Super League Enterprise, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLE) (“Super League,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is redefining how brands connect with consumers through the power of playable media. Through solutions within mobile games and the world’s largest immersive gaming platforms, Super League provides global brands with ads, content, and experiences that are not only seen – they are played, felt, and remembered. Boasting an award-winning development studio, a vast network of native creators, and proprietary engagement technology, Super League is a one-of-a-kind partner for brands looking to stand out in culture, spark loyalty, and drive meaningful impact. In a world where attention is earned, Super League makes brands relevant - by making them playable. 

Super League was incorporated on October 1, 2014 as Nth Games, Inc. under the laws of the State of Delaware and changed its name to Super League Gaming, Inc. on June 15, 2015, and to Super League Enterprise, Inc. on September 11, 2023.

On September 7, 2023, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment (the “2023 Second Amendment”) to the Charter, which Second Amendment became effective as of September 11, 2023, to change the name of the Company from Super League Gaming, Inc. to Super League Enterprise, Inc. (the “Name Change”) and to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-20 (the “Reverse Split”). The Name Change and the Reverse Split were approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on July 5, 2023, and approved by the stockholders of the Company on September 7, 2023. Refer to Note 7 below for additional information regarding the Reverse Split. In connection with the Name Change, the Company also changed its Nasdaq ticker symbol to “SLE” from “SLGG.”

All references to common stock, warrants to purchase common stock and other rights, options to purchase common stock, restricted stock, share data, per share data and related information contained in the consolidated financial statements (hereinafter, “financial statements”) have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of the Reverse Split for all periods presented. 

All references to “Note,” followed by a number reference from one to twelve herein, refer to the applicable corresponding numbered footnotes to these consolidated financial statements.

Sale of Minehut

On February 29, 2024, the Company sold its Minehut related assets (“Minehut Assets”) to GamerSafer, Inc. (“GamerSafer”), in a transaction approved by the Board. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement entered into by and between GamerSafer and the Company on February 26, 2024 (the “GS Agreement”), the Company will receive $1.0 million of purchase consideration (“Minehut Purchase Consideration”) for the Minehut Assets, which amount will be paid by GamerSafer in revenue and royalty sharing over a multiple-year period, as described in the GS Agreement (the “Minehut Sale”). Other than with respect to the GS Agreement, there is no relationship between the Company or its affiliates with GamerSafer or its affiliates.

The transaction allows Super League to streamline its position in partnering with major brands to build, market, and operate 3D experiences across multiple immersive platforms, including open gaming powerhouses like Minecraft, and aligns with the Company’s cost improvement initiatives. Super League and GamerSafer will maintain a commercial relationship which ensures that Minehut can remain an ongoing destination available to Super League’s partners. 

Smaller Reporting Company Status and Disclosure of Critical Accounting Matters In the Auditors Opinion

We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Upon the completion of our initial public offering in February 2019, we elected to report as an “emerging growth company” (as defined in the JOBS Act) under the reporting rules set forth under the Exchange Act, which allowed us to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other Exchange Act reporting companies that are not “emerging growth companies,” including but not limited to:

We were eligible to remain an “emerging growth company” for five years from the date of our initial public offering, and as such, ceased being an “emerging growth company” as of Fiscal Year 2024. However, as described above we continue to be a “smaller reporting company.”

As a result of no longer qualifying for “emerging growth company” status, our independent auditors, commencing with their audit of our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, are required by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) to include a description of Critical Accounting Matters (“CAMs”) as a component of their audit opinion commencing with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for Fiscal Year 2024.

A CAM is defined as any matter arising from the audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee, as a component of typical and customary matters required to be communicated to the audit committee each year and that:

The PCAOB requires auditors to communicate with the company's audit committee regarding certain matters related to the conduct of their audit, including information about the overall audit strategy, timing of the audit and the significant risks identified during the auditor's risk assessment procedures.

As described by the PCAOB, CAMs are intended to enhance the auditor’s report to provide audit-specific information that is meaningful to investors and other financial statement users. Further, the purpose of CAMs is to shed light on certain matters in an audit that involved especially challenging, subjective, or complex auditor judgment.

Our auditors have included descriptions of CAMs surrounding their audit strategy and procedures for their audit of revenue recognition and their audit of the modification of certain AIRs related to preferred stock outstanding during Fiscal Year 2024.