Exhibit 99.1
FRAMERATE, INC.
Statement of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
June 6,
2019
FRAMERATE, INC.
Statement of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
June 6,
2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
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Statement of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed at June 6,
2019
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Notes to Statement of Assets Acquired and Liabilities
Assumed
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the
Stockholders and the Board of Directors
Super
League Gaming, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statement
We have
audited the accompanying statement of assets acquired and
liabilities assumed of Framerate, Inc. (the
"Company") as of June 6, 2019, and the related notes
(collectively referred to as the "financial statement"). In our
opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 6, 2019,
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
This
financial statement is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this
financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting
firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with
respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement
is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of
material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to
error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those
risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statement. Our audit also included assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statement. We believe that our audit of the financial statement
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw
attention to Note 2 of the statement of assets acquired and
liabilities assumed, which describes that the accompanying
statement of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was prepared
for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the Current
Report on Form 8-K/A of Super League Gaming, Inc. and is not
intended to be a complete presentation of the financial position of
Framerate, Inc. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this
matter.
/s/
Squar Milner LLP
We have
served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.
Irvine,
California
August
16, 2019
FRAMERATE, INC.
STATEMENT OF ASSETS ACQUIRED AND LIABILITIES ASSUMED
June 6, 2019
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ASSETS
ACQUIRED
Current
Assets:
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Accounts
receivable
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$15,000
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Total current
assets acquired
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15,000
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Intangible
Assets
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189,000
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Goodwill
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2,565,000
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Total assets
acquired
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$2,769,000
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Net assets
acquired
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$2,769,000
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See accompanying notes to the Statement of Assets Acquired and
Liabilities Assumed
FRAMERATE, INC.
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF ASSETS ACQUIRED AND LIABILITIES
ASSUMED
JUNE 6, 2019
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE
TRANSACTION
Description of Transaction
On June 3, 2019, Super League Gaming, Inc. (“Super
League” or the “Company”) and SLG Merger Sub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company (“Merger Sub”), entered into an agreement and
plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Framerate,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Framerate”), pursuant to
which Framerate merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub
continuing as the surviving corporation (the
“Acquisition”). The Acquisition was consummated on June
6, 2019 when the certificate of merger of Merger Sub and Framerate
was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the
“Effective Date”).
Acquisition Consideration and Earn-Outs
As consideration for the Acquisition, the Company paid an aggregate
of (i) $1.5 million in cash and (ii) $1.0 million paid by the
issuance of a total of 134,422 shares of the Company’s common
stock, at a price per share of $7.4395 (the “Closing
Shares”), which price is equal to the volume weighted average
price of the Company’s common stock over the five trading
days preceding the date of the Merger Agreement, as reported on the
Nasdaq Capital Market.
In addition to the issuance of the Closing Shares, the Merger
Agreement provides for the issuance of up to an additional $980,000
worth of shares of the Company’s common stock at the same
price per share as the Closing Shares (the “Earn-Out
Shares”) in the event Framerate achieves certain
performance-based milestones during the two-year period following
the closing of the Acquisition, or June 6, 2021 (the
“Earn-Out”). One-half of the Earn-Out Shares will be
issuable on the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date, and the
remaining one-half will be issuable on the second anniversary of
the Effective Date.
The following table summarizes the fair value of purchase price
consideration paid to acquire Framerate:
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Cash
consideration at closing
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$1,515,000
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Equity
consideration at closing
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1,000,000
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Fair value of
Earn-Out Shares
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254,000
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Total
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$2,769,000
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2. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of presentation
In accordance with a request for relief granted by the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Statement of
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed of Framerate is
provided in lieu of certain historical financial information of
Framerate required by Rule 8-04 and Article 11 of SEC Regulation
S-X. Therefore, the
accompanying financial statement is not a complete set of financial
statements, but rather it presents the net assets acquired and
liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Framerate at fair value
as of June 6, 2019, in accordance with Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, “Business
Combinations.”
The accompanying statement of assets acquired and liabilities
assumed does not purport to present the financial position of
Framerate that would have resulted if Framerate had operated
as a standalone, separate business.
The Company has determined that the acquisition of Framerate
constitutes a business acquisition as defined by ASC 805.
Accordingly, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the
transaction were recorded at their estimated acquisition date fair
values, while transaction costs associated with the acquisition
were expensed as incurred. Super League’s purchase price
allocation was based on an evaluation of the appropriate fair
values and represents management’s best estimate based on
available data. Fair values are determined based on the
requirements of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures (“ASC
820”).
The purchase price allocation of the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed is preliminary until contractual post-closing
working capital adjustments are finalized and the final independent
valuation report is
issued.
The
Company has elected push-down accounting in accordance with ASC
805, Business Combinations
Use of Estimates
Accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States require
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
amounts reported in the financial statements. Such estimates
include, but are not limited to, the valuation of accounts
receivable, intangible assets and the Earn-Out. We base our
estimates of the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities
on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are
believed to be reasonable under the circumstances when these
carrying values are not readily available from other sources.
Actual results could differ from these
estimates.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of the
acquired business over the acquisition date fair value of the net
assets acquired. Goodwill is primarily attributable to (i)
the expanded offering and new
product development capabilities and (ii) anticipated synergies and
economies of scale expected from the operations of the combined
company. Goodwill is tested for
impairment on an annual basis as of October 31 of each year or
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset
may be impaired. The impairment tests consist of comparing
the fair value of each reporting unit (the Company operates in
one reporting unit) with its carrying amount that includes
goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit
exceeds its fair value, the Company compares the fair value of
goodwill with the recorded carrying amount of
goodwill. If the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds the
fair value of goodwill, an impairment loss would be recognized to
reduce the carrying amount to its fair value. Factors that we
consider in deciding when to perform an impairment test include
significant negative industry or economic trends or significant
changes or planned changes in the Company’s use of the
intangible assets. Due to the non-taxable nature of the
Acquisition, goodwill recorded in connection with the Acquisition
is not deductible for tax purposes.
Intangible Assets
Other intangibles are recognized apart from goodwill whenever an
acquired intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal
rights, or whenever it is capable of being separated or divided
from the acquired entity and sold, transferred, licensed, rented,
or exchanged, either individually or in combination with a related
contract, asset, or liability.
The acquired identifiable intangible assets in connection with the
Acquisition were comprised of Framerate’s trade name.
Acquired intangible assets are initially recorded at fair value on
the date of acquisition and will be amortized over their estimated
useful life of approximately five years using the straight-line
method. Estimated useful lives are based on the time periods during
which the intangibles are expected to result in incremental cash
flows. Impairment losses are
recognized if the carrying amount of an intangible asset is deemed
to be both not recoverable and if the intangible asset exceeds its
fair value.
The estimated fair value of goodwill and intangible assets acquired
is as follows:
Earn-Out
The maximum aggregate amount potentially payable pursuant to the
Earn-Out is $980,000 worth of shares of the Company’s common
stock at the same price per share as the Closing Shares. The
estimated fair value of the Earn-Out as of the Effective Date was
$454,000. Actual amounts payable pursuant to the Earn-Out is based
on Framerate’s achievement of the following performance-based
milestones:
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Earn-Out Amount
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Effective Date to One-Year Anniversary
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Revenue
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$800,000
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(1)
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$245,000
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Views
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15,000,000
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(2)
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245,000
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One-Year Anniversary to Two-Year Anniversary
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Revenue
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$1,500,000
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(1)
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245,000
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Views
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40,000,000
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(3)
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245,000
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Total
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$980,000
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(1):
Determined in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
(2):
Upon
achieving an average growth rate in video views across
Framerate’s branded and/or managed channels, as video views
are defined natively on each channel, of 7% per month during the
one-year period commencing on the one-year anniversary of the
Closing Date and the two-year anniversary of the Closing Date,
including a minimum of 40,000,000 views per month in months 22, 23
and 24 following the Closing Date.
(3):
Upon
achieving an average growth rate in video views across
Framerate’s branded and/or managed channels, as video views
are defined natively on each channel, of 7% per month during the
one-year period commencing on the one-year anniversary of the
Closing Date and the two-year anniversary of the Closing Date,
including a minimum of 40,000,000 views per month in months 22, 23
and 24 following the Closing Date.
(4):
If
the performance milestones for each earn-out payment of $245,000
are achieved by less than 100%, but more than or equal to 75%, or
by less than 75% but more than or equal to 50%, then the payment of
the earnout shall be 75% or 50%, respectively, of the full amount
that would have been paid out if the milestones were fully
achieved.
Earn-Out Related Compensation Expense. The Company hired the former Chief Executive of
Framerate (“Framerate Executive”), who was also a
selling shareholder of Framerate. Pursuant to the provisions of the
Earn-Out included in the Merger Agreement, in the event that the
Framerate Executive is terminated for cause or resigns from his
employment with the Company at any time on or before the second
anniversary of the Effective Date, and any such resignation is
without “Good Reason” as such term is defined in his
employment agreement, then the maximum amount of any portion of the
Earn-Out that has not yet been earned as of the date of resignation
shall be reduced by 44.0164%. Under ASC 805, a contingent
consideration arrangement in which the payments are automatically
forfeited if employment terminates is considered to be compensation
for post-combination services, and not acquisition consideration.
As such $200,000 of the estimated fair value of the Earn-Out is
accounted for as deferred compensation expense and is amortized in
the applicable statement of operations over the two-year period
ending on the second anniversary of the Effective date. The portion
of the Earn-Out included as consideration was
$254,000.
The Earn-Out does not meet the liability classification criteria
outlined in ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from
Equity,” and is both (i) indexed to the Company’s own
shares and (ii) classified in shareholders’ equity in the
applicable condensed balance sheet. Equity-classified contingent
consideration is measured initially at fair value on the
acquisition date and is not remeasured subsequent to initial
recognition. As such, the initial value recognized for the Earn-Out
on the acquisition date is not adjusted for changes in the fair
value of the Earn-Out as of any future settlement
date.
Income taxes:
We account for income taxes under the liability method. Under this
method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on
the difference between the financial reporting and tax basis of
assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates
that will be in effect when the differences are expected to
reverse.
The Acquisition was treated for tax purposes as a nontaxable
transaction and as such, the historical tax bases of the acquired
assets, net operating losses, and other tax attributes of Framerate
will carryover. As a result, no new tax goodwill will be created in
connection with the Acquisition as there is no step-up to fair
value of the underlying tax bases of the acquired net
assets.
We have no uncertain tax positions as of the date of the financial
statement herein.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received
from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the
principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants on the
measurement date. The Company measures financial assets and
liabilities at fair value at each reporting period using a fair
value hierarchy which requires the Company to maximize the use of
observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when
measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s classification
within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of
input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Three
levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1. Quoted prices in active markets for identical
assets or liabilities.
Level 2
. Quoted prices for similar assets and
liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices
which are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly
or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the
full term of the financial instruments.
Level 3.
Unobservable inputs which are
supported by little or no market activity and which are significant
to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The fair value of accounts receivable and other current assets
approximated their carrying value at the date of acquisition.
Acquired intangible assets and the Earn-Out were valued using Level
3 inputs.
The fair values of the acquired intangible asset, as described
above, was determined using the following methods:
Description
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Valuation Method
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Valuation Method Description
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Assumptions
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Trade Name
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Relief-from-Royalty method under the income approach
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Under the Relief-from-Royalty method, the royalty savings is
calculated by estimating a reasonable royalty rate that a third
party would negotiate in a licensing agreement. Such royalties are
most commonly expressed as a percentage of total revenue involving
a trade name.
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Useful life: 5 years; Royalty Rate: 5%; Discount Rate:
50%
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Earn-Out
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Scenario Based Model
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The payoff structure was determined to be linear and the Earnout is
payable within two years. Revenue scenarios were estimated and a
probability for each scenario based on the likelihood of achieving
the forecasted revenues was estimated. The estimated payments from
the scenarios were then discounted based on the Company's credit
risk and the related risk-free rate. The value per share was then
adjusted for the time period through the payout date. The option
methodology employed was the Black-Scholes Option
Model
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Volatility: 75% - 100%; Term 1 -2 years; Risk Free Rate 2.21% -
1.95%;
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Subsequent events have been evaluated through August 16, 2019, the
date the financial statement was available to be
issued.