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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-K
 
(Mark One)
x     ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal period ended: March 31, 2018

o    TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from --- to ---
 
Commission File Number: 000-31810
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Cinedigm Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
 
22-3720962
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
45 West 36th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY
 
10018
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(212) 206-8600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
 
 
 
 
Title of each class
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE
 
NASDAQ GLOBAL MARKET
 
 
 
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

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The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the issuer based on a price of $1.45 per share, the closing price of such common equity on the Nasdaq Global Market, as of September 30, 2017, was $16,393,893. For purposes of the foregoing calculation, all directors, officers and shareholders who beneficially own 10% of the shares of such common equity have been deemed to be affiliates, but the Company disclaims that any of such persons are affiliates.

As of June 20, 2018, 35,011,984 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value were outstanding.


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CINEDIGM CORP.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Page
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
PART I
 
 
 
ITEM 1.
Business
ITEM 1A.
Risk Factors
ITEM 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
ITEM 2.
Properties
ITEM 3.
Legal Proceedings
ITEM 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
 
PART II
 
 
 
ITEM 5.
Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
ITEM 6.
Selected Financial Data
ITEM 7.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
ITEM 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
ITEM 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
ITEM 9A.
Controls and Procedures
ITEM 9B.
Other Information
 
PART III
 
 
 
ITEM 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
ITEM 11.
Executive Compensation
ITEM 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters
ITEM 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
ITEM 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
PART IV
 
 
 
ITEM 15.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 
 
SIGNATURES





FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Various statements contained in this report or incorporated by reference into this report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are indicated by words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seek,” “plan,” “intend” or “anticipate” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussion of strategy. Forward-looking statements represent as of the date of this report our judgment relating to, among other things, future results of operations, growth plans, sales, capital requirements and general industry and business conditions applicable to us. Such forward-looking statements are based largely on our current expectations and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those that are anticipated or projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, a number of factors, such as:

successful execution of our business strategy, particularly for new endeavors;
the performance of our targeted markets;
competitive product and pricing pressures;
changes in business relationships with our major customers;
successful integration of acquired businesses;
the content we distribute through our in-theatre, on-line and mobile services may expose us to liability;
general economic and market conditions;
the effect of our indebtedness on our financial condition and financial flexibility, including, but not limited to, the ability to obtain necessary financing for our business; and
the other risks and uncertainties that are set forth in Item 1, “Business”, Item 1A "Risk Factors" and Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.

These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have material adverse effects on future results. Except as otherwise required to be disclosed in periodic reports required to be filed by public companies with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to the SEC's rules, we have no duty to update these statements, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks and uncertainties, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking information contained in this report will in fact transpire.

In this report, “Cinedigm,” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refers to Cinedigm Corp. and its subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires.

PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

OVERVIEW

Cinedigm Corp. was incorporated in Delaware on March 31, 2000 (“Cinedigm”, and collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”). We are (i) a leading distributor and aggregator of independent movie, television and other short form content managing a library of distribution rights to thousands of titles and episodes released across digital, physical, and home and mobile entertainment platforms as well as (ii) a leading servicer of digital cinema assets on over 12,000 domestic and foreign movie screens.

Since our inception, we have played a significant role in the digital distribution revolution that continues to transform the media landscape. In addition to our pioneering role in transitioning over 12,000 movie screens from traditional analog film prints to digital distribution, we have become a leading distributor of independent content, both through organic growth and acquisitions. We distribute products for major brands such as Hallmark, Televisa, ZDF, Shout! Factory, NFL, NHL and Scholastic as well as leading international and domestic content creators, movie producers, television producers and other short form digital content producers. We collaborate with producers, major brands and other content owners to market, source, curate and distribute quality content to targeted audiences through (i) existing and emerging digital home entertainment platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, Xbox, PlayStation, and cable video-on-demand ("VOD") and (ii) packaged distribution of DVD and Blu-ray discs to wholesalers and retailers with sales coverage to over 60,000 brick and mortar storefronts, including Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Amazon. In addition, we operate a growing number of branded and curated over-the-top ("OTT") entertainment channels, including Docurama, CONtv and Dove Channel.

We report our financial results in four primary segments as follows: (1) the first digital cinema deployment (“Phase I Deployment”), (2) the second digital cinema deployment (“Phase II Deployment”), (3) digital cinema services (“Services”) and (4) media content

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and entertainment group (“Content & Entertainment” or "CEG"). The Phase I Deployment and Phase II Deployment segments are the non-recourse, financing vehicles and administrators for our digital cinema equipment (the “Systems”) installed in movie theatres throughout the United States and Canada, and in Australia and New Zealand. Our Services segment provides fee-based support to approximately 12,000 movie screens in our Phase I Deployment and Phase II Deployment segments as well as directly to exhibitors and other third party customers in the form of monitoring, billing, collection and verification services. Our Content & Entertainment segment is a market leader in: (1) ancillary market aggregation and distribution of entertainment content, and (2) branded and curated OTT digital network business providing entertainment channels, applications and distribution services.

We are structured so that our digital cinema business (collectively, our Phase I Deployment, Phase II Deployment and Services segments) operates independently from our Content & Entertainment business. As of March 31, 2018, we had approximately $40.2 million of non-recourse outstanding debt principal that relates to, and is serviced by, our digital cinema business. We also have approximately $33.8 million of outstanding debt principal, as of March 31, 2018 that is attributable to our Content & Entertainment and Corporate segments.

CONTENT & ENTERTAINMENT

Content Distribution and our OTT Entertainment Channels and Applications

Cinedigm Entertainment Group, or CEG, is a leading independent content distributor in the United States as well as an innovator and leader in the quickly evolving OTT digital network business. We are unique among most independent distributors because of our direct relationships with thousands of physical retail locations and digital platforms, including Walmart, Target, iTunes, Netflix and Amazon, as well as the national Video on Demand platforms. Our library of films and television episodes encompass award winning documentaries from Docurama Films®, acclaimed independent films, festival picks and a wide range of content from brand name suppliers, including Scholastic, NFL, Shout! Factory and Hallmark.

Additionally, we are leveraging our infrastructure, technology, content and distribution expertise to rapidly and cost effectively build and expand our OTT digital network business. Our first channel, Docurama, launched in May 2014 as an advertising supported video on demand service ("AVOD") across most Internet connected devices and now contains hundreds of documentary films to stream. In December 2015, we successfully transitioned Docurama to a subscription video on demand ("SVOD") service with its launch on Amazon Prime. In March 2015, we launched CONtv in partnership with Wizard World, Inc., a fandom and pop culture entertainment targeted lifestyle channel and "Freemium" service with both AVOD and SVOD components. Our Freemium business model provides users with free content and the ability to upgrade to a selection of premium services by paying subscription fees. CONtv is one of the largest Freemium OTT channels available in terms of hours of content, with over 3,000 hours of film and television episodes, including original programs and live coverage of Comic-Con and pop culture events from around the country. In the fall of 2015, we introduced our third OTT channel, Dove Entertainment Channel, which is a family entertainment service providing high-quality film and television programs approved by the Dove Foundation. In April 2018, we launched two channels: Wham Network, which is an entertainment, news and lifestyle channel targeting the eSports industry; and COMBAT GO, a 24/7, mixed martial arts, worldwide combat channel. We now have a total of five networks distributed, and four to five more in our development pipeline slated to roll out over the next 12 months.

We distribute our OTT content in two distinct ways: direct to consumer, through major application platforms such as the web, iOS, Android, Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire, Vizio, and Samsung; and through third party distributors of content on emerging platforms such as Amazon Prime, Twitch, Xumo and Sling/ Dish.

CEG has focused its activities in the areas of: (1) ancillary market aggregation and distribution of entertainment content, and (2) branded and curated over-the-top OTT digital network business providing entertainment channels and applications. With these complementary entertainment distribution capabilities, we believe that we are capitalizing on the key drivers of value that we believe are critical to success in content distribution going forward. Our CEG segment holds direct relationships with thousands of physical storefronts and digital retailers, including Walmart, Target, iTunes, Netflix, and Amazon, as well as all the national cable and satellite television VOD platforms.

Our Strategy

Direct to consumer digital distribution of film and television content over the Internet is rapidly growing. We believe that our large library of film and television episodes, long-standing relationships with digital platforms, up-to-date technologies and four years of experience operating OTT channels, will allow us to continue to build a diversified portfolio of narrowcast OTT channels that generate recurring revenue streams from advertising, merchandising and subscriptions. We plan to launch niche channels that make use of our existing library of titles, while partnering with strong brands that bring name recognition, marketing support and an existing customer base for new channel opportunities.

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Rapid changes in the entertainment landscape require that we continually refine our strategy to adapt to new technologies and consumer behaviors. For example, we have added acquisitions of home entertainment content to focus on long-term partnerships with producers of high quality, cast-driven, genre content, to our traditional catalog-based titles business. In recent years, we acquired the distribution rights to a variety of new and original films. In addition, we have accelerated our efforts to be a leader in the OTT digital network business, where we can leverage our existing infrastructure and library, in partnership with well-known brands, to distribute our content direct-to-consumers.

We believe that we are well positioned to succeed in the OTT channel business for the following key reasons:

Four years of history operating OTT channels with millions of downloads, hundreds of thousands of registered users, and hundreds of millions of discrete data points on our customer’s behavior and preferences,
The depth and breadth of our almost 50,000 title film and television episode library,
Our digital assets and deep, long-standing relationships as launch partners that cover the major digital platforms and devices,
Our marketing expertise,
Our flexible releasing strategies, which differ from larger entertainment companies that need to protect their legacy businesses,
Our strengthened capital base, and
Our experienced management team

Intellectual Property

We own certain copyrights, trademarks and Internet domain names in connection with the Content & Entertainment business. We view these proprietary rights as valuable assets. We maintain registrations, where appropriate, to protect them and monitor them on an ongoing basis.
Customers

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, two customers, Walmart and Amazon, represented 10% or more of CEG's revenues and Walmart represented approximately 10% of our consolidated revenues.

Competition

Numerous companies are engaged in various forms of producing and distributing independent movies and alternative content. These competitors may have significantly greater financial, marketing and managerial resources than we do, may have generated greater revenue and may be better known than we are at this time. 

Competitors to our Content & Entertainment segment are as follows:

Entertainment One (eOne) Ltd.
IFC Entertainment
Lionsgate Entertainment
Magnolia Pictures
Pure Flix
RLJ Entertainment, Inc.
Warner Brothers Digital Networks
AMC Networks


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DEPLOYMENT

Our Phase I Deployment and Phase II Deployment segments consist of the following:
Operations of:
 
Products and services provided:
Cinedigm Digital Funding I, LLC (“Phase 1 DC”)
 
Financing vehicles and administrators for 3,717 Systems installed nationwide in Phase 1 DC's deployment to theatrical exhibitors. We retain ownership of the Systems and the residual cash flows related to the Systems after the repayment of all non-recourse debt at the expiration of exhibitor, master license agreements. We are no longer earning a significant portion of virtual print fees ("VPFs") revenues from certain major studios on all of such systems.
Access Digital Cinema Phase II Corp. (“Phase 2 DC”)
 
Financing vehicles and administrators for our 7,903 Systems installed in the second digital cinema deployment and international deployments, through Phase 2 DC. We retain no ownership of the residual cash flows and digital cinema equipment after the completion of cost recoupment and at the expiration of the exhibitor master license agreements.

In June 2005, we formed our Phase I Deployment segment in order to purchase up to 4,000 Systems under an amended framework agreement with Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. (“Christie”). As of March 31, 2018, Phase I Deployment had 3,717 Systems installed.

In October 2007, we formed our Phase II Deployment segment for the administration of up to 10,000 additional Systems. As of March 31, 2018, Phase II Deployment had 7,903 of such Systems installed.

Our Phase I Deployment and Phase II Deployment segments own and license Systems to theatrical exhibitors and collect VPFs from motion picture studios and distributors, as well as alternative content fees ("ACFs") from alternative content providers and theatrical exhibitors, when content is shown on exhibitors' screens. We have licensed the necessary software and technology solutions to the exhibitor and have facilitated the industry's transition from analog (film) to digital cinema. As part of the Phase I Deployment of our Systems, we have agreements with nine motion picture studios and certain smaller independent studios and exhibitors, allowing us to collect VPFs and ACFs when content is shown in theatres, in exchange for having facilitated and financed the deployment of Systems. Phase 1 DC has agreements with 20 theatrical exhibitors that license our Systems in order to show digital content distributed by the motion picture studios and other providers, including Content & Entertainment, which is described below.

Beginning in December 2015, certain of our Phase I Deployment Systems began to reach the conclusion of their deployment payment period with certain distributors and, therefore, VPF revenues ceased to be recognized on such Systems, related to such distributors. Furthermore, because the Phase I Deployment installation period ended in November 2007, a majority of the VPF revenue associated with the Phase I Deployment Systems has ended. As of March 31, 2018, all of the Systems in our Phase I Deployment segment ceased to earn a significant portion VPF revenue from these certain distributors. We expect to continue to earn VPFs from other distributors and ancillary revenue from the Phase I Deployment Systems through December of 2020; however, such amounts are expected to be significantly less material to our consolidated financial statements. The expected reduction in VPF revenue on our Phase I Deployment systems is scheduled to approximately coincide with the conclusion of certain of our non-recourse debt obligations and, therefore, we expect that reduced cash outflows related to such non-recourse debt obligations will partially offset reduced VPF revenue.

Under the terms of our standard Phase I Deployment licensing agreements, exhibitors will continue to have the right to use our Systems through December 2020, after which time, they have the option to: (1) return the Systems to us; (2) renew their license agreement for successive one-year terms, or; (3) purchase the Systems from us at fair-market-value.

Our Phase II Deployment segment has entered into digital cinema deployment agreements with eight motion picture studios, and certain smaller independent studios and exhibitors, to distribute digital movie releases to exhibitors equipped with our Systems, for which we and our wholly owned, non-consolidated subsidiary Cinedigm Digital Funding 2, LLC ("CDF2 Holdings") earn VPFs. As of March 31, 2018, our Phase II Deployment segment also entered into master license agreements with 327 exhibitors covering 7,903 screens, whereby the exhibitors agreed to install our Systems. As of March 31, 2018, we had 7,903 Phase 2 DC Systems installed, including 5,400 screens under the exhibitor-buyer structure (“Exhibitor-Buyer”), 1,050 screens covering 12 exhibitors through non-recourse financing provided by KBC Bank NV (“KBC”), 1,431 screens covering 23 exhibitors through CDF2, and 22 screens under other arrangements with two exhibitors.  



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Exhibitors paid us an installation fee of up to $2.0 thousand per screen out of the VPFs collected by our Services segment. We manage the billing and collection of VPFs and remit to exhibitors all VPFs collected, less an administrative fee of approximately 10%. For Phase 2 DC Systems we own and finance on a non-recourse basis, we typically received a similar installation fee of up to $2.0 thousand per screen and an ongoing administrative fee of approximately 10% of VPFs collected. We have recorded no debt, property and equipment, financing costs or depreciation in connection with Systems covered under the Exhibitor-Buyer Structure and CDF2 Holdings.

VPFs are earned pursuant to contracts with movie studios and distributors, whereby amounts are payable to our Phase I and Phase II deployment businesses according to fixed fee schedules, when movies distributed by studios are displayed in movie theatres using our installed Systems. One VPF is payable to us upon the initial booking of a movie, for every movie title displayed per System. Therefore, the amount of VPF revenue that we earn depends on the number of unique movie titles released and displayed using our Systems. Our Phase II Deployment segment earns VPF revenues only for Systems that it owns.

Our Phase II Deployment agreements with distributors require payment of VPFs for ten years from the date that each system is installed; however, we may no longer collect VPFs once “cost recoupment,” as defined in the contracts with movie studios and distributors, is achieved. Cost recoupment will occur once the cumulative VPFs and other cash receipts collected by us have equaled the total of all cash outflows, including the purchase price of all Systems, all financing costs, all “overhead and ongoing costs,” as defined, subject to maximum agreed upon amounts during the four-year roll-out period and thereafter. Furthermore, if cost recoupment occurs before the end of the eighth contract year, a one-time “cost recoupment bonus” is payable to us by the studios. Cash flows, net of expenses, received by our Phase II Deployment business, following the achievement of cost recoupment, must be returned to the distributors on a pro-rata basis. At this time, we cannot estimate the timing or probability of the achievement of cost recoupment.

Beginning in December 2018, certain Phase 2 DC Systems will reach the conclusion of their deployment payment period, subject to earlier achievement of cost recoupment. In accordance with existing agreements with distributors, VPF revenues will cease to be recognized on such Systems. Because the Phase II deployment installation period ended in December 2012, a majority of the VPF revenue associated with the Phase II systems will end by December 2022 or earlier if cost recoupment is achieved.

Customers

Phase I and Phase II Deployment customers are mainly motion picture studios and theatrical exhibitors. For the year ended March 31, 2018, four (4) customers, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Disney Worldwide Services and Universal Pictures, each represented 10% or more of Phase 2 DC's revenues and together generated 47% of Phase II consolidated revenues. Two (2) customers, Warner Brothers and Lionsgate comprised more than 10% of Phase 2 accounts receivable. One (1) customer, Lionsgate, represented more than 10% of Phase 1 DC revenue and one (1) customer, Open Road, comprised more than 10% of Phase 1 accounts receivable. No single Phase I or Phase II customer comprised more than 10% of our consolidated revenue or accounts receivable.

Seasonality

Revenues earned by our Phase I and Phase II Deployment segments from the collection of VPFs from motion picture studios are seasonal, coinciding with the timing of releases of movies by the motion picture studios. Generally, motion picture studios release the most marketable movies during the summer and the winter holiday season. The unexpected emergence of a hit movie during other periods can alter the traditional trend. The timing of movie releases can have a significant effect on our results of operations, and the results of one quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for the next quarter or any other quarter. The seasonality of motion picture exhibition; however, has become less pronounced as the motion picture studios are releasing movies somewhat more evenly throughout the year.

SERVICES

Our Services segment provides monitoring, billing, collection, verification and other management services to Phase 1 DC and Phase 2 DC as well as to exhibitor-buyers who purchase their own equipment. Our Services segment provides such services to the 3,717 screens in the Phase I Deployment for a monthly service fee equal to 5% of the VPFs earned by Phase 1 DC and an incentive service fee equal to 2.5% of the VPFs earned by Phase 1 DC. The Services segment also provides services to the 7,903 Phase II Systems deployed, for which we typically receive a monthly fee of approximately 10% of the VPFs earned by Phase 2 DC. The total Phase II service fees are subject to an annual limitation under the terms of our agreements with motion picture studios and are determined based upon the respective Exhibitor-Buyer Structure, KBC or CDF2 agreements. Unpaid service fees in any period remain an obligation to Phase 2 DC in the cost recoupment framework. Such fees are not recognized as income or accrued as an asset on our balance sheet given the uncertainty of the receipt and the timing thereof as future movie release and

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bookings are not known. Service fees are accrued and recognized only on deployed Phase II Systems. As a result, the annual service fee limitation is variable until these fees are paid.

In February 2013, we (i) assigned to our wholly owned subsidiary, Cinedigm DC Holdings LLC (“DC Holdings ”), the right and obligation to service the digital cinema projection systems from the Phase I Deployment and certain systems that were part of the Phase II Deployment, (ii) delegated to DC Holdings the right and obligation to service certain other systems that were part of the Phase II Deployment and (iii) assigned to DC Holdings the right to receive servicing fees from the Phase I and Phase II Deployments. We also transferred to DC Holdings certain of our operational staff whose responsibilities and activities relate solely to the operation of the servicing business and to provide DC Holdings with the right to use the supporting software and other intellectual property associated with the operation of the servicing business.

Our Services segment also has international servicing partnerships in Australia and New Zealand with the Independent Cinema Association of Australia and is currently servicing 534 screens as of March 31, 2018.

Customers

For the year ended March 31, 2018, no customer(s) comprised more than 10% of Services' revenues or accounts receivable.

Competition

Our Services segment faces limited competition domestically in its digital cinema services business as the major Hollywood movie studios have only signed digital cinema deployment agreements with five entities, including us, and the deployment period in North America is now complete. Competitors include: Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (“DCIP”), a joint venture of three large exhibitors (Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and Cinemark Holdings, Inc.) focused on managing the conversions of those three exhibitors; Sony Digital Cinema, to support the deployment of Sony projection equipment; Christie Digital USA, Inc., to support the deployment of Christie equipment; and GDC, Inc., to support the deployment of GDC equipment. We have a significantly greater market share than all other competitors except for the DCIP consortium, which services approximately 18,000 total screens representing its consortium members.

As we expand our servicing platform internationally, additional competitors beyond those listed above consist of Arts Alliance, Inc., a leading digital cinema servicer focused on the European markets, and GDC, as well as other potential local start-ups seeking to service a specific international market. We typically seek to partner with a leading local entity to combine our efficient servicing infrastructure and strong studio relationships with the necessary local market expertise and exhibitor relationships.

ENVIRONMENTAL

The nature of our business does not subject us to environmental laws in any material manner.

EMPLOYEES

As of March 31, 2018, we had 110 employees, with 6 part-time and 104 full-time, of which 19 are in sales and marketing, 43 are in operations, and 42 are in executive, finance, technology and administration functions.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
Our Internet website address is www.cinedigm.com. We will make available, free of charge at the “About Us - Investor Relations - Financial Information” section of our website, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and all amendments to those reports and statements filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.

In addition, the SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding companies that file electronically with the Commission. This information is available at www.sec.gov, the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549 or by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Risks Related to our Business
We maintain a substantial amount of outstanding indebtedness, which could impair our ability to operate our business and react to changes in our business, remain in compliance with debt covenants and make payments on our debt.
We maintain a substantial amount of outstanding indebtedness, which could impair our ability to operate our business and react to changes in our business, remain in compliance with debt covenants and make payments on our debt. Our level of indebtedness could have important consequences, including, without limitation:
requiring a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, therefore reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund our operations, capital expenditures and future business opportunities;
limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes;
limiting our ability to pursue our growth strategy or, including restricting us from making strategic acquisitions or causing us to make nonstrategic divestitures;
placing us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors who are less leveraged and may be better able to use their cash flow to fund competitive responses to changing industry, market or economic conditions; and
making us more vulnerable in the event of a downturn in our business, our industry or the economy in general.

In addition, our current credit facilities contain, and any future credit facilities will likely contain, covenants and other provisions that restrict our operations. These restrictive covenants and provisions could limit our ability to obtain future financing, make needed capital expenditures, withstand a future downturn in our business or the economy in general, or otherwise conduct necessary corporate activities, and may prevent us from taking advantage of business opportunities that arise in the future. If we refinance our credit facilities, we cannot guarantee that any new credit facility will not contain similar covenants and restrictions.
We face the risks of doing business in new and rapidly evolving markets and may not be able successfully to address such risks and achieve acceptable levels of success or profits.
We have encountered and may continue to encounter the challenges, uncertainties and difficulties frequently experienced in new and rapidly evolving markets, including:
limited operating experience;
net losses;
lack of sufficient customers or loss of significant customers;
a changing business focus;
the downward trend in sales of physical DVD and Blu-ray discs;
rapidly-changing technology for some of the products and services we offer; and
difficulties in managing potentially rapid growth.

We expect competition to be intense. If we are unable to compete successfully, our business and results of operations will be seriously harmed.
The markets for the digital cinema business and the content distribution business are competitive, evolving and subject to rapid technological and other changes. We expect the intensity of competition in each of these areas to increase in the future. Companies willing to expend the necessary capital to create facilities and/or capabilities similar to ours may compete with our business. Increased competition may result in reduced revenues and/or margins and loss of market share, any of which could seriously harm our business. In order to compete effectively in each of these fields, we must differentiate ourselves from competitors.
Many of our current and potential competitors have longer operating histories and greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we do, which may permit them to adopt aggressive pricing policies. As a result, we may suffer from pricing pressures that could adversely affect our ability to generate revenues and our results of operations. Many of our competitors also have significantly greater name and brand recognition and a larger customer base than us. If we are unable to compete successfully, our business and results of operations will be seriously harmed.

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Our plan to acquire additional businesses involves risks, including our inability to complete an acquisition successfully, our assumption of liabilities, dilution of your investment and significant costs.
Strategic and financially appropriate acquisitions are a key component of our growth strategy. Although there are no other acquisitions identified by us as probable at this time, we may make further acquisitions of similar or complementary businesses or assets. Even if we identify appropriate acquisition candidates, we may be unable to negotiate successfully the terms of the acquisitions, finance them, integrate the acquired business into our then existing business, obtain required regulatory approvals, and/or attract and retain customers. Completing an acquisition and integrating an acquired business may require a significant diversion of management time and resources and may involve assuming new liabilities. Any acquisition also involves the risks that the assets acquired may prove less valuable than expected and/or that we may assume unknown or unexpected liabilities, costs and problems. If we make one or more significant acquisitions in which any of the consideration consists of our capital stock, your equity interest in the Company could be diluted, perhaps significantly. If we were to proceed with one or more significant acquisitions in which the consideration included cash, we could be required to use a substantial portion of our available cash, or obtain additional financing to consummate them.
Our previous acquisitions involve risks, including our inability to integrate successfully the new businesses and our assumption of certain liabilities.
Our acquisition of these businesses and their respective assets also involved the risks that the businesses and assets acquired may prove to be less valuable than we expected and/or that we may assume unknown or unexpected liabilities, costs and problems. In addition, we assumed certain liabilities in connection with these acquisitions and we cannot assure you that we will be able to satisfy adequately such assumed liabilities. Other companies that offer similar products and services may be able to market and sell their products and services more cost-effectively than we can.
We have recorded goodwill impairment charges and may be required to record additional charges to future earnings if our goodwill becomes further impaired or our intangible assets become impaired.

We are required under generally accepted accounting principles to review our goodwill and definite-lived intangible assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Goodwill must be tested for impairment at least annually. Factors that may be considered a change in circumstances indicating that the carrying value of our reporting units and intangible assets may not be recoverable include a decline in stock price and market capitalization, slower growth rates in our industry or our own operations, and/or other materially adverse events that have implications on the profitability of our business. In fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $18.0 million in our Content & Entertainment operating segment. We may be required to record additional charges to earnings during any period in which a further impairment of our goodwill or other intangible assets is determined which could adversely affect our results of operations.

If we do not manage our growth, our business will be harmed.
We may not be successful in managing our growth. Past growth has placed, and future growth will continue to place, significant challenges on our management and resources, related to the successful integration of the newly acquired businesses. To manage the expected growth of our operations, we will need to improve our existing, and implement new, operational and financial systems, procedures and controls. We may also need to expand our finance, administrative, client services and operations staffs and train and manage our growing employee base effectively. Our current and planned personnel, systems, procedures and controls may not be adequate to support our future operations. Our business, results of operations and financial position will suffer if we do not effectively manage our growth.
If we are not successful in protecting our intellectual property, our business will suffer.
We depend heavily on technology and viewing content to operate our business. Our success depends on protecting our intellectual property, which is one of our most important assets. We have intellectual property consisting of:
rights to certain domain names;
registered service marks on certain names and phrases;
various unregistered trademarks and service marks;
film, television and other forms of viewing content;
know-how; and
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If we do not adequately protect our intellectual property, our business, financial position and results of operations would be harmed. Our means of protecting our intellectual property may not be adequate. Unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of our intellectual property or to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. In addition, competitors may be able to devise methods of competing with our business that are not covered by our intellectual property. Our competitors may independently develop similar technology, duplicate our technology or design around any intellectual property that we may obtain.
Although we hold rights to various web domain names, regulatory bodies in the United States and abroad could establish additional top-level domains, appoint additional domain name registrars or modify the requirements for holding domain names. The relationship between regulations governing domain names and laws protecting trademarks and similar proprietary rights is unclear. We may be unable to prevent third parties from acquiring domain names that are similar to or diminish the value of our proprietary rights.
Our substantial debt and lease obligations could impair our financial flexibility and restrict our business significantly.
We now have, and will continue to have, significant debt obligations. In March 2018, we entered into a Loan, Guaranty and Security agreement, dated as of March 30, 2018, which provides for a Credit Facility (the "Credit Facility") pursuant to which we can borrow up to $19.0 million in revolving loans at any time outstanding. The obligations under the Credit Facility are with full recourse to Cinedigm. As of March 31, 2018, the principal amount outstanding under the Credit Facility was $8.2 million. Separately, in October 2013, we issued $5.0 million aggregate principal amount of subordinated notes (the “2013 Notes”), which debt is unsecured and subordinate to the debt under the Credit Facility. In July, September and October 2016 and January, February and July 2017, we issued $10.4 million aggregate principal amount of 12.75% Second Secured Lien Notes due 2019 (the “Second Secured Lien Notes”), which debt is secured on a second lien basis and is subordinate to the debt under the Credit Facility and senior to the 2013 Notes. In November 2017, $0.5 million principal amount of Second Secured Lien Notes were cancelled in exchange for other securities of the Company, and approximately $10.6 million principal amount of Second Secured Lien Notes is outstanding as of March 31, 2018.

As of March 31, 2018, total indebtedness of our consolidated subsidiaries (not including guarantees of our debt) was $40.2 million, none of which is guaranteed by Cinedigm Corp. or our subsidiaries, other than DC Holdings LLC, AccessDM and ADCP2 with respect to the Prospect Loan, and Phase II B/AIX with respect to the KBC Agreements. In connection with the Prospect Loan, we provided a limited recourse guaranty pursuant to which Cinedigm guaranteed certain representations and warranties and performance obligations with respect to the Prospect Loan in favor of the collateral agent and the administrative agent for the Prospect Loan. Cinedigm Corp. has provided a limited recourse guaranty in respect of a portion of this indebtedness ($39.7 million as of March 31, 2018) pursuant to which it agreed to become a primary obligor of such indebtedness in certain specified circumstances, none of which have occurred as of the date hereof.
In February 2013, DC Holdings LLC, our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into the Prospect Loan in the aggregate principal amount of $70.0 million. Additionally, in February 2013, CDF I, our indirect wholly owned subsidiary that is intended to be a special purpose, bankruptcy remote entity, amended and restated the Phase I Credit Agreement, pursuant to which it borrowed $130.0 million of which $5.0 million was assigned to DC Holdings LLC. As of March 31, 2018, the outstanding principal amount of the Prospect Loan was $39.7 million . In November 2016, the Phase I Credit Agreement was repaid in full, and accordingly no amount remains outstanding as of March 31, 2018. Phase II B/AIX, our indirect wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into the KBC Agreements pursuant to which it has borrowed $65.3 million in the aggregate. As of March 31, 2018, the outstanding principal balance under the KBC Agreements was $0.2 million in the aggregate.
The obligations and restrictions under the Credit Facility, the Prospect Loan, the KBC Agreements and our other debt obligations could have important consequences for us, including:
limiting our ability to obtain necessary financing in the future; and
requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to payments on our debt obligations,
thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures
and other corporate requirements or expansion of our business.

CDF2 and CDF2 Holdings are our indirect wholly owned, non-consolidated VIEs that are intended to be special purpose, bankruptcy remote entities. CDF2 has entered into the Phase II Credit Agreement, pursuant to which it borrowed $63.2 million in the aggregate. As of March 31, 2018, the outstanding balance under the Phase II Credit Agreement, which includes interest payable, was $10.2 million. In June 2018, the Phase II Credit Agreement was repaid in full, and accordingly no amount remains outstanding under the Phase II Credit Agreement. However, at the time the Phase II Credit Agreement became effective, CDF2 executed and delivered a promissory note (the “Advisory Fee Note”) to Société Générale in connection with a capital structure advisory fee owed to Société Générale. The Advisory Fee Note remains outstanding. As of March 31, 2018, the outstanding balance of the Advisory

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Fee Note was $4.0 million. CDF2 Holdings has entered into the CHG Lease pursuant to which CHG provided sale/leaseback financing for digital cinema projection systems that were partially financed by the Phase II Credit Agreement in an amount of approximately $57.2 million in the aggregate. The Advisory Fee Note and the CHG Lease are non-recourse to Cinedigm and our subsidiaries, excluding our VIEs, CDF2 and CDF2 Holdings, as the case may be. Although the Phase II financing arrangements undertaken by CDF2 and CDF2 Holdings are important to us with respect to the success of our Phase II Deployment, our financial exposure related to the debt of CDF2 and CDF2 Holdings is limited to the $2.0 million initial investment we made into CDF2 and CDF2 Holdings. CDF2 Holding’s total stockholder’s deficit at March 31, 2018 was $26.3 million. We have no obligation to fund the operating loss or the deficit beyond our initial investment, and accordingly, we carried our investment in CDF2 Holdings at $0 as of March 31, 2018 and 2017.
The obligations and restrictions under the Advisory Fee Note and the CHG Lease could have important consequences for CDF2 and CDF2 Holdings, including:
Limiting our ability to obtain necessary financing in the future; and
requiring them to dedicate a substantial portion of their cash flow to payments on their debt obligations, thereby reducing the availability of their cash flow for other uses.

If we are unable to meet our lease and debt obligations, we could be forced to restructure or refinance our obligations, to seek additional equity financing or to sell assets, which we may not be able to do on satisfactory terms or at all. As a result, we could default on those obligations and in the event of such default, our lenders could accelerate our debt or take other actions that could restrict our operations.
The foregoing risks would be intensified to the extent we borrow additional money or incur additional debt.
The agreements governing the financing of part of our Phase II Deployment, the Credit Facility and the Prospect Loan impose certain limitations on us.
The Credit Facility restricts our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries that have guaranteed the obligations under the Credit Facility, subject to certain exceptions, to, among other things:
make investments;
incur other indebtedness or liens;
create or acquire subsidiaries;
engage in a new line of business;
pay dividends;
sell assets;
acquire, consolidate with, or merge with or into other companies; and
enter into transactions with affiliates.

One or more of the KBC Agreements governing part of the financing of our Phase II Deployment restrict the ability of Phase II B/AIX to, among other things:
dispose of or incur other liens on the digital cinema projection systems financed by KBC;
engage in a new line of business;
sell assets outside the ordinary course of business or on other than arm’s length terms;
make payments to majority owned affiliated companies; and
consolidate with, or merge with or into other companies.

The agreements governing the Prospect Loan restrict the ability of DC Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries, and ADCP2 and its subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions, to, among other things:
make certain capital expenditures and investments;
incur other indebtedness or liens;
engage in a new line of business;
sell assets;
acquire, consolidate with, or merge with or into other companies; and
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The CHG Lease governing part of the financing of other parts of our Phase II Deployment imposes certain limitations, which may affect our Phase II deployment.
The CHG Lease restricts the ability of CDF2 Holdings to, among other things:
incur liens on the digital cinema projection systems financed; and
sublease, assign or modify the digital cinema projection systems financed.

We may not be able to generate the amount of cash needed to fund our future operations.
Our ability either to make payments on or to refinance our indebtedness, or to fund planned capital expenditures and research and development efforts, will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. Our ability to generate cash is in part subject to general economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.
Based on our current level of operations and in conjunction with the cost reduction measures that we have recently implemented and continue to implement, we believe our cash flow from operations, available borrowings and loan and credit agreement terms will be adequate to meet our future liquidity needs through at least March 31, 2019. Significant assumptions underlie this belief, including, among other things, that there will be no material adverse developments in our business, liquidity or capital requirements. If we are unable to service our indebtedness, we will be forced to adopt an alternative strategy that may include actions such as:
reducing capital expenditures;
reducing our overhead costs and/or workforce;
reducing research and development efforts;
selling assets;
restructuring or refinancing our remaining indebtedness; and
seeking additional funding.

We cannot assure you, however, that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations, or that we will be able to make future borrowings in amounts sufficient to enable us to pay the principal and interest on our current indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs. We may need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness on or before maturity. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
We have incurred losses since our inception.
We have incurred losses since our inception in March 2000 and have financed our operations principally through equity investments and borrowings. As of March 31, 2018, we had negative working capital, defined as current assets less current liabilities, of $2.2 million, and cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaling $19.0 million; we have total stockholders' deficit of $22.3 million; however, during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, we generated $22.4 million of net cash flows from operating activities.
Our net losses and cash outflows may increase as and to the extent that we increase the size of our business operations, increase our sales and marketing activities, increase our content distribution rights acquisition activities, enlarge our customer support and professional services and acquire additional businesses. These efforts may prove to be more expensive than we currently anticipate which could further increase our losses. We must continue to increase our revenues in order to become profitable. We cannot reliably predict when, or if, we will become profitable. Even if we achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain it. If we cannot generate operating income or positive cash flows in the future, we will be unable to meet our working capital requirements.
Many of our corporate actions may be controlled by our officers, directors and principal stockholders; these actions may benefit these principal stockholders more than our other stockholders.
As of March 31, 2018, our directors, executive officers and principal stockholders, those known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Class A common stock, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate, approximately 61.3% of our outstanding Class A common stock. Bison Entertainment Investment Limited, an affiliate of Bison Capital Holdings Company Limited and our largest stockholder (“Bison”), owns 19,666,667 shares of Class A common stock and has warrants to purchase 1,400,000 shares of Class A common stock, all of which are currently exercisable. If all the warrants were exercised, Bison would own 21,066,667 shares or approximately 54.8% of the then-outstanding Class A common stock.

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This stockholder may have significant influence over our business affairs, with the ability to control matters requiring approval by our security holders, including elections of directors and approvals of mergers or other business combinations. In addition, certain corporate actions directed by our officers may not necessarily inure to the proportional benefit of our other stockholders.
We face risks associated with expanding our business in China.

We expect to expand our business in China. In November 2017, Bison, a Hong Kong-based entity that does business in mainland China as well as other locations, became our majority owner. We anticipate that Bison's presence and relationships in China will provide us with assistance in expanding our business to China. In January 2018, we announced a strategic alliance with Starrise Media Holdings Limited, a leading Chinese entertainment company, to release films in China theatrically and to digital platforms, and to evaluate opportunities to jointly produce Chinese/American film co-productions. Accordingly, we are exposed to risks of doing business in China. As a result, the economic, political, legal and social conditions in China could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, the legal system in China has inherent uncertainties that may limit the legal protections available in the event of any claims or disputes that we may have with third parties, including our ability to protect the intellectual property we use in China. As China’s legal system is still evolving, the interpretation of many laws, regulations and rules is not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involve uncertainties, which may limit the remedies available in the event of any claims or disputes with third parties. Some of the other risks related to doing business in China include:

the Chinese government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we must conduct our business activities;
restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to receive and use our cash effectively;
the Chinese government may favor local businesses and make it more difficult for foreign businesses to operate in China on an equal footing, or generally;
there are increased uncertanties related to the enforcement of contracts with certain parties; and
more restrictive rules on foreign investment could adversely affect our ability to expand our operations in China

As a result of our growing operations in China, these risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

CFIUS may modify, delay, or prevent our future acquisition activities or investments in Cinedigm.

Bison is the majority owner of our Class A common stock, and therefore Cinedigm is considered a "foreign person" under the regulations relating to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). Acquisitions or investments that Cinedigm may wish to pursue in the future may be subject to CFIUS review. In such a case, Cinedigm and the other party may determine to submit to CFIUS review on a voluntary basis, or to proceed with the transaction and take a risk that CFIUS may retroactively require such a review. CFIUS has the authority to review and potentially block certain acquisitions or investments by foreign persons, or impose conditions with respect to such transactions, which may limit our future endeavors or even prevent us from pursuing transactions that we believe would otherwise be beneficial to us and our stockholders.
Our success will significantly depend on our ability to hire and retain key personnel.
Our success will depend in significant part upon the continued performance of our senior management personnel and other key technical, sales and creative personnel. We do not currently have significant “key person” life insurance policies for any of our employees. We currently have employment agreements with our chief executive officer. If we lose one or more of our key employees, we may not be able to find a suitable replacement(s) and our business and results of operations could be adversely affected. In addition, competition for key employees necessary to create and distribute our entertainment content and software products is intense and may grow in the future. Our future success will also depend upon our ability to hire, train, integrate and retain qualified new employees and our inability to do so may have an adverse impact upon our business, financial condition, operating results, liquidity and prospects for growth.

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If we do not respond to future changes in technology and customer demands, our financial position, prospects and results of operations may be adversely affected.
The demand for our Systems and other assets in connection with our digital cinema business (collectively, our “Digital Cinema Assets”) may be affected by future advances in technology and changes in customer demands. We cannot assure you that there will be continued demand for our Digital Cinema Assets. Our profitability depends largely upon the continued use of digital presentations at theatres. Although we have entered into long term agreements with major motion picture studios and independent studios (the “Studio Agreements”), there can be no assurance that these studios will continue to distribute digital content to movie theatres. If the development of digital presentations and changes in the way digital files are delivered does not continue or technology is used that is not compatible with our Systems, there may be no viable market for our Systems and related products. Any reduction in the use of our Systems and related products resulting from the development and deployment of new technology may negatively impact our revenues and the value of our Systems.
The demand for DVD products is declining, and we anticipate that this decline will continue. We anticipate, however, that the distribution of DVD products will continue to generate positive cash flows for the Company for the foreseeable future. Should a decline in consumer demand be greater than we anticipate, our business could be adversely affected.
We have concentration in our digital cinema business with respect to our major motion picture studio customers, and the loss of one or more of our largest studio customers could have a material adverse effect on us.
Our Studio Agreements account for a significant portion of our revenues within Phase 1 DC and Phase 2 DC. Together these studios generated 16%, 69%, and 16% of Phase 1 DC’s, Phase 2 DC’s and our consolidated revenues, respectively, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.
The Studio Agreements are critical to our business. If some of the Studio Agreements were terminated prior to the end of their terms or found to be unenforceable, or if our Systems are not upgraded or enhanced as necessary, or if we had a material failure of our Systems, it may have a material adverse effect on our revenue, profitability, financial condition and cash flows. The Studio Agreements also generally provide that the VPF rates and other material terms of the agreements may not be more favorable to one studio as compared to the others.
Termination of the MLAs and MLAAs could damage our revenue and profitability.
The master license agreements with each of our licensed exhibitors (the “MLAs”) are critical to our business as are master license administrative agreements (the “MLAAs”). The MLAs have terms, which expire in 2020 through 2022 and provide the exhibitor with an option to purchase our Systems or to renew for successive one-year periods up to ten years thereafter. The MLAs also require our suppliers to upgrade our Systems when technology necessary for compliance with DCI Specification becomes commercially available and we may determine to enhance the Systems, which may require additional capital expenditures. If any one of the MLAs were terminated prior to the end of its term, not renewed at its expiration or found to be unenforceable, or if our Systems are not upgraded or enhanced as necessary, it would have a material adverse effect on our revenue, profitability, financial condition and cash flows. Additionally, termination of MLAAs could adversely impact our servicing business.
We have concentration in our business with respect to our major licensed exhibitors, and the loss of one or more of our largest exhibitors could have a material adverse effect on us.
Approximately 64% of Phase 1 DC’s Systems and 19% of total systems are under MLA in theatres owned or operated by one large exhibitor. The loss of this exhibitor or another of our major licensed exhibitors could have a negative impact on the aggregate receipt of VPF revenues as a result of the loss of any associated MLAs. Although we do not receive revenues from licensed exhibitors and we have attempted to limit our licenses to only those theatres, which we believe are successful, each MLA with our licensed exhibitors is important, depending on the number of screens, to our business since VPF revenues are generated based on screen turnover at theatres. If the MLA with a significant exhibitor was terminated prior to the end of its term, it would have a material adverse effect on our revenue, profitability, financial condition and cash flows. There can be no guarantee that the MLAs with our licensed exhibitors will not be terminated prior to the end of its term.
An increase in the use of alternative movie distribution channels and other competing forms of entertainment could drive down movie theatre attendance, which, if causing significant theatre closures or a substantial decline in motion picture production, may lead to reductions in our revenues.
Various exhibitor chains, which are our distributors, face competition for patrons from a number of alternative motion picture distribution channels, such as DVD, network and syndicated television, VOD, pay-per-view television and downloading utilizing

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the Internet. These exhibitor chains also compete with other forms of entertainment competing for patrons’ leisure time and disposable income such as concerts, amusement parks and sporting events. An increase in popularity of these alternative movie distribution channels and competing forms of entertainment could drive down movie theatre attendance and potentially cause certain of our exhibitors to close their theatres for extended periods of time. Significant theatre closures could in turn have a negative impact on the aggregate receipt of our VPF revenues, which in turn may have a material adverse effect on our business and ability to service our debt.
An increase in the use of alternative movie distribution channels could also cause the overall production of motion pictures to decline, which, if substantial, could have an adverse effect on the businesses of the major studios with which we have Studio Agreements. A decline in the businesses of the major studios could in turn force the termination of certain Studio Agreements prior to the end of their terms. The Studio Agreements with each of the major studios are critical to our business, and their early termination may have a material adverse effect on our revenue, profitability, financial condition and cash flows.
Our success depends on external factors in the motion picture and television industry.
Our success depends on the commercial success of movies and television programs, which is unpredictable. Operating in the motion picture and television industry involves a substantial degree of risk. Each movie and television program is an individual artistic work, and inherently unpredictable audience reactions primarily determine commercial success. Generally, the popularity of movies and television programs depends on many factors, including the critical acclaim they receive, the format of their initial release, for example, theatrical or direct-to-video, the actors and other key talent, their genre and their specific subject matter. The commercial success of movies and television programs also depends upon the quality and acceptance of movies or programs that our competitors release into the marketplace at or near the same time, critical reviews, the availability of alternative forms of entertainment and leisure activities, general economic conditions and other tangible and intangible factors, many of which we do not control and all of which may change. We cannot predict the future effects of these factors with certainty, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, liquidity and prospects. In addition, because a movie’s or television program’s performance in ancillary markets, such as home video and pay and free television, is often directly related to its box office performance or television ratings, poor box office results or poor television ratings may negatively affect future revenue streams. Our success will depend on the experience and judgment of our management to select and develop new content acquisition and investment opportunities. We cannot make assurances that movies and television programs will obtain favorable reviews or ratings, will perform well at the box office or in ancillary markets or that broadcasters will license the rights to broadcast any of our television programs in development or renew licenses to broadcast programs in our library. The failure to achieve any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, liquidity and prospects.
Our business involves risks of liability claims for media content, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
As a distributor of media content, we may face potential liability for:
defamation;
invasion of privacy;
negligence;
copyright or trademark infringement (as discussed above); and
other claims based on the nature and content of the materials distributed.

These types of claims have been brought, sometimes successfully, against producers and distributors of media content. Any imposition of liability that is not covered by insurance or is in excess of insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, liquidity and prospects.
Our revenues and earnings are subject to market downturns.
Our revenues and earnings may fluctuate significantly in the future. General economic or other conditions could cause lower than expected revenues and earnings within our digital cinema, technology or content and entertainment businesses. The global economic turmoil of recent years has caused a general tightening in the credit markets, lower levels of liquidity, increases in the rates of default and bankruptcy, an unprecedented level of intervention from the U.S. federal government and other foreign governments, decreased consumer confidence, overall slower economic activity and extreme volatility in credit, equity and fixed income markets. While the ultimate outcome of these events cannot be predicted, a decrease in economic activity in the U.S. or in other regions of the world in which we do business could adversely affect demand for our movies, thus reducing our revenue and earnings. While stabilization has continued, it remains a slow process and the global economy remains subject to volatility. Moreover, financial

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institution failures may cause us to incur increased expenses or make it more difficult either to financing of any future acquisitions, or financing activities. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and could result in significant additional dilution to shareholders.
Changes in economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.
Our operations and performance could be influenced by worldwide economic conditions. Uncertainty about current global economic conditions poses a risk as consumers and businesses may postpone spending in response to tighter credit, negative financial news and/or declines in income or asset values, which could have a material negative effect on the demand for our products and services. Other factors that could influence demand include continuing increases in fuel and other energy costs, conditions in the residential real estate and mortgage markets, labor and healthcare costs, access to credit, consumer confidence, and other macroeconomic factors affecting consumer-spending behavior. These and other economic factors could have a material adverse effect on demand for our products and services and on our financial condition and operating results. Uncertainty about current global economic conditions could also continue to increase the volatility of our stock price.
Changes to existing accounting pronouncements or taxation rules or practices may affect how we conduct our business and affect our reported results of operations.
New accounting pronouncements or tax rules and varying interpretations of accounting pronouncements or taxation practice have occurred and may occur in the future. A change in accounting pronouncements or interpretations or taxation rules or practices can have a significant effect on our reported results and may even affect our reporting of transactions completed before the change is effective. Changes to existing rules and pronouncements, future changes, if any, or the questioning of current practices or interpretations may adversely affect our reported financial results or the way we conduct our business.

Our ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards in the future is subject to substantial limitations and we may not be able to use some identified net operating loss carryforwards, which could result in increased tax payments in future periods.
Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, if a corporation undergoes an ownership change (generally defined as a greater than 50% change (by value) in its equity ownership over a three-year period), the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards to offset its post-change income may be limited. Similar rules may apply under state tax laws. On November 1, 2018, we experienced an ownership change with respect to the Bison acquisition. Accordingly, our ability to utilize our NOL carryforwards attributable to periods prior to November 1, 2018 is subject to substantial limitations. These limitations could result in increased future tax payments, which could be material.
 
Risks Related to our Class A Common Stock

The liquidity of the Class A common stock is uncertain; the limited trading volume of the Class A common stock may depress the price of such stock or cause it to fluctuate significantly.

Although the Class A common stock is listed on Nasdaq, there has been a limited public market for the Class A common stock and there can be no assurance that a more active trading market for the Common Stock will develop. As a result, you may not be able to sell your shares of Class A common stock in short time periods, or possibly at all. The absence of an active trading market may cause the price per share of the Class A common stock to fluctuate significantly.
Substantial resales or future issuances of our Class A common stock could depress our stock price.

The market price for the Class A common stock could decline, perhaps significantly, as a result of resales or issuances of a large number of shares of the Class A common stock in the public market or even the perception that such resales or issuances could occur. In addition, we have outstanding a substantial number of options and warrants exercisable for shares of Class A common stock that may be exercised in the future. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of our equity securities.

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You will incur substantial dilution as a result of certain future equity issuances.

We have a substantial number of options and warrants currently outstanding which may be immediately exercised for shares of Class A common stock. To the extent that these options or warrants are exercised, or to the extent we issue additional shares of Class A common stock in the future, as the case may be, there will be further dilution to holders of shares of the Class A common stock.

Our issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect holders of Class A common stock.

Our board of directors is authorized to issue series of preferred stock without any action on the part of our holders of Class A common stock. Our board of directors also has the power, without stockholder approval, to set the terms of any such series of preferred stock that may be issued, including voting rights, dividend rights, preferences over our Class A common stock with respect to dividends or if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our business and other terms. If we issue preferred stock in the future that has preference over our Class A common stock with respect to the payment of dividends or upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or if we issue preferred stock with voting rights that dilute the voting power of our Class A common stock, the rights of holders of our Class A common stock or the price of our Class A common stock could be adversely affected.
Our stock price has been volatile and may continue to be volatile in the future; this volatility may affect the price at which you could sell our Class A common stock.
The trading price of the Class A common stock has been volatile and may continue to be volatile in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. Any of the factors listed below could have a material adverse effect on an investment in the Class A common stock:
actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly financial results or the quarterly financial results of companies perceived to be similar to us;
changes in the market’s expectations about our operating results;
success of competitors;
our operating results failing to meet the expectation of securities analysts or investors in a particular period;
changes in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts concerning us, the market for digital and physical content, content distribution and entertainment in general;
operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to us;
our ability to market new and enhanced products on a timely basis;
changes in laws and regulations affecting our business or our industry;
commencement of, or involvement in, litigation involving us;
changes in our capital structure, such as future issuances of securities or the incurrence of additional debt;
the volume of shares of the Class A common stock available for public sale;
any major change in our board of directors or management;
sales of substantial amounts of Class A common stock by our directors, executive officers or significant stockholders or the perception that such sales could occur; and
general economic and political conditions such as recessions, interest rates, international currency fluctuations and acts of war or terrorism.

Broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of the Class A common stock irrespective of our operating performance. The stock market in general, and Nasdaq in particular, have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of the particular companies affected. The trading prices and valuations of these stocks, and of the Class A common stock, may not be predictable. A loss of investor confidence in the market for retail stocks or the stocks of other companies that investors perceive to be similar to us could depress our stock price regardless of our business, prospects, financial conditions or results of operations. A decline in the market price of the Class A common stock also could adversely affect our ability to issue additional securities and our ability to obtain additional financing in the future.

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Anti-takeover provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as provisions of Delaware law, could impair a takeover attempt.
Our fifth amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as amended, contain provisions that could have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control or changes in our management without the consent of our board of directors. These provisions include:

no cumulative voting in the election of directors, which limits the ability of minority stockholders to elect director candidates;
the exclusive right of our board of directors to elect a director to fill a vacancy created by the expansion of the board of directors or the resignation, death, or removal of a director, which prevents stockholders from being able to fill vacancies on our board of directors;
the ability of our board of directors to determine to issue shares of preferred stock and to determine the price and other terms of those shares, including preferences and voting rights, without stockholder approval, which could be used to significantly dilute the ownership of a hostile acquirer;
the requirement that an annual meeting of stockholders may be called only by the board of directors, which may delay the ability of our stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or to take action, including the removal of directors;
limiting the liability of, and providing indemnification to, our directors and officers;
controlling the procedures for the conduct and scheduling of stockholder meetings; and
providing that directors may be removed prior to the expiration of their terms by the Board of Directors only for cause.

These provisions, alone or together, could delay hostile takeovers and changes in control of the Company or changes in our management.
As a Delaware corporation, we are also subject to provisions of Delaware law, including Section 203 of the DGCL, which prevents some stockholders holding more than 15% of our outstanding common stock from engaging in certain business combinations without approval of the holders of substantially all of our outstanding common stock. Any provision of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock, and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for the Class A common stock.
We have no present intention of paying dividends on our Class A common stock.

We have never paid any cash dividends on our Class A common stock and have no present plans to do so. In addition, certain of our credit facilities restrict our ability to pay dividends on the Class A common stock. As a result, you may not receive any return on an investment in our Class A common stock unless you sell the shares for a price greater than that which you paid for them.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.


ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

We operated from the following leased properties at March 31, 2018.
 
 
 
 
 
Location
 
Square Feet (Approx.)
 
Lease Expiration Date
 
Primary Use
Sherman Oaks, California
 
11,600
 
March 2022
 
Primary operations, sales, marketing and administrative offices for our Content & Entertainment Group. In addition, certain operations and administration for our other business segments.
Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, New York
 
10,500
 
April 2021
 
Corporate executive and administrative headquarters. Shared between all business segments.

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We believe that we have sufficient space to conduct our business for the foreseeable future. All of our leased properties are, in the opinion of our management, in satisfactory condition and adequately covered by insurance.

We do not own any real estate or invest in real estate or related investments.


ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.


PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Our Class A Common Stock trades publicly on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”), under the trading symbol “CIDM”. The following table shows the high and low sales prices per share of our Class A Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq for the periods indicated:
 
 
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
HIGH
 
LOW
 
HIGH
 
LOW
April 1 – June 30
 
$2.26
 
$1.38
 
$2.70
 
$1.21
July 1 – September 30
 
$1.75
 
$1.41
 
$2.40
 
$0.90
October 1 – December 31
 
$1.64
 
$1.21
 
$2.35
 
$1.27
January 1 – March 31
 
$1.51
 
$1.21
 
$1.69
 
$1.25
The last reported closing price per share of our Class A Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq on June 20, 2018 was $1.55 per share. As of June 20, 2018, there were 82 holders of record of our Class A Common Stock, not including beneficial owners of our Class A Common Stock whose shares are held in the names of various dealers, clearing agencies, banks, brokers and other fiduciaries.

CLASS B COMMON STOCK

No shares of Class B Common Stock are currently outstanding. On September 13, 2012, we amended our Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate any authorized but unissued shares of Class B Common Stock. On October 31, 2017, we filed our Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation which, in addition to other things, eliminated the Class B Common Stock. Accordingly, no further Class B Common Stock will be issued.

DIVIDEND POLICY
 
We have never paid any cash dividends on our Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock and do not anticipate paying any on our Class A Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Any future payment of dividends on our Class A Common Stock will be in the sole discretion of our board of directors. 

The holders of our Series A 10% Non-Voting Cumulative Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends. There were $89 thousand of cumulative dividends in arrears on the Preferred Stock at March 31, 2018.
 

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SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
 
None.
  
PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES

There were no purchases of shares of our Class A Common Stock made by us or on our behalf during the twelve months ended March 31, 2018.

ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following tables set forth our historical selected financial and operating data for the periods indicated. The selected financial and operating data should be read together with the other information contained in this document, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in Item 7 and the audited historical financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this document. The historical results here are not necessarily indicative of future results.

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For the Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
Statement of Operations Data
(In thousands, except for share and per share data)
Related to Continuing Operations:
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues
$
67,683

 
$
90,394

 
$
104,449

 
$
105,484

 
$
104,328

Direct operating (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)
19,523

 
25,121

 
31,341

 
30,109

 
28,920

Selling, general and administrative
28,454

 
23,776

 
33,367

 
31,120

 
26,333

Provision (benefit) for doubtful accounts
991

 
1,213

 
789

 
(206
)
 
394

Restructuring, transition and acquisitions expenses, net

 
87

 
1,130

 
2,638

 
1,533

Goodwill impairment

 

 
18,000

 
6,000

 

Litigation and related, net of recovery in 2016

 

 
(2,228
)
 
1,282

 

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
12,412

 
27,722

 
37,344

 
37,519

 
37,289

Amortization of intangible assets
5,580

 
5,718

 
5,852

 
5,864

 
3,473

Total operating expenses
66,960

 
83,637

 
125,595

 
114,326

 
97,942

(Loss) income from operations
723

 
6,757

 
(21,146
)
 
(8,842
)
 
6,386

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
57

 
73

 
82

 
101

 
98

Interest expense
(14,250
)
 
(19,068
)
 
(20,642
)
 
(19,899
)
 
(19,755
)
Debt conversion expense and loss on extinguishment of notes payable
(4,504
)
 
(5,415
)
 
(931
)
 

 

Gain on termination of capital lease

 
2,535

 

 

 

 Income on investment in non-consolidated entity

 

 

 

 
(1,812
)
Other (expense) income, net
(277
)
 
31

 
513

 
105

 
444

Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives
157

 
142

 
(40
)
 
(441
)
 
679

Loss from operations before income taxes
(18,094
)
 
(14,945
)
 
(42,164
)
 
(28,976
)
 
(13,960
)
Income tax expense
(401
)
 
(252
)
 
(345
)
 

 

Loss from continuing operations
(18,495
)
 
(15,197
)
 
(42,509
)
 
(28,976
)
 
(13,960
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

 

 
100

 
(11,904
)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations

 

 

 
(3,293
)
 

Net loss
(18,495
)
 
(15,197
)
 
(42,509
)
 
(32,169
)
 
(25,864
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
41

 
68

 
767

 
861

 

Net loss attributable to Cinedigm Corp.
(18,454
)
 
(15,129
)
 
(41,742
)
 
(31,308
)
 
(25,864
)
Preferred stock dividends
(356
)
 
(356
)
 
(356
)
 
(356
)
 
(356
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(18,810
)
 
$
(15,485
)
 
$
(42,098
)
 
$
(31,664
)
 
$
(26,220
)
Basic and diluted net loss per share from continuing operations
$
(0.81
)
 
$
(1.92
)
 
$
(6.51
)
 
$
(3.71
)
 
$
(2.51
)
Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share (1)
23,104,811

 
8,049,160

 
6,467,978

 
7,678,535

 
5,708,432

 
(1) 
We incurred net losses for all periods presented and, therefore, the impact of potentially dilutive common stock equivalents and convertible notes have been excluded from the computation of net loss per share from continuing operations as their impact would be anti-dilutive.

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For the Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
 
(In thousands)
Balance Sheet Data (At Period End):
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$
18,952

 
$
13,566

 
$
34,464

 
$
25,750

 
$
56,966

Working capital (deficit)
(2,165
)
 
(15,411
)
 
1,012

 
(30,871
)
 
(5,002
)
Total assets
121,182

 
151,334

 
209,398

 
273,017

 
336,719

Notes payable, non-recourse
38,082

 
61,104

 
112,312

 
151,360

 
190,874

Total stockholders' (deficit) equity of Cinedigm Corp.
(21,049
)
 
(69,489
)
 
(71,842
)
 
(18,959
)
 
10,227

Other Financial Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
22,397

 
31,699

 
25,504

 
9,211

 
39,594

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(931
)
 
(486
)
 
(1,389
)
 
1,197

 
(52,009
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(16,080
)
 
(44,128
)
 
(17,633
)
 
(41,624
)
 
49,182


ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this document.

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These include statements about our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future, which are indicated by words or phrases such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “estimates," and similar words. Forward-looking statements represent, as of the date of this report, our judgment relating to, among other things, future results of operations, growth plans, sales, capital requirements and general industry and business conditions applicable to us. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond our control that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
 
OVERVIEW

Since our inception, we have played a significant role in the digital distribution revolution that continues to transform the media landscape. In addition to our pioneering role in transitioning approximately 12,000 movie screens from traditional analog film prints to digital distribution, we have become a leading distributor of independent content, both through organic growth and acquisitions. We distribute products for major brands such as the Discovery Networks, National Geographic and Scholastic, as well as leading international and domestic content creators, movie producers, television producers and other short form digital content producers. We collaborate with producers, major brands and other content owners to market, source, curate and distribute quality content to targeted audiences through (i) existing and emerging digital home entertainment platforms, including but not limited to, iTunes, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, Xbox, PlayStation, and cable video-on-demand ("VOD"), and (ii) physical goods, including DVD and Blu-ray Discs.

We report our financial results in four primary segments as follows: (1) the first digital cinema deployment (“Phase I Deployment”), (2) the second digital cinema deployment (“Phase II Deployment”), (3) digital cinema services (“Services”) and (4) media content and entertainment group (“Content & Entertainment” or "CEG"). The Phase I Deployment and Phase II Deployment segments are the non-recourse, financing vehicles and administrators for our digital cinema equipment (the “Systems”) installed in movie theatres throughout the United States, and in Australia and New Zealand. Our Services segment provides fee based support to over 12,000 movie screens in our Phase I Deployment, Phase II Deployment segments as well as directly to exhibitors and other third party customers in the form of monitoring, billing, collection and verification services. Our Content & Entertainment segment is a market leader in: (1) ancillary market aggregation and distribution of entertainment content and; (2) branded and curated over-the-top ("OTT") digital network business providing entertainment channels and applications.

Beginning in December 2015, certain of our Phase I Deployment Systems began to reach the conclusion of their deployment payment period with certain distributors and, therefore, VPF revenues ceased to be recognized on such Systems, related to such distributors. Furthermore, because the Phase I Deployment installation period ended in November 2007, a majority of the VPF revenue associated with the Phase I Deployment Systems has ended. As of March 31, 2018, all of the systems in our Phase I Deployment segment had ceased to earn a significant portion VPF revenue from certain major studios. We expect to continue to earn ancillary revenue from the Phase I Deployment Systems through December of 2020; however, such amounts are expected to be significantly less material to our consolidated financial statements. The expected reduction in VPF revenue on our Phase I Deployment systems is scheduled to approximately coincide with the conclusion of certain of

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our non-recourse debt obligations and, therefore, we expect that reduced cash outflows related to such non-recourse debt obligations will partially offset reduced VPF revenue.

Under the terms of our standard Phase I Deployment licensing agreements, exhibitors will continue to have the right to use our Systems through December 2020, after which time, they have the option to: (1) return the Systems to us; (2) renew their license agreement for successive one-year terms; or (3) purchase the Systems from us at fair-market-value.

We are structured so that our digital cinema business (collectively, the Phase I Deployment, Phase II Deployment and Services segments) operates independently from our Content & Entertainment segment. As of March 31, 2018, we had approximately $40.2 million of outstanding debt principal that relates to, and is serviced by, our digital cinema business and is non-recourse to us. We also had approximately $33.8 million of outstanding debt principal that is a part of our Content & Entertainment and Corporate segments.

Liquidity

We have incurred consolidated net losses of $18.5 million and $15.2 million for the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. We have an accumulated deficit of $379.2 million as of March 31, 2018.  In addition, we have significant debt related contractual obligations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 and beyond.

On November 1, 2017, in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase Agreement") with Bison Entertainment Investment Limited, an affiliate of Bison Capital Holding Company Limited (“Bison”), we sold 20,000,000 shares of our Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $30.0 million, of which 19,666,667 shares were sold to Bison, and 333,333 shares were sold to the CEO of the Company. As a result of the of the transactions described above, Bison became a majority shareholder of the outstanding Class A Common Stock and designated two (2) nominees of the Company’s
Board of Directors, the size of which is set at seven (7) members. During the year ended March 31, 2018, we consummated
exchange agreements with holders of our remaining 5.5% Convertible Notes due 2035 ("Convertible Notes"), whereby $50.6 million principal amount of the Convertible Notes were exchanged for a combination of $17.6 million cash, 3,536,783 shares of Class A Common Stock and $1.5 million of Second Lien Notes. The Convertible Notes were immediately retired.

In accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement, on December 29, 2017, the Company entered into a loan agreement ("the Loan") with Bison, pursuant to which the Company borrowed $10.0 million. The Loan matures on June 28, 2021 and bears interest at 5% per annum, payable quarterly in cash. The principal is payable upon maturity. The Loan is unsecured and may be prepaid without premium or penalty, and contains customary covenants, representations and warranties. The proceeds of the Loan will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. In conjunction with the Loan agreement, the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,400,000 shares of the Company's Class A common stock (the "Warrants"). The Warrants have a 5-year term and are immediately exercisable at $1.80 per share. The Warrants contain certain anti-dilution adjustments. The Company valued the Warrants at $1.1 million, on a relative fair value basis, using Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model assuming a 5-year life, a risk-free rate of interest of 2.2% and an expected volatility of 74.3%.

We believe the combination of: (i) our cash and cash equivalent balances at March 31, 2018, (ii) retirement of the full outstanding amount of Convertible Notes, (iii) the equity and debt financings during fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, and (iv) expected cash flows from operations will be sufficient to satisfy our liquidity obligation and capital requirements for at least a year after these consolidated financial statements are issued. Our capital requirements will depend on many factors, and we may need to use capital resources and raise additional capital. Failure to generate additional revenues, raise additional capital or manage discretionary spending could have an adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and liquidity.


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). In connection with the preparation of our financial statements, we are required to make assumptions and estimates about future events and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and the related disclosures. We base our assumptions, estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends and other factors that management believes to be relevant at the time our consolidated financial statements are prepared. On a regular basis, management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material.

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Our significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Management believes that the following accounting policies are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results, and they require management's most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, resulting from the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Management has reviewed these critical accounting estimates and related disclosures with the Audit Committee of our board of directors.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation expense is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as follows:

Computer equipment and software
3-5 years
Digital cinema projection systems
10 years
Machinery and equipment
3-10 years
Furniture and fixtures
3-6 years

Leasehold improvements are being amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the improvement. Maintenance and repair costs are charged to expense as incurred. Major renewals, improvements and additions are capitalized.

Useful lives are determined based on an estimate of either physical or economic obsolescence, or both. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, we have neither made any revisions to estimated useful lives, nor recorded any impairment charges on our property and equipment.

FAIR VALUE ESTIMATES

Goodwill, Intangible and Long-Lived Assets

We evaluate our goodwill for impairment in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year (as of March 31), or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the fair value of a reporting unit is below its carrying amount. The determination of whether or not goodwill has become impaired involves a significant level of judgment in the assumptions underlying the approach used to determine the value of our reporting units. Inherent in the fair value determination for each reporting unit are certain judgments and estimates relating to future cash flows, including management's interpretation of current economic indicators and market conditions, and assumptions about our strategic plans with regard to our operations. To the extent additional information arises, market conditions change or our strategies change, it is possible that the conclusion regarding whether goodwill is impaired could change and result in future goodwill impairment charges that could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

We are permitted to make a qualitative assessment of whether goodwill is impaired, or opt to bypass the qualitative assessment, and proceed directly to performing a qualitative impairment test, whereby the fair value of a reporting unit is compared with its carrying amount and an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value.
We did not record goodwill impairment in connection with our annual testing in the fourth quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. In determining fair value, we used various assumptions, including expectations of future cash flows based on projections or forecasts derived from analysis of business prospects, economic or market trends and any regulatory changes that may occur. We estimated the fair value of the reporting unit using a net present value methodology, which is dependent on significant assumptions related to estimated future discounted cash flows, discount rates and tax rates. Certain of the estimates and assumptions that we used in determining the value of our CEG reporting unit are discussed in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this Report on Form 10-K.

We review the recoverability of our long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets, when events or conditions occur that indicate a possible impairment exists. Determining whether impairment has occurred typically requires various estimates and
assumptions, including determining which cash flows are directly related to the potentially impaired asset, the useful life over which cash flows will occur, their amount and the asset's residual value, if any. The assessment for recoverability is based primarily on our ability to recover the carrying value of its long-lived and finite-lived assets from expected future undiscounted net cash

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flows. If the total of expected future undiscounted net cash flows is less than the total carrying value of the assets the asset is deemed not to be recoverable and possibly impaired. We then estimate the fair value of the asset to determine whether an impairment loss should be recognized. An impairment loss will be recognized if the asset's fair value is determined to be less than its carrying value. Fair value is determined by computing the expected future discounted cash flows.


REVENUE RECOGNITION

Phase I Deployment and Phase II Deployment

Virtual print fees (“VPFs”) are earned, net of administrative fees, pursuant to contracts with movie studios and distributors, whereby amounts are payable by a studio to Phase 1 DC, CDF I and to Phase 2 DC when movies distributed by the studio are displayed on screens utilizing our Systems installed in movie theatres. VPFs are earned and payable to Phase 1 DC and CDF I based on a defined fee schedule with a reduced VPF rate year over year until the sixth year (calendar year 2011) at which point the VPF rate remains unchanged through the tenth year until the VPFs phase out. One VPF is payable for every digital title displayed per System. The amount of VPF revenue is dependent on the number of movie titles released and displayed using the Systems in any given accounting period. VPF revenue is recognized in the period in which the digital title first plays on a System for general audience viewing in a digitally equipped movie theatre, as Phase 1 DC’s, CDF I's and Phase 2 DC’s performance obligations have been substantially met at that time.

Phase 2 DC’s agreements with distributors require the payment of VPFs, according to a defined fee schedule, for ten years from the date each system is installed; however, Phase 2 DC may no longer collect VPFs once “cost recoupment,” as defined in the contracts with movie studios and distributors, is achieved. Cost recoupment will occur once the cumulative VPFs and other cash receipts collected by Phase 2 DC have equaled the total of all cash outflows, including the purchase price of all Systems, all financing costs, all “overhead and ongoing costs”, as defined, and including service fees, subject to maximum agreed upon amounts during the three-year rollout period and thereafter. Further, if cost recoupment occurs before the end of the eighth contract year, the studios will pay us a one-time “cost recoupment bonus.”  Any other cash flows, net of expenses, received by Phase 2 DC following the achievement of cost recoupment are required to be returned to the distributors on a pro-rata basis. At this time, we cannot estimate the timing or probability of the achievement of cost recoupment. Beginning in December 2018, certain Phase 2 DC Systems will have reached the conclusion of their deployment payment period, subject to earlier achievement of cost recoupment. In accordance with existing agreements with distributors, VPF revenues will cease to be recognized on such Systems. Because the Phase II deployment installation period ended in December 2012, a majority of the VPF revenue associated with the Phase II systems will end by December 2022 or earlier if cost recoupment is achieved.

Alternative content fees (“ACFs”) are earned pursuant to contracts with movie exhibitors, whereby amounts are payable to Phase 1 DC, CDF I and to Phase 2 DC, generally either a fixed amount or as a percentage of the applicable box office revenue derived from the exhibitor’s showing of content other than feature movies, such as concerts and sporting events (typically referred to as “alternative content”). ACF revenue is recognized in the period in which the alternative content first opens for audience viewing.

Revenues earned in connection with up front exhibitor contributions are deferred and recognized over the expected cost recoupment period.

Services

Exhibitors who purchased and own Systems using their own financing in the Phase II Deployment paid us an upfront activation fee of approximately $2.0 thousand per screen (the “Exhibitor-Buyer Structure”). Upfront activation fees were recognized in the period in which these Systems were delivered and ready for content, as we had no further obligations to the customer after that time and collection was reasonably assured. In addition, we recognize activation fee revenue of between $1.0 thousand and $2.0 thousand on Phase 2 DC Systems and for Systems installed by CDF2 Holdings, a related party (See Note 4 - Other Interests) upon installation and such fees are generally collected upfront upon installation. Our services segment manages and collects VPFs on behalf of exhibitors, for which it earns an administrative fee equal to 10% of the VPFs collected.

Our Services segment earns an administrative fee of approximately 5% of VPFs collected and, in addition, earns an incentive service fee equal to 2.5% of the VPFs earned by Phase 1 DC. This administrative fee is recognized in the period in which the billing of VPFs occurs, as performance obligations have been substantially met at that time.


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Content & Entertainment

CEG earns fees for the distribution of content in the home entertainment markets via several distribution channels, including digital, VOD, and physical goods (e.g. DVD and Blu-ray Discs). Fees earned are typically based on the gross amounts billed to our customers less the amounts owed to the media studios or content producers under distribution agreements, and gross media sales of owned or licensed content. Depending upon the nature of the agreements with the platform and content providers, the fee rate that we earn varies. Generally, revenues are recognized when content is available for subscription on the digital platform, at the time of shipment for physical goods, or point-of-sale for transactional and VOD services. Reserves for sales returns and other allowances are recorded based upon historical experience. If actual future returns and allowances differ from past experience, adjustments to our allowances may be required. Sales returns and allowances are reported as a reduction of revenues.

CEG also has contracts for the theatrical distribution of third party feature movies and alternative content. CEG’s distribution fee revenue and CEG's participation in box office receipts is recognized at the time a feature movie and alternative content are viewed. CEG has the right to receive or bill a portion of the theatrical distribution fee in advance of the exhibition date, and therefore such amount is recorded as a receivable at the time of execution, and all related distribution revenue is deferred until the third party feature movies’ or alternative content’s theatrical release date.

Revenue is deferred in cases where a portion or the entire contract amount cannot be recognized as revenue due to non-delivery of services. Such amounts are classified as deferred revenue and are recognized as earned revenue in accordance with our revenue recognition policies described above.

In connection with revenue recognition for CEG, the following are also considered critical accounting policies:

Advances

Advances, which are recorded within prepaid and other current assets within the consolidated balance sheets, represent amounts prepaid to studios or content producers for which we provide content distribution services. We evaluate advances regularly for recoverability and record impairment charges for amounts that we expect may not be recoverable as of the consolidated balance sheet date.

Participations and royalties payable

When we use third parties to distribute company owned content, we record participations payable, which represent amounts owed to the distributor under revenue-sharing arrangements. When we provide content distribution services, we record accounts payable and accrued expenses to studios or content producers for royalties owed under licensing arrangements. We identify and record as a reduction to the liability any expenses that are to be reimbursed to us by such studios or content producers.

Results of Operations for the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

Revenues
 
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
($ in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Phase I Deployment
$
16,782

 
$
32,068

 
$
(15,286
)
 
(47.7
)%
Phase II Deployment
11,863

 
12,538

 
(675
)
 
(5.4
)%
Services
8,932

 
11,611

 
(2,679
)
 
(23.1
)%
Content & Entertainment
30,106

 
34,177

 
(4,071
)
 
(11.9
)%
 
$
67,683

 
$
90,394

 
$
(22,711
)
 
(25.1
)%

Decreased revenues in our Phase I and Phase II Deployment businesses reflects a reduced number of Phase I Systems earning VPF revenues compared to the prior period. In addition, all of the Phase I exhibitors reached the end of their deployment agreement periods and, therefore, have ceased to earn VPF revenues from certain distributors.
Revenue generated by our Services segment decreased primarily as a result of the lower VPF revenues earned by our Phase I Deployment business. Our Services segment earns commissions on VPF revenue generated by the Phase I and Phase II deployment segments and therefore we expect this segment's revenues to continue to decrease in proportion to the revenues generated by our Phase I business as a result of Expired Theaters and the resulting reduction of VPF revenues.

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Revenues at our Content & Entertainment segment decreased due to lower overall sales volumes for physical product and a change in the mix of content sold. Our traditional DVD and Blu-ray business continues to be negatively impacted by changing consumer behaviors and digital market shift to more original productions has lowered demand for third party content. Our product mix has also shifted significantly toward licensed content in the current year.

The decline in physical product sales was partially offset by a $0.7 million increase in sales related to our OTT channels and a
slight increase in distribution related revenues. We continued to shift our strategy toward developing and marketing a portfolio of narrowcast OTT channels.

Direct Operating Expenses
 
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
($ in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Phase I Deployment
$
1,098

 
$
1,052

 
$
46

 
4.4
 %
Phase II Deployment
390

 
388

 
2

 
0.5
 %
Services
38

 
10

 
28

 
280.0
 %
Content & Entertainment
17,997

 
23,671

 
(5,674
)
 
(24.0
)%
 
$
19,523

 
$
25,121

 
$
(5,598
)
 
(22.3
)%

Direct operating expenses decreased in the year ended March 31, 2018 compared to the prior year, primarily resulting from a corresponding decrease in revenue in our CEG business. In addition, direct operating expenses in the prior year included higher third party distribution costs and higher OTT platform and content distribution costs. The current year also reflects reduced costs related to marketing and content acquisitions costs as we intentionally focused more on developing OTT channel content in the 2018 fiscal year.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
 
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
($ in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Phase I Deployment
$
378

 
$
544

 
$
(166
)
 
(30.5
)%
Phase II Deployment
369

 
228

 
141

 
61.8
 %
Services
1,008

 
798

 
210

 
26.3
 %
Content & Entertainment
16,715

 
15,812

 
903

 
5.7
 %
Corporate
9,984

 
6,394

 
3,590

 
56.1
 %
 
$
28,454

 
$
23,776

 
$
4,678

 
19.7
 %

Selling, general and administrative expense increased $4.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2018 due to a special bonus payout of $1.5 million to the officers and employees upon the consummation of the Bison transaction. We also accrued $1.2 million in bonus expense for the year ended March 31, 2018 compared to a reversal of an accrual for incentive compensation of $1.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2017. In addition, stock based compensation increased by $0.6 million as a result of the accelerated vesting of all outstanding unvested stock options and restricted stock on November 1, 2017. Consulting and other expenses also increased by approximately $0.3 million.

Provision for Doubtful Accounts

Provision for doubtful accounts was $1.0 million and $1.2 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense on Property and Equipment
 
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
($ in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Phase I Deployment
$
4,167

 
$
19,263

 
$
(15,096
)
 
(78.4
)%
Phase II Deployment
7,523

 
7,523

 

 
 %
Content & Entertainment
443

 
273

 
170

 
62.3
 %
Corporate
279

 
663

 
(384
)
 
(57.9
)%
 
$
12,412

 
$
27,722

 
$
(15,310
)
 
(55.2
)%

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Depreciation and amortization expense decreased, primarily in our Phase I Deployment segment, as all of our digital cinema projection systems in Phase I Deployment reached the conclusion of their ten-year useful lives and are now fully depreciated. The depreciation in the Corporate segment declined mostly related to lower depreciation for assets under capital leases and leasehold improvements.

Interest expense, net
 
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
($ in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Phase I Deployment
$
6,931

 
$
10,154

 
$
(3,223
)
 
(31.7
)%
Phase II Deployment
269

 
1,034

 
(765
)
 
(74.0
)%
Corporate
6,993

 
7,807

 
(814
)
 
(10.4
)%
 
$
14,193

 
$
18,995

 
$
(4,802
)
 
(25.3
)%

Interest expense reported by our Phase I and Phase II Deployment segments decreased primarily as a result of reduced debt balances compared to the prior year and the pay-down of one of our KBC Facilities. We expect interest expense related to the KBC Facilities to continue to decrease as we continue to pay down such balances. Interest expense in our Corporate segment also decreased as we paid off all of the remaining balance of our convertible debt as of November 7, 2017. In addition, we also had a lower average balance drawn on our revolving line of credit for the year ended March 31, 2018 compared to the prior year.

Income Tax Expense

We recorded income tax expense from operations of $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the years ended March 31, 2018 and
2017, respectively, primarily for state income taxes related to our Phase I Deployment business. Income tax expense was mainly related to taxable income at the state level and timing differences related to fixed asset depreciation.

Debt conversion expense and loss on extinguishment of notes payable

We recorded debt conversion expense and loss on extinguishment of notes payable of $4.5 million for the year ended March 31, 2018, for the conversion of an aggregate of $46.8 million of Convertible Notes. For the year ended March 31, 2017, $5.4 million of debt conversion expense and loss on extinguishment was recognized on the conversion of $13.4 million of Convertible Notes.

Adjusted EBITDA

We define Adjusted EBITDA to be earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, other income, net, stock-based compensation and expenses, merger and acquisition costs, restructuring, transition and acquisitions expense, net, goodwill impairment and certain other items.

Adjusted EBITDA (including the results of Phase I and Phase II Deployments segments) for the year ended March 31, 2018 decreased 46.9% compared to the year ended March 31, 2017. Adjusted EBITDA from our non-deployment businesses was negative $2.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2018, compared to an Adjusted EBITDA of $1.0 million for the year ended March 31, 2017. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA compared to the prior period primarily reflects lower revenue in all of our business segments.,

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. We use Adjusted EBITDA as a financial metric to measure the financial performance of the business because management believes it provides additional information with respect to the performance of its fundamental business activities. For this reason, we believe Adjusted EBITDA will also be useful to others, including its stockholders, as a valuable financial metric.

We present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplement to net loss as an indicator of operating performance. We also believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is useful both to management and investors when evaluating our performance and comparing our performance with that of our competitors. We also use Adjusted EBITDA for planning purposes and to evaluate our financial performance because Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain incremental expenses or non-cash items, such as stock-based compensation charges, that we believe are not indicative of our ongoing operating performance.


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We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measure and not a liquidity measure, and therefore a reconciliation between net loss and Adjusted EBITDA has been provided below. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to income from operations or net loss as an indicator of performance or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of cash flows, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP, or as a measure of liquidity. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account changes in certain assets and liabilities as well as interest and income taxes that can affect cash flows. We do not intend the presentation of these non-GAAP measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Following is the reconciliation of our consolidated net loss to Adjusted EBITDA:

 
 
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
($ in thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
Net loss
 
$
(18,495
)
 
$
(15,197
)
Add Back:
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense
 
401

 
252

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
 
12,412

 
27,722

Amortization of intangible assets
 
5,580

 
5,718

Gain on termination of capital lease
 

 
(2,535
)
Interest expense, net
 
14,193

 
18,995

Debt conversion expense and loss on extinguishment of notes payable
 
4,504

 
5,415

Other expense, net
 
2,028

 
40

Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives
 
(157
)
 
(142
)
Provision for doubtful accounts
 
253

 
1,213

Stock-based compensation and expenses
 
2,279

 
1,726

Restructuring, transition and acquisition expenses, net
 

 
87

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
41

 
68

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
23,039

 
$
43,362

 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments related to the Phase I and Phase II Deployments:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
 
$
(11,690
)
 
$
(26,786
)
Amortization of intangible assets
 
(46
)
 
(46
)
Provision for doubtful accounts
 
(253
)
 
(946
)
Bonuses
 
(59
)
 

       Income from operations
 
(13,683
)
 
(14,616
)
Adjusted EBITDA from non-deployment businesses
 
$
(2,692
)
 
$
968

 
 
 
 
 



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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") as No. 2017-09, “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting,” clarifying when a change to the terms or conditions of a share based payment award must be accounted for as a modification. The new guidance requires modification accounting if the fair value, vesting condition or the classification of the award is not the same immediately before and after a change to the terms and conditions of the award. The new guidance was effective for the Company on a prospective basis beginning on January 1, 2018. The Company adopted this guidance and it did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-03 which amended Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (Topic 250) to state that registrants should consider additional qualitative disclosures if the impact of an issued but not yet adopted ASU is unknown or cannot be reasonably estimated and to include a description of the effect of the accounting policies that the registrant expects to apply, if determined. Transition guidance included in certain issued but not yet adopted ASUs was also updated to reflect this amendment.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The standard eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test, instead requiring an entity to recognize a goodwill impairment charge for the amount by which the goodwill carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. This guidance is effective for interim and annual goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. We made an early adoption for the year ended March 31, 2018. The adoption of this guidance did not to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business,” which provides additional guidance on evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets or businesses. The guidance requires an entity to evaluate if substantially all the fair value of the assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets. If this threshold is met, the new guidance would define this as an asset acquisition; otherwise, the entity then evaluates whether the asset meets the requirement that a business include, at a minimum, an input and substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs. The guidance is effective for the Company on a prospective basis beginning on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted. This new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance amending the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting. The new guidance, issued as ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), will be effective for public entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted. The new leases standard requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. The Company is evaluating the methods and impact of adopting this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Classification of Certain Cash Receipts
and Cash Payments. This standard amends and adjusts how cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the
statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years and will require adoption on a retrospective basis unless impracticable. If impracticable we would be required to apply the amendments prospectively as of the earliest date possible. This guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated statement of financial position or financial statement disclosures.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) ("ASU 2016-18")". ASU 2016-18 provides guidance on the classification of restricted cash to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning of period and the end of period total amounts on the statement of cash flows. This pronouncement is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 using a retrospective adoption method and early adoption is permitted. The Company intends to adopt this guidance for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.

In May 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on revenue recognition. The new standard, issued as ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”. Under this guidance, revenue is recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. The updated standard will replace all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. In addition, the new standard requires that reporting companies disclose the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date to January 1, 2018, with early

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adoption beginning January 1, 2017. In 2016, the FASB issued additional guidance to clarify the implementation guidance. During the fourth quarter, the Company completed its evaluation of the new standard and concluded that revenue recognition will remain materially consistent with the Company’s current revenue recognition policies. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance on April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach under which prior years data is not recast. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s opening accumulated deficit.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have incurred net losses each year since we commenced our operations. Since our inception, we have financed our operations substantially through the private placement of shares of our common and preferred stock, the issuance of promissory notes, our initial public offering and subsequent private and public offerings, notes payable and common stock used to fund various acquisitions.

We may continue to generate net losses in the future primarily due to depreciation and amortization, interest on notes payable,
marketing and promotional activities and content acquisition and marketing costs. Certain of these costs, including costs of content acquisition, marketing and promotional activities, could be reduced if necessary. The restrictions imposed by our debt agreements may limit our ability to obtain financing, make it more difficult to satisfy our debt obligations or require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to payments on our existing debt obligations. The Prospect Loan requires certain screen turn performance from certain of our Phase I and Phase II subsidiaries. While such restrictions may reduce the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other corporate requirements, we do not have similar restrictions imposed upon our CEG businesses. We may seek to raise additional capital as necessary. Failure to generate additional revenues, raise additional capital or manage discretionary spending could have an adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

On November 1, 2017, in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase Agreement") with Bison Entertainment Investment Limited, an affiliate of Bison Capital Holding Company Limited (“Bison”), we sold 20,000,000 shares of our Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $30.0 million, of which 19,666,667 shares were sold to Bison, and 333,333 shares were sold to the CEO of the Company. As a result of the of the transactions described above, Bison became a majority shareholder of the outstanding Class A Common Stock and designated two (2) nominees of the Company’s
Board of Directors, the size of which is set at seven (7) members. During the year ended March 31, 2018, we consummated exchange agreements with holders of substantially all of our remaining 5.5% Convertible Notes due 2035 ("Convertible Notes"), whereby $50.6 million principal amount of the Convertible Notes were exchanged for a combination of $17.6 million cash, 3,536,783 shares of Class A Common Stock and $1.5 million of Second Lien Notes. The Convertible Notes were immediately retired.

As a result of the of the transactions described above, Bison became a majority shareholder of the outstanding Class A Common Stock and is entitled to designate two (2) nominees for our Board of Directors, the size of which is set at seven (7) members.

In accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement, on December 29, 2017, we entered into a Loan with Bison, pursuant to which the Company borrowed $10.0 million. The Loan matures on June 28, 2021 and bears interest at 5% per annum, payable quarterly in cash. The principal is payable upon maturity. The Loan is unsecured and may be prepaid without premium or penalty, and contains customary covenants, representations and warranties. In conjunction with the Loan agreement, the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,400,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock.
Our business is primarily driven by the growth in global demand for video entertainment content in all forms and, in particular, the shifting consumer demand for content in digital forms within home and mobile devices as well as the maturing digital cinema marketplace. Our primary revenue drivers are expected to be the increasing number of digitally equipped devices/screens and the demand for entertainment content in theatrical, home and mobile ancillary markets. According to the Motion Picture Association of America, there were approximately 43,600 domestic (United States and Canada) movie theatre screens and approximately 152,000 screens worldwide, of which approximately 42,500 of the domestic screens were equipped with digital cinema technology, and more than 12,000 of those screens contain our Systems. Historically, the number of digitally equipped screens in the marketplace has been a significant determinant of our potential revenue. Going forward, the expansion of our content business into ancillary distribution markets and digital distribution of narrowcast OTT content are expected to be
the primary drivers of our revenues.


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Non-Recourse Indebtedness

Our Phase I and Phase II Deployment businesses have historically been financed through a series of non-recourse loans. Certain of the subsidiaries that make up our Phase I and Phase II Deployment businesses have pledged their assets as collateral for, and are liable with respect to, certain indebtedness for which the assets of our other subsidiaries generally are not. We have referred to this indebtedness as "non-recourse debt" because the recourse of the lenders is limited to the assets of specific subsidiaries. Such indebtedness includes the Prospect Loan, the KBC Facilities, the P2 Vendor Note and the P2 Exhibitor Notes. The balance of our non-recourse debt, net of related debt issuance costs, as of March 31, 2018 was $37.6 million and$0.5 million for our Phase I and Phase II Deployment segments, respectively, which matures as presented in the Contractual Obligations table below. We continue to expect cash flows from our Phase I and II deployment operations will be sufficient to satisfy our liquidity and contractual requirements that are linked to these operations.

Revolving Credit Agreements

As of November 14, 2017, the maximum principal amount available under the Cinedigm Credit Agreement was reduced to $11.8 million from $17.1 million. As of March 30, 2018, $7.8 million of the revolving loans was drawn upon with no amount available for borrowing. We generally used the revolving loans under the Cinedigm Credit Agreement for working capital needs and to invest in entertainment content, and the loans are supported by the cash flows from our media library. The revolving loans under the Cinedigm Credit Agreement bore interest at a Base Rate plus 3.5% or LIBOR plus 4.5%, at our election, and matured on March 31, 2018.

On March 30, 2018, the Company entered into a new Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2018, by and between the Company, East West Bank ("EWB") and the Guarantors named therein, which are certain subsidiaries of the Company (the "Loan Agreement"). The Loan Agreement provides for a credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) consisting of a maximum of $19.0 million in revolving loans at any one time outstanding and having a maturity date of March 31, 2020, which may be extended for two successive periods of one year each at the sole discretion of the lender so long as certain conditions are met.

Interest is due monthly on the last day of the month based on the rate determined by the Company in prior month of either 0.5% plus Prime Rate or 3.25% above LIBOR Rate established by EWB.

On March 30, 2018, the Company borrowed $8.2 million from the Credit Facility and paid the remaining balance of $7.8 million plus interest on the Cinedigm Revolving Loan, as well as other associated legal costs.

Convertible Notes

In connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement with Bison on July 10, 2017, the Company entered into two Exchange Agreements with holders of the remaining Convertible Notes representing approximately 99% of the principal amount of the Company’s outstanding 5.5% Convertible Senior Notes due in 2035 to exchange their notes into cash, Class A Common Stock, Second Lien Loans or a combination thereof in order to decrease the debt obligations of the Company.

On November 1, 2017, in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase Agreement") with Bison Entertainment Investment Limited, an affiliate of Bison Capital Holding Company Limited (“Bison”), we sold 20,000,000 shares of our Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $30.0 million, of which 19,666,667 shares were sold to Bison, and 333,333 shares were sold to the CEO of the Company. As a result of the of the transactions described above, Bison became a majority shareholder of the outstanding Class A Common Stock and designated two (2) nominees of the Company’s
Board of Directors, the size of which is set at seven (7) members. During the year ended March 31, 2018, we consummated exchange agreements with holders of substantially all of our remaining 5.5% Convertible Notes due 2035 ("Convertible Notes"), whereby $50.6 million principal amount of the Convertible Notes were exchanged for a combination of $17.6 million cash, 3,536,783 shares of Class A Common Stock and $1.5 million of Second Lien Notes. The Convertible Notes were immediately retired.

Other Indebtedness

In October 2013, we issued notes to certain investors in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million (the "2013 Notes") and warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to such investors. The principal amount outstanding under the 2013 Notes is due on October 21, 2018 and the notes bear interest at 9.0% per annum, payable in quarterly installments.


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In addition, as discussed in more detail in Note 5 - Notes Payable, our debt obligations have instituted certain financial and liquidity covenants and capital requirements, and from time to time, we may need to use available capital resources and raise additional capital to satisfy these covenants and requirements.

Changes in our cash flows were as follows:
 
For the Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
($ in thousands)
2018
 
2017
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
22,397

 
$
31,699

Net cash used in investing activities
(931
)
 
(486
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(16,080
)
 
(44,128
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
$
5,386

 
$
(12,915
)

As of March 31, 2018, we had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances of $19.0 million.

Net cash provided by operating activities is primarily driven by loss from operations, excluding non-cash expenses such as depreciation, amortization, bad debt provisions and stock-based compensation, offset by changes in working capital. We expect cash received from VPFs to continue to decline in our current fiscal year as all our Phase I Systems reached the conclusion of their deployment payment period with certain major studios. Changes in accounts receivable from our studio customers largely impact cash flows from operating activities and vary based on the seasonality of movie release schedules by the major studios. Operating cash flows from CEG are typically higher during our fiscal third and fourth quarters, resulting from revenues earned during the holiday season, and lower in the following two quarters as we pay royalties on such revenues. In addition, we make advances on theatrical releases and to certain home entertainment distribution clients for which initial expenditures are generally recovered within six to twelve months. To manage working capital fluctuations, we have a revolving line of credit that allows for borrowings of up to $19.0 million, of which $9.8 million was available for borrowing as of March 31, 2018.

We have undertaken initiatives to reduce cash operating expenses in the future, including relocating our offices in 2017 from Century City, California to Sherman Oaks, California, and also relocating the New York office, within New York City, which is expected to reduce operating expenses by approximately $0.7 million annually.

We expect operating activities to continue to be a positive source of cash.

Cash flows used in investing activities consisted of purchases of property and equipment.

For the year ended March 31, 2018, cash flows used in financing activities primarily reflects net payments of notes payable of $53.1 million and credit facilities, offset by the net proceeds of $38.0 million in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement and a loan with Bison.

We have contractual obligations that primarily consist of term notes payable, credit facilities, and non-cancelable operating leases related to office space.

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The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations as of March 31, 2018:

 
Payments Due
Contractual Obligations (in thousands)
Total
 
2019
 
2020 & 2021
 
2022 & 2023
 
Thereafter
Long-term recourse debt
$
33,787

 
$
5,000

 
$
18,787

 
$
10,000

 
$

Long-term non-recourse debt (1)
40,222

 
512

 
39,710

 

 

Debt-related obligations, principal
$
74,009

 
$
5,512

 
$
58,497

 
$
10,000

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on recourse debt
$
9,388

 
$
2,238

 
$
7,025

 
$
125

 
$

Interest on non-recourse debt (1)
15,729

 
5,255

 
10,474

 

 

Total interest
$
25,117

 
$
7,493

 
$
17,499

 
$
125

 
$

Total debt-related obligations
$
99,126

 
$
13,005

 
$
75,996

 
$
10,125

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total non-recourse debt including interest
$
55,951

 
$
5,767

 
$
50,184

 
$

 
$

Operating lease obligations
$
3,883

 
$
996

 
$
2,189

 
$
698

 
$


(1)
Non-recourse debt is generally defined as debt whereby the lenders’ sole recourse, with respect to defaults, is limited to the value of the asset that is collateral for the debt. The Prospect Loan is not guaranteed by us or our other subsidiaries, other than Phase 1 DC and DC Holdings and the KBC Facilities are not guaranteed by us or our other subsidiaries, other than Phase 2 DC.

We may continue to generate net losses for the foreseeable future primarily due to depreciation and amortization, interest on our debt obligations, marketing and promotional activities and content acquisition and marketing costs. Certain of these costs, including costs of content acquisition, marketing and promotional activities, could be reduced if necessary. The restrictions imposed by the terms of our debt obligations may limit our ability to obtain financing, make it more difficult to satisfy our debt obligations or require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to payments on our existing debt obligations. We feel we are adequately financed for at least the next twelve months, however we may need to raise additional capital for working capital as deemed necessary. Failure to generate additional revenues, raise additional capital or manage discretionary spending could have an adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.


Subsequent Events

In June 2018, the Company and Christopher J. McGurk, our CEO, entered into an amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the term of Mr. McGurk’s employment with the Company was extended through March 31, 2021. (See Item 11 - Employment Agreements and Arrangements between the Company and Named Executives” below).

Seasonality

Revenues from our Phase I Deployment and Phase II Deployment segments derived from the collection of VPFs from motion picture studios are seasonal, coinciding with the timing of releases of movies by the motion picture studios. Generally, motion picture studios release the most marketable movies during the summer and the winter holiday season. The unexpected emergence of a hit movie during other periods can alter the traditional trend. The timing of movie releases can have a significant effect on our results of operations, and the results of one quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for the next quarter or any other quarter. While CEG benefits from the winter holiday season, we believe the seasonality of motion picture exhibition, however, is becoming less pronounced as the motion picture studios are releasing movies somewhat more evenly throughout the year.




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Off-balance sheet arrangements

We are not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements, other than operating leases in the ordinary course of business, which are disclosed above in the table of our significant contractual obligations, and CDF2 Holdings. In addition, as discussed further in Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Consolidation and Note 4 - Other Interests to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we hold a 100% equity interest in CDF2 Holdings, which is an unconsolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”), which wholly owns Cinedigm Digital Funding 2, LLC; however, we are not the primary beneficiary of the VIE.

Impact of Inflation

The impact of inflation on our operations has not been significant to date. However, there can be no assurance that a high rate of inflation in the future would not have an adverse impact on our operating results.


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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA


CINEDIGM CORP.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Deficit for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


36



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Cinedigm Corp.


Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Cinedigm Corp. (the “Company") as of March 31, 2018 and 2017 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 2018, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2018 and 2017, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. 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 audits 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 statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, 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 statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


/s/ EisnerAmper LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2004.


EISNERAMPER LLP
New York, New York
June 25, 2018




F-1



CINEDIGM CORP.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except for share and per share data)
 
March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
17,952

 
$
12,566

Accounts receivable, net
38,128

 
53,608

Inventory, net
792

 
1,137

Unbilled revenue
6,799

 
5,655

Prepaid and other current assets
10,497

 
13,484

Total current assets
74,168

 
86,450

Restricted cash
1,000

 
1,000

Property and equipment, net
21,483

 
33,138

Intangible assets, net
14,653

 
20,227

Goodwill
8,701

 
8,701

Debt issuance costs, net

 
260

Other long-term assets
1,177

 
1,558

Total assets
$
121,182

 
$
151,334

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 
 
Current liabilities

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
69,225

 
$
73,679

Current portion of notes payable, including unamortized debt discount of $225 and $0, respectively (see Note 5)
4,775

 
19,599

Current portion of notes payable, non-recourse (see Note 5)
512

 
6,056

Current portion of capital leases


66

Current portion of deferred revenue
1,821

 
2,461

Total current liabilities
76,333

 
101,861

Notes payable, non-recourse, net of current portion and unamortized debt issuance costs of
$2,140 and $2,701 respectively (see Note 5)
37,570

 
55,048

Notes payable, net of current portion and unamortized debt issuance costs of $3,352
and $5,340, respectively (see Note 5)
25,435

 
59,396

Deferred revenue, net of current portion
3,842

 
5,324

Other long-term liabilities
306

 
408

Total liabilities
143,486

 
222,037

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 7)


 


Stockholders’ Deficit


 


Preferred stock, 15,000,000 shares authorized;
Series A 10% - $0.001 par value per share; 20 shares authorized; 7 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively. Liquidation preference of $3,648
3,559

 
3,559

Common stock, $0.001 par value; Class A and Class B stock; Class A stock 60,000,000 shares and 25,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively; 36,261,975 and 11,841,983 shares issued and 34,948,139 and 11,841,983 shares outstanding at March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively; zero Class B stock authorized and outstanding at March 31, 2018 and 1,241,000 Class B stock authorized and zero shares outstanding at March 31, 2017.
35

 
12

Additional paid-in capital
366,223

 
287,393

Treasury stock, at cost; 1,313,836 Class A common shares at March 31, 2018.
(11,603
)
 

Accumulated deficit
(379,225
)
 
(360,415
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(38
)
 
(38
)
Total stockholders’ deficit of Cinedigm Corp.
(21,049
)
 
(69,489
)
Deficit attributable to noncontrolling interest
(1,255
)
 
(1,214
)
Total deficit
(22,304
)
 
(70,703
)
Total liabilities and deficit
$
121,182

 
$
151,334

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-2



CINEDIGM CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except for share and per share data)

 
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Revenues
$
67,683


$
90,394

Costs and expenses:




Direct operating (excludes depreciation and amortization shown below)
19,523


25,121

Selling, general and administrative
28,454


23,776

Provision for doubtful accounts
991


1,213

Restructuring expenses


87

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
12,412


27,722

Amortization of intangible assets
5,580


5,718

Total operating expenses
66,960


83,637

Income from operations
723


6,757

Interest income
57


73

Interest expense
(14,250
)

(19,068
)
Debt conversion expense and loss on extinguishment of notes payable
(4,504
)

(5,415
)
Gain on termination of capital lease

 
2,535

Other (expense) income, net
(277
)

31

Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives
157


142

Loss from operations before income taxes
(18,094
)

(14,945
)
Income tax expense
(401
)

(252
)
Net loss
(18,495
)

(15,197
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
41


68

Net loss attributable to controlling interests
(18,454
)

(15,129
)
Preferred stock dividends
(356
)

(356
)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$
(18,810
)

$
(15,485
)
 
 
 
 
Net loss per Class A and Class B common stock attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted:
 
 
 
  Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$
(0.81
)

$
(1.92
)
Weighted average number of Class A and Class B common stock outstanding: basic and diluted
23,104,811


8,049,160



See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-3



CINEDIGM CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(In thousands)

 
 
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Net loss
 
$
(18,495
)
 
$
(15,197
)
Other comprehensive income: foreign exchange translation
 

 
26

Comprehensive loss
 
(18,495
)
 
(15,171
)
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
41

 
68

Comprehensive loss attributable to controlling interests
 
$
(18,454
)
 
$
(15,103
)


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


F-4



CINEDIGM CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF DEFICIT
(In thousands, except share data)
 
Series A
Preferred Stock
 
Class A and Class B
Common Stock
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Additional Paid-In Capital
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Total Stockholders' Deficit
 
Non-Controlling Interest
 
Total
Deficit
 
Shares
Amount
 
Shares
Amount
 
Shares
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balances as of March 31, 2016
7

3,559


7,977,861

9


(277,244
)
(2,839
)

269,941


(342,448
)

$
(64
)

(71,842
)

(1,185
)

(73,027
)
Foreign exchange translation













26


26




26

Issuance of common stock for third-party professional services



419,838






342






342




342

Issuance of shares for CEO retention bonus



125,000






250






250




250

Amortization of stock based compensation issued to Board of Directors









272






272




272

Common stock issued in connection with induced conversion of Convertible Notes



1,297,756

1





14,279






14,280




14,280

Issuance of restricted stock awards



1,054,865

1





(1
)










Issuance of common stock in connection with Second Secured Lien Notes



751,450

1





1,055






1,056




1,056

Issuance of warrants in connection with Second Secured Lien Notes









107






107




107

Stock-based compensation









804






804




804

Extension of terms in connection with Sageview Warrants









345






345




345

Preferred stock dividends paid with common stock



215,213






356


(356
)








Re-issuance of treasury stock in connection with convertible notes exchange transaction
 
 
 
 
 

277,244

2,839


(357
)

(2,482
)








Contributions by noncontrolling interests

















39


39

Net loss











(15,129
)

$


(15,129
)

(68
)

(15,197
)
Balances as of March 31, 2017
7

$
3,559


11,841,983

$
12



$


$
287,393


$
(360,415
)

$
(38
)

$
(69,489
)

$
(1,214
)

$
(70,703
)


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-5



 
Series A
Preferred Stock
 
Class A and Class B
Common Stock
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Additional Paid-In Capital
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Total Stockholders' Deficit
 
Non-Controlling Interest
 
Total
Deficit
 
Shares
Amount
 
Shares
Amount
 
Shares
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balances as of March 31, 2017
7

$
3,559


11,841,983

$
12



$


$
287,393



$
(360,415
)

$
(38
)

$
(69,489
)

$
(1,214
)

$
(70,703
)
Issuance of common stock for third-party professional services



686,641

1





875







876




876

Common stock issued in connection with conversion of Convertible Notes



3,536,783

3





34,285







34,288




34,288

Forfeitures of restricted stock awards,
net of issuances



(27,673
)