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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period _______________

 

Commission File Number: 001-36689

 

INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   47-1025534
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification Number)
     
250 West 57th Street , Suite 415    
New York, NY   10107
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 565-3861

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Date File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ☐   Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer   Smaller reporting company
    Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   INSE   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

As of August 9, 2021, there were 23,378,713 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 1
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss 2
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit 3
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 5
     
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 6
     
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 22
     
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 63
     
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 64
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 64
     
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 64
     
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS 64
     
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS 66
     
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES 66
   
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES 66
     
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION 66
     
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS 67
   
SIGNATURES 68

 

i
 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except share data)

 

   

June 30,

2021

   

December 31,

2020

 
    (Unaudited)        
Assets                
Cash   $ 24.5     $ 47.1  
Accounts receivable, net     22.3       27.5  
Inventory, net     14.3       17.6  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     21.8       16.8  
Total current assets     82.9       109.0  
                 
Property and equipment, net     58.4       65.5  
Software development costs, net     38.9       42.4  
Other acquired intangible assets subject to amortization, net     7.3       7.7  
Goodwill     84.8       83.7  
Right of use asset     11.4       12.5  
Other assets     2.5       3.3  
Total assets   $ 286.2     $ 324.1  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit                
Current liabilities                
Accounts payable   $ 22.1     $ 17.9  
Accrued expenses     28.0       31.4  
Corporate tax and other current taxes payable     7.7       14.4  
Deferred revenue, current     9.7       11.5  
Operating lease liabilities     3.6       3.6  
Other current liabilities     2.1       2.5  
Warrant liability     26.5       13.0  
Current portion of finance lease liabilities     0.9       0.6  
Total current liabilities     100.6       94.9  
                 
Long-term debt     316.0       297.5  
Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion     1.0       0.2  
Deferred revenue, net of current portion     7.5       11.4  
Derivative liability           1.7  
Operating lease liabilities     8.0       9.2  
Other long-term liabilities     4.8       10.9  
Total liabilities     437.9       425.8  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
                 
Stockholders’ deficit                
Preferred stock; $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized            
Common stock; $0.0001 par value; 49,000,000 shares authorized; 22,594,207 shares and 22,430,475 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively            
Additional paid in capital     329.3       324.6  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     36.9       31.1  
Accumulated deficit     (517.9 )     (457.4 )
Total stockholders’ deficit     (151.7 )     (101.7 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit   $ 286.2     $ 324.1  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

1

 

 

INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

(in millions, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

                         
   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
    2021     2020     2021     2020  
Revenue:                                
Service   $ 37.5     $ 15.3     $ 54.6     $ 58.1  
Product sales     4.0       0.3       9.7       9.8  
Total revenue     41.5       15.6       64.3       67.9  
                                 
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                                
Cost of service     (8.0 )     (2.5 )     (10.1 )     (11.0 )
Cost of product sales     (2.7 )     (0.3 )     (5.9 )     (6.5 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (28.5 )     (12.2 )     (43.7 )     (41.2 )
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses     (0.1 )     (1.2 )     (1.5 )     (4.4 )
Depreciation and amortization     (11.9 )     (13.3 )     (25.0 )     (25.9 )
Net operating loss     (9.7 )     (13.9 )     (21.9 )     (21.1 )
                                 
Other (expense) income                                
Interest income     0.1       0.1       0.1       0.4  
Interest expense     (22.2 )     (8.1 )     (30.8 )     (14.2 )
Change in fair value of warrant liability     (10.5 )     (1.7 )     (13.5 )     5.9  
Loss from equity method investee                       (0.5 )
Other finance (expense) income     (1.2 )     (2.5 )    

5.2

      (6.2 )
                                 
Total other expense, net     (33.8 )     (12.2 )     (39.0 )     (14.6 )
                                 
Loss before income taxes     (43.5 )     (26.1 )     (60.9 )     (35.7 )
Income tax (expense) benefit     (0.3 )     (0.1 )     0.4       (0.3 )
Net loss     (43.8 )     (26.2 )     (60.5 )     (36.0 )
                                 
Other comprehensive (loss)/income:                                
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)     0.1       0.4       (1.0 )     3.5  
Change in fair value of hedging instrument     (0.3 )     (0.8 )     0.3     (2.3 )
Reclassification of loss on hedging instrument to comprehensive income     0.5       0.3       1.0       0.7  
Actuarial gains (losses) on pension plan     0.9       (8.7 )     5.5       (4.3 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)     1.2       (8.8 )     5.8       (2.4 )
                                 
Comprehensive loss   $ (42.6 )   $ (35.0 )   $ (54.7 )   $ (38.4 )
                                 
Net loss per common share – basic and diluted   $ (1.94 )   $ (1.15 )   $ (2.68 )   $ (1.61 )
                                 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period – basic and diluted     22,594,207       22,400,107       22,589,461       22,392,218  
                                 
Supplemental disclosure of stock-based compensation expense                                
Stock-based compensation included in:                                
Selling, general and administrative expenses   $ (3.4 )   $ (1.0 )   $ (4.8 )   $ (2.0 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2021

(in millions, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

                                                 
    Common stock    

Additional

paid in

   

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

    Accumulated    

Total

stockholders’

 
    Shares     Amount     capital     income     deficit     deficit  
                                     
Balance as of January 1, 2021     22,430,475     $     $ 324.6     $ 31.1     $ (457.4 )   $ (101.7 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments                       (1.1 )           (1.1 )
Actuarial gains on pension plan                       4.6             4.6  
Change in fair value of hedging instrument                       0.6             0.6  
Reclassification of loss on hedging instrument to comprehensive income                       0.5             0.5  
Shares issued in net settlement of RSUs     163,732                                
Stock-based compensation expense                 1.4                   1.4  
Net loss                             (16.7 )     (16.7 )
Balance as of March 31, 2021     22,594,207     $     $ 326.0     $ 35.7     $ (474.1 )   $ (112.4 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments                       0.1             0.1  
Actuarial gains on pension plan                       0.9             0.9  
Change in fair value of hedging instrument                       (0.3 )           (0.3 )
Reclassification of loss on hedging instrument to comprehensive income                       0.5             0.5  
Stock-based compensation expense                 3.3                   3.3  
Net loss                             (43.8 )     (43.8 )
Balance as of June 30, 2021     22,594,207     $     $ 329.3     $ 36.9     $ (517.9 )   $ (151.7 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2020 TO JUNE 30, 2020

(in millions, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

    Common stock    

Additional

paid in

   

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

    Accumulated    

Total

stockholders’

 
    Shares     Amount     capital     income     deficit     deficit  
                                     
Balance as of January 1, 2020     22,230,768     $     $ 320.6     $ 45.1     $ (425.0 )   $ (59.3 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments                       3.1             3.1  
Actuarial gains on pension plan                       4.4             4.4  
Change in fair value of hedging instrument                       (1.5 )           (1.5 )
Reclassification of loss on hedging instrument to comprehensive income                       0.4             0.4  
Shares issued in net settlement of RSUs     166,959                                
Stock-based compensation expense                 1.0                   1.0  
Net loss                             (9.8 )     (9.8 )
Balance as of March 31, 2020     22,397,727     $     $ 321.6     $ 51.5     $ (434.8 )   $ (61.7 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments                       0.4             0.4  
Actuarial losses on pension plan                       (8.7 )           (8.7 )
Change in fair value of hedging instrument                       (0.8 )           (0.8 )
Reclassification of loss on hedging instrument to comprehensive income                       0.3             0.3  
Stock-based compensation expense – ESPP     7,649                                
Stock-based compensation expense                 1.0                   1.0  
Net loss                             (26.2 )     (26.2 )
Balance as of June 30, 2020     22,405,376     $     $ 322.6     $ 42.7     $ (461.0 )   $ (95.7 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

             
   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
    2021     2020  
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net loss   $ (60.5 )   $ (36.0 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     25.0       25.9  
Amortization of right of use asset     1.2       2.0  
Stock-based compensation expense     4.8       2.0  
Change in fair value of warrant liability     13.5       (5.9 )
Impairment of investment in equity method investee           0.7  
Foreign currency translation on senior bank debt     (4.6 )     6.6  
Reclassification of loss on hedging instrument to comprehensive income     1.0       0.5  
Non-cash interest expense relating to senior debt     16.3       1.2  
Changes in assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     5.5       3.7  
Inventory     3.5       (1.4 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets     (4.1 )     5.7  
Corporate tax and other current taxes payable     (6.7 )     0.1  
Accounts payable     3.9       0.8  
Deferred revenues and customer prepayment     (5.7 )     (3.8 )
Accrued expenses     (4.0 )     9.3  
Operating lease liabilities     (1.2 )     (1.6 )
Other long-term liabilities     (0.7 )     0.4  
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities     (12.8 )     10.2  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Purchases of property and equipment     (5.4 )     (8.8 )
Disposals of property and equipment            
Purchases of capital software     (6.8 )     (6.7 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (12.2 )     (15.5 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt     333.1        
Proceeds from issuance of revolver           22.3  
Repayments of long-term debt     (320.7 )      
Cash paid in connection with terminated interest rate swaps     (2.1 )      
Debt fees incurred     (9.1 )     (3.1 )
Repayments of finance leases     (0.2 )     (0.6 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     1.0       18.6  
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     1.4       (2.5 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash     (22.6 )     10.8  
Cash, beginning of period     47.1       29.1  
Cash, end of period   $ 24.5     $ 39.9  
                 
Supplemental cash flow disclosures                
Cash paid during the period for interest   $ 17.5     $ 0.4  
Cash paid during the period for income taxes   $ 0.1     $ 0.1  
Cash paid during the period for operating leases   $ 1.7     $ 1.2  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities                
Property and equipment acquired through finance lease   $ 1.3     $ 1.5  
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right of use assets   $     $ (6.1 )
Adjustment to goodwill arising from adjustment to fair value of assets acquired   $     $ (0.3 )
Capitalized interest payments   $     $ 10.6  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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1. Nature of Operations, Management’s Plans and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Company Description and Nature of Operations

 

We are a global gaming technology company, supplying content, platform and other products and services to online and land-based regulated lottery, betting and gaming operators worldwide through a broad range of distribution channels, predominantly on a business-to-business basis. We provide end-to-end digital gaming solutions (i) on our own proprietary and secure network, which accommodates a wide range of devices, including land-based gaming machine terminals, mobile devices and online computer applications and (ii) through third party networks. Our content and other products can be found through the consumer-facing portals of our interactive customers and, through our land-based customers, in licensed betting offices, adult gaming centers, pubs, bingo halls, airports, motorway service areas and leisure parks.

 

Management Liquidity Plans

 

As of June 30, 2021, the Company’s cash on hand was $24.5 million, and the Company had working capital of ($17.7) million. The Company recorded net losses of $60.5 million and $36.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Net losses include non-cash debt fees expensed as part of the repayment of Prior Financing (see Note 4) of $14.4 million and $0.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, non-cash changes in fair value of warrant liability of $13.5 million loss and $5.9 million income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, excess depreciation and amortization over capital expenditure of $12.8 million and $10.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, and 2020, respectively, and non-cash stock-based compensation of $4.8 million and $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Historically, the Company has generally had positive cash flows from operating activities and has relied on a combination of cash flows provided by operations and the incurrence of debt and/or the refinancing of existing debt to fund its obligations. Cash flows used in operations amounted to $12.8 million and $10.2 million provided by operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively with the change year on year due to higher debt interest payments made in the six months ended June 30, 2021, as there was an agreement in place to defer and capitalize such payments in the six months ended June 30, 2020. Working capital of ($17.7) million includes a non-cash settled item of $9.7 million of deferred income, and an item not expected to be cash settled of $26.5 million comprising a warrant liability. Management currently believes that, absent any unanticipated COVID-19 impact (see below), the Company’s cash balances on hand, cash flows expected to be generated from operations, ability to control and defer capital projects and amounts available from the Company’s external borrowings will be sufficient to fund the Company’s net cash requirements through August 2022.

 

Governments in all of the major jurisdictions in which our land-based customers operate have now reopened land-based venues. No restrictions remain in the United Kingdom. There remains an element of social distancing in venues in Greece and in Italy, there are restrictions in place that state only fully vaccinated people can enter our venues. It remains uncertain as to whether and when further restrictions or closures could happen in each jurisdiction and how long they may last. We continue to protect our existing available liquidity by pro-actively managing capital expenditures and working capital as well as identifying both immediate and longer-term opportunities for cost savings.

 

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Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. It is management’s opinion, however, that the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The financial information as of December 31, 2020 is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2021 (“the Original 10-K”), and as amended and filed on Form 10-K/A with the SEC on May 10, 2021 (“the 10-K/A”). The interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any future interim periods.

 

Restatement of Previously Reported Information

 

On May 7, 2021, after consultation with Marcum LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Company’s management and the audit committee of the Company’s Board of Directors concluded that it was appropriate to restate the Company’s previously issued audited financial statements as of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, and for the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, which were included in the Original 10-K.

 

The restatement related to the SEC’s public statement released on April 12, 2021, informing market participants that warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies may require classification as a liability of the entity measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings.

 

The effect of the restatement on previously reported information for the three months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

 

   

As

Previously Reported

    Adjustments    

As

Restated

 
    (in millions, except per share data)  
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit as of April 1, 2020                        
Additional paid in capital   $ 347.6     $ (26.0 )   $ 321.6  
Accumulated deficit     (458.6 )     23.8       (434.8 )
                         
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended June 30, 2020                        
Change in fair value of warrant liability   $     $ (1.7 )   $ (1.7 )
Net loss     (24.5 )     (1.7 )     (26.2 )
Comprehensive loss     (33.3 )     (1.7 )     (35.0 )
                         
Net loss per common share – basic and diluted   $ (1.09 )   $ (0.06 )   $ (1.15 )
                         
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit as of June 30, 2020                        
Additional paid in capital   $ 348.6     $ (26.0 )   $ 322.6  
Accumulated deficit     (483.1 )     22.1       (461.0 )

 

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The effect of the restatement on previously reported information for the six months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

 

   

As

Previously Reported

    Adjustments    

As

Restated

 
    (in millions, except per share data)  
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit as of January 1, 2020                        
Additional paid in capital   $ 346.6     $ (26.0 )   $ 320.6  
Accumulated deficit     (441.2 )     16.2       (425.0 )
                         
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the six months ended June 30, 2020                        
Change in fair value of warrant liability   $     $ 5.9     $ 5.9  
Net loss     (41.9 )     5.9       (36.0 )
Comprehensive loss     (44.3 )     5.9       (38.4 )
                         
Net loss per common share – basic and diluted   $ (1.87 )   $ 0.26     $ (1.61 )
                         
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit as of June 30, 2020                        
Additional paid in capital   $ 348.6     $ (26.0 )   $ 322.6  
Accumulated deficit     (483.1 )     22.1       (461.0 )

 

Recharacterization of Previously Reported Information

 

In prior periods, and up to and including the interim period nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company operated its business along three operating segments: Server Based Gaming, Virtual Sports (which included Interactive) and Acquired Businesses (which consisted of the businesses acquired from the NTG Acquisition). During the period subsequent to September 30, 2020, the Company completed the process of changing its internal structure, which has been ongoing since the NTG Acquisition, and as a result changed the composition of its operating segments. The Company now operates its business along four operating segments, which are segregated on the basis of revenue stream: Gaming, Virtual Sports, Interactive and Leisure. The Company believes this method of segment reporting reflects both the way its business segments are now managed and the way the performance of each segment is now evaluated.

 

As part of the recharacterization exercise, certain items of Revenue, Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses have been recharacterized to ensure consistency with similar items across the Group. The revenue recharacterizations are to ensure spares and similar items are reflected with other items of hardware (Product Sales).

 

The resulting impact on previously reported information for the three months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows: Service Revenue, previously reported $15.2 million, now $15.3 million; Product Sales Revenue, previously reported $0.4 million, now $0.3 million; Cost of Service, previously reported $3.1 million, now $2.5 million; Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (excluding Stock-based compensation), previously reported $10.6 million, now $11.2 million.

 

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The resulting impact on previously reported information for the six months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows: Service Revenue, previously reported $58.4 million, now $58.1 million; Product Sales Revenue, previously reported $9.5 million, now $9.8 million; Cost of Service, previously reported $9.7 million, now $11.0 million; Cost of Product Sales, previously reported $7.3 million, now $6.5 million; Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (excluding Stock-based compensation), previously reported $39.7 million, now $39.2 million.

 

The recharacterization has no impact on the previously reported Net Operating Loss, Net Loss or Net Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

2. Inventory

 

Inventory consists of the following:

 

   

June 30,

2021

   

December 31,

2020

 
    (in millions)  
Component parts   $ 11.2     $ 12.1  
Work in progress     0.8       1.7  
Finished goods     2.3       3.8  
Total inventories   $ 14.3     $ 17.6  

 

Component parts include parts for gaming terminals. Included in inventory are reserves for excess and slow-moving inventory of $1.3 million and $1.5 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Our finished goods inventory primarily consists of gaming terminals which are ready for sale.

 

3. Contract Liabilities and Other Disclosures

 

The following table summarizes contract related balances:

 

   

Accounts

Receivable

   

Unbilled

Accounts

Receivable

   

Deferred

Income

   

Customer

Prepayments

and Deposits

 
    (in millions)  
At June 30, 2021   $ 24.1     $ 14.9     $ (17.2 )   $ (2.1 )
At December 31, 2020   $ 30.4     $ 8.2     $ (22.9 )   $ (1.6 )
At December 31, 2019   $ 24.5     $ 15.3     $ (27.8 )   $ (1.9 )

 

Revenue recognized that was included in the deferred income balance at the beginning of the period amounted to $6.3 million and $10.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

4. Long Term and Other Debt

 

Senior Secured Notes

 

On May 20, 2021, Inspired Entertainment (Financing) PLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, issued £235.0 million ($324.7 million, as translated at June 30, 2021) aggregate principal amount of its 7.875% senior secured notes due 2026 (the “Senior Secured Notes”). The Senior Secured Notes bear interest at a rate of 7.875% per annum and mature on June 1, 2026. Interest is payable on the Senior Secured Notes on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing on December 1, 2021

 

The Senior Secured Notes and related guarantees were issued under an indenture (the “Indenture”), among Inspired Entertainment (Financing) PLC, as issuer, the Company and certain English and U.S. subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors (collectively and together with the Company, the “Guarantors”), GLAS Trustees Limited, as trustee, GLAS Trust Corporation Limited, as security agent and GLAS Trust Company LLC as paying agent, transfer agent and registrar. The terms of the Senior Secured Notes and related guarantees are governed by the Indenture.

 

The Company used proceeds from the offering of the Senior Secured Notes to repay its £145.8 million ($201.5 million) senior secured term loan facility and €93.1 million ($110.4 million) senior secured term loan facility and accrued interest thereon (the “Prior Financing”), to close-out derivative contracts entered into in connection with the Prior Financing and to pay fees, commissions and expenses incurred in connection with the refinancing.

 

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The Senior Secured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured first-priority basis by the Guarantors on a joint and several basis. The Senior Secured Notes and related guarantees are secured, subject to certain permitted collateral liens, on a first-priority basis by substantially all assets of the Guarantors and all claims of the Inspired Entertainment (Financing) PLC under an intercompany loan to Gaming Acquisitions Limited, a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“GAL”), of the proceeds of the offering of the Senior Secured Notes.

 

The Indenture contains incurrence covenants that limit the ability of the Company and the Company’s restricted subsidiaries to, among other things, (i) incur or guarantee additional debt and issue certain preferred stock of restricted subsidiaries; (ii) create or incur certain liens; (iii) make restricted payments, including dividends or distributions to the Company’s stockholders or repurchase the Company’s stock; (iv) prepay or redeem subordinated debt; (v) make certain investments, including participating joint ventures; (vi) create encumbrances or restrictions on the payment of dividends or other distributions by restricted subsidiaries; (vii) sell assets, or consolidate or merge with or into other companies; (viii) sell or transfer all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or those of the Company’s subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (ix) engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and (x) create unrestricted subsidiaries. Certain of these covenants will be suspended if and for so long as the Senior Secured Notes have investment grade ratings from any two of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Investors Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings, Inc. These covenants are subject to exceptions and qualifications as set forth in the Indenture.

 

Inspired Entertainment (Financing) PLC may redeem the Senior Secured Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time prior to June 1, 2023, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus a “make-whole” premium as set forth in the Indenture and form of the Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. Inspired Entertainment (Financing) PLC may also redeem the Senior Secured Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time on or after June 1, 2023, at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture and form of the Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. In addition, at any time prior to June 1, 2023, Inspired Entertainment (Financing) PLC may redeem up to 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings, as described in the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 107.875% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. At any time prior to June 1, 2023, Inspired Entertainment (Financing) PLC may redeem up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes within each 12-month period at a redemption price equal to 103.000% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

In connection with the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes on May 20, 2021, the Company and certain of our direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, entered into a Super Senior Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (the “RCF Agreement”) with Global Loan Agency Services Limited, as agent, Barclays Bank plc (“Barclays”) and Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited (UK Branch) (“Macquarie UK” and together with Barclays, the “Arrangers”) as arrangers and each lender party thereto (the “Lenders”), pursuant to which the Lenders agreed to provide, subject to certain conditions, a secured revolving facility loan in an original principal amount of £20 million ($27.6 million) under which certain of our subsidiaries are able to draw funds (the “RCF Loan”). The RCF Loans will terminate on November 20, 2025.

 

The funding of the RCF Loan is subject to customary conditions set forth in the RCF Agreement. The undrawn commitment of each Lender under the RCF Loan will automatically terminate, unless previously terminated by the Company, on October 20, 2025.

 

The RCF Loans will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) SONIA for borrowings in sterling, (ii) LIBOR (or, on and after December 31, 2021, SOFR) for borrowings in dollars, or (iii) EURIBOR for borrowings in Euro, as applicable, plus, in each case, a margin (based on the Company’s consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio) ranging from 4.25% to 4.75% per annum. With respect to the RCF Loan, a commitment fee of 30% of the then applicable margin is payable at any time on any unutilized portion of the RCF Loan.

 

The RCF Agreement contains various covenants (which include restrictions regarding the incurrence of liens, the incurrence of indebtedness by the Company’s subsidiaries and fundamental changes, subject in each case to certain exceptions), representations, warranties, limitations and events of default (which include non-payment, breach of obligations under the financing documents, cross-default, insolvency and litigation) customary for similar facilities for similarly rated borrowers and subject to customary carve-outs and grace periods. Following the occurrence of an event of default which has not been waived or remedied, the Lenders who represent more than 66.67% of total commitments under the RCF may, subject to the terms of an intercreditor agreement (which governs the relationship between the Lenders and the holders of the Senior Secured Notes), instruct the agent to (i) accelerate the RCF Loans, (ii) instruct the security agent to enforce the transaction security and/or (iii) exercise any other remedies available to the Lenders.

 

The RCF Agreement requires that the Company maintain a maximum consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio of 6.25x on the test date for the relevant period ending June 30, 2021, stepping down to 6.0x on March 31, 2022, 5.75x on March 31, 2023 and 5.50x from March 31, 2024 and thereafter (the “RCF Financial Covenant”). The RCF Financial Covenant is calculated as the ratio of consolidated senior secured net debt to consolidated pro forma EBITDA (defined as net loss excluding depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income and income tax expense) for the 12-month period preceding the relevant quarterly testing date and is tested quarterly on a rolling basis, subject to the Initial Facility (as defined in the RCF Agreement) being drawn on the relevant test date. The RCF Agreement does not include a minimum interest coverage ratio or other financial covenants.

 

The outstanding principal amount of each advance under the RCF Loans is payable on the last day of the interest period relating to such advance, unless such advance is rolled over on a cashless basis in accordance with customary rollover provisions contained in the RCF Agreement, with a final repayment on November 20, 2025.

 

Termination of Prior Financing

 

The Company’s previous debt consisted of two tranches of senior secured term loans in a principal amount of £145.8 million ($201.5 million) with a cash interest rate of 8.25% plus 3-month LIBOR and €93.1 million ($110.4 million) with a cash interest rate of 7.75% plus 3-month EURIBOR, respectively and a secured revolving facility loan in a principal amount of £20.0 million ($27.6 million) with a cash interest rate on any utilization of 6.50% plus 3-month LIBOR.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes and the entry into the RCF Agreement, on May 20, 2021, the Prior Financing was repaid in full and the senior facilities agreement (dated September 27, 2019, as amended and restated on June 25, 2020) relating to the Prior Financing was terminated. No prepayment premium applied to the repayment (although customary break cost provisions applied). Debt fees of $14.4 million were expensed to the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Loss within Interest Expense as part of the repayment. In addition, on May 19, 2021, we terminated the interest rate swaps relating to the Prior Financing and applicable termination fees were settled on May 20, 2021 (see Note 5).

 

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Outstanding Debt and Finance Leases

 

The following reflects outstanding debt and finance leases as of the dates indicated below:

 

    Principal    

Unamortized

deferred

financing

charge

   

Book value,

June 30,

2021

 
    (in millions)  
Senior debt   $ 324.7     $ (8.7 )   $ 316.0  
Finance lease liabilities     1.9             1.9  
Total long-term debt outstanding     326.6       (8.7 )     317.9  
Less: current portion of long-term debt     (0.9 )           (0.9 )
Long-term debt, excluding current portion   $ 325.7     $ (8.7 )   $ 317.0  

 

    Principal    

Unamortized

deferred

financing charge

   

Book value,

December 31,

2020

 
    (in millions)  
Senior debt   $ 313.3     $ (15.8 )   $ 297.5  
Finance lease liabilities     0.8             0.8  
Total long-term debt outstanding     314.1       (15.8 )     298.3  
Less: current portion of long-term debt     (0.6 )           (0.6 )
Long-term debt, excluding current portion   $ 313.5     $ (15.8 )   $ 297.7  

 

The Company is in compliance with all relevant financial covenants and the long-term debt portion is correctly classified as such in line with the underlying agreements.

 

Long term debt as of June 30, 2021 matures as follows:

 

Fiscal period:  

Senior

bank

debt

   

Finance

leases

    Total  
    (in millions)  
2021   $     $ 0.6     $ 0.6  
2022           0.5       0.5  
2023           0.3       0.3  
2024           0.5       0.5  
2025                  
2026     324.7             324.7  
Total   $ 324.7     $ 1.9     $ 326.6  

 

5. Derivatives and Hedging Activities

 

The Company was party to two interest rate swaps with UBS AG designed to protect the Company against adverse fluctuations in interest rates by reducing its exposure to variability in cash flows on a portion of the previous floating rate debt facilities. The swaps fixed the variable interest rate of the debt facilities and provided protection over potential interest rate increases by providing a fixed rate of interest payment in return. The interest rate swaps were for £95 million ($131.3 million) at a fixed rate of 0.9255% based on the 6-month LIBOR rate and for €60 million ($71.2 million) at a fixed rate of 0.102% based on the 6-month EURIBOR rate.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes and the entry into the RCF Agreement, on May 19, 2021, the Company terminated its two interest rate swaps. The termination fees were settled on May 20, 2021, for £1.3 million ($1.9 million) and €0.1 million ($0.2 million), respectively.

 

Hedges of Multiple Risks

 

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives were to add stability to interest and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily used interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

 

For derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same period(s) during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense over the life of the original instruments. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $1.0 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.

 

As of June 30, 2021, the company did not have any derivatives. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

 

Interest Rate Derivative  

Number of

Instruments

    Notional
Interest rate swaps     2     £95 million ($131.3 million) at a fixed rate of 0.9255% based on the 6-month LIBOR rate and €60 million ($71.2 million) at a fixed rate of 0.102% based on the 6-month EURIBOR rate

 

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The Company did not have any derivative financial instruments as of June 30, 2021. The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020.

 

   

Balance Sheet

Classification

   

Asset

Derivatives

Fair Value

   

Balance Sheet

Classification

   

Liability

Derivatives

Fair Value

 
          (in millions)           (in millions)  
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:                                
Interest Rate Products     Fair Value of Hedging Instruments     $       Other Current Liabilities and Long Term Derivative Liability     $ (2.6 )
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments           $             $ (2.6 )

 

 

The table below presents the effect of fair value and cash flow hedge accounting on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

   

Amount of Gain/(Loss)

Recognized in

Other

Comprehensive

Income on

Derivative

         

Location of

Gain/(Loss)

Reclassified

from

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

Income into

Income

 
    (in millions)           (in millions)  
Interest Rate Products   $ 0.3     Interest Expense     $ (1.0 )
Total   $ 0.3           $ (1.0 )

 

The table below presents the effect of fair value and cash flow hedge accounting on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

   

Amount of Gain/(Loss)

Recognized in

Other

Comprehensive

Income on

Derivative

         

Location of

Gain/(Loss)

Reclassified

from

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

Income into

Income

 
      (in millions)               (in millions)  
Interest Rate Products   $ (2.3 )     Interest Expense     $ (0.7 )
Total   $ (2.3 )           $ (0.7 )

 

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

   

Interest

Expense

 
    (in millions)  
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss in which the effects of fair value or cash flow hedges are recorded   $ 30.0  
         
Gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging relationships in Subtopic 815-20   $ (1.0 )

 

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The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

   

Interest

Expense

 
    (in millions)  
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss in which the effects of fair value or cash flow hedges are recorded   $ 14.2  
         
Gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging relationships in Subtopic 815-20   $ (0.7 )

 

The table below presents a gross presentation, the effects of offsetting, and a net presentation of the Company’s derivatives as of December 31, 2020. The net amounts of derivative assets or liabilities can be reconciled to the tabular disclosure of fair value. The tabular disclosure of fair value provides the location that derivative assets and liabilities are presented on the consolidated balance sheet.

 

The ISDA Master Agreement between Gaming Acquisitions Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and UBS AG was documented using the 2002 Form and the ISDA standard set-off provision in Section 6(f) of the ISDA Master Agreement applied to both parties and was only modified to include Affiliates of the Payee. There was no CSA and thus there was no collateral posting.

 

Offsetting of Derivative Assets
December 31, 2020  

 

     Gross Amounts      Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement      Net Amounts of Assets presented in the Statement     Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position  
    of Recognized Assets     of Financial Position     of Financial Position     Financial Instruments     Cash Collateral Received     Net Amount  
    (in millions)  
Fair value of hedging instrument   $

    $

    $

    $

    $

    $

 

 

Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
December 31, 2020

 

     Gross      Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement      Net Amounts of Assets presented in the Statement     Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position  
    Amounts of Recognized Assets     of Financial Position     of Financial Position     Financial Instruments     Cash Collateral Received     Net Amount  
    (in millions)  
Fair value of hedging instrument   $ 2.6     $     $ 2.6     $     $     $  

  

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6. Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset and liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. We estimate the fair value of our assets and liabilities utilizing an established three-level hierarchy. The hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date as follows:

 

  Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
     
  Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets), or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated with observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs also include non-binding market consensus prices that can be corroborated with observable market data, as well as quoted prices that were adjusted for security-specific restrictions.
     
  Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity that are significant to the fair value of the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs also include non-binding market consensus prices or non-binding broker quotes that are unable to be corroborated with observable market data.

 

The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities is determined by reference to market data and other valuation techniques as appropriate. We believe the fair value of our financial instruments approximates their recorded values.

 

For each period, derivative financial instrument assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are included in the financial statements as per the table below.

 

          June 30,     December 31,  
    Level     2021     2020  
          (in millions)  
Public Warrants (included in warrant liability)     1     $ (8.0 )   $ (3.2 )
Long term receivable (included in other assets)     2     $ 1.2     $ 1.4  
Private Placement Warrants (included in warrant liability)     2     $ (18.5 )   $ (9.8 )
Derivative liability (see Note 5)     2     $     $ (2.6 )

 

The fair value of our long-term senior debt as of June 30, 2021, was $332.9 million, based upon quoted prices in the marketplace, which are considered Level 2 inputs.

 

Level 3 liabilities are valued using unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the derivative liabilities. For fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s principal financial officer, who reports to the principal executive officer, determines its valuation policies and procedures. The development and determination of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements and fair value calculations are the responsibility of the Company’s Principal Financial Officer and approved by the Principal Executive Officer.

 

At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3 from other levels in the fair value hierarchy.

 

7. Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company’s stock-based compensation plans authorize awards of restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock options and other equity-related awards. The Company’s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“2021 Plan”) was adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors on April 12, 2021 and approved by our stockholders on May 11, 2021. The 2021 Plan succeeds the Company’s 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) such that shares available for award under the 2018 Plan would instead be available under the 2021 Plan. The Company has two other predecessor plans, the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Second Long-Term Incentive Plan (collectively, the “Prior Plans”), whose available balances were terminated in connection with approval of the 2018 Plan. Although outstanding awards under the Prior Plans remain governed by the terms of the Prior Plans, no new awards may be granted or become available for grant under the Prior Plans.

 

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As of June 30, 2021, there were (i) 1,408,020 shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2021 Plan, including 516,496 shares subject to performance-based target awards, 232,500 shares subject to market-price vesting conditions and 165,000 shares subject to awards as to which the applicable vesting conditions have been met which remain subject to deferred settlement; (ii) 1,479,954 shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2018 Plan, including 75,000 shares subject to performance-based target awards, 257,879 shares subject to awards that were previously subject to performance criteria that were determined to have been met for the applicable performance year which awards continue to remain subject to a time-based vesting schedule and 75,264 shares subject to awards as to which the applicable vesting conditions have been met which remain subject to deferred settlement; and (iii) 2,411,319 shares subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans, including 1,092,633 shares subject to market-price vesting conditions that have a satisfaction deadline of December 23, 2021 and 1,318,686 shares subject to awards as to which the applicable vesting conditions have been met which remain subject to deferred settlement. As of June 30, 2021, there were 1,726,367 shares available for new awards under the 2021 Plan (which includes shares rolled over from the 2018 Plan) and no shares available for new awards under the Prior Plans. All awards consist of RSUs and Restricted Stock.

 

The Company also has an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) that authorizes the issuance of up to an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock pursuant to purchases thereunder by employees. The ESPP, which was approved by stockholders in July 2017, is administered by the Compensation Committee which has discretion to designate the length of offering periods and other terms subject to the requirements of the ESPP. As of June 30, 2021, a total of 467,751 shares remain available for purchase under the ESPP.

 

A summary of the Company’s RSU activity during the six months ended June 30, 2021 is as follows:

 

   

Number of

Shares

 
       
Unvested Outstanding at January 1, 2021     2,149,118  
Granted     1,467,486  
Forfeited     (26,542 )
Vested     (473,835 )
Unvested Outstanding at June 30, 2021     3,116,227  

 

The Company issued a total of 163,732 shares during the six months ended June 30, 2021 (such shares were issued in connection with the net settlement of RSUs that vested on December 31, 2020).

 

Stock-based compensation is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. For performance awards that are contingent upon the Company achieving certain pre-determined financial performance targets, compensation expense is calculated based on the number of shares expected to vest after assessing the probability that the performance criteria will be met. Determining the probability of achieving a performance target requires estimates and judgment. For market-based awards that are contingent upon the Company’s stock achieving certain pre-determined price targets, compensation expense is calculated based upon the determination of the fair value of the awards as derived through multiple running of the Monte Carlo valuation model, with the fair value recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

 

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense amounting to $3.4 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $4.8 million and $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock awards and unvested RSUs at June 30, 2021 amounts to $15.7 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.

 

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8. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income)

 

The accumulated balances for each classification of comprehensive loss (income) are presented below:

 

    Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments     Change in Fair Value of Hedging Instrument     Unrecognized Pension Benefit Costs     Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income)  
    (in millions)  
Balance at January 1, 2021   $ (71.1 )   $ 2.8     $ 37.2     $ (31.1 )
Change during the period     1.1       (1.1 )     (4.6 )     (4.6 )
Balance at March 31, 2021     (70.0 )     1.7       32.6       (35.7 )
Change during the period     (0.1 )     (0.2 )     (0.9 )     (1.2 )
Balance at June 30, 2021   $ (70.1 )   $ 1.5     $ 31.7     $ (36.9 )

 

    Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments     Change in Fair Value of Hedging Instrument     Unrecognized Pension Benefit Costs     Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income)  
    (in millions)  
Balance at January 1, 2020   $ (76.5 )   $ 1.4     $ 30.0     $ (45.1 )
Change during the period     (3.1 )     1.1       (4.4 )     (6.4 )
Balance at March 31, 2020     (79.6 )     2.5       25.6       (51.5 )
Change during the period     (0.4 )     0.5       8.7       8.8  
Balance at June 30, 2020   $ (80.0 )   $ 3.0     $ 34.3     $ (42.7 )

 

Included within accumulated other comprehensive income is an amount of $1.5 million relating to the change in fair value of discontinued hedging instruments. This amount will be amortized as a charge to income over the life of the original instruments, in accordance with US GAAP.

 

9. Net Loss per Share

 

Basic loss per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential shares of common stock outstanding during the period, including stock options, restricted stock, RSUs and warrants, using the treasury stock method, and convertible debt or convertible preferred stock, using the if-converted method. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential of shares of common stock if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

The computation of diluted EPS excludes the common stock equivalents of the following potentially dilutive securities because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive:

 

   

Three and Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
    2021     2020  
RSUs     4,960,246       2,944,634  
Unvested Restricted Stock     624,116       624,116  
Stock Warrants     9,539,565       9,539,565  
      15,123,927       13,108,315  

 

10. Other Finance (Expense) Income

 

Other finance (expense) income consisted of the following for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

                         
   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
    2021     2020     2021     2020  
    (in millions)     (in millions)  
Pension interest cost   $ (0.4 )   $ (0.5 )   $ (0.8 )   $ (1.1 )
Expected return on pension plan assets     0.7       0.7       1.4       1.5  
Foreign currency translation on senior debt     (1.5 )     (2.7 )     4.6       (6.6 )
Other finance income (Costs)   $ (1.2 )   $ (2.5 )   $ 5.2     $ (6.2 )

 

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11. Income Taxes

 

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was 0.7% and 0.3%, respectively, resulting in a $0.3 million and $0.1 million income tax expense, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was (0.6%) and 0.8%, respectively, resulting in a $0.4 million income tax benefit and a $0.3 million income tax expense, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate has fluctuated primarily as a result of the income mix between jurisdictions.

 

The income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 differs from the amount that would be expected after applying the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate primarily due to pre-tax losses for which no tax benefit can be recorded, and foreign earnings being taxed at rates different than the US statutory rate.

 

12. Related Parties

 

HG Vora Special Opportunities Master Fund Limited (“HG Vora”) (a purchaser of our Senior Secured Notes issued on May 20, 2021) is the beneficial owner of approximately 13.13% of our common stock as of June 30, 2021, including 400,000 shares underlying warrants to purchase common stock. The portion of the Company’s aggregate senior debt of $324.8 million at June 30, 2021, and $313.3 million at December 31, 2020, held by HG Vora at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $55.3 million and $0.0 million, respectively. Interest expense payable to HG Vora for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 amounted to $0.5 million and $0.0 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 amounted to $0.5 million and $0.0 million, respectively. In addition, $0.5 million and $0.0 million of accrued interest payable was due to HG Vora at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. HG Vora was also an investor in Leisure Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company affiliated with two members of our management which completed its business combination on June 30, 2021.

 

Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited (UK Branch) (“Macquarie UK”), (an arranger and lending party under our RCF Agreement) is an affiliate of MIHI LLC, which beneficially owned approximately 16.61% of our common stock as of June 30, 2021, including 1,000,000 shares underlying warrants to purchase common stock. Macquarie UK was also one of the lending parties with respect to our previous senior secured term loans and revolving credit facility under our prior senior facilities agreement. The portion of the Company’s aggregate senior debt of $324.8 million at June 30, 2021, and $313.3 million at December 31, 2020 held by Macquarie UK at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $0.0 million and $30.7 million, respectively. Interest expense payable to Macquarie UK for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 amounted to $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 amounted to $0.9 million and $1.1 million, respectively. In addition, $0.0 million and $0.6 million of accrued interest payable was due to Macquarie UK at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. MIHI LLC is also a party to a stockholders agreement with the Company and other stockholders, dated December 23, 2016, pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions, MIHI LLC, jointly with Hydra Industries Sponsor LLC, are permitted to designate two directors to be nominated for election as directors of the Company at any annual or special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected, until such time as MIHI LLC and Hydra Industries Sponsor LLC in the aggregate hold less than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company.

 

We incurred certain offering expenses in connection with an underwritten public offering of shares held by a significant stockholder, the Landgame Trust, which closed on June 1, 2021, as to which our expenses were reimbursed by the stockholder. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the aggregate amount invoiced for reimbursement was $0.2 million. The selling stockholder sold an aggregate of 6,217,628 shares in the offering (including 810,995 shares subject to an over-allotment option that was exercised in full) at an offering price of $9.25 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions of $0.4625 per share. One of the participating underwriters in the offering was Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., an affiliate of MIHI LLC (see paragraph above), pursuant to which it purchased 870,468 of the shares including 113,539 shares subject to the over-allotment option.

 

13. Leases

 

The Company is party to leases with third parties with respect to various gaming machines. Gaming machine leases typically include a lease (of the machine) and a non-lease (provision of software services) component.

 

The components of lease income were as follows:

 

                         
   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
    2021     2020     2021     2020  
    (in millions)     (in millions)  
Interest receivable from sales type leases   $     $     $     $  
Operating lease income     0.5             0.5       1.0  
Variable income from sales type leases     0.1             0.1       0.2  
Total   $ 0.6     $     $ 0.6     $ 1.2  

 

14. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Legal Matters

 

From time to time, the Company may become involved in lawsuits and legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. While the Company believes that, currently, it has no such matters that are material, there can be no assurance that existing or new matters arising in the ordinary course of business will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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15. Pension Plan

 

We operate a defined contribution plan in the US, and both defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes in the UK. The defined contribution scheme assets are held separately from those of the Company in independently administered funds.

 

Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

 

The defined benefit scheme has been closed to new entrants since April 1, 1999 and closed to future accruals for services rendered to the Company for the entire financial statement periods presented. On March 15, 2019, it was agreed that no further deficit reduction contributions would be made to the scheme, except in the event that the scheme funding level does not progress as expected, in which case contingent contributions would be made subject to an agreed maximum amount.

 

In January 2021, the funding level of the scheme was tested against the expected position at December 31, 2020 and it was determined that further contingent contributions of $1.2 million and expense contributions of $0.4 million will be payable during the year ending December 31, 2021.

 

The funding level of the scheme will next be tested against the expected position at December 31, 2021 to determine whether further contingent contributions are payable during the year ending December 31, 2022.

 

The total amount of employer contributions paid during the six months ended June 30, 2021 amounted to $0.6 million relating to the six months ended June 30, 2021, and $0.4 million of contributions relating to the year ending December 31, 2020 agreed with the trustees of the scheme to be deferred into the year ending December 31, 2021.

 

The following table presents the components of our net periodic pension benefit cost:

 

             
   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
    2021     2020  
    (in millions)  
Components of net periodic pension benefit cost:                
Interest cost   $ 0.8     $ 1.1  
Expected return on plan assets     (1.4 )     (1.5 )
Net periodic benefit   $ (0.6 )   $ (0.4 )

 

The following table sets forth the estimate of the combined funded status of the pension plans and their reconciliation to the related amounts recognized in our consolidated financial statements at the respective measurement dates:

 

   

June 30,

2021

   

December 31,

2020

 
    (in millions)  
Change in benefit obligation:                
Benefit obligation at beginning of period   $ 127.8     $ 110.4  
Interest cost     0.8       2.2  
Actuarial (gain)/loss     (7.1 )     14.5  
Benefits paid     (1.3 )     (4.1 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments     1.6       4.8  
Benefit obligation at end of period   $ 121.8     $ 127.8  
Change in plan assets:                
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period   $ 118.7     $ 107.3  
Actual (loss)/gain on plan assets     (0.6 )     9.8  
Employer contributions     0.6       1.6  
Benefits paid     (1.3 )     (4.1 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments     1.4       4.1  
Fair value of assets at end of period   $ 118.8     $ 118.7  
Amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:                
Unfunded status (non-current)   $ (3.0 )   $ (9.1 )
Net amount recognized   $ (3.0 )   $ (9.1 )

 

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16. Segment Reporting and Geographic Information

 

The Company operates its business along four operating segments, which are segregated on the basis of revenue stream: Gaming, Virtual Sports, Interactive and Leisure. The Company believes this method of segment reporting reflects both the way its business segments are managed and the way the performance of each segment is evaluated.

 

In prior years, and up to and including the interim period nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company operated its business along three operating segments: Server Based Gaming, Virtual Sports (which included Interactive) and Acquired Businesses (which consisted of the businesses acquired from the NTG Acquisition). During the period subsequent to September 30, 2020, the Company completed the process of changing its internal structure, which has been ongoing since the NTG Acquisition, and as a result changed the composition of its operating segments.

 

The following tables present revenue, cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense and acquisition related transaction expenses, operating profit/(loss), total assets and total capital expenditures for the periods ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively, by business segment. Certain unallocated corporate function costs have not been allocated to the Company’s reportable operating segments because these costs are not allocable and to do so would not be practical. Corporate function costs consist primarily of selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, capital expenditures, right of use assets, cash, prepaid expenses and property and equipment and software development costs relating to corporate/shared functions. All acquisition and integration related transaction expenses are allocated as corporate function costs. Amounts previously disclosed for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 have been recharacterized in line with the current operating segments and categories.

 

In addition, as part of the recharacterization exercise, certain items of Revenue, Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses have been recharacterized to ensure consistency with similar items across the Group. The revenue recharacterizations are to ensure spares and similar items are reflected with other items of hardware (Product Sales).

 

The resulting impact on previously reported information for the three months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows: Service Revenue, previously reported $15.2 million, now $15.3 million; Product Sales Revenue, previously reported $0.4 million, now $0.3 million; Cost of Service, previously reported $3.1 million, now $2.5 million; Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (excluding Stock-based compensation), previously reported $10.6 million, now $11.2 million.

 

The resulting impact on previously reported information for the six months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows: Service Revenue, previously reported $58.4 million, now $58.1 million; Product Sales Revenue, previously reported $9.5 million, now $9.8 million; Cost of Service, previously reported $9.7 million, now $11.0 million; Cost of Product Sales, previously reported $7.3 million, now $6.5 million; Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (excluding Stock-based compensation), previously reported $39.7 million, now $39.2 million.

 

The recharacterization has no impact on the previously reported Net Operating Loss, Net Loss or Net Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Segment Information

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

                                                 
    Gaming    

Virtual

Sports

    Interactive     Leisure    

Corporate

Functions

    Total  
    (in millions)  
Revenue:                                                
Service   $ 12.8     $ 8.2     $ 5.8     $ 10.7     $     $ 37.5  
Product sales     3.4                   0.6             4.0  
Total revenue     16.2       8.2       5.8       11.3             41.5  
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                                                
Cost of service     (3.6 )     (0.5 )     (0.9 )     (3.0 )           (8.0 )
Cost of product sales     (2.4 )                 (0.3 )           (2.7 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (6.7 )     (2.7 )     (1.3 )     (8.2 )     (6.2 )     (25.1 )
Stock-based compensation expense     (0.4 )     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     (2.7 )     (3.4 )
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses                             (0.1 )     (0.1 )
Depreciation and amortization     (5.8 )     (0.7 )     (0.9 )     (4.1 )     (0.4 )     (11.9 )
Segment operating income (loss)     (2.7 )     4.2       2.6       (4.4 )     (9.4 )     (9.7 )
                                                 
Net operating loss                                           $ (9.7 )
                                                 
Total assets at June 30, 2021   $ 78.6     $ 61.9     $ 13.8     $ 90.0     $ 41.9     $ 286.2  
                                                 
Total goodwill at June 30, 2021   $ 1.4     $ 48.6     $ 0.4     $ 34.4     $     $ 84.8  
Total capital expenditures for the three months ended June 30, 2021   $ 3.0     $ 1.1     $ 0.9     $ 1.7     $ 0.6     $ 7.3  

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

                                                 
    Gaming    

Virtual

Sports

    Interactive     Leisure    

Corporate

Functions

    Total  
    (in millions)  
Revenue:                                                
Service   $ 4.1     $ 7.6     $ 3.4     $ 0.2     $     $ 15.3  
Product sales     0.1                   0.2             0.3  
Total revenue     4.2       7.6       3.4       0.4             15.6  
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                                                
Cost of service     (1.0 )     (0.8 )     (0.4 )     (0.3 )           (2.5 )
Cost of product sales     (0.2 )                 (0.1 )           (0.3 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (3.0 )     (0.7 )     (0.6 )     (2.6 )     (4.3 )     (11.2 )
Stock-based compensation expense     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     (0.1 )           (0.7 )     (1.0 )
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses                             (1.2 )     (1.2 )
Depreciation and amortization     (7.0 )     (0.9 )     (0.6 )     (4.4 )     (0.4 )     (13.3 )
Segment operating income (loss)     (7.1 )     5.1       1.7       (7.0 )     (6.6 )     (13.9 )
                                                 
Net operating loss                                           $ (13.9 )
                                                 
Total assets at December 31, 2020   $ 93.9     $ 64.4     $ 8.5     $ 87.0     $ 70.3     $ 324.1  
                                                 
Total goodwill at December 31, 2020   $ 1.4     $ 48.0     $ 0.4     $ 33.9     $     $ 83.7  
Total capital expenditures for the three months ended June 30, 2020   $ 0.6     $ 1.4     $ 0.6     $ 0.3     $ 0.7     $ 3.6  

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

                                                 
    Gaming    

Virtual

Sports

    Interactive     Leisure    

Corporate

Functions

    Total  
    (in millions)  
Revenue:                                                
Service   $ 18.4     $ 14.5     $ 11.0     $ 10.7     $     $ 54.6  
Product sales     8.6                   1.1             9.7  
Total revenue     27.0       14.5       11.0       11.8             64.3  
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                                                
Cost of service     (4.2 )     (0.8 )     (1.7 )     (3.4 )           (10.1 )
Cost of product sales     (5.3 )                 (0.6 )           (5.9 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (10.8 )     (3.8 )     (2.3 )     (11.4 )     (10.6 )     (38.9 )
Stock-based compensation expense     (0.6 )     (0.2 )     (0.2 )     (0.2 )     (3.6 )     (4.8 )
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses                             (1.5 )     (1.5 )
Depreciation and amortization     (12.4 )     (1.8 )     (1.6 )     (8.3 )     (0.9 )     (25.0 )
Segment operating income (loss)     (6.3 )     7.9       5.2       (12.1 )     (16.6 )     (21.9 )
                                                 
Net operating loss                                           $ (21.9 )
                                                 
Total capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2021   $ 4.2     $ 1.9     $ 1.8     $ 4.8     $ 0.8     $ 13.5  

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

                                                 
    Gaming    

Virtual

Sports

    Interactive     Leisure    

Corporate

Functions

    Total  
    (in millions)  
Revenue:                                                
Service   $ 20.7     $ 15.4     $ 5.5     $ 16.5     $     $ 58.1  
Product sales     8.4                   1.4             9.8  
Total revenue     29.1       15.4       5.5       17.9             67.9  
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                                                
Cost of service     (5.3 )     (1.5 )     (0.6 )     (3.6 )           (11.0 )
Cost of product sales     (5.6 )                 (0.9 )           (6.5 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (11.9 )     (1.9 )     (1.8 )     (13.6 )     (10.0 )     (39.2 )
Stock-based compensation expense     (0.2 )     (0.2 )     (0.1 )           (1.5 )     (2.0 )
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses                             (4.4 )     (4.4 )
Depreciation and amortization     (14.4 )     (1.7 )     (1.2 )     (7.8 )     (0.8 )     (25.9 )
Segment operating income (loss)     (8.3 )     10.1       1.8       (8.0 )     (16.7 )     (21.1 )
                                                 
Net operating loss                                           $ (21.1 )
                                                 
Total capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2020   $ 3.3     $ 2.4     $ 1.2     $ 5.5     $ 3.0     $ 15.4  

 

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Geographic Information

 

Geographic information for revenue is set forth below:

 

   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
    2021     2020     2021     2020  
    (in millions)     (in millions)  
Total revenue                                
UK   $ 29.9     $ 9.2     $ 40.8     $ 47.6  
Greece     3.9       2.6       6.2       7.4  
Italy     0.9       1.4       2.2       3.6  
Canada     0.3             2.1        
Rest of world     6.5       2.4       13.0       9.3  
Total   $ 41.5     $ 15.6     $ 64.3     $ 67.9  

 

Geographic information of our non-current assets excluding goodwill is set forth below:

 

   

June 30,

2021

   

December 31,

2020

 
    (in millions)  
UK   $ 93.9     $ 101.8  
Greece     13.3       18.2  
Italy     1.8       2.1  
Rest of world     9.5       9.3  
Total   $ 118.5     $ 131.4  

 

Software development costs are included as attributable to the market in which they are utilized.

 

17. Customer Concentration

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, no customers represented at least 10% of the Company’s revenues. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, two customers represented at least 10% of revenues, accounting for 25% and 18% of the Company’s revenues. The customers were served by the Gaming and Virtual Sports, and the Gaming, Virtual Sports and Interactive segments, respectively.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, one customer represented at least 10% of the Company’s revenues, accounting for 11% of the Company’s revenues. This customer was served by the Virtual Sports and Interactive segments. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, one customer represented at least 10% of revenues, accounting for 10% of the Company’s revenues. This customer was served by the Gaming and Virtual Sports segments.

 

At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no customers that represented at least 10% of accounts receivable.

 

18. Subsequent Events

 

The Company evaluates subsequent events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

 

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

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual future results could differ materially from the historical results discussed below. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included herein and in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

We make forward-looking statements in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. For definitions of the term Forward-Looking Statements, see the definitions provided in the Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements at the start of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2021.

 

COVID-19 Update

 

Governments in all of the major jurisdictions in which our land-based customers operate have now reopened land-based venues. As of April 12, 2021, in the United Kingdom, licensed betting offices in England and Wales have reopened with certain restrictions including operating two of four gaming machines per venue, limited dwell time of 15 minutes, as well as a maximum of two visits per day per patron and an 8:00pm curfew. These restrictions remained in place until May 17, 2021. Gaming machines in pubs, holiday parks, motorway services, Scottish betting offices and adult gaming centers across the United Kingdom reopened on May 17, 2021 with social distancing restrictions in place. All social distancing restrictions were removed in England as of July 19, 2021. As of August 9, 2021 no restrictions remain in the United Kingdom. There remains an element of social distancing in venues in Greece and in Italy, there are restrictions in place that state only fully vaccinated people can enter our venues. It remains uncertain as to whether and when further restrictions or closures could happen in each jurisdiction and how long they may last.

 

Segment Reporting Recharacterizations

 

For full information on this, see Part IV, Item 15 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, ‘Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules’ Note 26 ‘Segment Reporting and Geographic Information’.

 

Revenue

 

We generate revenue in four principal ways: i) on a participation basis, ii) on a fixed rental fee basis, iii) through product sales and iv) through software license fees. Participation revenue generally includes a right to receive a share of our customers’ gaming revenue, typically as a share of net win but sometimes as a share of the handle or “coin in” which represents the total amount wagered.

 

Geographic Range

 

Geographically, a majority of our revenue is derived from, and majority of our non-current assets are attributable to our UK operations. The remainder of our revenue is derived from, and non-current assets attributable to, Greece, Canada, Italy and the rest of the world.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2021, we earned approximately 72% of our revenue in the UK, 9% in Greece, 2% in Italy and the remaining 17% across the rest of the world. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we earned approximately 59%, 17%, 9% and 15% of our revenue in those regions, respectively.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, we earned approximately 64% of our revenue in the UK, 10% in Greece, 3% in Italy and the remaining 23% across the rest of the world. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we earned approximately 70%, 11%, 5% and 14% of our revenue in those regions, respectively.

 

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As of June 30, 2021, our non-current assets (excluding goodwill) attribution approximately 79% in the UK, 11% in Greece, 2% in Italy, and 8% across the rest of the world.

 

Foreign Exchange

 

Our results are affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates as a result of the translation of foreign functional currencies into our reporting currency and the re-measurement of foreign currency transactions and balances. The impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations represents the difference between current rates and prior-period rates applied to current activity. The largest geographic region in which we operate is the UK and the British pound (“GBP”) is considered to be our functional currency. Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar (“USD”). Our results are translated from our functional currency of GBP into the reporting currency of USD using average rates for profit and loss transactions and applicable spot rates for period-end balances. The effect of translating our functional currency into our reporting currency, as well as translating the results of foreign subsidiaries that have a different functional currency into our functional currency, is reported separately in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we derived approximately 28% of our revenue from sales to customers outside the UK, compared to 41% during the three months ended June 30, 2020.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we derived approximately 36% of our revenue from sales to customers outside the UK, compared to 30% during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

In the section “Results of Operations” below, currency impacts shown have been calculated as the current-period average GBP:USD rate less the equivalent average rate in the prior period, multiplied by the current period amount in our functional currency (GBP). The remaining difference, referred to as functional currency at constant rate, is calculated as the difference in our functional currency, multiplied by the prior-period average GBP:USD rate. This is not a U.S. GAAP measure, but is one which management believes gives a clearer indication of results. In the tables below, variances in particular line items from period to period exclude currency translation movements, and currency translation impacts are shown independently.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

We use certain financial measures that are not compliant with U.S. GAAP (“Non-GAAP financial measures”), including EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, to analyze our operating performance. In this discussion and analysis, we present certain non-GAAP financial measures, define and explain these measures and provide reconciliations to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

 

Results of Operations

 

Our results are affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily between our functional currency (GBP) and our reporting currency (USD). During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, the average GBP:USD rates were 1.40 and 1.24, respectively. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, the average GBP:USD rates were 1.39 and 1.27, respectively.

 

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations has been organized in the following manner:

 

  a discussion and analysis of the Company’s results of operations for the three-month period and six-month period ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same periods in 2020;
     
 

a discussion and analysis of the results of operations of our Gaming business segment for the three-month period and six-month period ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same periods in 2020, including KPI analysis;

 

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  a discussion and analysis of the results of operations of our Virtual Sports business segment for the three-month period and six-month period ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same periods in 2020, including KPI analysis;
     
  a discussion and analysis of the results of operations of our Interactive business segment for the three-month period and six-month period ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same periods in 2020, including KPI analysis; and
     
  a discussion and analysis of the results of operations of our Leisure business segment for the three-month period and six-month period ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same periods in 2020, including KPI analysis.

 

In the discussion and analysis below, certain data may vary from the amounts presented in our consolidated financial statements due to rounding.

 

Three Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Three Months ended June 30, 2020

 

   

For the Three-Month

Period ended

          Total        
    Unaudited June 30,     Unaudited June 30,     Variance    

Functional

Currency

    Total Variance  
(In millions)   2021     2020     2021 vs 2020     %     %  
                               
Revenue:                                        
Service   $ 37.5     $ 15.3     $ 22.2       117.8 %     145.5 %
Product     4.0       0.3       3.7       1090.4 %     1249.6 %
Total revenue     41.5       15.6       25.9       136.3 %     166.4 %
Cost of Sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                                        
Cost of Service     (8.0 )     (2.5 )     (5.5 )     184.5 %     220.3 %
Cost of Product     (2.7 )     (0.3 )     (2.4 )     662.3 %     760.4 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (25.1 )     (11.2 )     (14.0 )     99.5 %     125.0 %
Stock-based compensation     (3.4 )     (1.0 )     (2.4 )     207.8 %     249.0 %
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses     (0.1 )     (1.2 )     1.1       (91.5 )%     (90.4 )%
Depreciation and amortization     (11.9 )     (13.3 )     1.4       (20.7 )%     (10.7 )%
Net operating Income (Loss)     (9.7 )     (13.9 )     4.2       (38.2 )%     (30.1 )%
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest income     0.1       0.1       0.0       14.8 %     66.0 %
Interest expense     (22.2 )     (8.1 )     (14.1 )     142.4 %     173.7 %
Change in fair value of warrant liability     (10.5 )     (1.7 )     (8.8 )     444.9 %     517.4 %
Other finance income (expense)     (1.2 )     (2.5 )     1.3       (59.0 )%     (52.9 )%
Total other income (expense), net     (33.8 )     (12.2 )     (21.5 )     143.3 %     175.7 %
Net Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes     (43.5 )     (26.1 )     (17.3 )     46.9 %     66.3 %
Income tax expense     (0.3 )     (0.1 )     (0.3 )     427.4 %     439.0 %
                                         
Net Income (Loss)   $ (43.8 )   $ (26.2 )   $ (17.6 )     47.8 %     67.2 %
                                         
Exchange Rate - $ to £     1.40       1.24                          

 

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Revenue

 

Total reported revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2021, increased by $25.9 million, or 166%, to $41.5 million on a reported basis. This included an increase from Gaming of $12.0 million, Leisure of $10.9 million, Interactive of $2.4 million and Virtual Sports of $0.6 million. Favorable currency movements accounted for a $4.7 million impact. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, revenue increased by $21.2 million, or 136%, as detailed below:

 

  Gaming revenue increased by $10.2 million, comprised of an increase in Service revenue of $7.3 million and an increase in Product sales of $2.9 million. The increase in Service revenue was primarily due to reopening of retail venues.

 

  Virtual Sports revenue decreased by $0.4 million, or 4.6%. This decrease included a $1.0 million decrease in Online Virtuals, $0.7 million of which was due to a one-time sales in the prior period, which itself was driven by the lack of live sports. This was partially offset by growth in Retail Virtuals of $0.6 million as retail venues reopened during the period.
     
  Interactive revenue increased by $1.7 million, or 50.0%. This growth was driven by the addition of new customers and territories and the consistent launches of new high-quality content.
     
  Leisure revenue increased by $9.7 million, comprised of an increase in Service revenue of $9.3 million and an increase in Product sales of $0.4 million. The increase in revenue was due to the reopening of venues during the period.

 

Cost of Sales, excluding depreciation and amortization

 

Cost of Sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, increased by $7.9 million, or 280%, on a reported basis, to $10.7 million, including the impact of $1.2 million from unfavorable currency movements. Of this increase, $5.5 million was attributable to cost of Service and $2.4 million was attributable to cost of Product sales. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, cost of sales increased by $6.7 million, or 238%, as detailed below:

 

  Gaming cost of sales increased by $4.1 million, comprised of an increase in Service costs of $2.2 million and a $1.9 million increase in Product costs. This increase was driven primarily by the reopening of retail venues.
     
  Virtual Sports cost of sales decreased by $0.4 million, or 45.0%, driven by a one-off sale in the prior period comparable.
     
  Interactive cost of sales increased by $0.4 million, or 112%. This increase was driven by the revenue growth in Interactive.
     
  Leisure cost of sales increased by $2.5 million, comprised of an increase in Service costs of $2.4 million and an increase in Product costs of $0.2 million, which was driven primarily by the reopening of retail venues.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased by $14.0 million, or 125%, on a reported basis, to $25.1 million. This included $2.9 million of unfavorable currency movements. On a functional currency (at constant rate basis), SG&A increased by $11.1 million, or 100%. This increase was driven by staff returning from furlough as retail venues began to reopen ($6.6 million), additional fleet costs as staff returned to work ($0.7 million), additional distribution costs as markets started to reopen ($0.6 million), plus an increase in costs of $1.2 million for the provision following settlement with the Italian Tax Authorities in respect of an audit of the Italian Branch of Inspired Gaming (International) Limited for the period 2015-2017 in respect of the historic VAT treatment of supplies. The settlement includes an amount of $1.5 million in relation to VAT (of which $0.9 million had previously been provided for) plus interest of $0.3 million and penalties in the amount of $0.3 million which were levied at the lowest rate applicable under the relevant regime. As well as refinancing costs of $0.6 million.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded an expense of $3.4 million with respect to outstanding awards. Of this expense, $1.9 million related to awards made under the 2021 Plan (including $1.4 million of upfront recognition) and $1.5 million related to awards made under the 2018 Plan. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the charge for stock-based compensation was $1.0 million. Of this expense, $0.9 million was related to awards made under the 2018 Plan and $0.1 million was related to costs from awards made under a 2016 long term incentive plan.

 

Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses

 

Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses decreased by $1.1 million to $0.1 million, on a reported basis. Both the 2021 and 2020 expenses were primarily integration costs in relation to the NTG acquisition.

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

Depreciation and amortization decreased by $1.4 million, or 10.7%, to $11.9 million on a reported basis. This included the impact of unfavorable currency movements of $1.3 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, depreciation and amortization decreased by $2.7 million, or 20.7%, driven primarily by a decrease of $1.9 million in Gaming and $0.8 million in Leisure.

 

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Net operating loss

 

During the period, net operating loss was $9.7 million compared to a net operating loss of $13.9 million in the prior period. The net operating loss improvement of $4.2 million was attributable to the increase in revenue due to the reopening of retail venues across the business as well as growth in Interactive. This net operating loss variance also included a $1.1 million unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation.

 

Interest expense

 

Net interest expense increased by $14.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021, to $22.2 million, on a reported basis due to a $14.4 million write-off of previously capitalized debt fees following the refinancing in May 2021, a $0.7 million increase in debt interest and a $0.3 million exchange rate impact. These were offset by a $1.0m write-off of debt fees in the three months ended June 30, 2020 and a $0.4 million reduction in revolver interest.

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability for the three months ended June 30, 2021, resulted in a $10.5 million charge. The charge was related to changes in liability accounting pursuant to the statement made by the Office of Chief Accountant of the SEC, released on April 12, 2021, informing market participants that warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies may require classification as a liability of the entity measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings. The $10.5 million charge reflects the increase in the value of the warrants, driven by increases in the Company’s share price from $9.29 on March 31st, 2021 to $12.75 on June 30th, 2021.For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the change in fair value resulted in a $1.7 million charge.

 

Other finance income

 

Other finance income for the three months ended June 30, 2021, resulted in a $1.2 million charge compared to a $2.5 million charge in the three months ended June 30, 2020. This variance was driven by movements in the retranslation with respect to the principal balance of our senior debt facilities.

 

Income tax expense

 

Our effective tax rate for the period ended June 30, 2021, was 0.8% and our effective tax rate for the period ended June 30, 2020, was 0.2%.

 

Net loss

 

During the period, net loss was $43.8 million compared to a net loss of $26.2 million in the prior period. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, net loss increased by $12.6 million, primarily due to the increase in interest expense ($11.5 million) and increase in change in fair value of warrant liability ($7.6 million), partly offset by the decrease in net operating loss ($5.3 million).

 

Three Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Three Months ended June 30, 2020 – Gaming Segment

 

We generate revenue from our Gaming segment through the selling and rental of our gaming machines. We receive rental fees for machines, typically on a long-term contract basis, on both a participation and fixed fee basis. Our participation contracts are typically structured to pay us a percentage of net win (defined as net revenue to our operator customers, after deducting player winnings, free bets or plays and any relevant regulatory levies) from gaming terminals placed in our customers’ facilities. Typically, we recognize revenue from these arrangements on a daily basis over the term of the contract.

 

Revenue growth for our Gaming business is principally driven by the number of operator customers we have, the number of Gaming machines in operation, the net win performance of the machines and the net win percentage that we receive pursuant to our contracts with our customers.

 

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Gaming Segment, Key Performance Indicators

 

    For the Three-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
Gaming   2021     2020           %  
                         
End of period installed base (# of terminals)     32,203       32,325       (122 )     (0.4 )%
Total Gaming - Average installed base (# of terminals)     31,868       32,259       (391 )     (1.2 )%
Participation - Average installed base (# of terminals)     29,180       30,392       (1,212 )     (4.0 )%
Fixed Rental - Average installed base (# of terminals)     2,687       1,867       821       44.0 %
Service Only - Average installed base (# of terminals)     21,515       21,668       (153 )     (0.7 )%
Customer Gross Win per unit per day (1) (2)   £ 47.2     £ 12.2     £ 35.1       288 %
Customer Net Win per unit per day (1) (2)   £ 36.7     £ 8.9     £ 27.8       313 %
Inspired Blended Participation Rate     6.0 %     6.6 %     (0.6 )%     (9.3 )%
Inspired Fixed Rental Revenue per Gaming Machine per week   £ 15.4     £ 0.0     £ 15       N/A  
Inspired Service Rental Revenue per Gaming Machine per week   £ 4.1     £ 1.3     £ 2.8       222 %
Gaming Long term license amortization (£’m)   £ 1.2     £ 1.3     0.0 )     (2.7 )%
Number of Machine sales     396       13       383       2946 %
Average selling price per terminal   £ 5,449     £ 5,672     223 )     (3.9 )%

 

(1) Includes all Gaming terminals in which the company takes a participation revenue share across all territories
(2) Includes all days of the period, including the days during which the Gaming terminals were not operating due to COVID-19, as many of our customers’ venues were closed during a portion of the period (the “COVID-19 closures”).

 

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

Gaming Segment, Recurring Revenue

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Gaming recurring revenue. Gaming recurring revenue consists principally of Gaming participation revenue and fixed rental revenue.

 

    For the Three-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

June 30,

   

Unaudited

June 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
(In £ millions)   2021     2020           %  
Gaming Recurring Revenue                                
Total Gaming Revenue   £ 11.6     £ 3.4     £ 8.2       241.5 %
                                 
Gaming Participation Revenue   £ 6.0     £ 1.6     £ 4.5       285.6 %
Gaming Other Fixed Fee Recurring Revenue   £ 1.6     £ 0.3     £ 1.2       350.0 %
Gaming Long-term license amortization   £ 1.2     £ 1.3     0.0 )     (2.7 )%
Total Gaming Recurring Revenue   £ 8.8     £ 3.2     £ 5.6       176.5 %
Gaming Recurring Revenue as a % of Total Gaming Revenue     76.2 %     94.1 %     (17.9 )%        

 

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Note:- There was no VAT-related income in the period

 

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

Gaming Segment, Service Revenue by Region

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Gaming service revenue by geographic region. Gaming Service revenue consists principally of Gaming participation revenue, Gaming other fixed fee revenue, Gaming long-term license amortization and Gaming other non-recurring revenue. See “Gaming Segment Revenue” below for a discussion of gaming service revenue between the periods under review.

 

Gaming Service Revenue by Region

 

  For the Three-Month Period ended              
(In millions)  

Unaudited June 30,

2021

   

Unaudited June 30,

2020

    Variance 2021 vs 2020     Total Functional Currency %     Total Variance %  
                               
Service Revenue:                                        
UK LBO   $ 8.2     $ 1.4     $ 6.8       405.6 %     466.8 %
UK Other     1.3       0.1       1.2       1458.0 %     1656.7 %
Italy     0.2       0.2       0.0       4.9 %     17.8 %
Greece     3.1       2.3       0.8       18.3 %     33.1 %
Rest of the World     0.0       0.1       (0.0 )     (98.4 )%     (98.2 )%
                                         
Total Service revenue   $ 12.8     $ 4.1     $ 8.7       179.0 %     213.6 %
                                         
Exchange Rate - $ to £     1.40       1.25                          

 

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Note: Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD total service revenue by the GBP total service revenue, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

Gaming Segment, key events that affected results for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021

 

Total Gaming Customer Gross Win per unit per day (in our functional currency, GBP) increased by £35.08, or 288% which was due to the impact of COVID-19. In the UK, retail venues were closed for the majority of the quarter ended June 30, 2020, as compared to the current period when retail venues reopened in April and May 2021 (for further detail see segment revenue discussion below). In Greece, retail venues reopened in late May 2021 while in Italy retail venues began reopening in June 2021. The participation rate decreased from 6.6% to 6.0% primarily due to a higher proportion of UK venues operating in 2021 when compared to the same quarter in 2020 as UK share terms are lower (due to the fact we have higher gross win levels in the UK) than the total blended Gaming average.

 

During the period, Inspired sold 71 “Valor™” terminals to a number of customers in Illinois, increasing the total number of North American unit sales since launch in December 2019 to 540.

 

In the UK market, momentum was gained with our new “Community King” three-player product.

 

In addition, we have been upgrading our UK Gaming estate with the installation of 134 “Flex” and 57 “Prismatic” terminals on three-year lease agreements.

 

Three Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Three Months ended June 30, 2020 – Gaming Segment

 

    For the Three-Month Period ended                    
(In millions)  

Unaudited June 30,

2021

   

Unaudited June 30,

2020

   

Variance

2021 vs 2020

    Total Functional Currency %     Total Variance %  
                               
Revenue:                                        
Service   $ 12.8     $ 4.1     $ 8.7       179.0 %     213.6 %
Product     3.4       0.1       3.2       2141.8 %     2464.0 %
Total revenue     16.2       4.2       12.0       241.5 %     283.9 %
                                         
Cost of Sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                                        
Cost of Service     (3.6 )     (1.0 )     (2.6 )     229.8 %     270.3 %
Cost of Product     (2.4 )     (0.2 )     (2.2 )     845.3 %     969.2 %
Total cost of sales     (6.0 )     (1.2 )     (4.8 )     345.5 %     400.8 %
                                         
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (6.7 )     (3.0 )     (3.6 )     95.6 %     120.6 %
                                         
Stock-based compensation     (0.4 )     (0.1 )     (0.3 )     67.4 %     300.0 %
                                         
Depreciation and amortization     (5.8 )     (7.0 )     1.2       (27.1 )%     (17.1 )%
                                         
Net operating Income (Loss)   $ (2.7 )   $ (7.1 )   $ 4.4       (68.4 )%     (62.4 )%
                                         
Exchange Rate - $ to £     1.40       1.25                          

 

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Note: Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD total revenue by the GBP total revenue, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

Gaming Segment Revenue

 

During the period, Gaming revenue increased by $12.0 million, or 284%, to $16.2 million on a reported basis. This increase included a favorable currency impact of $1.8 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, Gaming revenue increased by $10.2 million, or 242% as Gaming retail venues reopened during the period (see market information below for more detail) albeit with some restrictions for some of the period.

 

Service revenue increased by $8.7 million to $12.8 million on a reported basis. This increased included favorable currency movements of $1.4 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, Gaming Service revenue increased by $7.3 million, or 179%. This was driven by an increase in UK sales (including Licensed Betting Offices (“LBO”) and UK other) of $6.9 million primarily driven by the reopening of retail venues. UK LBO had additional two months trading verses quarter two 2020, albeit with one of these months at fifty percent capacity and UK other venues had an additional one month trading verses quarter two 2020. Greece revenue increased by $0.4 million, driven by the reopening of retail venues, Greece trading for an additional two weeks verses last period. Italy service revenue was unchanged as COVID-19 restrictions mostly remained in place during the period.

 

Product revenue increased by $3.2 million to $3.4 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, revenue increased by $2.9 million. This was driven by Product sales of $1.7 million in the UK markets, $1.1 million of Valor terminal sales in North America and $0.6 million of spare part sales.

 

Gaming Segment Operating Income

 

Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization) increased by $4.8 million to $6.0 million on a reported basis, which included adverse currency movements of $0.7 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, Gaming cost of sales increased by $4.1 million, or 346%. Cost of Service increased by $2.2 million driven by the reopening of retail venues. Cost of Product increased by $1.9 million driven by the increase in Product revenue.

 

SG&A expense increased by $3.6 million on a reported basis. This increase included the impact of unfavorable currency movements of $0.7 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, Gaming SG&A increased by $2.9 million, or 95.6%. This was driven by staff returning from furlough as retail venues and markets reopened.

 

Depreciation and amortization declined by $1.2 million on a reported basis, or 17.1%. This included the impact of unfavorable currency movements of $0.7 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate basis), Gaming depreciation and amortization decreased by $1.9 million, or 27.1%. This was driven by a decrease in depreciation in the UK LBO and Greece markets.

 

Operating Loss improved by $4.4 million on a reported basis, from a loss of $7.1 million to a loss of $2.7 million. This was primarily due to the increase in revenue as retail venues reopened, partly offset by increased costs as staff returned from furlough as well as unfavorable currency movements of $0.5 million.

 

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Three Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Three Months ended June 30, 2020 – Virtual Sports Segment

 

We generate revenue from our Virtual Sports segment through the licensing of our products. We receive fees in exchange for the licensing of our products, typically on a long-term contract basis, on a participation basis. Our participation contracts are typically structured to pay us a percentage of net win (defined as net revenue to our operator customers, after deducting player winnings, free bets or plays and other promotional costs and any relevant regulatory levies) from Virtual Sports content placed on our customers’ websites or in our customers’ facilities. Typically, we recognize revenue from these arrangements on a daily basis over the term of the contract.

 

Revenue growth for our Virtual Sports segment is principally driven by the number of customers we have, the net win performance of the games and the net win percentage that we receive pursuant to our contracts with our customers.

 

Virtual Sports Segment, Key Performance Indicators

 

    For the Three-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
Virtuals   2021     2020           %  
                         
No. of Live Customers at the end of the period     60       57       3       5.3 %
Average No. of Live Customers     59       58       1       1.7 %
Total Revenue (£’m)   £ 5.9     £ 6.1     0.3 )     (4.6 )%
Total Revenue £’m - Retail   £ 1.5     £ 1.0     £ 0.5       54.5 %
Total Revenue £’m - Online Virtuals   £ 4.3     £ 5.2     0.8 )     (15.8 )%

 

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

Virtual Sports Segment, Recurring Revenue

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Virtual Sports recurring revenue, which consists of Retail Virtuals and Online Virtuals recurring revenue as well as long-term license amortization. See “Virtual Sports Segment Revenue” below for a discussion of Virtual Sports Service revenue between the periods under review.

 

    For the Three-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

June 30,

   

Unaudited

June 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
(In £ millions)   2021     2020           %  
Virtual Sports Recurring Revenue                                
Total Virtual Sports Revenue   £ 5.9     £ 6.1     0.3 )     (4.6 )%
                                 
Recurring Revenue - Retail Virtuals   £ 1.4     £ 0.8     £ 0.6       81.0 %
Recurring Revenue - Online Virtuals   £ 4.2     £ 4.5     0.3 )     (6.3 )%
Total Virtual Sports Long-term license amortization   £ 0.2     £ 0.2     0.1 )     (29.7 )%
Total Virtual Sports Recurring Revenue   £ 5.8     £ 5.5     £ 0.3       4.9 %
Virtual Sports Recurring Revenue as a Percentage of Total Virtual Sports Revenue     99.0 %     90.0 %     9.0 %        

 

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Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

Virtual Sports Segment, key events that affected results for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, our key retail territories in the UK, Ireland, Italy and Greece reopened at different stages in the quarter. In the prior year period, only Greece and Italy had reopened during June of 2020. As a result, retail recurring revenues increased by $0.9 million.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we launched three channels of our V-Play Soccer 3.0 product with Stoiximan, the largest online operator in Greece, using our cloud streaming solution.

 

In Turkey we launched our new Euro Soccer Marbles product alongside a new Parlay Boost feature with Misli via our proprietary Virtual Plug & PlayTM (“VPP”) platform.

 

A suite of new products including Marbles, Matchday Soccer Ultra and the new Penalty shootout soccer product were launched in Italy on both retail and online channels.

 

We signed an extension to our existing agreement with Entain enabling betMGM, Borgata and PartyCasino to launch VPP into multiple U.S. states.

 

Updates to V-Play Soccer 3.0 and V-Play Matchday Soccer were launched in OPAP venues in Greece along with a new Euro Tournament product enabling bets to be placed on a Virtual Soccer tournament which was launched alongside the European soccer tournament in June.

 

A contract extension was signed with Boylesports covering the continued provision of Virtual Sports across retail betting shops in the UK and Ireland.

 

Three Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Three Months ended June 30, 2020 – Virtual Sports Segment

 

    For the Three-Month Period ended                    
(In millions)  

Unaudited June 30,

2021

   

Unaudited June 30,

2020

   

Variance

2021 vs 2020

    Total Functional Currency %     Total Variance %  
                               
Service Revenue   $ 8.2     $ 7.6     $ 0.6       (4.6 )%     7.5 %
                                         
Cost of Service     (0.5 )     (0.8 )     0.3       (45.0 )%     (38.1 )%
                                         
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (2.7 )     (0.7 )     (1.9 )     222.8 %     264.2 %
                                         
Stock-based compensation     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     -       68.0 %     0.0 %
                                         
Depreciation and amortization     (0.7 )     (0.9 )     0.2       (28.0 )%     (22.2 )%
                                         
Net operating Income (Loss)   $ 4.2     $ 5.1     $ (0.9 )     (28.0 )%     (17.2 )%
                                         
Exchange Rate - $ to £     1.40       1.24                          

 

Note: Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD service revenue by the GBP service revenue, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

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Virtual Sports Segment revenue

 

During the period, revenue increased by $0.6 million, or 7.5%, on a reported basis. This increase included the impact of favorable currency movements of $0.9 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, revenue decreased by $0.4 million, or 4.6%. This decrease was driven by a $1.0 million decline in Online Virtuals of which $0.7 million stemmed from one-time sales of Virtual Sports events in the prior year period and a $0.4 million decline in Online recurring revenue resulting from the high activity on Online Virtuals in the prior year period, both of which were due to the limited live sports betting available during COVID-19 lockdowns. Despite the decline in the quarter, Online revenues remain significantly higher than pre-COVID-19 levels. This was partially offset by growth in recurring Retail Virtuals of $0.9 million as retail venues reopened during the period.

 

Virtual Sports Segment operating income

 

Cost of Service decreased by $0.3 million to $0.5 million on a reported basis. This decrease included the impact of $0.1 million from adverse currency movements. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, cost of Service decreased by $0.4 million, or 45.0%, driven by the decrease in Online Virtuals revenue.

 

SG&A expenses increased by $1.9 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, SG&A expenses increased by $1.6 million, or 223%. This was driven by a $1.2 million increase for the provision following settlement with the Italian Tax Authorities in respect of an audit of the Italian Branch of Inspired Gaming (International) Limited for the period 2015-2017 in respect of the historic VAT treatment of supplies, as well as increase in costs as staff returning from furlough as retail venues.

 

Depreciation and amortization decreased by $0.2 million on a reported and functional currency (at constant rate) basis.

 

Operating profit decreased by $0.9 million on a reported basis which included the impact of favorable currency movements of $0.6 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, operating profit decreased by $1.4 million. This was primarily due to the $1.6 million increase in SG&A following the settlement with the Italian Tax Authorities.

 

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Three Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Three Months ended June 30, 2020 – Interactive Segment

 

We generate revenue from our Interactive segment through the licensing of our products. We receive fees in exchange for the licensing of our products, typically on a long-term contract basis, on a participation basis. Our participation contracts are typically structured to pay us a percentage of net win (defined as net revenue to our operator customers, after deducting player winnings, free bets or plays and other promotional costs and any relevant regulatory levies) from Interactive content placed on our customers’ websites. Typically, we recognize revenue from these arrangements on a daily basis over the term of the contract.

 

Revenue growth for our Interactive segment is principally driven by the number of customers we have, the number of live games, the net win performance of the games and the net win percentage that we receive pursuant to our contracts with our customers.

 

Interactive Segment, Key Performance Indicators

 

    For the Three-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
Interactive   2021     2020           %  
                         
No. of Live Customers at the end of the period     100       70       30       42.9 %
Average No. of Live Customers     99       70       30       42.6 %
No. of Live Games at the end of the period     218       189       29       15.3 %
Average No. of Live Games     216       187       28       15.1 %
Total Revenue (£’m)   £ 4.2     £ 2.8     £ 1.4       50.1 %

 

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

Interactive Segment, Recurring Revenue

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Interactive recurring revenue which consists principally of Interactive participation revenue. See “Interactive Segment Revenue” below for a discussion of Interactive service revenue between the periods under review.

 

    For the Three-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

June 30,

   

Unaudited

June 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
(In £ millions)   2021     2020           %  
Interactive Recurring Revenue                                
Total Interactive Revenue   £ 4.2     £ 2.8     £ 1.4       50.0 %
                                 
Total Recurring Revenue - Interactive   £ 4.2     £ 2.7     £ 1.4       51.4 %
Interactive Recurring Revenue as a Percentage of Total Interactive Revenue     100.0 %     99.1 %     0.9 %        

 

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Interactive Segment, key events that affected results for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021

 

During the period, the North American market has grown 265% or $0.4 million in the quarter. There were seven new brand launches including BetMGM and Golden Nugget in Michigan.

 

We deployed seven new games in the quarter across the estate including “Big Spin Bonus” and “Cops and Robbers Megaways”. Big Spin Bonus is the biggest launch in Inspired’s history and is the first game to generate 20 million plays in a week. The product is expected to launch in all markets.

 

Three Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Three Months ended June 30, 2020 – Interactive Segment

 

    For the Three-Month
Period ended
                   
(In millions)  

Unaudited June 30,

2021

   

Unaudited June 30,

2020

   

Variance

2021 vs 2020

    Total Functional Currency %     Total Variance %  
                               
Service Revenue   $ 5.8     $ 3.4     $ 2.4       50.0 %     69.0 %
                                         
Cost of Service     (0.9 )     (0.4 )     (0.5 )     111.6 %     133.1 %
                                         
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (1.3 )     (0.6 )     (0.7 )     100.2 %     125.9 %
                                         
Stock-based compensation     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     -       177.7 %     0.0 %
                                         
Depreciation and amortization     (0.9 )     (0.6 )     (0.3 )     40.4 %     47.5 %
                                         
Net operating Income (Loss)   $ 2.6     $ 1.7     $ 0.8       21.4 %     46.8 %
                                         
Exchange Rate - $ to £     1.40       1.24                          

 

Note: Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD service revenue by the GBP service revenue, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

Interactive Segment revenue

 

During the period, revenue increased by $2.4 million, or 69.0%, on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, revenue increased by $1.7 million, or 50.0%. This was driven by recurring revenue growth due to the consistent launch of new content across the estate, growth in the customer base in new, emerging and core markets and increased promotional activity through exclusive deals with tier-one customers.

 

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Interactive Segment operating income

 

Cost of Service increased by $0.5 million to $0.9 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, cost of Service increased by $0.4 million due to increased third party platform provider costs, in line with the revenue increase for the period.

 

SG&A expenses increased by $0.7 million on a reported basis. This increase included the impact of unfavorable currency movements of $0.1 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, SG&A increased by $0.6 million driven by the investment in the segment to help drive the increasing revenues.

 

Depreciation and amortization increased by $0.3 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, depreciation and amortization increased by $0.2 million.

 

Operating profit increased by $0.8 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis operating profit increased by $0.4 million. This was primarily due to the increase in revenue, partly offset by the increase in cost of sales and SG&A.

 

Three Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Three Months ended June 30, 2020 – Leisure Segment

 

We generate revenue from our Leisure segment through the rental of our gaming and amusement machines. We receive rental fees for machines, typically on a long-term contract basis, on both a participation and fixed fee basis, with our newer digital pub machines typically contracted on a fixed fee basis. Our participation contracts are typically structured to pay us a percentage of net win (defined as net revenue to our operator customers, after deducting player winnings, free bets or plays and any relevant regulatory levies) from gaming terminals placed in our customers’ facilities. Typically, we recognize revenue from these arrangements on a daily basis over the term of the contract.

 

Revenue growth for our Leisure segment is principally driven by the number of customers we have, the number of gaming machines in operation, the net win performance of the machines and the net win percentage that we receive pursuant to our contracts with our customers.

 

Leisure segment, Key Performance Indicators

 

    For the Three-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
Leisure   2021     2020           %  
                         
End of period installed base Gaming machines (# of terminals)     11,723       12,262       (539 )     (4.4 )%
Average installed base Gaming machines (# of terminals)     11,679       12,267       (588 )     (4.8 )%
End of period installed base Other (# of terminals)     7,244       8,224       (980 )     (11.9 )%
Average installed base Other (# of terminals)     7,188       8,231       (1,043 )     (12.7 )%
Pub Digital Gaming Machines - Average installed base (# of terminals)     5,895       5,773       122       2.1 %
Pub Analogue Gaming Machines - Average installed base (# of terminals)     2,233       2,690       (458 )     (17.0 )%
MSA and Bingo Gaming Machines - Average installed base (# of terminals)(1)     3,293       3,517       (224 )     (6.4 )%
Inspired Leisure Revenue per Gaming Machine per week   £ 24.4       NM       NM       NM  
Inspired Pub Digital Revenue per Gaming Machine per week   £ 26.0       NM       NM       NM  
Inspired Pub Analogue Revenue per Gaming Machine per week   £ 13.2       NM       NM       NM  
Inspired MSA and Bingo Revenue per Gaming Machine per week   £ 30.0     £ 0.2     £ 29.8       15859 %
Inspired Other Revenue per Machine per week   £ 4.7       NM       NM       NM  
                                 
Total Leisure Parks Revenue (Gaming and Non Gaming) (£’m)   £ 3.3       NM       NM       NM  

 

(1) Motorway Service Area machines

 

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Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

Leisure Segment, Recurring Revenue

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Leisure recurring revenue which consists principally of Leisure participation revenue and Leisure other fixed fee revenue. See “Leisure Segment Revenue” below for a discussion of leisure service revenue between the periods under review.

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Leisure recurring revenue.

 

    For the Three-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

June 30,

   

Unaudited

June 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
(In £ millions)   2021     2020           %  
Leisure Recurring Revenue                                
Total Leisure Revenue   £ 8.1     £ 0.3     £ 7.8       2691.7 %
                                 
Total Leisure Recurring Revenue   £ 7.6     £ 0.1     £ 7.5       6323.0 %
Leisure Recurring Revenue as a Percentage of Total Leisure Revenue     94.8 %     41.2 %     53.6 %        

 

Leisure Segment, key events that affected results for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, all major sectors of the Leisure segment (Pubs, Holiday Parks, Motorway Service Areas and Bingo Halls) remained closed due to the COVID-19 closures in the UK until May 17th.

 

From May 17, 2021, venues reopened with social distancing and other restrictions imposed due to COVID-19. These restrictions remained in place for the rest of the period.

 

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Three Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Three Months ended June 30, 2020 – Leisure Segment

 

    For the Three-Month Period ended                    
(In millions)  

Unaudited June 30,

2021

   

Unaudited June 30,

2020

   

Variance

2021 vs 2020

    Total Functional Currency %     Total Variance %  
                               
Revenue:                                        
Service   $ 10.7     $ 0.2     $ 10.5       4733.4 %     5334.6 %
Product     0.6       0.2       0.4       221.2 %     261.0 %
Total revenue     11.3       0.4       10.9       2691.7 %     3045.9 %
                                         
Cost of Sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                                        
Cost of Service     (3.0 )     (0.3 )     (2.7 )     731.1 %     837.5 %
Cost of Product     (0.3 )     (0.1 )     (0.2 )     202.3 %     239.3 %
Total cost of sales     (3.3 )     (0.4 )     (2.9 )     614.4 %     705.4 %
                                         
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (8.2 )     (2.6 )     (5.6 )     177.6 %     217.9 %
                                         
Stock-based compensation     (0.1 )     (0.0 )     (0.1 )     251.3 %     352.0 %
                                         
Depreciation and amortization     (4.1 )     (4.4 )     0.3       (17.3 )%     (6.8 )%
                                         
Net operating Income (Loss)     (4.4 )     (7.0 )   $ 2.7       (45.7 )%     (38.2 )%
                                         
Exchange Rate - $ to £     1.40       1.25                          

 

Note: Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD total revenue by the GBP total revenue, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

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Leisure Segment Revenue

 

During the period, revenue increased by $10.9 million to $11.3 million on a reported basis, including a $1.3 million impact from favorable currency movements. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis revenue increased by $9.7 million.

 

Service revenue increased by $10.5 million on a reported basis and $9.3 million on a functional currency (at constant rate) basis to $10.7 million. This was driven by the reopening of venues in May although with some COVID-19 restriction remaining for the rest of the period.

 

Product revenue increased by $0.4 million to $0.6 million on a reported and functional currency (at constant rate) basis. This increase was driven by the reopening of venues.

 

Leisure Segment Operating Income

 

Operating loss improved by $2.7 million on a reported basis from a loss of $7.0 million to a loss of $4.4 million, which included the impact of unfavorable currency movements of $0.5 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis operating loss improved by $3.2 million. This was primarily due to the increase in revenue as venues reopened.

 

Six Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Six Months ended June 30, 2020

  

   

For the Six-Month

Period ended

          Total        
    Unaudited June 30, Unaudited June 30,     Variance    

Functional Currency

    Total Variance  
(In millions)   2021     2020     2021 vs 2020     %     %  
                               
Revenue:                                        
Service   $ 54.6     $ 58.1     $ (3.5 )     (14.1 )%     (6.0 )%
Product     9.7       9.8       (0.1 )     (8.9 )%     (0.9 )%
Total revenue     64.3       67.9       (3.6 )     (13.3 )%     (5.3 )%
Cost of Sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                                        
Cost of Service     (10.1 )     (11.0 )     0.8       (15.3 )%     (7.6 )%
Cost of Product     (5.9 )     (6.5 )     0.6       (17.7 )%     (9.6 )%
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (38.9 )     (39.2 )     0.3       (9.3 )%     (0.7 )%
Stock-based compensation     (4.8 )     (2.0 )     (2.8 )     118.3 %     138.6 %
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses     (1.5 )     (4.4 )     2.9       (69.7 )%     (66.3 )%
Depreciation and amortization     (25.0 )     (25.9 )     0.9       (12.4 )%     (3.5 )%
Net operating Income (Loss)     (21.9 )     (21.1 )     (0.8 )     (6.8 )%     3.7 %
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest income     0.1       0.4       (0.3 )     (86.7 )%     (86.0 )%
Interest expense     (30.8 )     (14.2 )     (16.6 )     95.3 %     117.1 %
Change in fair value of warrant liability     (13.5 )     5.9       (19.4 )     (301.4 )%     (328.1 )%
Other finance income (expense)     5.2       (6.2 )     11.4       (176.4 )%     (184.6 )%
Loss from equity method investee     -       (0.5 )     0.5       (100.0 )%     (100.0 )%
Total other income (expense), net     (39.0 )     (14.6 )     (24.4 )     139.6 %     166.7 %
Net Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes     (60.9 )     (35.7 )     (25.1 )     52.9 %     70.4 %
Income tax expense     0.4       (0.3 )     0.7       (205.8 )%     (225.7 )%
                                         
Net Income (Loss)   $ (60.5 )   $ (36.0 )   $ (24.5 )     50.9 %     67.9 %
                                         
Exchange Rate - $ to £     1.39       1.27                          

  

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Revenue

 

Total reported revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021, decreased by $3.6 million, or 5.3%, to $64.3 million on a reported basis. This included an increase from Interactive of $5.5 million, offset by declines in Gaming of $2.2 million, Virtual Sports of $0.9 million, and Leisure of $6.0 million. Favorable currency movements accounted for a $5.5 million impact. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, revenue decreased by $9.1 million, or 13.3%, as detailed below:

 

  Gaming revenue decreased by $4.3 million, comprised of a decrease in Service revenue of $3.8 million and a decrease in Product sales of $0.6 million. The decrease in Service revenue includes VAT-related revenue of $2.9 million generated in the current period (using prior year exchange rate). Excluding the VAT-related revenue, Service revenue would have declined by $6.7 million. This was primarily due to the COVID-19 closures, which effected a longer closure during the period than during the comparable prior period.

 

  Virtual Sports revenue decreased by $2.2 million, or 14.5%. This decrease included a $2.9 million decrease in retail revenue primarily as a result of the COVID-19 closures, particularly in the first quarter of 2021. This was partially offset by growth in Online Virtuals of $0.6 million.
     
  Interactive revenue increased by $4.3 million, or 78.2%. This growth was driven by the addition of new customers and territories and the consistent launch of new high-quality content

 

  Leisure revenue decreased by $7.0 million, comprised of a decrease in Service revenue of $6.7 million and a decrease in Product sales of $0.3 million. The decline in revenue was due to the impact of the COVID-19 closures, as venues were closed during a longer portion of the period than in the prior comparable period.

 

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization

 

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, decreased by $1.5 million, or 8.4%, on a reported basis, to $16.0 million, including the impact of $1.4 million from unfavorable currency movements. Of this decrease, $0.8 million was attributable to cost of Service and $0.6 million was attributable to cost of Product sales. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, cost of sales decreased by $2.8 million, or 16.2%, reflecting the revenue reductions resulting from the COVID-19 closures.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses remained unchanged from the prior year on a reported basis at $38.9 million. This included $3.4 million of unfavorable currency movements. On a functional currency (at constant rate basis), SG&A decreased by $3.7 million, or 9.3%. This decrease was driven primarily by permanent synergy and other savings.

 

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Stock-based compensation

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded an expense of $4.8 million with respect to outstanding awards. Of this expense, $1.9 million related to awards made under the 2021 Plan (including $1.4 million of upfront recognition) and $2.9 million related to awards made under the 2018 Plan. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the charge for stock-based compensation was $2.0 million. Of this expense, $1.8 million related to awards made under the 2018 Plan and $0.2 million related to costs from awards made under a 2016 long term incentive plan.

 

Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses

 

Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses decreased by $2.9 million to $1.5 million on a reported basis. Both the 2021 and 2020 expenses were primarily integration costs in relation to the NTG acquisition.

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

Depreciation and amortization decreased by $0.9 million, or 3.5%, to $25.0 million on a reported basis. This included the impact of unfavorable currency movements of $2.3 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, depreciation and amortization decreased by $3.2 million, or 12.4%, driven primarily by a decrease of $3.2 million in Gaming due to certain assets being fully written down.

 

Net operating loss

 

During the period, net operating loss was $21.9 million compared to a net operating loss of $21.1 million in the prior period. The increase of $0.8 million in operating loss on a reported basis was attributable to a $2.2 million unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, net operating loss improved by $1.5 million, or 6.8%. This was attributable to the cost savings across our Gaming, Virtual Sports and Leisure segments as well as the decrease in acquisition and integration related transaction expenses. This was partly offset by the decrease of revenue driven by the COVID-19 closures.

 

Interest expense

 

Net interest expense increased by $16.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2021, to $30.8 million, on a reported basis, due to a $14.4 million write-off of capitalized debt fees on refinancing, a $2.1 million increase in debt interest due to capitalization of debt interest in 2020 increasing debt levels and debt margin and $0.9 million exchange rate impact.

 

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Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability for the six months ended June 30, 2021, resulted in a $13.5 million charge. This charge reflects the increase in the value of the warrants, driven by increases in the Company’s share price from $6.58 on December 31st, 2020 to $12.75 on June 30th, 2021.For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the change in fair value resulted in a $5.9 million credit.

 

Other finance income

 

Other finance income for the six months ended June 30, 2021, resulted in a $5.2 million credit compared to a $6.2 million charge in the six months ended June 30, 2020. This variance was driven by movements in the retranslation with respect to the principal balance of the senior debt facilities.

 

Income tax expense

 

Our effective tax rate for the period ended June 30, 2021, was (0.6%) and our effective tax rate for the period ended June 30, 2020, was 0.8%.

 

Net loss

 

During the period, net loss was $60.5 million compared to a net loss of $36.0 million in the prior period. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, net loss increased by $18.6 million, primarily due to the decline in revenue, increase in interest expense and the increase in change in fair value of warrant liability.

 

Six Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Six Months ended June 30, 2020 – Gaming Segment

 

Gaming Segment, Key Performance Indicators

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
Gaming   2021     2020           %  
                         
End of period installed base (# of terminals)     32,203       32,325       (122 )     (0.4 )%
Total Gaming - Average installed base (# of terminals)     31,688       32,218       (530 )     (1.6 )%
Participation - Average installed base (# of terminals)     29,372       30,387       (1,015 )     (3.3 )%
Fixed Rental - Average installed base (# of terminals)     2,316       1,831       485       26.5 %
Service Only - Average installed base (# of terminals)     21,626       20,607       1,020       4.9 %
Customer Gross Win per unit per day (1) (2)   £ 23.9     £ 38.3     £ (14.4 )     (37.6 )%
Customer Net Win per unit per day (1) (2)   £ 18.5     £ 28.2     £ (9.7 )     (34.3 )%
Inspired Blended Participation Rate     6.0 %     6.6 %     (0.5 )%     (8.3 )%
Inspired Fixed Rental Revenue per Gaming Machine per week   £ 9.7     £ 21.2     £ (11.5 )     (54.4 )%
Inspired Service Rental Revenue per Gaming Machine per week   £ 2.4     £ 2.5     £ (0.0 )     (1.8 )%
Gaming Long term license amortization (£’m)   £ 2.5     £ 2.5     £ 0.0       0.8 %
Number of Machine sales     878       1,198       (320 )     (26.7 )%
Average selling price per terminal   £ 6,270     £ 4,375     £ 1,895       43.3 %
                                 
(1) Includes all SBG terminals in which the company takes a participation revenue share across all territories                        

 

(1) Includes all Gaming terminals in which the company takes a participation revenue share across all territories
(2) Includes all days of the period, including the days during which the Gaming terminals were not operating due to COVID-19 closures.

 

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Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

Gaming Segment, Recurring Revenue

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Gaming recurring revenue. Gaming recurring revenue consists principally of Gaming participation revenue and fixed rental revenue.

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

June 30,

   

Unaudited

June 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
(In £ millions)   2021     2020           %  
Gaming Recurring Revenue                                
Total Gaming Revenue   £ 19.4     £ 22.8     £ (3.4 )     (14.9 )%
                                 
Gaming Participation Revenue   £ 6.2     £ 10.3     £ (4.1 )     (39.8 )%
Gaming Other Fixed Fee Recurring Revenue   £ 1.8     £ 2.8     £ (0.9 )     (34.1 )%
Gaming Long-term license amortization   £ 2.5     £ 2.5     £ 0.0       0.5 %
Total Gaming Recurring Revenue *   £ 10.5     £ 15.5     £ (5.0 )     (32.2 )%
Gaming Recurring Revenue as a % of Total Gaming Revenue †     54.2 %     68.1 %     (13.8 )%        
                                 
Total Gaming excluding VAT   £ 17.1                          
Gaming Recurring Revenue as a % of Total Gaming Revenue (excluding VAT)     61.5 %                        

 

* Does not reflect VAT-related revenue
Total Gaming Revenue for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, includes the £2.3 million for VAT-related revenue, which is not reflected in Gaming Recurring Revenue for that period. Excluding VAT-related revenue, Gaming Recurring Revenue was 61.5% of Total Gaming Revenue for such period.

 

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Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

Gaming Segment, Service Revenue by Region

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Gaming service revenue by geographic region. Gaming service revenue consists principally of Gaming participation revenue, Gaming other fixed fee revenue, Gaming long term license amortization and Gaming other non-recurring revenue. See “Gaming Segment Revenue” below for a discussion of gaming service revenue between the periods under review.

 

Gaming Service Revenue by Region

 

  For the Six-Month Period ended              
(In millions)  

Unaudited June 30,

2021

   

Unaudited June 30,

2020

   

Variance

2021 vs 2020

    Total Functional Currency %     Total Variance %  
                               
Service Revenue:                                        
UK LBO   $ 8.8     $ 8.8     $ 0.0       (8.5 )%     0.0 %
UK VAT - Related Income     3.1       -     $ 3.1       N/A       N/A  
UK Other     1.4     $ 4.3       (2.9 )     (70.8 )%     (68.2 )%
Italy     0.3     $ 0.9       (0.6 )     (70.6 )%     (68.1 )%
Greece     4.8     $ 6.5       (1.6 )     (31.9 )%     (25.4 )%
Rest of the World     0.0     $ 0.2       (0.2 )     (89.9 )%     (88.3 )%
                                         
Total Service revenue   $ 18.4     $ 20.7     $ (2.3 )     (18.3 )%     (11.1 )%
                                         
Exchange Rate - $ to £     1.39       1.28                          

 

Note: Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD total service revenue by the GBP total service revenue, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

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Gaming Segment, key events that affected results for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021

 

Total Gaming Customer Gross Win per unit per day (in our functional currency, GBP) decreased by £14.39, or 37.6%, which was due to the impact of COVID-19. During the six month period ended June 30, retail venues were in operation for approximately 35% in 2021, compared to approximately 50% in 2020. The participation rate decreased from 6.6% to 6.0% primarily due to a higher proportion of UK venues operating in 2021 when compared to the same quarter in 2020 as UK share terms are lower than the total blended Gaming average.

 

Inspired received VAT-related revenue of $3.1 million in January 2021 from a major UK customer. This payment has been recorded as revenue in our results.

 

During the period, Inspired sold 111 “Valor™” terminals to a number of customers in Illinois, increasing the total number of North American unit sales since launch in December 2019 to 540. Retail venues in Illinois were shut down during January 2021, which negatively impacted sales during this period. As of February 2021, all eleven regions in Illinois had reopened.

 

During the period, Inspired delivered our first sales to Western Canada Lottery Corporation (“WCLC”), our second jurisdiction in North America. Inspired recorded the sale of 100 “Valor™” terminals to WCLC during March 2021, generating revenue of $1.6 million.

 

Inspired furthered its relationship with a major customer in the Dutch market with the sale and delivery of an additional 222 “Analogue” terminals during the period.

 

In the UK market, Inspired continued to upgrade the UK Gaming estate with the installation of over 220 “Flex” and 140 “Prismatic” terminals through a combination of outright sales and lease agreements. These sales also include content agreements which deliver recurring revenues for the next four to five years.

 

Six Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Six Months ended June 30, 2020 – Gaming Segment

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended                    
(In millions)  

Unaudited June 30,

2021

   

Unaudited June 30,

2020

   

Variance

2021 vs 2020

    Total Functional Currency %     Total Variance %  
                               
Revenue:                                        
Service   $ 18.4     $ 20.7     $ (2.3 )     (18.3 )%     (11.1 )%
Product     8.6       8.4       0.1       (6.6 )%     1.7 %
Total revenue     27.0       29.1       (2.2 )     (14.9 )%     (7.4 )%
                                         
Cost of Sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                                        
Cost of Service     (4.2 )     (5.3 )     1.0       (26.7 )%     (20.0 )%
Cost of Product     (5.3 )     (5.6 )     0.3       (13.3 )%     (5.1 )%
Total cost of sales     (9.5 )     (10.9 )     1.3       (19.7 )%     (12.3 )%
                                         
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (10.8 )     (11.9 )     1.1       (17.2 )%     (9.5 )%
                                         
Stock-based compensation     (0.6 )     (0.2 )     (0.4 )     60.1 %     172.7 %
                                         
Depreciation and amortization     (12.4 )     (14.4 )     2.0       (22.0 )%     (13.9 )%
                                         
Net operating Income (Loss)   $ (6.3 )   $ (8.3 )   $ 1.9       (33.4 )%     (23.5 )%
                                         
Exchange Rate - $ to £     1.39       1.28                          

 

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Note: Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD total revenue by the GBP total revenue, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

Gaming Segment Revenue

 

During the period, Gaming revenue decreased by $2.2 million, or 7.4%, to $27.0 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, Gaming revenue decreased by $4.3 million, or 14.9%. This was partially offset by favorable currency movements of $2.2 million.

 

Service revenue decreased by $2.3 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, Gaming Service revenue decreased by $3.8 million, or 18.3%, to $18.4 million. This was driven by a decline in UK sales (including LBO and UK other) of $3.8 million primarily driven by the COVID-19 closures, with UK LBO having an additional three weeks of lockdown and a further four weeks at 50% capacity versus the prior period and UK other being closed for an additional two months in the current period. Greece and Italy experienced revenue declines of $2.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, driven by the COVID-19 closures as both markets experienced additional three months of additional lockdowns compared to the prior period. This was partially offset by $2.9 million of VAT-related revenue and favorable currency movements of $1.5 million.

 

Product revenue increased by $0.1 million to $8.6 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, revenue decreased by $0.6 million, or 6.6%.

 

Gaming Segment Operating Income

 

Operating loss improved by $1.9 million on a reported basis, from a loss of $8.3 million to a loss of $6.3 million, including unfavorable currency movements of $0.9 million On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, Gaming operating loss improved by $2.9 million. This was primarily due to the decrease in revenue, cost of sales, SG&A expenses driven by the COVID-19 closures, as well as a reduction in depreciation particularly in UK LBO as certain assets have been fully written down.

 

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Six Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Six Months ended June 30, 2020 – Virtual Sports Segment

 

Virtual Sports Segment, Key Performance Indicators

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
Virtuals   2021     2020           %  
                         
No. of Live Customers at the end of the period     60       57       3       5.3 %
Average No. of Live Customers     59       57       2       3.8 %
Total Revenue (£’m)   £ 10.4     £ 12.2     £ (1.8 )     (14.5 )%
Total Revenue £’m - Retail   £ 2.1     £ 4.3     £ (2.2 )     (51.3 )%
Total Revenue £’m - Online Virtuals   £ 8.3     £ 7.9     £ 0.4       5.7 %

 

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

Virtual Sports Segment, Recurring Revenue

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Virtual Sports recurring revenue.

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

June 30,

   

Unaudited

June 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
(In £ millions)   2021     2020           %  
Virtual Sports Recurring Revenue                                
Total Virtual Sports Revenue   £ 10.4     £ 12.2     £ (1.8 )     (14.5 )%
                               
Recurring Revenue - Retail Virtuals   £ 1.9     £ 3.7     £ (1.8 )     (48.0 )%
Recurring Revenue - Online Virtuals   £ 8.1     £ 7.1     £ 1.0       14.5 %
Total Virtual Sports Long-term license amortization   £ 0.3     £ 0.7     £ (0.3 )     (50.9 )%
Total Virtual Sports Recurring Revenue   £ 10.4     £ 11.4     £ (1.1 )     (9.3 )%
Virtual Sports Recurring Revenue as a Percentage of Total Virtual Sports Revenue     99.4 %     93.7 %     5.7 %        

 

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

Virtual Sports Segment, key events that affected results for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, our key retail territories in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Belgium were in full lockdown due to the COVID-19 closures for the first quarter, with Greece reopening mid-April, the UK and Ireland opening mid-May and a staged reopening in Italy throughout June. In the same period in the prior year only half of March 2020 was impacted by land-based closures in the first quarter with Greece and Italy reopening in June 2020. All periods were affected by closures during the six months ended June 30, 2021 whereas only three and a half months were affected during the six months ended June 30, 2020. In addition, the six months ended June 30, 2021 was in recovery from the previous lockdown period. As a result, retail recurring revenues declined by $2.4 million.

 

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Six Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Six Months ended June 30, 2020 – Virtual Sports Segment

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended                    
(In millions)  

Unaudited June 30,

2021

   

Unaudited June 30,

2020

   

Variance

2021 vs 2020

    Total Functional Currency %     Total Variance %  
                               
Service Revenue   $ 14.5     $ 15.4     $ 0.9 )     (14.5 )%     (5.7 )%
                                         
Cost of Service     (0.8 )     (1.5 )     0.7       (51.6 )%     (46.6 )%
                                         
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (3.8 )     (1.9 )     (1.9 )     71.4 %     98.2 %
                                         
Stock-based compensation     (0.2 )     (0.2 )     -       45.0 %     0.0 %
                                         
Depreciation and amortization     (1.8 )     (1.7 )     (0.1 )     0.5 %     5.9 %
                                         
Net operating Income (Loss)   $ 7.9     $ 10.1     $ (2.2 )     (29.1 )%     (21.4 )%
                                         
Exchange Rate - $ to £     1.39       1.26                          

 

Note: Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD service revenue by the GBP service revenue, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

Virtual Sports Segment revenue.

 

During the period, revenue decreased by $0.9 million, or 5.7%, on a reported basis. This decrease included the impact of favorable currency movements of $1.4 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, revenue decreased by $2.2 million, or 14.5%. This decrease was driven by a $2.9 million decrease in retail revenue due to the COVID-19 closures and a decline of $0.5 million from historical license fee amortization contracts reaching their expiration. This decline was partially offset by growth in recurring Online Virtuals of $1.4 million. Online revenues continue to be significantly higher than pre Covid levels.

 

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Virtual Sports Segment operating income

 

Operating profit decreased by $2.2 million on a reported basis which included the impact of favorable currency movements of $0.8 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis operating profit decreased by $3.0 million. This was primarily due to the decrease in revenues and cost of sales resulting from COVID-19 closures and the increase in SG&A from the settlement with the Italian Tax Authorities.

 

Six Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Six Months ended June 30, 2020 – Interactive Segment

 

Interactive Segment, Key Performance Indicators

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
Interactive   2021     2020           %  
                         
No. of Live Customers at the end of the period     100       70       30       42.9 %
Average No. of Live Customers     96       67       29       43.3 %
No. of Live Games at the end of the period     218       189       29       15.3 %
Average No. of Live Games     211       186       25       13.4 %
Total Revenue (£’m)   £ 7.9     £ 4.4     £ 3.5       78.2 %

 

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

Interactive Segment, Recurring Revenue

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Interactive recurring revenue which consists principally of Interactive participation revenue. See “Interactive Segment Revenue” below for a discussion of Interactive service revenue between the periods under review.

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

June 30,

   

Unaudited

June 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
(In £ millions)   2021     2020           %  
Interactive Recurring Revenue                                
Total Interactive Revenue   £ 7.9     £ 4.4     £ 3.5       78.2 %
                                 
Total Recurring Revenue - Interactive   £ 7.9     £ 4.4     £ 3.5       79.2 %
Interactive Recurring Revenue as a Percentage of Total Interactive Revenue     100.0 %     99.4 %     0.6 %        

 

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Interactive Segment, key events that affected results for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021

 

There were sixteen new brand launches including BetMGM in New Jersey and Michigan, Golden Nugget in Michigan, Gamesys and Interwetten. We also launched with our first new operators in Spain, Luckia and 888.

 

We deployed twenty-nine new games in the period across the estate including Vegas Cash Spins, Fruity Bonanza Scatterdrops (both of which were developed with brand new game mechanics), Big Spin Bonus and Cops and Robbers Megaways.

 

Six Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Six Months ended June 30, 2020 – Interactive Segment

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended                    
(In millions)  

Unaudited June 30,

2021

   

Unaudited June 30,

2020

   

Variance

2021 vs 2020

    Total Functional Currency %     Total Variance %  
                               
Service Revenue   $ 11.0     $ 5.5     $ 5.5       78.2 %     98.5 %
                                         
Cost of Service     (1.7 )     (0.6 )     (1.1 )     141.9 %     168.1 %
                                         
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (2.3 )     (1.8 )     (0.5 )     23.7 %     28.9 %
                                         
Stock-based compensation     (0.2 )     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     103.1 %     100.0 %
                                         
Depreciation and amortization     (1.6 )     (1.2 )     (0.4 )     20.6 %     33.3 %
                                         
Net operating Income (Loss)   $ 5.2     $ 1.8     $ 3.4       141.3 %     185.2 %
                                         
Exchange Rate - $ to £     1.39       1.25                          

 

Note: Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD service revenue by the GBP service revenue, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

Interactive Segment revenue

 

During the period, revenue increased by $5.5 million, or 98.5%, on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, revenue increased by $4.3 million, or 78.2%. This was driven by recurring revenue growth due to the increase in online demand attributable to the addition of new customers and territories and the consistent launch of quality content.

 

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Interactive Segment operating income

 

Operating profit increased by $3.4 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis operating profit increased by $2.7 million. This was primarily due to the increase in revenue, partly offset by the increase in cost of sales from third party royalty costs and increase in SG&A expenses from driven by the investment in Interactive to help increase revenues.

 

Six Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Six Months ended June 30, 2020 – Leisure Segment

 

Leisure segment, Key Performance Indicators

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

   

Unaudited

Jun 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
Leisure   2021     2020           %  
                         
End of period installed base Gaming machines (# of terminals)     11,723       12,262       (539 )     (4.4 )%
Average installed base Gaming machines (# of terminals)     11,655       12,271       (617 )     (5.0 )%
End of period installed base Other (# of terminals)     7,244       8,224       (980 )     (11.9 )%
Average installed base Other (# of terminals)     7,190       8,252       (1,062 )     (12.9 )%
Pub Digital Gaming Machines - Average installed base (# of terminals)     5,848       5,759       88       1.5 %
Pub Analogue Gaming Machines - Average installed base (# of terminals)     2,234       2,714       (480 )     (17.7 )%
MSA and Bingo Gaming Machines - Average installed base (# of terminals)(1)     3,316       3,514       (198 )     (5.6 )%
Inspired Leisure Revenue per Gaming Machine per week   £ 12.2     £ 26.8     £ (14.6 )     (54.5 )%
Inspired Pub Digital Revenue per Gaming Machine per week   £ 13.1     £ 30.1     £ (17.0 )     (56.6 )%
Inspired Pub Analogue Revenue per Gaming Machine per week   £ 6.5     £ 19.1     £ (12.6 )     (65.9 )%
Inspired MSA and Bingo Revenue per Gaming Machine per week   £ 15.0     £ 28.4     £ (13.4 )     (47.2 )%
Inspired Other Revenue per Machine per week   £ 2.3     £ 9.5     £ (7.1 )     (75.4 )%
                                 
Total Leisure Parks Revenue (Gaming and Non Gaming) (£’m)   £ 3.3     £ 0.9     £ 2.4       285 %

 

(1) Motorway Service Area machines

 

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

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Leisure Segment, Recurring Revenue

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Leisure recurring revenue which consists principally of Leisure participation revenue and Leisure other fixed fee revenue. See “Leisure Segment Revenue” below for a discussion of leisure service revenue between the periods under review.

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Leisure recurring revenue.

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended     Variance  
   

Unaudited

June 30,

   

Unaudited

June 30,

    2021 vs 2020  
(In £ millions)   2021     2020           %  
Leisure Recurring Revenue                                
Total Leisure Revenue   £ 8.4     £ 13.8     £ (5.4 )     (39.0 )%
                                 
Total Leisure Recurring Revenue   £ 7.6     £ 12.8     £ (5.1 )     (40.2 )%
Leisure Recurring Revenue as a Percentage of Total Leisure Revenue     90.4 %     92.2 %     (1.8 %)        

 

Leisure Segment, key events that affected results for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021

 

From Jan 1, 2021, to May 17, 2021, all major sectors of the Leisure segment (Pubs, Holiday Parks, Motorway Service Areas and Bingo Halls) remained closed due to the COVID-19 closures in the UK.

 

From May 17, 2021, venues reopened with social distancing and certain other restrictions imposed. These restrictions remained in place for the remainder of the period.

 

Six Months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Six Months ended June 30, 2020 – Leisure Segment

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended                    
(In millions)  

Unaudited June 30,

2021

   

Unaudited June 30,

2020

   

Variance

2021 vs 2020

    Total Functional Currency %     Total Variance %  
                               
Revenue:                                        
Service   $ 10.7     $ 16.5     $ (5.7 )     (40.3 )%     (34.9 )%
Product     1.1       1.4       (0.3 )     (23.3 )%     (20.0 )%
Total revenue     11.8       17.9       (6.0 )     (39.0 )%     (33.7 )%
                                         
Cost of Sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                                        
Cost of Service     (3.4 )     (3.6 )     0.2       (12.5 )%     (4.4 )%
Cost of Product     (0.6 )     (0.9 )     0.4       (44.4 )%     (40.0 )%
Total cost of sales     (4.0 )     (4.5 )     0.5       (19.1 )%     (11.8 )%
                                         
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (11.4 )     (13.6 )     2.2       (24.0 )%     (16.0 )%
                                         
Stock-based compensation     (0.2 )     (0.0 )     (0.2 )     208.9 %     445.2 %
                                         
Depreciation and amortization     (8.3 )     (7.8 )     (0.5 )     (3.4 )%     7.0 %
                                         
Net operating Income (Loss)     (12.1 )     (8.0 )   $ (4.1 )     30.6 %     50.4 %
                                         
Exchange Rate - $ to £     1.40       1.29                          

 

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Note: Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD total revenue by the GBP total revenue, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

Leisure Segment Revenue

 

During the period, revenue decreased by $6.0 million, or 33.7%, to $11.8 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, revenue decreased by $7.0 million, or 39.0%.

 

Service revenue decreased by $5.7 million on a reported basis to $10.7 million. This included an adverse currency impact of $0.9 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis service revenue decreased by $6.7 million. This was driven by the COVID-19 closures, with all of the major sectors of the Leisure segment experiencing closures for a portion of the period as well as social distancing restrictions once they had reopened.

 

Leisure Segment Operating Income

 

Operating loss increased by $4.1 million on a reported basis from a loss of $8.0 million to a loss of $12.1 million, which included the impact of unfavorable currency movements of $1.4 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis operating loss increased by $2.6 million. This was primarily due to the decrease in revenue, offset by cost of sales and SG&A savings all driven by COVID-19 closures.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

We use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, to analyze our operating performance. We use these financial measures to manage our business on a day-to-day basis. We believe that these measures are also commonly used in our industry to measure performance. For these reasons, we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide expanded insight into our business, in addition to standard U.S. GAAP financial measures. There are no specific rules or regulations for defining and using non-GAAP financial measures, and as a result the measures we use may not be comparable to measures used by other companies, even if they have similar labels. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. You should consider our non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with our U.S. GAAP financial measures.

 

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We define our non-GAAP financial measures as follows:

 

EBITDA is defined as net loss excluding depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income and income tax expense.

 

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss excluding depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income and income tax expense, and other additional exclusions and adjustments. Such additional excluded amounts include stock-based compensation U.S. GAAP charges where the associated liability is expected to be settled in stock, and changes in the value of earnout liabilities and income and expenditure in relation to legacy portions of the business (being those portions where trading no longer occurs) including closed defined benefit pension schemes. Additional adjustments are made for items considered outside the normal course of business, including (1) restructuring costs, which include charges attributable to employee severance, management changes, restructuring, dual running costs, costs related to facility closures and integration costs, (2) merger and acquisition costs and (3) gains or losses not in the ordinary course of business. This does not include any adjustments related to COVID-19.

 

We believe Adjusted EBITDA, when considered along with other performance measures, is a particularly useful performance measure, because it focuses on certain operating drivers of the business, including sales growth, operating costs, selling and administrative expense and other operating income and expense. We believe Adjusted EBITDA can provide a more complete understanding of our operating results and the trends to which we are subject, and an enhanced overall understanding of our financial performance and prospects for the future. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of liquidity or cash flows from operations or a measure comparable to net income or loss, because it does not take into account certain aspects of our operating performance (for example, it excludes non-recurring gains and losses which are not deemed to be a normal part of underlying business activities). Our use of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to the use by other companies of similarly termed measures. Management compensates for these limitations by using Adjusted EBITDA as only one of several measures for evaluating our operating performance. In addition, capital expenditures, which affect depreciation and amortization, interest expense, and income tax benefit (expense), are evaluated separately by management.

 

Functional Currency at Constant rate. Currency impacts discussed have been calculated as the current-period average GBP: USD rate less the equivalent average rate in the prior period, multiplied by the current period amount in our functional currency (GBP). The remaining difference, referred to as functional currency at constant rate, is calculated as the difference in our functional currency, multiplied by the prior-period average GBP: USD rate, as a proxy for functional currency at constant rate movement.

 

Currency Movement represents the difference between the results in our reporting currency (USD) and the results on a functional currency (at constant rate) basis.

 

Reconciliations from net loss, as shown in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, to Adjusted EBITDA are shown below.

 

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Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021

 

    For the Three-Month Period ended  
    Unaudited  
(In millions)   June 30, 2021  
                Virtual                    
    Total     Gaming     Sports     Interactive     Leisure     Corporate  
Net Income/ (loss)   $ (43.8 )   $ (2.7 )   $ 4.2     $ 2.6     $ (4.4 )   $ (43.5 )
                                                 
Items Relating to Legacy Activities:                                                
Pension charges (1)     0.2                                       0.2  
                                                 
Items outside the normal course of business:                                                
Costs of group restructure (2)     -                                       -  
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses (3)     0.1                                       0.1  
Refinancing of Company Debt (4)     0.8                                       0.8  
Italian tax related costs relating to prior years (5)     1.4               1.4                       -  
                                                 
Stock-based compensation expense     3.4       0.4       0.1       0.1       0.1       2.7  
                                                 
                                                 
Depreciation and amortization     11.9       5.8       0.7       0.9       4.1       0.4  
Interest Income     (0.1 )                                     (0.1 )
Interest Expense     22.2                                       22.2  
Change in fair value of warrant liability     10.5                                       10.5  
Other finance expenses / (income)     1.2                                       1.2  
Income tax     0.3                                       0.3  
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 8.0     $ 3.5     $ 6.4     $ 3.6     $ (0.2 )   $ (5.3 )
                                                 
Adjusted EBITDA   £ 5.7                                          
                                                 
Exchange Rate - $ to £ (5)     1.40                                          

 

Note: Certain unallocated corporate function costs have not been allocated to the Company’s reportable operating segments because these costs are not allocable and to do so would not be practical, these are shown in the Corporate category.

 

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Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the Three Months ended June 30, 2020

  

    For the Three-Month Period ended  
(In millions)   Unaudited
June 30, 2020
 
                Virtual                    
    Total     Gaming     Sports     Interactive     Leisure     Corporate  
Net Income/ (loss)   $ (26.2 )   $ (7.1 )   $ 5.1     $ 1.7     $ (7.0 )   $ (18.9 )
                                                 
Items Relating to Legacy Activities:                                                
Pension charges (1)     0.2                                       0.2  
                                                 
Items outside the normal course of business:                                                
Costs of group restructure (2)     0.3                                       0.3  
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses (3)     1.2                                       1.2  
                                                 
                                                 
Stock-based compensation expense     1.0       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.7  
                                                 
                                                 
Depreciation and amortization     13.3       7.0       0.9       0.6       4.4       0.4  
Interest Income     (0.1 )                                     (0.1 )
Interest Expense     8.1                                       8.1  
Change in fair value of warrant liability     1.7                                       1.7  
Other finance expenses / (income)     2.5                                       2.5  
Income tax     0.1                                       0.1  
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 2.1     $ (0.0 )   $ 6.1     $ 2.4     $ (2.6 )   $ (3.8 )
                                                 
Adjusted EBITDA   £ 1.7                                          
                                                 
Exchange Rate - $ to £ (5)     1.26                                          

 

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Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended  
(In millions)   Unaudited
June 30, 2021
 
                Virtual                    
    Total     Gaming     Sports     Interactive     Leisure     Corporate  
Net Income/ (loss)   $ (60.5 )   $ (6.3 )   $ 7.9     $ 5.2     $ (12.1 )   $ (55.2 )
                                                 
Items Relating to Legacy Activities:                                                
Pension charges (1)     0.4                                       0.4  
                                                 
Items outside the normal course of business:                                                
Costs of group restructure (2)     -                                       -  
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses (3)     1.5                                       1.5  
Refinancing of Company Debt (4)     0.8                                       0.8  
Italian tax related costs relating to prior years (5)     1.4               1.4                       -  
Impairment on interest in equity method investee(6)     -                                       -  
                                                 
Stock-based compensation expense     4.8       0.6       0.2       0.2       0.2       3.6  
                                                 
                                                 
Depreciation and amortization     25.0       12.4       1.8       1.6       8.3       0.9  
Interest Income     (0.1 )                                     (0.1 )
Interest Expense     30.8                                       30.8  
Change in fair value of warrant liability     13.5                                       13.5  
Other finance expenses / (income)     (5.2 )                                     (5.2 )
Income tax     (0.4 )                                     (0.4 )
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 11.9     $ 6.7     $ 11.3     $ 7.0     $ (3.6 )   $ (9.5 )
                                                 
Adjusted EBITDA   £ 8.5                                          
                                                 
Exchange Rate - $ to £ (5)     1.40                                          

 

Note: Certain unallocated corporate function costs have not been allocated to the Company’s reportable operating segments because these costs are not allocable and to do so would not be practical, these are shown in the Corporate category.

 

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Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the Six Months ended June 30, 2020

 

    For the Six-Month Period ended  
(In millions)   Unaudited
June 30, 2020
 
                Virtual                    
    Total     Gaming     Sports     Interactive     Leisure     Corporate  
Net Income/ (loss)   $ (36.0 )   $ (8.3 )   $ 10.1     $ 1.8     $ (8.0 )   $ (31.6 )
                                                 
Items Relating to Legacy Activities:                                                
Pension charges (1)     0.4                                       0.4  
                                                 
Items outside the normal course of business:                                                
 Costs of group restructure (2)     0.4                                       0.4  
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses (3)     4.4                                       4.4  
Impairment on interest in equity method investee(6)     0.7                                       0.7  
                                                 
Stock-based compensation expense     2.0       0.2       0.2       0.1       0.0       1.5  
                                                 
Depreciation and amortization     25.9       14.4       1.7       1.2       7.8       0.8  
Interest Income     (0.4 )                                     (0.4 )
Interest Expense     14.2                                       14.2  
Change in fair value of warrant liability     (5.9 )                                     (5.9 )
Other finance expenses / (income)     6.2                                       6.2  
Income tax     0.3                                       0.3  
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 12.1     $ 6.3     $ 12.0     $ 3.1     $ (0.2 )   $ (9.1 )
                                                 
Adjusted EBITDA   £ 9.5                                          
                                                 
Exchange Rate - $ to £ (5)     1.27                                          

 

Notes to Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation tables above:

 

(1) “Pension charges” are profit and loss charges included within selling, general and administrative expenses, relating to a defined benefit scheme which was closed to new entrants in 1999 and to future accrual in 2010. As well as the amortization of net loss, the figure also includes charges relating to the Pension Protection Fund (which were historically borne by the pension scheme) and a small amount of associated professional services expenses. These costs are included within Corporate Functions.

 

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(2) “Costs of group restructure” include redundancy costs, Payments In Lieu of Notice costs, any associated employer taxes and costs associated with onerous property leases. To qualify as being an adjusting item, costs must be part of a large restructuring project, which will net save ongoing future costs. These costs were primarily incurred in connection with the property consolidation.

 

(3) Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses, Stock-based compensation expense, Depreciation and amortization, Total other expense, net and Income tax are as described above in the Results of Operations line item discussions. Total expense, net includes interest income, interest expense, change in fair value of earnout liability, change in fair value of derivative liability and other finance income.

 

(4) In May 2021, the Company refinanced its debt. These are the one-off fees as a result of the refinance.
   
(5) “Italian tax related costs relating to prior years invoicing” relate to a settlement with the Italian Tax Authorities in respect of an audit of the Italian Branch of Inspired Gaming (International) Limited for the period 2015-2017 in respect of the historic VAT treatment of supplies.
   
(6) In April 2020, the Company disposed of its 40% non-controlling equity interest in Innov8 Gaming Limited which resulted in the investment of $0.7 million being written off.

 

(7) Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD Adjusted EBITDA by the GBP Adjusted EBITDA, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Six Months ended June 30, 2021 compared to Six Months ended June 30, 2020

 

    6 Months ended   Variance
(in millions)   Jun 30,   Jun 30,    
    2021   2020   2021 to 2020
Net loss   $ (60.5 )   $ (36.0 )   $ (24.5 )
Amortization of debt fees     16.3       1.2       15.1  
Change in fair value of derivative and warrant liabilities and stock-based compensation expense     19.3       (3.4 )     22.7  
Impairment expense     0.0       0.7       (0.7 )
Foreign currency translation on senior bank debt and cross currency swaps     (4.6 )     6.6       (11.2 )
Depreciation and amortization (incl RoU assets)     26.2       27.9       (1.7 )
Other net cash (utilized)/generated by operating activities     (9.5 )     13.2       (22.7 )
Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities     (12.8 )     10.2       (23.0 )
                         
Net cash used in investing activities     (12.2 )     (15.5 )     3.3  
Net cash generated/(used) by financing activities     1.0       18.6       (17.6 )
Effect of exchange rates on cash     1.4       (2.5 )     3.9  
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents   $ (22.6 )   $ 10.8     $ (33.4 )

 

Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, net cash outflow used by operating activities was $12.8 million, compared to a $10.2 million inflow for the six months ended June 30, 2020, representing a $23.0 million decrease in cash generation driven by COVID-19 related closures and interest expense timing differences resulting in payments of $17.5 million compared to $0.4 million in the prior period. In addition, a larger VAT payment made in the three months ended March 31, 2021 resulted in an $7.7 million higher outflow compared to the prior period.

 

Amortization of debt fees increased by $15.1 million to $16.3 million due to the write-off in May 2021 of capitalized debt fees totaling $14.4 million following the Company refinancing. The remainder of the current year’s non-cash interest expense related to amortization of debt fees incurred in relation to the business refinancing in October 2019 up to the refinancing. Post refinancing the amortization of debt fees related to those incurred and capitalized as part of the May 2021 refinancing. The prior year’s non-cash interest expense related to amortization of debt fees incurred in relation to the business refinancing in October 2019.

 

Change in fair value of derivative and warrant liabilities and stock-based compensation expense increased by $22.7 million, from an outflow of $3.4 million to an inflow of $19.3 million. Movements in the fair valuation of warrant liabilities increased the inflow by $19.3 million, $2.8 million related to stock-based compensation expense and $0.4 million related to the movement in cross-currency swaps.

 

Foreign currency translation on senior bank debt and cross currency swaps resulted in a loss in the six months ended June 30, 2021 of $4.6 million as a result of the movement in exchange rates during the period, compared to a $6.6 million gain in the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Depreciation and amortization decreased by $1.7 million to $26.2 million with reductions of a $1.5 million in amortization of intangible assets, $0.5 million in machine depreciation and $0.7 million relating to the amortization of Right of Use assets under ASC 842 offset through an increase of $1.0 million in development costs and licenses amortization.

 

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Other net cash utilized by operating activities decreased by $22.7 million, to a $9.5 million outflow following the significant impact of the COVID-19 closures. Movements in other creditor levels resulted in a $13.2 million higher outflow in the six months ended June 30, 2021 which was largely due to the different timing of interest payments becoming payable following the refinancing in May 2021. A high tax accrual level at the start of 2021 resulted in a net $6.8 million adverse movement in the six months ended June 30, 2021. Further adverse movements were also seen on deferred revenue creditors ($3.2 million) and accounts receivable ($4.8 million), caused by the variability of trading levels caused by COVID-19, partly offset by improved inventory ($4.8 million). Many of the operating activity movements were impacted by the COVID-19 closures, however, throughout the period, management have actively managed cash levels to seek to optimize our liquidity position.

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $3.3 million to $12.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2021, with lower spend on gaming machines as a result of the COVID-19 closures.

 

Net cash generated by financing activities

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, net cash generated by financing activities was an inflow of $1.0 million, compared to a $18.6 million inflow in the six months ended June 30, 2020. The inflow in the six months ended June 30, 2021 related to the net movement from the May 2021 refinancing. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase in the amount drawn on the revolver provided a $22.3 million inflow which was partly offset by $3.1 million of debt fees incurred.

 

Funding Needs and Sources

 

To fund our obligations we have relied historically on a combination of cash flows provided by operations and the incurrence of additional debt or the refinancing of existing debt. As of June 30, 2021, we had liquidity of $24.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and a further $27.6 million of an undrawn revolver facility. This compares to $39.9 million of cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2020 but $24.7 million drawn on the revolver facility. We had a working capital outflow of $9.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to an $13.2 million inflow for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The level of our working capital surplus or deficit varies with the level of machine production we are undertaking and our capitalization as well as the seasonality evident in some of the businesses purchased as part of the NTG Acquisition. In periods with minimal machine volumes and capital spend, our working capital is more stable. In periods where significant numbers of machines are being produced, the levels of inventory and creditors are higher than typical and there is a natural timing difference between converting the stock into sellable or capitalized plant and settling payments to suppliers. These factors, along with movements in trading activity levels which have been seen during 2020 and 2021 following the COVID-19 closures, can result in significant working capital volatility. In periods of low activity, our working capital volatility is reduced. Working capital is reviewed and managed with the aim of ensuring that current liabilities are covered by the level of cash held and the expected level of short-term receipts.

 

Some of our business operations require cash to be held within the machines. As of June 30, 2021, $4.6 million of our $24.5 million of cash and cash equivalents were held as operational floats within the machines.

 

Management currently believes that despite the reduced trading levels caused by the COVID-19 closures, the Company’s cash balances on hand, cash flows expected to be generated from operations, and the ability to control and defer capital projects will be sufficient to fund the Company’s net cash requirements through August 2022.

 

Long Term and Other Debt

 

See Note 4 Long Term and Other Debt of the Financial Statements for detail of the debts held during 2020 and 2021.

 

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Debt Covenants

 

Under our debt facilities in place as of June 30, 2021 we are not subject to covenant testing on the Senior Secured Notes. We are, however, subject to covenant testing at the level of Inspired Entertainment Inc., the ultimate holding company, on our Super Senior Revolving Credit Facility which requires the Company to maintain a maximum consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio of 6.25x on the test date for the relevant period ending June 30, 2021, stepping down to 6.0x on March 31, 2022, 5.75x on March 31, 2023 and 5.50x from March 31, 2024 and thereafter (the “RCF Financial Covenant”). The RCF Financial Covenant is calculated as the ratio of consolidated senior secured net debt to consolidated pro forma EBITDA (defined as net loss excluding depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income and income tax expense) for the 12-month period preceding the relevant quarterly testing date and is tested quarterly on a rolling basis, subject to the Initial Facility (as defined in the RCF Agreement) being drawn on the relevant test date. The RCF Financial Covenant does not include a minimum interest coverage ratio or other financial covenants. As the RCF has never been drawn at any point since being in place, no covenant testing was required at June 30, 2021.

 

Under our debt facilities in place as of June 30, 2020 we are subject to covenant testing on the Senior Secured Notes. The covenant testing is set at the level of Inspired Entertainment Inc., the ultimate holding company, and consists of a test on Leverage (Consolidated Total Net Debt/Consolidated Pro Forma EBITDA) and a test on the level of capital expenditure. These are measured under U.S. GAAP. Leverage was tested at quarterly intervals commencing for the period ending June 30, 2020 and capital expenditure was tested annually commencing on December 31, 2019.

 

Prior to reaching our first leverage covenant test on June 30, 2020, the covenants were reset as a direct result of the COVID-19 closures and subsequent loss of trading as a result of government lockdowns in many key trading countries around the world. Formal agreement of the revised covenants was achieved on June 25, 2020.

 

There were no breaches of the debt covenants in the periods ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020.

 

Liens and Encumbrances

 

As of June 30, 2021, our senior bank debt was secured by the imposition of a fixed and floating charge in favor of the lender over all the assets of the Company and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

As of June 30, 2021, our contractual obligations were as follows:

 

        Less than           More than
Contractual Obligations (in millions)   Total   1 yr   1-3 years   3-5 years   5 yrs
Operating activities                                        
Interest on long term debt   $ 128.8     $ 26.3     $ 51.2     $ 51.2     $ -  
                                         
Financing activities                                        
Senior bank debt - principal repayment     324.7       -       -       324.7       -  
Finance lease payments     1.9       0.9       0.6       0.4       -  
Operating lease payments     11.6       3.6       3.8       2.1       2.2  
Interest on non-utilization fees     1.8       0.4       0.8       0.6       -  
Total   $ 468.8     $ 31.3     $ 56.3     $ 379.1     $ 2.2  

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of June 30, 2021, there were no off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K, promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions. We exercise considerable judgment with respect to establishing sound accounting policies and in making estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, our recognition of revenue and expenses, and our disclosure of commitments and contingencies at the date of the consolidated financial statements. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments. We base our estimates and judgments on a variety of factors, including our historical experience, knowledge of our business and industry and current and expected economic conditions, that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We periodically re-evaluate our estimates and assumptions with respect to these judgments and modify our approach when circumstances indicate that modifications are necessary. While we believe that the factors we evaluate provide us with a meaningful basis for establishing and applying sound accounting policies, we cannot guarantee that the results will always be accurate. Since the determination of these estimates requires the exercise of judgment, actual results could differ from such estimates.

 

For a discussion of other recently issued accounting standards, and assessments as to their impacts on the Company, see Nature of Operations, Management’s Plans and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Our principal market risks are our exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Following the Company’s refinance in May 2021, the external borrowings of £235.0 million ($324.7 million) are provided at a fixed rate. Therefore movements in rates such as LIBOR do not impact on the current borrowings and the only fluctuation that is expected to be reported will be that solely caused by movements in the exchange rates between the Company’s functional currency and its reporting currency.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

 

Our operations are conducted in various countries around the world and we receive revenue and pay expenses from these operations in a number of different currencies. As such, our earnings are subject to movements in foreign currency exchange rates when transactions are denominated in (i) currencies other than GBP, which is our functional currency, or (ii) the functional currencies of our subsidiaries, which is not necessarily GBP. Excluding intercompany balances, our Euro functional currency net assets total approximately $7.8 million and our US Dollar functional currency net liabilities total approximately $26.0 million. We use a sensitivity analysis model to measure the impact of a 10% adverse movement of foreign currency exchange rates against the US Dollar. A hypothetical 10% adverse change in the value of the Euro and the US Dollar relative to GBP as of June 30, 2021 would result in translation adjustments of approximately $0.7 million and $2.6 million, respectively, recorded in other comprehensive loss.

 

Included within our trading results are earnings outside of our functional currency. Retained losses earned in Euros and in US Dollars in the six months ended June 30, 2021 were €1.3 million and $20.4 million, respectively. A hypothetical 10% adverse change in the value of the Euro and the US Dollar relative to GBP as of June 30, 2021 would result in translation adjustments of approximately $0.1million and $1.9 million, respectively, recorded in trading operations.

 

The majority of the Company’s trading is in GBP, the functional currency, although the reporting currency of the Company is the US Dollar. As such, changes in the GBP:USD exchange rate have an effect on the Company’s results. A 10% weakening of GBP against the US Dollar would change the trading operational results by approximately $3.4 million and would result in translation adjustments of approximately $13.0 million, recorded in other comprehensive loss.

 

For further information regarding the new external borrowings, see Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, “Long Term and Other Debt”.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Certifying Officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer (together, the “Certifying Officers”), we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on the foregoing, our Certifying Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30, 2021, due to the material weakness described in Item 9A of Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 10, 2021. Management have implemented additional controls designed to remediate this material weakness; however, these controls have not operated effectively over a sufficient period of time in order to conclude that the material weakness has been fully remediated.

 

Notwithstanding the identified material weakness and management’s assessment that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30, 2021, management believes that the interim consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures as of and for the periods presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, we may become involved in lawsuits and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While we believe that, currently, we have no such matters that are material, there can be no assurance that existing or new matters arising in the ordinary course of business will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Our business is subject to a high degree of risk. In addition to information set forth in this report, including the risk factors below, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and Amendment No. 1 thereto.  You should carefully read and assess all of these risk factors.  Any of these risks could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects, and cause the value of our common stock to decline, which could cause investors in our common stock to lose all or part of their investments.  Other than as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and Amendment No. 1 thereto.

 

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The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is adversely affecting our business.

 

Our business continues to be affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and future epidemics or pandemics could do the same.. Governments in all of the major jurisdictions in which our land-based customers operate have now reopened land-based venues. No restrictions remain in the United Kingdom. There remains an element of social distancing in venues in Greece and in Italy there are restrictions in place that state only fully vaccinated people can enter our venues. It remains uncertain as to whether and when further restrictions or closures could happen in each jurisdiction and how long they may last. The economic impact of the pandemic may still result in the permanent closure of certain venues and/or a decrease in the willingness or ability of consumers to engage in gambling activities or to be able to access land-based gaming to the same extent, both during and possibly after the pandemic. The pandemic may also adversely affect a broad range of our operations, including our ability to retain and recruit employees, obtain and ship our products, our ability to continue to develop new products and services as effectively when remote working as well as the ability of our customers to pay outstanding amounts due to us. The pandemic and the economic impact on employment may reduce the disposable incomes of players and may result in a decrease in the number of customers willing to visit retail locations. More information about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business can be found in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

Restrictions in our existing borrowings, including covenants set forth in our existing debt facilities, or any other indebtedness we may incur in the future, could adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations, and our ability to make distributions to stockholders and the value of our common stock.

 

Our existing borrowings, and any other indebtedness we may enter into, may limit our ability to, among other things:

 

  incur or guarantee additional debt;
     
  make distributions or dividends on or redeem or repurchase shares of common stock;
     
  make certain investments and acquisitions;
     
  make capital expenditures;
     
  incur certain liens or permit them to exist;
     
  enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates;
     
  acquire, merge or consolidate with another company; and
     
  transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets.

 

The provisions of our existing borrowings may affect our ability to obtain future financing and pursue attractive business opportunities and our flexibility in planning for, and reacting to, changes in business conditions.

 

As of June 30, 2021, our senior debt consisted of an aggregate of £235.0 million ($324.8 million) of Senior Secured Notes (carrying an interest rate of 7.875% per annum, and maturing on June 1, 2026), and we had £20 million ($27.6 million) of credit facility borrowings available under the RCF Agreement (see Note 4).

 

The Indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes contains incurrence covenants that limit the ability of the Company and the Company’s restricted subsidiaries to, among other things, (i) incur or guarantee additional debt and issue certain preferred stock of restricted subsidiaries; (ii) create or incur certain liens; (iii) make restricted payments, including dividends or distributions to the Company’s stockholders or repurchase the Company’s stock; (iv) prepay or redeem subordinated debt; (v) make certain investments, including participating joint ventures; (vi) create encumbrances or restrictions on the payment of dividends or other distributions by restricted subsidiaries; (vii) sell assets, or consolidate or merge with or into other companies; (viii) sell or transfer all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or those of the Company’s subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (ix) engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and (x) create unrestricted subsidiaries. Certain of these covenants will be suspended if and for so long as the Senior Secured Notes have investment grade ratings from any two of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Investors Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings, Inc. These covenants are subject to exceptions and qualifications as set forth in the Indenture.

 

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The RCF Agreement governing credit facility borrowings contains various covenants (which include restrictions regarding the incurrence of liens, the incurrence of indebtedness by the Company’s subsidiaries and fundamental changes, subject in each case to certain exceptions), representations, warranties, limitations and events of default (which include non-payment, breach of obligations under the financing documents, cross-default, insolvency and litigation) customary for similar facilities for similarly rated borrowers and subject to customary carve-outs and grace periods. Following the occurrence of an event of default which has not been waived or remedied, the Lenders who represent more than 66.67% of total commitments under the RCF may, subject to the terms of an intercreditor agreement (which governs the relationship between the Lenders and the holders of the Senior Secured Notes), instruct the agent to (i) accelerate the RCF Loans, (ii) instruct the security agent to enforce the transaction security and/or (iii) exercise any other remedies available to the Lenders.

 

The RCF Agreement requires that the Company maintain a maximum consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio of 6.25x on the test date for the relevant period ending June 30, 2021, stepping down to 6.0x on March 31, 2022, 5.75x on March 31, 2023 and 5.50x from March 31, 2024 and thereafter (the “RCF Financial Covenant”). The RCF Financial Covenant is calculated as the ratio of consolidated senior secured net debt to consolidated pro forma EBITDA (defined as net loss excluding depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income and income tax expense) for the 12-month period preceding the relevant quarterly testing date and is tested quarterly on a rolling basis, subject to the Initial Facility (as defined in the RCF Agreement) being drawn on the relevant test date. The RCF Agreement does not include a minimum interest coverage ratio or other financial covenants.

 

Sales of substantial numbers of our shares by our largest stockholders may adversely impact the market price of our shares.

 

Our two largest stockholders collectively hold approximately 24.5% of our outstanding common stock as of August 9, 2021. If any of our large stockholders sell substantial amounts of their shares in the public market, the market price of our common stock could decrease significantly. In addition, the perception in the public market that our other large stockholders will sell shares of common stock could also depress our market price. A decline in the price of the shares of our common stock could impede our ability to raise capital through the issuance of additional shares or other equity securities. Moreover, any such decline could result in our common stock trading at prices significantly below the price you paid.

 

Material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting could result in errors in our reported results or disclosures that are not complete or accurate. 

 

We are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our management identified a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting in connection with the restatement of our financial statements which resulted from the reconsideration of the treatment of our warrants (see Part II, Item 9A (“Controls and Procedures”) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 10, 2021). Management has implemented additional controls designed to remediate this material weakness; however, these controls have not operated effectively over a sufficient period of time in order to conclude that the material weakness has been fully remediated. In addition, the adoption of any new accounting standards may require us to add new or change existing internal controls, and we are currently undertaking an ERP system implementation, which could materially impact our internal control over financial reporting. If we cannot maintain and execute adequate internal control over financial reporting or when necessary implement new or improved controls that provide reasonable assurance of the reliability of the financial reporting and preparation of our financial statements for external use, we may suffer harm to our reputation, fail to meet our public reporting requirements on a timely basis or be unable to properly report on our business and our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, which could subject us to litigation or investigations requiring management resources and payment of legal and other expenses, negatively affect investor confidence in our financial statements and adversely impact our stock price. Additionally, the inherent limitations of internal controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements or fraud, regardless of the adequacy of those controls.

 

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

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Exhibit Number   Description
4.1   Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2021, among Inspired Entertainment (Financing) PLC, as issuer, Inspired Entertainment, Inc., as a guarantor, the subsidiaries of Inspired Entertainment, Inc. named therein, as additional guarantors, GLAS Trustees Limited, as trustee, GLAS Trust Corporation Limited as security agent and GLAS Trust Company LLC as paying agent, transfer agent and registrar (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company, filed with the SEC on May 20, 2021).
4.2   Form of 7.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (included in Exhibit 4.1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company, filed with the SEC on May 20, 2021).
10.1   Super Senior Revolving Credit Facilities Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2021, among Inspired Entertainment, Inc., Gaming Acquisition Limited, Inspired Entertainment (Financing) PLC and Inspired Gaming (UK) Limited as original borrowers, the subsidiaries of Inspired Entertainment, Inc. named therein as original guarantors, Global Loan Agency Services Limited as agent, GLAS Trust Corporation Limited as security agent and Barclays Bank plc and Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited (UK Branch) as arrangers and original lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company, filed with the SEC on May 20, 2021).
10.2#*   Inspired Entertainment, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
10.3#*   Inspired Entertainment, Inc. 2021 Short-Term Incentive Bonus Plan dated June 9, 2021.
10.4#   Letter dated April 12, 2021 to A. Lorne Weil (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2021).
10.5#   Addendum dated June, 21, 2021 to the Employment Agreement dated October, 9, 2020 by and between Company and A. Lorne Weil (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company, filed with the SEC on June 24, 2021).
31.1*   Certification of Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
31.2*   Certification of Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
32.1**   Certification of Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350.
32.2**   Certification of Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350.
101.INS*   XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

# Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

 

* Filed herewith.

 

** Furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
     
Date: August 12, 2021   /s/ A. Lorne Weil
  Name: A. Lorne Weil
  Title: Executive Chairman
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
Date: August 12, 2021   /s/ Stewart F.B. Baker
  Name: Stewart F.B. Baker
  Title: Executive Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

2021 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

 

The Proposal

 

On April 12, 2021, our Board adopted, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting, the Inspired Entertainment, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”). A copy of the 2021 Plan is annexed as Annex A to this proxy statement.

 

Reasons for the 2021 Plan

 

The 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) is the only stockholder approved equity plan under which awards can currently be made. As of April 9, 2021, only 221,799 shares remain available for grant under the 2018 Plan. Since adoption of the 2018 Plan, we completed the acquisition of the Gaming Technology Group of Novomatic UK in October 2019 and our operations have grown significantly. Accordingly, our Board believes that the approval of the 2021 Plan by our stockholders is essential to our ability to continue to grow our business, hire critical talent and retain and motivate executives, employees, consultants, advisors and non-employee directors. Our Board believes that our interests and the interests of our stockholders will be advanced if we can offer equity incentive awards that further our long-term business objectives in a manner aligned with our shareholders’ interests.

 

The 2021 Plan is intended to provide for anticipated rewards through December 31, 2023 including awarding the 750,000 Sign-On RSUs pursuant to the terms of our new employment agreement with Mr. Weil, our Executive Chairman.

 

If our stockholders approve the 2021 Plan, it would become effective on the date of such approval and would replace the 2018 Plan except that outstanding awards subject to the 2018 Plan would remain governed by the terms of the 2018 Plan and applicable grant agreements. If our stockholders do not approve the 2021 Plan, the 2018 Plan will remain in effect in its current form and we will not have sufficient shares available to grant an appropriate level of equity awards in the next annual award cycle.

 

Governance Highlights

 

The 2021 Plan continues to incorporate numerous governance best practices from the 2018 Plan, including:

 

  No “liberal share recycling” of any awards.
     
    Minimum 100% fair market value exercise price for options and SARs.
     
  No “liberal” change in control definition or automatic “single-trigger” change in control vesting.
     
    No “evergreen” share increases or automatic “reload” awards.
     
    No tax gross-ups.

 

Additionally, the following corporate governance best practices have been added to the 2021 Plan:

 

  Clarified that dividends and dividend equivalent rights, if any, on all awards will be subject to the same vesting requirements as the underlying award and will only be paid at the time those vesting requirements are satisfied. Additionally, clarified that there are no dividends or dividend equivalents on options or SARs.
     
    No repricing of options or SARs and no cash buyout of underwater options and SARs without shareholder approval, except for equitable adjustments in connection with certain corporate transactions.
     
    Provides that all awards shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with (i) any clawback, forfeiture or other similar policy as in effect from time to time; and (ii) applicable law.

 

 
 

 

  Provides a default settlement timing provision for vested RSUs.
     
    Subject to the enhancements noted above and certain other conforming or administrative changes, the 2021 Plan is substantially similar to the 2018 Plan.

 

Impact on Dilution and Fully-Diluted Overhang

 

Our Board recognizes the impact of dilution on our shareholders and has evaluated this share request carefully in the context of the need to motivate, retain and ensure that our leadership team and key employees are focused on our strategic priorities. If the Plan is approved, the total fully-diluted overhang as of December 31, 2020, would be approximately 20.9%. In this context, fully-diluted overhang is calculated as the sum of unvested awards outstanding under all prior plans plus the proposed share reserve under the 2021 Plan (numerator) divided by the sum of the numerator and basic common shares outstanding, with all data effective as of December 31, 2020. The calculation excludes 1,373,022 vested but unsettled restricted stock units outstanding under the Company’s prior equity plans. Our Board believes that the proposed share reserve represents a reasonable amount of potential equity dilution to accommodate our long-term strategic and growth priorities.

 

Expected Duration of the Share Reserve

 

We expect that the share reserve under the 2021 Plan, if this proposal is approved by our shareholders, will be sufficient for equity-based incentive awards for approximately three years. Expectations regarding future share usage could be impacted by a number of factors such as award type mix; hiring and promotion activity at the executive level; the rate at which shares are returned to the 2021 Plan’s reserve under permitted addbacks; the future performance of our stock price; the consequences of acquiring other companies; and other factors. While we believe that the assumptions we used are reasonable, future share usage may differ from current expectations.

 

Key Stock Plan Data

 

The following table sets forth information regarding stock-settled equity awards granted over each of the last three years:

 

    2020     2019     2018     3-Year Avg.  
Stock Options/Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) Granted     0       0       0        
Target Number of Stock-Settled Restricted Shares/Units Granted     1,117,039       746,522       737,078        
Weighted-Average Basic Common Shares Outstanding     22,399,333       21,892,964       20,859,407        
Share Usage Rate     5.0 %     3.4 %     3.5 %     4.0 %

 

Our three-year average share usage rate of 4.0% is below the 75th percentile of our peer group practice1, which is 4.6%. Additionally, as part of our effort to carefully manage our share usage, the Compensation Committee has committed to the following:

 

  Any annual equity awards granted to employees will be converted from target award values to a number of shares using the higher of the twenty-day average closing price preceding the grant date of an award or the twenty-day average closing price preceding the previous year’s high price for our common stock, but in any event at a price no lower than $7.00.
     
  Until the Company’s average closing stock price exceeds $10.00 for a one-year period, the maximum payout opportunity under annual employee equity awards will be capped at 100% of target.

 

1 The peer group was developed in 2019 includes the following comparably sized companies in similar industries: Agilysys, Inc., Avid Technology, Inc., Everi Holdings Inc., Glu Mobile Inc., Golden Entertainment, Inc., IMAX Corporation, PlayAGS, Inc., Rosetta Stone Inc., Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., and TiVo Corporation

 

 
 

 

The following table sets forth certain overhang information as of December 31, 2020 with respect to the Company’s equity compensation plans:

 

Stock Options/SARs Outstanding     0  
Total Unvested Stock-Settled Full-Value Awards Outstanding     2,773,234  
—Excludes 1,373,022 Vested but Unsettled Awards      
Shares Available for Grant under 2018 Plan *     267,311  
Proposed Share Reserve under 2021 Plan     2,900,000  
Basic Common Shares Outstanding     22,430,475  

 

* For reference purposes, the remaining shares available for grant under the 2018 Plan is denoted as of fiscal year end. The number of shares to be rolled-over into the 2021 Plan will be equal to the actual number of shares which remain available for grant under the 2018 Plan as of the effective date of the 2021 Plan. Upon shareholder approval of the 2021 Plan, no further awards will be made under the 2018 Plan.

 

As of December 31, 2020, our fully-diluted overhang was 11.9%, which would increase to 20.9% upon shareholder approval of the proposed share reserve under the 2021 Plan. This overhang compares above the 75th percentile of our peer group, which is 17.7%. However, our overhang as of December 31, 2020 includes 1,092,633 shares of restricted stock or units that are subject to satisfaction of stock price targets of $15.00 and $17.50 that will either vest as of December 23, 2021 or will be forfeited and are not eligible to be added back to the share reserve. Excluding these stock price target awards, our overhang would be 17.8%, which is near the 75th percentile of our peer group.

 

As of April 9, 2021, the per-share closing price of our common stock as reported on the Nasdaq was $9.26.

 

The material terms of the 2021 Plan are summarized below. This summary of the 2021 Plan is not intended to be a complete description of the Plan, and is qualified in its entirety by the actual text of the 2021 Plan to which reference is made, which is attached to this proxy statement as Annex A.

 

Purpose

 

The 2021 Plan is designed to assist us in attracting and retaining key personnel and to provide a means whereby certain employees, officers, managers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and its affiliates can acquire and maintain an equity interest in the Company, or be paid incentive compensation, which may be measured by reference to the value of shares of our common stock, thereby strengthening their commitment to the welfare of the Company and its affiliates, and aligning the interests of such individuals with those of our stockholders.

 

Administration

 

The 2021 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee, which has the authority to designate participants, grant awards, determine the types of awards and the number of shares of common stock to be covered by awards, determine the terms and conditions of any awards, construe and interpret the 2021 Plan and related award agreements, accelerate the vesting of any outstanding awards and make other decisions and determinations for the administration of the 2021 Plan. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Compensation Committee is generally permitted to delegate certain of its authority under the 2021 Plan to our board of directors, or to a special committee consisting of one or more members of our board of directors who may be officers of the Company. However, the Compensation Committee may not delegate its authority to a member of our board of directors who is an executive officer of the Company with regard to the participation of, or the timing, pricing or amount of an award to, an officer, director or other person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

 
 

 

Shares Available for Issuance under the 2021 Plan

 

Under the 2021 Plan, we would be authorized to issue grants for equity awards with respect to 2,900,000 shares, plus the shares which, as of the effective date, are available for grant under the 2018 Plan and that are subject to outstanding awards under the 2018 Plan that would again become available for grant as a result of cancellations or other terminations.

 

If any award granted under the 2021 Plan or the 2018 Plan expires or is canceled, forfeited, or settled in cash, the undelivered shares will again become available for awards under the 2021 Plan. Shares subject to an award will not be again available for issuance under the 2021 Plan if such shares are delivered to or withheld by the Company to pay withholding taxes, subject to an option or stock appreciation right and were not issued upon the net settlement or exercise of such option or stock appreciation right, or delivered to the Company to pay the purchase price related to an outstanding option or stock appreciation right.

 

Awards and the shares of common stock authorized under the 2021 Plan, are subject to adjustment as described below under “Changes in Capital Structure and Similar Events.”

 

Limits on Awards

 

A director who is not an employee of ours or an affiliate may not be granted awards denominated in shares of our common stock, the aggregate date of grant fair market value of which exceeds, in any calendar year, $250,000; provided, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to any award made pursuant to an election by a director to receive an award in lieu of all or a portion of the annual and/or committee retainers or other cash fees payable to such director.

 

Eligibility

 

Participants in the 2021 Plan will consist of such officers, other employees, non-employee directors, consultants, and advisors of the Company or its affiliates, as selected by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion. As of the date hereof, there are approximately 1,500 employees, including officers, who would be eligible to participate in the 2021 Plan, if selected by the Compensation Committee. There are currently six non-employee directors who would be eligible to participate in the 2021 Plan.

 

Grants of Awards

 

Pursuant to the 2021 Plan, the Compensation Committee may grant awards of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and stock bonus awards. No awards may be granted under the 2021 Plan following the 10th anniversary of the date the 2021 Plan was adopted by the Board.

 

Stock Options. The 2021 Plan allows the grant of both incentive stock options, within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, and non-qualified stock options.

 

A stock option granted under the 2021 Plan provides a participant with the right to purchase, within a specified period of time, a stated number of shares of common stock at the price specified in the applicable award agreement. The exercise price applicable to a stock option will be set by the Compensation Committee at the time of grant and, except with respect to substitute awards granted in connection with a corporate transaction, will not be less than the fair market value of the underlying shares of common stock on the date of grant (or not less than 110% of the fair market value of the underlying shares in the case of an incentive stock option if the recipient is a 10% stockholder of the Company).

 

Stock options will vest in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement. The maximum term of a stock option granted under the 2021 Plan is 10 years from the date of grant (or five years in the case of an incentive stock option if the recipient is a 10% stockholder of the Company). Payment of the exercise price of a stock option may be made in a manner approved by the Compensation Committee, which may include any of the following payment methods: cash, check (subject to collection), cash equivalent and/or vested shares of common stock (valued at fair market value on the date of exercise), pursuant to a broker- assisted cashless exercise in accordance with procedures approved by the Compensation Committee, pursuant to a delivery of a notice of “net exercise” (whereby the Company withholds from the delivery of shares for which the option is exercised shares having a fair market value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the option), or in any other form of consideration approved by the Compensation Committee.

 

 
 

 

A maximum of 1,450,000 shares may be granted in the form of incentive stock options under the 2021 Plan.

 

Stock Appreciation Rights. A stock appreciation right is a conditional right to receive an amount equal to the value of the appreciation in the shares of common stock over a specified period. Stock appreciation rights may be granted in connection with an option, and may be settled in shares of common stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof, as determined by the Compensation Committee. The base price applicable to a stock appreciation right will be set by the Compensation Committee at the time of grant and, except with respect to substitute awards granted in connection with a corporate transaction, will not be less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant. The maximum term of a stock appreciation right granted in connection with an option shall be the maximum term for the corresponding option, and for a stock appreciation right granted independent of an option is a period determined by the Compensation Committee, but no longer than 10 years from the date of grant.

 

Restricted Stock. An award of restricted stock is a grant of shares of common stock which are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture during a restricted period established in the applicable award agreement. Except as otherwise provided in an award agreement, holders of restricted stock will generally have the right to vote the shares during the period of restriction and to receive dividends subject to vesting and forfeiture to the same degree as the shares of restricted stock to which such dividends relate.

 

Restricted Stock Units. A restricted stock unit (“RSU”) is a notional unit representing the right to receive one share of common stock at a future date, subject to satisfaction of the conditions of the restricted stock unit award established by the Compensation Committee in the applicable award agreement. Unless otherwise set forth in an award agreement, an award as to which the applicable conditions have been satisfied will be settled in shares of common stock, upon a participant’s termination of service (including due to death or disability) or, if earlier, a change in control; provided, the Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, and subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, elect to pay cash or part cash and part shares of common stock in lieu of delivering only shares of common stock in respect of such award. Unless otherwise set forth in an award agreement, a participant will not be entitled to any dividends with respect to the restricted stock units prior to settlement.

 

Stock Bonus Awards. The 2021 Plan authorizes the Compensation Committee to grant other awards that may be denominated in, payable in, valued in, or otherwise related to shares of the Company’s common stock. Any such award shall be subject to such conditions not inconsistent with the 2021 Plan as are set forth in the award agreement. Changes in the Capital Structure and Similar Events.

 

Changes in Capital Structure and Similar Events

 

In the event of any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, common stock, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, split-up, split-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of common stock or other securities, issuance of warrants or other rights to acquire shares of common stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event (including, without limitation, a change in control (as defined in the 2021 Plan)) that affects our common stock, or (b) unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, a change in control) affecting the Company, any affiliate, or our financial statements or the financial statements of any affiliate, or changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations or other requirements of any governmental body or securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, accounting principles or law, such that in either case an adjustment is determined by the Committee in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights, then the Committee shall make any such adjustments that, in its sole discretion, are equitable and consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

 

 
 

 

Change in Control

 

Except to the extent provided in an award agreement or otherwise by the Committee in accordance with its authority under the 2021 Plan, in the event of a participant’s termination of employment or service without cause by the Company or an affiliate within the twelve (12) month period immediately following a change in control (such that the participant’s awards would otherwise be cancelled), the following shall apply:

 

● any unvested options and stock appreciation rights held by the participant shall become vested and exercisable on the effective date of such termination; and

 

● the restricted period applicable to any unvested restricted stock, restricted stock units or other awards held by the participant shall expire (including without limitation any applicable performance conditions) and such awards shall be deemed vested on the effective date of such termination.

 

The Committee shall also have discretion, in the event of a change in control, and subject to the terms of any applicable award agreement and compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to accelerate the vesting, payment or right to exercise of any award effective immediately upon the occurrence of the change in control and cause the restrictions and forfeiture conditions applicable to any award to lapse and deem such awards fully vested and any performance conditions imposed with respect to awards to be fully achieved.

 

Prohibition on Repricing

 

The 2021 Plan provides that, except in connection with certain changes in capital structure and similar corporate events, the Compensation Committee shall not without the approval of the Company’s stockholders (a) lower the exercise price of an option or stock appreciation right, (b) cancel an option or stock appreciation right when the exercise price per share exceeds the fair market value of one share in exchange for cash or another Award, or (c) take any other action with respect to an option or stock appreciation right that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the shares are listed.

 

Clawback and Repayment

 

All awards shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with (i) any clawback, forfeiture or other similar policy as in effect from time to time; and (ii) applicable law. Further, to the extent that a participant receives any amount in excess of the amount that the participant should otherwise have received under the terms of the award for any reason (including, without limitation, by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or other administrative error), the participant shall be required to repay any such excess amount to the Company.

 

Non-Transferability of Awards

 

Except as otherwise permitted by the Compensation Committee, awards are non-transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and restricted stock is generally non-transferable. For the avoidance of doubt, awards may not be transferred to an unrelated third party for consideration.

 

Termination and Amendment

 

The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the 2021 Plan at any time, except that no amendment may, without stockholder approval, (a) change the eligibility requirements under the 2021 Plan or (b) violate the stockholder approval requirements of the national securities exchange on which the shares of common stock are principally listed. The Compensation Committee may amend the terms of any award granted under the 2021 Plan, provided that any such amendment that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any participant shall not be effective without the consent of the affected participant. The 2021 Plan shall expire on the tenth anniversary of approval by stockholders.

 

 
 

 

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

 

The following is a brief discussion of the U.S. federal income tax consequences for awards granted under the 2021 Plan. The 2021 Plan is not subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and it is not, nor is it intended to be, qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code. This discussion is based on current law, is not intended to constitute tax advice, and does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular participant in light of his or her personal circumstances, and does not describe foreign, state, or local tax consequences, which may be substantially different. Holders of awards under the 2021 Plan are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors.

 

Non-Qualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. With respect to non-qualified stock options and stock appreciation rights, (i) no income is recognized by a participant at the time the award is granted; (ii) generally, at exercise, ordinary income is recognized by the participant in an amount equal to the difference between the exercise or base price paid for the shares and the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise (or, in the case of a cash-settled stock appreciation right, the cash received), and the Company is generally entitled to a tax deduction in the same amount subject to applicable tax withholding requirements; and (iii) upon a subsequent sale of the stock received on exercise, appreciation (or depreciation) after the date of exercise is treated as either short- term or long-term capital gain (or loss) depending on how long the shares have been held, and no deduction will be allowed to the Company as a result of such sale.

 

Incentive Stock Options. No income is recognized by a participant upon the grant or exercise of an incentive stock option. However, such participant will generally be required to include the excess of the fair market value of the shares at exercise over the exercise price in his or her alternative minimum taxable income. If shares are issued to a participant pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option, and if no sale or taxable disposition of such shares is made by such participant within two years after the date of grant or within one year after the transfer of such shares to such participant, then (i) upon sale of such shares, any amount realized in excess of the exercise price will be taxed to such participant as a long-term capital gain, and any loss sustained will be a long-term capital loss, and (ii) no deduction will be allowed to the Company for federal income tax purposes.

 

If shares acquired upon the exercise of an incentive stock option are disposed of prior to the expiration of either of the holding periods described above, generally (i) the participant will recognize ordinary income in the year of disposition in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the fair market value of such shares at exercise (or, if less, the amount realized on the disposition of such shares) over the exercise price paid for such shares and (ii) the Company will generally be entitled to deduct such amount for federal income tax purposes. Any gain (or loss) recognized by the participant upon a subsequent sale or taxable exchange of the shares will be taxed as short-term or long-term capital gain (or loss), depending on the applicable holding period, and no deduction will be allowed by the Company.

 

Subject to certain exceptions for disability or death, if an incentive stock option is exercised more than three months following termination of employment, the exercise of the stock option will generally be taxed as the exercise of a non-qualified stock option.

 

Restricted Stock. Unless a participant makes a valid Section 83(b) election as described below, such participant will generally not recognize federal taxable income when he or she receives a grant of restricted stock, and the Company will not be entitled to a deduction until the stock is transferable by the participant or is otherwise no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. When the stock is either transferable or is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, the participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares at that time (less any amounts paid for the shares), and generally, the Company will be entitled to a deduction in the same amount. Any gain or loss recognized by the participant upon a later disposition of the common stock will be capital gain or loss. A participant’s holding period for purposes of determining whether that capital gain or loss is long-term or short-term will be counted from the date the stock became transferable or ceased to be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.

 

A participant may elect to recognize ordinary income at the time that a restricted stock award is granted in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares subject to the award (less any amounts paid for such shares) at the time of grant, determined without regard to certain restrictions. This election is referred to as a Section 83(b) election. In that event, the Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction in the same year. Any gain or loss recognized by the participant upon a later disposition of the shares will be capital gain or loss. A participant’s holding period for purposes of determining whether that capital gain or loss is long-term or short-term will be counted from the date of the original transfer to the participant. The participant may not claim a credit for any tax previously paid on stock that is later forfeited.

 

 
 

 

Restricted Stock Units. If a participant is granted an award of restricted stock units, he or she will not be required to recognize any taxable income at the time of grant or at the time that the award vests. Upon distribution of shares or cash in respect of a restricted stock units, the fair market value of those shares or the amount of that cash will be taxable to the participant as ordinary income and the Company will receive a deduction equal to the income recognized thereby. The subsequent disposition of shares acquired pursuant to an award of restricted stock units will result in capital gain or loss (based on the difference between the price received on disposition and the market value of the shares at the time of their distribution). The capital gain tax rate will depend on a number of factors, including the length of time the participant held the shares prior to selling them.

 

Stock Bonus Awards. A participant will have taxable compensation equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date the common shares subject to the award is transferred to the participant over the amount the participant paid for such shares, if any. The company will be able to deduct, at the same time as it is recognized by the participant, the amount of taxable compensation to the participant for Federal income tax purposes.

 

Withholding. At the time a participant is required to recognize ordinary compensation income resulting from an award, such income will be subject to federal and applicable state and local income tax and applicable tax withholding requirements with respect to an employee participant.

 

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally limits to $1 million the amount that a publicly held corporation is allowed each year to deduct for the compensation paid to each of the corporation’s chief executive officer, the corporation’s chief financial officer and certain other current and former executive officers of the corporation.

 

New Plan Benefits

 

The following table summarizes the aggregate grants approved by the Compensation Committee, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders, to each of the named executive officers, all current executive officers as a group, all current directors who are not executive officers as a group, and all other participants as a group, as of April 9, 2021. Such awards consist solely of the 750,000 Sign-On RSUs to be awarded pursuant to Mr. Weil’s employment agreement.

 

Name and Position  

Time Based

RSUs (1)

    Adjusted EBITDA Based RSUs (2)    

Stock Price

Based RSUs (3)

 

A. Lorne Weil

Executive Chairman

    250,000       250,000       250,000  
Brooks H. Pierce
President and Chief Operating Officer
                       
Daniel B. Silvers
Executive VP and Chief Strategy Officer
                       
Executive Group     250,000       250,000       250,000  
Non-Executive Director Group                        
Non-Executive Employee Group                        

 

(1) The Time Based RSUs would vest in the following increments subject to Mr. Weil’s continued employment through the vesting date – 85,000 RSUs on December 31, 2022; 80,000 RSUs on December 31, 2023; and 85,000 RSUs on December 31, 2024.
   
(2) The number of Adjusted EBITDA Based RSUs reflect the target number of RSUs which is the maximum number eligible to vest based on the performance level attained. Each year in the period of 2021 to 2024, Mr. Weil will have the opportunity to earn a tranche of 62,500 of such Adjusted EBITDA Based RSUs. For a year in which the Committee determines that the performance level has been attained in excess of the 100% target amount, such excess EBITDA will be applied to the subsequent year in determining whether the subsequent year’s target has been met.
   
(3) The Stock Price Based RSUs are earned by meeting the stock price targets as determined by the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for any consecutive 45 calendar day period commencing on the effective date of Mr. Weil’s employment agreement (i.e., January 1, 2020). The tranches are as follows – 80,000 RSUs at $6.25; 85,000 RSUs at $8.25; and 85,000 RSUs at $15.00. The stock price targets applicable to the first two tranches were met — $6.25 in December 2020 and $8.25 in March 2021. Compared to the closing stock price of $3.49 on October 9, 2020, the date that the Company entered into the employment agreement with Mr. Weil, the stock price targets required growth of 79%, 136%, and 330%, respectively.

 

Because future awards under the 2021 Plan are in the discretion of the Compensation Committee and will also depend on the fair market value of the shares at various future dates, it is not possible to determine additional benefits that may be received if the 2021 Plan is approved by stockholders. In addition, please see “Long-Term Equity Awards” section above for a description of the RSUs approved as formula awards to our executive officers in August 2020 and please see “Director Compensation” section above for a description of the equity grant program for our non-employee directors.

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

Inspired Entertainment

 

Short-Term Incentive Bonus Plan

 

(adopted as of June 9, 2021)

 

I. PURPOSE

 

The Inspired Entertainment fiscal year 2021 Short-Term Incentive Bonus Plan (the Plan) is intended to provide incentives to certain employees of Inspired Entertainment, Inc., its subsidiaries and its participating affiliates (collectively, the Company) to contribute to the success of the Company in its fiscal year commencing January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2021 (“2021). The Plan offers eligible participants an opportunity to earn compensation in addition to their salaries and other incentives, based upon the performance of the Company and the satisfaction of individual performance targets determined for each eligible participant.

 

II. PLAN ADMINISTRATION

 

The Plan has been approved by the Compensation Committee of the Companys Board of Directors (the Committee”), and the Committee is responsible for administering the Plan. The Committee may delegate, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, certain authority and powers with respect to administration of the Plan to one or more directors serving on the Committee and/or to one or more officers or other personnel of the Company (including with respect to the participation of, and awards to, participants who are not executive officers of the Company). Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee will receive recommendations for 2021 from members of the Companys Office of the Executive Chairman, or as may be otherwise determined by the Committee, with respect to the operation and management of the Plan for the year including recommendations for the selection of eligible participants, bonus opportunity levels, performance criteria, and the amount and timing of any bonus payments.

 

III. ELIGIBILITY

 

The executives and other employees eligible for participation in the Plan will be determined by the Committee subject to Section II. Duly determined participants under the Plan are also referred to herein as “Covered Employees. A determination that an employee is an eligible employee under the Plan with respect to 2021 shall not be determinative as to such employee’s eligibility with respect to any subsequent fiscal year.

 

Any bonus payment made under the Plan shall be purely discretionary and shall not form part of the employee’s contractual remuneration.

 

An individual whose employment is terminated for any reason, or who is under notice of termination (whether given by the individual or the Company), in each case prior to the date on which bonus would otherwise be paid, will not be eligible to receive any payment under the Plan, notwithstanding any prior determinations made by the Committee.

 

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If a person is hired for a position with the Company during 2021 and the position is within the category recommended to be eligible to receive a bonus under the Plan, that person may be eligible to receive a prorated portion of the annual bonus, as determined by the Committee, depending on the persons particular position, subject to such other considerations as the Committee may determine.

 

IV. BONUS POTENTIAL

 

The bonus potential for Covered Employees shall be determined for 2021, including applicable threshold, target and maximum bonus potential for the year. Bonus potential for 2021 will be based on a percentage of the Covered Employee’s base salary as of the beginning or end of the year, the prorated amount for the year or a fixed dollar amount, each as determined by the Committee. To the extent applicable, award opportunity levels corresponding to threshold, target and maximum levels of performance may vary by participant. The name and bonus potential of each Covered Employee will be set forth in a schedule to be approved by the Committee for 2021 (the “Bonus Potential Schedule). The bonus potential set forth in the Bonus Potential Schedule may, at any time prior to payment of the bonus, be adjusted to reflect changes in the list of Covered Employees or to the bonus potential for Covered Employees (upward or downward), in the absolute discretion of the Committee as it deems appropriate, to reflect, without limitation, changes to a Covered Employee’s position, title, or responsibilities, or, as appropriate, to reflect a transformative transaction (as determined by the Board or the Committee in its sole discretion).

 

V. PLAN COMPONENTS

 

The Plan components applicable for 2021 may include financial metrics, strategic (non-financial) metrics, and/or individual performance metrics. The weighting of the Plan components will also be established for 2021; Given the impact of the COVID pandemic on the Companys business, the Committee can use a variety of methods in determining STIP award levels including but not limited to achievement of metrics or a discretionary scorecard approach. The Committee acknowledges that establishing a budget is difficult given COVID pandemic as it is not known how much of the company’s revenue generation may be prevented, or for how long, by Government lockdowns. In evaluating performance, the Committee may therefore exercise both positive and negative discretion based on a number of factors.

 

A. Company Performance Targets

 

Bonuses are contingent upon the Company achieving specific Company performance targets as determined by the Committee with respect to each financial year (the Company Performance Targets). The following are examples of criteria that could be used to set Company Performance Targets and are not an exclusive list: (i) revenue; (ii) sales; (iii) profit (net profit, gross profit, operating profit, economic profit, profit margins or other corporate profit measures); (iv) earnings (which may include any calculation of earnings, including but not limited to earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and net earnings); (v) net income (before or after taxes, operating income or other income measures); (vi) cash (cash flow, cash generation or other cash measures); and (vii) stock price or performance; and (viii) total stockholder return. The Company Performance Targets may be financial, strategic (non-financial), or a combination, and may be based on performance against predetermined goals or based on the committees subjective evaluation of achievement against Company Performance Targets at year end. As determined by the Committee, the Company Performance Targets may be based on GAAP or non-GAAP results and any actual results may be adjusted by the Committee for one-time or exceptional items or unbudgeted or unexpected items when determining whether the performance goals have been met. In certain cases, the Office of the Executive Chairman may recommend to the Committee that an element of Bonus is a divisional, as opposed to a Company-wide, target.

 

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The Office of the Executive Chairman shall recommend to the Committee the applicable Company Performance Targets for 2021. Such recommendations shall be subject to the review and approval by the Committee.

 

B. Individual Performance Targets

 

Even if the Company has fully achieved the Company Performance Targets, an individual participants bonus potential will be subject to an assessment of the individuals achievement of individual performance targets, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The following are examples of criteria that could be used to set individual performance targets and are not an exclusive list: (i) budget management; (ii) cost of service; (iii) quality and service levels; (iv) product line achievements; (v) leadership/team participation and support and (vi) adherence to and compliance with Company values and behaviors.

 

The Committee may, in its sole discretion and at any time, reduce or eliminate a Covered Employee’s award if it determines that such reduction or elimination is appropriate.

 

VI. TRANSFER/PROMOTION/DEMOTION

 

If a Covered Employee is transferred to a new role during 2021, the Committee may, in its discretion, calculate the bonus payment for 2021 based on the base salary the Covered Employee received during the relevant portions of 2021 in each role at the applicable target percentage(s) for each role.

 

If a Covered Employee becomes ineligible for the Plan due to a transfer or demotion, the Covered Employee may be eligible to receive a prorated bonus based on the period of participation in the Plan, as determined by the Committee. Any such prorated bonus would be paid at the same time as other bonus payments under the Plan.

 

VII. PAYOUT AND TAXATION

 

Bonus payments that are approved by the Committee for 2021 shall be made as soon as administratively practicable after the delivery of the audit report issued by the Companys independent public accountants with respect to the Companys 2021 consolidated financial statements, subject to IX below. Further, if the Committee determines (in accordance with Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code”)) that payment of bonuses would jeopardize the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern or meet its banking covenants, bonuses may be reduced, eliminated or delayed.

 

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Payroll taxes shall be withheld from bonus payments as required by law. Bonus payments that Covered Employees receive are includable as income in the year in which they are paid.

 

VIII. INTEGRATION WITH BENEFIT PROGRAMS

 

Any bonus payment that a Covered Employee receives is not intended to be considered compensation for purposes of life assurance, 401(k) or any other pension scheme, disability, holiday pay or any other benefit plan unless specified by the applicable plan document.

 

IX. CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING PAYMENT

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Covered Employee whose employment is terminated for any reason, or who is under notice of termination (whether given by the individual or the Company) in both cases prior to the date on which bonus would otherwise be paid, shall not be eligible to receive a bonus payment under the Plan (e.g., a Covered Employee on garden leave on the date of payment will not be eligible for a bonus). However, the Committee retains the authority in its absolute discretion to make exceptions to the foregoing policy in unusual or meritorious cases including, but not limited to, approving a prorated bonus in the event of a Covered Employee’s death, disability, call to active military service, or retirement with the written consent of the Company.

 

X. CLAWBACK

 

By accepting a bonus payment under the Plan, each Covered Employee agrees that the Company may recover some or all of the amounts paid with respect to such bonus payment, or recoup some or all of the value thereof via offset from other amounts owed to the Covered Employee by the Company or an affiliate, at any time during the three fiscal years following payment hereunder, if and to the extent that the Committee concludes that (i) U.S. federal or state law, the laws of any other jurisdiction in which the Covered Employee has been employed by the Company during the fiscal year, or the listing requirements of the exchange on which the Companys stock is listed for trading so require, (ii) the performance criteria required for the bonus payment were not met, or not met to the extent necessary to support the amount of the bonus payment that was paid, or (iii) as required by Section 304 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 954 of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or otherwise after a restatement of the Companys financial results as reported to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Covered Employees are deemed to have agreed to promptly comply with any Company demand for recovery or recoupment by accepting any payment hereunder.

 

XI. LIMITATIONS AND/OR ADJUSTMENTS

 

The Company reserves the right to review, amend, suspend, withdraw and/or terminate the Plan, the incentive calculation formulas, performance targets and all other aspects of the Plan at any time and in its sole and absolute discretion and without prior notice.

 

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A Covered Employee’s participation in the Plan shall not be construed as a contractual right or form part of his or her contractual remuneration under a services or employment agreement nor shall it be construed as a promise of continuing employment between the Company and the Covered Employee. Any bonus payment made in respect of 2021 is not indicative of any payments that may be made in subsequent fiscal years. Employment with the Company is terminable at will subject to the terms of any written services or employment agreement between the Company and the Covered Employee and applicable laws. Neither a Covered Employee’s employment with the Company, nor a Covered Employee’s employment within any particular category of employees, shall entitle the Covered Employee to either participate in the Plan or to be eligible to receive any bonus pursuant thereto. All determinations of eligibility and awards under the Plan shall be made by the Committee in its absolute discretion and may be revised or adjusted in accordance with the Plan.

 

The Plan is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be operated and interpreted consistent therewith. To the extent that any provision of the Plan would cause a conflict with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, or would cause the administration of the Plan to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, such provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent permitted by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation that the Plan complies with Section 409A of the Code and shall have no liability to any Participant for any failure to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, A. Lorne Weil, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Inspired Entertainment, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 12, 2021 /s/ A. Lorne Weil
  A. Lorne Weil
  Executive Chairman
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Stewart F.B. Baker, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Inspired Entertainment, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 12, 2021 /s/ Stewart F.B. Baker
  Stewart F.B. Baker
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, A. Lorne Weil, Executive Chairman of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2. To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

 

Dated: August 12, 2021 By: /s/ A. Lorne Weil
    A. Lorne Weil

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Stewart F.B. Baker, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2. To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated: August 12, 2021 By: /s/ Stewart F.B. Baker
    Stewart F.B. Baker

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.