UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 10, 2025

LIVEONE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-38249		98-0657263
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

269 South Beverly Drive, Suite 1450

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(310) 601-2505

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a

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

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share		LVO		The NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

In December 2024, a subsidiary of LiveOne, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement with a Fortune 500 media conglomerate, which is expected to generate revenue exceeding $25 million for the 2025 calendar year.

The financial information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K constitutes forward-looking information and is subject to risks and uncertainties and is not a guarantee of future performance and may differ from actual results. Such financial information has been prepared by and is the responsibility of the Company’s management and has not been audited, reviewed or compiled by the Company’s or such subsidiary’s independent registered public accounting firm, Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP (“MGO”). Accordingly, MGO does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are “forward-looking statements,” which may often, but not always, be identified by the use of such words as “may,” “might,” “will,” “will likely result,” “would,” “should,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “continue,” “target” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including: the Company’s reliance on its largest OEM customer for a substantial percentage of its revenue; the Company’s ability to consummate any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, special dividend, merger, distribution or transaction, the timing of the consummation of any such proposed event, including the risks that a condition to the consummation of any such event would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all, or that the consummation of any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, merger, special dividend, distribution or transaction will not occur or whether any such event will enhance shareholder value; the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern; the Company’s ability to attract, maintain and increase the number of its users and paid members; the Company identifying, acquiring, securing and developing content; the Company’s intent to repurchase shares of its and/or PodcastOne’s common stock from time to time under the Company’s announced stock repurchase program and the timing, price, and quantity of repurchases, if any, under the program; the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with certain financial and other covenants contained in its debt agreements; the Company successfully implementing its growth strategy, including relating to its technology platforms and applications; management’s relationships with industry stakeholders; uncertain and unfavorable outcomes in the Company’s and/or its subsidiaries’ legal proceedings and/or the Company’s and/or such subsidiaries’ ability to pay any amounts due in connection with any such legal proceedings; risks and uncertainties applicable to the businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries; and other risks, uncertainties and factors including, but not limited to, those described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 1, 2024, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, filed with SEC on November 14, 2024, and in the Company’s other filings and submissions with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any obligation to update these statements, except as may be required by law. The Company intends that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

SIGNATURES

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

	LIVEONE, INC.

Dated: January 10, 2025	By:	/s/ Robert S. Ellin
	Name:	Robert S. Ellin
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

LiveOne Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events