Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

20. Subsequent Events

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20. Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

Pursuant to FASB ASC 855, Management has evaluated all events and transactions that occurred from December 31, 2013 through the date of issuance of these financial statements. During this period, we did not have any significant subsequent events, except as disclosed below:

 

On January 17, 2014, the Company entered into an exclusive long-term agreement with Sony DADC, the optical disc manufacturing and fulfillment arm of Sony, to provide all CD, DVD and BD replication, packaging and distribution to Genius Brands International’s direct customers. Under the terms of the long-term, exclusive supply chain services agreement, the Company will order a minimum level of disc replication, packaging and distribution services for its content across all physical media, including DVD, CD, and Blu-ray from Sony DADC. As consideration for these minimum order levels, the Company will receive a total of $1,500,000, $750,000 of which was received during the first quarter of 2014 with the remaining $750,000 due by January 17, 2015.

 

On February 24, 2014, the Company repaid a portion of the Member Advances to its Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Heyward, in the amount of $100,000.

 

On February 27, 2014, William McDonough resigned from his position as a director of the Company. Mr. McDonough did not resign due to any disagreement with the Company or its management regarding any matters relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

 

On February 27, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Anthony Thomopoulos as a director of the Company. Mr. Thomopoulos has no family relationship with any of the executive officers or directors of the Company.  There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Thomopoulos and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director of the Company. 

 

On March 7, 2014, Jeanene Morgan resigned from her position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

 

On March 12, 2014, the Company appointed Richard Staves as its interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Staves previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of A Squared Entertainment LLC, which was acquired by the Company on November 15, 2013, from January 2011 to November 2011 and from June 2012 and November 2013. Mr. Staves has no family relationship with any of the executive officers or directors of the Company.  There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Staves and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as an officer of the Company. 

 

On April 2, 2014, we filed a certificate of amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to affect a reverse split of our issued and outstanding common stock on a one-for-one hundred basis. The reverse stock split was effective with FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) on April 7, 2014. All common stock share and per share information in this Form 10K, including the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, have been adjusted to reflect retrospective application of the reverse split, unless otherwise indicated

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2013, the Company issued 102,858 shares of the Company’s common stock in a private placement to certain investors at $3.50 per share. The Company received gross proceeds of $360,000. Additionally, the Company issued 8,143 shares of common stock valued at $28,500, or $3.50 per share, as an extinguishment of an accounts payable balance for services rendered in relation to the private placement.