UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 20232024

 

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: 001-38834

 

Verb Technology Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada 90-1118043

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

3401 North Thanksgiving Way3024 Sierra Juniper Court

Las Vegas, Suite 240, Lehi, UtahNevada

 8404389138
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(855) 250-2300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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

Common Stock Purchase Warrants

 

VERB

VERBW

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC(1)

(1)The Company’s unexercised publicly-traded warrants under the symbol VERBW expired pursuant to their original terms and as such Nasdaq suspended trading on all outstanding warrants at the close of business on April 5, 2024 and the trading symbol VERBW has been delisted from Nasdaq.

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes ☒ No ☐

 

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

 

Yes ☒ No ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
    
Non-accelerated filerSmaller 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 May 18, 2023,9, 2024, there were 3,902,633 104,587,364shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

VERB TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS3
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION4
ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)4
ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS2724
ITEM 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK4032
ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES4033
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION4234
ITEM 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS4234
ITEM 1A - RISK FACTORS4234
ITEM 2 - UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS4234
ITEM 3 - DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES4234
ITEM 4 - MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES4234
ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION4234
ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS4234
SIGNATURES4436

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 20232024 (this “Quarterly Report”), includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which statements are subject to considerable risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not statements of historical facts and can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those expressions. Forward-looking statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to such statements.

 

Our forward-looking statements are based on our management’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations about future events and trends, which affect or may affect our business, strategy, operations, financial performance or liquidity. Although we believe these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are made in light of information currently available to us. Some of the risks and uncertainties that may impact our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following factors:

 

● our incursion of significant net losses and uncertainty whether we will achieve or maintain profitable operations;

 

● our ability to continue as a going concern;

● our ability to grow and compete in the future, which is dependent upon whether capital is availableand to us on favorable terms;execute our business strategy;

 

● our ability to maintain and expand our customer base and our ability to convince our customers to increase the use of our services and/or platform;

 

● the competitive market in which we operate;

 

● our ability to increase the number of our strategic relationships or grow the revenues received from our current strategic relationships;

 

● our ability to develop enhancements and new features to our existing service or acceptable new services that keep pace with technological developments;

 

our ability to successfully launch new product platforms, including MARKET.live, the rate of adoption of these platforms and the revenue generated from these platforms;

 

the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, which has had a sustained impact on our business, sales, results of operations and financial condition;

our ability to deliver our services, as we depend on third party Internet providers;

● our ability to raise additional capital or borrow additional funds to fund our operations and execute our business strategy, and the impact of these transactions on our business and existing stockholders;

● our ability to attract and retain qualified management personnel;

● our ability to pay our debt obligations as they become due;

 

● our susceptibility to security breaches and other disruptions;

● our ability to maintain compliance with the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market; and

the impact of, and our ability to operate our business and effectively manage our growth under evolving and uncertain global economic, political, and social trends, including legislation banning or otherwise hampering our strategic relationships such as TikTok, inflation, rising interest rates, and recessionary concerns.

 

The foregoing list may not include all of the risk factors that impact the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report. Our actual financial condition and results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements as a result of various additional factors, including those discussed in the sections entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20222023 (our “Annual Report”), as well as in the other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). You should read this Quarterly Report, and the other documents we file with the SEC, with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from the results expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements.

 

We operate in an evolving environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual future results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements.

 

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and, except to the extent required by law or the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, we undertake no obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement because of new information, future events or other factors.

 

We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 20232024 (unaudited) and December 31, 202220235
  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 20232024 and 20222023 (unaudited)6
  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)7-87
  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 20232024 and 20222023 (unaudited)98
  
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)10-269-26

 

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VERB TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022  March 31, 2024  December 31, 2023 
 (unaudited)     (unaudited)    
ASSETS                
                
Current assets                
Cash $3,790  $2,429  $14,182  $4,353 
Accounts receivable, net  1,251   1,024 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  525   605   313   331 
Total current assets  5,566   4,058   14,495   4,684 
                
Capitalized software development costs, net  5,661   6,176   3,741   3,990 
ERC receivable  1,528   1,528   1,528   1,528 
Property and equipment, net  497   537   60   43 
Operating lease right-of-use assets  1,371   1,473   208   218 
Intangible assets, net  762   833   135   117 
Goodwill  9,581   9,581 
Other assets  306   306   259   259 
                
Total assets $25,272  $24,492  $20,426  $10,839 
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
                
Current liabilities                
Accounts payable $4,739  $4,638  $1,083  $1,408 
Accrued expenses  1,901   1,646   2,593   2,324 
Accrued payroll  376   420 
Accrued officers’ salary  764   764   901   648 
Advances on future receipts, net  1,321   1,641 
Notes payable – related party, current  765   765 
Notes payable, current  4,907   3,704   1,024   1,787 
Convertible notes payable, current  -   1,334 
Accrued interest  44   533 
Operating lease liabilities, current  447   476   70   67 
Contract liabilities  1,445   1,340 
Preferred dividend payable  75   - 
Derivative liability  214   222   2   1 
                
Total current liabilities  16,503   16,530   6,168   7,188 
                
Long-term liabilities                
Notes payable, non-current  150   1,215   113   362 
Operating lease liabilities, non-current  1,481   1,581   144   164 
Total liabilities  18,134   19,326   6,425   7,714 
                
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)  -   - 
        
Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock  5   - 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)  -   - 
                
Stockholders’ equity                
Class A units, 3 shares issued and authorized as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022  -   - 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 3,900,083 and 2,918,017 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022  1   1 
Common stock value  1   1 
Series C Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, 3,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023  2,980   2,980 
Class A units, 3 shares issued and authorized as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023  -   - 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 79,300,788 and 21,231,355 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023  8   2 
Additional paid-in capital  166,274   158,629   190,155   175,765 
Accumulated deficit  (159,142)  (153,464)  (179,142)  (175,622)
                
Total stockholders’ equity  7,133   5,166   14,001   3,125 
                
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $25,272  $24,492  $20,426  $10,839 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

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VERB TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

       
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
Revenue        
Digital revenue        
SaaS recurring subscription revenue $1,895  $2,003 
Other digital revenue  150   147 
Total digital revenue  2,045   2,150 
         
Non-digital revenue  170   541 
         
Total revenue  2,215   2,691 
         
Cost of revenue        
Digital  542   557 
Non-digital  157   416 
Total cost of revenue  699   973 
         
Gross margin  1,516   1,718 
         
Operating expenses        
Research and development  648   1,580 
Depreciation and amortization  655   409 
General and administrative  4,802   7,036 
Total operating expenses  6,105   9,025 
         
Loss from operations  (4,589)  (7,307)
         
Other income (expense)        
Interest expense  (829)  (756)
Change in fair value of derivative liability  8   1,138 
Other income (expense), net  40   (64)
Debt extinguishment, net  (144)  - 
Total other income (expense), net  (925)  318 
         
Net loss  (5,514)  (6,989)
         
Deemed dividend due to warrant reset  (164)  - 
         
Net loss to common stockholders $(5,678) $(6,989)
         
Loss per share – basic and diluted $(1.59) $(3.66)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted  3,577,792   1,911,452 
  2024  2023 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2024  2023 
       
Revenue $7  $2 
         
Costs and expenses        
Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below  5   1 
Depreciation and amortization  256   583 
General and administrative  2,963   3,545 
Total costs and expenses  3,224   4,129 
         
Operating loss from continuing operations  (3,217)  (4,127)
         
Other income (expense), net        
Interest expense  (225)  (470)
Other income (expense), net  (2)  (51)
Change in fair value of derivative liability  (1)  8 
Total other income (expense), net  (228)  (513)
         
Net loss from continuing operations  (3,445)  (4,640)
         
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax  -   (874)
         
Net loss  (3,445)  (5,514)
         
Series C Preferred Stock dividend payable  (75)  - 
Deemed dividend due to warrant reset  -   (164)
         
Net loss to common stockholders $(3,520) $(5,678)
         
Loss per share from continuing operations– basic and diluted $(0.11) $(1.35)
Loss per share from discontinued operations– basic and diluted 

$

0.00  

$

(0.24)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted  31,144,130   3,577,792 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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VERB TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

For the three months ended March 31, 20232024

 

                      
  Class A Units  Common Stock  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
Balance at December 31, 2022  3  $-   2,918,017  $1  $158,629  $(153,464) $5,166 
Sale of common stock from public offering  -   -   901,275   -   6,578   -   6,578 
Fair value of vested restricted stock awards, stock options and warrants  -   -   49,596   -   903   -   903 
Deemed dividend due to warrant reset  -   -   -   -   

164

   

(164

)  - 
Issuance of shares for fractional adjustments related to Reverse Stock Split  -   -   31,195   -   -   -   - 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (5,514)  (5,514)
Balance at March 31, 2023  3  $-   3,900,083  $1  $166,274  $(159,142) $7,133 
          Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
   Preferred Stock  Class A Units  Common Stock  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated    
   Shares   Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
Balance at December 31, 2023  3,000  $2,980   3  $-   21,231,355  $2  $175,765  $(175,622) $3,125 
Sale of common stock from public offerings  -   -   -   -   46,580,516   5   12,343   -   12,348 
Fair value of vested restricted stock awards, stock options and warrants  -   -   -   -   4,514   -   328   -   328 
Fair value of common shares issued as payment on notes payable  -   -   -   -   11,484,403   1   1,719   -   1,720 
Series C Preferred Stock dividends payable  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (75)  (75)
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (3,445)  (3,445)
Balance at March 31, 2024  3,000  $2,980   3  $-   79,300,788  $8  $190,155  $(179,142) $14,001 

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 20222023

 

  Class A Units  Common Stock  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
Balance at December 31, 2021  3  $-   1,823,574  $1  $129,348  $(116,027) $13,322 
Balance  3  $-   1,823,574  $1  $129,348  $(116,027) $13,322 
Sale of common stock from public offering  -   -   186,940   -   7,538   -   7,538 
Issuance of common stock for commitment fee related to equity line of credit agreement  -   -   15,182   -   -   -   - 
Issuance of common stock from option exercise  -   -   8,318   -   377   -   377 
Fair value of common shares issued for services  -   -   7,798   -   436   -   436 
Fair value of common shares issued to settle accrued expenses  -   -   7,191   -   350   -   350 
Fair value of vested restricted stock awards, stock options and warrants  -   -   11,426   -   788   -   788 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (6,989)  (6,989)
Balance at March 31, 2022  3  $-   2,060,429  $1  $138,837  $(123,016) $15,822 
Balance  3  $-   2,060,429  $1  $138,837  $(123,016) $15,822 
          Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
   Preferred Stock  Class A Units  Common Stock  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated    
   Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
Balance at December 31, 2022  -  $   -   3  $-   2,918,017  $1  $158,629  $(153,464) $5,166 
Balance  -   -   3  $-   2,918,017  $1  $158,629  $(153,464) $5,166 
Sale of common stock from public offering  -   -   -   -   901,275   -   6,578   -   6,578 
Fair value of vested restricted stock awards, stock options and warrants  -   -   -   -   49,596   -   903   -   903 
Deemed dividend due to warrant reset  -   -   -   -   -   -   164   (164)  - 
Issuance of shares for fractional adjustments related to Reverse Stock Split  -   -   -   -   31,195   -   -   -   - 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (5,514)  (5,514)
Balance at March 31, 2023  -  $-   3  $-   3,900,083  $1  $166,274  $(159,142) $7,133 
Balance  -   -   3  $-   3,900,083  $1  $166,274  $(159,142) $7,133 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

       
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
       
Operating Activities:        
Net loss $(5,514) $(6,989)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Share-based compensation  971   1,301 
Amortization of debt discount  402   536 
Amortization of debt issuance costs  112   113 
Change in fair value of derivative liability  (8)  (1,138)
Debt extinguishment, net  144   - 
Depreciation and amortization  655   409 
Loss on lease termination  -   22 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment  -   10 
Allowance for doubtful accounts  77   189 
Effect of changes in assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (304)  (343)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  63   128 
Operating lease right-of-use assets  102   86 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and accrued interest  406   237 
Contract liabilities  105   76 
Deferred incentive compensation  -   (377)
Operating lease liabilities  (129)  (159)
Net cash used in operating activities  (2,918)  (5,899)
         
Investing Activities:        
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  -   3 
Capitalized software development costs  (126)  (2,284)
Purchases of tangible and intangible assets  (5)  (82)
Net cash used in investing activities  (131)  (2,363)
         
Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from sale of common stock  6,578   7,538 
Proceeds from sale of Series B redeemable preferred stock  5   - 
Proceeds from convertible notes payable  -   6,000 
Proceeds from advances on future receipts  290   - 
Payment of advances on future receipts  (1,026)  (2,507)
Payment on convertible notes payable  (1,350)  - 
Proceeds from option exercise  -   377 
Payment for debt issuance costs  (87)  (365)
Net cash provided by financing activities  4,410   11,043 
         
Net change in cash  1,361   2,781 
         
Cash - beginning of period  2,429   937 
         
Cash - end of period $3,790  $3,718 
  2024  2023 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2024  2023 
       
Operating Activities:        
Net loss $(3,445) $(5,514)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax  -   874 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss used in operating activities, net of discontinued operations:        
Depreciation and amortization  256   583 
Share-based compensation  378   971 
Amortization of debt discount  99   86 
Amortization of debt issuance costs  73   69 
Change in fair value of derivative liability  1   (8)
Effect of changes in assets and liabilities, net of discontinued operations:        
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (33)  (10)
Operating lease right-of-use assets  10   67 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and accrued interest  469   210 
Operating lease liabilities  (17)  (93)
Net cash used in operating activities attributable to continuing operations  (2,209)  (2,765)
Net cash used in operating activities attributable to discontinued operations  -   (153)
         
Investing Activities:        
Capitalized software development costs  -   (126)
Purchases of property and equipment  (23)  (5)
Purchases of intangible assets  (18)  - 
Net cash used in investing activities attributable to continuing operations  (41)  (131)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities attributable to discontinued operations  -   - 
         
Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from sale of common stock offerings  12,369   6,578 
Payments for accrued offering costs related to common stock offerings  (105)  - 
Proceeds from (payments for) sale of preferred stock offerings  (180)  5 
Payment of notes payable  (5)  - 
Payment for convertible notes payable  -   (1,350)
Net cash provided by financing activities attributable to continuing operations  12,079   5,233 
Net cash used in financing activities attributable to discontinued operations  -   (823)
         
Net change in cash  9,829   1,361 
         
Cash - beginning of period  

4,353

   2,429 
Cash - end of period $14,182  $3,790 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 20232024 and 20222023

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Our Business

 

References in this document to the “Company,” “Verb,” “we,” “us,” or “our” are intended to mean Verb Technology Company, Inc., individually, or as the context requires, collectively with its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

TheOn October 18, 2021, the Company established verbMarketplace, LLC dba MARKET.live, a Nevada limited liability company. verbMarketplace LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company established for the MARKET.live platform.

Through June 13, 2023, the Company was a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) applications platform developer that offers three platforms, each designed foroffered a specific target customer. Its SaaS platform for the direct sales industry is comprised of a suite of interactive video-based sales enablement business software products marketed on a subscription basis. Availablebasis, (the “SaaS Assets”).

On June 13, 2023, the Company disposed of all of its operating SaaS Assets pursuant to an asset purchase agreement in both mobileconsideration of the sum of $6,500, $4,750of which was paid in cash by the buyer at the closing of the transaction. Additional payments of $1,750 will be paid by the buyer if certain profitability and desktop versions,revenue targets are met within the next two years as set forth more particularly in the asset purchase agreement. The sale of the SaaS Assets was undertaken to allow the Company to focus its base SaaS product is verbCRM, a Customer Relationship Management (“CRM”) application, to which the Company’s clients can add a choice of enhanced, fully integrated application modules that include verbLEARN, our gamified Learning Management System application; verbLIVE, a Live Stream interactive eCommerce application; and verbPULSE, a business/augmented intelligence notification and sales coach application. verbTEAMS is a standalone, self-onboarding, video-based CRM and content management application for life sciences companies, professional sports teams, small businesses, and solopreneurs, with seamless one-button synchronization with Salesforce, that also comes bundled with verbLIVE.resources on MARKET.live, is the Company’s multi-vendor, multi-presenter, livestream social shopping platform, that combines ecommerce and entertainment. The Company expects that its burgeoning MARKET.live business unit will, over time, create greater shareholder value than could have been created through the continued operation of its SaaS Assets.

The Company also provides certain non-digital services to some of its enterprise clients such as printing and fulfillment services.

On April 12, 2019, the Company acquired Sound Concepts Inc. (“Sound Concepts”). The acquisition was intended to augment and diversify the Company’s internet and Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) business. Sound Concepts is now known as Verb Direct, LLC.

On September 4, 2020, Verb Acquisition Co., LLC (“Verb Acquisition”), a subsidiary of the Company, acquired Ascend Certification, LLC, dba SoloFire (“SoloFire”). The acquisition was intended to augment and diversify the Company’s internet and SaaS business.

On October 18, 2021, the Company established verbMarketplace, LLC (“Market LLC”), a Nevada limited liability company. Market LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company established for the MARKET.live platform.

Going Concern

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.

As reflected inof March 31, 2024, the accompanying consolidated financial statements, duringCompany had cash of $14,182.

Equity financing:

During December 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC (“Ascendiant Sales Agreement”) to sell shares of its common stock pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-264038). For the three months ended March 31, 2023,2024, the Company incurred a net loss of $5,514 and used cash in operations of $2,918. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date of the financial statements being issued.

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had cash of $3,790.

Equity financing:

On January 24, 2023, the Companyhas issued 901,27519,183,258 shares of the Company’s common stock which resulted inpursuant to the Ascendiant Sales Agreement and received net proceeds of $6,5785,882, net of offering costs of $74.

Subsequent to March 31, 2024, the Company issued 12,898,434 shares of its common stock pursuant to the Ascendiant Sales Agreement and received $2,667 of net proceeds. See Note 13 – Subsequent Events.

Pursuant to a Regulation A offering, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the investors 27,397,258 shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the Company at a price of $0.24 per share for net proceeds to the Company of $6,466, net of offering costs of $622109.

 

Debt financing:

On January 12, 2022,The shares that were issued in the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “January Note Purchase Agreement”) with three institutional investors (collectively, the “January Note Holders”) providing for the saleoffering were offered at-the-market under Nasdaq rules and issuance of an aggregate original principal amount of $6,300 in convertible notes due January 2023 (each, a “Note,” and, collectively, the “Notes,” and such financing, the “January Note Offering”). The Company and the January Note Holders also entered into a security agreement, dated January 12, 2022, in connection with the January Note Offering, pursuant to which the Company granted a security interest to the January Note Holders in substantially all of its assets. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repaid $4,950 in principal payments and $357 of accrued interest to January Note Holders pursuant to the terms of the Notes. On January 26, 2023,Company’s Form 1-A, initially filed by the Company repaidwith the remaining principal balance of $1,350Securities and $208 of accrued interestExchange Commission under the January Note Offering dated January 12, 2022.

In September 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration approved a loanSecurities Act of $350, which,1933, as of May 22, 2023, the Company has not received these funds.

On November 7, 2022, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement (the “November Note Purchase Agreement”)amended, on February 14, 2024 and promissory note with an institutional investor (the “November Note Holder”) providing for the sale and issuance of an unsecured, non-convertible promissory note in the original principal amount of $5,470, which has an original issue discount of $470, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $5,000 (the “November Note,” and such financing, the “November Note Offering”). The November Note matures eighteen months following the date of issuance. Commencing six months from the date of issuance, the Company is required to make monthly cash redemption payments in an amount not to exceed $600. The November Note may be repaid in whole or in part prior to the maturity date for a 10% premium. The November Note requires the Company to use up to 20% of the gross proceeds raised from future equity or debt financings, or the sale of any subsidiary or material asset, to prepay the November Note, subject to a $2,000 capqualified on the aggregate prepayment amount. Until all obligations under the November Note have been paid in full, the Company is not permitted to grant a security interest in any of its assets, or to issue securities convertible into shares of common stock, subject in each case to certain exceptions. verbMarketplace, LLC entered into a guaranty, dated November 7, 2022, in connection with the November Note Offering, pursuant to which it guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the November Note in exchange for receiving a portion of the loan proceeds. As of March 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of the November Notes amounted to $5,470. On May 16, 2023, the Company received a redemption notice under the terms of the November Note Purchase Agreement for $300. See Note 14 – Subsequent Events.

On February 16, 2023, the Company modified and combined the unpaid balances of the previous two advances on future receipts with a new advance from the same third party totaling $1,550 for the purchase of future receipts/revenues of $2,108, resulting in a debt discount of $558. As of March 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of the note was $1,811 and is being repaid by making daily payments of $10 on each banking day with a scheduled maturity date of December 14, 2023.11, 2024.

 

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Other:

The Company, through its Professional Employer Organization, filed for federal government assistance for the second and third quarters of 2021 in the aggregate amount of $1,528 through Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. The purpose of the ERC is to encourage employers to keep employees on the payroll, even if they are not working during the covered period due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had a receivable of $1,528 as the amended payroll tax returns have been filed with the IRS related to the quarterly periods ending June 2021 and September 2021. Due to the uncertain timing of the receipt of this receivable, it is being classified as a long-term asset in the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2023.

In November 2022, a cost savings plan was approved and implemented to improve liquidity and preserve cash for operations (the “Cost Savings Plan”). This plan was expected to further reduce expenses moving forward through such actions as a reduction in force, elimination of certain services provided by various vendors, and a 25% reduction in cash compensation by senior management over a four-month period in exchange for shares of common stock. Subsequently, the Company extended the Cost Savings Plan through April 30, 2023.

If the Company is unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to operate its business and pay its debt obligations as they become due, it will need to seek to raise additional capital, borrow additional funds, dispose of subsidiaries or assets, reduce or delay capital expenditures, or change its business strategy. However, in light of the restrictive covenants imposed by certain of the Company’s prior financing arrangements, in combination with the recent decline in the trading price of the common stock, the Company may be unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts when needed to operate its business, service its debt or execute on its strategic plans. Further, notwithstanding such restrictions, there can be no assurance that debt or equity financing will be available in the amounts, on terms, or at times deemed acceptable by the Company. The issuance of additional equity securities would result in significant dilution in the equity interests of the Company’s current stockholders and could include rights or preferences senior to those of the current stockholders. Borrowing additional funds would increase the Company’s liabilities and future cash commitments and potentially impose significant operational or financial restrictions and require the Company to further encumber its assets. If the Company is unable to obtain financing in the amounts and on terms deemed acceptable, the Company may be unable to continue to operate its business or pay its obligations as they become due, and as a result may be required to curtail or cease operations, which may result in stockholders or noteholders losing some or all of their investment.

 

Economic Disruption

 

Our business is dependent in part on general economic conditions. Many jurisdictions in which our customers are located and our products are sold have experienced and could continue to experience unfavorable general economic conditions, such as inflation, increased interest rates and recessionary concerns, which could negatively affect demand for our products. Under difficult economic conditions, customers may seek to cease spending on our current products or fail to adopt our new products, which could negatively affect our financial performance. We cannot predict the timing or magnitude of an economic slowdown or the timing or strength of any economic recovery. These and other economic factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Accordingly, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20222023 filed with the SEC on April 17, 20231, 2024 (the “2022“2023 Annual Report”). The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 20222023 included herein was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date.

 

On April 18,June 10, 2023, we implemented a 1-for-40 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”)the board of our common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). Our Common Stock commenced trading on a post Reverse Stock Split basis on April 19, 2023. As a resultdirectors approved the sale of the Reverse Stock Split, every forty (40) sharesSaaS Assets to an unrelated third party, SW Direct Sales LLC (“SW Sales” or the “buyer”), for $6,500 with $4,750 cash proceeds paid by buyer upon closing of our pre-Reverse Stock Split Common Stockthe transaction. Additional payments of $1,750 will be paid by the buyer if certain profitability and revenue targets are met within the next two years. The contingent payments were combined and reclassified into one sharenot recorded at the closing date of our Common Stock. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding options, warrants, and convertible securities were also reduced by a factor of fortythe sale, rather will be recognized as the cash is received and the exercise price of such securities increased by a factor of forty, as of April 18, 2023. All historical share and per-share amounts reflected throughout our condensedcontingency resolved pursuant to ASC 450-30.

Accordingly, the Company’s consolidated financial statements are being presented pursuant to ASC 360-10-45-9 which requires that a disposal group be classified as held for sale in the period in which all of the held for sale criteria are met. In addition to held for sale accounting, the Company had also met the criterion pursuant to ASC 205-20, Discontinued Operations, as a strategic shift from operating and other financial information in this Quarterly Reportmanaging a SaaS business to operating and managing a live streaming shopping platform has occurred because of the sale. The Company’s consolidated results of operations and statements of cash flows have been adjustedreclassified to reflect the Reverse Stock Split. The par value per sharepresentation of our Common Stock was not affected bydiscontinued operations. See Note 5 for details of the Reverse Stock Split.assets and liabilities related to the SaaS sale and discontinued operations.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to fairly present the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the interim periods reflected. Except as noted, all adjustments contained herein are of a normal recurring nature. Results of operations for the fiscal periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of fiscal year-end results.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and include the accounts of Verb, Verb Direct, LLC, Verb Acquisition Co., LLC, and verbMarketplace, LLC. All intercompany accounts have been eliminated in the consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation within the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

 

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Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported periods. Significant estimates include assumptions made in analysis of reserves for allowance of doubtful accounts, inventory, assumptions made in purchase price allocations, impairment testing of long-term assets, realization of deferred tax assets, determining fair value of derivative liabilities, and valuation of equity instruments issued for services. AmountsSome of those assumptions can be subjective and complex, and therefore, actual results could differ materially change in the future.from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The Company derives its revenueRevenue through June 13, 2023 was derived primarily from providing application services through the SaaS application, digital marketing and sales support services. TheDuring that period, the Company also derivesderived revenue from the sale of customized print products and training materials, branded apparel, and digital tools, as demanded by its customers. As a result of the sale of the SaaS business, revenue that was recorded historically from the SaaS business has been reclassified as part of discontinued operations. See Note 5 for revenue disclosures related to the SaaS business.

 

A description of our principal revenue generating activities is as follows:

 

1.Digital Revenue which is divided into two main categories:

MARKET.live generates revenue through several sources as follows:

 

 a.SaaS recurring digital revenue basedAll sales run through our ecommerce facility on contract-based subscriptionsMARKET.live from which we deduct a platform fee that ranges from 10% to verb app products20% of gross sales, with an average of approximately 15%, depending upon the pricing package the vendors select as well as the product category and platform services which include verbCRM, verbLEARN, verbLIVE, verbTEAMS, and verbPULSE.profit margins associated with such categories. The revenue is recognized straight-line overderived from sales generated during livestream events, from sales realized through views of previously recorded live events available in each vendor’s store, as well as from sales of product and merchandise displayed in the subscription period.vendors’ online stores, all of which are shoppable 24/7.

 b.Non-SaaS, non-recurring digital revenue, which is revenue generated by the useProduced events. MARKET.live offers fee-based services that range from full production of app productslivestream events, to providing professional hosts and in-app purchases, such as sampling and other services obtained through the app. The revenue for samples is recognized upon completion and shipment, while the design fees are recognized when the service has been rendered and the app is delivered to the customer.event consulting.

Subscription revenue from the application services is recognized over the life of the estimated subscription period. The Company also charges certain customers setup or installation fees for the creation and development of websites and phone application. These fees are accounted for as part of contract liabilities and amortized over the estimated life of the agreement. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration expected to be received in exchange for transferring the products or services to a customer

 2.Non-digital
c.Drop Ship and Creator programs. MARKET.live is expected to generate recurring fee revenue whichfrom soon to be launched new drop ship programs for entrepreneurs and its Creator program.
d.The Company’s TikTok Shop store and affiliate program.
e.The MARKET.live site is revenuedesigned to incorporate sponsorships and other advertising based on typical industry rates.
f.The Company’s recently announced partnership with TikTok Shop. Pursuant to the Company generates from non-app, non-digital sources through ancillary services providedterms of the partnership, MARKET.live has become a service provider for TikTok Shop and is officially designated as an accommodation to clients and customers. These services include design, printing, fulfillment and shipping services. The revenue is recognized upon completion and shipment of products or fulfillment to customers. Effective April 1, 2022, the Company entered into a customer referral agreement with a third party for its cart site and printing business.TikTok Shop Partner (TSP). Under the agreement,terms of the Company earnspartnership, TikTok Shop refers consumer brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates leads to MARKET.live for a 10% commissionmenu of paid services that include, among other things, assistance in onboarding to TikTok Shop and establishing a TikTok Shop store, hosting training sessions and webinars for customer referralsprospective TikTok Shop sellers, MARKET.live studio space rental in both the West Coast and 8% on merchandise salesEast Coast MARKET.live studios, content creation and production services, and TikTok Shop maintenance, including enhancements to existing TikTok Shop seller stores. The partnership also contemplates TikTok Shop sponsored studio rentals, as well as a paid-for “day pass” for use of MARKET.live studio services by TikTok creators, influencers and affiliates. It is expected that MARKET.live will generate revenue through fees, including monthly recurring fees, paid directly to MARKET.live by the brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates referred to MARKET.live by TikTok. In addition, it is contemplated that MARKET.live will receive a percentage of monthly revenue generated through the TikTok Shop stores MARKET.live establishes for the brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates that TikTok Shop refers to MARKET.live.
The partnership also contemplates the use of MARKET.live studios as TikTok “Sample Centers” where TikTok creators will have access to product samples for use in their TikTok Shop videos produced at MARKET.live studios. In addition to the compensation referenced above, TikTok will compensate MARKET.live directly for the attainment of certain cart site design fees, all of which are recognized as non-digital revenue on a net basis.pre-established performance goals and objectives agreed-to between the parties.

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct product. Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the goods that will be transferred that are both capable of being distinct and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the goods is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. Performance obligations include establishing and maintaining customer online stores, providing access to the Company’s e-commerce platform and customer service support.

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The Company’s revenue is comprised of commission fees derived from contractually committed gross revenue processed by customers on the Company’s e-commerce platform as well as from services it provides as referenced above in sub-paragraph (f) of the Revenue Recognition section concerning the TikTok Shop partnership. Customers do not have the contractual right to take possession of the Company’s software. Revenue is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to ultimately receive in exchange for those promised goods, net of expected discounts for sales promotions and customary allowances, and its services.

Revenue is recognized on a net basis from maintaining e-commerce platforms and online orders, as the Company is engaged primarily in an agency relationship with its customers and earns defined amounts based on the individual contractual terms for the customer and the Company does not take possession of the customers’ inventory or any credit risks relating to the products sold.

Sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and, therefore, are excluded from net sales in the consolidated statements of operations. Revenues during the three months ended March 31, 20232024 and 20222023, were substantially all generated from clients and customers located within the United States of America, though some utilize the Company’s applications outside the United States of America.

 

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Cost of Revenue

 

Cost of revenue primarily consists of processing fees associated with the salaries of certain employees and contractors, digital content costs, purchase price of consumer products, packaging supplies, and customer shipping and handling expenses. Shipping costs to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as cost of revenue upon sale of products to our customers.MARKET.live platform.

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities represent consideration received from customers under revenue contracts for which the Company has not yet delivered or completed its performance obligation to the customer. Contract liabilities are recognized over the contract period.

The following table provides information about contract liabilities from contracts with customers, including significant changes in the contract liabilities balance during the period:

SCHEDULE OF CONTRACTUAL LIABILITIES

  

March 31, 2023

  

December 31, 2022

 
       
Beginning balance $1,340  $986 
         
Increase due to deferral of revenue  971   3,357 
Decrease due to recognition of revenue  (866)  (3,003)
         
Ending balance $1,445  $1,340 

 

Capitalized Software Development Costs

 

The Company capitalizes internal and external costs directly associated with developing internal-use software, and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license, during the application development stage of its projects. The Company’s internal-use software is reported at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization begins once the project has been completed and is ready for its intended use. The Company will amortize the asset on a straight-line basis over a period of three years, which is the estimated useful life. Software maintenance activities or minor upgrades are expensed in the period performed.

 

Amortization expense related to capitalized software development costs areis recorded in depreciation and amortization in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Intangible AssetsPreferred Stock

 

The Company has certain intangible assetsapplies the accounting standards for distinguishing liabilities from equity when determining the classification and measurement of its preferred stock. Preferred shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable preferred shares (including preferred shares that were initially recorded at their fair value atfeature redemption rights that are either within the timecontrol of acquisition. The finite-lived intangible assets consistthe holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of developed technology and customer contracts. Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of domain names. Intangible assets with finite useful livesuncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful life of five years.

The Company reviewsclassified as temporary equity. At all finite-lived intangible assets for impairment when circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. If the carrying value of an asset group is not recoverable, the Company recognizes an impairment loss for the excess carrying value over the fair value in our consolidated statements of operations.

In December 2022, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $440 on its indefinite-lived intangible assets that had been recognizedother times, preferred shares are classified as part of stockholders’ equity. Accordingly, the Sound Concepts acquisition in 2019. The Company also recorded an impairment loss of $2 that had been recognizedSeries C Preferred Stock offering on December 29, 2023 is classified as part of the Solofire acquisition in 2020. As a result, the carrying amount of the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets was reduced to $0stockholders’ equity as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2022.

The Company did not record any impairment charges related to finite-lived intangible assets during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Goodwill

In accordance with FASB ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, the Company reviews goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment at least annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment. The Company’s impairment testing is performed annually at December 31 (its fiscal year end). Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets is determined by comparing the fair value of the Company’s reporting unit to the carrying value of the underlying net assets in the reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit is determined to be less than the carrying value of its net assets, goodwill is deemed impaired and an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the difference between the fair value of the reporting unit and the fair value of its other assets and liabilities. In accordance with the “Segment Reporting” Topic of the ASC, the Company’s chief operating decision maker (the Company’s Chief Executive Officer) determined that there is only one reporting unit.

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The Company’s annual impairment analysis includes a qualitative assessment to determine if it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. In performing a qualitative assessment, the Company reviewed events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine if the fair value is less than the carrying value of goodwill. As a result of this qualitative assessment, the Company determined that a triggering event had occurred to necessitate performing the quantitative impairment test.

After performing the quantitative impairment test at December 31, 2022 in accordance with ASC 350-20-35-3C, the Company determined that goodwill was impaired by $10,183. As a result of the impairment losses recognized, the carrying amount of the Company’s goodwill was reduced to $9,581 as of December 31, 2022.

The Company did not record any impairment charges related to goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock

On February 17, 2023, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with Rory J. Cutaia, its Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell one (1) share of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, for $5 in cash.

The Certificate of Designation setting for the rights and preferences of the Series B Preferred Stock provides that the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will have 700,000,000 votes and will vote together with the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as a single class exclusively with respect to any proposal to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock and to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company. The Preferred Stock will be voted, without action by the holder, on any such proposal in the same proportion, both For and Against, as the shares of common stock are voted. The Preferred Stock otherwise has no voting rights except as otherwise required by the Nevada Revised Statutes.

The Series B Preferred Stock is not convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or series of stock or other securities of the Company. The Series B Preferred Stock has no rights with respect to any distribution of assets of the Company, including upon a liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. The holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will not be entitled to receive dividends of any kind.

The outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be redeemed in whole, but not in part, at any time (i) if such redemption is ordered by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion or (ii) automatically upon the effectiveness of the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation implementing a reverse stock split and the increase in authorized shares of common stock of the Company. See Note 14 – Subsequent Events. 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company follows the guidance of FASB ASC 820 and ASC 825 for disclosure and measurement of the fair value of its financial instruments. FASB ASC 820 establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.

 

The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by ASC 820 are described below:

 

 Level 1:Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.
 Level 2:Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.
 Level 3:Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data.

 

The carrying amount of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature. The carrying values financing obligations approximate theiramount of notes payable approximates the fair valuesvalue due to the fact that the interest rates on these obligations are based on prevailing market interest rates. The Company uses Level 2 inputs for its valuation methodology for the derivative liabilities.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

 

The Company uses Level 2 inputs for its valuation methodology for the derivative liabilities as their fair values were determined by using a Binomial pricing model. The Company’s derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations as adjusted to fair value of derivatives.

 

Share-Based Compensation

 

The Company issues stock options and warrants, shares of common stock and restricted stock units as share-based compensation to employees and non-employees. The Company accounts for its share-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The fair value of restricted stock units is determined based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of our common stock and is recognized as expense over the service period. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the same period and manner as if the Company had paid cash for services.

 

Net Loss Per Share

 

Basic net loss per share is computed by using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed giving effect to all dilutive potential shares of common stock that were outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential shares of common stock consist of incremental shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options. No dilutive potential shares of common stock were included in the computation of diluted net loss per share because their impact was anti-dilutive.

 

As of March 31, 2023,2024, and 2022,2023, the Company had total outstanding options of 131,0742,071,465 and 146,941131,074, respectively, and warrants of 951,804916,191 and 274,619951,804, respectively, and outstanding restricted stock awards of 25,297148,852 and 55,28825,297, respectively, the Notes that were convertible into 0 and 53,183 shares at $120.00 per share, respectively, and convertible notes issued to a related party that were convertible into 21,3190 and 19,10221,319 shares at $41.20 per share, respectively, which were excluded from the computation of net loss per share because they are anti-dilutive.

At the close of business on April 5, 2024, the Company’s unexercised publicly traded warrants under the symbol VERBW expired pursuant to their original terms and as such Nasdaq suspended trading the 175,823 remaining warrants and the trading symbol VERBW was delisted from Nasdaq.

 

Concentration of Credit and Other Risks

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and accounts receivable. Cash is deposited with a limited number of financial institutions. The balances held at any one financial institution at times may be in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limits of up to $250.

 

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The Company extends limited credit to customers based on an evaluation of their financial condition and other factors. The Company generally does not require collateral or other security to support accounts receivable. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts and sales credits. The Company believes that any concentration of credit risk in its accounts receivable is substantially mitigated by the Company’s evaluation process, relatively short collection terms and the high level of credit worthiness of its customers.

 

The Company’s concentration of credit risk includes its concentrations from key customers and vendors. The details of these significant customers and vendors are presented in the following table for the three months ended March 31, 20232024 and 2022:2023:

 

SCHEDULE OF CONCENTRATION RISK

  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2023 2022
The Company’s largest customers are presented below as a percentage of the aggregate    
     
Revenues and Accounts receivable  No customers individually over 10% No customers individually over 10%
     
The Company’s largest vendors are presented below as a percentage of the aggregate    
     
Purchases 

One vendor that accounted for 28% of its purchases individually and in the aggregate

 One vendor that accounted for 33% of its purchases individually and in the aggregate

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  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2024 2023
The Company’s largest customers are presented below as a percentage of the aggregate    
     
Revenues and Accounts receivable No customers individually over 10% No customers individually over 10%
     
The Company’s largest vendors are presented below as a percentage of the aggregate    
     
Purchases One vendor that accounted for 19% of its purchases individually and in the aggregate One vendor that accounted for 22% of its purchases individually and in the aggregate

 

During the three months ended March 31, 20232024 and 2022,2023, we had no customers that accounted for 10% of our revenues individually and in the aggregate.

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  2024  2023 
 

2023

 ��

2022

  Three Months Ended March 31, 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:        
 2024  2023 
     
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                
Cash paid for interest $227  $-  $1  $227 
Cash paid for income taxes $1  $-  $-  $1 
                
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:        
Fair value of common shares issued to settle accrued expenses $-  $350 
Discount recognized from advances on future receipts  558   - 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities attributable to continuing operations:        
Unpaid offering costs related to common stock offerings $21  $- 
Fair value of common shares issued as payment on notes payable  

1,720

   

-

 
Accrued software development costs  113   1,675   -   113 
Accrued share-based compensation  

50

   -   -   50 
Discount recognized from notes payable  -   300 
Derecognition of operating lease right-of-use assets  -   543 
Derecognition of operating lease liabilities  -   521 
Debt issuance costs in accounts payable $-  $80 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities attributable to discontinued operations:        
Discount recognized from advances on future receipts $-  $558 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Credit Losses - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASC 326”). The standard significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets, including accounts and notes receivables. The standard will replace today’s “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model, under which companies will recognize allowances based on expected rather than incurred losses. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The adoption of this standard did not have any material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06 (“ASU 2020-06”) “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40).” ASU 2020-06 reduces the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments by eliminating the cash conversion and beneficial conversion models. As a result, a convertible debt instrument will be accounted for as a single liability measured at its amortized cost as long as no other features require bifurcation and recognition as derivatives. By removing those separation models, the effective interest rate of convertible debt instruments will be closer to the coupon interest rate. Further, the diluted net income per share calculation for convertible instruments will require the Company to use the if-converted method. ASU 2020-06 will be effective January 1, 2024, for the Company and is to be adopted through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than January 1, 2021, including interim periods within that year. Effective January 1, 2022, the Company early adopted ASU 2020-06 and that adoption did not have any material impact on the Company’s financial statements and the related disclosures.

In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options. ASU 2021-04 provides clarification and reduces diversity in 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. An issuer measures the effect of a modification or exchange as the difference between the fair value of the modified or exchanged warrant and the fair value of that warrant immediately before modification or exchange. ASU 2021-04 introduces a recognition model that comprises four categories of transactions and the corresponding accounting treatment for each category (equity issuance, debt origination, debt modification, and modifications unrelated to equity issuance and debt origination or modification). ASU 2021-04 is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity should apply the guidance provided in ASU 2021-04 prospectively to modifications or exchanges occurring on or after the effective date. The Company adopted ASU 2021-04 effective January 1, 2022. The adoption of ASU 2021-04 did not have any material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statement presentation or disclosures.

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In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2021-08 will require companies to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities relating to contracts with customers that are acquired in a business combination in accordance with ASC 606. Under current GAAP, an acquirer generally recognizes assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, including contract assets and contract liabilities arising from revenue contracts with customers, at fair value on the acquisition date. ASU No. 2021-08 will result in the acquirer recording acquired contract assets and liabilities on the same basis that would have been recorded by the acquiree before the acquisition under ASC Topic 606. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2022 on a prospective basis and the adoption impact of the new standard will depend on the magnitude of future acquisitions. The standard will not impact acquired contract assets or liabilities from business combinations occurring prior to the adoption date.

In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832)—Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance. ASU 2021-10 increases the transparency of government assistance including the disclosure of (1) the types of assistance, (2) an entity’s accounting for the assistance, and (3) the effect of the assistance on an entity’s financial statements. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2022 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this standard did not have any material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.

 

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3. CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS

 

In 2020, the Company began developing MARKET.live, a livestream ecommerce platform, and has capitalized $7,131 and $7,108 of internal and external development costs as of March 31, 20232024 and December 31, 2022,2023, respectively. In October 2021, the Company entered into a 10-year license and services agreement with a third party (the “Primary Contractor”) to develop on a work-for-hire basis certain components of MARKET.live. The Primary Contractor’s fees for developing such components, including the license fee, is $5,750. The Primary Contractor was paid an additional $500 bonus in April 2022 for services rendered pursuant to the license and service agreement. In addition, as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had paid or accrued $605 and $604, respectively, of other capitalized software development costs.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 20232024 and 2022,2023, the Company amortized $538249 and $0538, respectively.

 

Capitalized software development costs, net consisted of the following:

SCHEDULE OF CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS

 

March 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

  March 31, 2024  December 31, 2023 
          
Beginning balance $6,176  $4,348  $3,990  $6,176 
                
Additions  23   2,760   -   23 
Amortization  (538)  (932)  (249)  (2,209)
Ending balance $5,661  $6,176  $3,741  $3,990 

 

The expected future amortization expense for capitalized software development costs as of March 31, 2023,2024, is as follows:

SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATED AMORTIZATION EXPENSE

Year ending  Amortization  Amortization 
2023 remaining $1,783 
2024  2,377 
2024 remaining $749 
2025  1,445   998 
2026  56   997 
2027  997 
2028 and thereafter  - 
Total amortization $5,661  $3,741 

 

Option to Acquire Primary Contractor

 

In August 2021, the Company entered into a term sheet that provided the Company the option to purchase the Primary Contractor provided certain conditions are met. In November 2021, the Company exercised this option. The Company and the Primary Contractor subsequently reached an agreement-in-principle on the terms for the Company’s acquisition of the Primary Contractor, the final consummation of which is subject to the execution of a share purchase agreement (the “SPA”) and the completion of an audit of the Primary Contractor that is satisfactory to the Company (the “Primary Contractor Audit”), as well as the fulfillment by the Primary Contractor of certain other conditions set forth in the term sheet. The term sheet stipulates that if the Company had entered into the SPA and the Primary Contractor had the Primary Contractor Audit successfully completed prior to May 22,15, 2022 (or a subsequent mutually agreed upon date) and the Company thereafter determines not to consummate the acquisition of the Primary Contractor, the Company would have been liable for a $1,000 break-up fee payable to the Primary Contractor. However, as of May 22,15, 2022, the SPA had not been executed and the Primary Contractor Audit was not completed. The parties are still working together and in discussions regarding the transaction. Based on the term sheet, the purchase price for the Primary Contractor would have been $12,000, which could be paid in cash and/or stock, although the final terms of the acquisition if pursued will be set forth in the final executed SPASPA.. There can be no assurance that the acquisition will be completed on the terms set forth in the term sheet or at all.

 

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4. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

In December 2022, after performing the quantitative impairment test in accordance with ASC 350-20-35-3C, the Company determined that goodwill was impaired by $10,183. As a result of the impairment losses recognized, the carrying amount of the Company’s goodwill was reduced to $9,581 as of December 31, 2022.

The Company did not record any impairment charges during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets, net consisted of the following:

SCHEDULE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS

  

March 31, 2023

  

December 31, 2022

 
       
Amortizable finite-lived intangible assets $1,499  $1,499 
Accumulated amortization  (737)  (666)
         
Intangible assets, net $762  $833 

Amortizable finite-lived intangible assets are being amortized over a period of 3 to 5 years. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded amortization expense of $71 and $366, respectively.

In December 2022, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $440 on its indefinite-lived intangible assets that had been recognized as part of the Sound Concepts acquisition in 2019. The Company also recorded an impairment loss of $2 that had been recognized as part of the Solofire acquisition in 2020. As a result of the impairment losses recognized, the carrying amount of the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets were reduced to $0 as of December 31, 2022.

The expected future amortization expense for amortizable finite-lived intangible assets as of March 31, 2023 is as follows:

SCHEDULE OF AMORTIZATION EXPENSE FINITE LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Year ending Amortization 
2023 remaining $240 
2024  308 
2025  214 
Total amortization $762 

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5.4. OPERATING LEASES

 

The components of lease expense and supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the period are as follows:

 SCHEDULE OF LEASE COST

 2023  2022  2024  2023 
 Three Months Ended March 31,  Three Months Ended March 31, 
 2023  2022  2024  2023 
Lease cost                
Operating lease cost (included in general and administrative expenses in the Company’s statement of operations) $122  $107  $33  $86 
                
Other information                
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities $150  $171  $23  $113 
Weighted average remaining lease term – operating leases (in years)  3.73   5.17   2.50   4.17 
Weighted average discount rate – operating leases  4.2%  4.0%  9.0%  4.0%

 

SCHEDULE OF OPERATING LEASES ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 March 31, 2023  December 31, 2022  March 31, 2024  December 31, 2023 
Operating leases                
Right-of-use assets $1,371  $1,473  $208  $218 
                
Short-term operating lease liabilities $447  $476  $70  $67 
Long-term operating lease liabilities  1,481   1,581   144   164 
Total operating lease liabilities $1,928  $2,057  $214  $231 

 

SCHEDULE OF PRESENT VALUE OF LEASE LIABILITIES

Year ending Operating Leases  Operating Leases 
2023 remaining $432 
2024 472 
2024 remaining $69 
2025 484   96 
2026 496   75 
2027 and thereafter  209 
2027  - 
2028 and thereafter  - 
Total lease payments 2,093   240 
Less: Imputed interest/present value discount  (165)  (26)
Present value of lease liabilities $1,928  $214 

 

6.5. ADVANCES ON FUTURE RECEIPTSDISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

On June 13, 2023, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of its SaaS operating assets and liabilities to SW Sales for $6,500, including $4,750 of cash due upon closing. The operations of the SaaS business have been presented within discontinued operations. Upon completion of the sale of assets to SW Sales, in which the buyer assumed all liabilities related to the SaaS business, the Company hasrecorded an impairment of $5,441 within loss from discontinued operations as the following advances on future receipts ascarrying amount of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:the net assets exceeded the sale price, less selling costs.

SCHEDULE OF ADVANCES ON FUTURE RECEIPTS

Note 

Issuance

Date

 

Maturity

Date

 

Interest

Rate

  

Original

Borrowing

  Balance at March 31, 2023  Balance at December 31, 2022 
                 
Note 1 August 25, 2022 May 11, 2023  26% $3,400  $-  $1,782 
Note 2 October 25, 2022 April 26, 2023  30%  322   -   207 
Note 3 February 16, 2023 December 14, 2023  35%  2,108   1,811   - 
Total         $5,830   1,811   1,989 
Debt discount              (424)  (311)
Debt issuance costs              (66)  (37)
Net             $1,321  $1,641 

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Note 1

On August 25, 2022,The following information presents the Company received secured advances from an unaffiliated third party totaling $2,500 for the purchase of future receipts/net revenues of $3,400, resulting in a debt discount of $900. The Company also paid $100 of debt issuance costs. The debt discount and debt issuance costs were being amortized over the termnet loss of the secured advance using the effective interest rate method. As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance of the note was $1,782 and the unamortized balance of the debt discount and debt issuance costs were $267 and $30, respectively. DuringSaaS business for the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company paid $6432024 and amortized $155 and $17 of the debt discount and debt issuance costs, respectively. On February 16, 2023, the Company agreed to combine the unpaid balance with a new advance, see Note 3 below. The unamortized amounts of debt discount and debt issuance costs of $112 and $13, respectively, were written off as part of the accounting for debt extinguishment.

2023:

Note 2SCHEDULE OF NET REVENUES AND NET LOSS OF THE SAAS BUSINESS

On October 25, 2022, the Company received secured advances from an unaffiliated third party totaling $225 for the purchase of future receipts/revenues of $322, resulting in a debt discount of $97. The Company also paid $16 of debt issuance costs. The debt discount and debt issuance costs were being amortized over the term of the secured advance using the effective interest rate method. As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance of the note was $207 and the unamortized balance of the debt discount and debt issuance costs were $44 and $7, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company paid $86 and amortized $28 and $4 of the debt discount and debt issuance costs, respectively. On February 16, 2023, the Company agreed to combine the unpaid balance with a new advance, see Note 3 below. The unamortized amounts of debt discount and debt issuance costs of $16 and $3, respectively, were written off as part of the accounting for debt extinguishment.

Note 3

On February 16, 2023, the Company modified and combined the unpaid balances of the previous two advances (see Notes 1 and 2 above) with a new advance from the same third party totaling $1,550 for the purchase of future receipts/revenues of $2,108, resulting in a debt discount of $558. The Company received $290 and paid $87 of debt issuance costs upon closing. The debt discount and debt issuance costs are being amortized over the term of the secured advance using the effective interest rate method. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company paid $297 and amortized $134 and $21 of the debt discount and debt issuance costs, respectively. As of March 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of the note was $1,811 and the unamortized balance of the debt discount and debt issuance costs were $424 and $66, respectively.

  2024  2023 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2024  2023 
       
Net revenues $-  $2,213 
         
Net loss $-  $(874)

 

7.6. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTES PAYABLE

 

The Company has the following outstanding notes payable as of March 31, 20232024 and December 31, 2022:2023:

SCHEDULE OF NOTES PAYABLE RELATED PARTIES 

Note Issuance Date Maturity Date Interest Rate  

Original

Borrowing

 

Balance at

March 31,

2023

 

Balance at

December 31,

2022

  Issuance Date Maturity Date Interest Rate  Original Borrowing Balance at March 31, 2024    Balance at December 31, 2023 
Related party note payable (A) December 1, 2015 April 1, 2023  12.0% $1,249  $725  $725 
Related party note payable (B) April 4, 2016 June 4, 2021  12.0%  343   40   40 
Note payable (C) May 15, 2020 May 15, 2050  3.75%  150   150   150 
Convertible Notes Due 2023 (D) January 12, 2022 January 12, 2023  6.0%  6,300   -   1,350 
Promissory note payable (E) November 7, 2022 May 7, 2024  9.0%  5,470   5,470   5,470 
Note payable (A)   May 15, 2020   May 15, 2050  3.75% $150  $132  $137 
Promissory note payable (B)   November 7, 2022   May 7, 2024  9.0%  5,470   -   1,179 
Promissory note payable (C)   October 11, 2023   April 11, 2025  9.0%  1,005   1,005   1,005 
Debt discount          (323)  (408)          -   (99)
Debt issuance costs          (240)  (309)          -   (73)
Total notes payable          5,822   7,018           1,137   2,149 
Non-current          (150)  (1,215)          (113)  (362)
Current         $5,672  $5,803          $1,024  $1,787 

 

 (A)On December 1, 2015, the Company issued a convertible note payable to Mr. Cutaia, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a director, to consolidate all loans and advances made by Mr. Cutaia to the Company as of that date. On May 19, 2021, the Company amended the note to allow for conversion of the note at any time at the discretion of the holder at a fixed conversion price of $41.20, which was the closing price of the common stock on the amendment date. On May 12, 2022, the maturity date of the note was extended to April 1, 2023. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance under the note was $833 and $811, respectively.
(B)On April 4, 2016, the Company issued a convertible note payable to Mr. Cutaia, in the amount of $343, to consolidate all advances made by Mr. Cutaia to the Company during the period December 2015 through March 2016. On May 19, 2021, the Company amended the note to allow for conversion of the note at any time at the discretion of the holder at a fixed conversion price of $41.20, which was the closing price of the common stock on the amendment date. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance under the note was $46 and $45, respectively.

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(C)

On May 15, 2020, the Company executed an unsecured loan with the SBA under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program in the amount of $150. Installment payments, including principal and interest, began on October 26, 2022. In September 2022, the SBA approved an additional loan of $350. As of May 22, 2023, the Company has not received these funds. As of March 31, 20232024 and December 31, 2022,2023, the outstanding principal and accrued interest balance due under the note was $150.

(D)

On January 12, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “January Note Purchase Agreement”) with three institutional investors (collectively, the “January Note Holders”) providing for the sale and issuance of an aggregate original principal amount of $6,300 in convertible notes due January 2023 (each, a “Note,” and, collectively, the “Notes,” and such financing, the “January Note Offering”). The Company and the January Note Holders also entered into a security agreement, dated January 12, 2022, in connection with the January Note Offering, pursuant to which the Company granted a security interest to the January Note Holders in substantially all of its assets. The January Note Purchase Agreement prohibits the Company from entering into an agreement to effect any issuance of common stock involving a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined therein) during the term of the agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth therein. The January Note Purchase Agreement also gives the January Note Holders the right to require the Company to use up to 15% of the gross proceeds raised from future debt or equity financings to redeem the Notes, which redemptions have been elected by the January Note Holders. There are no financial covenants related to these notes payable.

The Company received $6,000 in gross proceeds from the sale of the Notes. The Notes bear interest of 6.0% per annum, have an original issue discount of 5.0%, mature 12 months from the closing date, and have an initial conversion price of $120.00, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances as set forth in the Notes.

In connection with the January Note Offering, the Company paid $461 of debt issuance costs. The debt issuance costs and the debt discount of $300 were amortized over the term of the Notes using the effective interest rate method. As of December 31, 2022, the amount of unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs was $6133 and $10137, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company amortized the remaining amount of debt discount and debt issuance costs.

   
 

As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding principal balance of the Notes amounted to $1,350. On January 26, 2023, the Company repaid in full all outstanding obligations under the January Note Offering dated January 12, 2022.

(E)(B)

On November 7, 2022, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement (the “November Note Purchase Agreement”) and promissory note with an institutional investor (the “November Note Holder”) providing for the sale and issuance of an unsecured, non-convertible promissory note in the original principal amount of $5,470, which has an original issue discount of $470, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $5,000 (the “November Note,” and such financing, the “November Note Offering”). The November Note matures eighteen months following the date of issuance. Commencing six months from the date of issuance, the Company is required to make monthly cash redemption payments in an amount not to exceed $600. The November Note may be repaid in whole or in part prior to the maturity date for a 10% premium. The November Note requires the Company to use up to 20% of the gross proceeds raised from future equity or debt financings, or the sale of any subsidiary or material asset, to prepay the November Note, subject to a $2,000 cap on the aggregate prepayment amount. Until all obligations under the November Note have been paid in full, the Company is not permitted to grant a security interest in any of its assets, or to issue securities convertible into shares of common stock, subject in each case to certain exceptions. verbMarketplace, LLC entered into a guaranty, dated November 7, 2022, in connection with the November Note Offering, pursuant to which it guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the November Note in exchange for receiving a portion of the loan proceeds.

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In connection with the November Note Offering, the Company incurred $335 of debt issuance costs. The debt issuance costs and the debt discount of $450 arewere being amortized over the term of the November Notes using the effective interest rate method. As of December 31, 2022, the amount of unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs was $402 and $299, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company amortized $79 of debt discount and $59 of debt issuance costs. As of March 31, 2023, the amount of unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs was $32399 and $24073, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company amortized the remaining amount of $99 of debt discount and $73 of debt issuance costs.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued 11,484,403 shares of its common stock pursuant to an exchange agreement in exchange for a reduction of $1,720 on the outstanding balance of the November Notes. The shares issued for the share exchange agreement were valued based upon the Nasdaq at-the-market price and is being consistently applied for each share exchange. As a result, there was no gain or loss on the transaction.

On March 18, 2024, the Company paid the November Notes in full.

(C)

On October 11, 2023, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with Streeterville pursuant to which Streeterville purchased the Note in the aggregate principal amount of $1,005. The Note bears interest at 9.0% per annum compounded daily. The maturity date of the Note is 18 months from the date of its issuance.

 

As of March 31, 2023,2024, the outstanding balance of the November NotesNote amounted to $5,4701,049, which includes accrued interest of $44.

Subsequent to March 31, 2024, the Company issued 7,630,271 shares of its common stock pursuant to an exchange agreement in exchange for a reduction of $1,057 on the outstanding balance of the Note. The shares issued for the share exchange agreement were valued based upon the Nasdaq at-the-market price and is being consistently applied for each share exchange. As a result, there was no gain or loss on the transaction.

On May 16, 2023,3, 2024, the Company received a redemption notice under the terms of the November Note Purchase Agreement for $300. See Note 14 – Subsequent Events.was repaid in full.

 

The following table provides a breakdown of interest expense:

SCHEDULE OF INTEREST EXPENSE

  2023  2022 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
       
Interest expense – amortization of debt discount $402  $536 
Interest expense – amortization of debt issuance costs  112   113 
Interest expense – other  315   107 
         
Total interest expense $829  $756 

Total interest expense for notes payable to related parties (see Notes A and B above) was $23 and $23 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company paid $0 and $0 in interest to related parties for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

  2024  2023 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2024  2023 
       
Interest expense – amortization of debt discount $99  $86 
Interest expense – amortization of debt issuance costs  73   69 
Interest expense – other  53   315 
         
Total interest expense $225  $470 

 

8.7. DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

 

Under authoritative guidance used by the FASB on determining whether an instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock, instruments that do not have fixed settlement provisions are deemed to be derivative instruments. In prior years, the Company granted certain warrants that included a fundamental transaction provision that could give rise to an obligation to pay cash to the warrant holder. As a result, the fundamental transaction clause of these warrants are accounted for as a derivative liability in accordance with ASC 815 and are being re-measured every reporting period with the change in value reported in the statement of operations.

 

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The derivative liabilities were valued using a Binomial pricing model with the following average assumptions:

 

SCHEDULE OF DERIVATIVE LIABILITY USING BINOMIAL PRICING MODEL ASSUMPTIONS

 March 31, 2023  December 31, 2022  March 31, 2024  December 31, 2023 
Stock Price $4.80  $6.40  $0.27  $0.17 
Exercise Price $8.00  $13.60  $8.00  $8.00 
Expected Life  1.74   1.98   0.83   1.08 
Volatility  124%  107%  242%  202%
Dividend Yield  0%  0%  0%  0%
Risk-Free Interest Rate  4.29%  4.41%  5.12%  4.79%
Total Fair Value $214  $222  $2  $1 

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The expected life of the warrants was based on the remaining contractual term of the instruments. The Company uses the historical volatility of its common stock to estimate the future volatility for its common stock. The expected dividend yield was based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in the future. The risk-free interest rate was based on rates established by the Federal Reserve Bank.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded expense of $1 to account for the changes in the fair value of these derivative liabilities during the period. At March 31, 2024, the fair value of the derivative liability amounted to $2.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded income of $8 to account for the changes in the fair value of these derivative liabilities during the period. At March 31, 2023, the fair value of the derivative liability amounted to $214.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded income of $1,138 to account for the changes in the fair value of these derivative liabilities during the period.

The details of derivative liability transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF DERIVATIVE LIABILITY TRANSACTION

  2023  2022 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
Beginning balance $222  $3,155 
Change in fair value  (8)  (1,138)
Ending balance $214  $2,017 

9.8. COMMON STOCK

 

The Company’s common stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 20232024 is as follows:

 

Common Stock

 

Shares Issued as Part of ATM Offerings

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued 19,183,258 shares of its common stock and received net proceeds of $5,882, net of offering costs of $74, resulting from ATM issuances. On March 19, 2024, the Ascendiant Sales Agreement was amended to increase the amount available from $960 to $6,260. On March 29, 2024, the Ascendiant Sales Agreement was amended to increase the amount available from $6,260 to $9,010. See Note 13 - Subsequent Events.

Regulation A Public Offering

 

On January 24, 2023,During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Aegis relating to the offering, issuance and sale ofissued 901,27527,397,258 shares of the Company’sits common stock atand received net proceeds of $6,466, net of offering costs of $109, resulting from a Form 1-A public offering price of $8.00 per share. The net proceeds for the offering were $6,578, after deducting discounts, commissions and estimated offering expenses. As a result of this transaction, certain warrants which previously had an exercise price of $13.60 per share, had the exercise price reducedits common stock pursuant to $8.00 per share.Regulation A.

 

Shares Issued as Payment on Notes Payable

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued 11,484,403 shares of its common stock to Streeterville in exchange for a reduction of $1,720 on the outstanding balance of the November Notes.

Shares Issued for Services

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023,2024, the Company issued 49,5964,514 shares of common stock to officers and employeesRory Cutaia, CEO, associated with the vesting of Restricted Stock Units.

 

Termination of Equity Line of Credit AgreementPreferred Stock

The Company’s preferred stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was as follows:

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Series C

 

On January 26,December 28, 2023, the Company terminatedfiled a certificate of designation of preferences and rights (the “Certificate of Designation”) of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), with the January Purchase Agreement dated January 12, 2022, which provided for the sale bySecretary of State of Nevada, designating 5,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 of the Company, as Series C Preferred Stock. Each share of upSeries C Preferred Stock shall have a stated face value of $1,300.00 (“Stated Value”). The Series C Preferred Stock is not convertible into common shares of capital stock of the Company and as such is non-dilutive to $current stockholders.

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Each share of newlySeries C Preferred Stock shall accrue a rate of return on the Stated Value at the rate of 10% per year, compounded annually to the extent not paid as set forth in the Certificate of Designation, and to be determined pro rata for any factional year periods (the “Preferred Return”). The Preferred Return shall accrue on each share of Series C Preferred Stock from the date of its issuance and shall be payable or otherwise settled as set forth in the Certificate of Designation.

Commencing on the 1 year anniversary of the issuance date of each share of Series C Preferred Stock, each such share of Series C Preferred Stock shall accrue an automatic quarterly dividend, based on three quarters of 91 days each and the last quarter of 92 days (or 93 days for leap years), which shall be calculated on the Stated Value of such share of Series C Preferred Stock, and which shall be payable in additional shares of Series C Preferred Stock, based on the Stated Value, or in cash as set forth in the Certificate of Designation (each, as applicable, the “Quarterly Dividend”). For the period beginning on the 1 year anniversary of the issuance date of a share of Series C Preferred Stock to the 2 year anniversary of the issuance date of a share of Series C Preferred Stock, the Quarterly Dividend shall be 2.5% per quarter, and for all periods following the 2 year anniversary of the issuance date of a share of Series C Preferred Stock, the Quarterly Dividend shall be 5% per quarter.

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designation, at any time the Company may elect, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Series C Preferred Stock then issued shares.and outstanding from all of the Series C Preferred Stock Holders (a “Corporation Optional Redemption”) by paying to the applicable Series C Preferred Stock Holders an amount in cash equal to the Series C Preferred Liquidation Amount (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) then applicable to such shares of Series C Preferred Stock being redeemed in the Corporation Optional Conversion (the “Redemption Price”).

 

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IssuancesThe Series C Preferred Stock confers no voting rights on holders, except with respect to matters that materially and adversely affect the voting powers, rights or preferences of the Series C Preferred Stock Optionsor as otherwise required by applicable law.

 

During the three months ended March 31,On December 29, 2023, the Company granted stock optionsentered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Streeterville, pursuant to board members to purchasewhich the Company sold and Streeterville purchased 3,000 shares of the Company’s newly designated non-convertible Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Shares”) for a total of 8,090 stock options as replacement awards related to forfeited restricted stock units. The options have an average exercisepurchase price of $9.203,000. The Shares have a 10% stated annual dividend, no voting rights and has a face value of $1,300 per share, expireshare. The sale of the Series C Shares was consummated on December 29, 2023. The Company has accrued $75 in five years, and vested on the grant date. The total grant date fair valuepreferred stock dividends payable as of these options was $66March 31, 2024. See Note 13 – Subsequent Events. based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

 

10.9. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

 

A summary of restricted stock unit activity for the three months ended March 31, 20232024 is presented below.

SUMMARY OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD ACTIVITY

     Weighted- 
     Average 
     Grant Date 
  Shares  Fair Value 
       
Non-vested at January 1, 2023  89,898  $29.04 
Granted  7   8.80 
Vested/deemed vested  (49,596)  15.63 
Forfeited  (15,012)  40.70 
Non-vested at March 31, 2023  25,297  $48.41 

 

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     Weighted- 
     Average 
     Grant Date 
  Shares  Fair Value 
       
Non-vested at January 1, 2024  153,366  $5.88 
Granted  -   - 
Vested/deemed vested  (4,514)  56.40 
Forfeited  -   - 
Non-vested at March 31, 2024  148,852  $4.35 

 

The total fair value of restricted stock units that vested or deemed vested during the three months ended March 31, 20232024 was $775255. The total stock compensation expense recognized relating to the vesting of restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 20232024 amounted to $536105. As of March 31, 20232024, the amount of unvested compensation related to issuances of restricted stock units was $1,052480 which will be recognized as an expense in future periods as the shares vest. When calculating basic net loss per share, these shares are included in weighted average common shares outstanding from the time they vest. When calculating diluted net loss per share, these shares are included in weighted average common shares outstanding as of their grant date.

 

11.10. STOCK OPTIONS

 

A summary of option activity for the three months ended March 31, 20232024 is presented below.

SCHEDULE OF STOCK OPTION ACTIVITY

        Weighted-    
     Weighted-  Average    
     Average  Remaining  Aggregate 
     Exercise  Contractual  Intrinsic 
  Options  Price  Life (Years)  Value 
             
Outstanding at January 1, 2024  2,086,882  $1.20   4.60  $- 
Granted  -   -   -   - 
Forfeited  (15,417)  5.42   -   - 
Exercised  -   -   -   - 
Outstanding at March 31, 2024  2,071,465  $1.17   4.34  $- 
                 
Vested March 31, 2024  422,695  $1.67   -  $- 
                 
Exercisable at March 31, 2024  422,695  $1.67   -  $- 

        Weighted-    
     Weighted-  Average    
     Average  Remaining  Aggregate 
     Exercise  Contractual  Intrinsic 
  Options  Price  Life (Years)  Value 
             
Outstanding at January 1, 2023  139,054  $52.11   3.37  $       - 
Granted  8,090   9.20   -   - 
Forfeited  (16,070)  52.46   -   - 
Exercised  -   -   -   - 
Outstanding at March 31, 2023  131,074  $49.42   3.17  $- 
                 
Vested March 31, 2023  80,690  $52.40      $- 
                 
Exercisable at March 31, 2023  80,690  $52.40      $- 
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At March 31, 2023,2024, the intrinsic value of the outstanding options was $0.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company granted stock options to board members to purchase a total of 8,090 stock options as replacement awards related to forfeited restricted stock units. The options have an average exercise price of $9.20per share, expire in five years, and vested on the grant date. The total fair value of these options at grant date was $66using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model. The total stock compensation expense recognized relating to the vesting of stock options for the three months ended March 31, 20232024 amounted to $367223. As of March 31, 2023,2024, the total unrecognized share-based compensation expense was $1,8151,247, which is expected to be recognized as part of operating expense through December 2025.September 2027.

 

The fair value of share option award is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing method based on the following weighted-average assumptions:

SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE ASSUMPTIONS USING BLACK-SCHOLES METHOD

  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
Risk-free interest rate  1.24%$ - 4.27%    1.24% - 2.10%
Average expected term    5 years     5 years 
Expected volatility  155.85%  149.53%
Expected dividend yield  -   - 

 

  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2024  2023 
Risk-free interest rate  4.62%  1.24% - 4.27%
Average expected term  5 years     5 years   
Expected volatility  270.57%  155.85%
Expected dividend yield  -   - 

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The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement corresponding with the expected term of the share option award; the expected term represents the weighted-average period of time that share option awards granted are expected to be outstanding giving consideration to vesting schedules and historical participant exercise behavior; the expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of the Company’s common stock; and the expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in the future.

 

12.11. STOCK WARRANTS

 

The Company has the following warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2023,2024, all of which are exercisable:

SCHEDULE OF WARRANTS OUTSTANDING

 Warrants Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
 Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
  Warrants Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
 Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
                  
Outstanding at January 1, 2023  952,638  $37.60   3.56  $        - 
Outstanding at January 1, 2024  919,664  $33.76   3.10  $                  - 
Granted  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Forfeited  (834)  13.60   -   -   (3,473)  104.40   -   - 
Exercised  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Outstanding at March 31, 2023, all vested  951,804  $32.80   2.93  $- 
Outstanding at March 31, 2024, all vested  916,191  $33.50   2.85  $- 

 

At March 31, 20232024 the intrinsic value of the outstanding warrants was $0.

 

On January 24, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Aegis relating to the January 2023 offering, issuance and sale of 901,275 shares of the Company’s common stock at a public offering price of $8.00 per share. As a result of this transaction, certain warrants which previously had an exercise price of $13.60 per share, had the exercise price reduced to $8.00 per share, which resulted in the Company recognizing a deemed dividend of $164.

 

At the close of business on April 5, 2024, the Company’s unexercised publicly traded warrants under the symbol VERBW expired pursuant to their original terms and as such Nasdaq suspended trading the 175,823 remaining warrants and the trading symbol VERBW was delisted from Nasdaq.

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13.12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Litigation

a.Former Employee

 

The Company is currently in a dispute with a former employee of its predecessor bBooth, Inc. who has interposed a breach of contract claim in which he alleges that in 2015 he iswas entitled to approximately $300$300 in unpaid bonus compensation from 2015.compensation. This former employee filed his complaint in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles on November 20, 2019, styled Meyerson v. Verb Technology Company, Inc., et al.al. (Case No. 19STCV41816). The Company does not believedisputed the former employee’s claims have any merit as theyand interposed several affirmative defenses, including that the claims are contradicted by documentary evidence, and barred by the applicable statute of limitations, and barred by a written, executed release. On February 9, 2021, the former employee’s counsel filed a motion for summary judgment, or in the alternative, summary adjudication against the Company. On October 13, 2021, the California court issued an order (i) denying the former employee’s motion for summary judgment on his claims against the Company, but (ii) partly granting the former employee’s motion to dismiss the Company’s affirmative defenses, which ruling the Company contends was in error. Under the rules, the Company is precluded from appealing the dismissal of its affirmative defenses until after a trial. On August 29, 2023, after a bench trial at which the Company was precluded from introducing evidence of its affirmative defenses, the court found in favor of Plaintiff Meyerson; and judgment was entered in Meyerson’s favor in the amount of $584 which included interest. Meyerson’s counsel thereafter submitted an untimely request for summary adjudication,attorney’s fees and (iii) partly denyingcosts which the former employee’s motion for summary adjudication. The courtCompany has set a trial date of August 28, 2023. The Company believes the resolutionopposed. As of this matter will not have a material adverse effect ondate, that motion has yet to be decided. After the trial, the Company or its operations.

b.Legal Malpractice Action

The Company is currently infiled a dispute with Baker Hostetler LLP (“BH”) relating to corporate legal services provided by BH totimely appeal from the Company. The Company filed its complaint in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles on May 17, 2021, styled judgment (Meyerson v. Verb Technology Company, Inc. v. Baker Hostetler LLP, et al. (Case(2023 2nd Appellate District) Case No. 21STCV18387). The Company’s complaint arises from BH’s alleged legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duties owed to the Company, breach of contract, and violations of California’s Business and Professions Code Section 17200 et seq. The Company is: B334777, seeking amongst other things, compensatory damages from BH. On October 5, 2021, BH filed a cross-complaint against the Company alleging, amongstamong other things, that the Company owes it approximately $915 in legal fees.trial court’s finding be vacated and that the Company’s affirmative defenses be reinstated. As of this date, the appeal has yet to be heard. The Company disputes owing this amount to BH. The Companyhas accrued the liability at March 31, 2024 and believes that the resolution of these matters will have no material effect onaccrual is adequate pending the Company or its operations. On March 1, 2023, BH and the Company entered into an out of court settlement and the Company agreed to pay $25 on executionoutcome of the settlement agreement and $6.25 per month over a period of 12 months with a total settlement amount of $100. The total settlement amount was accrued by the Company as of March 31, 2023.appeal process.

c. Dispute with Warrant Holder

The Company is currently in a dispute with Iroquois Capital Investment Group LLC and Iroquois Master Fund, Ltd (collectively, “Iroquois”) relating to a securities purchase agreement (the “SPA”) entered between the Company, Iroquois and certain other investors. The Company filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of New York for the County of New York on April 6, 2022, styled Verb Technology Company, Inc. v. Iroquois Capital Investment Group LLC, et al. (Index No. 651708/2022). The Company’s complaint seeks a judicial declaration of its duties and obligations under the SPA. On May 5, 2022, Iroquois filed counterclaims against the Company for declaratory relief, breach of contract, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing relating to the SPA. Iroquois alleges damages of $1,500. The Company disputes Iroquois’ counterclaims and damages allegations. The Company intends to vigorously pursue its claims and to vigorously defend itself against the counterclaims. The Company believes that the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company or its operations.

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The Company knows of no material proceedings in which any of its directors, officers, or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder is a party adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

The Company believes it has adequately reserved for all litigation within its financial statements.

 

Board of Directors

 

The Company has committed an aggregate of $357590 in board fees to its fivethree independent board members over the term of their appointment for services to be rendered. This amount includes a one-time performance-based bonus payment to a board member that is non-recurring. The Company’s CEO does not receive compensation for serving on the Board of Directors.

Board fees are accrued and paid monthly. The members will serve on the board until the annual meeting for the year in which their term expires or until their successors hashave been elected and qualified.

 

Total board fees expensed during the three months ended March 31, 20232024 was $75313. As of March 31, 2023, total board fees to be recognized in future period amounted to $282 and will be recognized once the service has been rendered.

 

14.13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through May 22, 2023,10, 2024, the date these financial statements are available to be issued. The Company believes there were no material events or transactions discovered during this evaluation that requires recognition or disclosure in the financial statements other than the items discussed below.

 

Redemption of Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock

On April 20, 2023, the Company redeemed the Preferred Stock for $5 in cash.

Reverse Stock Split

At a Special Meeting of Stockholders on April 10, 2023, the stockholders of the Company approved a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to increase its authorized common stock from 200,000,000 shares to 400,000,000 shares and approved the grant of discretionary authority to the board of directors of the Company to effect a reverse stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock at a specific ratio within a range of one-for-five (1-for-5) to a maximum of a one-for-forty (1-for-40) split. On April 18, 2023, we implemented the 1-for-40 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of our common stock. Our common stock commenced trading on a post- reverse stock split basis on April 19, 2023. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every forty (40) shares of our pre-Reverse Stock Split common stock were combined and reclassified into one share of our common stock. The number of shares of common stock subject to outstanding options, warrants, and convertible securities were also reduced by a factor of forty and the exercise price of such securities increased by a factor of forty effective as of April 18, 2023.

Equity Incentive Planfinancing

 

At the Special Meeting of Stockholders, the stockholders ofATM Offering

Subsequent to March 31, 2024, the Company approved an amendment toissued 12,898,434 shares of its common stock and received $2,667 of net proceeds resulting from issuances under its At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement.

On May 10, 2024, the Company’s 2019 Incentive Compensation PlanAscendiant Sales Agreement was amended to increase the numberamount available from $9,010 to $12,765.

Debt financing

Issuance of common shares authorized underas payment on notes payable

Subsequent to March 31, 2024, the plan byCompany issued 15,000,0007,630,271 shares of its common stock pursuant to be authorizedan exchange agreement in exchange for awards granteda reduction of $1,057 on the outstanding balance of the Note. On May 3, 2024, the Note was repaid in full.

Publicly-traded warrants

At the close of business on April 5, 2024, the Company’s unexercised publicly traded warrants under the plan.symbol VERBW expired pursuant to their original terms and as such Nasdaq suspended trading the 175,823 remaining warrants and the trading symbol VERBW was delisted from Nasdaq.

Notes Payable

Pursuant to the terms of the November Note Purchase Agreement, on May 16, 2023, the Company received a redemption notice for $300.

 

Series C Preferred Shares Redeemed in Exchange for Common Shares

On December 29, 2023, the Company issued 3,000 Series C Preferred Shares to an institutional investor pursuant to a securities purchase agreement and certificate of designation previously filed. The Series C Preferred Shares carried a 10% annual dividend. On May 9, 2024, the Company redeemed 505 Series C Preferred Shares in exchange for 4,757,246 common shares in order to reduce the amount of dividend to be accrued. The transaction was done at the Nasdaq at-the-market price. No broker was involved in the transaction and no fees or commissions were paid or incurred by the Company.

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ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of our company for the three-month periods ended March 31, 20232024 and 20222023 should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes and the other financial information that are included elsewhere this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Forward-looking statements are statements not based on historical fact and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results, or other developments. Forward-looking statements are based upon estimates, forecasts, and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic, and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and many of which, with respect to business decisions, are subject to change. These uncertainties and contingencies can cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us, or on our behalf. We disclaim any obligation to update forward-looking statements. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.

 

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Verb” refer to Verb Technology Company, Inc., a Nevada corporation, individually, or as the context requires, collectively with its subsidiaries, Verb Direct, LLC, or Verb Direct, Verb Acquisition Co., Inc., or Solofire, and verbMarketplace, LLC, or MARKET,dba MARKET.live, on a consolidated basis, unless otherwise specified.

 

Overview

 

We areThrough June 13, 2023, we operated three distinct lines of business through separate wholly owned subsidiaries. Verb Direct, LLC, a sales Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) applications platform developer. We offer three platforms, each designed for a specific target customer. Our SaaS platform for the direct sales industry; Verb Acquisition Co., LLC, which was a sales SaaS platform for the Life Sciences industry is comprised of a suite of interactive video-based sales enablement business software products marketed on a subscription basis. Available in both mobile and desktop versions, our base SaaS product is verbCRM, our Customer Relationship Management (“CRM”) application, to which our clients can add a choice of enhanced, fully integrated application modules that include verbLEARN, our gamified Learning Management System application; verbLIVE, our Live Stream interactive eCommerce application; and verbPULSE, our business/augmented intelligence notification and sales coach application; verbTEAMS is our standalone, self-onboarding video-based CRM and content management application for life sciences companies, professional sports teams small businesses(collectively the ‘SaaS Assets”); and solopreneurs, with seamless one-button synchronization with Salesforce, that also comes bundled with verbLIVE.verbMarketplace, LLC dba MARKET.live, which is oura multi-vendor, multi-presenter, livestream social shopping platform that combines ecommerce and entertainment.

 

We usedetermined that by focusing all of our resources solely on the term “client”development and “customer” interchangeably throughout this Quarterly Report.operation of MARKET.live, our livestream shopping platform, over time we expect to generate greater shareholder value than we could through the continued operation of our SaaS Assets. Accordingly, after an extensive, thorough seven-month process to identify a buyer willing to pay the highest price on the most favorable terms for the SaaS Assets, managed by a prominent M&A advisory firm, on June 13, 2023 we disposed of all of the operating SaaS Assets pursuant to an asset purchase agreement in consideration of the sum of $6.5 million, $4.75 million of which was paid in cash by the buyer at the closing of the transaction.

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Additional payments in the aggregate of $1.75 million will be paid by the buyer if certain profitability and revenue targets are met within each of the two-year periods following the closing date as set forth more particularly in the asset purchase agreement.

 

Our SaaS TechnologyMARKET.live Business

 

Our suiteThe Company’s MARKET.live platform is a multi-vendor, multi-presenter, livestream social shopping destination the leverages the current convergence of applicationsecommerce and entertainment, where hundreds of retailers, brands, creators and influencers can be distinguished from other sales enablement applications because our applications utilize our proprietary interactive video technology asmonetize their base of fans and followers across social media channels. Brands, retailers and creators that join MARKET.live have the primary means of communication between sales and marketing professionals and their customers and prospects. Moreover, the proprietary data collection and analytics capabilities of our applications inform our usersability to broadcast livestream shopping events simultaneously on their devices in real time, when and for how long their prospects have watched a video, how many times such prospects watched it, and what they clicked on, which allows our users to focus their time and efforts on ‘hot leads’ or interested prospects rather than on those that have not seen such video or otherwise expressed interest in such content. Users can create their hot lead lists by using familiar, intuitive ‘swipe left/swipe right’ on-screen navigation. Our clients report that these capabilities provide for a much more efficient and effective sales process, resulting in increased sales conversion rates. We developed the proprietary patent-pending interactive video technology,numerous social media channels, including TikTok, as well as several other patent-issuedon MARKET.live, reaching exponentially larger audiences. The Company’s recent technological integrations with META, created a seamless, native, friction-free checkout process for Facebook and patent-pending technologies that serve as the unique foundation forInstagram users to purchase MARKET.live vendors’ products within each of those popular apps. This integration allows Facebook and Instagram users to browse products featured in MARKET.live shoppable videos, place products in a native shopping cart and checkout – all our platform applications.

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Our Productswithout leaving Facebook or Instagram.

 

verbCRM is our baseline white-labelled product designed specifically for direct sales professionalsOn September 5, 2023, the Company completed development work on a new MARKET.live capability that combinesfacilitated a deeper integration into the capabilitiesTikTok social media platform, which could expose MARKET.live shoppable programming to tens of CRM lead-generation, content management,millions of potential viewers/purchasers. This new capability allows shoppers watching a MARKET.live stream on TikTok to stay on that site and in-video ecommerce capabilities in an intuitive, yet powerful tool for both inexperienced as well as highly skilled sales professionals. verbCRM allowscheck out through that site, eliminating the friction or reluctance of TikTok users to quicklyleave their TikTok feed in order to complete their purchase on MARKET.live. Our technology integration allows the purchase data to flow back through MARKET.live and easily create, distribute, and post videos to which they can add a choice of on-screen clickable icons which, when clicked, allow viewers to respond to the user’s call-to-action in real-time, inindividual vendors and stores on MARKET.live seamlessly for fulfillment of the video, while the video is playing, without leaving or stopping the video. For example, our technology allows a prospect or customer to click on a product they see featured in a video and impulse buy it, or to click on a calendar icon in the video to make an appointment with a salesperson, among many other features and functionalities designed to eliminate or reduce friction from the sales process for our users. The verbCRM app is designed to be easy to use and navigate and takes little time and training for a user to begin using the app effectively. It usually takes less than four minutes for a novice user to create an interactive video from our app. Users can add interactive icons to pre-existing videos, as well as to newly created videos shot with practically any mobile device. verbCRM interactive videos can be distributed via email, text messaging, chat app, or posted to popular social media directly and easily from our app. No software download is required to view Verb interactive videos on virtually any mobile or desktop device, including smart TVs. verbCRM is designed to accommodate a suite of applications as add-on modules that integrate fully and seamlessly into the platform. These include verbLEARN, verbLIVE, and verbPULSE, each of which is described below.orders.

 

verbLEARN is an interactive, video-based learning management systemOn March 27, 2024, the Company announced that incorporates allit expanded its strategic relationship with TikTok and entered into a formal partnership with TikTok Shop pursuant to which MARKET.live became a service provider for TikTok Shop and officially designated as a TikTok Shop Partner (TSP) . Under the terms of the clickable in-video technology featuredpartnership, TikTok Shop refers consumer brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates leads to MARKET.live for a menu of MARKET.live paid services that include, among other things, assistance in our verbCRM applicationonboarding to TikTok and adapts themestablishing a TikTok store, hosting training sessions and webinars for prospective TikTok Shop sellers, studio space rental in both the West Coast and East Coast MARKET.live studios, content creation and production services, and TikTok Shop maintenance and enhancements for existing TikTok clients’ stores. The partnership also contemplates TikTok Shop sponsored studio rentals, as well as a paid-for “day pass” for use of MARKET.live studio services by educators for video-based education. verbLEARNTikTok creators, influencers and affiliates. MARKET.live is used by enterprises seekingexpected to educate a large sales team or a customer base about new products, or elicit feedback about existing products. It also incorporates Verb’s proprietary data collection and analytics capabilities that inform users in real time when and for how long the viewers watched the video, how many times they watched it, and what they clicked on, in addition to adding gamification features that enhance the learning aspects of the application.

verbLIVE is a next-generation interactive live-stream platform with in-video ecommerce capabilities for sales reps that allows them to utilize a variety of novel sales-driving features,generate revenue through fees, including placing interactive icons on-screen that appear on the screens of all viewers, providing in-video click-to-purchase capabilities for products or services featured in the live video broadcast, in real-time, driving friction-free selling. verbLIVE also provides the sales reps with real-time viewer engagement data and interaction analytics. verbLIVE is entirely browser-based, allowing it to function easily and effectively on all devices without requiring the host or the viewers to download software, and is secured through end-to-end encryption.

verbPULSE is a business/augmented intelligence notification-based sales enablement platform feature set that tracks users’ interactions with current and prospective customers and then helps coach users by informing them what to do next in order to close the sale, virtually eliminating the lack of skill, training and experience among sales reps from the selling process.

verbTEAMS is our standalone interactive, video-based CRM for life sciences companies, professional sports teams, small-and medium-sized businesses and solopreneurs. verbTEAMS also incorporates verbLIVE as a bundled application. verbTEAMS features self-sign-up, self-onboarding, self-configuring, content management system capabilities, user level administrative capabilities, and high-quality analytics capabilities in both mobile and desktop platforms that sync with one another. It also has a built-in one-click sync capability with Salesforce.

MARKET.live is akin to a virtual shopping mall, a centralized online destination where shoppers could explore hundreds, and over time thousands, of shoppable stores for their favorite brands, influencers, creators and celebrities, all of whom can host livestream shopping events from their virtual stores that can be seen by all shoppers at the virtual mall. Every store operator can host livestream events, even simultaneously, and over time we expect there will be thousands of such events, across numerous product and service categories, being hosted by people from all over the world, always on – 24/7 - where shoppers could communicate with the hosts and ask questions about productsmonthly recurring fees, paid directly to MARKET.live by the host in real-timebrands, retailers, influencers and affiliates referred to MARKET.live by TikTok. In addition, it is contemplated that MARKET.live will receive a percentage of monthly revenue generated through an on-screen chat visiblethe TikTok stores MARKET.live establishes for the brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates that TikTok Shop refers to all shoppers. Shoppers can invite their friends and family to join them at any of the live shopping events to share the experience - to communicate directly with each other in real time, and then simply click on a non-intrusive - in-video overlay to place items in an on-screen shopping cart for purchase – all without interrupting the video. Shoppers can visit any number of other shoppable events to meet up and chat with friends, old and new, and together watch, shop and chat with the hosts, discover new products and services, and become part of an immersive entertaining social shopping experience. Throughout the experience, the shopping cart follows shoppers seamlessly from event to event, shoppable video to shoppable video, host to host, product to product.MARKET.live.

 

The partnership also contemplates the use of MARKET.live business model is a simple but next-level Bstudios as TikTok “Sample Centers” where TikTok creators will have access to B play. It is a multi-vendor platform, with a single follow-me style unified shopping cart,product samples for use in their TikTok Shop videos produced at MARKET.live studios. In addition to the compensation referenced above, TikTok will compensate MARKET.live directly for the attainment of certain pre-established performance goals and robust ecommerce capabilities withobjectives agreed-to between the tools for consumer brands, big box brick and mortar stores, boutiques, influencers and celebrities to connect with their clients, customers, fans, followers, and prospects by providing a unique, interactive social shopping experience that we believe could keep them coming back and engaged for hours.

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A big differentiator for MARKET.live is that it also provides an online meeting place for friends and family to meet, chat, shop and enjoy a fun, immersive shopping experience in real time together from anywhere and everywhere in the world. MARKET.live will provide vendors with extensive business building analytics capabilities not available on, and not shared by many operators of other social media sites who regard that information as valuable proprietary property. All vendors on MARKET.live will retain this valuable intelligence for their own, unlimited use.parties.

 

MARKET.live allows vendors an opportunityThe Company’s recent drop ship and affiliate programs are currently being revised to reach not onlyincorporate the shoppers they invite tobenefits and implications of the site from their own client and contact lists, but also those shoppers who came to the site independently who will discover these vendors as they browse through the many other shoppable events hosted simultaneously on MARKET.live 24/7, from around the world. We believe our revenue model will be attractive to vendors and will consist of SaaS recurring revenuerecent META integrations as well as a share of revenue generated through salesthe new TikTok partnership. The Company is actively engaged in completing development on the platform.

MARKET.live is simply a platform; we hold no inventory, we take no inventory risk, and each vendor manages their own packing and fulfillment,integrations into additional large social media platforms, as well as returns. Only vendorsdeveloping partnerships and strategic alliances that have a demonstrated ability to manage inventory and fulfillment are selected to participate on MARKET.live.

As we continue onboarding vendors toit believes will help foster the platform, we are seeing increased interest from product manufacturers seeking to embrace MARKET.live’s direct-to-consumer selling capabilities, cutting-out distribution channel partners in order to reduce costs and increase profitability. As the economy tightens, we expect that trend to accelerate.

MARKET.live will also incorporate a modified version of our verbLIVE Attribution technology, allowing vendors who so choose, to leverage extremely powerful, built-in affiliate marketing capabilities. Non-vendor visitors to the site can search for those vendors that have activated the built-in affiliate marketing feature for their events and be compensated when people they referred to that vendor, purchase products or services during that vendor’s shopping event. We expect that this feature, unique to MARKET.live, will drive many more shoppers who will be referred from all over the world, producing a cross-pollination effect enhancing the revenue opportunities for all MARKET.live vendors, while also creating an attractive income generating opportunity for non-vendor MARKET.live patrons.

MARKET.live is an entirely new platform, built wholly independently and separate from our verbLIVE sales platform, representing what we believe is the state of the art of shoppable video technology. Whereas verbLIVE is a sales tool for sales reps that subscribe either directly or through their principal to verbCRM or verbTEAMS, MARKET.live is a multivendor social shopping platform for retailers, brands, manufacturers, creators and influencers who seek to participate in an open market-style eco-system environment. More recently, we are beginning to see interest from existing verbLIVE clients who see the value of MARKET.live as a corporate communications tool for use in sales, marketing, lead-generation, training and recruitment initiatives.

Last fall we launched our “Creators on MARKET.live,” a new program that allows creators to monetize their content through livestream shopping and personalized storefronts on MARKET.live. The program is being marketed to video content creators across multiple social media channels. Through this new program, creators and influencers can choose the products they love from hundreds of brands and retailers on MARKET.live and offer their fans and followers those products through livestream shopping events broadcast live on MARKET.live and simulcast on the creators’ existing social platforms. They can also offer their favorite products through the Creators’ personally branded storefronts they can establish quickly and easily on MARKET.live. Depending on the products chosen, Creators can earn between 5% and 20% of their gross sales at no cost and no risk to the Creators selected to participate in the program.

With more than 12 million products from brands like Athleta, Best Buy, Target, Container Store, Banana Republic, GAP, Saks Off 5th, SSENSE, LOFT, DERMSTORE, INTERMIX, UNCOMMON GOODS, and many more, Creators can choose to feature their favorite products and promote and sell them to their fans and followers. All MARKET.live events are interactive so followers and fans can chat with the Creators in real time, as well as with one another, creating a more entertaining and engaging social shopping experience. When their interest level peaks, Creators’ fans and followers can click on the screen to buy the products. Creators accepted into the program are not required to make any investment in inventory, nor do they have the burden of managing fulfillment or shipping. The only requirement for them to remain in the program is for them to continue to create and promote the same videos they’re already doing on YouTube and elsewhere online. Livestream events are recorded and available to watch in the Creators’ personally branded stores on MARKET.live for those fans and followers to return 24/7 after the livestream events to browse and purchase the Creators’ featured products, as the recorded livestream videos remain shoppable.

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verbTV will launch as a feature of our MARKET.live platform, serving to draw an audience of people seeking to consume video content that is also interactive and shoppable. We expect this additional audience will also be exposed to and enhance the eco-system of shoppers and retailers on MARKET.live. Over time it is anticipated that verbTV will feature concerts, game shows, sports, including e-sports, sitcoms, podcasts, special events, news, including live events, and other forms of video entertainment that is all interactive and shoppable. verbTV represents an entirely new distribution channel for all forms of content by a new generation of content creators looking for greater freedom to explore the creative possibilities that a native interactive video platform can provide for their audience. We believe content creators may also enjoy greater revenue opportunities through the native ecommerce capabilities the platform provides to sponsors and advertisers who will enjoy real-time monetization, data collection and analytics. Through verbTV, sponsors and advertisers will be able to accurately measure the ROI from their marketing spend, instead of relying on imprecise viewership information traditionally offered to television sponsors and advertisers.

Verb Partnerships and Integrations

verbMAIL for Microsoft Outlook and Salesforce Integration of verbLIVE and verbTEAMS. verbMAIL is a product of our partnership with Microsoft and is available as an add-in to Microsoft Outlook for Outlook and Office 365 subscribers. verbMAIL allows users to create interactive videos seamlessly within Outlook by clicking the verbMAIL icon in the Outlook toolbar. The videos are automatically added to an email and can be sent easily through Outlook using the user’s contacts they already have in Outlook. The application allows users to easily track viewer engagement and together with other features represents an effective sales tool available for all Outlook users worldwide. We have completed and deployed the integration of verbLIVE into Salesforce and have a verbTEAMS sync application for Salesforce users. To date, adoption of these products has been low due in large part to management’s decision to reduce and deploy development and marketing resources to other areasgrowth of the Company’s business that it believes can generate a greater return on investment.business.

Popular Enterprise Back-Office System Integrations. We have integrated verbCRM into systems offered by 19 of the most popular direct sales back-office system providers, such as Direct Scale, Exigo, By Design, Thatcher, Multisoft, Xennsoft, Ziplingo, and Party Plan. Direct sales back-office systems provide many of the support functions required for direct sales operations, including payroll, customer genealogy management, statistics, rankings, and earnings, among other direct sales financial tracking capabilities. The integration into these back-office providers, facilitated through our own API development, allows single sign-on convenience for users, as well as enhanced data analytics and reporting capabilities for all users. Our experience confirms that our integration into these back-end platforms accelerates the adoption of verbCRM by large direct sales enterprises that rely on these systems and as such, we believe this represents a competitive advantage.

Non-Digital Products and Services

Historically, we have provided certain non-digital services to some of our enterprise clients such as printing and fulfillment services. Due to declining sales associated with reduced or eliminated client in-person conferences and other events stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, and consistent with management’s strategy to exit this area of our business due to the low margins, high costs, and limited scalability, we entered into a customer referral agreement with a third party for our cart site and printing business. Under this agreement, we earn a 10% commission for customer referrals and 8% on merchandise sales and certain cart site design fees, all of which are recognized as non-digital revenue on a net basis.

For these reasons, management has suggested that a more accurate measure of our performance is the historical growth of our SaaS and digital business and associated revenue, which has been the focus of our initiatives, while we have continued to exit the low margin, non-digital business. While the SaaS and digital business has grown year over year, that growth is not readily apparent when analyzing our top-line revenue because the total revenue represents the growing SaaS and digital business upon which we are focused, off-set by the non-digital business we are intentionally exiting.

Our Market

Historically, our client base consisted primarily of multi-national direct sales enterprises to whom we provide white-labeled, client-branded versions of our products. Over the past couple of years, our client base has expanded to include large enterprises in the life sciences sector, professional sports franchises, among other business sectors. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we provided subscription-based application services to approximately 180 enterprise clients for use in over 100 countries and in over 48 languages. Since inception, we have had more than 3.9 million downloads of our verbCRM applications across all of the white-labelled versions created for clients on our platform.

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Revenue Generation

A description of our principal revenue generating activities is as follows:

1.Digital Revenue which is divided into two main categories:

a.SaaS recurring digital revenue based on contract-based subscriptions to our verb app products and platform services which include verbCRM, verbLEARN, verbLIVE, verbPULSE, and verbTeams. The revenue is recognized over the subscription period.
b.Non-SaaS, non-recurring digital revenue, which is revenue generated by the use of our app products and in-app purchases, such as sampling and other services obtained through the app. The revenue for samples is recognized upon completion and shipment, while the design fees are recognized when the service has been rendered, collectability is reasonably assured, and the app is delivered to the customer.

2.Non-digital revenue, which is revenue we generate from non-app, non-digital sources through ancillary services we provide as an accommodation to our clients and customers. These services include design, printing, fulfillment and shipping services. The revenue is recognized upon completion and shipment of products or fulfillment to customers. In April 2022, we entered into a customer referral agreement with a third party for our cart site and printing business. Under the agreement, we earn a 10% commission for customer referrals and 8% on merchandise sales and certain cart site design fees, all of which are recognized as non-digital revenue on a net basis.
3.MARKET.live, launched at the end of July 2022, generates revenue through several sources as follows:

a.All sales run through our ecommerce facility on MARKET.live from which we deduct a platform fee that ranges from 10% to 20% of gross sales, with an average of approximately 15%, depending upon the pricing package the vendors select as well as the product category and profit margins associated with such categories. The revenue is derived from sales generated during livestream events, from sales realized through views of previously recorded live events available in each vendor’s store, as well as from sales of product and merchandise displayed in the vendors’ online stores, all of which are shoppable 24/7.

b.Produced events. MARKET.live offers fee-based services that range from full production of livestream events, to providing professional hosts and event consulting.

c.The MARKET.live site is designed to incorporate sponsorships and other advertising based on typical industry rates.

 

Economic Disruption

 

Our business is dependent in part on general economic conditions. Many jurisdictions in which our customers are located and our products are sold have experienced and could continue to experience unfavorable general economic conditions, such as inflation, increased interest rates and recessionary concerns, which could negatively affect demand for our products. Under difficult economic conditions, customers may seek to cease spending on our current products or fail to adopt our new products. We cannot predict the timing or impact of an economic slowdown, or the timing or strength of any economic recovery. These and other economic factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

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Recent Developments

Nasdaq Deficiency Notices

 

August 18, 2023 Notice

At a Special Meeting of Stockholders on April 10,

 On August 18, 2023, the stockholdersCompany received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) indicating that it did not meet the minimum of $2.5 million in stockholders’ equity required by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Listing Rule”) for continued listing, or the alternatives of market value of listed securities or net income from continuing operations. The notice was based upon the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023, which reported that the Company’s total stockholders’ equity as of June 30, 2023 was ($1.818 million).On October 9, 2023, the Company submitted a plan to regain compliance with the Listing Rule and was given an extension until February 14, 2024 to evidence compliance through a public filing.

On February 5, 2024, the Company reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K Filing”) that based on its unaudited balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, it believed it had regained compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) for continued listing. On February 5, 2024, the Company was informed that based upon the Form 8-K Filing, the Staff determined that the Company is in compliance with Listing Rule 550(b)(1).

November 2, 2023 Notice

On November 2, 2023, the Company received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market advising that the Company did not meet the minimum $1.00 per share bid price requirement for continued inclusion on The NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because the closing bid price per share for the Company’s common stock had closed below $1.00 for the previous 30 consecutive business days (the “Bid Price Rule”). The Company was given until April 30, 2024, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule.

May 1, 2024 Notice

On May 1, 2024, the Company received notice from Nasdaq that the Company has been granted an additional 180-day grace period, or until October 28, 2024, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule. To regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule and qualify for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the minimum bid price per share of the Company’s common stock must be at least $1.00 for at least 10 consecutive business days on or prior to October 28, 2024. If the Company fails to regain compliance during the additional compliance period, then Nasdaq will notify the Company of its determination to delist the Company’s common stock, at which point the Company would have an opportunity to appeal the delisting determination to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel.

Series C Preferred Stock Offering

On December 29, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Streeterville Capital, LLC (the “Streeterville Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company sold 3,000 shares of the Company’s newly designated non-convertible Series C Preferred Stock for proceeds of $3.0 million. The Series C Preferred Stock receives a 10% stated annual dividend, has no voting rights and has a face value of $1,300 per share. The sale of the Series C Preferred Stock was consummated on December 29, 2023.

ATM Offerings

On December 15, 2023, the Company entered into an At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Ascendiant Sales Agreement”) with Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC, as sales agent, to sell, from time to time, shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $960 thousand, through an “at the market” offering pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-264038), as supplemented by a prospectus supplement. On March 19, 2024, the Ascendiant Sales Agreement was amended to increase the amount available from $960 thousand to approximately $6.3 million. On March 29, 2024, the Ascendiant Sales Agreement was amended to increase the amount available from approximately $6.3 million to approximately $9.0 million. From December 15, 2023 to April 11, 2024, the Company issued 32,768,996 shares of its common stock and received $8.7 million of aggregate net proceeds in “at the market” offerings under the Ascendiant Sales Agreement.

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Public Offering of Common Stock – Regulation A

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the investors 27,397,258 shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the Company approvedat a Certificateprice of Amendment$0.24 per share for gross proceeds to the ArticlesCompany of Incorporation$6.6 million.

The Shares to be issued in the offering were offered at-the-market under Nasdaq rules and pursuant to the Company’s Form 1-A, initially filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on February 14, 2024 and qualified on March 11, 2024.

Debt Financing

On October 11, 2023, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with Streeterville Capital, LLC, pursuant to which the Company sold a promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $1.0 million (the “Note”). The Note bears interest at 9.0% per annum compounded daily. The maturity date of the Note is 18 months from the date of its issuance. In connection with the sale of the Note, verbMarketplace, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Guaranty, dated October 11, 2023, pursuant to increase its authorized common stock from 200,000,000 shares to 400,000,000 shares and approvedwhich it guaranteed the grant of discretionary authority to the board of directorsobligations of the Company under the Note in exchange for receiving a portion of the proceeds.

Subsequent to effect a reverse stock splitMarch 31, 2024, the Company issued 7,630,271 shares of its common stock in exchange for a reduction of $1.1 million on the outstanding balance of the Note. On May 3, 2024, the Company repaid the Note in full.

Issuance of common shares as payment on notes payable

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued 11,484,403 shares of its common stock atin exchange for a specific ratio within a rangereduction of one-for-five (1-for-5) to a maximum of a one-for-forty (1-for-40) split. On April 18, 2023, we implemented$1.7 million on the 1-for-40 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of our common stock. As a resultoutstanding balance of the Reverse Stock Split, every forty (40) shares of our pre-Reverse Stock Split common stockNovember Notes. On March 18, 2024, the November Notes were combined and reclassified into one share of our common stock. The number of shares of common stock subject to outstanding options, warrants, and convertible securities were also reduced by a factor of forty and the exercise price of such securities increased by a factor of forty effective as of April 18, 2023. Our common stock commenced trading on a post- reverse stock split basis on April 19, 2023. All shares and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse split.

Effective April 18, 2023, we dismissed our independent registered public accounting firm, Weinberg & Company, P.A. (“Weinberg”). The dismissal of Weinberg was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company on April 17, 2023. Effective on April 18, 2023, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of Grassi & Co., CPAs, P.C. as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm commencing for the quarter ending March 31, 2023 and fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.paid in full.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 20232024 as Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 20222023

 

The following is a comparison of our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 20232024 and 20222023 (in thousands):

 

  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2023  2022  Change 
          
Revenue            
Digital revenue            
SaaS recurring subscription revenue $1,895  $2,003  $(108)
Other digital revenue  150   147   3 
Total digital revenue  2,045   2,150   (105)
             
Non-digital revenue  170   541   (371)
             
Total revenue  2,215   2,691   (476)
             
Cost of revenue            
Digital  542   557   (15)
Non-digital  157   416   (259)
Total cost of revenue  699   973   (274)
             
Gross margin  1,516   1,718   (202)
             
Operating expenses            
Research and development  648   1,580   (932)
Depreciation and amortization  655   409   246 
General and administrative  4,802   7,036   (2,234)
Total operating expenses  6,105   9,025   (2,920)
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Loss from operations  (4,589)  (7,307)  2,718 
             
Other income (expense)            
Interest expense  (829)  (756)  (73)
Change in fair value of derivative liability  8   1,138   (1,130)
Other income (expense), net  40   (64)  104 
Debt extinguishment, net  (144)  -   (144)
Total other income (expense), net  (925)  318   (1,243)
             
Net loss $(5,514) $(6,989) $1,475 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2024  2023  Change 
          
Revenue $7  $2  $5 
             
Costs and expenses            
Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below  5   1   4 
Depreciation and amortization  256   583   (327)
General and administrative  2,963   3,545   (582)
Total costs and expenses  3,224   4,129   (905)
             
Operating loss from continuing operations  (3,217)  (4,127)  910 
             
Other income (expense), net            
Interest expense  (225)  (470)  245 
Other income (expense), net  (2)  (51)  49 
Change in fair value of derivative liability  (1)  8   (9)
Total other income (expense), net  (228)  (513)  285 
             
Net loss from continuing operations $(3,445) $(4,640) $1,195 

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Revenue

 

Our primary focus is on the growth of our SaaSMARKET.live business. Currently, the business and its associated recurring subscription revenue. Over the past several years we have continued the exit and winding-down of our non-digital services business based on our determination that the non-digital services business (printing, fulfillment, and shipping) is a low margin legacy business and not scalable.

SaaS recurring subscription revenue as a percentage of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was 86%, compared to 74% for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, our total digital revenue was 92% of total revenue compared with 80% for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Total digital revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $2.1 million, a decrease of 5% compared to $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

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Total non-digital revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $0.2 million, a decrease of 69% compared to $0.5 million reported for the three months ended March 31, 2022, which is consistent with the Company’s strategy to exit the low margin printing, fulfillment, and shipping aspects of the legacy business to focus on digital revenue streams.

Cost of Revenue

Total cost of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $0.7 million, compared to $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in cost of revenue is primarily attributed to a decrease in non-digital costs partially offset by increased digital costs to support additional enterprise customers on the platform and increased users within our existing customer base.

Gross Margin

Total gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was $1.5 million, compared to $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The gross margins improved from 64% to 68% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 as a result of our strategy to focus on higher margin digital revenue and systematic reduction in non-digital revenue.generating minimal revenues.

 

Operating Expenses

 

ResearchDepreciation and developmentamortization expenses were $0.6$0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023,2024, as compared to $1.6$0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Research and development expenses primarily consisted of fees paid to employees and vendors contracted to perform research projects and develop technology. As our products move from research and development mode to operating mode, we expect our research and development cost reductions to continue, as experienced during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

 

DepreciationGeneral and amortizationadministrative expenses including stock compensation expense were $0.7$3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023,2024, as compared to $0.4$3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

General and administrative expenses for our SaaS business and corporate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were $4.02023. The decrease of $0.6 million as compared to $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, reflecting a 42% cost reduction. The decreaseor 16%, in general and administrative expenses for our SaaS business and corporateincluding stock compensation expense is primarily due to lower spending on marketing, software costs, broker fees, and other of $(0.5) million, a decrease in professional services of $(0.5) million, a decrease in share-based compensation of $(0.3) million, and a decrease in labor costs of $(1.6) million, or 48%, due to the Company’s continued focus on cost containment. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 for our MARKET.live business was $0.8 million, which includes $0.3 million of labor costs, $0.1 million for professional services, and $0.4 million of other MARKET.live related expenses.decreased personnel expense associated with headcount reduction.

 

Other Expense, net

 

Other expense, net, for the three months ended March 31, 20232024 was $0.9$0.2 million, which was primarily attributable to interest expense of $(0.8) million and debt extinguishment, net of $(0.1) million.expense.

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Use of Non-GAAP Measures – Modified EBITDA

 

In addition to our results under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we present Modified EBITDA as a supplemental measure of our performance. However, Modified EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, income from operations or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. We define Modified EBITDA as net income (loss), plus interest expense, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, interest expense, financing costs, and changeschange in fair value of derivative liability.liability, other (income) expense, loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, and other non-recurring charges.

 

Management considers our core operating performance to be that which our managers can affect in any particular period through their management of the resources that affect our underlying revenue and profit generating operations that period. Non-GAAP adjustments to our results prepared in accordance with GAAP are itemized below. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate for supplemental analysis. In evaluating Modified EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of Modified EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.

 

 Three Months Ended March 31,  Three Months Ended March 31, 
(in thousands) 2023 2022  2024  2023 
          
Net loss $(5,514) $(6,989) $(3,445) $(5,514)
                
Adjustments                
Depreciation and amortization  655   409   256   583 
Share-based compensation  971   1,301   378   971 
Interest expense  829   756   225   470 
Change in fair value of derivative liability  (8)  (1,138)  1   (8)
Other (income) expense, net  (40)  64   2   51 
Debt extinguishment, net  144   - 
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax  -   874 
Other costs (a)  185   126   84   185 
                
Total EBITDA adjustments  2,736   1,518   946   3,126 
Modified EBITDA $(2,778) $(5,471) $(2,499) $(2,388)

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(a) Represents a litigation accrual in 2024 and severance costs.

The $2.7 million or 49% increasecosts in Modified EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, is primarily due to our concerted efforts to reduce our research and development and general and administrative expenses.2023.

 

We present Modified EBITDA because we believe it assists investors and analysts in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. In addition, we use Modified EBITDA in developing our internal budgets, forecasts and strategic plan; in analyzing the effectiveness of our business strategies in evaluating potential acquisitions; and in making compensation decisions and in communications with our board of directors concerning our financial performance. Modified EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, which includes, among others, the following:

 

 Modified EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
   
 Modified EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
   
 Modified EBITDA does not reflect future interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debts; and
   
 Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Modified EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Going Concern

We have incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception. We incurred a net loss of $5.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023. We also utilized cash in operations of $2.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023. As a result, our continuation as a going concern is dependent on our ability to obtain additional financing until we can generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet our obligations. We intend to continue to seek additional debt or equity financing to continue our operations.

Equity financing:

On January 24, 2023, we entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Aegis Capital Corp. (“Aegis”) as underwriter (the “Underwriter”), relating to the offering, issuance and sale of 901,275 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $8.00 per share. The net proceeds to us were approximately $6.6 million, after deducting discounts, commissions and estimated offering expenses. Aegis acted as the sole underwriter for the offering and received 6% of the gross proceeds as commission for the offering. They were also reimbursed by us for certain expenses, in an amount of up to $75 thousand, including legal fees. As a result of this transaction, certain warrants which previously had an exercise price of $13.60 per share, had the exercise price reduced to $8.00 per share.

Debt financing:

On January 12, 2022, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “January Note Purchase Agreement”) with three institutional investors (collectively, the “January Note Holders”) providing for the sale and issuance of an aggregate original principal amount of $6.3 million in Convertible Notes Due 2023 (each, a “Note,” and, collectively, the “Notes,” and such financing, the “January Note Offering”). The Company and the January Note Holders also entered into a security agreement, dated January 12, 2022, in connection with the January Note Offering, pursuant to which the Company granted a security interest to the January Note Holders in substantially all of its assets. The January Note Purchase Agreement prohibits us from entering into an agreement to effect any issuance of common stock involving a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined therein) during the term of the agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth therein. The January Note Purchase Agreement also gives the January Note Holders the right to require the Company to use up to 15% of the gross proceeds raised from future debt or equity financings to redeem the Notes, which redemptions have been elected by the January Note Holders. On January 26, 2023, we repaid in full all outstanding obligations under the January Note Offering dated January 12, 2022.

In September, 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) approved an additional loan of $0.35 million. As of May 22, 2023, we have not received these funds.

On November 7, 2022, we entered into a note purchase agreement (the “November Note Purchase Agreement”) and promissory note with an institutional investor providing for the sale and issuance of an unsecured, non-convertible promissory in the original principal amount of $5.5 million, which has an original issue discount of $0.5 million, resulting in gross proceeds to us of approximately $5.0 million (the “November Note,” and such financing, the “November Note Offering”). The November Note matures eighteen months following the date of issuance. Commencing six months from the date of issuance, we are required to make monthly cash redemption payments in an amount not to exceed $0.6 million. The November Note may be repaid in whole or in part prior to the maturity date for a 10% premium. The November Note requires us to use 20% of the gross proceeds raised from future equity or debt financings, or the sale of any subsidiary or material asset, to prepay the November Note, subject to a cap on the aggregate prepayment amount. Until all obligations under the November Note have been paid in full, we are not permitted to grant a security interest in any of its assets, or to issue securities convertible into shares of common stock, subject in each case to certain exceptions. Our wholly owned subsidiary verbMarketplace, LLC entered into a guaranty, dated November 7, 2022, in connection with the November Note Offering, pursuant to which it guaranteed the obligations on our behalf under the November Note in exchange for receiving a portion of the loan proceeds. At a special meeting of stockholders on April 10, 2023, our shareholders approved for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635, the issuance of shares of common stock in partial or full satisfaction of the November Note. However, there is no current agreement or understanding with the November Note holder with respect to repayment of the November Note through the issuance of shares of common stock.

On February 16, 2023, the Company modified and combined the unpaid balances of the previous two advances on future receipts with a new advance from the same third party totaling $1.6 million for the purchase of future receipts/revenues of $2.1 million, resulting in a debt discount of $0.6 million. As of March 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of the note was $1.8 million and is being repaid by making daily payments of $10 thousand on each banking day with a scheduled maturity date of December 14, 2023.

Other:

We, through our Professional Employer Organization, filed for federal government assistance for the second and third quarters of 2021 in the aggregate amount of approximately $1.5 million through ERC provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had a long-term receivable of $1.5 million.

In November 2022, a cost savings plan was approved and implemented to improve liquidity and preserve cash for operations (the “Cost Savings Plan”). This plan is expected to further reduce expenses moving forward through such actions as a reduction in force, elimination of certain services provided by various vendors, and a 25% reduction in cash compensation by senior management over a four-month period in exchange for shares of common stock. Subsequently, the Company extended the Cost Savings Plan through April 30, 2023.

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies we may not continue to meet our obligations and continue our operations for the next twelve months. Our continuation as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to obtain necessary debt or equity financing to continue operations until we begin generating positive cash flow.

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There is no assurance that we will ever be profitable or that debt or equity financing will be available to us in the amounts, on terms, and at times deemed acceptable to us, if at all. The issuance of additional equity securities by us would result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, would increase our liabilities and future cash commitments. If we are unable to obtain financing in the amounts and on terms deemed acceptable to us, we may be unable to continue our business, as planned, and as a result may be required to scale back or cease operations for our business, the results of which would be that our stockholders would lose some or all of their investment. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Overview

 

As of March 31, 2023,2024, we had cash of $3.8$14.2 million. We estimate our operating expenses for the next twelve months may continue to exceed any revenue we generate, and we may need to raise capital through either debt or equity offerings to continue operations. Due to market conditions and the early stage of our operations, there is considerable risk that we will not be able to raise such financings at all, or on terms that are not dilutive to our existing stockholders. We can offer no assurance that we will be able to raise such funds. If we are unable to raise the funds we require for all of our planned operations, we may be forced to reallocate funds from other planned uses and may suffer a significant negative effect on our business plan and operations, including our ability to develop new products and continue our current operations. As a result, our business may suffer, and we may be forced to reduce or discontinue operations.

 

The following is a summary of our cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities for the quarters ended March 31, 20232024 and 20222023 (in thousands):

 

  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
Cash used in operating activities $(2,918) $(5,899)
Cash used in investing activities  (131)  (2,363)
Cash provided by financing activities  4,410   11,043 
Increase in cash $1,361  $2,781 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2024  2023 
Cash used in operating activities – continuing operations $(2,209) $(2,765)
Cash used in operating activities – discontinued operations  -   (153)
Cash used in investing activities – continuing operations  (41)  (131)
Cash provided by financing activities – continuing operations  12,079   5,233 
Cash used in financing activities – discontinued operations  -   (823)
Increase in cash $9,829  $1,361 

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Cash Flows – Operating

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023,2024, our cash flows used in operating activities from continuing operations amounted to $2.9$2.2 million, compared to cash used for the three months ended March 31, 20222023 of $5.9$2.8 million. We generated $3.0$0.6 million additional cash from operations primarily due to cost savings in research and development and general and administrative expenses.personnel expenses resulting from headcount reduction.

 

Cash Flows – Investing

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023,2024, our cash flows used in investing activities amounted to $0.1 million,$41 thousand, primarily due to our investment in capitalized software development costs related to MARKET.long-lived assets.

 

Cash Flows – Financing

 

Our cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 20232024 amounted to $4.4$12.1 million, which represented $6.6$12.3 million of net proceeds from the issuance of shares of our common stock, offset primarily by the repayment of convertible notes of $(1.4)$0.2 million net repayments of $(0.7) million on advances on future receipts, and payments for debt issuancein offering costs of $(0.1) million.

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Advances on Future Receipts

We have the following advance on future receipts as of March 31, 2023 (in thousands):

Note Issuance Date Maturity Date Interest Rate  Original
Borrowing
  Balance at
March 31,
2023
 
              
Note 1 February 16, 2023 December 14, 2023  35% $2,108  $1,811 
Total         $2,108   1,811 
Debt discount              (424)
Debt issue costs              (66)
Net             $1,321 

Note 1

On February 16, 2023, the Company modified and combined the unpaid balances of the previous two advances with a new advance from the same third party totaling $1.6 million for the purchase of future receipts/revenues of $2.1 million, resultingpaid in a debt discount of $0.5 million. The Company received $0.3 million and paid $87 thousand of debt issuance costs upon closing. The debt discount and debt issuance costs are being amortized over the term of the secured advance using the effective interest rate method. As of March 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of the note was $1.8 million, and the unamortized balances of the debt discount and debt issuance costs were $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively. As a result,January 2024 related to our monthly cash payments were reduced by approximately 50%.preferred stock offering in December 2023.

 

Convertible Notes Payable and Notes Payable

 

We have the following outstanding notes payable as of March 31, 20232024 (in thousands):

 

Note Issuance Date Maturity Date Interest
Rate
  Original
Borrowing
  Balance at
March 31,
2023
 
Related party note payable (A) December 1, 2015 April 1, 2023  12.0% $1,249  $725 
Related party note payable (B) April 4, 2016 June 4, 2021  12.0%  343   40 
Note payable (C) May 15, 2020 May 15, 2050  3.75%  150   150 
Promissory note payable (D) November 7, 2022 May 7, 2024  9.0%  5,470   5,470 
Debt discount              (323)
Debt issuance costs              (240)
Total notes payable              5,822 
Non-current              (150)
Current             $5,672 
Note Issuance Date Maturity Date Interest
Rate
  Original
Borrowing
  Balance at
March 31,
2024
 
Note payable (A) May 15, 2020 May 15, 2050  3.75% $150  $132 
Promissory note payable (B) October 11, 2023 April 11, 2025  9.0%  1,005   1,005 
Total notes payable              1,137 
Non-current              (113)
Current             $1,024 

 

 (A)On December 1, 2015, we issued a convertible note payable to Mr. Rory J. Cutaia, the Company’s majority stockholder and Chief Executive Officer, to consolidate all loans and advances made by Mr. Cutaia to us as of that date. On May 19, 2021, we amended the note to allow for conversion of the note at any time at the discretion of the holder at a fixed conversion price of $41.20, which was the closing price of the common stock on the amendment date. On May 12, 2022, the maturity date of the note was extended to April 1, 2023. As of March 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of the note amounted to $0.7 million.

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(B)On April 4, 2016, we issued a convertible note to Mr. Cutaia, in the amount of $0.3 million, to consolidate all advances made by Mr. Cutaia to us during the period December 2015 through March 2016. On May 19, 2021, we amended the note to allow for conversion of the note at any time at the discretion of the holder at a fixed conversion price of $41.20, which was the closing price of the common stock on the amendment date. As of March 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of the note amounted to less than $0.1 million.
(C)

On May 15, 2020, we executed an unsecured loan with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program in the amount of $0.15 million. Installment payments, including principal and interest, began October 26, 2022. In September 2022, the SBA approved an additional loan of $0.35 million. As of May 22, 2023, we have not received these funds. As of March 31, 2023,2024, the outstanding balance of the note amounted to $0.15$0.13 million.

   
 (D)(B)

On November 7, 2022, weOctober 11, 2023, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with Streeterville pursuant to which Streeterville purchased the November Note Offering, which provided forin the sale and issuance of an aggregate original principal amount of $5.5 million in November Notes.$1.0 million. The Note bears interest at 9.0% per annum compounded daily. The maturity date of the Note is April 11, 2025.

 

We received $5.0 million in gross proceeds fromAt March 31, 2024, the saleoutstanding balance of the November Notes. The November Notes bear interest of 9.0% per annum, have an original issue discount of 8.6%, and mature 18 months from the closing date.Note amounted to $1.0 million.

 

In connection withSubsequent to March 31, 2024, the November Note Offering, we incurred $0.3Company issued 7,630,271 shares of its common stock pursuant to an exchange agreement in exchange for a reduction of $1.1 million of debt issuance costs. The debt issuance costs andon the debt discount of $0.5 million are being amortized over the termoutstanding balance of the November Notes usingNote. On May 3, 2024, the effective interest rate method. As of March 31, 2023, the amount of unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costsNote was $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively.repaid in full.

 

As a result of March 31, 2023,this payment, with the outstanding balanceexception of the Notes amounted to $5.5 million. On May 16, 2023,a low interest SBA loan of $132, the Company received a redemption notice of $0.3 million under the terms of the November Note Purchase Agreement.is now debt-free.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which require that we make certain assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses during each reporting period.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Significant estimates include assumptions made for reserves of uncollectible accounts receivable, assumptions made in valuing assets acquired in business combinations, impairment testing of goodwill and other long-lived assets, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, assumptions used in valuing derivative liabilities, assumptions used in valuing share-based compensation, and accruals for potentialcontingent liabilities. Amounts could materially change in the future.

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

The Company derives its revenue primarily from providing application services through the SaaS application, digital marketing and sales support services. The Company also derives revenue from the sale of customized print products and training materials, branded apparel, and digital tools, as demanded by its customers.

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contract(s), which includes (1) identifying the contract(s) or agreement(s) with a customer, (2) identifying our performance obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.

A description of our principal revenue generating activities is as follows:

 

1.Digital Revenue, which is divided into two main categories:

MARKET.live generates revenue through several sources as follows:

 

 a.SaaS recurring digital revenue basedAll sales run through our ecommerce facility on contract-based subscriptionsMARKET.live from which we deduct a platform fee that ranges from 10% to our verb app products20% of gross sales, with an average of approximately 15%, depending upon the pricing package the vendors select as well as the product category and platform services which include verbCRM, verbLEARN, verbLIVE, verbTEAMS, and verbPULSE.profit margins associated with such categories. The revenue is recognized straight-line overderived from sales generated during livestream events, from sales realized through views of previously recorded live events available in each vendor’s store, as well as from sales of product and merchandise displayed in the subscription period.vendors’ online stores, all of which are shoppable 24/7.
   
 b.Non-SaaS, non-recurring digitalProduced events. MARKET.live offers fee-based services that range from full production of livestream events, to providing professional hosts and event consulting.
c.Drop Ship and Creator programs. MARKET.live is expected to generate recurring fee revenue whichfrom soon to be launched new drop ship programs for entrepreneurs and its Creator program.
d.The Company’s TikTok Shop store and affiliate program.
e.The MARKET.live site is designed to incorporate sponsorships and other advertising based on typical industry rates.
f.The Company’s recently announced partnership with TikTok Shop. Pursuant to the terms of the partnership, MARKET.live has become a service provider for TikTok Shop and is officially designated as a TikTok Shop Partner (TSP). Under the terms of the partnership, TikTok Shop refers consumer brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates leads to MARKET.live for a menu of paid services that include, among other things, assistance in onboarding to TikTok Shop and establishing a TikTok Shop store, hosting training sessions and webinars for prospective TikTok Shop sellers, MARKET.live studio space rental in both the West Coast and East Coast MARKET.live studios, content creation and production services, and TikTok Shop maintenance, including enhancements to existing TikTok Shop seller stores. The partnership also contemplates TikTok Shop sponsored studio rentals, as well as a paid-for “day pass” for use of MARKET.live studio services by TikTok creators, influencers and affiliates. It is expected that MARKET.live will generate revenue through fees, including monthly recurring fees, paid directly to MARKET.live by the brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates referred to MARKET.live by TikTok. In addition, it is contemplated that MARKET.live will receive a percentage of monthly revenue generated bythrough the TikTok Shop stores MARKET.live establishes for the brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates that TikTok Shop refers to MARKET.live.
The partnership also contemplates the use of our app products and in-app purchases, suchMARKET.live studios as sampling and other services obtained through the app. The revenueTikTok “Sample Centers” where TikTok creators will have access to product samples for samples is recognized upon completion and shipment, while the design fees are recognized when the service has been rendered and the app is delivereduse in their TikTok Shop videos produced at MARKET.live studios. In addition to the customer.compensation referenced above, TikTok will compensate MARKET.live directly for the attainment of certain pre-established performance goals and objectives agreed-to between the parties.

 

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct product. Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the goods that will be transferred that are both capable of being distinct and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the goods is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. Performance obligations include establishing and maintaining customer online stores, providing access to the Company’s e-commerce platform and customer service support.

The Company’s revenue is comprised of commission fees derived from contractually committed gross revenue processed by customers on the Company’s e-commerce platform as well as from services it provides as referenced above in sub-paragraph (f) of the Revenue Recognition section concerning the TikTok Shop partnership. Customers do not have the contractual right to take possession of the Company’s software. Revenue is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to ultimately receive in exchange for those promised goods, net of expected discounts for sales promotions and customary allowances, and its services.

Revenue is recognized on a net basis from maintaining e-commerce platforms and online orders, as the Company is engaged primarily in an agency relationship with its customers and earns defined amounts based on the individual contractual terms for the customer and the Company does not take possession of the customers’ inventory or any credit risks relating to the products sold.

Sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and, therefore, are excluded from net sales in the consolidated statements of operations.

2.Non-digital revenue, which is revenue we generate from non-app, non-digital sources through ancillary services we provide as an accommodation to our clients and customers. These services, which we now outsource to a strategic partner as part of a cost reduction plan we instituted in 2020, includes design, printing services, fulfillment and shipping services. The revenue is recognized upon completion and shipment of products or fulfillment to the customer.31

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

We evaluate our financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

 

We use Level 2 inputs for our valuation methodology for the derivative liabilities as their fair values were determined by using a Binomial pricing model. Our derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in the results of operations as adjustments to fair value of derivatives.

 

Share-Based Compensation

 

The Company issues stock options and warrants, shares of common stock and restricted stock units as share-based compensation to employees and non-employees. The Company accounts for its share-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The fair value of restricted stock units is determined based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of our common stock and is recognized as expense over the service period. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the same period and manner as if the Company had paid cash for services.

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Goodwill

In accordance with FASB ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, we review goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment at least annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment. Our impairment testing is performed annually at December 31 (our fiscal year end). Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets is determined by comparing the fair value of our reporting units to the carrying value of the underlying net assets in the reporting units. If the fair value of a reporting unit is determined to be less than the carrying value of its net assets, goodwill is deemed impaired and an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the difference between the fair value of the reporting unit and the fair value of its other assets and liabilities.

 

Intangible Assets

 

We have certain intangible assets that were initially recorded at their fair value at the time of acquisition. The finite-lived intangible assets consist of developed technology and customer contracts. Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of domain names. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful life of five years.

 

We review all finite lived intangible assets for impairment when circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. If the carrying value of an asset group is not recoverable, we recognize an impairment loss for the excess carrying value over the fair value in our consolidated statements of operations.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

For a summary of our recent accounting policies, refer to Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included under Item 1 – Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

ITEM 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.

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ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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We carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d- 15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2023.2024. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2023.2024.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no additional changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended March 31, 20232024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

 

Management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control systems 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 a cost-effective control system, no evaluation of internal control over financial reporting can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been or will be 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. Controls can also 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 is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

For information regarding legal proceedings, refer to Note 1312 - Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Our business, results of operations, and financial condition are subject to various risks. These risks are described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC, including the 20222023 Form 10-K filed on April 17, 2023.1, 2024. The risk factors identified in our 20222023 Form 10-K have not changed in any material respect.

 

ITEM 2 - UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None.

 

ITEM 3 - DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4 - MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangement

Not applicable.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS

 

Reference is made to the exhibits listed on the Index to Exhibits.

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number Description
3.1Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation dated April 17, 2023 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 18, 2023.
31.1* Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2* Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1** Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
32.2** Certification of Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

*Filed herewith.
  
**The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed “filed” by the registrant for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and are not to be incorporated by reference into any of the registrant’s filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in any such filing.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 VERB TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
   
Date: May 22, 202310, 2024By:/s/ Rory J. Cutaia
  Rory J. Cutaia
  President, Chief Executive Officer,
  Secretary, Treasurer and Director
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
Date: May 22, 202310, 2024By:/s/ Salman H. KhanBill J. Rivard
  Salman H. KhanBill J. Rivard
  Interim Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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