 365 Cannabis shares consisted of an initial purchase price of (1) $5,000,000in cash, (2) $12,000,000in stock, which was to be settled by issuing3.6 millionshares of our common stock, and (3) contingent value rights to be issued pursuant to a rights indenture entitling the holders thereof to receive, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the Agreement, an aggregate of up to $8,000,000in stock, in the event that 365 Cannabis achieves certain revenue targets as specified in the Agreement.These rights are accounted for as contingent consideration and are currently recorded at preliminary fair value which will be updated upon finalization of purchase accounting.


We reached a working capital settlement agreement during the first quarter of 2022 in the amount of $1.5 million. As a result of this post-close adjustment, the 365 Cannabis purchase price was reduced by $1.5 million. This was recorded as follows: 1) a receivable of $400,000 was booked in other current assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022 and was received in the second quarter of 2022, 2) a reduction of $160,000 was made to the working capital accrual that was booked as of December 31, 2021, and 3) 279,762 shares worth $940,000 that were held in escrow were released back to Akerna to cover the remainder of the working capital adjustment.


On May 23, 2022, we and the sellers of 365 Cannabis entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Stock Purchase Agreement in order to provide the Sellers an election to have the potential earn-out payment, recognized as contingent consideration in the table below, paid in cash or Common Stock or in any combination thereof. Under the Amendment, if a seller elects to have any portion of the earn-out payment paid in cash such amount payable will be reduced by 25%.


The updated consideration transferred is reflected in the table below (in thousands): 

 

 

Preliminary
Fair Value

 

Shares issued

 

$

11,060

 

Cash

4,982
Contingent consideration

6,300
Total preliminary fair value of consideration transferred
$22,342

The opening balance sheet presented below reflects our updated purchase price allocation, summarizing the preliminary fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition (in thousands): 

 

 

Preliminary
Fair Value

 

Cash
$527
Accounts receivable

 

 

486

 

Prepaid expenses and other current asset

261
Fixed assets

93
Non-compete agreement

80

Acquired technology

 

 

1,040

 

Customer relationships

13,810
Acquired trade name

270
Goodwill

12,543

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

(2,642

)
Deferred tax liabilities

(826)

Deferred revenue

 

 

(3,300

)

Net assets acquired

 

$

22,342

 

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The excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill, which is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce and expanded market opportunities, for which there is no basis for U.S. income tax purposes. The fair values assigned to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on management’s estimates and assumptions. We expect to finalize the valuation as soon as practicable, but no later than one year from the acquisition date.


Pro Forma Financial Information


The following unaudited pro forma consolidated operating results give effect to the Viridian and 365 Cannabis acquisitions, as if they had been completed as of January 1, 2020 (in thousands): 




Six Months Ended


June 30,


2021
Revenue$14,698
Net loss$(13,317)



Three Months Ended

June 30,


2021
Revenue$7,291
Net loss$(6,743)


The pro forma financial information for the period presented above has been calculated after adjusting the results of Viridian and 365 Cannabis to reflect the business combination accounting effects resulting from this acquisition, including the amortization expense from acquired intangible assets as though the acquisition occurred as of the beginning of the periods indicated above as well as direct acquisition costs. The pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the years indicated above.


Special Voting Preferred Stock and Exchangeable Shares


In connection with the Ample acquisition, which was completed on July 7, 2020, we entered into agreements with our wholly-owned subsidiary and the Ample shareholder representative that resulted in the issuance of a single share of our special voting preferred stock, for the purpose of ensuring that each Exchangeable Share is substantially the economic and voting equivalent of a share of Akerna common stock, and, following the registration of the Akerna shares issuable upon exchange of the Exchangeable Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, ensuring that each Exchangeable Share is exchangeable on a one-for-one basis for a share of Akerna common stock, subject to certain limitations. As a result of these agreements and the issuance of the special voting preferred stock, each holder of Exchangeable Shares effectively has the ability to cast votes along with holders of Akerna common stock. Additionally, these agreements grant exchange rights to the holders of exchangeable shares upon the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up.


The special voting preferred stock has a par value of $0.0001 per share and a preference in liquidation of $1.00. The special voting preferred stock entitles the holder to an aggregate number of votes equal to the number of the exchangeable shares issued and outstanding from time to time and which we do not own. The holder of the special voting preferred stock and the holders of shares of Akerna common stock will both together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders. At such time as the special voting preferred stock has no votes attached to it, the share shall be automatically cancelled. The exchangeable shares do not have been excluded froma par value.


During the computationsix months ended June 30, 2022, several Ample shareholders exchanged a total of diluted weighted average18,094 exchangeable shares outstanding becausewith a value of $138,419 for the effect would be anti-dilutive. Of the total securities excluded, 5,814,205same number of shares ofAkerna common stockstock. The exchange was accounted for as an equity transaction and we did not recognize a gain or loss on this transaction. As of June 30, 2022, there were a total of 291,192 exchangeable shares issued and outstanding.


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Note 5 - Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:


As of


As of


June 30,


December 31,


 2022
 
 2021

Software and technology

$
470,505
 
$687,740
Professional services, dues and subscriptions            505,282 
            546,126
Insurance            74,196 
            264,097
Deferred contract costs             293,618 
            260,899
Unbilled receivables            733,045 
            506,984
Other              78,800 
              117,918
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets $     2,155,446 
$       2,383,764


Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other accrued liabilities consisted of the following: 



As of


As of


June 30,


December 31,


2022


2021

Accounts payable $3,793,079 
$1,943,457
Professional fees 182,015 
 319,590
Sales taxes 572,567 
 360,361
Compensation 901,304 
 1,123,467
Contractors 551,388 
 1,288,730
Settlements and legal
920,736


681,045
Other 129,590 
 346,870
Total accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other accrued liabilities$7,050,679 
$6,063,520

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Note - Fair Value

Fair Value Option Election – Convertible Notes 


We issued convertible notes with a principal amount of $17.0 million at a purchase price of $15.0 million (the 2020 Noteson June 9, 2020. The 2020 Notes were paid in full on October 5, 2021 and were replaced by the Senior Convertible Notes of $20.0million at a purchase price of $18.0million on the same date. We elected to account for both the 2020 Notes and the Senior Convertible Notes using the fair value option. Under the fair value option, the financial liability is initially measured at its issue-date estimated fair value and subsequently remeasured at its estimated fair value on a recurring basis at each reporting period date. The change in estimated fair value resulting from changes in instrument-specific credit risk is recorded in other comprehensive income as a component of equity. The remaining estimated fair value adjustment is presented as a single line item within other (expense) income in our condensed consolidated statements of operations under the caption, change in fair value of convertible notes.  


For the 2020 Notes and the Senior Convertible Notes, which are underlying outstanding warrantsmeasured at fair value categorized within Level3of the fair value hierarchy, the following is a reconciliation of the fair values for the three and six months endedJune 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021:



Three Months Ended June 30,




2022

2021

Fair value balance at beginning of period 


$15,337,000

$7,705,000
Payments on Convertible Notes

(2,080,000)

(1,572,405)
Change in fair value reported in the statements of operations 

294,000


16,405

Change in fair value reported in other comprehensive loss 



(163,000)

3,000

Fair value balance at end of period


$13,388,000

$6,152,000





Six Months Ended June 30,


2022

2021

Fair value balance at beginning of period 
$17,305,000

$13,398,000
Payments on Convertible Notes

(5,380,000)

(9,269,677)
Change in fair value reported in the statements of operations 

1,727,000


2,007,677
Change in fair value reported in other comprehensive loss  

(264,000)

16,000
Fair value balance at end of period
$13,388,000

$6,152,000


The estimated fair value of the Senior Convertible Notes as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, was computed using a Monte Carlo simulation, which incorporates significant inputs that are not observable in the market, and thus represents a Level3measurement as defined by GAAP. The unobservable inputs utilized for measuring the fair value of the Senior Convertible Notes reflect our assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in valuing the Senior Convertible Notes as of the issuance date and subsequent reporting period. The Convertible Notes Amendment qualifies as a troubled debt restructuring (TDR); however, there is no impact on the consolidated balance sheet or in the statement of operations as a result of the TDR as the Senior Convertible Notes are recorded at their fair value.   


We estimated the fair value by using the following key inputs to the Monte Carlo Simulation Model:


Fair Value Assumptions - Convertible Notes

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Face value principal payable

  

$

14,620,000

  

  

$

20,000,000

  

Original conversion price (1)

 

$

0.3105

 

 

$

4.05

 

Value of Common Stock

 

$

0.14

 

 

$

1.75

 

Expected term (years)

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

2.8

 

Volatility

 

 

79

%

 

 

75

%

Market yield 

 

 

43.4
%

 

 

 37.1

Risk free rate

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

1

%

Issue date

October 5, 2021


October 5, 2021
Maturity date

October 5, 2024


October 5, 2024
(1) In accordance with the Convertible Notes Amendment, the conversion price has been lowered to $0.3105 per share from $4.05 per share.








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Fair Value Measurement – Warrants

In connection with MTech Acquisition Corp.'s (MTech) initial public offering, MTech sold 5,750,000 units at a purchase price of $10.00 per unit, inclusive of 750,000 units sold to the underwriters on February 8, 2018, upon the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option. Each unit consisted of 1 share of MTech’s common stock and 215,063 were related1 warrant of MTech (“MTech Public Warrant”). Each MTech Public Warrant entitled the holder to the unvested sharespurchase 1 share of restricted common stock. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, 5,993,750 potentially dilutive issuances of shares ofMTech’s common stock all related to warrantsat an exercise price of $11.50. Concurrently with MTech’s initial public offering, MTech sold 243,750 units at a purchase price of $10.00 per unit on a private offering basis.Each unit consisted of 1 share of MTech’s common stock and 1 warrant of MTech (“MTech Private Warrant”). Each MTech Private Warrant entitled the holder to purchase shares1 share of MTech’s common stock have been excluded from the computationat an exercise price of diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding because the effect would be anti-dilutive.$11.50. 

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AKERNA CORP.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 5 - Stockholders’ Equity

Issuances for Cash

In August 2018, MJF issued 4,115,042 Series C Preferred Units (1,099,376 shares of common stock after retroactively applying the exchange ratio) for cash consideration of $10,000,000. Following the Mergers, all the Units were converted into Akerna’s common stock.

Restricted Shares

Prior to the Mergers, MJF had in place a Profit Interest Incentive Plan (the “Profits Interest Plan”) whereby it could grant profit interest units (“PIUs”) to employees or consultants and other independent advisors of the Company. PIUs granted under the Profits Interest Plan would generally vest once a year over four years commencing on the date granted, or based on specified performance targets. MJF had the right, but not the obligation, to repurchase vested PIUs from holders upon their termination of employment. Unvested PIUs were to be forfeited upon termination of employment. If the holder was terminated for cause, as defined, all vested and unvested units would be forfeited. PIUs repurchased or canceled or forfeited by the award recipient were available for reissuance. Upon completion of the mergers between MTech and MJF on June 17, 2019, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement dated October 10, 2018, as amended ("Mergers"), the MTech Public Warrants and the MTech Private Warrants were converted, respectively, at an exchange ratio of one-for-one to a warrant to purchase 1 share of Akerna’s Common Stock with identical terms and conditions as the MTech Public Warrants (“Public Warrant”) and the MTech Private Warrants (“Private Warrant”, collectively with the Public Warrants, “Warrants”)In connection with the completion of the Mergers, in June 2019, the non-vested PIUs were exchanged for restricted shares ofwe also issued 189,365 common stock (“Restricted Shares”) subjectpurchase warrants upon the cashless exercise of a unit purchase option, which warrants have identical terms to restricted stock agreements with varying vesting terms that reflect the vesting conditions applicablePublic Warrants and are included in references to PIUs of the applicable MJF equity holders at the time of the Mergers.Public Warrants and Warrants herein.

During the three months ended September 30, 2018, 185,324 PIUs were granted (which were exchanged for 49,519 Restricted Shares in the Mergers) and 30,000 PIUs (which would equate to 8,016 Restricted Shares after applying the exchange ratio) were forfeited.

At September 30, 2019, there were 498,147 Restricted Shares outstanding, of which 215,063 were vested. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, no Restricted Shares were forfeited.

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, stock-based compensation expense related to the ratable amortizationPrivate Warrants classified as derivative liabilities, which are measured at fair value categorized within Level 3 of the unvested Restricted Shares was $161,165. Approximately $2.6 million of total unrecognized costs related to Restricted Shares will be ratably recognized over an estimated weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.17 years.

Warrants

A summaryfair value hierarchy, the following is a reconciliation of the status of outstanding warrants to purchase common stock at September 30, 2019 and the changes during the three months then ended, is presented in the following table:

  Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants  Weighted average exercise price  Weighted average remaining life 
Outstanding at July 1, 2019  6,183,115  $11.50   3.72 
Issued  -   -   - 
Exercised  (368,910)  11.50   - 
Expired/cancelled  -   -   - 
Outstanding at September 30, 2019  5,814,205  $11.50   3.40 

There was no aggregate intrinsic value for the warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2019.

Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Leases

The Company leases facilities, equipment, and vehicles under non-cancelable operating leases. Rent expensefair values for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192022 and 2018 was $35,247June 30, 2021:


Three Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

Fair value balance at beginning of period

$

45,127



$487,372

Change in fair value reported in the statements of operations

 

(33,845

)

(133,125)

Fair value balance at end of period

$

11,282



$354,247


Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021
Fair value balance at beginning of period$63,178

$311,376
Change in fair value reported in the statements of operations 
(51,896)

42,871
Fair value balance at end of period$11,282

$354,247
 

We utilized a binomial lattice model, which incorporates significant inputs, specifically the expected volatility, that are not observable in the market, and $43,475, respectively.thus represents a Level 3 measurement as defined in GAAP. The unobservable inputs utilized for measuring the fair value of the Private Warrants reflect our estimates regarding the assumptions that market participants would use in valuing the Warrants as of the end of the reporting periods.

On September 30, 2019, the Company entered into an office service agreement (the “Office Lease”) effectiveWe record the fair value of the Private Warrants in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “derivative liability” and commencing February 1, 2020 and expiring January 31, 2022, unless earlier terminated by either party in accordance withrecognize changes to the liability against earnings or loss each reporting period. Upon exercise of the Private Warrants, holders will receive a delivery of Akerna shares on a net or gross share basis per the terms of the Office Lease. The Office Lease relatesPrivate Warrants and any exercise will reclassify the Private Warrants, at the time of exercise, to new office space located at 1630 Welton Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202. The Company was requiredshareholder’s equity to pay a security deposit equalreflect the equity transaction.There are no periodic settlements prior to the holder exercising the Private Warrants. There were no transfers in or out of Level 3 from other levels for the fair value hierarchy.     

We estimated the fair value by using the following key inputs:   

Fair Value Assumptions - Private Warrants

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Number of Private Warrants 

  


225,635

  

  


225,635

  

Original conversion price

 

$

11.50

 

 

$

11.50

 

Value of Common Stock

 

$

0.14

 

 

$

1.75

 

Expected term (years)

 

 

1.96

 

 

 

2.46

 

Volatility

 

 

107.0

%

 

 

93.9

%

Risk free rate

 

 

2.9

%

 

 

0.8

%

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Note 7 - Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation


On December 4, 2020, TechMagic USA LLC (TechMagic) filed suit against our wholly-owned subsidiary, Solo, in the Massachusetts Superior Court, Department Business Litigation, seeking recovery for certain unpaid invoices pursuant to a one-month paymentMaster Services Agreement dated February 5, 2018 (the Master Services Agreement) by and initial set-upbetween TechMagic and Solo. The suit sought recovery for continued fees under the Master Services Agreement through the end of $43,925. The monthly payments will be in the amountJanuary 2021. Akerna provided a notice of $41,925 subject to a 4% annual indexation increase at each anniversarytermination of the commencementMaster Services Agreement on November 23, 2020 and the parties disputed the effective date of the termination. Solo disputed the validity of the invoices, in whole or in part. Mr. Ashesh Shah, formerly the president of Solo and currently the holder of less than 5% of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock is, to our knowledge, the founder and one of the principal managers of TechMagic. On May 21, 2021, Solo filed suit against two of Solo's former directors, Mr. Shah and Palle Pedersen. Solo sought recovery for Mr. Shah's intentional interference with contractual relations, and the defendant's breaches of various fiduciary duties owed to Solo. Defendant Shah engaged in improper communications with Solo's customers with the intent that those customers cease their contractual relations with Solo. The defendants also entered into an improper contract with a contractual counter party with whom the defendants had a conflict of interest. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which the court found unpersuasive and denied. In July 2022, we entered into an agreement with TechMagic and the defendants to dismiss all litigation and claims described above. In connection with the settlement agreement, we reversed our previously accrued loss contingency of $0.5 million during the term of the Office Lease.

Future minimum lease payments to be made pursuant to the Office Lease and the current leases are approximately $276,000 for the remainder of the year ended June 30, 2020, approximately $530,000 for the year ended June 30, 2021, and approximately $316,000 for the yearquarter ended June 30, 2022.



AKERNA CORP.

NotesOn April 2, 2021, TreCom Systems Group, Inc. (“TreCom”) filed suit against Akerna and our wholly-owned subsidiary, MJ Freeway, LLC, in federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, seeking recovery of up to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Letter-of-Credit

approximately $2 million for services allegedly provided pursuant to a Subcontractor Agreement between MJ Freeway and TreCom. MJ Freeway provided a notice of termination of the operative Subcontractor Agreement on August 4, 2020. MJ Freeway disputes the validity of TreCom’s invoices and the enforceability of the alleged agreement that TreCom submitted to the court. Akerna filed counterclaims against TreCom for breach of contract, a declaratory judgment, commercial disparagement, and defamation. TreCom failed to return Akerna’s intellectual property and issued numerous disparaging statements to one of Akerna’s clients. TreCom subsequently filed a motion to dismiss these counterclaims, which was denied by the court. Akerna intends to vigorously defend against TreCom’s claims, and pursue its own claims.As of SeptemberDecember 31, 2021 and June 30, 2019, the Company had2022, we recognized a standby letter-of-credit with a bank in the amountloss contingency of $500,000, which was classified as restricted cash on the balance sheets. The beneficiary of the letter-of-credit is an insurance company. Upon its termination on June 22, 2019, the letter-of-credit was renewed with the required balance reduced to $500,000. Accordingly, the restricted cash on the balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 is $500,000. The letter-of-credit will expire on June 22, 2020.$0.2 million.


Litigation

From time to time, the Companywe may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of itsour operations in the normal course of business. The CompanyWe will accrue a liability for such matters when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. When only a range of possible loss can be established, the most probable amount in the range is accrued. If no amount within this range is a better estimate than any other amount within the range, the minimum amount in the range is accrued. The accrual for a litigation loss contingency might include, for example, estimates of potential damages, outside legal fees and other directly related costs expected to be incurred. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2022, and through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued, there were no other legal proceedings requiring recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.


Note 7 – Revisions of Previously Issued Financial StatementsOperating Leases


During the coursefirst half of preparing this Quarterly Report2022, we began negotiations to terminate the 365 Cannabis office lease in Las Vegas, Nevada. We recorded an obligation and lease termination expense of $0.5 million which is management’s best estimate of the costs to exit our existing lease. The lease termination expense is included within the General and Administrative expense line item on Form 10-Qthe condensed consolidated statement of operations. 


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Note 8 - Loss Per Share 


During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we used the two-class method to compute net loss per share because we issued securities other than common stock that are economically equivalent to a common share in that the class of stock has the right to participate in dividends should a dividend be declared payable to holders of Akerna Common Stock. These participating securities were the Exchangeable Shares issued by our wholly owned subsidiary in exchange for interest in Ample. The two-class method requires earnings for the period to be allocated between the Common Stock and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive distributed and undistributed earnings. Under the two-class method, for periods with net income, basic net income per common share is computed by dividing the net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period. Net income attributable to common stockholders is computed by subtracting from net income the portion of current period earnings that the participating securities would have been entitled to receive pursuant to their dividend rights had all of the period's earnings been distributed. No such adjustment to earnings is made during periods with a net loss, as the holders of the Exchangeable Shares have no obligation to fund losses.


Diluted net loss per common share is calculated under the two-class method by giving effect to all potentially dilutive Common Stock, including warrants, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of our Senior Convertible Notes. We analyzed the potential dilutive effect of any outstanding convertible securities under the if-converted method, in which it is assumed that the outstanding Exchangeable Shares and Senior Convertible Notes are converted to shares of Common Stock at the beginning of the period or date of issuance, if later. We report the more dilutive of the approaches two-class or if-converted) as the diluted net loss per share during the period. The dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units is reflected in diluted loss per share by application of the treasury stock method and is excluded when the effect would be anti-dilutive. 


The weighted-average number of shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted earnings per share does not include the effect of potential outstanding common shares that would have been anti-dilutive for the period.


The table below details potentially outstanding shares on a fully diluted basis that were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share:



As of June 30,

 

2022




2021

 

Shares issuable upon exchange of Exchangeable Shares
291,192


1,039,373

Shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of convertible notes (1)


47,085,346


1,761,929

Warrants

 

5,813,804




5,813,804

 

Unvested restricted stock units

 

445,646




998,104

 

Unvested restricted stock awards

 

6,679




32,394

 

Total

 

53,642,667




9,645,604

 

 (1) In accordance with the Convertible Notes Amendment, the conversion price has been lowered to $0.3105 per share from $4.05 per share.


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Note 9 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net 


Impairments

Based on our qualitative assessment of goodwill, we determined it was necessary to perform a quantitative valuation of goodwill as of March 31, 2022 and  June 30, 2022. Unchanged from the year ended December 31, 2021, we determined there were two reporting units: the enterprise reporting unit which is comprised of the enterprise software offerings and the non-enterprise reporting unit which is comprised of the non-enterprise software offerings. The valuations of our goodwill was determined with the assistance of an independent valuation firm using the income approach (discounted cash flows method) and the market approach (guideline public company method). Our significant assumptions in these analyses include, but are not limited to, future cash flow projections, the weighted average cost of capital, the discount rate, the implied control premium, the terminal growth rate, and the tax rate. Our estimates of future cash flows are based on current regulatory and economic climates, recent operating results, and planned business strategies. These estimates could be negatively affected by changes in federal, state, or local regulations or economic downturns. Future cash flow estimates are, by their nature, subjective and actual results may differ materially from the Company’s estimates. If our ongoing estimates of future cash flows are not met, we may have to record additional impairment charges in future periods. We also use the Guideline Public Company Method, a form of the market approach (utilizing Level 3 unobservable inputs), which is derived from metrics of publicly traded companies or historically completed transactions of comparable businesses. The selection of comparable businesses is based on the markets in which the reporting units operate giving consideration to risk profiles, size, geography, and diversity of products and services. As such, we believe the current assumptions and estimates utilized are both reasonable and appropriate.

Enterprise Reporting Unit

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, due primarily to a continued decline in market valuation from December 31, 2021, we recorded an impairment expense of $12.9 million to goodwill for our enterprise reporting unit. To perform our analysis, we applied a 50% weighting to the market approach and 50% weighted to the income approach. 

Non-Enterprise Reporting Unit  

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a continued decline in market valuation from December 31, 2021, we recorded impairment expenses of $11.2 million and $23.5 million, respectively, related to our non-enterprise reporting unit. To perform our analysis, we applied a 25% weighting to the income approach and a 75% weighting to the market approach. 

Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Net

We performed a two step impairment test for the asset groups that had indicators of impairment during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and as a result of these analyses, we recorded impairments of $3.2 million attributable to certain intangible assets and capitalized software associated with one specific business line within the Non-Enterprise Reporting Unit.


Note 10 - Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate was 0.44% and 0.08% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Differences between the statutory rate and our effective tax rate resulted from changes in valuation allowance and permanent differences for tax purposes in the treatment of certain nondeductible expenses. Our effective tax rate is impacted by indefinite-lived deferred tax liabilities, resulting primarily from the acquisition of 365 Cannabis, which cannot be considered as a source of future taxable income available to utilize recorded deferred tax assets based on the Company's scheduling and the 80% limit on the utilization of net operating loss carry forwards under current US tax law. Uncertain tax positions related to penalties of less than $0.1 million have been reversed for the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company identified certain previously duplicated revenues, which resulted in the overstatement of total assets and revenue during the periods outlined below, and the understatement of net losses for the periods outlined below. Additionally, during the course of preparing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, the Company identified certain costs of revenue related to consulting services previously being recorded in operating expenses, which resulted in the overstatement2022 as a result of the gross profit for eachInternal Revenue Service's dismissal of the quarters during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

  June 30, 2018 
  As reported  Adjustment  As revised 
Consolidated Balance Sheet         
Total assets $3,017,731  $(223,766) $2,793,965 
Total liabilities  1,393,902   -   1,393,902 
Total stockholders’ equity  1,623,829   (223,766)  1,400,063 
             
  September 30, 2018 
  As reported  Adjustment  As revised 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet         
Total assets  12,090,810   (296,267)  11,794,543 
Total liabilities  2,090,163   -   2,090,163 
Total stockholders’ equity  10,000,647   (296,267)  9,704,380 
             
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations            
Total revenue  2,371,900   (72,501)  2,299,399 
Cost of revenue  956,123   107,012   1,063,135 
Gross profit  1,415,777   (179,513)  1,236,264 
Operating expenses  3,055,976   (107,012)  2,948,964 
Net loss  (1,623,182)  (72,501)  (1,695,683)
Net loss per share  (0.30)      (0.31)
             
  December 31, 2018 
  As reported  Adjustment  As revised 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet         
Total assets  9,836,178   (320,434)  9,515,744 
Total liabilities  2,205,735   -   2,205,735 
Total stockholders’ equity  7,630,443   (320,434)  7,310,009 
             
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations            
Total revenue  2,598,079   (24,167)  2,573,912 
Cost of revenue  1,198,911   122,084   1,320,995 
Gross profit  1,399,168   (146,251)  1,252,917 
Operating expenses  3,826,539   (122,084)  3,704,455 
Net loss  (2,370,204)  (24,167)  (2,394,371)
Net loss per share  (0.39)      (0.40)

potential penalties. 


AKERNA CORP.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

  March 31, 2019 
  As reported  Adjustment  As revised 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet         
Total assets  8,199,718   (320,434)  7,879,284 
Total liabilities  3,059,378   -   3,059,378 
Total stockholders’ equity  5,140,340   (320,434)  4,819,906 
             
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations            
Total revenue  2,327,880   -   2,327,880 
Cost of revenue  1,042,403   124,079   1,166,482 
Gross profit  1,285,477   (124,079)  1,161,398 
Operating expenses  3,788,644   (124,079)  3,664,565 
Net loss  (2,490,103)  -   (2,490,103)
Net loss per share  (0.41)      (0.41)

  June 30, 2019 
  As reported  Adjustment  As revised 
Consolidated Balance Sheet         
Total assets  24,522,671   (320,434)  24,202,237 
Total liabilities  2,442,503   -   2,442,503 
Total stockholders’ equity  22,080,168   (320,434)  21,759,734 
             
Consolidated Statements of Operations            
Total revenue  10,919,785   (96,668)  10,823,117 
Cost of revenue  4,633,844   -   4,633,844 
Gross profit  6,285,941   (96,668)  6,189,273 
Operating expenses  18,701,619   -   18,701,619 
Net loss  (12,306,547)  (96,668)  (12,403,215)
Net loss per share  (2.04)      (2.05)

In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No 108, the Company has evaluated these errors, based on an analysis of quantitative and qualitative factors, as to whether it was material to the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2018, December 31, 2018, and March 31, 2019, and consolidated statements of operations for the year ended June 30, 2019, as well as to the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2019 and 2018, condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2018, December 31, 2018, and March 30, 2019, and as to whether amendments of previously filed financial statements with the SEC are required. The Company has determined that quantitatively and qualitatively, the errors have no material impact to the above mentioned financial statements.

Note 8 - Subsequent Events

Appointment of Chief Revenue Officer

On October 1, 2019, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Nina Simosko pursuant to which Ms. Simosko will serve as the Company’s Chief Revenue Officer effective as of September 23, 2019. The letter agreement provides for an at-will employment relationship. Ms. Simosko will receive an annual base salary of $200,000 and Ms. Simosko may be eligible for a bonus. On October 7, 2019, Ms. Simosko was granted 125,156 of Restricted Stock Units, which will vest as to 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date, as to the next 25% on the second anniversary of the grant date, as to the next 25% on the third anniversary of the grant date and as to the remaining 25% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date. In accordance with the terms of the letter agreement, upon a change of control transaction, Ms. Simosko’s unvested restricted stock units or any other equity interests that she may be granted, will immediately vest. If Ms. Simosko’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or by her with good reason, she is entitled to her base salary through the date of termination and the immediate vesting of 33% of the restricted stock units that are unvested on the date of termination.



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AKERNA CORP.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

License Agreement with Zol Solutions, Inc.

The Company entered into a license agreement with Zol Solutions, Inc. (“ZolTrain”), effective October 24, 2019, to provide ZolTrain’s online cannabis training platform as a co-branded integration option into the Company’s MJ Platform and Leaf Data Systems.

The Company and ZolTrain will share subscription-based revenue generated from the Company’s customers. The share of revenue for each of the Company and ZolTrain will be based on the number of training modules accessed by a customer and which of the Company and ZolTrain created the accessed content. Preceding the entry into the license agreement, on October 7, 2019, the Company participated in a series seed preferred stock purchase offering of ZolTrain along with other investors. The Company purchased approximately 203,000 shares of preferred stock for a purchase price of $250,000, which represents a minority investment in ZolTrain. The definitive agreements provide the Company with rights of first refusal with respect to newly issued securities of ZolTrain as well as issued and outstanding securities of ZolTrain that are offered to third parties. In connection with the investment, Nina Simosko, our Chief Revenue Officer, was appointed as a member of ZolTrain’s board of directors. In the event that Ms. Simosko or any other representative of the Company is not a member of ZolTrain’s board of directors, the Company is entitled to consult with and advise ZolTrain’s management on significant business issues. 

Compensation Agreement with Jessica Billingsley

On November 11, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company established the terms on which Ms. Billingsley, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, may earn a bonus for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. The Compensation Committee determined that Ms. Billingsley will be eligible for a bonus derived from the same targets with respect to her bonuses in fiscal year 2019, which were as follows:

The annual bonus was determined based upon the following four (4) budget components, each of which scales linearly between achieving 75% to 100%, and greater than 100% with respect to platform recurring revenue and government recurring revenue budget components respectively, of the applicable fiscal year’s budget for each such component (with 50% of the target bonus payable upon achievement of 75% of budget, 100% of the target bonus payable upon achievement of budget (and, with respect to the platform recurring revenue and government recurring revenue budget components, with 200% of each weighted portion of the target bonus payable upon achievement of 125% of the corresponding component of budget (the “Accelerator”), with linear interpolation between points)).

However, during fiscal year 2020 the Accelerator may be paid at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee in cash, stock, or a combination thereof.

In addition, the Compensation Committee determined that, during fiscal year 2020, Ms. Billingsley is eligible to earn a performance based incentive of $250,000, payable in stock, whereby (a) 50% of the bonus is automatically granted if the Company’s stock price/shareholder return increases by 15% (measuring point starts at $10 per share) with respect to the consecutive 20-day volume weighted average price prior to and including June 30, 2020, and (b) the remaining 50% of the bonus may be paid at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.




Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Operations

The Management’s DiscussionThe following discussion and Analysis of the Financial Condition and Results of Operationsanalysis should be read togetherin conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the Management’s Discussionthree and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operationssix months ended June 30, 2022, and the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes thereto, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP").


Akerna Corp. (“Akerna”), herein referred to as “we”, “us”, “our,” the  Company or “Akerna”, through our wholly-owned subsidiaries MJ Freeway, LLC, Trellis Solutions, Inc., Ample Organics, Inc., solo sciences, inc., Viridian Sciences Inc., and subsidiaries’ (the “Company,” “us,” “our” or “we”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.The NAV People, Inc. d.b.a. 365 Cannabis.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements which constitute forward-looking statementsincluding all exhibits hereto contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1933, as amended,1995, including statements regarding future events or our future results of operations, financial condition, business, strategies, financial needs, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements generally relate to our strategies, plans and objectives forof management. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “likely,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. Forward-looking statements are based on information available to our management as of the date of this Quarterly Report and our managements good faith belief as of such date with respect to future operationsevents and are based upon management’s current planssubject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and beliefs or estimates of future results or trends. Forward-looking statements also involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not restricted to, the risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019, whichassumptions that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those containedexpressed in anyor suggested by the forward-looking statement. Manystatements, in particular the substantial risks and uncertainties related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:


our ability to continue as a going concern and manage  our cash flow;

our ability to manage our history of losses;

our ability to sustain our revenue growth rate, to achieve or maintain profitability, and to effectively manage our anticipated growth;

our dependence on the commercial success of our clients, the continued growth of the cannabis industry and the regulatory environment in which the cannabis industry operates

our ability to attract new clients on a cost-effective basis and the extent to which existing clients renew and upgrade their subscriptions;

the timing of our introduction of new solutions or updates to existing solutions;

our ability to successfully diversify our solutions by developing or introducing new solutions or acquiring and integrating additional businesses, products, services, or content;

our ability to respond to changes within the cannabis industry, including legal and regulatory changes;

the effects of adverse changes in, or the enforcement of, federal laws regarding our clients’ cannabis operations or our receipt of proceeds from such operations;

our ability to manage unique risks and uncertainties related to government contracts;

our ability to manage and protect our information technology systems;

our ability to maintain and expand our strategic relationships with third parties;

our ability to deliver our solutions to clients without disruption or delay;

our exposure to liability from errors, delays, fraud, or system failures, which may not be covered by insurance;


our ability to expand our international reach;


our ability to retain or recruit officers, key employees, and directors;

our ability to raise additional capital or obtain financing in the future;

our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses with Akerna’s business within anticipated timelines and at their expected costs;

our ability to complete planned acquisitions on time or at all due to failure to obtain stockholder approval or governmental or regulatory clearances, or the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion, or the failure of completion for any other reason;


our response to adverse developments in the general market, business, economic, labor, regulatory, and political conditions, including worldwide demand for cannabis and the spot price and long-term contract price of cannabis;

our response to competitive risks;

our ability to protect our intellectual property;

the market reaction to negative publicity regarding cannabis;

our ability to manage the requirements of being a public company;

our ability to implement effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting;

our ability to service our convertible debt and meet ongoing covenants under our convertible notes;

our accounting treatment of certain of our private warrants;

our ability to effectively manage any disruptions to our business and/or any negative impact to our financial performance caused by the economic and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken in response; and

other factors discussed in other sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the sections of this report titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and under Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on March 31, 2022, under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” 

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Should one or more of these factors are beyond our abilityrisks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated, or expected. We caution readers not to control or predict.

You should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we will not update thesemade. We disclaim any obligation to revise subsequently any forward-looking statements even if our situation changesto reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. We qualify all the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report by the future. We caution the reader that a number of important factors discussed herein, and in other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could affect our actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in forward-lookingforegoing cautionary statements.

Business Overview


We areAkerna is a leading provider of software solutions within the cannabis industry. Cannabis businesses face significant complexity due to the stringent regulations and restrictions that shift based on regional, state, and national governing bodies. As the first to market more than ten years ago, Akerna’s family of software platforms help to enable regulatory compliance and inventory management across the entire supply chain. When the legal cannabis market started to grow, we identified a need for organic material tracking and regulatory compliance software as a service (SaaS) solution customized specifically for the unique needs of the industry. By providing an integrated ecosystem of applications and services that help our clients enable compliance, regulation, consumer safety and taxation, Akerna is building the technology company. Our proprietary software platform isbackbone of the cannabis industry. While designed specifically for the unique needs of the cannabis market, our solutions are adaptable for other industries in which interfacing withrequiring government regulatory agencies for compliance purposes is required,oversight, or where the tracking of organic materials from seed or plant to end products is desired. Ten years ago,

Executing upon our expansion strategy, we identified a need for organic material trackingacquire complementary software brands that service the cannabis industry to grow the scope of Akerna’s cannabis ecosystem. Since 2019, we have integrated six new brands into the Akerna product and regulatory compliance software a service (“SaaS”offering. Our first acquisition, Solo Sciences (Solo) solutions, was initiated in the fall of 2019, with the full acquisition completed in July 2020. We added Trellis Solutions (Trellis) to our portfolio on April 10, 2020 and finalized the acquisition of Ample Organics (Ample) and Last Call Analytics (Last Call) on July 7, 2020. On April 1, 2021 we completed our acquisition of Viridian Sciences Inc. (Viridian), a cannabis business management software system built on SAP Business One, followed by the acquisition of The NAV People, Inc. d.b.a 365 Cannabis (365 Cannabis), a cannabis business management software system built on Microsoft Business Central, on October 1, 2021. Through our growing cannabisfamily of companies, Akerna provides highly versatile platforms that equip our clients with a central data management system for tracking regulated products. Our solutions also provide clients with integrated security, transparency, and hemp industry. We developed products intended to assist states in monitoring licensed businesses’scalability capabilities, all while helping maintaining compliance with state regulations, and totheir governing regulations.

On the commercial side, our products help state-licensed businesses operate in compliance with such law. Weapplicable regional laws. Our integrated ecosystem provides integrations with third-party vendors and add-ons that enhance the capabilities of our commercial software platforms. On the regulatory side, we provide track and trace solutions that allow state governments to monitor compliance of licensed cannabis businesses.  To date, our regulatory software platform, Leaf Data Systems®, to government regulatory agencies, and our business software platform, MJ Platform®, to state and federally-licensed businesses. Although we havehas helped monitor legalthe compliance forof more than $16$30 billion in legal cannabis. While our software facilitates the success of legal cannabis sales to date,businesses, we do not handle any cannabis relatedcannabis-related material, do not process cannabis sales transactions within the United States (U.S.), and our revenue generationis generated from a fixed-fee based subscription and professional services model and is not related to the type or amount of sales made by our clients. 

We drive revenue growth through the development of our product line, our acquisitions and from continued expansion of our software and consulting offerings within the cannabis, hemp, and cannabidiol (CBD) industry. Businesses across the regulated cannabis industry use our solutions. The brand recognition of our existing products, our ability to provide services in all areas of the seed-to-sale life cycle, and our wealth of relevant experience attracts cultivation, manufacturing, and dispensary clients who are seeking comprehensive business optimization solutions. Our software solutions are designed to be scalable, and while mid-market and smaller customers have historically been our primary target segment, we are focused on extending our customer reach to address the needs of the emerging enterprise level operator. We believe these larger multi-state/multi-vertical operations represent significant long-term future growth opportunities as revenuesthe cannabis industry continues to consolidate at a rapid rate. The sophistication of our platform accommodates the complexities of both multi-vertical and multi-state business needs, making us critical partners and allowing us to cultivate long-term, successful relationships with our clients.

Our platforms provide licensed businesses with a true enterprise solution for managing their inventory and compliance and allow government regulators to engage in accurate and real-time compliance monitoring. Key capabilities of our technology infrastructure include: 


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Seed-to-Sale Tracking allows the tracking of products from cultivation, through harvest and processing and manufacturing, to the monitoring of the final sale to the patient or consumer. Our traceability technology captures every step in an individual plant’s life, providing visibility into the supply chain from any measurement of finished product dispensed to a patient or customer, back to the plant it came from, and all activity, transportation, and transactions that happen in between. While we do not provide payment processing, and never take, own, or handle any product or cash transaction, our platform records all sales as part of state and jurisdictional compliance Track-and-Trace processes. The data gathered throughout all of these processes is captured, and provides the insights and information needed to run an efficient and streamlined cannabis business. Seed-to-Sale software operates in a complementary relationship with state-mandated Track-and-Trace systems, replicating the reporting functionality and eliminating the need for operators to duplicate their compliance data into two disparate systems. Track-and-Trace systems are generateddesigned solely for government regulators to maintain compliance and do not have the sophistication or functionality to provide cannabis business owners with the insights and tools for effective business management. Our seed-to-sale platforms integrate with the state Track-and-Trace compliance system, reporting in the mandated data along the supply chain while also providing business owners with the capabilities to make informed business decisions based on the fully overview of their operations.


Track-and-Trace is the compliance reporting system used by us on a fixed-fee based subscription model.regulatory bodies in most states. In order to adhere to their state-specific compliance regulations, cannabis operators are required to enter specific data points along the supply chain into the state-mandated track-and-trace system. By doing so, regulators can track the movement of cannabis inventory through the full supply chain, even when it moves between facilities or operators. The aggregated view that Track-and-Trace software seeks to ensure that the end product being sold has been grown, harvested, processed, transferred and sold compliantly, and provides assurance of safety to consumers.

Our core products,Single System Integration allows state-licensed clients to manage inventory, customer records, and staff in one tracking system. MJ Platform and Leaf Data Systems platforms can be fully integrated with one another to create a streamlined Seed-to-Sale/Track-and-Trace solution. Additionally, our platforms can also be integrated with systems of numerous third-party suppliers. We have certified integrations with world class accounting solutions, including Sage, SAP, Microsoft and MJ Platform,Netsuite. 

Anti-Counterfeiting Technology. Solo sciences provides next-generation anti-counterfeiting technology fused with a direct communication system between brands and consumers. The solo sciences mission is to build confidence and establish trust among consumers, while enabling retailers and distributors to close the loop with creators and producers.

Cannabis Market Insights are highly-versatile platformscurated using the anonymized data aggregated through our Seed-to-Sale platform for key industry intelligence. With over $30 billion in cannabis sales tracked over the past twelve years, we have cultivated a substantial legal cannabis dataset across 30+ states and multiple countries. This data provides a detailed overview of key industry trends, giving us the ability to provide banks, investors, researchers, cannabis businesses, and non-cannabis businesses with cannabis market intelligence and comparison data.


Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is a business process management software that providemanages and integrates a company’s financials, manufacturing, inventory, supply chain, operations, commerce, and reporting activities. ERP systems improve an operator's efficiency and effectiveness by eliminating disparate systems, consolidating business critical information in a single location, reducing double entry data, and streamlining operations. ERP software solutions built for cannabis operators combine traditional accounting, manufacturing, inventory, and supply chain management with cannabis-specific track and trace and compliance functionality.

Using our years of experience, proprietary databases, and resources to identify trends and predict changes in the cannabis industry we evolve our products and better assist our clients in operating in compliance with a central data management system for tracking regulated products – from seedthe applicable laws of their jurisdictions and capitalizing on commercial opportunities within the applicable regulatory framework, with accuracy, efficiency, and geographic specificity. We have worked with clients and governments across the globe to initial plant growthcreate customized solutions that fit their specific regulatory and commercially compliant needs. While the majority of our clients are in the U.S. and Canada, our solutions allow cannabis businesses to product – throughout the complete supply chain, using a global unique identifier method. Our platforms also provide clients with integrated security, transparency and scalability capabilities. These capabilities allow our state-licensed clients to control inventory, operate efficiently in athis fast-changing industry and comply with state, local, and federal (in countries such as Canada, Italy, Macedonia, and Colombia) regulation. Akerna and our family of companies is well-positioned to provide compliance solutions for the expanding national and international legal cannabis market.

Key Developments


The following general business development had or may have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.


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Convertible Notes Amendment

On June 30, 2022, we and the holders that are parties to the securities purchase agreement associated with our 2021 Senior Convertible Notes (the “Senior Convertible Notes”) entered into an amendment and waiver agreement (the Convertible Notes Amendment) to add covenants such that (a) we will be subject to a daily cash test beginning on July 1, 2022 of having an available cash balance of at least $7 million, which amount shall be reduced by $1 million on each of the dates at which the aggregate principal due upon the Senior Convertible Notes is equal to or less than $14 million and $11 million, subject in all times,cases to a minimum of $5 million, and allows(b) we will establish and maintain bank accounts for each holder and deposit in such accounts an aggregate amount of $7 million with such amount to be released from the accounts only upon the written consent of such holder, provided that $1 million will automatically release from the accounts upon the occurrence of each of the dates at which the aggregate principal due upon the Senior Convertible Notes is equal to or less than $14 million and $11 million, subject to certain conditions. Further the holders of the Senior Convertible Notes waived provisions such that (i) no amortization payments are due and payable for any payments previously required to be made from July 1, 2022 through January 1, 2023, (ii) the holders of the Senior Convertible Notes will not accelerate any previously deferred installment amounts until January 1, 2023 and (iii) the terms of the Senior Convertible Notes which would provide for reset of the conversion price of the Senior Convertible Notes as a result of the issuance of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) and warrants (the “Unit Offering”) and instead agree to a reset of the conversion price equal to a per share price of 135% of the Unit Offering price, or $0.3105 per unit.

Unit Offering


On June 30, 2022, we entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (the “Underwriter”), in connection with the Unit Offering which is comprised of an aggregate of (i) 29,382,861 units of the Company consisting of 29,382,861 shares of Common Stock together with Common Stock warrants (the “Common Warrants”) to purchase up to 29,382,861 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 14,095,400 pre-funded units, consisting of 14,095,400 pre-funded warrants (“Pre-Funded Warrants”), with each Pre-Funded Warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock, together with Common Warrants to purchase up to 14,095,400 shares of Common Stock. The units were sold at a public offering price of $0.23 per unit and the pre-funded units were sold at a public offering price of $0.2299 per pre-funded unit. Each Share and each Pre-Funded Warrant was sold with an accompanying Common Warrant but were issued separately and are immediately tradeable separately upon issuance.

The Pre-Funded Warrants are immediately exercisable at a nominal exercise price of $0.0001 or on a cashless basis and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. The Common Warrants have an exercise price of $0.23 per share subject to certain adjustments, are immediately exercisable and will expire five years from the date of issuance.

The Pre-Funded Warrants were sold to purchasers whose purchase of shares of Common Stock in the Offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding Common Stock immediately following the consummation of the Unit Offering, in lieu of shares of Common Stock. Each Pre-Funded Warrant represents the right to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share.

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, we granted the Underwriter a 45-day option from June 30, 2022 to purchase from the Company (i) additional shares of Common Stock and/or (ii) Common Warrants and/or (iii) Pre-Funded Warrants, in any combination thereof, up to, and not to exceed, 13,043,478 shares of Common Stock or shares of Common Stock underlying Pre-Funded Warrants or Common Warrants, in the aggregate, solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and upon closing of the Unit Offering, we issued to the Underwriter warrants to purchase up to 2,173,913 shares of Common Stock (the “Underwriter Warrants” and, together with the Common Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Warrants”), which is 5.0% of the aggregate number of Shares and Shares issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the Unit Offering. The Underwriter Warrants are exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, commencing from six months after June 29, 2022 (the Effective Date) and ending five years from the Effective Date, at a price per share equal to $0.23, which is the public offering price per unit.

The Unit Offering closed on July 5, 2022 and we received net proceeds of approximately $9.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and related expenses. In connection with the Convertible Notes Amendment, a total of $7 million of the proceeds were deposited into certain restricted cash accounts. We intend to use the remaining net proceeds from the Unit Offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital, marketing, product development and capital expenditures.

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Restructuring


In May 2022, we implemented a corporate restructuring initiative (the “Restructuringas approved by our board of directors. The Restructuring resulted in a reduction of the Company's workforce by 59 employees, or approximately 33 percent of the Company. We incurred costs of approximately $0.7 million in severance benefits, including employee insurance, associated payroll taxes and legal costs in connection with the Restructuring. Of the total amount incurred, $0.3 million was included in Sales and marketing costs, $0.2 million was recorded in Product development and less than $0.1 million was included in Cost of revenue and General and administrative expenses, respectively. All amounts directly attributable to the severed employees were settled in cash during the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Accordingly, we have no material obligations remaining associated with the Restructuring. In addition to the reduction in force, the Company's executive leadership team agreed to a temporary 25 percent reduction in salary, subject to certain conditions.


Financial Results of Operations

Revenue

We generate revenue from two primary sources: (1) software and (2) consulting services. Revenue from software comprised approximately 95% and 93%of our revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.  Revenue from consulting services comprised approximately 4% and 7% of our revenue for six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.


Software. Our software is solutioned for our key markets, small and medium-sized business (SMB) and enterprise customers. Our SMB customers become a natural funnel for our larger, more robust enterprise offerings built on SAP and Microsoft. In either market, software revenue is generated from subscriptions and services related to the use of our commercial software platforms, MJ Platform, Ample, Trellis, Viridian, and 365 Cannabis, our government regulatory clients to effectively and cost-efficiently monitor licensees and ensure that commercial businesses are complying with their states’ regulations.


We generate revenue in three principal areas:

Government Regulatory Software – Leaf Data Systems is our SaaS product for government agencies. Leaf Data Systems is a compliance tracking system designed to give regulators visibility into the activity of licensed cannabis businesses in their jurisdictions. We have been serving two clients for Leaf Data Systems, the State of Washington and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As described below, we recently signed a third Leaf Data Systems client, the state of Utah.

Commercial Software – MJ Platform is our SaaS offering for state and federally-licensed businesses. MJ Platform is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) compliance system specific to the cannabis industry, including state-legal marijuana and hemp CBD industry. MJ Platform is comprised of integrated modules designed to meet the regulations and inventory management needs of cannabis and hemp CBD cultivators, manufacturers, distributors and retailers, but has applications in other industries.

Consulting Services – We provide consulting services to cannabis industry operators interested in entering the cannabis industry and in integrating our platforms into their respective operations and systems. We consult with clients on a wide range of areas to help them successfully operate in the cannabis industry in compliance with state law. We work with clients to efficiently comply with state requirements in connection with the launch and operations of their cannabis businesses. Our management team and key personnel have broad experience gained form working with numerous cannabis operations. Our consulting team has experience in most aspects of cannabis operations in most verticals (e.g., cultivation, processing, distribution, manufacturing and retail). Our service providers understand the intricacies of the varying regulations governing cannabis in each jurisdiction and, to the extent necessary, modify the professional services based on the jurisdiction.

We provide project-focused consulting services to clients that are initiating or expanding their cannabis businesses or are interested in data consulting engagements with respect to the legal cannabis industry. Our advisory engagements include service offerings focused on compliance requirement assessments, readiness and best practices, compliance monitoring systems, application processes, inspection readiness and business plan and compliance reviews. We typically provide our consulting services to clients in emerging markets that are seeking consultation on newly introduced licensing regimes and assistance with the regulatory compliant build-out of operations in newly legal states

We also resell a limited number of printers for printing compliance product labels and scales that are National Type Evaluation Program (“NTEP”) certified legal for trade. Revenue from these resale activities was approximately 2% of total revenue in each of the three months ended September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018, and is not expected to become a significant generator of revenue.

Our commercial software revenue growth is driven by leveraging our reputation and continued cannabis, hemp and Cannabidiol (CBD) industry growth. We believe we are well known in these industries and can leverage our reputation, brand recognition, and wealth of relevant experience to attract existing cultivation, manufacturing and dispensary customers, and attract new market entrants. We believe that the reputation of our existing products and our ability to provide services in all areas of the seed to sale life cycle will attract customers from competitors that are seeking more comprehensive services and will attract new customers as they enter into existing markets and markets that become newly legalized. We also experience revenue growth in mature, established states and countries by providing a solution to operators seeking to vertically integrate their operations and improve their operations. We provide not only a vertically integrated solution across the cannabis, hemp, and CBD supply chain, but also have the business intelligence capture which allows operators to run their businesses in a more informed and efficient manner. This business intelligence capture is derived from the suite of services provided by us and sets us apart from competitors.

Through our acquisition strategy, we are expanding the features available to new and existing customers of MJ Platform andplatform, Leaf Data Systems, including the ability to track organic matter from seed-to-consumer, with an interactive consumer product experience. We believe that such features create further value by providing additional add-ins that should enhance utilization and the experiencesale of our newbusiness intelligence, data analytics and existing customers. For example : (i) our agreement with Netsuite will provide tax planning services to our customers in Canada; (ii) our license with ZolTrain will provide our MJ Platform customers with training modules to educate them and improve their experience by pairing education with product information at the point of sale; (iii) our Leaf Data System and Trace Seed to Sale Solution specifically customized for the State of Utah to include an electronic verification system and inventory control system, will utilize solo sciences’ solo*TAG™, the world’s first cryptographically-secure, cannabis product authentication system, exclusively for governments as an alternative to RFID tracking; and (iv) our agreement with Isolocity enables cannabis enterprises to pursue international expansion by providing a QMS framework to support local and national compliance needs and by leveraging such QMS, MJ Platform can support GMP certification requirements, including the stricter EU-GMP standard required for the export of medical cannabis into Europe and Asia.

Financial Results of Operations

Revenue

Ourother software revenue is derived from MJ Platform, our SaaS enterprise resource planning tool offering for state-licensed businesses, and Leaf Data Systems, our track-and-trace product for government agencies. MJ Platformrelated services. Software contracts are generally quarterly, annual, or three-year long contracts paid monthly, quarterly, or annually in advance of service and cancellable upon 30 or 90 days’ notice, although we do have somemany multi-year MJ Platformcommercial software contracts. We defer recognition of revenue from these payments until services have been provided. Leaf Data Systems contracts are generally multi-year contracts payable annually or quarterly. A percentage retainer or holdback fees (generally ranging from 10% to 30%) are common until all initial deliverables are complete. MJ Platformquarterly in advance of service. Commercial software and Leaf Data Systems contracts generally may only be terminated early for breach of contract as defined in the respective agreements. Our consultingAmounts that have been invoiced are initially recorded as deferred revenue or contract liabilities. Subscription revenue is derived throughoutrecognized on a straight-line basis over the life cycleservice term of a customer. Our other revenuethe arrangement beginning on the date that our solution is derived primarily from pointmade available to the customer and ending at the expiration of sale hardware and labels.the subscription term.

Consulting. Consulting services revenue growth is drivengenerated by numerous factors. In new emerging states, we provideproviding solutions for aspiring operators in the pre-application of licensures and pre-operational phases of development. These services include application and business plan preparation as they seek licenses to be granted. Consulting services are provided to post operational licensees to consult during the setup and buildout phases as they open and begin operating their businesses. We also provide business optimization services for established businesses that can benefit from consulting to increase efficiencies as they expand and grow.

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We contract our consulting services through Statements of Work (SOW) for businesses or entrepreneurs interested in developing operations in the cannabis, hemp and CBD industries. SOW issued andprojects completed during the pre-application phase generally solidify us as the contractorsoftware vendor of choice for subsequent operational phases once the operator is granted the license. As a result, our consulting revenue is driven as new emerging states pass legislation, and as our client-operators gain licenses. Accordingly, we expect our consulting services to continue to grow over time as more states emerge with legalization reforms, such as Missouri, New Jersey, Illinoisreforms.


Other Revenue. Our other revenue is derived primarily from point-of-sale hardware and Utah.other non-recurring revenue.


Cost of Revenue and Operating Expenses


Cost of Revenue

Our cost of revenue is derived from direct costs derivedassociated with operating our commercial and government regulatory software platforms and providing consulting services. The cost of revenue for our commercial and government regulatory platforms relates primarily from government contract subcontractor expenses in addition to hosting and infrastructure costs associatedand subcontractor expenses incurred in connection with operating MJ Platform and Leaf Data Systems. We recordcertain government contracts. Consulting cost of revenue based onrelates primarily to our employees’ and consultants’ salaries and other related compensation expenses. We record the cost of revenue using the direct cost method. This method requires the allocation of direct costs including support services and materials to the cost of revenue. Consulting cost of revenue is primarily determined as a result of our employees’ salaries and other related compensation expenses.


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Product and Development Expenses

Our product and development expenses include salaries and benefits, nearshore contractor expenses, technology expenses, and other overhead. Theseoverhead related to the ongoing maintenance of our commercial and government regulatory software platforms and planning for new software development. Product development costs, other than software development expenses have grown over time, and we expect these expenses to continue to increase with our growth. 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Our selling, general and administrative expenses include salaries and benefits, sales and marketing expenses, public relations and investor relations fees, outage expenses, professional fees, and other overhead. These expenses have grown over time, and we expect these expenses to continue to increase with our growth.

Marketing and sales expensesqualifying for capitalization, are our largest cost andexpensed as incurred. Capitalized software development costs consist primarily of employee-related costs. We devote substantial resources to enhancing and maintaining our technology infrastructure, developing new and enhancing existing solutions, conducting quality assurance testing, and improving our core technology.


Sales and Marketing Expenses


Sales and marketing expense is primarily salaries and related expenses, including commissions, for our sales, marketing, and marketing staff, including commissions, as well asclient service staff. We also categorize payments to partners and marketing programs.programs as sales and marketing expenses. Marketing programs consist of advertising, events, such as trade shows, corporate communications, brand building, and product marketing activities. We plan to continue to invest in marketing and sales by expanding our domestic and international selling and marketing activities, building brand awareness, attracting new customers,clients, and sponsoring additional marketing events. The timing of these marketing events will affect our marketing costs in a particular quarter.


We defer the portion of sales commissions that is considered a cost of obtaining a new contract with a customer in accordance with the revenue recognition standard and amortize these deferred costs over the period of benefit, currently one year. We expense the remaining sales commissions as incurred. The rates at which sales commissions are earned varies depending on a variety of factors, including the nature of the sale (new, renewal, or add-on service offering), the type of service or solution sold, and the sales channel.


General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses include salaries and benefits and other costs of departments serving administrative functions, such as executives, finance and accounting, human resources, public relations and investor relations. In addition, general and administrative expense includes non-personnel costs, such as professional fees and other supporting corporate expenses not allocated to cost of revenue, product and development or sales and marketing.


Other (Expense) Income, Net

Other (expense) income, net consists of interest income on cash and cash equivalents, interest expense on our debt, quarterly remeasurement of the fair value of our convertible notes and derivative liability, foreign currency gains and losses, and other non-operating gains and losses.


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates


The Company’s significantOur critical accounting policies are disclosed in Note 2- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Company’sour Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearsyear ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.December 31, 2021. Since the date of the Annual Report, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significantour critical accounting policies, except as disclosedabove.policies.

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Results of Operations for the Three months ended SeptemberSix Months Ended June 30, 2019 compared2022 Compared to three months ended SeptemberSix Months Ended June 30, 20182022


The following table highlights the various sources ofour operating revenues and expenses for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192022 as compared to the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018:2021:

  Three months ended
September 30,
 
  2019  2018 
Revenues:      
Software $2,304,480  $1,879,262 
Consulting  831,363   370,083 
Other  57,047   50,054 
Total Revenue  3,192,890   2,299,399 
         
Cost of revenues  1,397,361   1,063,135 
Gross Profit  1,795,529   1,236,264 
         
Operating expenses:        
Product development:  1,130,880   801,472 
         
Selling, general and administrative  3,583,815   2,147,492 
         
Total operating expenses  4,714,695   2,948,964 
         
Other income  73,095   17,017 
Net loss $(2,846,071) $(1,695,683)



 

Six Months Ended June 30

 


Change


 

2022

 

 

2021

 


Period over Period


Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


 


         Software

$

12,429,442

 

 

$

8,251,881

 


$

4,177,561

 


 

51

%

         Consulting

 

542,309

 

 

 

583,631

 


 

(41,322

)

 

(7

)%

         Other

 

64,971

 

 

 

85,399

 


 

(20,428

)

 

(24

)%

Total revenue

 

13,036,722

 

 

 

8,920,911

 


 

4,115,811

 


 

46

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 


 

 


Cost of revenues

 

4,039,648

 

 

 

3,368,547

 


 

671,101

 


 

20%

Gross profit

 

8,997,074

 

 

 

5,552,364

 


 

3,444,710

 


 

62

%

      Gross profit margin

 

69

%

 

 

62


 

 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 


 

 


Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 


 

 


         Product development:

3,866,789




2,951,358


915,431


31%
         Sales and marketing
6,421,431


3,562,058


2,859,373


80%

         General and administrative

 

4,989,541

 

 

 

6,228,943

 


 

(1,239,402

)

 

(20

)%
         Depreciation and amortization
3,976,224


2,367,015


1,609,209


68%
Impairment of long-lived assets
39,600,587





39,600,587


nm

Total operating expenses

 

58,854,572

 

 

 

15,109,374

 


 

43,745,198

 


 

nm


















Loss from operations

$

(49,857,498

)

 

$

(9,557,010

)

$

(40,300,488

)

 

nm



nm – percentage change not meaningful


Revenue


Software Revenue


Total Revenue

Totalsoftware revenueincreasedto approximately $3.2 $12.4million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 2022from approximately $2.3$8.3million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2021, for anincreaseof approximately $0.9 $4.2million, or 39% 51%. The increase in totalSoftware revenue was driven primarily by growth achieved acrossrelated to our commercialenterprise offerings, Viridian and 365 Cannabis, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $5.9 million, compared to $0.9 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and software business,revenue related to our non-enterprise offerings, which include MJ Platform, in addition to our consulting business. The revenues from our government regulatory software business,Ample, Trellis, Solo, and Leaf Data Systems, have had a slight increase as well.

Software Revenue

Our total software revenue increaseddeclined to approximately $2.3$6.1 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 from $1.9 2022 compared to $6.6 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, an increase of approximately 2021. There was also a decrease in partnership and data revenue which was $0.4 million or 23%. Total softwarefor the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $0.7 million during the same period in the prior year. Software revenue accounted for 72% 95% and 82% 93% of total revenue for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 2022and 2018,2021, respectively. TheAs indicated above, the increase in software revenue was primarily driven by total revenue growth of MJ Platform of approximately $0.3 million, or 39%. Software revenues generated from government customers under Leaf Data Systems increased to approximately $1.1 million forduring the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 from approximately $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, for an increase of approximately $0.1 million, or 7%.

While our revenues from Leaf Data Systems from our contracts with the State of Washington and the State of Pennsylvania declined for the three months ended September 30, 20192022 as compared to the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 by approximately $0.2 million as a result of the completion of software enhancements, we recorded 2021 was attributable to revenue of approximately $0.2 milliongenerated from our enterprise offerings sourced primarily from 365 Cannabis which was acquired during the fourth quarter of 2021. Also contributing to the increase was $0.4 million of non-recurring contract with the State of Utah, which commenced in August 2019.termination fees attributable to two customers.


Consulting Revenue


Our consultingConsulting revenue includes revenue generated from consulting professional services delivered to prospective and current cannabis, hemp and CBD businesses and business operators. Our consulting revenue was approximately $0.8 $0.5million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 2022compared to approximately $0.4 $0.6million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, for an increase 2021, decrease of approximately $0.4less than $0.1 million, or 125%7%The result was driven by a higher volume of consulting activities and engagements during the quarter. We delivered approximately 30 operational license applications on behalf of Missouri-based clients during the month of August alone, and we continue to experience strong demand for our consulting services in other emerging states. Further, we signed and have begun servicing an $894,000 contract with an Illinois-based client for the preparation, completion and delivery of operational license applications for a portfolio of recreational retail facilities. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced the applications will be accepted by the department starting on December 10, 2019 and must be submitted by January 2, 2020. Consulting services are correlated to state legalizations and other regulatory expansion activity. As a result, individual period-over-period comparisons may experience variability depending on the timing of recent legislative changes.

Consulting revenue was 26% 4% and 16%7% of total revenue for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 2022and 2018,2021, respectively. Due to the nature of consulting revenue, and our dependence on emerging market activity and the ongoing pandemic as a driver of demand, the months in which we recognizepercentage of consulting revenue over total revenue has varied from period to period depending on whether state legislation has expanded to allow new market entrants or growth of existing market participant operations.


Other Revenue


OurOther revenue includes retail/resale revenue, represents revenuewhich is generated from point of salepoint-of-sale hardware, and labels. Retail/resaleother non-recurring revenues. Other revenue increased to approximately $57,000was less than $0.1 million for each of the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 from approximately $50,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, an increase of approximately $7,000, or 14%. Retail/resale revenue was 2% of total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019 2022 and September 30, 2018. 2021, respectively. 



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Cost of Revenue and Gross Margin


Our cost of revenue was $4.0million for thesix months ended June 30,2022 compared to $3.4million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 was approximately $1.4 million, 2021, an increase of approximately $0.3$0.6 million, or 31%, as compared to20%. Total cost of revenue increased primarily as a result of an increase in software application and hosting expenses of $0.5 million and fees for Microsoft licenses in the amount of $0.9 million related to our acquisitions of Viridian and 365 Cannabis. These increases were partially offset by the reversal of  a litigation contingency of approximately $0.5 million (see Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the reversal of the litigation reserves).


Gross Profit


Gross profit was $9.0 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 2022 compared to $5.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of approximately $1.1 million.$3.4 million or 62%. The gross profit margin increased to 69% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from 62% for the six months ended June 30, 2021. 

Operating Expenses


Product Development


Product development expense was $3.9million for thesix months ended June 30,2022compared to $3.0million for thesix months ended June 30,2021, aincrease of $0.9 million, or 31%. Product development expense increased due primarily to the Viridian and 365 Cannabis acquisitions, which resulted in a $0.9 million increase in salary-related and contractor expenses for the six months ended June 30,2022 compared to the same period in the prior three-month period was primarily due toyear as well as higher direct laborsoftware and application costs of approximately $0.1 millionand severance benefit costs associated with providing our consulting services and higher hosting and infrastructure costs of approximately $0.1 million incurred to support our Software business. Hosting and infrastructure costs grew from approximately $0.4 million to $0.5 million, an increase of approximately $0.1 million, or 26%, as we continued to increase Amazon Web Services usage as part of the growth of MJ Platform. In addition, the cost of revenue from the contract with the State of Utah was approximately $0.3 million.

The overall increase in cost of revenue wasRestructuring partially offset by a decrease of $0.1lower recruiting and share-based compensation costs.


Sales and Marketing


Sales and marketing expense was $6.4 million in third-party subcontractor costs associated with servicing our contract withfor the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since the applications and services available through the Leaf Data System are provided through relationships with third-party service providers, the costs are higher than those allocated from our employees’ salaries to support our MJ Platform and consulting contracts. Therefore, the gross profit margins from the government contracts are generally lower than those from our commercial software clients. Total costs of government revenues incurred by us, which are included in cost of revenues on the statement of operations, was approximately $0.7 million and $0.5 million during the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Operating Expenses

The following table presents operating expense line items for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and the period-over-period dollar and percentage changes for those line items:

  Three months ended September 30,       
  2019  % of
revenue
  2018  % of
revenue
  Change
Period over Period
 
Operating expenses:                  
Product development $1,130,880   35% $801,472   35% $329,408   41%
Selling, general and administrative  3,583,815   112%  2,147,492   93%  1,436,323   67%
                         
Total operating expenses $4,714,695   148% $2,948,964   128% $1,765,731   60%

Our operating expenses increased 2022, compared to approximately $4.7$3.6 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 from approximately $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, 2021, an increase of approximately $1.8$2.8 million, or 60%80%. The increase in operating expenses was driven by higher product development expenses,sales and marketing expense is primarily related to the acquisitions of Viridian and 365 Cannabis which resulted in an increase of $2.5 million in salary-related and contractor expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. In addition, the 2022 period included approximately $0.3 million or 41%, in addition to higher selling, generalof severance benefits associated with the Restructuring.


General and Administrative


General and administrative expenses,expense was $5.0 million for thesix months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $6.2million for thesix months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $1.2million, or 20%. The period in 2022 and 2021 include charges associated with office lease terminations and, in the case of 2021, the associated write-off of certain leasehold improvements. During the 2022 period, we terminated our Las Vegas office space which resulted in a restructuring charge of $0.5 million while the 2021 period reflected charges of $2.4 million associated with the exit from our former Toronto office. There was also an increase of approximately $1.4$0.2 million in salary-related and contractor expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year. 


Depreciation and Amortization


Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $1.6 million, or 67%68%. The overall increase in amortization expense is primarily attributable to the acquired intangible assets from our Viridian and 365 Cannabis acquisitions in the amount of $0.8 million, which both occurred after June 30, 2021, as well as an increase in capitalized software in the amount of $0.8 million.  


Impairment of Long-lived Assets


Due to a continued decline in market conditions from December 31, 2021 to June 30, 2022, we recorded impairment charges of $36.4 million including $23.5 million attributable to goodwill associated with the non-enterprise reporting unit and $12.9 million associated with the goodwill of the enterprise reporting unit during the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to no impairment charge for the six months ended June 30, 2021. In addition, we recorded impairments of $3.2 million attributable to certain intangible assets and capitalized software associated with one specific business line within the non-enterprise reporting unit during the six months ended June 30, 2022 (see Note 9 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion on the impairments recorded).


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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2021


The following table highlights our operating revenues and expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021:


 

Three Months Ended June 30

 


Change


 

2022

 

 

2021

 


Period over Period


Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 


         Software

$

5,920,929

 

 

$

4,456,728

 


$

1,464,201

 

 

33

%

         Consulting

 

115,300

 

 

 

410,884

 


 

(295,584

)

 

(72

)%

         Other

 

49,652

 

 

 

39,275

 


 

10,377


 

26%

Total revenue

 

6,085,881

 

 

 

4,906,887

 


 

1,178,994

 

 

24

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 


Cost of revenues

 

1,835,977

 

 

 

1,914,380

 


 

(78,403

)

 

(4)%

Gross profit

 

4,249,904

 

 

 

2,992,507

 


 

1,257,397

 

 

42

%

      Gross profit margin

 

70

%

 

 

61


 


 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 


Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 


         Product development:

1,761,428




1,527,258


234,170

15%
         Sales and marketing
3,185,318


1,826,143


1,359,175
74%

         General and administrative

 

2,419,109

 

 

 

4,375,981

 


 

(1,956,872

)

 

(45

)%
         Depreciation and amortization
1,982,833


1,314,132


668,701

51%
Impairment of long-lived assets
24,122,066





24,122,066

nm

Total operating expenses

 

33,470,754

 

 

 

9,043,514

 


 

24,427,240

 

 

nm

















Loss from operations

$

(29,220,850

)

 

$

(6,051,007

)

$

(23,169,843)

 

nm


nm – percentage change not meaningful


Revenue


Software Revenue


Total software revenueincreasedto $5.9million for the three months ended June 30, 2022from $4.5million for the three months ended June 30,2021, for anincreaseof $1.5million, or33%. Software revenue related to our enterprise offerings, Viridian and 365 Cannabis, for thethree months ended June 30, 2022 were $2.8 million, compared to $0.9 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and software revenue related to our non-enterprise offerings, which include MJ Platform, Ample, Trellis, Solo, and Leaf Data Systems, were $2.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $3.2 million for thethree months ended June 30, 2021. There was also a slight decrease in partnership and data revenue which was $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $0.3 million during the same period in the prior year. Software revenue accounted for 97% and 91% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30,2022and2021, respectively. As indicated above, the increase in software revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021 was attributable to revenue generated from our enterprise offerings. Also contributing to the increase was $0.4 million of non-recurring contract termination fees attributable to two customers.


Consulting Revenue


Consulting revenue includes revenue generated from consulting services delivered to prospective and current cannabis, hemp and CBD businesses and business operators. Our consulting revenue was $0.1million for the three months ended June 30,2022compared to $0.4million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 72%Consulting revenue was 2% and 8% of total revenue for thethree months ended June 30, 2022and2021, respectively. Due to the nature of consulting revenue, our dependence on emerging market activity and the ongoing pandemic as a driver of demand, the percentage of consulting revenue over total revenue has varied from period to period depending on whether state legislation has expanded to allow new market entrants or growth of existing market participant operations.


Other Revenue


Other revenue includes retail/resale revenue, which is generated from point-of-sale hardware, and other non-recurring revenuesOther revenue was less than $0.1 million for each of thethree months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. 


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Cost of Revenue


Our cost of revenue was $1.8million for thethree months ended June 30,2022 compared to $1.9million for thethree months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $0.1 million, or 4%. The 2022 period includes a benefit of approximately $0.5 million from the reversal of a litigation reserve (see Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the reversal of the litigation reserve). Excluding this item,  the total cost of revenue increased primarily drivenas a result of an increase in Microsoft licenses in the amount of $0.4 million related to our acquisitions of Viridian and 365 Cannabis.


Gross Profit


Gross profit was $4.2 million for thethree months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $3.0 million for thethree months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $1.3 million or 42%. Gross profit margin also improved from 61% for thethree months ended June 30, 2021 to 70% for the three months ended June 30, 2022. This improvement in gross margin was due primarily to operating synergies realized from our acquired assets, our ongoing initiatives to drive operating effectiveness, and acquiring additional business-to-business customers, that have a higher gross margin.


Operating Expenses


Product Development


Product development expense was $1.8million for thethree months ended June 30,2022compared to $1.5million for thethree months ended June 30,2021, an increase of $0.3 million, or 15%. Product development expense increased primarily due the Viridian and 365 Cannabis acquisitions, which resulted in a $0.3 million increase in salary-related and contractor expenses for the six months ended June 30,2022 compared to the same period in the prior year. The 2022 period also includes severance benefit costs associated with the Restructuring partially offset by increases in salary expenses across Engineering, lower recruiting and share-based compensation costs


Sales and Marketing


Sales and Administrative functions as we continuedmarketing expense was $3.2 million for thethree months ended June 30, 2022, compared to add headcount$1.8 million for thethree months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $1.4 million, or 74%. The increase in ordersales and marketing expense is primarily related to support our growth.

Salarythe acquisitions of Viridian and 365 Cannabis which resulted in an increase of $1.1 million in salary-related and contractor expenses for Product Development functions increased bythethree months ended June 30, 2022 compared to thethree months ended June 30, 2021. In addition, the 2022 period included approximately $0.4 $0.3 million of severance benefits associated with the Restructuring.


General and Administrative


General and administrative expense was $2.4 million for thethree months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $4.4million for thethree months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $2.0million, or 55%45%. Salary expensesThe period in 2021 includes $2.4 million of charges associated with the termination of our former Toronto office lease and the associated write-off of certain leasehold improvements.  In addition, bad debt expense was lower by $0.2 million during the 2022 period when compared to the 2021 period. These decreases were partially offset by higher professional fees and severance benefits associated with the Restructuring.


Depreciation and Amortization


Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $2.0 million for Sales and Marketing and Administrative functions increased by approximately $0.9the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $1.3 million for thethree months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $0.7 million, or 95%51%. Approximately $0.2 million of salariesThe increase in amortization expense is primarily attributable to the acquired intangible assets from our Viridian and 365 Cannabis acquisitions in the current three-month period were incurredamount of $0.3 million, which both occurred after June 30, 2021, as well as an increase in capitalized software in the formamount of non-cash stock-based compensation. No non-cash stock-based compensation expense was incurred$0.4 million. 


Impairment of Long-lived Assets


Due to a continued decline in market conditions from March 31, 2022 to June 30, 2022, we recorded impairment charges of $24.1 million including $8.0 million attributable to goodwill associated with the non-enterprise reporting unit and $12.9 million associated with the goodwill of the enterprise reporting unit during the six months ended June 30,2022, compared to no impairment charge for the three months ended June 30,2021. In addition, we recorded impairments of $3.2 million attributable to certain intangible assets and capitalized software associated with one specific business line within the non-enterprise reporting unit during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2022 (see Note 9 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion on the impairments recorded).


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Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

Non-payroll

In addition to our results determined in accordance with GAAP, we believe the following non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating our operating performance. We use the following non-GAAP financial information to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance. However, non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.


Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison.  We attempt to compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP items excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures.


Investors are encouraged to review the related expenses within Selling, GeneralGAAP financial measures and Administrative functions also increasedthe reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. 


EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA


We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, when considered with the financial statements determined in accordance with GAAP, are helpful to investors in understanding our performance and allows for comparison of our performance and credit strength to our peers. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered alternatives to net loss as determined in accordance with GAAP as indicators of our performance or liquidity.


We define EBITDA as net loss before interest income and expense, changes in fair value of convertible notes, changes in fair value of derivative liabilities, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA further adjusted to exclude the effects of the following items for the three months ended September 30, 2019 by approximately $0.5 million. Thesereasons set forth below:



impairment of long-lived assets, as this is a non-cash, non-recurring item, which effects the comparability of results of operations and liquidity;


stock-based compensation expense, because this represents a non-cash charge and our mix of cash and share-based compensation may differ from other companies, which effects the comparability of results of operations and liquidity;

cost incurred in connection with business combinations and mergers that are required to be expensed as incurred in accordance with GAAP, because business combination and merger related costs are specific to the complexity and size of the underlying transactions as well as the frequency of our acquisition activity these costs are not reflective of our ongoing operations;

costs incurred in connection with non-recurring financing, including fees incurred as a direct result of electing the fair value option to account for our debt instruments;

restructuring charges, which includes costs to terminate a lease and the related write-off of leasehold improvements and furniture, as we believe these costs are not representative of operating performance;

gain on forgiveness of PPP loan, as this is a one-time forgiveness of debt that is not recurring across all periods and we believe inclusion of the gain is not representative of operating performance;

equity in losses of investees because our share of the operations of investees is not representative of our own operating performance and may not be monetized for a number of years;


changes in the fair value of contingent consideration because these adjustments are not recurring across all periods and we believe these costs are not representative of operating performance; and

other non-operating expenses which includes items such as a one-time gain on debt extinguishment and one-time loss on disposal of fixed assets, which effects the comparability of results of operations and liquidity.


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The reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:




Six Months Ended June 30,


 

 

2022

 


2021

Net loss

 

$

(51,518,840

)
$(12,562,954)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 





Interest expense (income)

213,724    

937,504
Change in fair value of convertible notes

1,727,000


2,007,677
Change in fair value of derivative liability

(51,896)

42,871
Income tax expense (benefit)

(227,486)

10,570

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

3,976,224

 



2,367,015

EBITDA

 

$

(45,881,274

)
$(7,197,317)
Impairment of long-lived assets

39,600,587



Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

445,056

 



1,024,715

Business combination and merger related costs (income)

 

 

5,425



107,726

Non-recurring financing fees

 

 

353,483




129,594
Restructuring charges

1,067,943


2,453,776
Equity in losses of investee




7,564

 Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(4,408,780)
$(3,473,942)




Three Months Ended June 30,


 

 

2022

 


2021

Net loss

 

$

(29,565,947

)
$(6,105,251)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 





Interest expense (income)

212,983    

163,124
Change in fair value of convertible notes

294,000


16,405
Change in fair value of derivative liability

(33,845)

(133,125)
Income tax expense (benefit)

(128,042)

4,300

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,982,833

 



1,314,132

EBITDA

 

$

(27,238,018

)
$(4,740,415)
Impairment of long-lived assets

24,122,066



Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

132,132

 



521,335

Business combination and merger related costs (income)

 

 

6,062



63,735

Non-recurring financing fees

 

 

325,529




111,761
Restructuring charges

503,709


2,406,589
Equity in losses of investee




3,782

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(2,148,520)
$(1,633,213)


Going Concern and Management's Liquidity Plans 


In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) standard on going concern, Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (ASU 2014-15), we assess going concern uncertainty in our consolidated financial statements to determine if we have sufficient cash, cash equivalents and working capital on hand, including marketable equity securities, and any available borrowings on loans, to operate for a period of at least one year from the date the consolidated financial statements are primarily comprisedissued, which is defined to as the “look-forward period” in ASU 2014-15. As part of Salesthis assessment, based on conditions that are known and Marketing expenses relatedreasonably knowable to us, we will consider various scenarios, forecasts, projections, estimates and will make certain key assumptions, including the timing and nature of projected cash expenditures or programs, and our marketing initiatives including paymentsability to partnersdelay or curtail expenditures or programs, if necessary, among other factors. Based on this assessment, as necessary or applicable, we make certain assumptions regarding implementing curtailments or delays in the nature and marketing programs. Marketingtiming of programs consistand expenditures to the extent we deem probable that such implementations can be achieved and we have the proper authority to execute them within the look-forward period in accordance with ASU 2014-15. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of advertising, events, corporate communications, brand buildingassets and product marketing activities. We planliabilities that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue to investas a going concern.


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The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in marketing and sales by expandingthe normal course of business. However, since our domestic and international selling and marketing activities, building brand awareness, attracting new customers, and sponsoring additional marketing events. The timing of these marketing events will affect our marketing costs in a quarter. Non-payroll related expenses within Product development functions decreased by approximately $50,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019, primarily driven by fewer professional fee expenses incurred.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2019,inception we had cash of approximately $22.4 million, excluding restricted cash. We had a working capital balance of approximately $23.3 million as of September 30, 2019, as compared to $21.8 million as of June 30, 2019.

Since its inception, the Company hashave incurred recurring operating losses from operations, used cash from operations,operating activities, and relied on capital raising transactions to continue ongoing operations. AlthoughDuring the six months ended June 302022 and June 302021, we incurred losses from operations of $25.7 million and $9.6 million, respectively, and used cash in operating activities of $6.9 million and $3.7 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2022, we had a working capital deficit of $13.2 million with $5.1 million in cash available to fund future operations (subsequent to June 30, 2022, we received approximately $2 million in immediately available cash from the Unit Offering).Furthermore, on May 24, 2022, we received a notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC indicating that the bid price of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), is not currently in compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq Market”). The Notice has no immediate effect on the continued listing status of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Market, and, therefore, our listing remains fully effective. We are provided a compliance period of 180 calendar days from the date of the Notice, or until November 21, 2022, to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid requirement. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the ability of  the Company to continue as a going concern.


Management’s plan for the Company to continue as a going concern includes several initiatives and actions including those impacting our short and intermediate term financing, continuing costs, primarily labor and employee benefits, our working capital and the liquidity of our Common Stock. Certain of these initiatives and actions began during the quarter ended June 30, 2022 while others were initiated in July 2022.


The most significant components of our plan include the following: (i) realizing annualized cost savings associated with the Restructuring that we announced in May 2022 which resulted in a reduction in workforce and related operating costs (see Note 4), (ii) entering into Convertible Notes Amendment which, among other factors, provides for a deferral of the required amortization payments due and payable from July 1, 2022 through January 1, 2023, (iii) deploying for working capital needs of the net proceeds of approximately $2 million received from the Unit Offering in a transaction that closed on July 5, 2022, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses and after depositing $7 million of the proceeds into certain restricted cash accounts in accordance with the Convertible Notes Amendment (an additional $2 million of which may be released upon reducing the principal amount of the Senior Convertible Notes to certain thresholds as described above in relation to the Convertible Notes Amendment), (iv) conservatively managing our working capital through disciplined cost-containment efforts and strategic management of our accounts receivable and accounts payable cycles (v) addressing the potential liquidity of our Common Stock in connection with the minimum listing requirements for the Nasdaq Market through a proposed 1-to-20 reverse stock split (the Reverse Stock Split”) and (vi) continuing to seek to grow our customer base and realize synergies as we continue to integrate our recent acquisitions.


We anticipate the initiatives and actions described above will provide us with sufficient liquidity in order to operate our business in the normal course for the second half of 2022 until such time that the 365 Cannabis Earn-Out is due in December 2022, in part, to the fact that the debt service obligations associated with the Senior Convertible Notes for the first half of 2023 have effectively been substantially pre-funded with the amounts deposited into restricted accounts as required by the Convertible Notes Amendment. In the second half of 2022, we plan to continue to rigorously explore potential financing alternatives and other strategic options in addition to enhancing the liquidity of our Common Stock. In addition to and to the extent practical in the future, based on market conditions, we will consider incremental offerings of Common Stock through our previously authorized ATM Program; however, we do not consider this a viable alternative unless and until we are able to successfully address the minimum listing requirements of the Nasdaq Market with the proposed Reverse Stock Split. Through July 31, 2022, we have continuing negative cash flow from operations,utilized $2.7 million of the Company anticipatestotal $25 million authorized by the ATM Program leaving $22.3 million remaining under the ATM Program, subject to certain limitations imposed by Form S-3 on amounts we can raise in any 12-month period of time.


If we are unable to secure other potential financing alternatives or fail to execute any other strategic options to raise sufficient additional funds through the first half of 2023, including through the ATM Program, we will have to develop and implement more aggressive plans to address our liquidity needs and our ability to satisfy the scheduled maturity of our obligations under the Senior Convertible Notes. Such plans could include extending payables, further reductions of expenditures (including the termination of additional employees) and reducing or eliminating investments in and the funding of certain of our business units and initiatives, otherwise substantially scaling back our business plan until sufficient additional capital is raised through other equity or debt offerings or selling certain of our business units to generate funding for remaining operations. Additional equity or debt offerings may include the issuance of shares of common stock, warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock, convertible debt or other instruments that itsmay dilute our current cash willstockholders significantly. Accordingly, we may be sufficientsubject to additional risks, including retention of key employees and limitations on the extension of credit by our vendors and other service providers. If we are required to raise additional capital as discussed above and if we cannot timely raise additional funds, we may be unable to meet the working capital requirements forfinancial covenants of the next twelve months.Senior Convertible Notes, which could result in an event of default under those instruments which could adversely impact the Company. See “Risk Factors”the risks detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Risks Relating to our Convertible Debt”.

Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to successfully execute the plans described above and attain profitable operations. Despite the comprehensive scope of our plans, the inherent risks associated with their successful execution are not sufficient to fully overcome substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 for a discussiondate of issuance of the risks relatedconsolidated financial statements. Accordingly, if we are unable to raise sufficient capital we may have to reduce operations which could significantly and adversely affect our liquidityresults of operations. If we fail to meet the financial covenants of the Senior Convertible Notes and capital structure.

The industry in which we participate is highly fragmented,cannot obtain a waiver from such provisions or otherwise come to an agreement with many small and thinly-capitalized competitors. As partthe holders of our growth strategy, wedebt, such holders may seekdeclare a default on the debt which could subject our assets to acquire assets or companies that are synergistic withseizure and sale, negatively impacting our business.

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Cash Flows

Our cash and restricted cash balance were approximately $22.9 million and $22.4was $5.1 million as of September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively.2022. Cash flow information for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 Three months ended
September 30,
 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 2019  2018 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Cash provided by (used in):     

Cash (used in) provided by:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities $(3,679,812) $(967,287)

 

$

(7,187,445

)

 

$

(3,715,198

)
Investing activities  -   - 

 

 

(1,364,503

)

 

(2,004,609

)
Financing activities  4,242,454,   10,000,000 

 

 

(766,989

)

 

 

(333,847

)
Net increase in cash $562,642  $9,032,713 
Effect of change in exchange rates on cash and restricted cash

9,225

(124)

Net decrease in cash and restricted cash

 

$

(9,309,712

)

 

$

(6,053,778

)

Operating Activities


Our largest source of operating cash is cash collections from our customers for subscriptions to our products. Our primary uses of cash in operating activities are for employee-related expenditures, marketing expenses and third-party hosting costs. Net cash used in operating activities increased to approximately $3.7 million duringis impacted by our net loss adjusted for certain non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization expenses, impairments of long-lived assets, change in fair value of convertible notes and derivative liabilities, stock-based compensation, deferred income taxes, as well as the three months ended September 30, 2019, from approximately $1.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018, an increaseeffect of approximately $2.7 million. Cashchanges in operating assets and liabilities. 


Net cash used in operating activities increased to $7.2million during thesix months ended June 30,2022, from $3.7million during the six months ended June 30,2021, anincreaseof $3.5million. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, cash was primarily drivenconsumed from operations by thea net loss of approximately $2.7,$51.5 million, less non-cash items of $46.1 million and a net change in addition to an increase in outstanding receivablesassets and prepaid expenses.

Noliabilities of $1.8 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, cash was providedconsumed from operations by a net loss of $12.6 million, less non-cash items of $7.8 million and a net change in assets and liabilities of $1.0 million. 


Investing Activities


Our primary investing activities have consisted of capitalization of internal-use software necessary to deliver significant new features and functionality in our platform which provides value to our customers. As our business grows, we expect our capital expenditures to continue to increase. Other investing activities include cash outflows related to purchases of property and equipment, and from time-to-time, the cash paid for asset and business acquisitions.


Net cash used in investing activities totaled $1.4million during the six months ended June 30,2022, as a result of cash outflows for the development of our software products. Net cash used by investing activities during the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018.2021,was $2.0million which was also related to our software development.


Net cash provided byFinancing Activities


Our financing activities totaled approximately $4.2 million duringconsist primarily of proceeds from issuance of our common stock, including those through our ATM Program, issuances and repayments attributable to the threeSenior Convertible Notes and the value of shares withheld from the vesting of certain stock-based compensation awards.


During the six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 as a result2022, we made principal payments of warrants that$1.5 million on the Senior Convertible Notes which were exercised. Net cash providedpartially offset by financing activities totaled approximately $10the receipt of net proceeds of $0.8 million duringfrom the threeissuance of 1,816,184 shares of Common Stock through the ATM Program. During the six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 as a result2022 and 2021, the value of proceeds raised inshares withheld for income taxes from the vesting of stock-based compensation awards was less than $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.


Contractual Obligations


For information concerning our Series C financing in August 2018. Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the Series C Preferred Units issued in connection with the transaction were converted into shares ofcontingent consideration, convertible debt, and operating lease obligations, see Notes 4, 6, and 7, respectively, to our common stock.condensed consolidated financial statements. 


Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not applicable.


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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures


We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act is properlyprocessed, recorded, summarized, and timely reported within the time periods specified in the Security and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


An effective internal control system, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error and circumvention or overriding of controls and therefore can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to reliable financial reporting. Furthermore, effectiveness of an internal control system in future periods cannot be guaranteed because the design of any system of internal controls is based in part upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events. There can be no assurance that any control design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time certain controls may become inadequate because of changes in business conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies and procedures may deteriorate. As such, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

We have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192022 with the participation, and under the supervision, of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective.ineffective in ensuring that: (i) information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms and (ii) material information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for accurate and timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Remediation:Material Weakness


A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Pursuant to our management’s review of disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, management determined that the following material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and prevented management from determining that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report:

The Company has contracted an outside consultant to assist with remediating past reported disclosure control weaknesses and to assist

· 

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting pertaining to certain key process areas of financial reporting were not properly designed and/or operating effectively.


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Remediation Efforts

We are in the overall evaluationprocess of executing our remediation plans to address the material weakness described above. As of  June 30, 2022, we have:



·Hired additional experienced resources with the appropriate skills to fill key accounting functions.

·Engaged an outside firm to assist in the overall evaluation and documentation of the design and operating effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and have remediated past deficiencies in the design of our internal control framework for certain key process areas including revenue, capitalized software, business combinations, intangibles, goodwill, stock-based compensation, general financial reporting, and information technology.

·Developed a long-term plan to both (i) complete the remediation of the design of our internal control over financial reporting for our remaining process areas, and (ii) begin the remediation of the deficiencies in operating effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting across all process areas.

We believe these actions and operating effectiveness of itsthe improvements we expect to achieve, when fully implemented, will strengthen our internal controlscontrol over financial reporting.   

The Company has hired additional experienced resources to fill accounting functionsreporting and expects to add further resources. In addition, the Company has identified upgraded IT, accounting and finance systems which the Company expects will automate critical control functions and improve operational effectiveness and efficiencies.

The Company believes that these actions will remediate the controlmaterial weaknesses. However, the material weaknesses will not be considered fully remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time for management to test the results for operating effectiveness. Once implemented,While no assurance can be provided, the Company intends to continue periodic testingbelieves it will make further progress in remediating these material weaknesses during 2022. 


Notwithstanding the material weakness, management has concluded that the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations, and reporting of the internal controls to ensure continuity of compliance.cash flows in conformity with GAAP.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, except as described above in our remediation efforts, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Management recognizes that a control system, no matter how well-conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud or error, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving our stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. 


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PART II- Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Regardless of the outcome of any existing or future litigation, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.

To the knowledge of

The information required with respect to this item can be found under “Commitments and Contingencies” in Note 7 to our management, therecondensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and is no litigation currently pending or contemplated against us, any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such or against any of our properties.incorporated by reference into this Item 1.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.


Except for the additional risk factors set forth below, there have been no material changes to our Risk Factors as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022.

Not

Risks Related to the Cannabis Industry

As a company whose clients operate in the cannabis industry, we face many unique and evolving legal and regulatory risks.

Bankruptcy Law Risks


Because cannabis is illegal under U.S. federal law, and bankruptcy is a strictly federal proceeding, many courts have denied cannabis businesses federal bankruptcy protections, thus making it very difficult for lenders to recoup their investments in the cannabis industry in the event of a bankruptcy. If we were to seek protection from creditors pursuant to applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws, even though we are not directly engaged in manufacturing, distributing, selling or otherwise handling cannabis under state cannabis laws, there is no guarantee that U.S. federal bankruptcy protections would be available to our United States operations, which would have a material adverse effect on us, our lenders and other stakeholders. While state-level receivership options do exist in some states as an alternative to bankruptcy, the efficacy of these alternatives cannot be guaranteed.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

Warrants are exercisable for our common stock, which could increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to our stockholders.


Currently, there are warrants to purchase 5,813,804 shares of our common stock at $11.50 per share and warrants to purchase 43,478,261 shares of our common stock at $0.23 per share. To the extent such warrants are exercised, additional shares of common stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the then-existing holders of common stock and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

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If we do not maintain a current and effective prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, public holders will only be able to exercise such warrants on a cashless basis.

If we do not maintain a current and effective prospectus relating to the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants at the time that holders wish to exercise such warrants, they will only be able to exercise them on a “cashless basis” and we will not received any funds from such exercise. Under no circumstances would we be required to make any cash payments or net cash settle such warrants to the holders. As a result, the number of shares of common stock that holders will receive upon exercise of the warrants will be fewer than it would have been had such holders exercised their warrants for cash. Under the terms of the warrants, we have agreed to use our best efforts to maintain a current and effective prospectus relating to the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants until the expiration of such warrants. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to do so. If we are unable to do so, the potential “upside” of the holder’s of our warrants investment in our company may be reduced.

If our common stock is delisted from Nasdaq, the liquidity and price of our common stock could decrease and our ability to obtain financing could be impaired.

On May 24, 2022, we received a notification letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market stating that we are not in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, which requires our listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share. The notification stated that we have a compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until November 21, 2022, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. If at any time during this 180-day compliance period the closing bid price of our common stock is at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, then the Nasdaq Stock Market will provide us with written confirmation of compliance and the matter will be closed.

If compliance cannot be demonstrated by November 21, 2022, we may be eligible for additional time. To qualify, we will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards on the Nasdaq Capital Market (except the bid price requirement). In addition, we would be required to provide written notice of our intention to cure the minimum bid price deficiency during this second 180-day compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If we are not granted an additional 180-day compliance period, then Nasdaq will provide written notification that our securities will be subject to delisting. At that time, we may appeal the determination to delist our securities to a Nasdaq hearings panel. There can be no assurance that we will regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement or otherwise maintain compliance with the other listing requirements.


If implemented, our proposed reverse stock split of 20-to-1 may have certain adverse effects on our common stock.

We have submitted for the approval of our stockholders at a special meeting of the stockholders, a proposal to effect a 20-to-1 reverse stock split in our common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”).The market price per share of common stock after the Reverse Stock Split may not rise in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of common stock outstanding resulting from the Reverse Stock Split. If the market price of our shares of common stock declines after the Reverse Stock Split, the percentage decline as an absolute number and as a percentage of the Company’s overall market capitalization may be greater than would occur in the absence of the Reverse Stock Split. Accordingly, the total market capitalization of our common stock after the Reverse Stock Split may be lower than the total market capitalization before the Reverse Stock Split. Moreover, in the future, the market price of our common stock following the Reverse Stock Split may not exceed or remain higher than the market price prior to the Reverse Stock Split.The Reverse Stock Split could be viewed negatively by the market and other factors, such as those described above, may adversely affect the market price of the shares of our common stock. Additionally, the liquidity of the shares of our Common Stock could be adversely affected by the reduced number of shares that would be outstanding after the implementation of the Reverse Stock Split.



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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

From May 17, 2022 through to the date of this report, we issued 751,686 shares of our common stock to the holders of Akerna’s convertible notes upon conversion of installment amounts due under the terms of the notes. The shares were issued upon conversion of the installment amounts under the notes to the holders of the notes pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) provided by Section 3(a)(9) thereof.

None.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2022, the Company did not repurchase any of its Common Shares.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None. 

Compensation Agreement with Jessica Billingsley

On November 11, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company established the terms on which Ms. Billingsley, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, may earn a bonus for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. The Compensation Committee determined that Ms. Billingsley will be eligible for a bonus derived from the same targets with respect to her bonuses in fiscal year 2019, which were as follows:

The annual bonus was determined based upon the following four (4) budget components, each of which scales linearly between achieving 75% to 100%, and greater than 100% with respect to platform recurring revenue and government recurring revenue budget components respectively, of the applicable fiscal year’s budget for each such component (with 50% of the target bonus payable upon achievement of 75% of budget, 100% of the target bonus payable upon achievement of budget (and, with respect to the platform recurring revenue and government recurring revenue budget components, with 200% of each weighted portion of the target bonus payable upon achievement of 125% of the corresponding component of budget (the “Accelerator”), with linear interpolation between points)).

However, during fiscal year 2020 the Accelerator may be paid at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee in cash, stock, or a combination thereof.

In addition, the Compensation Committee determined that, during fiscal year 2020, Ms. Billingsley is eligible to earn a performance based incentive of $250,000, payable in stock, whereby (a) 50% of the bonus is automatically granted if the Company’s stock price/shareholder return increases by 15% (measuring point starts at $10 per share) with respect to the consecutive 20-day volume weighted average price prior to and including June 30, 2020, and (b) the remaining 50% of the bonus may be paid at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.

Except as set forth herein, the terms of Ms. Billingsley’s employment agreement, dated June 17, 2019, remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

On November 11, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Ray Thompson as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.

Prior to the Mergers and since November 2018, Mr. Thompson has served in the capacity of chief operating officer of MJF. From November 2016 to January 2018, Mr. Thompson worked as the Head of Customer and Sales Operations for Gloo, a people development SaaS company. During that time, he reported to the executive team to develop and execute on market strategies, product offerings, financial projections, and talent management. From October 2008 to October 2016, Mr. Thompson served as Corporate Senior Vice President, managing across all aspects of the business providing enterprise SaaS solutions to federal and state governments and international humanitarian organizations. From 1996 to 2008, Mr. Thompson has served in various executive sales and marketing roles across multiple technologies companies.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Thompson and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer of the Company. Additionally, there are no family relationships between any director or executive officer of the Company and Mr. Thompson.

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Item 6. Exhibits

10.13.1
Office ServiceAmended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as amended.
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Akerna Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Akerna Corp.'s Form 10-KT as filed with the Commission on March 31, 2021).
3.3
Certificate of Designation for the Special Voting Share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Akerna on July 8, 2020).
4.1
Amendment and Waiver Agreement dated SeptemberJune 30, 2019, effective February 1, 20202022 to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 5, 2021.
31.14.2
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Akerna Corp’s Form S-1 as filed with the Commission on June 29, 2022).
4.3
Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to Akerna Corp’s post-effective amendment to Form S-1 as filed with the Commission on July 1, 2022).
4.4
Form of Underwriter’s Warrants (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to Akerna Corp’s post-effective amendment to Form S-1 as filed with the Commission on July 1, 2022).
10.1
Consulting Agreement effective as of April 21, 2022 between Akerna Corp. and Larry Dean Ditto Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Akerna Corp.'s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on May 16, 2022). 

31.1

Section 302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer.

31.2

Section 302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer.

32.1

Section 906 Certification of Principal Executive Officer

32.2

Section 906 Certification of Principal Financial Officer.

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Interactive Data File (XBRL)

XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). The following materials from Akerna Corp’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022, tagged in XBRL: (i) condensed consolidated balance sheets; (ii) condensed consolidated statements of operations; (iii) condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income; (iv) condensed consolidated statements of cash flows; and (v) notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 

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SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES


In accordance with the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


AKERNA CORP.

By:

By:

/s/ Jessica Billingsley

Name:

Jessica Billingsley,

Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date:November 14, 2019August 12, 2022

By:

/s/ Ruth Ann KraemerL. Dean Ditto

Name:Ruth Ann Kraemer

L. Dean Ditto,

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date:August 12, 2022
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