UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_____________

FORM 10-Q

_____________

(Mark One)

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

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2015

or

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

For the transition period from________ to ________

Commission File Number 000-54996

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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

———————

Delaware

45-2925231

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

456 Seaton Street, Los Angeles, CA

90013

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(323) 694-9800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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  þ   NO  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).

YES  þ   NO  ¨

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

Large accelerated filer   ¨

 

Accelerated filer    ¨

Non-accelerated filer   ¨

 

Smaller reporting company   þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES  ¨   NO  þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.  27,029,749 shares of Class A common stock are issued and outstanding as of May 14, 2015.

 

 




 


TABLE OF CONTENTS


 

 

Page

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

PART I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

                       

 

                       

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements

1

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

15

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

19

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

19

 

 

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

Legal Proceedings

20

 

 

 

ITEM 1A.

Risk Factors

20

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

20

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

20

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

20

 

 

 

ITEM 5.

Other Information

20

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

20

 











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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION


This report includes forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “targets,” “likely,” “aim,” “will,” “would,” “could,” and similar expressions or phrases identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operation, business strategy and financial needs. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:


 

·

our ability to grow our revenues and manage our gross margins;

 

·

our history of losses;

 

·

our limited operating history;

 

·

risks associated with the integration of Steel Media and Five Delta;

 

·

the terms of the Financing Agreement and their impact on our business and operations;

 

·

risks associated with the terms of the Steel Note;

 

·

the impact of our debt obligations on our liquidity and financial condition;

 

·

the impact of the earn out payments to Mr. Steel on our cash flows in future periods;

 

·

our possible need for additional financing and the requirement under the Financing Agreement to use the proceeds of any additional financings to reduce the obligations to the lender;

 

·

risks associated with loss of access to the Facebook platform;

 

·

risks associated with our recent participation on the Google ADX Platform, following our loss of participation on the Google ADX Platform;

 

·

risks associated with loss of access to real time bidding inventory buyers;

 

·

our dependence on the continued appeal of digital advertising;

 

·

our dependence on our publishers;

 

·

risks related to possible future acquisitions;

 

·

risks associated with the Escrow Shares;

 

·

the possible exercise of the put right by the holder of the Financing Warrant;

 

·

the limited market for our Class A common stock;

 

·

risks associated with material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting;

 

·

anti-takeover provisions of Delaware law;

 

·

the possible issuance of shares of our Class B common stock;

 

·

the impact of penny stock rules on the trading in our Class A common stock;

 

·

the impact of FINRA sales practice requirements on the market for our Class A common stock;

 

·

dilution to our stockholders from the exercise of outstanding options and warrants, including those with cashless features, and/or the conversion of shares of our Series 1 Preferred Stock; and,

 

·

the terms of indemnification agreements with our executive officers and directors.


You should read thoroughly this report and the documents that we refer to herein with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and/or worse than what we expect.  We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements including those made in this report, in Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Other sections of this report include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and financial performance.  New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the Federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report, and you should not rely on these statements without also considering the risks and uncertainties associated with these statements and our business.




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OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION


When used in this report, the terms “Social Reality,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refers to Social Reality, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and our subsidiaries Steel Media, a California corporation which we refer to as "Steel Media," and Five Delta, Inc., a Delaware corporation which we refer to as "Five Delta." In addition, the "first quarter of 2015" refers to the three months ended March 31, 2015, the "first quarter 2014" refers to the three months ended March 31, 2014, “2014” refers to the year ended December 31, 2014, and “2015” refers to the year ending December 31, 2015. The information which appears on our web sites at www.socialreality.com, www.steelmediainc.com, www.SRAX.com, www.sraxmd.com, www.sraxdi.com, www.fivedelta.com and www.groupad.com are not part of this report.







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PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

703,025

 

 

$

1,843,393

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $59,545 and $52,338

 

 

4,075,629

 

 

 

3,874,620

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

177,524

 

 

 

222,532

 

Other current assets

 

 

2,359

 

 

 

7,352

 

Total current assets

 

 

4,958,537

 

 

 

5,947,897

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $29,792 and $25,013

 

 

22,823

 

 

 

27,602

 

Goodwill and other intangibles

 

 

18,318,911

 

 

 

18,318,911

 

Deferred debt issue costs

 

 

2,587,800

 

 

 

2,907,736

 

Prepaid stock based compensation

 

 

849,406

 

 

 

1,008,019

 

Other assets

 

 

9,194

 

 

 

4,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

26,746,671

 

 

$

28,214,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

3,185,285

 

 

$

2,882,120

 

Note payable - related party

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Notes payable, current portion

 

 

1,417,000

 

 

 

1,350,000

 

Unearned revenue

 

 

8,095

 

 

 

25,295

 

Contingent consideration payable to related party - current portion

 

 

3,704,413

 

 

 

3,586,722

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

10,814,793

 

 

 

10,344,137

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable

 

 

7,418,880

 

 

 

7,713,014

 

Contingent consideration payable to related party - long term

 

 

3,248,611

 

 

 

3,145,401

 

Put liability

 

 

1,301,355

 

 

 

1,260,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

22,783,639

 

 

 

22,462,562

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, authorized 50,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undesignated, 49,800,000 shares, no shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1 Preferred stock, authorized 200,000 shares, 86,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

86

 

 

 

86

 

Class A common stock, authorized 250,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value, 29,416,612 shares issued and 27,029,749 shares outstanding, respectively

 

 

27,030

 

 

 

27,030

 

Class B common stock, authorized 9,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value, no shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

13,408,239

 

 

 

13,143,153

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(9,472,323

)

 

 

(7,417,862

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

3,963,032

 

 

 

5,752,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

26,746,671

 

 

$

28,214,969

 



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


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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)


 

 

Three Month Periods Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

  

                       

  

  

                       

  

Revenues

 

$

4,021,284

 

 

$

553,677

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

2,242,475

 

 

 

372,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

1,778,809

 

 

 

181,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expense

 

 

2,910,000

 

 

 

869,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations before other expense

 

 

(1,131,191

)

 

 

(688,343

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income (expense)

 

 

(923,270

)

 

 

533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(2,054,461

)

 

 

(687,810

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(2,054,461

)

 

$

(687,810

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

27,029,749

 

 

 

20,630,358

 




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


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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)


 

 

Three Month Periods Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

  

                       

  

  

                       

  

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(2,054,461

)

 

$

(687,810

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of stock based prepaid fees

 

 

158,613

 

 

 

168,417

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

258,166

 

 

 

65,353

 

Amortization of debt issue costs

 

 

319,936

 

 

 

 

PIK interest expense accrued to principal

 

 

88,667

 

 

 

 

Accretion of contingent consideration

 

 

220,901

 

 

 

 

Accretion of put liability

 

 

41,345

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

4,779

 

 

 

2,785

 

Bad debt expense

 

 

7,207

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(208,216

)

 

 

317,606

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

45,008

 

 

 

17,623

 

Other current assets

 

 

4,993

 

 

 

(2,000

)

Other assets

 

 

(4,390

)

 

 

(804

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

303,164

 

 

 

(542,606

)

Unearned revenue

 

 

(17,200

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash used by operating activities

 

 

(831,488

)

 

 

(661,436

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of equipment

 

 

 

 

 

(6,856

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash used by investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

(6,856

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

1,273,161

 

Cost of common stock sale

 

 

 

 

 

(16,291

)

Proceeds from warrant offering

 

 

6,921

 

 

 

 

Repayments of note payable

 

 

(315,801

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash (used) provided by financing activities

 

 

(308,880

)

 

 

1,256,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash

 

 

(1,140,368

)

 

 

588,578

 

Cash, beginning of period

 

 

1,843,393

 

 

 

1,715,264

 

Cash, end of period

 

$

703,025

 

 

$

2,303,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Schedule of Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

221,669

 

 

$

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

$

 

 

$

 





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


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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)


NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


Organization and Basis of Presentation


Social Reality, Inc. ("Social Reality", "we", "us" or "the Company") is a Delaware corporation formed on August 2, 2011. Effective January 1, 2012 we acquired all of the member interests and operations of Social Reality, LLC, a California limited liability company formed on August 14, 2009, which began business in May of 2010, in exchange for 12,328,767 shares of our Class A and Class B common stock. The former members of Social Reality, LLC owned all of our common stock after the acquisition.


At Social Reality, we sell digital advertising campaigns to advertising agencies and brands, we have developed technology that allows brands to launch and manage digital advertising campaigns, and we provide the platform that allows website publishers to sell their media inventory to a number of digital adverting buyers. Our focus is to provide technology tools that enable both publishers and advertisers to maximize their digital advertising initiatives. We derive our revenues from:


·

sales of digital advertising campaigns to advertising agencies and brands;

·

sales of media inventory owned by our publishing partners through real-time bidding, or RTB, exchanges;

·

sale and licensing of our GroupAd platform and related media; and,

·

creation of custom platforms for buying media on SRAX for large brands.


The five core elements of this business are:


·

Social Reality Ad Exchange or "SRAX" Real Time Bidding sell side and buy side representation. Our technology assists publishers in delivering their media inventory to the real time bidding, or RTB, exchanges.


·

GroupAd. GroupAd is a social media and loyalty platform that allows brands to launch and manage their social media initiatives.


·

SRAX MD is an ad targeting & data platform for healthcare brands, agencies and medical content publishers. Healthcare and pharmaceutical publishers utilize the platform for yield optimization, audience extension campaigns and re-targeting of their healthcare professional audience. Agencies and brands purchase targeted digital and mobile ad campaigns.


·

SRAX DI is a team of social media experts that helps brands and agencies create and manage their social media presence.


·

Steel Media provides display, mobile, and email ad inventory to brands and ad agencies. This acquisition has allowed us to begin selling our buy-side RTB services to advertising agencies, and allows us to provide digital media inventory for Steel's campaigns, resulting in increased gross margins for the combined companies.


We offer our customers a number of pricing options including cost-per-thousand-impression ("CPM"), whereby our customers pay based on the number of times the target audience is exposed to the advertisement, and cost-per-engagement ("CPE"), whereby payment is triggered only when an individual takes a specific activity.

 

We also create applications as custom programs and build them on a campaign-by-campaign basis, and offer them on a managed- or self-service subscription basis through our GroupAd platform. GroupAd allows brand marketers to select from a number of pre-created applications and then deploy them into their social media channels.


Social Reality is also an approved Facebook advertising partner, through Facebook’s PMD (Preferred Marketing Developer) program. We sell targeted and measurable online advertising campaigns and programs to brand advertisers and advertising agencies across large Facebook apps and websites, generating qualified Facebook likes and quantifiable engagement for our clients, driving online sales and increased brand equity.


We are headquartered in Los Angeles, California.




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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)



NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)


Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.

 

These interim financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods presented. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015 or for any future period. All references to March 31, 2015 and 2014 in these footnotes are unaudited.

 

These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2014, included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015.


The condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but do not include all disclosures required by the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


Principles of Consolidation


The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.


The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries from the acquisition date of majority voting control and through the date of disposition, if any.


Use of Estimates


Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") require management of the Company to make estimates and assumptions in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions.


The most significant areas that require management judgment and which are susceptible to possible change in the near term include the Company's revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts and sales credits, stock-based compensation, income taxes, goodwill and other intangible assets. The accounting policies for these areas are discussed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements.


Cash and Cash Equivalents


The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments with a remaining maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.




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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)



NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)


Revenue Recognition


The Company recognizes revenue when the following criteria have been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, no significant Company obligations remain, collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured, and the fees are fixed or determinable. The Company acts as a principal in its revenue transactions as the Company is the primary obligor in the transactions. Revenue is recognized on a gross basis, and media and publisher expenses that are directly related to a revenue-generating event are recorded as a component of cost of revenue.


Cost of Revenue


Cost of revenue consists of payments to media providers and website publishers that are directly related to a revenue-generating event and project and application design costs. The Company becomes obligated to make payments related to media providers and website publishers in the period the advertising impressions, click-throughs, actions or lead-based information are delivered or occur. Such expenses are classified as cost of revenue in the corresponding period in which the revenue is recognized in the accompanying income statement.


Accounts Receivable


Credit is extended to customers based on an evaluation of their financial condition and other factors. Management periodically assesses the Company's accounts receivable and, if necessary, establishes an allowance for estimated uncollectible amounts. Accounts determined to be uncollectible are charged to operations when that determination is made. The Company usually does not require collateral.


Concentration of Credit Risk, Significant Customers and Supplier Risk


Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Cash and cash equivalents are deposited in the United States. The balances in the United States held at any one financial institution are generally in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance limits. The uninsured cash bank balances were approximately $326,000 at March 31, 2015. The Company has not experienced any loss on these accounts. The balances are maintained in demand accounts to minimize risk.


At March 31, 2015, one SRAX AD Exchange customer, who collects advertising payments from multiple advertisers, and two additional customers each accounted for more than 10% of the accounts receivable balance, for a total of 53%. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 two customers accounted for 42% of total revenue. Additionally, 23% of our revenue was collected and paid to us by two of our RTB exchange service providers. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, 84% of our revenue was collected and paid to us by one of our RTB exchange service providers.


Fair Value of Financial Instruments


The Company's financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, net accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, are carried at historical cost. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 the carrying amounts of these instruments approximated their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.




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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)



NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)


Business Combinations


For all business combinations (whether partial, full or step acquisitions), the Company records 100% of all assets and liabilities of the acquired business, including goodwill, generally at their fair values; contingent consideration, if any, is recognized at its fair value on the acquisition date and; for certain arrangements, changes in fair value are recognized in earnings until settlement; and acquisition-related transaction and restructuring costs are expensed rather than treated as part of the cost of the acquisition.


Goodwill


The Company will test for impairment of goodwill annually as of September 30 at the reporting unit level or whenever events or circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. The impairment test is a two-step process, whereby in the first step, the Company compares the estimated fair value of the reporting unit with the reporting unit's carrying amount, including goodwill. The Company determines the estimated fair value of each reporting unit using a discounted cash flow approach, giving consideration to the market valuation approach. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the reporting unit's fair value, the Company performs the second step of the goodwill impairment test to determine the amount of impairment, if any.


Long-lived Assets


Management evaluates the recoverability of the Company's identifiable intangible assets and other long-lived assets when events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment exists. Events and circumstances considered by the Company in determining whether the carrying value of identifiable intangible assets and other long-lived assets may not be recoverable include, but are not limited to: significant changes in performance relative to expected operating results; significant changes in the use of the assets; significant negative industry or economic trends; a significant decline in the Company's stock price for a sustained period of time; and changes in the Company's business strategy. In determining if impairment exists, the Company estimates the undiscounted cash flows to be generated from the use and ultimate disposition of these assets. If impairment is indicated based on a comparison of the assets' carrying values and the undiscounted cash flows, the impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.


Loss Per Share


We use ASC 260, "Earnings Per Share" for calculating the basic and diluted loss per share. We compute basic loss per share by dividing net loss and net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Basic and diluted loss per share are the same, in that any potential common stock equivalents would have the effect of being anti-dilutive in the computation of net loss per share. There were 13,990,471 common share equivalents at March 31, 2015 and 5,605,867 at March 31, 2014. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 these potential shares were excluded from the shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would reduce net loss per share.


Income Taxes


We utilize ASC 740 “Income Taxes” which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at year-end based on enacted laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.

 



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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)



NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)


The Company recognizes the impact of a tax position in the financial statements only if that position is more likely than not of being sustained upon examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Our practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.


Stock-Based Compensation


We account for our stock based compensation under ASC 718 "Compensation – Stock Compensation" using the fair value based method. Under this method, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period. This guidance establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges it equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the entity's equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments.


We use the fair value method for equity instruments granted to non-employees and use the Black-Scholes model for measuring the fair value of options. The stock based fair value compensation is determined as of the date of the grant or the date at which the performance of the services is completed (measurement date) and is recognized over the vesting periods.


Business Segments


The Company uses the "management approach" to identify its reportable segments. The management approach designates the internal organization used by management for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the basis for identifying the Company's reportable segments. Using the management approach, the Company determined that it has one operating segment due to business similarities and similar economic characteristics.


Recently Issued Accounting Standards


Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.


NOTE 2 – RECENT ACQUISITIONS


Acquisition of Steel Media


On October 30, 2014, we acquired 100% of the capital stock of Steel Media, a California corporation ("Steel Media"), from Richard Steel pursuant to the terms and conditions of a stock purchase agreement, dated October 30, 2014, by and among the Company, Steel Media and Mr. Steel (the "Stock Purchase Agreement").


The acquisition of Steel Media is intended to complement and augment the current operations of Social Reality. Together, the companies intend to offer and deliver improved performance and technology for digital advertising buy-side and sell-side solutions, delivered to agencies, brands and publishers by our combined digital sales team. We expect that the combined expertise of the two companies will enhance the quality of our technology and service.


As consideration for the purchase of Steel Media, we agreed to pay the Seller up to $20 million, consisting of: (i) a cash payment at closing of $7.5 million; (ii) a cash payment of $2 million which is being held in escrow to satisfy certain indemnification obligations to the extent such arise under the Stock Purchase Agreement; (iii) a one year secured subordinated promissory note in the principal amount of $2.5 million (the "Note") which is secured by 2,386,863 shares of our Class A common stock (the "Escrow Shares"); and (iv) an earnout payment of up to $8 million (the "Earnout Consideration"). We have recorded the Earnout Consideration at its present value of $6,584,042. Changes in the value will be recorded through the statement of operations. The total acquisition price aggregates $18,584,042.



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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)



NOTE 2 – RECENT ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)


The final accounting for the acquisition of Steel Media has not been completed and will be completed during the second quarter of 2015. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair values is as follows:


Cash

 

$

32,038

 

Accounts receivable and other assets

 

 

2,975,728

 

Equipment

 

 

7,777

 

Goodwill and other intangibles

 

 

17,562,911

 

Total assets acquired

 

 

20,578,454

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 

(1,994,412

)

Total

 

$

18,584,042

 


At this time we do not expect that goodwill will be tax deductible.


Acquisition of Five Delta, Inc.


On December 19, 2014 we acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Five Delta, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Five Delta"), in exchange for 600,000 shares of our Class A common stock pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Share Acquisition and Exchange Agreement dated December 19, 2014 (the "Five Delta Agreement") by and among Social Reality, Five Delta and the stockholders of Five Delta. The acquisition price was $756,000.


Five Delta is a managed advertising service that uses proprietary technology and methods to optimize digital advertising for its customers. Five Delta primarily utilizes high-quality first-party data from major platforms like Facebook, Yahoo, LinkedIn and Google in optimization decisions. Five Delta's goal is to maximize marketing budget utility while simultaneously reporting clear and actionable information to its clients.


The acquisition of Five Delta is intended to complement and augment the current operations of Social Reality and Steel Media through the integration of its proprietary technology and methods into our operations.


The final accounting for the acquisition of Five Delta has not been completed and will be completed during the second quarter of 2015. The entire purchase price has been preliminarily allocated to intellectual property.




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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)



NOTE 3 – NOTES PAYABLE


2014 Transactions:


Financing Agreement with Victory Park Management, LLC as agent for the lenders


On October 30, 2014 (the "Financing Agreement Closing Date"), the Company entered into a financing agreement (the "Financing Agreement") with Victory Park Management, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders and holders of notes and warrants issued thereunder (the "Agent"). The Financing Agreement provides for borrowings of up to $20 million to be evidenced by notes issued thereunder, which are secured by a first priority, perfected security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries (including Steel Media) and a pledge of 100% of the equity interests of each domestic subsidiary of the Company pursuant to the terms of a pledge and security agreement (the "Pledge and Security Agreement") entered into by the Company on the Financing Agreement Closing Date (which was joined by Steel Media immediately after the Company's acquisition of Steel Media). The Financing Agreement contains covenants limiting, among other things, indebtedness, liens, transfers or sales of assets, distributions or dividends, and merger or consolidation activity. The notes (the "Financing Notes") issued pursuant to the Financing Agreement, including the note issued to the lender thereunder in the original aggregate principal amount of $9 million on the Financing Agreement Closing Date (the "Initial Financing Note"), bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (1) cash interest at a rate of 10% per annum and (2) payment-in-kind (PIK) interest at a rate of 4% per annum for the period commencing on the Financing Agreement Closing Date and extending through the last day of the calendar month during which the Company's financial statements for December 31, 2014 are delivered, and which PIK interest rate thereafter from time to time may be adjusted based on the ratio of the Company's consolidated indebtedness to its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. If the Company achieves a reduction in the leverage ratio as described in the Financing Agreement, the PIK interest rate declines on a sliding scale from 4% to 2%. The Financing Notes issued under the Financing Agreement are scheduled to mature on October 30, 2017, with scheduled quarterly payment dates commencing December 31, 2014. Proceeds from the Initial Financing Note issued on the Financing Agreement Closing Date were used to finance, in part, the Company's acquisition of Steel Media as described in Note 2.


The Financing Agreement provides for subsidiaries of the Company to join the Financing Agreement from time to time as borrowers and cross guarantors thereunder. Immediately after the Company's acquisition of Steel Media on October 30, 2014, Steel Media executed a joinder agreement under which it became a borrower under the Financing Agreement. The Company and its subsidiary, Steel Media, are cross guarantors of each other's obligations under the Financing Agreement, all of which guaranties and obligations are secured pursuant to the terms of the Pledge and Security Agreement.


Notes payable consists of the following:


Principal amount

 

$

8,685,000

 

PIK interest accrued

 

 

150,880

 

 

 

 

8,835,880

 

Less current portion

 

 

(1,417,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable and PIK interest accrued, net of current portion

 

$

7,418,880

 




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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)



NOTE 3 – NOTES PAYABLE (CONTINUED)


Pursuant to the Financing Agreement, the Company also issued to the lender thereunder, on the Financing Agreement Closing Date, a five year warrant to purchase 2,900,000 shares of its Class A common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share (the "Financing Warrant"). Pursuant to the Financing Warrant, the warrant holder has the right, at any time after the earlier of April 30, 2016 and the maturity date of the Financing Notes issued pursuant to the Financing Agreement, but prior to the date that is five years after the Financing Agreement Closing Date, to exercise its put right under the terms of the Financing Warrant, pursuant to which the warrant holder may sell to the Company, and the Company will purchase from the warrant holder, all or any portion of the Financing Warrant that has not been previously exercised. In connection with any exercise of this put right, the purchase price will be equal to an amount based upon the percentage of the Financing Warrant for which the put right is being exercised, multiplied by the lesser of (A) 50% of the total revenue for the Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, for the trailing 12- month period ending with the Company's then-most recently completed fiscal quarter, and (B) $1,500,000. We have recorded the put liability at its present value of $1,232,294 and have recorded it as deferred debt cost. We will record the accretion as interest expense.


Activity for the put liability during the three months ended March 31, 2015 was:


 

 

December 31,

2014

 

 

Activity

During

the Period

 

 

Accretion

in Value

 

 

March 31,

2015

 

Put liability

 

$

1,260,010

 

 

$

 

 

$

41,345

 

 

$

1,301,355

 

Total

 

$

1,260,010

 

 

$

 

 

$

41,345

 

 

$

1,301,355

 


We incurred a total of $3,164,352 of costs related to the Financing Agreement. These costs will be amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt.


During the three months ended March 31, 2015, $319,936 was amortized with a remaining balance of $2,587,800 reported as deferred debt issue costs as of March 31, 2015.


Note payable – Richard Steel


As partial consideration for the purchase of Steel Media described in Note 2, we executed a one year secured subordinated promissory note in the principal amount of $2.5 million (the "Note") which is secured by 2,386,863 shares of our Class A common stock (the "Escrow Shares").


The Note issued to Mr. Steel bears interest at the rate of 5% per annum and the principal and accrued interest is due and payable on October 30, 2015. The amounts due under the Note accelerate and become immediately due and payable upon the occurrence of an event of default as described in the Note. Upon an event of default under the Note, the interest rate increases to 10% per annum. The Note may be prepaid upon five days' notice to Mr. Steel, and the Note must be prepaid upon a change of control of the Company or Steel Media. The Note is also subject to certain mandatory partial prepayments for each of the fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2014, March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015 in an amount equal to 25% of the "Excess Cash Amount" as defined in the Note.




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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)



NOTE 4 – STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


Preferred Stock


We are authorized to issue 50,000,000 of preferred stock, par value $0.001, of which 200,000 shares have been designated as Series 1 Preferred Stock.


Common Stock


We are authorized to issue an aggregate of 259,000,000 shares of common stock. Our certificate of incorporation provides that we will have two classes of common stock: Class A common stock (authorized 250,000,000 shares, par value $0.001), which has one vote per share, and Class B common stock (authorized 9,000,000 shares, par value $0.001), which has ten votes per share. Any holder of Class B common stock may convert his or her shares at any time into shares of Class A common stock on a share-for-share basis. Otherwise the rights of the two classes of common stock are identical.


In January 2015 we sold three-year warrants to purchase 882,001 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 to 20 existing stockholders of our company in a private transaction. We received gross proceeds of $8,820 for which we did not pay any commissions or finder's fees. The investors were accredited investors and the issuances were exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of that act.


Stock Awards


During the three months ended March 31, 2015 we recorded expense of $186,020 related to stock awards granted in prior years.


Stock Options and Warrants


During February 2015 we granted 12,000 common stock options to a director. The options will vest quarterly over one year. The options have an exercise price of $1.20 per share and a term of five years. These options have a grant date fair value of $0.62 per option, determined using the Black-Scholes method based on the following assumptions: (1) risk free interest rate of 0.50%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 99%; and (4) an expected life of the options of 2 years. We have recorded an expense for the director options of $1,244 for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015 we recorded expense of $70,902 related to stock options granted in prior years.


NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


We are obligated to Richard Steel, our president and a director, pursuant to a promissory note in the amount of $2,500,000, as described in Note 3.


We are also obligated to Mr. Steel for contingent Earnout Consideration of up to $8,000,000 incurred in connection with the acquisition of Steel Media, as described in Note 2. The Company initially recorded the liability at its present value of $6,584,042. Changes in the value will be recorded through the statement of operations.




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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)



NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)


Activity for the contingent consideration payable during the three months ended March 31, 2015 was:


 

 

December 31,

2014

 

 

Activity

During

the Period

 

 

Accretion

in Value

 

 

March 31,

2015

 

Contingent consideration payable

 

$

6,732,123

 

 

$

 

 

$

220,901

 

 

$

6,953,024

 

Total

 

$

6,732,123

 

 

$

 

 

$

220,901

 

 

$

6,953,024

 


Maturities of contingent consideration are as follows:


Year ended

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

  

 

3,704,413

  

2016

 

 

3,248,611

 


NOTE 6 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


Operating Leases


The Company leases executive offices under an operating lease with lease terms which expire through December 31, 2018.


Rent expense for office space amounted to $38,302 and $14,110 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.


Other Commitments


In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, business partners, and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the Company's breach of such agreements, services to be provided by the Company, or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain of its officers and employees that will require the Company to, among other things, indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors, officers or employees. The Company has also agreed to indemnify certain former officers, directors and employees of acquired companies in connection with the acquisition of such companies. The Company maintains director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from its obligation to indemnify its directors and certain of its officers and employees, and former officers, directors and employees of acquired companies, in certain circumstances.


It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount of exposure under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Such indemnification agreements may not be subject to maximum loss clauses.


Employment agreements


We have entered into employment agreements with a number of our employees. These agreements may include provisions for base salary, guaranteed and discretionary bonuses and option grants. The agreements may contain severance provisions if the employees are terminated without cause, as defined in the agreements.


Litigation


From time to time, the Company may become subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In addition, the Company may receive letters alleging infringement of patent or other intellectual property rights. The Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings, nor is the Company aware of any pending or threatened litigation that would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results, cash flows or financial condition should such litigation be resolved unfavorably.

 



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SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

(Unaudited)



NOTE 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


On May 14, 2015 we entered into the First Amendment to Financing Agreement with Victory Park Management, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders. Under the terms of the amendment, the leverage ratio, senior leverage ratio, fixed charge coverage ratio and interest coverage ratio under the Financing Agreement were all modified, and the minimum current ratio was reduced. The amendment also modified our obligations with respect to the delivery of certain reports, certain representations by us as well as clarifying other additional terms by which the loan is administered.








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ITEM 2.

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


The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements that are included elsewhere in this report. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the Item 1A, Risk Factors, Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Business sections in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, this report, and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risk factors described throughout this report.


Overview


At Social Reality, we sell digital advertising campaigns to advertising agencies and brands, we have developed technology that allows brands to launch and manage digital advertising campaigns, and we provide the platform that allows website publishers to sell their media inventory to a number of digital adverting buyers. Our focus is to provide technology tools that enable both publishers and advertisers to maximize their digital advertising initiatives.


We derive our revenues from:


·

sales of digital advertising campaigns to advertising agencies and brands;


·

sales of media inventory owned by our publishing partners through real-time bidding, or RTB, exchanges;


·

sale and licensing of our GroupAd platform and related media; and,


·

creation of custom platforms for buying media on SRAX for large brands.


The five core elements of this business are:


·

Social Reality Ad Exchange or "SRAX" Real Time Bidding sell side and buy side representation. Our technology assists publishers in delivering their media inventory to the real time bidding, or RTB, exchanges.


·

GroupAd. GroupAd is a social media and loyalty platform that allows brands to launch and manage their social media initiatives.


·

SRAX MD is an ad targeting and data platform for healthcare brands, agencies and medical content publishers. Healthcare and pharmaceutical publishers utilize the platform for yield optimization, audience extension campaigns and re-targeting of their healthcare professional audience. Agencies and brands purchase targeted digital and mobile ad campaigns.


·

SRAX DI is a team of social media experts that helps brands and agencies create and manage their social media presence.


·

Steel Media provides display, mobile, and email ad inventory to brands and ad agencies. This acquisition has allowed us to begin selling our buy-side RTB services to advertising agencies, and allows us to provide digital media inventory for Steel's campaigns, resulting in increased gross margins for the combined companies.


We offer our customers a number of pricing options including cost-per-thousand-impression ("CPM"), whereby our customers pay based on the number of times the target audience is exposed to the advertisement, and cost-per-engagement ("CPE"), whereby payment is triggered only when an individual takes a specific activity.



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In the fourth quarter of 2013 we started the development of our own platform, SRAX, which has brought multiple demand partners into our proprietary system, diversifying our revenue sources and limiting our risk and reliance on partner platforms. During the first quarter of 2014 we made this transition, which caused downtime and revenue loss, between ending our reliance on the Google ADX platform and launching our proprietary SRAX platform. During the second quarter of 2014 we undertook additional technology infrastructure upgrades to the platform to permit a full integration of our publishing partners into SRAX, which continued to negatively impact our revenues in the second quarter of 2014. The SRAX platform now integrates multiple market-leading demand sources including ADX, Yahoo, OpenX, Pubmatic, Casalle, AppNexus and Live Rail. We will continue to integrate other demand sources to maintain our diversified platform, which also mitigates revenue risk should any of those demand sources change their focus or leadership position. To support this transition and development of our SRAX platform, we have increased our technical resources, and driven a fourfold increase in our sales team. We do not expect any additional adverse impacts on our revenues from the transition to our propriety platform, and believe our infrastructure will support increased revenues in future periods; however, we have only been operating on our proprietary system for a short period of time and there are no assurances it will operate as effectively as we expect.


During the fourth quarter of 2014 we completed our acquisitions of Steel Media and Five Delta. Steel Media’s incorporation into Social Reality has had a significant impact on our revenue and results of operations, as we have added in their buy-side revenue, gross margins, and its historically-profitable operating results.   


Incorporating Steel Media into our company has provided their sales and operations additional market access provided in-house by the SRAX diversified RTB platform, providing cost savings by using the existing Social Reality offerings, and also providing their sales staff with additional offerings from the SRAX md, Five Delta and GroupAd products.  With the integration of Five Delta technology into the SRAX platform, we are enhancing our customers’ ability to buy advertising on all social channels and search products.


Results of operations


Revenue


Overall, our revenues increased 626% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, as compared to the same period, prior year 2014.  Increases are due to growth in both the sell-side products, and buy-side products.  


Cost of revenue


Cost of revenue as a percent of revenue decreased to 56% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, as compared to the same period, prior year 2014 with cost of revenue at 67%.  This decrease is due to the mix of higher-margin products being sold through the acquisitions’ business model.  Cost of revenue consists of certain labor costs, payments to website publishers and others that are directly related to a revenue-generating event, and project and application design costs. We become obligated to make payments related to website publishers in the period that the advertising impressions, click-throughs, actions or lead-based information are delivered or occur. These expenses are classified as cost of revenue in the corresponding period in which the revenue is recognized in the accompanying income statement.


Over 97% of cost of revenue for each of the 2015 and 2014 periods was attributable to payments to website publishers and other media providers. The balance was attributable to labor costs and project and application design costs. As we continue to grow the revenue from our buy-side and sell-side product offerings, we expect that our blended gross margins will remain in the range of 40% to 50% for 2015.


Operating expense


Operating expense increased 235% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, as compared to the same period, prior year 2014. Our operating expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 are comprised of salaries, commissions, marketing and general overhead expenses.



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We expect that our operating expenses will continue to increase as our business grows, and we devote additional resources towards promoting that growth, most notably reflected in anticipated increases in salaries for sales personnel and technical resources.  The addition of Steel Media’s operations result in additional, substantial increases in recurring operating expense, but we presently expect these additional operating expenses to be offset by increased gross margins, overall providing a net positive effect to the combined companies’ results of operations.


Interest expense


Interest expense in 2015 represents costs associated with the note issued to Mr. Steel as partial consideration for the purchase of Steel Media together with the note issued under the Financing Agreement. The expense also includes amortization of debt costs and the accretion of contingent consideration and the put liability associated with the Steel Media acquisition. We expect our interest expense will increase substantially during 2015 and beyond, although we are not able at this time to quantify the expected increase due to the variability of interest rates and earnout potential.


Non-GAAP financial measures


We use Adjusted net income (loss) to measure our overall results because we believe it better reflects our net results by excluding the impact of non-cash equity based compensation. We use Adjusted EBITDA to measure our operations by excluding certain additional non-cash expenses. We believe the presentation of Adjusted net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA enhances our investors' overall understanding of the financial performance of our business.


You should not consider Adjusted net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA as an alternative to net income (loss), determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of operating performance. A directly comparable GAAP measure to Adjusted net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA is net income (loss). The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the

Three Months Ended

March 31,

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(2,054

)

 

$

(688

)

plus:

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Equity based compensation

 

 

417

 

 

 

234

 

Adjusted net income (loss)

 

$

(1,637

)

 

$

(454

)

Interest expense

 

 

923

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

 

 

5

 

 

 

3

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(709

)

 

$

(451

)


Liquidity and capital resources


Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate sufficient cash to satisfy its needs for cash. As of March 31, 2015 we had approximately $703,000 in cash and cash equivalents and a deficit in working capital of approximately $5,856,000, as compared to cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1,843,000 and a deficit in working capital of approximately $4,396,000 at December 31, 2014. Our principal sources of operating capital have been equity and debt financing. In the first quarter of 2014 we raised additional capital of approximately $1,273,000 and in the fourth quarter of 2014 we raised an additional $3,776,000 in net proceeds through the sale of our equity securities as described later in this section. During the fourth quarter of 2014 we entered into the Financing Agreement with Victory Park Management, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders which is described below.


Our accounts receivable and accounts payable have increased substantially at March 31, 2015 from March 31, 2014 resulting from growth in both sales and payables in Social Reality, and from the acquisition of Steel Media in the fourth quarter of 2014. We do not have any commitments for capital expenditures. The terms of the Financing Agreement and the Steel Media acquisition require us to allocate a significant portion of our expected future cash flow to satisfying obligations under those agreements. In addition, we have granted the lender a right of first refusal for any future financing transactions, and the issuances of certain securities by us require the lender’s prior consent which may not be forthcoming.




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Under the terms of the Financing Agreement, we are obligated to make:


·

monthly interest payments, inclusive of payment-in-kind, or PIK interest, of approximately $100,000,


·

quarterly amortization payments of 2.5% of principal in year one of the loan, resulting in principal payment of approximately $225,000 per quarter in the first year of the loan, increasing to 5% of principal in year two of the loan and further increasing 10% of principal in year three of the loan;


·

quarterly mandatory prepayments on the loan, in an amount calculated as 50% of excess cash flow as defined in the Financing Agreement, of EBITDA less amortization and interest payments, plus associated prepayment penalties;


·

payments of proceeds from asset sales, proceeds of debt or equity financings, certain extraordinary receipts (including tax refunds and indemnification payments received in connection with any acquisition), and the proceeds of any taking or destruction of collateral; and


·

other selected cash outlays, such as late charges, yield maintenance premiums, costs and expenses


Additionally, in accordance with the terms of the Steel Note, we are required to make:


·

full payment of the principal and accrued interest on October 30, 2015;


·

prepayment in the event of a change of control; and


·

quarterly prepayments, in an amount calculated as 25% of excess cash amount as defined in the note, of EBITDA, less amortization and interest payment to the senior lender.


Finally, under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of Steel Media, we are potentially obligated to pay Mr. Steel up to two $4 million annual earn out payments based upon the satisfaction of certain targets generated by Steel Media operations for the periods ending October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2016. The adjusted EBITDA targets which must be met in order for Mr. Steel to earn these additional amounts are approximately $4.1 million for the 2015 period and approximately $4.9 million for the 2016 period. If met, and if we are unable to pay up to 60% of the amounts in shares of our Class A common stock because we have failed to satisfy certain conditions of the Steel Note, the cash payments we will need to make to Mr. Steel are only slightly below the EBITDA targets, thereby significantly reducing the funds which may be used for our debt service obligations and for working capital needs. Any failure on our part to make any earn out payments which may be due Mr. Steel could result in an event of default under the Financing Agreement.


The net effect of these required payments under the Financing Agreement and the Steel Note, as well as the possibility of the earn out payments to Mr. Steel, is anticipated to equal the majority of the cash flow generated from Steel Media’s operations. To the extent that we are able to increase the earnings attributable to Steel Media, we will be paying down both the note issued under the Financing Agreement and note issued to Mr. Steel.


Other than cash generated from operations and the Financing Agreement, we do not have any external sources of liquidity. While the Financing Agreement provides that we can borrow up to $20 million in total, our ability to access any additional funds under it is at the discretion of the lender, and there can be no assurance the lender will agree to lend us any additional amounts. If we are able to significantly increase our revenues and cash flows from operations, we should have sufficient internally generated working capital to satisfy these obligations and fund our ongoing business. If, however, we are not successful in these efforts and we are not able to access additional funding under the Financing Agreement, it is possible we will need to delay or scale back our growth plans.


Net Cash Used in Operating Activities


We used $831,000 of cash in our operating activities during the quarter ended March 31, 2015, compared to $661,000 used by our operating activities the during the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The increase in cash used in operating activities in 2015 was primarily attributable to increases in net loss (after adjusting for non-cash expenses) and increases in accounts receivable and prepayments, offset by an increase in accounts payable and other liabilities.


Net Cash Used in Investing Activities


We used $0 for the purchase of furniture and equipment during the quarter ended March 31, 2015, with $6,856 used during the quarter ended March 31, 2014.




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Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities


During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, we used $309,000 of cash primarily in note payments, compared to $1,257,000 of cash provided due to the sale of common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2014.


Critical accounting policies


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported periods. The more critical accounting estimates include estimates related to revenue recognition and accounts receivable allowances. We also have other key accounting policies, which involve the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that are significant to understanding our results, which are described in Note 1 to our condensed consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report.


Recent accounting pronouncements


The recent accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements upon adoption.


Off balance sheet arrangements


As of the date of this report, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. The term "off-balance sheet arrangement" generally means any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement to which an entity unconsolidated with us is a party, under which we have any obligation arising under a guarantee contract, derivative instrument or variable interest or a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to such entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support for such assets.


ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not applicable for a smaller reporting company.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures . We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that the information relating to our company, required to be disclosed in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure as a result of continuing material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014.


Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.






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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.


None.


ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS.


None.


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 to our company’s operations.


ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION.


On May 14, 2015 we entered into the First Amendment to Financing Agreement with Victory Park Management, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders.  Under the terms of the amendment, the leverage ratio, senior leverage ratio, fixed charge coverage ratio and interest coverage ratio under the Financing Agreement were all modified, and the minimum current ratio was reduced.  The amendment also modified our obligations with respect to the delivery of certain reports, certain representations by us as well as clarifying other additional terms by which the loan is administered.  The foregoing description of the First Amendment to the Financing Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendment which is filed as Exhibit 10.38 to this report.


ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS.


No.

 

Description

 

 

 

10.38

    

First Amendment to Financing Agreement dated May 14, 2015 by and among Social Reality, Inc., Steel Media, the Guarantors, the Lenders and Victory Park Management, LLC as agent *

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer *

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer*

32.1

 

Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer*

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document*

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase *

101.LAE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase *

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase *

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema *

———————

*

 

Filed 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.



 

SOCIAL REALITY, INC.

 

 

 

May 15, 2015

By:

/s/ Christopher Miglino

 

 

Christopher Miglino, Chief Executive Officer


May 15, 2015

By:

/s/ Carrie McQueen

 

 

Carrie McQueen, Chief Financial Officer








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EXHIBIT 10.38


FIRST AMENDMENT TO FINANCING AGREEMENT


This FIRST AMENDMENT TO FINANCING AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is made and entered into as of May 14, 2015 by and among Social Reality, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Social ”), Steel Media, a California corporation (“ Steel ”; Steel together with Social, each a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”), Social, as the Borrower Representative, the other Guarantors party hereto (such other Guarantors, collectively with the Borrowers, the “ Credit Parties ”), the financial institutions party hereto as “Lenders” (collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and Victory Park Management, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders and the Holders (in such capacity, the “ Agent ”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Financing Agreement.


WHEREAS , the Credit Parties, the Lenders and the Agent are parties to that certain Financing Agreement dated as of October 30, 2014 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Financing Agreement ”); and


WHEREAS , the Credit Parties, the Lenders and the Agent desire to amend certain provisions of the Financing Agreement on the terms set forth herein.


NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:


1.

Limited Waiver . Effective as of the date hereof, upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties set forth in the Financing Agreement and in this Amendment, the Agent, the Lenders and the Holders hereby agree that the Credit Parties shall not be required to demonstrate compliance with any of the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.1 of the Financing Agreement for the measurement period ending December 31, 2014. The foregoing waiver shall not be deemed (a) a waiver of any Event of Default (or event or circumstance that, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would become an Event of Default) that has occurred and is continuing or, if there is any such Event of Default (or event or circumstance that, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would become an Event of Default) which has occurred or exists under the Financing Agreement or hereafter may occur under the Financing Agreement, as amended, or (b) to establish a custom or course of dealing among the Borrower, any other Credit Party, the Agent, the Holders, the Lenders or any of them. Except as specifically set forth herein, the Agent, the Holders and the Lenders hereby expressly reserve all of their rights, privileges and remedies under the Financing Agreement, as amended, the other Transaction Documents and applicable law.


2.

Amendments to Financing Agreement . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, including the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, the Financing Agreement is amended as follows:





(a)

Section 1.1 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by substituting the definitions as set forth below in lieu of the current version of such definitions contained in Section 1.1 of the Financing Agreement:


Approved Stock Plan ” means the (x) Social Reality, Inc. 2012 Equity Compensation Plan, as in effect as of the Closing Date, and (y) Social Reality, Inc. 2014 Equity Compensation Plan, as in effect as of the First Amendment Effective Date, in each case, without amendment or modification thereafter.


Current Liabilities ” means, with respect to any Person, all liabilities that should, in accordance with GAAP, be classified as current liabilities, and in any event shall (x) include all Indebtedness payable on demand or within one year from any date of determination without any option on the part of the obligor to extend or renew beyond such year, all accruals for federal or other taxes based on or measured by income and payable within such year, but (y) exclude the current portion of long-term debt required to be paid within one year (including in such exclusion, without limitation, such current portion of the Steel Media Seller Note, Steel Media Earnout and any other deferred or contingent purchase price amount pursuant to any Acquisition permitted hereunder).


(b)

Section 1.1 of the Financing Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following definitions thereto in appropriate alphabetical order:


First Amendment ” means that certain First Amendment to Financing Agreement dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date by and among the Credit Parties party thereto, Agent and the Lenders party thereto.


First Amendment Effective Date ” means May 14, 2015.


Five Delta ” means Five Delta, Inc., a Delaware corporation.


(c)

Section 7.30 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:


Section 7.30 Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls . Social maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. Social maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a- 15 under the 1934 Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by Social in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Social in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act



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is accumulated and communicated to Social’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During the twelve (12) months prior to the date this representation is made, no Credit Party and no Subsidiary of any Credit Party has received any notice or correspondence from any accountant relating to any potential material weakness in any part of the system of internal accounting controls of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party that (x) has not been disclosed in a public filing or (y) would, either individually or in the aggregate with all other such material weaknesses, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrowers and their Subsidiaries maintain internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the 1934 Act), and such internal control is effective, does not have any material weaknesses and does not have any significant deficiencies that (x) are reasonably likely to adversely affect Social’s ability to accurately and completely record, process, summarize and report financial information, (y) has not been disclosed in a public filing or (y) would, either individually or in the aggregate with all other such material weaknesses, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Since August 2, 2011, no Borrower, any Subsidiary thereof nor any of their respective directors or officers has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof or its internal accounting controls, including any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof has engaged in any improper accounting or auditing practices.


(d)

Section 8.1 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:


Section 8.1

Financial Covenants .

The Credit Parties shall, and shall cause their Subsidiaries to, comply with the following financial covenants:


(a)

Leverage Ratio. The Credit Parties shall not permit the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter set forth in the table below to be greater than the maximum ratio set forth opposite such month in the table below:


Fiscal Quarter Ending

Maximum Ratio

March 31, 2015

9.50 to 1.00

June 30, 2015

9.00 to 1.00

September 30, 2015

7.50 to 1.00

December 31, 2015

4.50 to 1.00

 

 

March 31, 2016

4.50 to 1.00

June 30, 2016

3.75 to 1.00

September 30, 2016

3.00 to 1.00

December 31, 2016

3.00 to 1.00

 

 

March 31, 2017 and the last day of each calendar quarter thereafter

2.50 to 1.00


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(b)

Senior Leverage Ratio. The Credit Parties shall not permit the Senior Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter set forth in the table below to be greater than the maximum ratio set forth opposite such month in the table below:


Fiscal Quarter Ending

Maximum Ratio

March 31, 2015

4.50 to 1.00

June 30, 2015

4.00 to 1.00

September 30, 2015

3.50 to 1.00

December 31, 2015

3.25 to 1.00

 

 

March 31, 2016

3.25 to 1.00

June 30, 2016

2.75 to 1.00

September 30, 2016

2.25 to 1.00

December 31, 2016

2.00 to 1.00

 

 

March 31, 2017 and the last day of each calendar quarter thereafter

1.50 to 1.00



(c)

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Credit Parties shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter set forth in the table below to be less than the minimum ratio set forth opposite such month in the table below:


Fiscal Quarter Ending

Minimum Ratio

March 31, 2015

1.10 to 1.00

June 30, 2015 and the last day of each calendar quarter thereafter

1.25 to 1.00



(d)

Interest Coverage Ratio . The Credit Parties shall not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any calendar quarter set forth in the table below to be less than the minimum ratio set forth opposite such quarter in the table below:


Fiscal Quarter Ending

Minimum Ratio

March 31, 2015

2.00 to 1.00

June 30, 2015

2.25 to 1.00

September 30, 2015

2.50 to 1.00

December 31, 2015 and the last day of each calendar quarter thereafter

3.00 to 1.00


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(e)

Minimum Current Ratio . The Credit Parties shall not permit the Current Ratio of the Credit Parties taken as a whole as of the last day of any calendar month to be less than 1.25 to 1.00.


(f)

Capital Expenditures . The Credit Parties shall not permit Capital Expenditures of all Credit Parties taken as a whole in any Fiscal Year (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2015) to exceed $50,000 in the aggregate.”


(e)

Sections 8.2(a) and 8.2(b) of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by deleting such sections in their entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:


“(a) Monthly Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event within thirty (30) days (increased to forty-five (45) days in the case of each fiscal month ending a Fiscal Quarter) after the end of each month (including December) commencing with the month ending October 31, 2014, all financial information for such month or period ending at the end of such month as Agent may reasonably request and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent, including, without limitation, the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Social and its Subsidiaries (provided that no consolidating financial information shall be required to be delivered for Five Delta) as at the end of such month and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of operations, members’ equity and cash flows of Social and its Subsidiaries (provided that no consolidating financial information shall be required to be delivered for Five Delta) for such month and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such month, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for such month and for such period during the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Representative as being true and correct and fairly presenting in accordance with GAAP, the financial position and results of operations of Social and its Subsidiaries, subject to normal year-end adjustments and absence of footnote disclosure;


(b) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, (i) the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Social and its Subsidiaries (provided that no consolidating financial information shall be required to be delivered for Five Delta) as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of operations, members’ equity and cash flows of Social and its Subsidiaries (provided that no consolidating financial information shall be required to be delivered for Five Delta) for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous Fiscal Year, in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Representative as being true and correct and fairly presenting in accordance with GAAP, the financial position and results of operations of Social and its Subsidiaries, accompanied by an unqualified opinion of an independent accounting firm acceptable to Agent;”



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(f)

Section 8.41 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:


Section 8.41 Operating Losses . The operating losses of Social or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Five Delta) shall be funded using any combination of (i) the available cash of such Person and (ii) the net issuance proceeds from the issuance of the Equity Interests of Social, which, to the extent the operating losses being funded are the losses of a Subsidiary of Social, are contributed to the equity of such Subsidiary.


3.

Conditions Precedent . This Amendment shall become effective upon the satisfaction in full of each of the following conditions:


(a)

the execution and delivery of this Amendment by Borrowers, the other Credit Parties, the Lenders and the Agent;


(b)

the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained herein and in the Financing Agreement shall be true and correct except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date; and


(c)

no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the transaction contemplated hereby.


4.

General Release . In consideration of the Lenders’ and the Agent’s agreements contained in this Amendment, each Credit Party hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharge the Lenders, the Holders and the Agent and their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, attorneys, managers, investment managers, principles and portfolio companies (each, a “ Released Person ”) of and from any and all claims, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings or demands, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law of any kind or character, known or unknown, which such Credit Party ever had or now has against Agent, any Lender, any Holder or any other Released Person which relates, directly or indirectly, to any acts or omissions of Agent, any Lender, any Holder or any other Released Person relating to the Financing Agreement or any other Transaction Document on or prior to the date hereof.


5.

Representations and Warranties of the Credit Parties . To induce each Lender and the Agent to execute and deliver this Amendment, each Credit Party represents, warrants and covenants that:


(a)

The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of this Amendment and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith have been duly authorized by all necessary action required on its part, and this Amendment and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith are legal, valid and binding obligations of such Credit Party enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.



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(b)

each of the representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents is true and correct on and as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and each of the agreements and covenants in the Transaction Documents is hereby reaffirmed with the same force and effect as if each were separately stated herein and made as of the date hereof.


(c)

Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby does or shall (i) result in a violation of any Credit Party’s certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, bylaws, limited liability company agreement or other governing documents, or the terms of any Capital Stock or other Equity Interests of any Credit Party; (ii) conflict with, or constitute a breach or default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a breach or default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which any Credit Party is a party; (iii) result in any “price reset” or other material change in or other modification to the terms of any Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities of any Credit Party; or (iv) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree.


(d)

no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.


6.

Ratification of Liability . Each Credit Party, as debtor, grantor, pledgor, guarantor, assignor, or in other similar capacity in which such party grants liens or security interests in its properties or otherwise acts as an accommodation party or guarantor, as the case may be, under the Transaction Documents, hereby ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations and obligations to indemnify, contingent or otherwise, under each Transaction Document to which such party is a party, and each such party hereby ratifies and reaffirms its grant of liens on or security interests in its properties pursuant to such Transaction Documents to which it is a party as security for the obligations under or with respect to the Financing Agreement, the Notes and the other Transaction Documents, and confirms and agrees that such liens and security interests hereafter secure all of the obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, all additional obligations hereafter arising or incurred pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any Transaction Document. Each Credit Party further agrees and reaffirms that the Transaction Documents to which it is a party now apply to all obligations as modified hereby (including, without limitation, all additional obligations hereafter arising or incurred pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any Transaction Document). Each such party (a) further acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Amendment and all other agreements, documents, and instruments executed or delivered in connection herewith, (b) consents to the terms and conditions of same, and (c) agrees and acknowledges that each of the Transaction Documents, as modified hereby, remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed. Except as expressly provided herein, the execution of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender, any Holder or the Agent, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents nor constitute a novation of any of the obligations under the Transaction Documents.



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7.

Reference to and Effect Upon the Transaction Documents .


(a)

Except as specifically amended hereby, all terms, conditions, covenants, representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents, and all rights of the Lenders, the Holders and the Agent and all of the obligations under the Transaction Documents, shall remain in full force and effect. Each Credit Party hereby confirms that the Transaction Documents are in full force and effect, and that no Credit Party has any right of setoff, recoupment or other offset or any defense, claim or counterclaim with respect to any Transaction Document or the Credit Parties’ obligations thereunder.


(b)

Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment and any consents or waivers set forth herein shall not directly or indirectly: (i) create any obligation to make any further loans or to defer any enforcement action after the occurrence of any Event of Default; (ii) constitute a consent or waiver of any past, present or future violations of any Transaction Document; (iii) amend, modify or operate as a waiver of any provision of any Transaction Document or any right, power or remedy of any Lender, any Holder or the Agent or (iv) constitute a course of dealing or other basis for altering any obligations under the Transaction Documents or any other contract or instrument. Except as expressly set forth herein, each Lender, each Holder and the Agent reserve all of their rights, powers, and remedies under the Transaction Documents and applicable law. All of the provisions of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the time of the essence provisions, are hereby reiterated, and if ever waived previously, are hereby reinstated.


(c)

From and after the date hereof, (i) the term “Agreement” in the Financing Agreement, and all references to the Financing Agreement in any Transaction Document shall mean the Financing Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and (ii) the term “Transaction Documents” defined in the Financing Agreement shall include, without limitation, this Amendment and any agreements, instruments and other documents executed or delivered in connection herewith.


8.

Costs and Expenses . In addition to, and not in lieu of, the terms of the Transaction Documents relating to the reimbursement of the Lenders', the Holders’ and the Agent’s fees and expenses, the Credit Parties shall reimburse each Lender, each Holder and the Agent, as the case may be, promptly on demand for all fees, costs, charges and expenses, including the fees, costs and expenses of counsel and other expenses incurred in connection with this Amendment.


9.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Amendment shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Illinois. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Chicago, Illinois, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient



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forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.


10.

No Strict Construction . The language used in this Amendment will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.


11.

Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or by electronic media or similar means shall be deemed to be their original signature for all purposes.


12.

Severability . The invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of any provision in or obligation under this Amendment in any jurisdiction shall not affect or impair the validity, legality, or enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations under this Agreement or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction. If feasible, any such offending provision shall be deemed modified to be within the limits of enforceability or validity; provided that if the offending provision cannot be so modified, it shall be stricken and all other provisions of this Agreement in all other respects shall remain valid and enforceable.


13.

Further Assurances . The parties hereto shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.


14.

Headings . The headings of this Amendment are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Amendment.


[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows]







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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.


 

CREDIT PARTIES:

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL REALITY, INC.,

 

a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher Miglino

 

Name:

Christopher Miglino

 

Its

CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEEL MEDIA,

 

a California corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher Miglino

 

Name:

Christopher Miglino

 

Its:

CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIVE DELTA, INC.,

 

a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher Miglino

 

Name:

Christopher Miglino

 

Its

CEO






First Amendment to Financing Agreement (Social Media)



IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.


 

AGENT:

 

 

 

 

VICTORY PARK MANAGEMENT, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Zemnick

 

Name:

Scott Zemnick

 

Its

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LENDERS:

 

 

 

VPC SBIC I, LP

 

 

 

By: Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC

 

Its: Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Zemnick

 

Name:

Scott Zemnick

 

Its:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 




First Amendment to Financing Agreement (Social Media)


EXHIBIT 31.1


Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification


I, Christopher Miglino, certify that:


1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015 of Social Reality, 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(s) 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(s) 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 the 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 control over financial reporting.


Dated:  May 15, 2015

 

/s/ Christopher Miglino

Christopher Miglino, Chief Executive Officer, principal executive officer






EXHIBIT 31.2


Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification


I, Carrie McQueen, certify that:


1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015 of Social Reality, 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(s) 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(s) 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 the 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 control over financial reporting.


Dated: May 15, 2015

 

/s/Carrie McQueen

Carrie McQueen, Chief Financial Officer, principal financial and accounting officer

 




EXHIBIT 32.1


Section 1350 Certification


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Social Reality, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Chris Miglino, Chief Executive Officer and I, Carrie McQueen, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, do hereby 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, as amended, and

 

2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial conditions and results of operations of the Company.


May 15, 2015

 

/s/ Chris Miglino

Chris Miglino, Chief Executive Officer, principal executive officer


May 15, 2015

 

/s/ Carrie McQueen

Carrie McQueen, Chief Financial Officer, principal financial and accounting officer


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement 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.