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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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

For the fiscal period ended: September 30, 2016

o    TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from --- to ---
 
Commission File Number: 000-31810
___________________________________
Cinedigm Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
___________________________________
Delaware
 
22-3720962
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
902 Broadway, 9th Floor New York, NY
 
10010
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(212) 206-8600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
 
 
 
 
Title of each class
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE
 
NASDAQ GLOBAL MARKET
 
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
 
NONE

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 x No o
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, 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 x No o
 
 
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  o
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  o
Smaller reporting company x
 
 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes o No x

As of November 9, 2016, 8,956,576 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value were outstanding, which number includes 1,179,138 shares subject to our forward purchase transaction and excludes 277,244 shares held in treasury.






CINEDIGM CORP.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Page
PART I --
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and March 31, 2016
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Three and Six Months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
 
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
PART II --
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5.
Other Information
Item 6.
Exhibits
Signatures
 
Exhibit Index
 






PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
CINEDIGM CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except for share and per share data)
 
September 30, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
ASSETS
(Unaudited)
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
14,412

 
$
25,481

Accounts receivable, net
51,987

 
52,898

Inventory
1,637

 
2,024

Unbilled revenue
5,607

 
5,570

Prepaid and other current assets
16,614

 
15,872

Total current assets
90,257

 
101,845

Restricted cash
6,751

 
8,983

Property and equipment, net
45,695

 
61,740

Intangible assets, net
23,017

 
25,940

Goodwill
8,701

 
8,701

Debt issuance costs
548

 
894

Other assets
1,264

 
1,295

Total assets
$
176,233

 
$
209,398

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
66,586

 
$
68,517

Current portion of notes payable, non-recourse (see Note 6)
20,014

 
29,074

Current portion of capital leases
361

 
341

Current portion of deferred revenue
2,741

 
2,901

Total current liabilities
89,702

 
100,833

Notes payable, non-recourse, net of current portion and unamortized debt issuance costs of $3,747 and $4,458, respectively (see Note 6)
68,256

 
83,238

Notes payable, net of current portion and unamortized debt issuance costs of $4,155 and $3,068, respectively
84,584

 
86,938

Capital leases, net of current portion
3,699

 
3,884

Deferred revenue, net of current portion
6,291

 
7,532

Total liabilities
252,532

 
282,425

Stockholders’ deficit
 
 
 
Preferred stock, 15,000,000 shares authorized; Series A 10% - $0.001 par value per share; 20 shares authorized; 7 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively. Liquidation preference of $3,648
3,559

 
3,559

Common stock, $0.001 par value; Class A and Class B stock; Class A stock 25,000,000 and 21,000,000 shares authorized; 8,818,758 and 7,977,861 shares issued and 8,541,514 and 7,700,617 shares outstanding at September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively; 1,241,000 Class B stock authorized and issued and zero shares outstanding at September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively
80

 
79

Additional paid-in capital
271,778

 
269,871

Treasury stock, at cost; 277,244; Class A common shares at September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively
(2,839
)
 
(2,839
)
Accumulated deficit
(347,648
)
 
(342,448
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(46
)
 
(64
)
Total stockholders’ deficit of Cinedigm Corp.
(75,116
)
 
(71,842
)
Deficit attributable to noncontrolling interest
(1,183
)
 
(1,185
)
Total deficit
(76,299
)
 
(73,027
)
Total liabilities and deficit
$
176,233

 
$
209,398

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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

    
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Revenues
$
23,880

 
$
27,704

 
$
46,355

 
$
50,532

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct operating (excludes depreciation and amortization shown below)
4,902

 
8,388

 
10,590

 
15,680

Selling, general and administrative
5,239

 
9,509

 
11,674

 
18,327

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

 
339

Restructuring, transition and acquisition expenses, net
20

 
63

 
110

 
196

Goodwill impairment

 
18,000

 

 
18,000

Litigation recovery, net of expenses

 
(1,208
)
 

 
(410
)
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
7,763

 
9,427

 
16,287

 
18,784

Amortization of intangible assets
1,464

 
1,463

 
2,927

 
2,922

Total operating expenses
19,388

 
45,642

 
41,588

 
73,838

Income (loss) from operations
4,492

 
(17,938
)
 
4,767

 
(23,306
)
Interest expense, net
(5,111
)
 
(5,192
)
 
(10,046
)
 
(10,322
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 
(931
)
Other income, net
141

 
124

 
266

 
232

Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives
38

 
(68
)
 
65

 
(66
)
Loss from operations before income taxes
(440
)
 
(23,074
)
 
(4,948
)
 
(34,393
)
Income tax expense
(43
)
 

 
(110
)
 

Net loss
(483
)
 
(23,074
)
 
(5,058
)
 
(34,393
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
15

 
741

 
36

 
1,175

Net loss attributable to controlling interests
(468
)
 
(22,333
)
 
(5,022
)
 
(33,218
)
Preferred stock dividends
(89
)
 
(89
)
 
(178
)
 
(178
)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$
(557
)
 
$
(22,422
)
 
$
(5,200
)
 
$
(33,396
)
Net loss per Class A and Class B common stock attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$
(0.08
)
 
$
(3.55
)
 
$
(0.75
)
 
$
(5.12
)
Weighted average number of Class A and Class B common stock outstanding: basic and diluted
7,235,435

 
6,323,691

 
6,931,114

 
6,520,009


See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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

 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Six Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net loss
 
$
(483
)
 
$
(23,074
)
 
$
(5,058
)
 
$
(34,393
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income: foreign exchange translation
 
(13
)
 
32

 
18

 
30

Comprehensive loss
 
(496
)
 
(23,042
)
 
(5,040
)
 
(34,363
)
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
15

 
741

 
36

 
1,175

Comprehensive loss attributable to controlling interests
 
$
(481
)
 
$
(22,301
)
 
$
(5,004
)
 
$
(33,188
)

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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CINEDIGM CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
For the Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(5,058
)
 
$
(34,393
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and amortization of intangible assets
19,214

 
21,706

Goodwill impairment

 
18,000

Amortization of debt issuance costs included in interest expense
1,485

 
1,203

Provision for doubtful accounts

 
339

Provision for inventory reserve
294

 
500

Stock-based compensation and expenses
1,020

 
1,073

Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives
(65
)
 
66

Accretion and PIK interest expense added to note payable
272

 
1,124

Loss on extinguishment of note payable

 
931

Changes in operating assets and liabilities;
 
 
 
     Accounts receivable
942

 
(5,562
)
Inventory
93

 
(228
)
     Unbilled revenue
(37
)
 
969

     Prepaid expenses and other assets
(806
)
 
1,287

     Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(2,101
)
 
(1,434
)
     Deferred revenue
(1,401
)
 
(955
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
13,852

 
4,626

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
(242
)
 
(1,049
)
Purchases of intangible assets
(4
)
 
(3
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(246
)
 
(1,052
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Payment of notes payable
(24,766
)
 
(38,820
)
Net repayments under revolving credit agreement
(5,028
)
 
(9,167
)
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable
4,500

 
64,000

Payment for structured stock repurchase forward contract

 
(11,440
)
Repurchase of Class A common stock

 
(2,667
)
Principal payments on capital leases
(165
)
 
(302
)
Payments of debt issuance costs
(1,486
)
 
(3,581
)
Change in restricted cash balances
2,232

 
(2,232
)
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interest
38

 
599

Net cash used in financing activities
(24,675
)
 
(3,610
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(11,069
)
 
(36
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
25,481

 
18,999

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
14,412

 
$
18,963


See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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CINEDIGM CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY

Cinedigm Corp. ("Cinedigm," the "Company," "we," "us," or similar pronouns) was incorporated in Delaware on March 31, 2000. We are (i) a leading distributor and aggregator of independent movie, television and other short form content managing a library of distribution rights to thousands of titles and episodes released across digital, physical, theatrical, home and mobile entertainment platforms and (ii) a leading servicer of digital cinema assets in over 12,000 movie screens in both North America and several international countries.

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

We are structured so that our digital cinema business (collectively, the Phase I Deployment, Phase II Deployment and Services segments) operates independently from our Content & Entertainment segment. As of September 30, 2016, we had approximately $92.1 million of outstanding debt principal that relates to, and is serviced by, our digital cinema business and is non-recourse to us. We also had approximately $90.4 million of outstanding debt principal that is a part of our Content & Entertainment and Corporate segments.

In May 2016, we effected a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of our Class A common stock, whereby each 10 shares of our Class A common stock and common stock equivalents were converted into 1 share of Class A common stock. All share and per share amounts in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and these Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements have been retroactively adjusted to give effect to the reverse stock split.

Liquidity

We have incurred net losses historically and have an accumulated deficit of $347.6 million as of September 30, 2016. We may continue to generate net losses for the foreseeable future. We also have significant contractual obligations related to our recourse and non-recourse debt for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 and beyond. In addition, as discussed in more detail in Note 6 - Notes Payable, our debt obligations have instituted certain financial and liquidity covenants and capital requirements, and from time to time, we may need to use available capital resources and raise additional capital to satisfy these covenants and requirements.

As of September 30, 2016, we had cash and restricted cash balances of $21.2 million. During the six months ended September 30, 2016, through an amendment to the Cinedigm Credit Agreement to release restricted cash, we used $2.2 million of restricted cash for payments on our long-term debt obligations. In addition, in the second quarter of our fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, we issued notes payable with an aggregate principal amount of $4.5 million and in October of 2016, we issued notes payable with aggregate principal amounts of $1.0 million. See the section Second Secured Lien Notes in Note 6 - Notes Payable and Note 11 - Subsequent Events for a full discussion of the issuance of the notes.

We have plans in place which, when implemented, will effectively mitigate the liquidity conditions described above and ensure the Company will have adequate resources to implement its business strategy and continue as a going-concern for at least a year after these condensed consolidated financial statements are available to be issued.

We have implemented cost reduction plans during fiscal 2017 and expect to continue to do so through the end of the fiscal year. These plans have been approved by our board of directors and are expected to achieve savings through personnel reductions, changes to occupancy costs and other related expenses.

We continue to expect cash flows from our Phase I and II deployment operations will be sufficient to satisfy our liquidity and contractual requirements that are linked to these operations.


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There can be no assurance that the transactions under discussion will be consummated. Failure to generate adequate revenues, raise additional capital and debt or manage discretionary spending could have an adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND CONSOLIDATION

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited and include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries, and reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows. All material inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Investments in which we do not have a controlling interest or are not the primary beneficiary but have the ability to exert significant influence, are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Noncontrolling interests for which we have been determined to be the primary beneficiary are consolidated and recorded as net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest. See Note 4 - Other Interests to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of our noncontrolling and majority interests.

RECLASSIFICATIONS

We have reclassified certain amounts previously reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current presentation, including reclassifying a contribution from non-controlling interest in the amount of $0.6 million in 2015 from investing activities to financing activities in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. As permitted under GAAP, interim accounting for certain expenses, such as the adequacy of accounts receivable reserves, return reserves, inventory reserves, recovery of advances, minimum guarantees, assessment of goodwill and intangible asset impairment and valuation reserve for income taxes, are based on full year assumptions when appropriate. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The results of operations for the respective interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with our annual consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be "cash equivalents." We maintain bank accounts with major banks, which from time to time may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s insured limits. We periodically assess the financial condition of the institutions and believe that the risk of any loss is minimal.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

We maintain reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. We review the composition of accounts receivable and analyze historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Reserves are recorded primarily on a specific identification basis.

Our Content & Entertainment segment recognizes accounts receivable, net of an estimated allowance for product returns and customer chargebacks, at the time that it recognizes revenue from a sale. We base the amount of the returns allowance and customer chargebacks upon historical experience and future expectations.

We record accounts receivable, long-term in connection with activation fees that we earn from Systems deployments that have extended payment terms. Such accounts receivable are discounted to their present value at prevailing market rates.

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UNBILLED AND DEFERRED REVENUE

Unbilled revenue represent amounts recognized as revenue for which invoices have not yet been sent to clients. Deferred revenue represents amounts billed or payments received for which revenue has not yet been earned.

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

INVENTORY

Inventory consists of finished goods inventory of Company owned DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles and is stated at the lower of cost (determined based on weighted average cost) or market. We identify inventory items to be written down for obsolescence based on their sales status and condition. We write down discontinued or slow moving inventories based on an estimate of the markdown to retail price needed to sell through our current stock level of the inventories.

RESTRICTED CASH

Our 2013 Term Loans and Prospect Loan require that we maintain specified cash balances that are restricted to repayment of interest thereunder. See Note 6 - Notes Payable for information about our restricted cash balances.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation expense is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as follows:
Computer equipment and software
3 - 5 years
Digital cinema projection systems
10 years
Machinery and equipment
3 - 10 years
Furniture and fixtures
3 - 6 years

Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the leasehold improvements. Repair and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred. Major renewals, improvements and additions are capitalized. Upon the sale or other disposition of any property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts and the gain or loss on disposal is included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

ACCOUNTING FOR DERIVATIVE ACTIVITIES

Derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments are either recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss (a component of stockholders' deficit) or in the consolidated statements of operations depending on whether the derivative qualifies for hedge accounting. We entered into an interest rate cap transaction during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 to limit our exposure to interest rates related to our 2013 Term Loans and Prospect Loan. The interest rate cap on the 2013 Term Loans matured in March 2016 and the interest rate cap on the Prospect Loan matures March of 2018. We have not sought hedge accounting treatment for these instruments and therefore, changes in the value of our Interest Rate Swaps and caps were recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The fair value measurement disclosures are grouped into three levels based on valuation factors:
 
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments and market corroborated inputs)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including our own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis use the market approach, where prices and other relevant information are generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.

The following tables summarize the levels of fair value measurements of our financial assets and liabilities:
 
 
As of September 30, 2016
(in thousands)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Restricted cash
 
$
6,751

 
$

 
$

 
$
6,751

 
 
March 31, 2016
(in thousands)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Restricted cash
 
$
8,983

 
$

 
$

 
$
8,983

Interest rate derivatives
 

 
12

 

 
12

 
 
$
8,983

 
$
12

 
$

 
$
8,995


Our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, unbilled revenue and accounts payable and accrued expenses are financial instruments and are recorded at cost in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The estimated fair values of these financial instruments approximate their carrying amounts because of their short-term nature.  The carrying amount of notes receivable approximates fair value based on the discounted cash flows of such instruments using current assumptions at the balance sheet date. At September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, the estimated fair value of our fixed rate debt approximated its carrying amounts. We estimated the fair value of debt based upon current interest rates available to us at the respective balance sheet dates for arrangements with similar terms and conditions. Based on borrowing rates currently available to us for loans with similar terms, the carrying value of notes payable and capital lease obligations approximates fair value.

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND FINITE-LIVED ASSETS

We review the recoverability of our long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets, when events or conditions occur that indicate a possible impairment exists. The assessment for recoverability is based primarily on our ability to recover the carrying value of our long-lived and finite-lived assets from expected future undiscounted net cash flows. If the total of expected future undiscounted net cash flows is less than the total carrying value of the asset, the asset is deemed not to be recoverable and possibly impaired. We then estimate the fair value of the asset to determine whether an impairment loss should be recognized. An impairment loss will be recognized if the asset's fair value is determined to be less than its carrying value. Fair value is determined by computing the expected future discounted cash flows. During the three months and six months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, no impairment charge was recorded from operations for long-lived assets or finite-lived assets.

GOODWILL

Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price paid over the fair value of the net assets of an acquired business. Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis at the end of the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, or more often if warranted by events or changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying value of a reporting unit may exceed fair value, also known as impairment indicators. Our process of evaluating goodwill for impairment involves the determination of fair value of goodwill compared to its carrying value. Our only reporting unit with goodwill is our Content & Entertainment reporting unit.

Inherent in the fair value determination for each reporting unit are certain judgments and estimates relating to future cash flows, including management’s interpretation of current economic indicators and market conditions, and assumptions about our strategic plans with regard to its operations. To the extent additional information arises, market conditions change or our strategies change, it is possible that the conclusion regarding whether our remaining goodwill is impaired could change and result in future goodwill impairment charges that will have a material effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

No goodwill impairment charge was recorded in the three or six months ended September 30, 2016. For the three months and six months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $18.0 million.

PARTICIPATIONS AND ROYALTIES PAYABLE

When we use third parties to distribute company owned content, we record participations payable, which represent amounts owed to the distributor under revenue-sharing arrangements. When we provide content distribution services, we record accounts payable

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and accrued expenses to studios or content producers for royalties owed under licensing arrangements. We identify and record as a reduction to the liability any expenses that are to be reimbursed to us by such studios or content producers.

DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS

We incur debt issuance costs in connection with long-term debt financings. Such costs are recorded as a direct deduction to notes payable and amortized over the terms of the respective debt obligations using the effective interest rate method. Debt issuance costs recorded in connection with revolving debt arrangements are presented in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized over the term of the revolving debt agreements using the effective interest rate method.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

Phase I Deployment and Phase II Deployment

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

Beginning in December 2015, certain Phase 1 DC Systems began to reach the conclusion of their deployment payment period with certain distributors and, therefore, VPF revenues ceased to be recognized on such Systems. Furthermore, because the Phase I deployment installation period ended in November 2007, a majority of the VPF revenue associated with the Phase I systems will end by November 2017. While the absence of such revenue was not material to our consolidated financial statements during the quarter ended September 30, 2016, it is expected to have a material impact in subsequent periods. As of September 30, 2016, 655 of the systems in our Phase I deployment had ceased to earn a significant portion VPF revenue from certain major studios. By December 2016, we expect that more than 50% of our Phase I deployment systems will cease to earn VPF revenue from certain major studios and by December 2017, we expect that nearly all of our Phase I deployment systems will no longer earn VPF revenue from certain major studios. We expect to continue to earn ancillary revenue streams from the Phase I deployment Systems through December of 2020; however, such amounts are expected to be significantly less material to our consolidated financial statements. The expected reduction in VPF revenue on our Phase I systems is scheduled to approximately coincide with the conclusion of certain of our non-recourse debt obligations and, therefore, we expect that reduced cash outflows related to such non-recourse debt obligations will partially offset reduced VPF revenue after November 2017.

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

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

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

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Services

Exhibitors who purchased and own Systems using their own financing in the Phase II Deployment paid us an upfront activation fee of approximately $2.0 thousand per screen (the “Exhibitor-Buyer Structure”). Upfront activation fees were recognized in the period in which these Systems were delivered and ready for content, as we had no further obligations to the customer after that time and collection was reasonably assured. In addition, we recognize activation fee revenue of between $1.0 thousand and $2.0 thousand on Phase 2 DC Systems and for Systems installed by CDF2 Holdings, a related party, (See Note 3 - Other Interests) upon installation and such fees are generally collected upfront upon installation. Our services segment manages and collects VPFs on behalf of exhibitors, for which it earns an administrative fee equal to 10% of the VPFs collected.

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

Content & Entertainment

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

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

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

DIRECT OPERATING COSTS

Direct operating costs primarily consist of operating costs such as cost of goods sold, fulfillment expenses, property taxes and insurance on systems, shipping costs, royalty expenses, participation expenses, marketing and direct personnel costs.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Employee and director stock-based compensation expense from continuing operations related to our stock-based awards was as follows:

 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Six Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Direct operating
 
$
2

 
$
4

 
$
5

 
$
10

Selling, general and administrative
 
740

 
397

 
1,015

 
1,063

 
 
$
742

 
$
401

 
$
1,020

 
$
1,073


The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the three and six months ended September 30, 2015 was $3.50 and $5.20, respectively. No stock options were granted or exercised in the three and six months ended September 30, 2016.

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During the three and six months ended September 30, 2015, we granted 5,000 and 130,000 stock options, respectively. During the three and six months ended September 30, 2015, there were 25,000 options exercised.

We estimated the fair value of stock options at the date of each grant using a Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
For the Six Months Ended September 30,
Assumptions for Option Grants
 
2016

2015
2016
 
2015
Range of risk-free interest rates
 
 1.1 - 1.2%

 
 1.5 - 1.6%

 1.1 - 1.3%

 
 1.4 - 1.7%

Dividend yield
 


 


 
 
 
Expected life (years)
 
5

 
5

5

 
5

Range of expected volatilities
 
 76.1 - 76.3%

 
 70.7 - 70.7%

 72.5 - 76.3%

 
 70.6 - 70.9%


The risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model for options granted under our stock option plan awards is the historical yield on U.S. Treasury securities with equivalent remaining lives. We do not currently anticipate paying any cash dividends on common stock in the foreseeable future. Consequently, an expected dividend yield of zero is used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.  We estimate the expected life of options granted under our stock option plans using both exercise behavior and post-vesting termination behavior, as well as consideration of outstanding options. We estimate expected volatility for options granted under our stock option plans based on a measure of our Class A common stock's historical volatility in the trading market.

INCOME TAXES

Income taxes are provided for based on the asset and liability method of accounting. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  Under ASC 740, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

NET LOSS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

Basic and diluted net loss per common share has been calculated as follows:
Basic and diluted net loss per common share attributable to common stockholders =
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
Weighted average number of common stock
 outstanding during the period

Stock issued and treasury stock repurchased during the period are weighted for the portion of the period that they are outstanding. The shares to be repurchased in connection with the forward stock purchase transaction discussed in Note 7 - Stockholders' Deficit are considered repurchased for the purposes of calculating earnings per share and therefore the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for the three months and six months ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, excludes 1.2 million shares that will be repurchased as a result of the forward stock purchase transaction.

We incurred net losses for the three months and six months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and therefore the impact of potentially dilutive common shares from outstanding stock options and warrants, totaling 2,899,259 shares and 2,913,518 shares as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were excluded from the computation of loss per share as their impact would have been anti-dilutive.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In August 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU 2016-15”). The FASB issued ASU 2016-15 to decrease the diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update provide guidance on eight specific cash flow issues. This guidance is effective for the Company as of the first quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2019 and should be applied using the retrospective transition method to each period presented. Early adoption is permitted but all amendments must be adopted in the same period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this updated standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.

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3.
OTHER INTERESTS

Investment in CDF2 Holdings
 
We indirectly own 100% of the common equity of CDF2 Holdings, LLC ("CDF2 Holdings"), which was created for the purpose of capitalizing on the conversion of the exhibition industry from film to digital technology. CDF2 Holdings assists its customers in procuring the equipment necessary to convert their Systems to digital technology by providing financing, equipment, installation and related ongoing services.

CDF2 Holdings is a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”), as defined in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 810 ("ASC 810"), “Consolidation." ASC 810 requires the consolidation of VIEs by an entity that has a controlling financial interest in the VIE which entity is thereby defined as the primary beneficiary of the VIE. To be a primary beneficiary, an entity must have the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance, among other factors. Although we indirectly, wholly own CDF2 Holdings, we, a third party that also has a variable interest in CDF2 Holdings, and an independent third party manager must mutually approve all business activities and transactions that significantly impact CDF2 Holdings' economic performance. We have therefore assessed our variable interests in CDF2 Holdings and determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of CDF2 Holdings. As a result, CDF2 Holdings' financial position and results of operations are not consolidated in our financial position and results of operations. In completing our assessment, we identified the activities that we consider most significant to the economic performance of CDF2 Holdings and determined that we do not have the power to direct those activities, and therefore we account for our investment in CDF2 Holdings under the equity method of accounting.

As of September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, our maximum exposure to loss, as it relates to the non-consolidated CDF2 Holdings entity, represents accounts receivable for service fees under a master service agreement with CDF2 Holdings. Such accounts receivable were $0.4 million and $0.4 million as of September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, which are included in accounts receivable, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

For the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations includes $0.3 million of digital cinema servicing revenue from CDF2 Holdings. For each of the six months periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we recorded $0.6 million of such revenue.

Total Stockholder's Deficit of CDF2 Holdings at September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016 was $15.4 million and $11.9 million, respectively. We have no obligation to fund the operating loss or the stockholder's deficit beyond our initial investment of $2.0 million and, accordingly, our investment in CDF2 Holdings as of September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016 is carried at $0.

Majority Interest in CONtv

In June 2014, we and Wizard World, Inc. ("Wizard World") formed CON TV, LLC (“CONtv”) to fund, design, create, launch, and operate a worldwide digital network that creates original content, and sells and distributes on-demand digital content via the Internet and other consumer digital distribution platforms, such as gaming consoles, set-top boxes, handsets, and tablets.

In November 2015, we entered into an Amended and Restated Operating Agreement with Wizard World (the noncontrolling interest partner) and other non-voting equity holders. The agreement restructured our business relationship with Wizard World with respect to the ownership and operation of CONtv, and was retroactively effective to July 1, 2015. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, we attained a majority interest in CONtv by increasing our ownership percentage to 85% from 47.5%. In connection with increasing our ownership percentage, we reclassified certain capital contributions made by Wizard World to additional paid-in capital, to the extent that such capital contributions were in excess of its amended ownership percentage. In addition, we retroactively reduced the loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest partner to July 1, 2015 in accordance with the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement.

During the three months and six months ended September 30, 2016, we made zero and $38 thousand total contributions in CONtv, respectively. Wizard World Inc.'s share of stockholders' deficit in CONtv is reflected as noncontrolling interest in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and was $1.2 million and $1.2 million as of September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively.

4.
RESTRUCTURING, TRANSITION AND ACQUISITIONS EXPENSES

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2016 Workforce Reduction

During the year ended March 31, 2016, we completed a strategic assessment of resource requirements within our Content & Entertainment and Corporate reporting segments to better align our cost structure with anticipated revenues.
The following table presents a roll forward of restructuring, transition and acquisition expenses and related liability balances:
(In thousands)
 
 
Amount accrued as of March 31, 2016
 
$
505

Costs incurred
 
110

Amounts paid
 
(552
)
Amount accrued as of September 30, 2016
 
$
63


5. INCOME TAXES
We calculate income tax expense based upon an annual effective tax rate forecast, including estimates and assumptions that could change during the year. Income tax expense recorded for the three months and six months ended September 30, 2016 represents state income taxes and U.S. Federal alternative minimum income taxes, primarily related to taxable income in our Phase I deployment business. No income tax expense was recorded for the three or six months ended September 30, 2015. Although we have recorded deferred tax assets, primarily related to net operating loss carry forwards, we have provided a full valuation allowance against such assets and, as a result, we have not recorded an income tax benefit on the our pre-tax losses in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for any of the periods presented.

6.
NOTES PAYABLE

Notes payable consisted of the following:
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
(In thousands)
 
Current Portion
 
Long Term Portion
 
Current Portion
 
Long Term Portion
2013 Term Loans, net of debt discount
 
$
12,101

 
$

 
$
21,188

 
$
9,738

Prospect Loan
 

 
65,640

 

 
66,543

KBC Facilities
 
7,646

 
6,047

 
7,646

 
10,998

P2 Vendor Note
 
185

 
250

 
161

 
310

P2 Exhibitor Notes
 
82

 
66

 
79

 
107

Total non-recourse notes payable
 
20,014

 
72,003

 
29,074

 
87,696

Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs
 

 
(3,747
)
 

 
(4,458
)
Total non-recourse notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
 
$
20,014

 
$
68,256

 
$
29,074

 
$
83,238

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.5% Convertible Notes Due 2035
 
$

 
$
64,000

 
$

 
$
64,000

Second Secured Lien Notes
 

 
3,601

 

 

Cinedigm Revolving Loans
 

 
16,899

 

 
21,927

2013 Notes
 

 
4,239

 

 
4,079

Total recourse notes payable
 

 
88,739

 

 
90,006

Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs
 

 
(4,155
)
 

 
(3,068
)
Total recourse notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
 
$

 
$
84,584

 
$

 
$
86,938

Total notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
 
$
20,014

 
$
152,840

 
$
29,074

 
$
170,176


Non-recourse debt is generally defined as debt whereby the lenders’ sole recourse with respect to defaults, is limited to the value of the asset, which is collateral for the debt. Certain of our subsidiaries are liable with respect to, and their assets serve as collateral for, certain indebtedness for which our assets and the assets of our other subsidiaries that are not parties to the transaction are generally not liable. We have referred to this indebtedness as "non-recourse debt" because the recourse of the lenders is limited to the assets of specific subsidiaries. Such indebtedness includes the Prospect Loan, the KBC Facilities, the 2013 Term Loans, the P2 Vendor Note and the P2 Exhibitor Notes.

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2013 Term Loans

In February 2013, CDF I, our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “2013 Credit Agreement”) with Société Générale and other lenders. Under the terms of the 2013 Credit Agreement, CDF I may borrow an aggregate principal amount of $130.0 million, $5.0 million of which was allowed to be assigned to an affiliate of CDF I.

Under the 2013 Credit Agreement, each of the 2013 Term loans bear interest, at the option of CDF I, based on a base rate (generally, the bank prime rate) or the one-month LIBOR rate set at a minimum of 1.00%, plus a margin of 1.75% (in the case of base rate loans) or 2.75% (in the case of LIBOR rate loans). The 2013 Term Loans mature and must be paid in full by February 28, 2018. In addition, CDF I may prepay the 2013 Term Loans, in whole or in part, subject to paying certain breakage costs, if applicable. The one-month LIBOR rate at September 30, 2016 was 0.53%.

The 2013 Credit Agreement also requires each of CDF I’s existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries (the "Guarantors") to guarantee the obligations under the 2013 Credit Agreement with a first priority perfected security interest in all of the collective assets of CDF I and the Guarantors, including real estate owned or leased, and all capital stock or other equity interests in C/AIX, our wholly owned subsidiary and the direct holder of CDF I’s equity. The 2013 Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default.

Collections of CDF I accounts receivable are deposited into accounts designated to pay certain operating expenses, principal, interest, fees, costs and expenses relating to the 2013 Credit Agreement. Amounts designated for these purposes totaled $5.6 million and $6.1 million as of September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively, and are included in cash and cash equivalents on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We also maintain a debt service fund under the 2013 Credit Agreement for future principal and interest payments. As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, the debt service fund had a balance of $5.8 million, which is classified as part of restricted cash on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The balance of the 2013 Term Loans, net of the original issue discount, was as follows:
(In thousands)
 
September 30, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
2013 Term Loans, at issuance, net
 
$
125,087

 
$
125,087

Payments to date
 
(112,880
)
 
(94,043
)
Discount on 2013 Term Loans
 
(106
)
 
(118
)
2013 Term Loans, net
 
12,101

 
30,926

Less current portion
 
(12,101
)
 
(21,188
)
Total long term portion
 
$

 
$
9,738


Prospect Loan

In February 2013, our DC Holdings, AccessDM and Phase 2 DC subsidiaries entered into a term loan agreement (the “Prospect Loan”) with Prospect Capital Corporation (“Prospect”), pursuant to which DC Holdings borrowed $70.0 million. The Prospect Loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 9.0% (with a 2.0% LIBOR floor), which is payable in cash, and at an additional 2.50% to be accrued as an increase to the aggregate principal amount of the Prospect Loan until the 2013 Credit Agreement is paid off, at which time all accrued interest will be payable in cash.

Collections of DC Holdings accounts receivable are deposited into accounts designated to pay certain operating expenses, principal, interest, fees, costs and expenses relating to the Prospect Loan. On a quarterly basis, if funds remain after the payment of all such amounts, they are applied to prepay the Prospect Loan. Amounts designated for these purposes, included in cash and cash equivalents on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaled $7.6 million and $8.7 million as of September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively. We also maintain a debt service fund under the Prospect Loan for future principal and interest payments. As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, the debt service fund had a balance of $1.0 million, which is classified as part of restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Prospect Loan matures on March 31, 2021 and may be accelerated upon a change in control (as defined in the agreement) or other events of default as set forth therein and would be subject to mandatory acceleration upon insolvency of DC Holdings. We are permitted to pay the full outstanding balance of the Prospect Loan at any time after the second anniversary of the initial borrowing, subject to the following prepayment penalties:

5.0% of the principal amount prepaid between the second and third anniversaries of issuance;

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4.0% of the principal amount prepaid between the third and fourth anniversaries of issuance;
3.0% of the principal amount prepaid between the fourth and fifth anniversaries of issuance;
2.0% of the principal amount prepaid between the fifth and sixth anniversary of issuance;
1.0% of the principal amount prepaid between the sixth and seventh anniversaries of issuance; and
No penalty if the balance of the Prospect Loan, including accrued interest, is prepaid thereafter.

The Prospect Loan is primarily secured by a first priority pledge of the stock of CDF2 Holdings, our wholly owned unconsolidated subsidiary, the stock of AccessDM, which is owned by DC Holdings, and the stock of our Phase 2 DC subsidiary. The Prospect Loan is also guaranteed by our AccessDM and Phase 2 DC subsidiaries. We provide limited financial support to the Prospect Loan not to exceed $1.5 million per year in the event financial performance does not meet certain defined benchmarks.

The Prospect Loan contains customary representations, warranties, affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default. The following table summarizes the activity related to the Prospect Loan:

(In thousands)
 
September 30, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
Prospect Loan, at issuance
 
$
70,000

 
$
70,000

PIK Interest
 
4,778

 
4,778

Payments to date
 
(9,138
)
 
(8,235
)
Prospect Loan, net
 
65,640

 
66,543

Less current portion
 

 

Total long term portion
 
$
65,640

 
$
66,543


KBC Facilities

In December 2008 we began entering into multiple credit facilities to fund the purchase of Systems to be installed in movie theatres as part of our Phase II Deployment. There were no borrowings under the KBC Facilities during the three months ended September 30, 2016. The following table presents a summary of the KBC Facilities (dollar amounts in thousands):

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding Principal Balance
Facility1
 
Credit Facility
 
Interest Rate2
 
Maturity Date
 
September 30, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
1

 
$
22,336

 
3.75
%
 
September 2018
 
$
5,584

 
$
7,180

2

 
13,312

 
3.75
%
 
March 2018
 
1,957

 
4,034

3

 
11,425

 
3.75
%
 
March 2019
 
4,080

 
4,896

4

 
6,450

 
3.75
%
 
September 2018
 
2,072

 
2,534

 
 
$
53,523

 
 
 
 
 
$
13,693

 
$
18,644


1. 
For each facility, principal is to be repaid in twenty-eight quarterly installments.
2. 
Each of the facilities bears interest at the three-month LIBOR rate, which was 0.65% at September 30, 2016, plus the interest rate noted above.

5.5% Convertible Notes Due April 2035

On April 29, 2015, we issued $64.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior convertible notes payable (the "Convertible Notes") that bear interest at a rate of 5.5% per year, payable semiannually. The Convertible Notes will mature on April 15, 2035, unless repurchased earlier, redeemed or converted and will be convertible at the option of the holders at any time until the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date. Upon conversion, we will deliver to holders in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes being converted a number of shares of our Class A common stock equal to the conversion rate, together with a cash payment in lieu of delivering any fractional share of Class A common stock. The conversion rate applicable to the Convertible Notes on the offering date was 82.4572 shares of Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $12.10 per share of Class A common stock), which is subject to adjustment if certain events occur. Holders of the Convertible Notes may require us to repurchase all or a portion of the Convertible Notes on April 20, 2020, April 20, 2025 and April 20, 2030 and upon the occurrence of certain fundamental changes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The Convertible Notes will be redeemable by us at our option on or after April 20, 2018 upon the satisfaction of a sale price condition with respect to our Class A common stock and on or after April 20, 2020 without

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regard to the sale price condition, in each case, at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

The net proceeds from the Convertible Note offering were $60.9 million, after deducting offering expenses. We used $18.6 million of the net proceeds from the offering to repay borrowings under and terminate one of our term loans under our 2013 Credit Agreement, of which $18.2 million was used to pay the remaining principal balance. Concurrently with the closing of the Convertible Notes transaction, we repurchased 272,100 shares of our Class A common stock from certain purchasers of Convertible Notes in privately negotiated transactions for $2.7 million. In addition, $11.4 million of the net proceeds was used to fund the cost of repurchasing 1.2 million shares of our Class A common stock pursuant to the forward stock purchase agreement described in Note Interest expense recorded in connection with the Convertible Notes was $1.8 million and $1.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $0.9 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Second Secured Lien Notes

On July 14, 2016, we entered into a Second Lien Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), under which we may borrow up to $15.0 million, subject to certain limitations imposed on us regarding the number of shares that we may issue in connection with the loans. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $4.5 million under the Loan Agreement (the "Second Secured Lien Notes"), including $4.0 million borrowed from Ronald L. Chez, the lead lender in the transaction and a member of our Board of Directors, and $0.5 million borrowed from our Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. The Second Secured Lien Notes mature on June 30, 2019 and bear interest at 12.75%, payable 7.5% in cash and 5.25% in cash or in kind at our option. In addition, under the terms of the Loan Agreement, we are required to issue 98,000 shares of our Class A common stock for every $1 million borrowed, subject to pro rata adjustments. The Loans may be prepaid without premium or penalty and contain customary covenants, representations and warranties. The obligations under the Loans are guaranteed by certain of our existing and future subsidiaries. We have pledged substantially all of our assets, except those assets related to our digital cinema deployment business, to secure payment on the Second Secured Lien Notes. The Loan Agreement was amended on August 4, 2016 and on October 7, 2016 to facilitate subsequent borrowing transactions and clarify certain terms of the shares issuable in connection with the loans.
In connection with the Second Secured Lien Notes, we issued 406,000 shares of our Class A common stock and warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of our Class A common stock to Mr. Chez and 49,000 shares of Class A common stock to Mr. McGurk during the three months ended September 30, 2016. In addition, in accordance with the Loan Agreement, we were obligated to issue 196,000 shares of Class A common stock to Mr. Chez as of September 15, 2016. Such shares were issued in October 2016 and therefore we recorded an obligation on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2016 to issue such shares. The warrants were issued in two equal tranches of 100,000 underlying shares, which have underlying exercise prices of $1.34 and $1.68, respectively. The warrants contain a cashless exercise provision, are immediately exercisable and have a term of seven years. The warrants also contain customary anti-dilution rights.
The values of the shares and warrants issued were $0.8 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The Class A common stock and warrants were negotiated with the lender as part of a bundled financing arrangement and, as a result, we have recorded their respective relative fair values as a debt discount. The proceeds of the transactions with Mr. Chez were allocated to the debt and warrants based on their respective relative fair values, with the relative fair value of the warrants recorded as a discount to the proceeds from the loans. The discount attributed to the Second Secured Lien Notes is being amortized over the life of the notes using the effective interest method.
The warrants issued in the transaction were valued using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model assuming a 7-year life, a risk free rate interest of 1.2% and an expected volatility of 73.3%.
Cinedigm Credit Agreement

On October 17, 2013, we entered into a credit agreement (the “Cinedigm Credit Agreement”) with Société Générale. Under the Cinedigm Credit Agreement, as amended in February 2015 and April 2015, we were permitted to borrow an aggregate principal amount of up to $55.0 million, including term loans of $25.0 million (the “Cinedigm Term Loans”) and revolving loans of up to $30.0 million (the “Cinedigm Revolving Loans”). Interest under the Cinedigm Term Loans was charged at a base rate plus 5.0%, or the Eurodollar rate plus 6.0% until the Cinedigm Term Loan was repaid on April 29, 2015 in connection with the Convertible Notes offering. The Cinedigm Revolving Loans bear interest at a base rate of 6.25% or the Eurodollar rate of 1.0% plus 4.0%. The Base rate, per annum, is equal to the highest of (a) the rate quoted by the Wall Street Journal as the “base rate on corporate loans by at least 75% of the nation’s largest banks,” (b) 0.50% plus the federal funds rate, and (c) the Eurodollar rate plus 4.0%.


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We repaid the entire outstanding balance of the Cinedigm Term Loans and amended the terms of the Cinedigm Revolving Loans in connection with our issuance of the Convertible Notes. In connection with the repayment of the Cinedigm Term Loans, we wrote-off certain unamortized debt issuance costs and the discount that remained on the balance of the note payable. As a result, we recorded $0.9 million as a loss on extinguishment of debt for the six months ended September 30, 2015.

The April 2015 amendment to the Cinedigm Revolving Loans extended the term of the agreement to March 31, 2018, provided for the release of the equity interests in the subsidiaries that we had previously pledged as collateral, changed the interest rate and replaced all financial covenants with a single debt service coverage ratio test commencing at June 30, 2016 and a $5.0 million minimum liquidity covenant. The Cinedigm Revolving Loans, as amended, bear interest at Base Rate (as defined in the amendment) plus 3% or LIBOR plus 4%, at our election, but in no event may the elected Base Rate or LIBOR rate be less than 1%. We are permitted to repay the Cinedigm Revolving Loans, at our option, in whole or in part.

In May 2016, we entered into an agreement with Société Générale (as Administrative Agent), which amended certain terms of the Cinedigm Credit Agreement (the “May 2016 Amendment”) primarily to increase the Company’s cash available for operations through September 30, 2016 by approximately $6.2 million, and by approximately $2.0 million thereafter. The May 2016 Amendment also reduced the maximum principal amount available under the Cinedigm Credit Agreement from $30.0 million to $22.0 million.
In July 2016, we entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement, which, among other things, lowered the minimum liquidity requirement to $0.8 million. In addition, certain of our subsidiaries that are guarantors to the Credit Agreement entered into a Guaranty Supplement, pursuant to which certain of the subsidiaries guaranteed the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement and the subsidiaries pledged substantially all of their assets to secure such obligations. In addition the July 2016 amendment changed, (i) Eurodollar rate loans to Base plus 4.5% and base plus 3.5% for Base rate loans and (ii) the requirement for the debt service reserve account was eliminated and the maximum principal amount available to borrow was reduced from $22.0 million to $19.8 million. As of September 30, 2016, $2.9 million in additional borrowings were available under the Cinedigm Revolving Loans.
In connection with the Cinedigm Revolving Loans, we maintained a debt service reserve account for certain scheduled interest and principal payments due on the Cinedigm Revolving Loans and Convertible notes as of March 31, 2016 of $2.2 million. As a result of the July 2016 amendment to the Credit Agreement, no such reserve amount was required to be maintained as of September 30, 2016.

2013 Notes

In October 2013, we entered into securities purchase agreements with certain investors, pursuant to which we sold notes in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million (the “2013 Notes”) and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 150,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “2013 Warrants”) to such investors. We allocated a fair value of $1.6 million to the 2013 Warrants, which was recorded as a discount to the 2013 Notes and is being amortized through the maturity of the 2013 Notes as interest expense.

The principal amount outstanding under the 2013 Notes is due on October 21, 2018. The 2013 Notes bear interest at 9.0% per annum, payable in quarterly installments over the term of the 2013 Notes. The 2013 Notes may be redeemed at any time, subject to certain premiums.

At September 30, 2016, we were in compliance with all of our debt covenants.

We paid debt issuance costs of $1.5 million during the six months ended September 30, 2016, primarily related to the issuance of the Second Secured Lien Notes.


7.
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

COMMON STOCK

On September 27, 2016, at its Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company's Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which increased the number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock to 25,000,000 shares.


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During the six months ended September 30, 2016, we issued 840,897 shares of Class A common stock in connection with debt issuances, as payment for a CEO retention bonus, third-party advisory services and payment of preferred stock dividends.

On July 14, 2016, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Settlement Agreement Amendment”) to the Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) dated as of July 30, 2015 among the Company and Ronald L. Chez, the Chez Family Foundation, Sabra Investments, LP, Sabra Capital Partners, LLC, and Zvi Rhine (the “Group”) pursuant to which (i) the Company issued 155,000 shares of Common Stock to Mr. Chez as a fee for his service as Strategic Advisor in excess of what was contemplated by the Settlement Agreement, (ii) Mr. Chez’s role as Strategic Advisor to the Company was terminated, (iii) Mr. Chez was appointed to the Board of Directors and will be nominated and recommended for election to the Board of Directors for the period of time until Mr. Chez’s beneficial ownership of Cinedigm securities drops below 5%, and (iv) the rights of the Group to nominate designees for election to the Board of Directors were terminated. The value of these shares was $0.1 million, which has been recorded as stock-based compensation expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months and six months ended September 30, 2016. As discussed in Note 6, we issued 406,000 shares of Class A common stock to Mr. Chez in connection with the Second Secured Lien Notes during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 196,000 shares of Class A common stock in October 2016 in accordance with the Loan Agreement. See Note 6 - Notes Payable.
PREFERRED STOCK

Cumulative dividends in arrears on preferred stock at September 30, 2016 were $0.1 million. In July 2016, we paid the preferred stock dividends in arrears in the form of 39,325 shares of Class A Common Stock.

TREASURY STOCK

In connection with the offering of Convertible Notes, on April 29, 2015, we repurchased 272,100 shares of our Class A common stock from certain purchasers of Convertible Notes in privately negotiated transactions for $2.7 million, which is reflected as treasury stock in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016. In addition, we entered into a privately negotiated forward stock purchase transaction with a financial institution, which is one of the lenders under our credit agreement (the "Forward Counterparty"), pursuant to which we paid $11.4 million to purchase 1.2 million shares of our Class A common stock for settlement that may be settled at any time prior to the fifth year anniversary of the issuance date of the notes. The payment for the forward contract has been reflected as a reduction of Additional Paid-in Capital on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet until such time that the forward contract is settled and the shares are legally delivered to and owned by us. Upon settlement of the forward contract and delivery of the stock, we will reclassify such amount to treasury stock.

CINEDIGM’S EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Stock Options

Awards issued under our equity incentive plan (the "Plan") may be in any of the following forms (or a combination thereof) (i) stock option awards; (ii) stock appreciation rights; (iii) stock or restricted stock or restricted stock units; or (iv) performance awards. The Plan provides for the granting of incentive stock options (“ISOs”) with exercise prices not less than the fair market value of our Class A Common Stock on the date of grant. ISOs granted to shareholders having more than 10% of the total combined voting power of the Company must have exercise prices of at least 110% of the fair market value of our Class A Common Stock on the date of grant. ISOs and non-statutory stock options granted under the Plan are subject to vesting provisions, and exercise is subject to the continuous service of the participant. The exercise prices and vesting periods (if any) for non-statutory options are set at the discretion of our compensation committee. Upon a change of control of the Company, all stock options (incentive and non-statutory) that have not previously vested will vest immediately and become fully exercisable. In connection with the grants of stock options under the Plan, we and the participants have executed stock option agreements setting forth the terms of the grants. The Plan, which was amended at the Company's Annual Meeting on September 27, 2016, provides for the issuance of up to 2,380,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to employees, outside directors and consultants. Prior to the amendment at the Company's Annual Meeting, the plan allowed for the issuance of 1,430,000 shares.

The following table summarizes the activity of the Plan related to shares issuable pursuant to outstanding options:

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Shares Under Option
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Per Share
Balance at March 31, 2016
362,272

 
$
16.50

Granted

 

Exercised

 

Canceled/forfeited
(11,607
)
 
23.62

Balance at September 30, 2016
350,665

 
$
16.26


The weighted average remaining contractual life for stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2016 was 6.46 years.

OPTIONS GRANTED OUTSIDE CINEDIGM’S EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

In October 2013, we issued options outside of the Plan to 10 individuals that became employees as a result of a business combination. The employees received options to purchase an aggregate of 62,000 shares of our Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $17.5 per share. The options vest and become exercisable in 25% increments over four years from their grant dates and expire 10 years from the date of grant, if unexercised. As of September 30, 2016, there were 23,250 unvested options outstanding.

In December 2010, we issued options to purchase 450,000 shares of Class A Common Stock outside of the Plan as part of our Chief Executive Officer's initial employment agreement with the Company. Such options have exercise prices per share between $15.00 and $50.00, all of which were vested as of December 2013 and will expire in December 2020. As of September 30, 2016, all such options remained outstanding.

WARRANTS

The following table presents information about outstanding warrants to purchase shares of our Class A common stock as of September 30, 2016. All of the outstanding warrants are fully vested and exercisable.

Recipient
 
Amount outstanding
 
Expiration
 
Exercise price per share
Sageview Capital, L.P
 
1,762,058

 
August 2019
 
$12.44
Strategic management service provider
 
52,500

 
July 2021
 
$17.20 - $30.00
Warrants issued to creditors in connection with the 2013 Notes (the "2013 Warrants")
 
125,063

 
October 2018
 
$18.50
Warrants issued to Ronald L. Chez in connection with the Second Secured Lien Notes
 
200,000

 
July 2023
 
$1.34 - $1.68

Outstanding warrants held by Sageview Capital, L.P. ("Sageview") contain customary provisions for cashless exercises and anti-dilution adjustments. In addition, the warrants' expiration date may be extended in limited circumstances.  On April 29, 2015, the number of shares underlying the warrants issued to Sageview and their related exercise price were adjusted from 1,600,000 and $13.70 to 1,673,282 and $13.10, respectively, to give effect to an anti-dilution adjustment that resulted from the issuance of the Convertible Notes. In our second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2016, the number of shares underlying the warrants issued to Sageview and their related exercise price were further adjusted to 1,762,058 and $12.44, respectively, to give effect to the anti dilution provision that resulted from our issuance of the Second Secured Lien Notes.

In July 2016, we granted a three-year extension of the expiration date of the Sageview warrants to August 2019, with all other terms of the warrant agreement unaffected. As a result of modifying the original terms of the warrants, we assigned a value to their extended termination date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and as a result, recorded selling, general and administrative expenses of $0.3 million in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Outstanding warrants held by the strategic management service provider were issued in connection with a consulting management services agreement ("MSA"). The warrants may be terminated with 90 days' notice in the event of termination of the MSA.

The 2013 Warrants and related 2013 Notes are subject to certain transfer restrictions.


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The warrants issued in connection with the Second Secured Lien Notes (See Note 6) to Ronald L. Chez, a member of our Board of Directors, contain a cashless exercise provision and customary anti-dilution rights. The warrants were issued in two equal tranches of 100,000 underlying shares of Class A common stock, which have underlying exercise prices of $1.34 and $1.68, respectively.

8.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

LEASES

We have capital lease obligations covering a facility and computer equipment. In May 2011, we completed the sale of certain assets and liabilities of the Pavilion Theatre and ceased to operate it at that time. We have remained the primary obligor on the Pavilion capital lease and therefore, the capital lease obligation and the related assets under the capital lease continue to be reflected on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016. We have entered into a sub-lease agreement with an unrelated third party purchaser who makes all payments related to the lease and therefore, we have no continuing involvement in the operation of the Pavilion Theatre.
We also operate from leased properties under non-cancelable operating lease agreements, certain of which contain escalating lease clauses.


9.
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
 
September 30, 2016
(in thousands)
 
2016
 
2015
Cash interest paid
 
$
8,321

 
$
6,571

Accrued dividends on preferred stock
 
89

 
89

Issuance of Class A common stock for payment of preferred stock dividends
 
178

 
178

Issuance of Class A common stock in connection with Second Secured Lien Notes
 
365

 

Issuance of warrants in connection with Second Secured Lien Notes
 
107

 

Accrued issuance of Class A common stock
 
341

 


10.
SEGMENT INFORMATION

We operate in four reportable segments: Phase I Deployment, Phase II Deployment, Services and Content & Entertainment or CEG. Our segments were determined based on the economic characteristics of our products and services, our internal organizational structure, the manner in which our operations are managed and the criteria used by our Chief Operating Decision Maker to evaluate performance, which is generally the segment’s income (loss) from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Certain Corporate assets, liabilities and operating expenses are not allocated to our reportable segments.
 

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Operations of:
Products and services provided:
Phase I Deployment
Financing vehicles and administrators for 3,724 Systems installed nationwide in Phase 1 DC's deployment to theatrical exhibitors. We retain ownership of the Systems and the residual cash flows related to the Systems after the repayment of all non-recourse debt at the expiration of exhibitor, master license agreements. As of September 30, 2016, we are no longer earning a significant portion of VPF revenues from certain major studios on 655 of such systems.
Phase II Deployment
Financing vehicles and administrators for our 8,904 Systems installed domestically and internationally, for which we retain no ownership of the residual cash flows and digital cinema equipment after the completion of cost recoupment and at the expiration of the exhibitor master license agreements.
Services
Provides monitoring, collection, verification and other management services to our Phase I Deployment, Phase II Deployment, CDF2 Holdings, as well as to exhibitors who purchase their own equipment. Services also collects and disburses VPFs from motion picture studios, distributors and ACFs from alternative content providers, movie exhibitors and theatrical exhibitors.
Content & Entertainment
Leading distributor of independent content, and collaborates with producers and other content owners to market, source, curate and distribute independent content to targeted and profitable audiences in theatres and homes, and via mobile and emerging platforms.

The following tables present certain financial information related to our reportable segments and Corporate:

 
 
As of September 30, 2016
(In thousands)
 
Intangible Assets, net
 
Goodwill
 
Total Assets
 
Notes Payable, Non-Recourse
 
Notes Payable
 
Capital Leases
Phase I Deployment
 
$
183

 
$

 
$
34,427

 
$
74,139

 
$

 
$

Phase II Deployment
 

 

 
51,416

 
14,131

 

 

Services
 

 

 
1,009

 

 

 

Content & Entertainment
 
22,822

 
8,701

 
83,849

 

 

 
19

Corporate
 
12

 

 
5,532

 

 
84,584

 
4,041

Total
 
$
23,017

 
$
8,701

 
$
176,233

 
$
88,270

 
$
84,584

 
$
4,060


 
 
March 31, 2016
(In thousands)
 
Intangible Assets, net
 
Goodwill
 
Total Assets
 
Notes Payable, Non-Recourse
 
Notes Payable
 
Capital Leases
Phase I Deployment
 
$
206

 
$

 
$
48,292

 
$
93,372

 
$

 
$

Phase II Deployment
 

 

 
53,727

 
18,940

 

 

Services
 

 

 
1,064

 

 

 

Content & Entertainment
 
25,721

 
8,701

 
87,344

 

 

 
30

Corporate
 
13

 

 
18,971

 

 
86,938

 
4,195

Total
 
$
25,940

 
$
8,701

 
$
209,398

 
$
112,312

 
$
86,938

 
$
4,225



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Statements of Operations
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
 
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
 
Phase I
 
Phase II
 
Services
 
Content & Entertainment
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated
Revenues
 
$
9,592

 
$
3,273

 
$
3,122

 
$
7,893

 
$

 
$
23,880

Direct operating (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)
 
211

 
49

 
2

 
4,640

 

 
4,902

Selling, general and administrative
 
116

 
23

 
71

 
3,475

 
1,554

 
5,239

Allocation of Corporate overhead
 

 

 
398

 
904

 
(1,302
)
 

Restructuring, transition and acquisition expenses, net
 

 

 

 
(3
)
 
23

 
20

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
 
5,629

 
1,880

 

 
67

 
187

 
7,763

Amortization of intangible assets
 
12

 

 

 
1,449

 
3

 
1,464

Total operating expenses
 
5,968

 
1,952

 
471

 
10,532

 
465

 
19,388

Income (loss) from operations
 
$
3,624

 
$
1,321

 
$
2,651

 
$
(2,639
)
 
$
(465
)
 
$
4,492


The following employee and director stock-based compensation expense related to the Company’s stock-based awards is included in the above amounts as follows:
 
 
Phase I
 
Phase II
 
Services
 
Content & Entertainment
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated
Direct operating
 
$

 
$

 
$
2

 
$

 
$

 
$
2

Selling, general and administrative
 

 

 
1

 
47

 
692

 
740

Total stock-based compensation
 
$

 
$

 
$
3

 
$
47

 
$
692

 
$
742




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Statements of Operations
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
 
Phase I
 
Phase II
 
Services
 
Content & Entertainment
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated
Revenues
 
$
9,721

 
$
3,173

 
$
3,109

 
$
11,701

 
$

 
$
27,704

Direct operating (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)
 
333

 
109

 
3

 
7,943

 

 
8,388

Selling, general and administrative
 
85

 
23

 
225

 
5,768

 
3,408

 
9,509

Allocation of Corporate overhead
 

 

 
405

 
1,354

 
(1,759
)
 

Provision for doubtful accounts
 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring, transition and acquisition expenses, net
 

 

 

 

 
63

 
63

Goodwill impairment
 

 

 

 
18,000

 

 
18,000

Litigation recovery, net of expenses
 

 

 

 
(1,208
)
 

 
(1,208
)
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
 
7,151

 
1,881

 

 
111

 
284

 
9,427

Amortization of intangible assets
 
11

 

 

 
1,449

 
3

 
1,463

Total operating expenses
 
7,580

 
2,013

 
633

 
33,417

 
1,999

 
45,642

Income (loss) from operations
 
$
2,141

 
$
1,160

 
$
2,476

 
$
(21,716
)
 
$
(1,999
)
 
$
(17,938
)

The following employee and director stock-based compensation expense related to the Company’s stock-based awards is included in the above amounts as follows:
 
 
Phase I
 
Phase II
 
Services
 
Content & Entertainment
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated
Direct operating
 
$

 
$

 
$
3

 
$
1

 
$

 
$
4

Selling, general and administrative
 

 

 
1

 
68

 
328

 
397

Total stock-based compensation
 
$

 
$

 
$
4

 
$
69

 
$
328

 
$
401


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Statements of Operations
 
 
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
 
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
 
Phase I
 
Phase II
 
Services
 
Content & Entertainment
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated
Revenues
 
$
18,756

 
$
6,453

 
$
6,417

 
$
14,729

 
$

 
$
46,355

Direct operating (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)
 
434

 
102

 
1

 
10,053

 

 
10,590

Selling, general and administrative
 
249

 
82

 
302

 
7,544

 
3,497

 
11,674

Allocation of Corporate overhead
 

 

 
795

 
1,800

 
(2,595
)
 

Restructuring, transition and acquisition expenses, net
 

 

 

 
87

 
23

 
110

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
 
12,020

 
3,761

 

 
135

 
371

 
16,287

Amortization of intangible assets
 
23

 

 

 
2,899

 
5

 
2,927

Total operating expenses
 
12,726

 
3,945

 
1,098

 
22,518

 
1,301

 
41,588

Income (loss) from operations
 
$
6,030

 
$
2,508

 
$
5,319

 
$
(7,789
)
 
$
(1,301
)
 
$
4,767


The following employee and director stock-based compensation expense related to the Company’s stock-based awards is included in the above amounts as follows:
 
 
Phase I
 
Phase II
 
Services
 
Content & Entertainment
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated
Direct operating
 
$

 
$

 
$
3

 
$
2

 
$

 
$
5

Selling, general and administrative
 

 

 
1

 
93

 
921

 
1,015

Total stock-based compensation
 
$

 
$

 
$
4

 
$
95

 
$
921

 
$
1,020


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Statements of Operations
 
 
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
 
Phase I
 
Phase II
 
Services
 
Content & Entertainment
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated
Revenues
 
$
17,863

 
$
6,068

 
$
5,802

 
$
20,799

 
$

 
$
50,532

Direct operating (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)
 
558

 
200

 
7

 
14,915

 

 
15,680

Selling, general and administrative
 
338

 
64

 
435

 
10,996

 
6,494

 
18,327

Allocation of Corporate overhead
 

 

 
807

 
2,701

 
(3,508
)
 

Provision for doubtful accounts
 
241

 
98

 

 

 

 
339

Restructuring, transition and acquisition expenses, net
 

 

 

 

 
196

 
196

Goodwill impairment
 

 

 

 
18,000

 

 
18,000

Litigation recovery, net of expenses
 

 

 

 
(410
)
 

 
(410
)
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
 
14,304

 
3,762

 

 
151

 
567

 
18,784

Amortization of intangible assets
 
19

 

 

 
2,899

 
4

 
2,922

Total operating expenses
 
15,460

 
4,124

 
1,249

 
49,252

 
3,753

 
73,838

Income (loss) from operations
 
$
2,403

 
$
1,944

 
$
4,553

 
$
(28,453
)
 
$
(3,753
)
 
$
(23,306
)

The following employee and director stock-based compensation expense related to the Company’s stock-based awards is included in the above amounts as follows:
 
 
Phase I
 
Phase II
 
Services
 
Content & Entertainment
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated
Direct operating
 
$

 
$

 
$
7

 
$
3

 
$

 
$
10

Selling, general and administrative
 

 

 
1

 
136

 
926

 
1,063

Total stock-based compensation
 
$

 
$

 
$
8

 
$
139

 
$
926

 
$
1,073



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11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 11, 2016, the Company issued an additional $1.0 million of Second Secured Lien Notes and 100,450 shares of common stock to private investors. The terms of the additional Second Secured Lien Notes are identical to the Company's prior borrowings under the Loan Agreement, as disclosed in Note 6 - Notes Payable. The Second Secured Lien Notes mature on June 30, 2019 and bear interest at 12.75%, payable 7.5% in cash and 5.25% in cash or in kind at our option.

As disclosed in Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity, on October 25, 2016 we issued 196,000 shares of Class A common stock, in accordance with the Second Lien Loan Agreement, to Ronald L. Chez, in connection with his loan of $2.0 million on September 15, 2016. Mr. Chez is a member of our Board of Directors, .


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

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

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

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

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

We are structured so that our digital cinema business (collectively, our Phase I Deployment, Phase II Deployment and Services segments) operates independently from our Content & Entertainment business. As of September 30, 2016, we had approximately $92.1 million of non-recourse outstanding debt principal that relates to, and is serviced by, our digital cinema business. We also have approximately $90.4 million of outstanding debt principal, as of September 30, 2016 that is attributable to our Content & Entertainment and Corporate segments.

On June 23, 2016, we received the Notice from the Listing Qualifications staff of Nasdaq indicating that the Company no longer meets the requirement to maintain a minimum market value of publicly held shares of $15.0 million, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(3)(C). The Notice does not result in the immediate delisting of the Company’s common stock from the Nasdaq Global Market.


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In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), we have been provided a period of 180 calendar days, or until December 20, 2016, in which to regain compliance. In order to regain compliance with the MVPHS requirement, our MVPHS must be at least $15.0 million for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during this 180-day period. If we do not regain compliance with the bid price requirement by December 20, 2016, we may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period. If we do not regain compliance by December 20, 2016, or the termination of any subsequent compliance period, if applicable, the Staff will provide written notification to us that its common stock may be delisted. At such time, we would be afforded the opportunity for a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the “Panel”). A request for a hearing would stay any suspension or delisting action pending the issuance of a decision by the Panel following the hearing and the expiration of any extension period granted by the Panel. In that regard, the Panel would have the authority to grant us up to an additional 180-day period in which to regain compliance.

We intend to monitor the MVPHS for our common stock between now and December 20, 2016 and will consider the various available options if its common stock does not trade at a level that is likely to regain compliance.

We incurred consolidated net loss of $0.5 million and $5.1 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2016 and $23.1 million and $34.4 million, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. We have an accumulated deficit of $347.6 million as of September 30, 2016. In addition we have significant contractual obligations related to our non-recourse and recourse debt for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 and beyond.

We believe the combination of: (i) our cash and restricted cash balances at September 30, 2016, (ii) planned cost reduction initiatives, and (iii) the additional financing received in July, September and October of 2016 ; and (iv) expected cash flows from operations will be sufficient to satisfy our liquidity and capital requirements for the next twelve months. Our capital requirements will depend on many factors, and we may need to use available capital resources and raise additional capital. Failure to generate additional revenues, raise additional capital or manage discretionary spending could have an adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015

Revenues
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands)
2016
 
2015
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Phase I Deployment
$
9,592

 
$
9,721

 
$
(129
)
 
(1
)%
Phase II Deployment
3,273

 
3,173

 
100

 
3
 %
Services
3,122

 
3,109

 
13

 
 %
Content & Entertainment
7,893

 
11,701

 
(3,808
)
 
(33
)%
 
$
23,880

 
$
27,704

 
$
(3,824
)
 
(14
)%

Decreased revenues in our Phase I and Phase II Deployment businesses reflect the decrease of theatres as a result of theatres reaching the end of their deployment agreement which affected 25 titles. This decrease was partially offset by wide release of 37 titles in the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 33 titles in the September 30, 2015 period. In addition, one blockbuster title released in the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to two blockbuster titles in the three months ended September 30, 2015, also accounted for the decrease in revenue.

Revenue generated by our Services segment increased as a result of the higher VPFs earned by our Phase I and II deployment businesses. Our Services segment earns commissions on VPF revenue generated by the Phase I and Phase II deployment segments. Certain Phase I and Phase II Systems reached the conclusion of their deployment payment period starting in December of 2015 and continuing through September of 2016, and as a result, we expect VPF and Services revenue on those systems to decrease in the future

Revenues at our Content & Entertainment segment decreased, due to weaker than expected digital performance due to industry leaders focusing more of their capital on original content, rather than third-party content. In addition, we continued to experience a decline in sales and shelf space allotted to our traditional DVD and Blu-ray business, which is negatively impacted by changes in technology and consumer behavior. We continue to shift our strategy toward developing a portfolio of narrowcast OTT channels. At the end of fiscal year 2015, we launched CONtv in cooperation with Wizard World, Inc., and in the second quarter of fiscal year 2016 we launched the Dove Channel, which targets families and kids seeking high quality and family friendly content approved by the Dove Foundation.


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Direct Operating Expenses
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands)
2016
 
2015
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Phase I Deployment
$
211

 
$
333

 
$
(122
)
 
(37
)%
Phase II Deployment
49

 
109

 
(60
)
 
(55
)%
Services
2

 
3

 
(1