SEC Form 10-Q filed by Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
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HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| As of | ||||||||
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||
| Equity method investments | ||||||||
| Investments available for sale | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Property and equipment held for sale | ||||||||
| Right-of-use lease assets | ||||||||
| Project development costs | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Notes payable, net | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Due to affiliate | ||||||||
| Warrant liability | ||||||||
| Financing liability | ||||||||
| Lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Other liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 6, 7, and 8) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Undesignated preferred stock, $ | ||||||||
| Series B convertible preferred stock, $ | ||||||||
| Series C convertible preferred stock, $ | ||||||||
| Common stock, $ | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total equity attributable to HOFRE | ||||||||
| Non-controlling interest | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Sponsorships, net of activation costs | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Event, rents, restaurant, and other revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Hotel revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Hotel operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Impairment expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Amortization of discount on note payable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | ||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap | ||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of securities available for sale | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss on sale of asset | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Other income | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from equity method investments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Preferred stock dividends | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Loss attributable to non-controlling interest | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to HOFRE stockholders | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | ||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023
(unaudited)
| Series
B Convertible Preferred stock | Series
C Convertible Preferred stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In | Accumulated | Total
Equity Attributable to HOFRE | Non-controlling | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Stockholders | Interest | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2024 | | $ | $ | | $ | | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation on RSU and restricted stock awards | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock units, net of | - | - | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock dividend | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants issued for financing liability proceeds | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation on RSU and restricted stock awards | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock units, net of | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of shares under ATM | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of restricted stock awards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automatic conversion of Series B Preferred Stock | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock dividend | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2024 | - | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation on RSU and restricted stock awards | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock units, net of | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of restricted stock awards | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock dividend | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2024 | - | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation on RSU and restricted stock awards | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of restricted stock awards | - | - | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock units, net of | - | - | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cancellation of fractional shares | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock dividend | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation on RSU and restricted stock awards | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of restricted stock awards | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock units, net of | - | - | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of shares under ATM | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock dividends | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation on RSU and restricted stock awards | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of restricted stock awards | - | - | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock units, net of | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock dividends | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Cash Flows From Operating Activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows used in operating activities | ||||||||
| Depreciation expense | ||||||||
| Amortization of note discount and deferred financing costs | ||||||||
| Amortization of financing liability | ||||||||
| Recognition and impairment of film costs | ||||||||
| Interest income on investments held to maturity | ( | ) | ||||||
| Loss from equity method investments | ||||||||
| Interest paid in kind | ||||||||
| Loss (gain) on sale of asset | ( | ) | ||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | ||||||||
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap | ( | ) | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of securities available for sale | ( | ) | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | ||||||||
| Operating lease expense | ||||||||
| Finance lease expense | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Due to affiliate | ||||||||
| Other liabilities | ||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows From Investing Activities | ||||||||
| Investments in securities held to maturity | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from securities held to maturity | ||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of assets | ||||||||
| Additions to project development costs and property and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows From Financing Activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from notes payable | ||||||||
| Repayments of notes payable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Payment of financing costs | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payment on financing liability | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Payment of finance leases | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from financing liabilities | ||||||||
| Payment of Series B dividends | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payment for repurchase of interest rate swap | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from sale of common stock under ATM | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net decrease in cash and restricted cash | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash and restricted cash, beginning of year | ||||||||
| Cash and restricted cash, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted Cash | ||||||||
| Total cash and restricted cash | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | ||||||||
| Cash paid during the year for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities | ||||||||
| Project development cost acquired through accounts payable and accrued expenses, net | $ | $ | ||||||
| Initial value of assets acquired under finance lease | $ | $ | ||||||
| Warrants issued in connection with financing liability | $ | $ | ||||||
| Proceeds from sale of assets held in escrow | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued preferred stock dividends | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1: Organization, Nature of Business, and Liquidity
Organization and Nature of Business
Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise, the “Company” or “HOFRE”), was incorporated in Delaware as GPAQ Acquisition Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of our legal predecessor, Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. (“GPAQ”), a special purpose acquisition company.
On July 1, 2020, the Company consummated a business combination with HOF Village, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HOF Village”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 16, 2019 (as amended on November 6, 2019, March 10, 2020 and May 22, 2020, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, GPAQ, GPAQ Acquiror Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Acquiror Merger Sub”), GPAQ Company Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Company Merger Sub”), HOF Village and HOF Village Newco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Newco”). The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are referred to as the “Business Combination”.
The Company is a resort and entertainment company leveraging the power and popularity of professional football and its legendary players in partnership with the National Football Museum, Inc., doing business as the Pro Football Hall of Fame (“PFHOF”). Headquartered in Canton, Ohio, the Company owns the DoubleTree by Hilton located in downtown Canton and the Hall of Fame Village, which is a multi-use sports, entertainment, and media destination centered around the PFHOF’s campus. The Company is pursuing a multi-pronged strategy across three business verticals, including destination-based assets, Hall of Fame Village, HOF Village Media Group, LLC (“Hall of Fame Village Media”), and gaming (“Gold Summit Gaming”).
The Company has entered into multiple agreements with PFHOF, and certain government entities, which outline the rights and obligations of each of the parties with regard to the property on which the Hall of Fame Village sits, portions of which are owned by the Company and portions of which are net leased to the Company by government and quasi-governmental entities (see Note 9 for additional information). Under these agreements, the PFHOF and the lessor entities are entitled to use portions of the Hall of Fame Village on a direct-cost basis.
Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company has sustained recurring losses through September 30, 2024
and the Company’s accumulated deficit was $
On September 27, 2024, the Company received a nonbinding proposal from IRG (as defined below) related to a proposed acquisition of HOFV by IRG. In response to the proposal, the Company’s Board of Directors formed a special committee made up of independent, disinterested directors (the “Special Committee”) to evaluate the proposal. The Special Committee and IRG are currently in discussions on this proposed acquisition.
On October 26, 2024, the Company received a
notice of termination due to event of default on its waterpark ground lease. Under the waterpark ground lease, the notice of
termination required that the Company immediately surrender the waterpark premises and related improvements to the landlord. The event of default under the Waterpark Ground Lease results in an event of default under certain of the Company’s loan agreements.
Given the Company’s financial position, the Company is in default or risks becoming in default under certain other loan agreements.
The loan agreements under which the Company is in default total approximately $
The Company will need to raise additional financing to accomplish its development plan and fund its working capital. The Company is seeking to obtain additional funding through debt, construction lending, and equity financing. There are no assurances that the Company will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. Cash flows generated from the Company’s operations are insufficient to meet its current operating costs. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, it may be required to reduce the scope of its planned development, which could harm its financial condition and operating results, or it may not be able to continue to fund or must significantly curtail its ongoing operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern to meet its obligations as they come due for at least one year from the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
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Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and Rule 10 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP. However, in the opinion of the management of the Company, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and operating results have been included in these statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed on March 25, 2024. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any subsequent quarters or for the year ending December 31, 2024.
Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts and activity of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Investments in a variable interest entity in which the Company is not the primary beneficiary, or where the Company does not own a majority interest but has the ability to exercise considerable influence over operating and financial policies, are accounted for using the equity method. All intercompany profits, transactions, and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Company owns a
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions for the Company relate to credit losses, depreciation, costs capitalized to project development costs, useful lives of long-lived assets, impairment, stock-based compensation, and fair value of financial instruments (including the fair value of the Company’s warrant liability). Management adjusts such estimates when facts and circumstances dictate. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Warrant Liability
The Company accounts for warrants for shares of
the Company’s common stock, par value $
Cash and Restricted Cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased, to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company maintains its cash and escrow accounts at national financial institutions. The balances, at times, may exceed federally insured limits.
Restricted cash includes escrow reserve accounts
for capital improvements and debt service as required under certain of the Company’s debt agreements. The balances as of September
30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $
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Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Investments
The Company from time to time invests in debt and equity securities, including companies engaged in complementary businesses. All marketable equity and debt securities held by the Company are accounted for under “Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)” Topic 320, “Investments – Debt and Equity Securities.” The Company recognizes interest income on these securities ratably over their term utilizing the interest method.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
the Company also had $
Equity Method Investments
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, which the Company exerts significant influence but does not control or otherwise consolidate are accounted for using the equity method. Equity method investments are initially recorded at cost. These investments are included in equity method investment in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s share of the profits and losses from these investments is reported in “Loss from equity method investment” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company monitors its investments for other-than-temporary impairment by considering factors such as current economic and market conditions and the operating performance of the investees and records reductions in carrying values when necessary.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are generally amounts due under sponsorship and other agreements and are recorded at the invoiced amount. Accounts receivable are reviewed for delinquencies on a case-by-case basis and are considered delinquent when the sponsor or customer has missed a scheduled payment. Interest is not charged on delinquencies.
The carrying amount of accounts receivable is
reduced by an allowance that reflects management’s best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected. Management individually
reviews all delinquent accounts receivable balances and based on an assessment of current creditworthiness, estimates the portion, if
any, of the balance that will not be collected. The Company reviews its Accounts Receivable on a case-by-case basis and writes off any
accounts receivable for which collection efforts have been exhausted. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has
recorded an allowance for credit losses of $
Deferred Financing Costs
Costs incurred in obtaining financing are capitalized and amortized to additions in project development costs during the construction period over the term of the related loans, without regard for any extension options until the project or portion thereof is considered substantially complete. Upon substantial completion of the project or portion thereof, such costs are amortized as interest expense utilizing the effective interest method over the term of the related loan. Any unamortized costs are shown as an offset to “Notes Payable, net” on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Revenue Recognition
The Company follows the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) ASC 606, Revenue with Contracts with Customers, to properly recognize revenue. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company generates revenues from various streams such as sponsorship agreements, rents, food & beverage, events (including admissions, concessions and parking), and hotel and restaurant operations. The sponsorship arrangements, in which the customer sponsors an asset or event and receives specified brand recognition and other benefits over a set period of time, recognize revenue on a straight-line basis over the time period specified in the contract. The excess of amounts contractually due over the amounts of sponsorship revenue recognized are included in other liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Contractually due but unpaid sponsorship revenue are included in accounts receivable on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 6 for more details. Revenue for short-term rentals and events are recognized at the time the respective event or service has been performed. Rental revenue for long term leases is recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease beginning on the commencement date.
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to a customer. If the contract does not specify the revenue by performance obligation, the Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. Such prices are generally determined using prices charged to customers or using the Company’s expected cost plus margin. Revenue is recognized as the Company’s performance obligations are satisfied. If consideration is received in advance of the Company’s performance, including amounts which are refundable, recognition of revenue is deferred until the performance obligation is satisfied or amounts are no longer refundable.
The Company’s owned hotel revenues primarily consist of hotel room sales, revenue from accommodations sold in conjunction with other services (e.g., package reservations), food and beverage sales, and other ancillary goods and services (e.g., parking) related to owned hotel properties. Revenue is recognized when rooms are occupied or goods and services have been delivered or rendered, respectively. Payment terms typically align with when the goods and services are provided. Although the transaction prices of hotel room sales, goods, and other services are generally fixed and based on the respective room reservation or other agreement, an estimate to reduce the transaction price is required if a discount is expected to be provided to the customer. For package reservations, the transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations within the package based on the estimated standalone selling price of each component.
Restaurant revenue at Company-operated restaurants and concessions is recognized when payment is tendered at the point of sale, net of sales tax, discounts and other sales related taxes.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Income Taxes
The Company utilizes an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. The provision for income taxes is based upon income or loss after adjustment for those permanent items that are not considered in the determination of taxable income. Deferred income taxes represent the tax effects of differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.
The Company evaluates the recoverability of deferred tax assets and establishes a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Management makes judgments as to the interpretation of the tax laws that might be challenged upon an audit and cause changes to previous estimates of tax liability. In management’s opinion, adequate provisions for income taxes have been made. If actual taxable income by tax jurisdiction varies from estimates, additional allowances or reversals of reserves may be necessary.
Tax benefits are recognized only for tax positions
that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount
of benefit that is greater than
The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with tax audits is to record such items as a component of operating expenses on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. There were no amounts incurred for penalties and interest for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. The Company does not expect its uncertain tax position to change during the next twelve months. Management is currently unaware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviations from its position. The Company’s effective tax rates of zero differ from the statutory rate for the years presented primarily due to the Company’s net operating loss, which was fully reserved for all years presented.
The Company has identified its United States tax return and its state tax return in Ohio as its “major” tax jurisdictions, and such returns for the years 2020 through 2023 remain subject to examination.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Film and Media Costs
The Company capitalizes all costs to develop films and related media
as an asset, included in “project development costs” on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The costs
for each film or media will be expensed over the expected release period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the
Company recorded $
Fair Value Measurement
The Company follows FASB’s ASC 820–10, Fair Value Measurement, to measure the fair value of its financial instruments and non-financial instruments and to incorporate disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments. ASC 820–10 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, ASC 820–10 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.
The three levels of fair value hierarchy defined by ASC 820–10-20 are described below:
| Level 1 | Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. | |
| Level 2 | Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. | |
| Level 3 | Pricing inputs that are generally unobservable inputs and not corroborated by market data. |
Financial assets or liabilities are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.
The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. If the inputs used to measure the financial assets and liabilities fall within more than one level described above, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
The carrying amount of the Company’s notes payable are considered to approximate their fair value based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms and maturities.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Fair Value Measurement (continued)
The Company uses the fair value hierarchy to measure the fair value of its warrant liabilities, investments available for sale and interest rate swap. The Company revalues its financial instruments at every reporting period. The Company recognizes gains or losses on the change in fair value of the warrant liabilities as “change in fair value of warrant liability” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company recognizes gains or losses on the change in fair value of the investments available for sale as “change in fair value of securities available for sale” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company recognizes gains or losses on the change in fair value of the interest rate swap as “change in fair value of interest rate swap” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The valuation of the investments available for sale was based on an option pricing model using market rate assumptions. The interest rate swap was terminated in 2023.
| Level | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| Warrant liabilities – Public Series A Warrants | 1 | $ | $ | |||||||
| Warrant liabilities – Private Series A Warrants | 3 | |||||||||
| Warrant liabilities – Series B Warrants | 3 | |||||||||
| Fair value of aggregate warrant liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||||
| Investments available for sale | 3 | $ | $ | |||||||
The Series A Warrants issued to the previous shareholders of GPAQ (the “Public Series A Warrants”) are classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in the active market. Level 3 financial liabilities consist of the Series A Warrants issued to the sponsors of GPAQ (the “Private Series A Warrants”) and the Series B Warrants issued in the Company’s November 2020 follow-on public offering, for which there is no current market for these securities, and the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation. Changes in fair value measurement categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are analyzed each period based on changes in estimates or assumptions and recorded appropriately.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Fair Value Measurement (continued)
Subsequent measurement
| Public Series A Warrants | Private Series A Warrants | Series B Warrants | Total Warrant Liability | |||||||||||||
| Fair value as of December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Fair value as of September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Private Series A Warrants | Series B Warrants | Private Series A Warrants | Series B Warrants | |||||||||||||
| Term (years) | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock price | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Exercise price | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Dividend yield | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||
| Expected volatility | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||
| Risk free interest rate | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||
| Number of shares | ||||||||||||||||
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Net Loss Per Common Share
Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods.
Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The Company’s potentially dilutive common stock equivalent shares, which include incremental common shares issuable upon (i) the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants, (ii) vesting of restricted stock units and restricted stock awards, and (iii) conversion of preferred stock, are only included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share when their effect is dilutive.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company was in a loss position and therefore all potentially dilutive securities would be anti-dilutive.
| For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock | ||||||||
| Unvested restricted stock units to be settled in shares of Common Stock | ||||||||
| Shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of convertible notes | ||||||||
| Shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock | ||||||||
| Shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series C Preferred Stock | ||||||||
| Total potentially dilutive securities | ||||||||
Recent Accounting Standards
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting, to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes, requiring more granular disclosure of the components of income taxes. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3: Property and Equipment
| Useful Life | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| Land | $ | $ | ||||||||
| Land improvements | ||||||||||
| Building and improvements | ||||||||||
| Equipment | ||||||||||
| Property and equipment, gross | ||||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net, including property and equipment held for sale | $ | $ | ||||||||
| Project development costs | $ | $ | ||||||||
On January 11, 2024, pursuant to a membership
purchase agreement dated December 22, 2023, the Company sold an
For the three months ended September 30, 2024
and 2023, the Company recorded depreciation expense of $
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and
2023, the Company transferred $
Included in project development costs are film
development costs of $
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 4: Notes Payable, net
| Debt discount and deferred financing | Interest Rate | Maturity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross | costs | Net | Stated | Effective | Date | |||||||||||||||||
| Preferred equity Loan(2) | $ | $ | $ | % | % | |||||||||||||||||
| City of Canton Loan(7) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| New Market/SCF(7) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JKP Capital Loan(5) | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| MKG DoubleTree Loan | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Convertible PIPE Notes | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canton Cooperative Agreement | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| CH Capital Loan(4)(5) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Constellation EME #2(3) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| IRG Split Note(5) | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| JKP Split Note(5) | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| ErieBank Loan(6) | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| PACE Equity Loan | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| PACE Equity CFP | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| CFP Loan(5) | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stark County Community Foundation(7) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CH Capital Bridge Loan(5) | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium PACE Loan | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stark County Infrastructure Loan(7) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| City of Canton Infrastructure Loan(7) | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| TDD Bonds | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| TIF | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| CH Capital Retail | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DoubleTree TDD | ( | ) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| DoubleTree PACE | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Constellation EME #3(3) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SCF Loan | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 4: Notes Payable, net (continued)
| Gross | Debt discount and deferred financing costs | Net | ||||||||||
| Preferred equity Loan(2) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| City of Canton Loan(3) (8) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| New Market/SCF(8) | ||||||||||||
| JKP Capital Loan(6) | ||||||||||||
| MKG DoubleTree Loan | ||||||||||||
| Convertible PIPE Notes | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Canton Cooperative Agreement | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| CH Capital Loan(5)(6) | ||||||||||||
| Constellation EME #2(4) | ||||||||||||
| IRG Split Note(6) | ||||||||||||
| JKP Split Note(6) | ||||||||||||
| ErieBank Loan(7) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| PACE Equity Loan | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| PACE Equity CFP | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| CFP Loan(6) | ||||||||||||
| Stark County Community Foundation(8) | ||||||||||||
| CH Capital Bridge Loan(6) | ||||||||||||
| Stadium PACE Loan | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Stark County Infrastructure Loan(8) | ||||||||||||
| City of Canton Infrastructure Loan(8) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| TDD Bonds | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| TIF | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| CH Capital Retail | ||||||||||||
| DoubleTree TDD | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| DoubleTree PACE | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
During the three months ended September 30, 2024
and 2023, the Company recorded amortization of note discounts and deferred financing costs of $
During nine months ended September 30, 2024 and
2023, the Company recorded paid-in-kind interest of $
See below footnotes for the Company’s notes payable:
| (1) | |
| (2) | |
| (3) | |
| (4) | |
| (5) | |
| (6) | |
| (7) |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 4: Notes Payable, net (continued)
Accrued Interest on Notes Payable
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Preferred Equity Loan | $ | $ | ||||||
| City of Canton Loan | ||||||||
| New Market/SCF | ||||||||
| MKG DoubleTree Loan | ||||||||
| Canton Cooperative Agreement | ||||||||
| CH Capital Loan | ||||||||
| ErieBank Loan | ||||||||
| PACE Equity Loan | ||||||||
| PACE Equity CFP | ||||||||
| CFP Loan | ||||||||
| Stark County Community Foundation | ||||||||
| Stadium PACE Loan | ||||||||
| Stark County Infrastructure Loan | ||||||||
| TDD Bonds | ||||||||
| TIF | ||||||||
| DoubleTree PACE | ||||||||
| DoubleTree TDD | ||||||||
| SCF Loan | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
The amounts above were included in “accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
City of Canton Loan
On June 5, 2024, the
Company entered into an amendment to the City of Canton Loan. Pursuant to the amendment, which modifies the original instrument dated
December 30, 2019, the parties agreed: (i) to modify the original maturity date from July 1, 2027 to July 1, 2046; and (ii) amend the
repayment dates as follows (a) no interest shall accrue for two years, from May 28, 2024 through June 30, 2026, (b) commencing on July
1, 2026, the outstanding principal balance will bear interest at the increased rate of
This loan modification
was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt with a new debt issuance. The Company recognized a loss of $
New Market/Stark Community Foundation (“SCF”) Loan
On June 25, 2024, the Company entered into an
amendment to New Markert/SCF loan agreement. Pursuant to the amendment, which modifies the original business loan agreement dated December
30, 2019, the parties agreed: (i) to extend the original maturity date from December 30, 2024 to June 30, 2044; (ii) the principal balance
is increased from $
This loan modification was considered a troubled debt restructuring, and all modifications were recognized prospectively as of the date of modification and no gain or loss was recognized.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 4: Notes Payable, net (continued)
CH Capital Term Loan
On January 11, 2024, the Company amended its Term Loan Agreement with CH Capital Lending, LLC (“CH Capital”) in order to reflect the repayment of a portion of principal out of the proceeds from the sale of the Sports Complex business. The Promissory Note was amended to reflect the change to the outstanding principal balance.
On January 17, 2024, the Company amended its Term
Loan Agreement with CH Capital to document a $
On February 1, 2024, the Company amended its Term
Loan Agreement with CH Capital to document an $
On February 28, 2024, the Company amended its
Term Loan Agreement with CH Capital to document a $
IRG Loan Amendments
On January 30, 2024, the Company provided timely notice of its intention to exercise the option to extend the maturity date of the IRG Debt Instruments. On April 7, 2024, the Company entered into a formal omnibus extension of certain debt instruments, effective March 31, 2024 (“Omnibus Extension”) with CH Capital Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CHCL”), IRG, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“IRGLLC”), JKP Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JKP”), and Midwest Lender Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MLF” individually; IRGLLC, CHCL, JKP, and MLF referred to collectively as “Lenders”). The impacted agreements include the following, as amended from time to time (collectively, “IRG Debt Instruments”):
| - | CH Capital Note |
| - | IRG Split Note |
| - | JKP Split Note |
| - | JKP Capital Loan |
| - | CFP Note |
Stuart Lichter, a director of the Company, is President of IRGLLC and MLF and a director of CHCL.
On April 7, 2024, the Company and HOF Village Newco, LLC (collectively “Borrower”) entered into a formal omnibus extension of certain debt instruments, effective March 31, 2024, with CH Capital Lending, LLC, IRG, LLC, JKP Financial, LLC and Midwest Lender Fund, LLC (collectively “Lenders”). Borrower and Lenders agreed to extend the maturity date from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025. The impacted agreements, dated effective November 7, 2022, include the (i) Joinder and First Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note payable to CH Capital Lending, LLC; (ii) Second Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note payable to CH Capital Lending, LLC; (iii) Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note payable to IRG, LLC; (iv) Secured Cognovit Promissory Note payable to JKP Financial, LLC (v) Joinder and Second Amended and Restated Secured Cognovit Promissory Note payable to JKP Financial, LLC; and (vi) Secured Cognovit Promissory Note payable to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC.
ErieBank Release of Cash Pledge
On December 15, 2021, the HOF Village Center for
Excellence, LLC (“HOFV CFE”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Loan Agreement with ErieBank, a division
of CNB Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNB Financial Corporation (“ErieBank”), pursuant to which HOFV CFE borrowed $
On March 15, 2024, ErieBank agreed to release
a portion of the held back amount to HOFV CFE with $
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 4: Notes Payable, net (continued)
Stark County Community Foundation
On June 25, 2024, the Company, entered into a First Amendment to Business Loan Agreement (“Infrastructure First Amendment”) and an Amended and Restated Promissory Note (“A&R Infrastructure Note”) with Stark Community Foundation, Inc.
Pursuant to the Infrastructure First Amendment,
which modifies the original business loan agreement dated June 16, 2022, the parties agreed: (i) to extend the original maturity date
from May 31, 2029 to June 30, 2044; (ii) the principal balance is increased from $
This loan modification was treated as an extinguishment of debt. However, given that the fair value of the modified instrument was the same as of the carrying value of the original instrument, no gain or loss was recognized.
Stark County Infrastructure Loan
On May 20, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment
to its Stark County Infrastructure Loan. Pursuant to the amendment, which modifies the original instrument dated August 31, 2022, the
parties agreed: (i) to modify the original maturity date from August 30, 2029 to June 30, 2044; (ii) the lender will provide additional
funds to the Company totaling $
This loan amendment was treated as a modification of debt with no gain or loss recognized.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 4: Notes Payable, net (continued)
City of Canton Infrastructure Loan
On June 5, 2024, the
Company entered into an amendment to its City of Canton Infrastructure Loan. Pursuant to the amendment, which modifies the original instrument
dated September 15, 2022, the parties agreed: (i) to modify the original maturity date from June 30, 2029 to July 1, 2046; and (ii) the
repayment schedule was modified as follows (a) no interest shall accrue for two years, from May 28, 2024 through June 30, 2026, (b) commencing
on July 1, 2026, the outstanding principal balance will bear interest at the reduced rate of
This loan modification was considered a troubled debt restructuring, and all modifications were recognized prospectively as of the date of modification and no gain or loss was recognized.
SCF Loan
On June 11, 2024, the
Company entered into a loan agreement with the Stark Community Foundation, Inc., an Ohio not-for-profit corporation (“SCF”).
Pursuant to the SCF Loan, SCF provided a term loan to the Company in the principal amount of $
Constellation Energy Made Easy Agreement (EME 3)
On July 1, 2024, the Company received approximately
$
Future Minimum Principal Payments
| For the years ending December 31, | Amount | |||
| 2024 (three months) | $ | |||
| 2025 | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| Total Gross Principal Payments | $ | |||
| Less: Debt discount and deferred financing costs | ( | ) | ||
| Total Net Principal Payments | $ | |||
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5: Stockholders’ Equity
2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan
On July 1, 2020, the Company’s omnibus incentive
plan (the “2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan”) became effective immediately. The 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan was previously approved
by the Company’s stockholders and Board of Directors. Subject to adjustment, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock authorized
for issuance under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan was
Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company 2023 Inducement Plan
On January 24, 2023,
the Company’s board of directors adopted the Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company 2023 Inducement Plan (the “Inducement
Plan”). The Inducement Plan is not subject to stockholder approval. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that
may be issued or transferred pursuant to awards covered by the Inducement Plan (including existing inducement awards amended to be subject
to the Inducement Plan) is
Equity Distribution Agreement
On September 30, 2021, the Company entered into
an Equity Distribution Agreement with Wedbush Securities Inc. and Maxim Group LLC with respect to an at-the-market offering program under
which the Company may, from time to time, offer and sell shares of the Company’s Common Stock having an aggregate offering price
of up to $
On October
10, 2023, the Company reduced the amount of shares of its Common Stock that could be issued and sold pursuant to its “at-the-market”
program (“ATM”) with Wedbush Securities Inc. and Maxim Group LLC, as agents (the “Agents”), to an amount equal
to $
The Underwriting
Agreement requires that we not issue any shares of our Common Stock for
On April
8, 2024, the Company and the Agents entered into an Amendment No. 2 to the Equity Distribution Agreement, which was effective immediately
and increased the compensation to which the Agents are entitled from up to
During the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company received net proceeds of $
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5: Stockholders’ Equity (continued)
Issuance of Restricted Stock Awards
| Number of shares | Weighted average grant date fair value | |||||||
| Non–vested at January 1, 2024 | $ | |||||||
| Granted | $ | |||||||
| Vested | ( | ) | $ | |||||
| Non–vested at September 30, 2024 | $ | |||||||
For the three months ended September 30, 2024
and 2023, stock-based compensation related to restricted stock awards was $
Issuance of Restricted Stock Units
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company granted an aggregate of
| Number of shares | Weighted average grant date fair value | |||||||
| Non–vested at January 1, 2024 | $ | |||||||
| Granted | $ | |||||||
| Vested | ( | ) | $ | |||||
| Forfeited | ( | ) | $ | |||||
| Non–vested at September 30, 2024 | $ | |||||||
For the three months ended September 30, 2024
and 2023, the Company recorded $
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Note 5: Stockholders’ Equity (continued)
Issuance of Performance Stock Units
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024,
the Company did not grant any Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”) under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan. PSUs granted in 2023
were valued at the value of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant, which approximated $
| Number of shares | Weighted average grant date fair value | |||||||
| Non–vested at January 1, 2024 | $ | |||||||
| Granted | ||||||||
| Vested | ||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ) | $ | |||||
| Non–vested at September 30, 2024 | ||||||||
The PSU award was payable to the extent that four
performance goals were achieved. Three of the goals were not achieved and the fourth was achieved at a
Warrants
| Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price (USD) | Weighted Average Contractual Life (years) | Intrinsic Value (USD) | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding - January 1, 2024 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Granted | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Expired | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding – September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | - | |||||||||||||
| Exercisable – September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | - | |||||||||||||
7.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
On January 12, 2023,
the Company issued to ADC LCR Hall of Fame Manager II, LLC (the “Series A Preferred Investor”)
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 6: Sponsorship Revenue and Associated Commitments
Sponsorship Revenue
The Company has revenue primarily from sponsorship programs that provide its sponsors with strategic opportunities to reach customers through our venue including advertising on our website. Sponsorship agreements may contain multiple elements, which provide several distinct benefits to the sponsor over the term of the agreement and can be for a single or multi-year term. These agreements provide sponsors various rights such as venue naming rights, signage within our venues, the ability to be the exclusive provider of a certain category of product, and advertising on our website and other benefits as detailed in the agreements.
| Year ending December 31, | ||||
| 2024 (three months) | $ | |||
| 2025 | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| Total | $ |
As services are provided, the Company recognizes
revenue on a straight-line basis over the expected term of the agreement. During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the
Company recognized $
Note 7: Other Commitments
Management Agreement with Crestline Hotels & Resorts
On October 22, 2019, the Company entered into a management agreement
with Crestline Hotels & Resorts (“Crestline”). The Company appointed and engaged Crestline as the Company’s exclusive
agent to supervise, direct, and control management and operation of the DoubleTree Canton Downtown Hotel. The agreement will be terminated
on the fifth anniversary of the hotel opening date, or November 21, 2025, unless otherwise extended. For the three months ended September
30, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred $
Management Agreement with Shula’s Steak Houses, LLLP
On October 7, 2020, the Company entered into a
management agreement with Shula’s Steak Houses, LLLP (“Shula’s”). The Company appointed and engaged Shula’s
to develop, operate and manage the Don Shula’s American Kitchen restaurant. The initial term of the agreement is for a period of
On June 8, 2024, the Company provided notice to Shula’s of its intent to terminate the management agreement. The Company and Shula’s entered into a phased transition plan. On August 18, 2024, the Company completely took over management of the restaurant, and on October 22, 2024, opened it under a new brand, “Gridiron Gastropub”.
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Note 7: Other Commitments (continued)
Sports Betting Agreements
On July 14, 2022, the Company entered into an
Online Market Access Agreement with Instabet, Inc. doing business as betr (“BETR”), pursuant to which BETR will serve as a
Mobile Management Services Provider (as defined under applicable Ohio gaming law) wherein BETR will host, operate and support a branded
online sports betting service in Ohio, subject to procurement and maintenance of all necessary licenses. The initial term of the Online
Market Access Agreement is
As part of this agreement, the Company will receive
a limited equity interest in BETR and certain revenue sharing, along with the opportunity for sponsorship and cross-marketing. The limited
equity interest was in the form of penny warrants initially valued at $
On November 2, 2022, the Company secured conditional approval from the state for mobile and retail sports betting. The Ohio Casino Control Commission provided the required authorization for HOFV to gain licensing for a physical sports betting operation – called a sportsbook – as well as an online sports betting platform, under Ohio’s sports betting law H.B.29. As of January 1, 2023, sports betting is legal in Ohio for anyone in the state that is of legal betting age. The conditional approval required that the Company accept bets under both the mobile and retail sports books prior to December 31, 2023. The Company satisfied that condition for the mobile sports book. However, the Company does not currently have a sports betting partner for its retail sports book. In November 2023, Ohio granted an extension to June 30, 2024 for all retail license holders.
In May of 2024, the Ohio Casino Control Commission approved a waiver giving the Executive Director the immediate ability and discretion to extend the “use it or lose it” compliance period for all licensed Type B sports gaming proprietors and service providers. With the approval of this waiver and the proposed corresponding rule change, all licensees will be given the full length of their initial licensure period for compliance. The Company now has until December 31, 2027, to accept at least one retail sports bet under its Type B license. If at least one sports bet is not taken through an approved method before this date, the Company will not be eligible to apply for another license for a period of one year after the expiration of the license.
Other Liabilities
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Activation fund reserves | $ | $ | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | ||||||||
| Deposits and other liabilities | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
Community Assistance Grant
On May 30, 2024, the Company received a grant
of $
State of Ohio Grant
On June 28, 2024, the Company was awarded a $
Other Commitments
The Company has other commitments, as disclosed in Notes 6, 8 and 9 within these condensed consolidated footnotes.
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Note 8: Contingencies
During the normal course of its business, the Company is subject to occasional legal proceedings and claims. The Company does not have any pending litigation that, separately or in the aggregate, would, in the opinion of management, have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.
Note 9: Related-Party Transactions
Due to Affiliates
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Due to IRG Member | $ | $ | ||||||
| Due to PFHOF | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
IRG Canton Village Member, LLC, a member of HOF
Village, LLC controlled by our director Stuart Lichter (the “IRG Member”) and an affiliate, provides certain supporting services
to the Company. As noted in the Operating Agreement of HOF Village, LLC, an affiliate of the IRG Member, IRG Canton Village Manager, LLC,
the manager of HOF Village, LLC controlled by our director Stuart Lichter, may earn a master developer fee calculated as
The due to related party amounts in the table above are non-interest bearing advances from an affiliate of IRG Member due on demand.
The amounts above due to PFHOF relate to advances to and from PFHOF, including costs for onsite sponsorship activation, sponsorship sales support, shared services, event tickets, and expense reimbursements.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
PFHOF owed the Company $
Global License Agreement
Effective April 8, 2022, the Company and PFHOF,
entered into a Global License Agreement (the “Global License Agreement”). The Global License Agreement consolidates and replaces
the First Amended and Restated License Agreement, the Amended and Restated Media License Agreement, and the Branding Agreement the parties
had previously entered into. The Global License Agreement sets forth the terms under which PFHOF licenses certain marks and works to the
Company to exploit existing PFHOF works and to create new works. The Global License Agreement grants the Company and its affiliates an
exclusive right and license to use the PFHOF marks in conjunction with theme-based entertainment and attractions within the City of Canton,
Ohio; youth sports programs, subject to certain exclusions; e-gaming and video games; and sports betting. The Global License Agreement
also grants the Company and its affiliates a non-exclusive license to use the PFHOF marks and works in other areas of use, with a right
of first refusal, subject to specified exclusions. The Global License Agreement acknowledges the existence of agreements in effect between
PFHOF and certain third parties that provide for certain restrictions on the rights of PFHOF, which affects the rights that can be granted
to the Company. These restrictions include, but are not limited to, such third parties having co-exclusive rights to exploit content based
on the PFHOF enshrinement ceremonies and other enshrinement events. The Global License Agreement requires the Company to pay PFHOF an
annual license fee of $
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Note 9: Related-Party Transactions (continued)
Global License Agreement (continued)
Effective September 11, 2024, the Company and PFHOF, entered into an Amended and Restated Global License Agreement (“A&R Agreement”). The A&R Agreement replaces the Global License Agreement the parties had previously entered into on April 8, 2022.
The A&R Agreement sets forth the terms under
which PFHOF licenses certain marks and works to the Company to utilize existing PFHOF marks and works in a HOFV proposed project. The
Company’s bona fide use of PFHOF marks shall be in connection with the Village campus, youth sports programs, e-gaming, and/or video
games, and such other fields of use that are not specifically set forth. The Company’s use and license rights of PFHOF marks and/or
works vary based on the nature of the proposed project and are subject to PFHOF’s approval in each instance. In connection with
any proposed project approved by PFHOF or use of any PFHOF work as approved by PFHOF, HOFV and PFHOF shall mutually agree on the license
fee and/or royalty to be paid to PFHOF in connection therewith taking into consideration all relevant factors and uses thereof. The A&R
Agreement removes the requirement of payment of an annual license fee moving forward and in exchange for the Company executing the A&R
Agreement, PFHOF has agreed to expressly waive payment of the annual license fee of $
Hotel Construction Loan Commitment Letter
On November 3, 2022,
the Company entered into a Commitment Letter (the “Hotel Construction Loan Commitment Letter”), by and among the Company,
as guarantor, HOF Village Hotel WP, LLC (“Hotel”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, as borrower, and Industrial
Realty Group, Inc. (“IRGInc”), as lender. Stuart Lichter, a director of the Company, is President and Chairman of the Board
of Industrial Realty Group, LLC (“IRGLLC”). Pursuant to the terms of the Hotel Construction Loan Commitment Letter, IRGInc
committed to provide, or to arrange for one of IRGInc’s affiliates to provide, a loan of $
IRG Financial Support and Consideration
On November 7, 2022, the Company entered into a letter agreement (the “IRG Letter Agreement”) with IRGLLC, pursuant to which IRGLLC agreed that IRGLLC and IRGLLC’s affiliates and related parties will provide the Company and its subsidiaries with certain financial support described below in exchange for certain consideration described below.
The financial support provided under the IRG Letter Agreement consists of the following (the “IRG Financial Support”):
Waterpark Construction Financing Facilitation. IRGLLC agreed that its affiliate CH Capital Lending, LLC (“CHCL”), would help facilitate the closing of financing with HFAKOH001 LLC (“Oak Street”) with regard to construction of the waterpark project, by among other things, releasing CHCL’s first mortgage lien on the Stadium Leasehold Interests and pledge of membership interests in HOFV Stadium. In addition, IRGLLC agreed to provide a completion guaranty to facilitate other needed financing for the waterpark project, as required.
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Note 9: Related-Party Transactions (continued)
IRG Financial Support and Consideration (continued)
Extension of CHCL Bridge Loan. IRGLLC agreed that CHCL would extend to March 31, 2024 the maturity of the promissory note dated June 16, 2022, issued by the Company, HOF Village Retail I, LLC and HOF Village Retail II, LLC, as borrowers, to CHCL, as lender (the “Bridge Loan”).
Provide One Year Extension Option for All IRG Affiliate Lender Loans. All loans from affiliates and related parties of IRGLLC (“IRG Affiliate Lenders”) will be amended to provide for an optional one-year extension of their maturity until March 31, 2025 for a one percent extension fee, which is payable if and when an IRG Affiliate Lender loan is extended. The IRG Affiliate Lender loans consist of the following: (i) Bridge Loan, with an existing modified maturity date of March 31, 2024; (ii) the term loan, payable to CHCL, with an existing maturity of March 31, 2024; (iii) the first amended and restated promissory note, dated March 1, 2022, payable to IRG, LLC, with an existing maturity of March 31, 2024; (iv) the first amended and restated promissory note, dated March 1, 2022, payable to JKP Financial, LLC, with an existing maturity of March 31, 2024; (v) the Secured Cognovit Promissory Note, dated as of June 19, 2020, assigned June 30, 2020 and amended December 1, 2020 and March 1, 2022, payable to JKP Financial, LLC, with an existing maturity of March 31, 2024; and (vi) the promissory note, dated April 27, 2022, payable to Midwest Lender Fund, LLC (“MLF”), with an existing maturity of April 30, 2023, and with an option to extend the maturity until March 31, 2024.
Tapestry Hotel Construction Financing Commitment Letter. IRGLLC agreed to provide a commitment for financing the Hotel Project, as set forth in the Hotel Construction Loan Commitment Letter.
In consideration of the IRG Financial Support to be received by the Company and its subsidiaries, the Company agreed in the IRG Letter Agreement to provide the following consideration to IRGLLC and the IRG Affiliate Lenders:
The Company agreed to
make a payment of $
The Company agreed to
modify the IRG Affiliate Lender loans as follows: (i) all IRG Affiliate Lender loans will bear interest at
The Company agreed to modify the Series C through Series G warrants held by IRG Affiliate Lenders as follows: (i) the exercise price of the Series C through Series G warrants held by IRG Affiliate Lenders will be reset to Market Price; and (ii) the warrant expiration dates of the Series C through Series G warrants held by IRG Affiliate Lenders will be extended by two years from their current expiration dates.
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Note 9: Related-Party Transactions (continued)
IRG Financial Support and Consideration (continued)
In the IRG Letter Agreement, IRGLLC and the Company agreed to comply with all federal and state securities laws and Nasdaq listing rules and to insert “blocker” provisions for the above-described re-pricing of the warrants and the conversion provisions, such that the total cumulative number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued to IRGLLC and its affiliated and related parties pursuant to the IRG Letter Agreement may not exceed the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Nasdaq 19.99% Cap”), except that such limitation will not apply following approval of the Company’s stockholders. In addition, the provisions of the IRG Letter Agreement are limited by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c). On June 7, 2023, the stockholders of the Company approved (i) issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Nasdaq 19.99% Cap to IRG Affiliate Lenders with respect to transactions described in the IRG Letter Agreement; and (ii) the issuance to an entity wholly owned by a director of additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of certain convertible debt and the exercise of certain warrants described in the IRG Letter Agreement.
On November 1, 2023, HOF Village CFE, LLC (“Landlord”)
entered into a ten-year lease agreement with Touchdown Work Place, LLC (“Tenant”) to rent approximately twelve thousand three
hundred and thirty-one (
IRG Proposal
On September 27, 2024, IRG delivered a preliminary
non-binding proposal to the Company’s Board of Directors of the Issuer related to the proposed acquisition by IRG of all of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock not owned by IRG, its affiliated entities and any potential co-investors in IRG or its affiliates,
for cash consideration of $
The Proposed Transaction is subject to certain conditions, including among other things, the completion of a due diligence review, negotiation and agreement of transaction structure and transaction documents, approval of the Proposed Transaction by a special committee consisting of independent, disinterested members of the Company’s Board of Directors and any required stockholder approvals, necessary third party consents, refinance of certain of the Company’s PACE financing and renegotiation of the ground lease for the Company’s waterpark, and securing committed financing on terms sufficient to fund the Company’s anticipated working capital needs for approximately 24 months following consummation of the Proposed Transaction.
The Proposal is non-binding in nature, constitutes a preliminary indication of interest and does not obligate in any way IRG or the Company to negotiate or enter into a definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction. No assurance can be given that any definitive agreement will be entered into, that the Proposed Transaction will be consummated, or that the Proposed Transaction will be consummated on the terms set forth in the proposal.
Other Related Party Commitments
On or about June 3, 2024, the Company entered
a Professional Services Agreement with IRG in conjunction with expanded services requested of an executive. This executive is an IRG employee
who has been an integral part of the broader Hall of Fame Village team for many years who has helped lead the construction and development
of the Hall of Fame Village. The Professional Services Agreement more clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of this executive
and establishes appropriate guardrails and processes from a governance perspective (e.g., authority, reporting structure, confidentiality,
conflicts of interest). In exchange for an annual fee of $
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Note 9: Related-Party Transactions (continued)
Other Related Party Commitments (continued)
On or about June 17, 2024, HOF Village Waterpark, LLC (“HOFV Waterpark”) entered into a Customer Contract for EME Express Services Equipment Program (“Customer Contract”) with Constellation NewEnergy,Inc. (“Constellation”). In connection with the transaction, Constellation required the placement of a guarantee bond as security, which the Company secured through Hanover Insurance Company. In conjunction with the placement of the guarantee bond, the Company, HOFV Waterpark, Mr. Stuart Lichter, a director of the Company, and two of Mr. Lichter’s family trusts executed a General Indemnity Agreement in favor of Hanover Insurance Company whereby Mr. Lichter and his trusts guarantee the Company’s obligations under the guarantee bond. The Company and HOFV Waterpark also entered a reimbursement agreement with Mr. Lichter and his trusts granting a security interest in certain energy efficient equipment furnished pursuant to the Customer Contract and agreeing to reimburse them for any payments made on their behalf, including any taxes, fees, penalties, costs and expenses incurred by them in connection with such payments.
Note 10: Concentrations
For the three months ended September 30, 2024,
two customers represented approximately
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024,
two customers represented approximately
As of September 30, 2024, one customer represented
approximately
At any point in time, the Company can have funds in their operating accounts and restricted cash accounts that are with third-party financial institutions. These balances in the U.S. may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits. While the Company monitors the cash balances in their operating accounts, these cash and restricted cash balances could be impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or other adverse conditions in the financial markets occurs.
Note 11: Leases
The Company has entered into operating leases as the lessee primarily for ground leases under its stadium, sports complex, parking facilities and equipment leases.
At the inception of a contract the Company assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. The Company’s assessment is based on: (i) whether the contract involves the use of a distinct identified asset, (ii) whether the Company obtained the right to substantially all the economic benefit from the use of the asset throughout the period, and (iii) whether the Company has the right to direct the use of the asset. Leases entered into prior to January 1, 2022, which were accounted for under ASC 840, were not reassessed for classification.
For operating leases, the lease liability is initially and subsequently measured at the present value of the unpaid lease payments. For finance leases, the lease liability is initially measured in the same manner and date as for operating leases and is subsequently presented at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate for leases, unless an interest rate is implicitly stated in the lease. The present value of the lease payments is calculated using the incremental borrowing rate for operating and finance leases, which was determined using a portfolio approach based on the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over a similar term. The lease term for all of the Company’s leases includes the noncancelable period of the lease plus any additional periods covered by either a Company option to extend the lease that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, or an option to extend the lease controlled by the lessor. All right-of-use (“ROU”) lease assets are reviewed periodically for impairment.
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Note 11: Leases (continued)
Lease expense for operating leases consists of the lease payments plus any initial direct costs and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease expense for finance leases consists of the amortization of the asset on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or its useful life and interest expense determined on an amortized cost basis, with the lease payments allocated between a reduction of the lease liability and interest expense.
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Operating leases: | ||||||||
| Right-of-use assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Lease liability | ||||||||
| Financing leases: | ||||||||
| Right-of-use assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Lease liability | ||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Operating lease cost | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other information: | ||||||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases (in years) | ||||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases | % | % | ||||||
| Finance lease cost | ||||||||
| Amortization of ROU asset | $ | $ | ||||||
| Interest on lease liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other information: | ||||||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term – finance leases (in years) | ||||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate – finance leases | % | |||||||
| For The Years Ending December 31, | ||||
| 2024 (three months) | $ | |||
| 2025 | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| Total future minimum lease payments, undiscounted | ||||
| Less: imputed interest | ( | ) | ||
| Present value of future minimum lease payments | $ | |||
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Note 11: Leases (continued)
| For The Years Ending December 31, | ||||
| 2024 (three months) | $ | |||
| 2025 | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| Total future minimum lease payments, undiscounted | ||||
| Less: imputed interest | ( | ) | ||
| Present value of future minimum lease payments | $ | |||
Lessor Commitments
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s Constellation Center for Excellence and retail facilities were partially leased including leases by the Company’s subsidiaries.
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Land | $ | $ | ||||||
| Land improvements | ||||||||
| Building and improvements | ||||||||
| Equipment | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, gross | ||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | $ | ||||||
Certain of the Company’s lease arrangements have a base rent component plus a component of lease income that is variable based on the respective tenant’s sales performance.
Lease revenue is included in “Event, rents,
restaurant, and other revenues” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended September
30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded $
| Year ending December 31: | ||||
| 2024 (three months) | $ | |||
| 2025 | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| Total | $ |
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Note 12: Financing Liability
On September 27, 2022 the Company sold the land
under the Company’s Fan Engagement Zone to Twain GL XXXVI, LLC (“Twain”). Simultaneously, the Company entered into a
lease agreement with Twain (the sale of the property and simultaneous leaseback is referred to as the “Sale-Leaseback”). The
Sale-Leaseback is repayable over a
On November 7, 2022, HOFV Waterpark sold the land
under the Company’s future waterpark to Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC (“Oak Street”). Simultaneously, the Company
entered into a lease agreement with Oak Street. The Sale-Leaseback for the waterpark is repayable over a
The Company accounted for the Sale-Leaseback transactions
with Twain and Oak Street as financing transactions with the purchaser of the property. The Company concluded the lease agreements both
met the qualifications to be classified as finance leases due to the significance of the present value of the lease payments, using a
discount rate of
The presence of a finance-type lease in the sale-leaseback transactions indicates that control of the land under the Fan Engagement Zone and HOFV Waterpark has not transferred to the buyer/lessor and, as such, the transactions were both deemed a failed sale-leaseback and must be accounted for as a financing arrangement. As a result of this determination, the Company is viewed as having received the sales proceeds from the buyer/lessor in the form of a hypothetical loan collateralized by its leased land. The hypothetical loan is payable as principal and interest in the form of “lease payments” to the buyer/lessor. As such, the Company will not derecognize the property from its books for accounting purposes until the lease ends.
On February 23, 2024, HOFV Waterpark entered into
a first amendment to lease agreement (“First Amendment to Lease”) with Oak Street to amend the existing water park ground
lease to reflect: (a) Oak Street’s funding for the benefit of the Tenant in the amount of $
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Note 12: Financing Liability (continued)
On February 29, 2024, HOFV Waterpark, HOF Village
Newco, LLC, as guarantor and pledgor, and HOF Village Stadium, LLC, as mortgagor, entered into a second amendment (the “Second Amendment”)
to the ground lease agreement for the waterpark with Oak Street, to memorialize, among other things, Landlord’s forbearance of base rent
due for March and April of 2024, with such payments extended to be due on May 1, 2024. Under the Second Amendment, there is no notice
or cure period for the rent payment due on May 1, 2024. On May 10, 2024, the parties entered into a third amendment to the lease agreement,
to remove a sentence, effective May 1, 2024, that provided there shall be no notice or cure period for deferred rent due on May 1, 2024.
HOFV Waterpark has not paid the deferred base rent of $
As of September 30, 2024, the carrying value of
the financing liability was $
As of September 30, 2023, the carrying value of
the financing liability was $
| 2024 (three months) | $ | |||
| 2025 | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| Total Minimum Liability Payments | ||||
| Imputed Interest | ( | ) | ||
| Total | $ |
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Note 13: Disposition
On January 11, 2024, HOF Village completed the sale to Sandlot Facilities,
LLC (“Sandlot”) for a $
| Purchase price | $ | |||
| Working capital adjustment | ( | ) | ||
| Net purchase price | ||||
| Less: transaction costs | ( | ) | ||
| Less: book value of net assets sold | ( | ) | ||
| Plus: investment retained | ||||
| Loss on sale | $ | ( | ) |
The Company will account for the remaining investment in the sports complex as an equity-method investment and record its share of profit or loss as “Loss from equity method investment” on its condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Note 14: Subsequent Events
Subsequent events have been evaluated through November 13, 2024, the date the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Except as disclosed below, no events have been identified requiring disclosure or recording.
Termination of Waterpark Ground Lease
On October 26, 2024, the Company received from Oak Street a notice of lease termination due to an event of default under the Sale-Leaseback, dated as of November 7, 2022, between HOF Village Waterpark, LLC and Oak Street. Under the Sale-Leaseback, the termination requires that the Company immediately surrender the waterpark premises under such lease to the Landlord and any improvements thereto (including the construction of new buildings thereon) with all fixtures appurtenant thereto.
The default identified in the notice is a payment default under the
Sale-Leaseback. Oak Street had agreed to forbear exercising remedies for the payment default until October 25, 2024. As of November 13,
2024, the Company had not remedied the payment default. The outstanding principal balance of unpaid base rent under the Sale-Leaseback
(inclusive of default interest and late fees accrued up to the date of termination) is approximately $
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Note 14: Subsequent Events (continued)
Termination of Water Park Ground Lease (continued)
In addition to unpaid rent, the Waterpark Ground Lease provides that Landlord is entitled to recover the following as damages: (i) the amount by which the unpaid rent for what would have been the remaining term of the Waterpark Ground Lease exceeds the then fair market rental value of the waterpark premises, both discounted to present value, plus (ii) any damages, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, which Landlord sustains as a result of the breach of the covenants of the Waterpark Ground Lease other than for the payment of rent, in each case plus interest.
The notice states that Landlord retains the absolute and unconditional right to pursue any and all remedies available under the Waterpark Ground Lease and related security agreements and applicable law, concurrently or consecutively, at Landlord’s sole discretion. The Company’s subsidiary HOF Village Newco, LLC (“Guarantor”) guaranteed Tenant’s obligations under the Waterpark Ground Lease pursuant to a limited recourse guaranty dated as of November 7, 2022. The security agreements and collateral that support Tenant and Guarantor’s obligations under the Waterpark Ground Lease consist of the following:
| ● | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Guarantor pledged
and granted in favor of Landlord |
| ● |
| ● | Real Estate Adjacent to Hall of Fame Village. Guarantor granted Landlord a security interest in ten undeveloped residential real estate parcels and four commercial real estate parcels owned by Guarantor located adjacent to Hall of Fame Village and certain related security interests, pursuant to an Open-End Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated as of February 29, 2024. |
The event of default under the Waterpark Ground Lease results in an event of default under certain of the Company’s loan agreements.
Given the Company’s financial position, the Company is in default or risks becoming in default under certain other loan agreements.
The loan agreements under which the Company is in default total approximately $
ErieBank Release of Cash Pledge
On October 10, 2024, ErieBank released an additional
$
CH Capital Term Sheet
On November 11, 2024, the Company and CH Capital signed a term sheet
to provide up to $
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Item 2. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations
This Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q contains forward–looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward–looking statements. The statements contained herein that are not purely historical are forward–looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward–looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as, but not limited to, “will,” “anticipate,” “estimates,” “should,” “expect,” “guidance,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “strategy,” “believe” and similar expressions or variations intended to identify forward–looking statements. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management based on information currently available to management. Factors that could cause or contribute to our results differing materially from those expressed or implied by forward–looking statements include, but are not limited to, those identified below, and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 25, 2024, Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 29, 2024, and in our reports subsequently filed with the SEC. The forward–looking statements set forth herein speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward–looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company”, “we,” “our,” “us” and similar terms refer to Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10 K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC and the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
Business Overview
We are a resort and entertainment company leveraging the power and popularity of professional football and its legendary players in partnership with the National Football Museum, Inc., doing business as the Pro Football Hall of Fame (“PFHOF”). Headquartered in Canton, Ohio, we own the Hall of Fame Village, which is a multi-use sports and entertainment destination centered around the PFHOF’s campus and the DoubleTree by Hilton located in downtown Canton. We have created a diversified set of revenue streams through the development of themed attractions, premier entertainment programming and sponsorships. We continue to pursue a diversified strategy across three business verticals, including destination-based assets (Hall of Fame Village), Hall of Fame Village Media and Gold Summit Gaming.
The strategic plan for Hall of Fame Village involves three phases: Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III. Phase I of the Hall of Fame Village is operational, consisting of the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, the ForeverLawn Sports Complex (ownership reduced to 20% as of January 11, 2024), and Hall of Fame Village Media. The Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium hosts multiple sports and entertainment events, including the National Football League (“NFL”) Hall of Fame Game, Enshrinement and Concert for Legends during the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week. The ForeverLawn Sports Complex hosts camps and tournaments for football players, as well as athletes from across the country in other sports such as lacrosse, rugby and soccer. Hall of Fame Village Media leverages the sport of professional football to produce exclusive programming. Hall of Fame Village Media has created short-form and long-form media entertainment through multiple distribution channels. This includes The Perfect Ten, Inspired, The GOAT Code, Next Man Up: NFL Alumni Academy and Hometown Heroes.
We have procured licenses through the State of Ohio for both a physical sports betting operation and online sports betting platform. We have entered into an agreement with BETR as our mobile management services provider. In addition, the gaming vertical hosts multiple eSports tournaments within the destination along with other types of gaming tournaments and interactive events.
We have developed new hospitality, attractions, and corporate assets as part of our Phase II development plan. Phase II components of the Hall of Fame Village include the Constellation Center for Excellence (an office building including retail and meeting space, that opened in November 2021), the Center for Performance (a convention center/field house, that opened in August of 2022), the Play Action Plaza (completed in August of 2022), and the Fan Engagement Zone (Retail Promenade), core and shell for Retail I was completed in August of 2022 and the core and shell of Retail II was completed in November of 2022, two hotels (one on campus, to be constructed, and one in downtown Canton that opened in November 2020), and the Gameday Bay Waterpark (currently under construction; ground lease terminated October 26, 2024, and premises and improvements surrendered to landlord). Phase III expansion plans may include a potential mix of residential space, additional attractions, entertainment, dining, merchandise and more.
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Key Components of the Company’s Results of Operations
Revenue
We generate revenue from various streams such as sponsorship agreements, rents, events, exclusive programming, attractions and hotel and restaurant operations. The sponsorship arrangements, in which the customer sponsors an asset or event and receives specified brand recognition and other benefits over a set period of time, recognize revenue on a straight-line basis over the time period specified in the contract. Revenue for rents, cost recoveries, and events are recognized at the time the respective event or service has been performed. Rental revenue for long term leases is recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease beginning on the commencement date.
Our owned hotel revenues primarily consist of hotel room sales, revenue from accommodations sold in conjunction with other services (e.g., package reservations), food and beverage sales, and other ancillary goods and services (e.g., parking) related to owned hotel property and events. Revenue is recognized when rooms are occupied or goods and services have been delivered or rendered, respectively. Payment terms typically align with when the goods and services are provided.
Restaurant revenue at Company-operated restaurants and concessions is recognized when payment is tendered at the point of sale, net of sales tax, discounts and other sales related taxes.
Our media content and distribution revenue is recognized as content is released. Our gaming license revenue is recognized over the term of the license agreement.
We expect our revenues to continue to increase as we add in additional events, tenants, experiences and open additional assets.
Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses include event/media production expenses, personnel expenses, campus maintenance expenses, food and beverage cost of sales, hotel operating expenses, and depreciation expense. These expenses have increased with completion of Phase II assets and we would expect these will continue to increase after completion of additional events, programming, and assets, and Phase III development.
Our depreciation expense includes the related costs of owning and operating significant property and entertainment assets. These expenses have grown through completion of the Phase I and Phase II development.
Recent Developments
Amendment No. 2 to the Equity Distribution Agreement
On April 8, 2024, the Company and Wedbush Securities Inc. (“Wedbush”) and Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim” and, together with Wedbush, the “Agents”) entered into an Amendment No. 2 to the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated October 6, 2023, among the Company and Wedbush and Maxim (the “Equity Distribution Agreement Amendment”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time through Wedbush and Maxim in an “at the market offering” (the “ATM Facility”). The Equity Distribution Agreement Amendment was effective immediately and increased the compensation to which the Agents are entitled from up to 2.0% to up to 4.0% of the aggregate gross offering proceeds of the shares of Common Stock sold pursuant to the equity distribution agreement. As part of the Equity Distribution Agreement Amendment, the Company also agreed to reimburse the Agents for certain specified expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of its legal counsel not to exceed an agreed upon cap.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company received net proceeds of $0 and $113,428, respectively, under the Equity Distribution Agreement. As of September 30, 2024, shares of Common Stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $14,543,722 remained available under the ATM. On September 14, 2024, the registration statement on Form S-3 expired and the Company is no longer eligible to sell shares under the ATM.
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Amendment to Business Loan Agreement with Stark County Port Authority
On May 20, 2024, the Company entered into an Amendment to Business Loan Agreement (“Amendment”) with the Stark County Port Authority (“SPCA”), a body corporate and politic and a port authority duly organized and validly existing under the law of the State of Ohio.
Pursuant to the Amendment, which modifies the original instrument dated August 31, 2022, the parties agreed: (i) to modify the original maturity date from August 30, 2029 to June 30, 2044; (ii) SPCA will provide additional funds to Borrower totaling $520,383; (iii) the original principal balance will be increased from $5,000,000 to $5,520,383; and (iv) Borrower shall repay as follows (a) interest will be capitalized and compounded annually for two years, from May 20, 2024 through May 20, 2026, (b) quarterly interest only payments for five years, from June 30, 2026 through June 30, 2031, with subsequent interest payments due the last day of each March, June, September and December, (c) quarterly principal and interest payments until the maturity date when all other amounts due and owing to SPCA are due. In addition, in the event of a substantial change in ownership, defined as more than 50% of the outstanding ownership and control of the Borrower, SPCA may, at its option, declare an Event of Default and declare all sums owed to SPCA immediately due and payable.
The Amendment contains customary affirmative and negative covenants for this type of loan, including without limitation, affirmative covenants, negative covenants and default provisions. Borrower agreed to reimburse SPCA for all costs and expenses including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses of counsel.
Amendment to $5,000,000 Unsecured Loan from City of Canton, Ohio
On June 5, 2024, the Company, entered into a First Amendment to Business Loan Agreement (“First Amendment”) and a Promissory Note Modification Agreement (“Note Modification”) with the City of Canton, Ohio (“City of Canton”).
Pursuant to the First Amendment, which modifies the original instrument dated September 15, 2022, the parties agreed: (i) to modify the original maturity date from June 30, 2029 to July 1, 2046; and (ii) pursuant to the Note Modification, Borrower shall repay as follows (a) no interest shall accrue for two years, from May 28, 2024 through June 30, 2026, (b) commencing on July 1, 2026, the outstanding principal balance will bear interest at the reduced rate of five percent (5%) per annum, compounded quarterly, and (c) commencing on October 1, 2026 and continuing quarterly thereafter on the first day of January, April, July and October of each year thereafter, Borrower shall pay quarterly principal and interest payments until the maturity date when all other amounts due and owing to the City of Canton will be due.
Amendment to $3,500,000 Secured Loan from City of Canton, Ohio
On June 5, 2024, the Company, entered into a First Amendment to Loan Agreement (“Hotel First Amendment”) and a Promissory Note Modification Agreement (“Hotel Note Modification”) with the City of Canton with the consent of the senior lender.
Pursuant to the Hotel First Amendment, which modifies the original instrument dated December 30, 2019, the parties agreed: (i) to modify the original maturity date from July 1, 2027 to July 1, 2046; and (ii) pursuant to the Hotel Note Modification, HOFV Hotel II shall repay as follows (a) no interest shall accrue for two years, from May 28, 2024 through June 30, 2026, (b) commencing on July 1, 2026, the outstanding principal balance will bear interest at the increased rate of five percent (5%) per annum, and (c) commencing on October 1, 2026 and continuing quarterly thereafter on the first day of January, April, July and October of each year thereafter, HOFV Hotel II shall pay quarterly principal and interest payments until the maturity date when all other amounts due and owing to the City of Canton will be due.
$1,500,000 Unsecured Loan from Stark Community Foundation, Inc.
On June 11, 2024, the Company entered into a Business Loan Agreement (“SCF Loan”) and Promissory Note (“SCF Note”) with the Stark Community Foundation, Inc., an Ohio not-for-profit corporation (“SCF Lender”).
Pursuant to the SCF Loan, SCF Lender provided a term loan to the Company in the principal amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000). The maturity date of the SCF Loan is June 30, 2025. The interest rate is six percent (6%) per annum and upon an Event of Default, the interest rate shall equal the interest rate in effect pursuant to the provisions of the SCF Note, plus five percent (5%) per annum. With respect to repayment, the entire outstanding principal balance, all accrued interest and all other amounts that may be due and owing to SCF Lender shall be due upon maturity. In connection with entering the SCF Loan and SCF Note, the Company agreed to pay customary fees and expenses.
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Constellation EME Express Equipment Services Program
On June 17, 2024, the Company entered into a Customer Contract for EME Express Services Equipment Program (“Customer Contract”) with Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. (“Constellation”).
Pursuant to the Customer Contract, HOFV Waterpark secured $9,900,000 in financing from Constellation through its Efficiency Made Easy (“EME”) program to implement energy efficient measures to finance construction of the waterpark as part of Phase II development. In conjunction with the Customer Contract, Welty Building Construction, Ltd. (“Welty”) agreed to sell and deliver certain materials and equipment purchased by HOF Village Waterpark. In addition, Welty will act as HOFV Waterpark’s agent pursuant to an Agency Agreement (“Agency Agreement”) and will hold the funds in escrow and facilitate compliance with the EME requirements in exchange for a success fee of one percent (1%) of the total of EME program funds.
Pursuant to the Customer Contract, as security for repayment, HOFV Waterpark was required to secure a surety bond (“Guarantee Bond”). The Hanover Insurance Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New Hampshire, provided a Guarantee Bond for the benefit of Constellation as adequate assurance of future performance in the amount of $9,900,000 with the penal sum stepping down annually provided no default has occurred.
Amendment to $5,000,000 Unsecured Loan from Stark Community Foundation, Inc.
On June 25, 2024, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Business Loan Agreement (“Infrastructure First Amendment”) and an Amended and Restated Promissory Note (“A&R Infrastructure Note”) with Stark Community Foundation, Inc., an Ohio not-for-profit corporation (“Infrastructure Lender”), as lender.
Pursuant to the Infrastructure First Amendment, which modifies the original business loan agreement dated June 16, 2022, the parties agreed: (i) to extend the original maturity date from May 31, 2029 to June 30, 2044; (ii) the principal balance is increased from $5,000,000 to $5,451,666, reflecting the addition of accrued and unpaid interest; and (iii) pursuant to the A&R Infrastructure Note, the Company agreed to repay as follows: (a) commencing on June 25, 2024, and continuing for approximately two and one-half years, until December 31, 2026, the outstanding principal balance will bear interest at six percent (6%) per annum, which interest rate is unchanged from the original note, and the Company will not make interest or principal payments, and (b) commencing on December 31, 2026 and continuing annually on December 31 of each year thereafter, the Company will make annual principal and interest payments until the maturity date, June 30, 2044, when all other amounts due and owing to Infrastructure Lender are due.
Amendment to $3,000,000 Secured Loan from NewMarket Project, Inc.
On June 25, 2024, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Business Loan Agreement (“Hotel Second Amendment”) and an Amended and Restated Promissory Note (“A&R Hotel Note”) with NewMarket Project, Inc. (“Hotel Lender”), as lender.
Pursuant to the Hotel Second Amendment, which modifies the original business loan agreement dated December 30, 2019, the parties agreed: (i) to extend the original maturity date from December 30, 2024 to June 30, 2044; (ii) the principal balance is increased from $3,000,000 to $3,180,654, reflecting the addition of accrued and unpaid interest; and (iii) pursuant to the A&R Hotel Note, HOFV Hotel II will repay as follows: (a) commencing on June 25, 2024, and continuing for approximately two and one-half years, until December 31, 2026, the outstanding principal balance will bear interest at six percent (6%) per annum, and HOFV Hotel II will not make interest or principal payments, and (b) commencing on December 31, 2026 and continuing annually on December 31 of each year thereafter, HOFV Hotel II will make annual principal and interest payments until the maturity date, June 30, 2044, when all other amounts due and owing to Hotel Lender are due.
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State of Ohio Community Investment Grant
On June 28, 2024 we were awarded a $9.8 Million grant from the State of Ohio’s One Time Strategic Community Investments in support of the Hall of Fame Village. The funding was received in cash for the purpose of providing financial support in operating our Hall of Fame Village development. We received this funding on August 9, 2024.
Termination of Shula’s Management Agreement
HOFV and Shula’s Steak Houses, LLLP have mutually agreed to end their partnership at the Hall of Fame Village. HOF Village Newco, LLC, which has owned the business since its inception, will now both own and manage the site. A phased transition plan was entered into by both organizations. On August 18, 2024, we completely took over management of the restaurant, and opened it under a new brand, “Gridiron Gastropub”.
Termination of Waterpark Ground Lease
On October 26, 2024, we received from Oak Street a notice of lease termination due to an event of default under the Sale-Leaseback, dated as of November 7, 2022, between HOF Village Waterpark, LLC and Oak Street. Under the Sale-Leaseback, the termination requires that we immediately surrender the waterpark premises under such lease to the Landlord and any improvements thereto (including the construction of new buildings thereon) with all fixtures appurtenant thereto.
The default identified in the notice is a payment default under the Sale-Leaseback. Oak Street had agreed to forbear exercising remedies for the payment default until October 25, 2024. As of November 13, 2024, the Company had not remedied the payment default. The outstanding principal balance of unpaid base rent under the Sale-Leaseback (inclusive of default interest and late fees accrued up to the date of termination) is approximately $2,600,000.
In addition to unpaid rent, the Waterpark Ground Lease provides that Landlord is entitled to recover the following as damages: (i) the amount by which the unpaid rent for what would have been the remaining term of the Waterpark Ground Lease exceeds the then fair market rental value of the waterpark premises, both discounted to present value, plus (ii) any damages, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, which Landlord sustains as a result of the breach of the covenants of the Waterpark Ground Lease other than for the payment of rent, in each case plus interest.
The notice states that Landlord retains the absolute and unconditional right to pursue any and all remedies available under the Waterpark Ground Lease and related security agreements and applicable law, concurrently or consecutively, at Landlord’s sole discretion. The Company’s subsidiary HOF Village Newco, LLC (“Guarantor”) guaranteed Tenant’s obligations under the Waterpark Ground Lease pursuant to a limited recourse guaranty dated as of November 7, 2022. The security agreements and collateral that support Tenant and Guarantor’s obligations under the Waterpark Ground Lease consist of the following:
| ● | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Guarantor pledged and granted in favor of Landlord 100% of its membership interests in HOF Village Stadium, LLC (“HOFV Stadium”) and certain related security interests under a Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of November 7, 2022. HOFV Stadium granted Landlord a security interest in HOFV Stadium’s leasehold interest in the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium and certain related security interests, pursuant to an Open-End Leasehold Mortgage, Assignment of Lease and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated as of December 27, 2022. |
| ● | 20% Interest in ForeverLawn Sports Complex. Guarantor pledged and granted in favor of landlord its 20% interest in the ForeverLawn Sports complex that is held in a joint venture with Sandlot Facilities, LLC, and certain related security interests, pursuant to a Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of February 23, 2024. |
| ● | Real Estate Adjacent to Hall of Fame Village. Guarantor granted Landlord a security interest in ten undeveloped residential real estate parcels and four commercial real estate parcels owned by Guarantor located adjacent to Hall of Fame Village and certain related security interests, pursuant to an Open-End Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated as of February 29, 2024. |
The event of default under the Waterpark Ground Lease results in an event of default under certain of the Company’s loan agreements. Given the Company’s financial position, the Company is in default or risks becoming in default under certain other loan agreements. The loan agreements under which the Company is in default total approximately $81 million gross principal outstanding as of September 30, 2024.
ErieBank Release of Cash Pledge
On October 10, 2024, ErieBank released an additional $943,864 of the held back portion of the loan proceeds to HOFV CFE for general development.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth information comparing the components of net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and the comparable period in 2023:
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||
| Sponsorships, net of activation costs | $ | 684,180 | $ | 689,753 | ||||
| Event, rents, restaurant and other revenue | 4,639,785 | 5,763,583 | ||||||
| Hotel revenues | 2,177,661 | 2,291,493 | ||||||
| Total revenues | 7,501,626 | 8,744,829 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Operating expenses | 8,604,054 | 12,409,390 | ||||||
| Hotel operating expenses | 1,847,014 | 1,814,053 | ||||||
| Depreciation expense | 4,202,042 | 4,559,899 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 14,653,110 | 18,783,342 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (7,151,484 | ) | (10,038,513 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (5,902,062 | ) | (6,026,801 | ) | ||||
| Amortization of discount on note payable | (1,092,996 | ) | (1,419,684 | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | 16,000 | 968,000 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap | - | 203,850 | ||||||
| Loss on sale of asset | (5,674 | ) | - | |||||
| Other income | 9,763,126 | 148,796 | ||||||
| Loss from equity method investments | (47,240 | ) | - | |||||
| Total other income (expense) | 2,731,154 | (6,125,839 | ) | |||||
| Net loss | $ | (4,420,330 | ) | $ | (16,164,352 | ) | ||
| Preferred stock dividends | (266,000 | ) | (266,000 | ) | ||||
| Loss attributable to non-controlling interest | - | 11,277 | ||||||
| Net loss attributable to HOFRE stockholders | $ | (4,686,330 | ) | $ | (16,419,075 | ) | ||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.72 | ) | $ | (2.89 | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 6,551,352 | 5,672,602 | ||||||
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 as Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Sponsorship Revenues
Sponsorship revenues totaled $684,180 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to $689,753 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, staying nearly the same, representing a decrease of $5,573, or 0.8%.
Event, rents, restaurant and other revenues
Revenue from event, rents, restaurant and other revenues was $4,639,785 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $5,763,583 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, for a decrease of $1,123,798, or 19.5%. The decrease was primarily due to a change in number of our large scale events in 2024 compared to 2023 as well as a decrease in revenue from our on-site restaurant.
Hotel Revenues
Hotel revenue was $2,177,661 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $2,291,493 from the three months ended September 30, 2023 for a decrease of $113,832, or 5.0%. This decrease was driven by lower hotel occupancy.
Operating Expenses
Operating expense was $8,604,054 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $12,409,390 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, for a decrease of $3,805,336, or 30.7%. This decrease was primarily driven by a decrease in production fees for our events and productions, a decrease in personnel and related benefits costs, as well as a decrease in professional fees.
Hotel Operating Expenses
Hotel operating expense was $1,847,014 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $1,814,053 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, for an increase of $32,961, or 1.8%. This increase was primarily driven by increased labor and supply costs.
Depreciation Expense
Depreciation expense was $4,202,042 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $4,559,899 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, for a decrease of $357,857, or 7.8%. The decrease in depreciation expense is primarily the result of certain assets completing their expected service life.
Interest Expense
Total interest expense was $5,902,062 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $6,026,801 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, for a decrease of $124,739, or 2.1%. The decrease in total interest expense was primarily due to a lower weighted average interest rate.
Amortization of Debt Discount
Total amortization of debt discount was $1,092,996 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $1,419,684 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, for a decrease of $326,688, or 23.0%. The decrease is primarily due to the elimination of a discount for certain restructured loans.
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Change In Fair Value of Warrant Liability
The change in fair value warrant liability was $16,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $968,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, for a decrease of $952,000 or 98.3%. The decrease in change in fair value of warrant liability was due primarily to a change in our stock price.
Change In Fair Value of Interest Rate Swap
The change in fair value of interest rate swap was $0 and $203,850 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The interest rate swap was terminated in December 2023.
Loss on sale of asset
The loss on sale of asset was $5,674 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The loss on sale of asset was due to the sale of some office equipment.
Other income
Other income was $9,763,126 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $148,796 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Other income during 2024 was due to a grants from government entities.
Loss from equity method investments
The loss from equity method investments was $47,240 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The loss from equity method investments was due to the Sandlot arrangement, which was entered into on January 11, 2024.
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 as Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||
| Sponsorships, net of activation costs | $ | 2,170,742 | $ | 2,054,464 | ||||
| Event, rents, restaurant and other revenue | 8,886,562 | 10,081,905 | ||||||
| Hotel revenues | 5,335,306 | 5,856,170 | ||||||
| Total revenues | 16,392,610 | 17,992,539 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Operating expenses | 21,953,614 | 35,631,959 | ||||||
| Hotel operating expenses | 4,530,407 | 4,860,876 | ||||||
| Impairment expense | - | 1,145,000 | ||||||
| Depreciation expense | 12,541,983 | 10,486,335 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 39,026,004 | 52,124,170 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (22,633,394 | ) | (34,131,631 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (18,899,210 | ) | (14,063,584 | ) | ||||
| Amortization of discount on note payable | (3,102,968 | ) | (3,157,815 | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | 64,000 | 507,000 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap | - | 163,850 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of securities available for sale | - | 1,683,246 | ||||||
| Loss on sale of asset | (144,213 | ) | - | |||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | (3,763 | ) | - | |||||
| Other income | 10,263,126 | 148,796 | ||||||
| Loss from equity method investments | (83,066 | ) | - | |||||
| Total other income (expense) | (11,906,094 | ) | (14,718,507 | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (34,539,488 | ) | $ | (48,850,138 | ) | ||
| Preferred stock dividends | (798,000 | ) | (798,000 | ) | ||||
| Loss attributable to non-controlling interest | 8,588 | 65,649 | ||||||
| Net loss attributable to HOFRE stockholders | $ | (35,328,900 | ) | $ | (49,582,489 | ) | ||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (5.42 | ) | $ | (8.77 | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 6,521,903 | 5,654,184 | ||||||
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Sponsorship Revenues
Sponsorship revenues totaled $2,170,742 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to $2,054,464 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, for an increase of $116,278, or 5.7%. This increase was primarily driven by the Company gaining new sponsorships and increasing existing sponsorships.
Event, rents, restaurant and other revenues
Revenue from event, rents, restaurant and other revenues was $8,886,562 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $10,081,905 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, for a decrease of $1,195,343, or 11.9%. This decrease was primarily driven by a change in number of certain of our larger scale events.
Hotel Revenues
Hotel revenue was $5,335,306 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $5,856,170 from the nine months ended September 30, 2023, for a decrease of $520,864, or 8.9%. This decrease was driven by decreased occupancy.
Operating Expenses
Operating expense was $21,953,614 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $35,631,959 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, for a decrease of $13,678,345, or 38.4%. This decrease was driven by lower personnel and related benefits costs, a decrease in production and related costs for our events, and a decrease in professional fees.
Hotel Operating Expenses
Hotel operating expense was $4,530,407 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $4,860,876 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 for a decrease of $330,469, or 6.8%. This decrease was driven by lower occupancy and lower related operating expenses.
Impairment Expense
Impairment expense was $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $1,145,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The impairment expense for 2023 was due to an impairment of the film costs.
Depreciation Expense
Depreciation expense was $12,541,983 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $10,486,335 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, for an increase of $2,055,648, or 19.6%. The increase was primarily the result of putting additional assets into service during 2024.
Interest Expense
Total interest expense was $18,899,210 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $14,063,584 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, for an increase of $4,835,626, or 34.4%. The increase in total interest expense is primarily due to the increase in our total debt outstanding, as well as a mix of higher interest rate loans.
Amortization of Debt Discount
Total amortization of debt discount was $3,102,968 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $3,157,815 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, for a decrease of $54,847, or 1.7%. The decrease is primarily due to the elimination of a discount for certain restructured loans.
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Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liability
The change in fair value warrant liability represents a loss of $64,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to a loss of $507,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, for a change of $443,000 or 87.4%. The change in fair value of warrant liability was primarily due to a change in our stock price.
Change in Fair Value of Interest Rate Swap
The change in fair value of interest rate swap was a loss of $163,850 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The interest rate swap was terminated in December 2023.
Change in Fair Value of Securities Available for Sale
The change in fair value of securities available for sale was $1,683,246 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This was due to the change in fair value of our penny warrants granted to us from our online sports betting partner.
Loss on sale of asset
The loss on sale of asset was $144,213 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The loss on sale of asset was due to the sale of our sports complex and the sale of office equipment.
Loss on extinguishment of debt
The loss on extinguishment of debt was $3,763 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The loss on extinguishment of debt was due to the restructuring of a portion of our debt arrangements.
Other income
Other income was $10,263,126 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $148,796 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Our other income during 2024 was related to a government and community foundation grants we received during the period.
Loss from equity method investments
The loss from equity method investments was $83,066 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The loss from equity method investments was due to the Sandlot arrangement, which was entered into on January 11, 2024.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have sustained recurring losses through September 30, 2024, and our accumulated deficit was $252.0 million as of such date. Since inception, the Company’s operations have been funded principally through the issuance of debt and equity. As of September 30, 2024, we had approximately $2.6 million of unrestricted cash and $4.9 million of restricted cash. Through November 13, 2025, we have $97.1 million in debt principal payments coming due, including approximately $11.2 million of debt due December 4, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company used cash for operating activities of $7.1 million.
On June 28, 2024, we were awarded a $9.8 Million grant from the State of Ohio’s One Time Strategic Community Investments in support of the Hall of Fame Village. We received this funding on August 9, 2024.
On September 27, 2024, the Company received a nonbinding proposal from IRG (as defined below) related to a proposed acquisition of HOFV by IRG. In response to the proposal, the Company’s Board of Directors formed a special committee made up of independent, disinterested directors, (the “Special Committee”) to evaluate the proposal. The Special Committee and IRG are currently in discussions on this proposed acquisition.
On October 26, 2024, the Company received a notice of termination due to event of default on its waterpark ground lease. Under the waterpark ground lease, the notice of termination required that the Company immediately surrender the waterpark premises and related improvements to the landlord. The event of default under the Waterpark Ground Lease results in an event of default under certain of the Company’s loan agreements. Given the Company’s financial position, the Company is in default or risks becoming in default under certain other loan agreements. The loan agreements under which the Company is in default total approximately $81 million gross principal outstanding as of September 30, 2024.
We will need to raise additional financing to accomplish our development plan and fund our working capital. We are seeking to obtain additional funding through debt, construction lending, and equity financing. There are no assurances that we will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. Cash flows generated from our operations are insufficient to meet our current operating costs. If we are unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, we may be required to reduce the scope of our planned development, which could harm our financial condition and operating results, or we may not be able to continue to fund or must significantly curtail our ongoing operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern to sustain operations for at least one year from the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
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Cash Flows
Since inception, we have primarily used our available cash to fund our project development expenditures. The following table sets forth a summary of cash flows for the periods presented:
| For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Cash (used in) provided by: | ||||||||
| Operating Activities | $ | (7,126,021 | ) | $ | (19,606,299 | ) | ||
| Investing Activities | (8,682,184 | ) | (20,069,154 | ) | ||||
| Financing Activities | 11,476,550 | 17,918,352 | ||||||
| Net decrease in cash and restricted cash | $ | (4,331,655 | ) | $ | (21,757,101 | ) | ||
Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 as Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $12.4 million from the same period in the prior year. The decrease in cash used in operating activities was primarily attributable to a $14.3 million decrease in net loss between the two periods, along with a $2.1 million increase in the add-back for depreciation expense, a $4.7 million increase in paid-in-kind interest, offset by a $7.5 million increase in the change in accounts payable and accrued expenses, and a $3.2 million increase in the change in prepaid expenses and other assets.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $8.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $11.4 million from the same period last year. The decrease was attributable to a decrease of $20.5 million in capital spending on project development, $17.5 million invested in treasury bills during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, offset by an increase $8.4 million received from the sale of assets.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $11.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $6.4 million from the same period last year. The decrease was primarily attributable to an increase of $11.7 million in repayments of notes payable, a decrease of $2.0 million in notes payable proceeds, offset by $3.5 million in proceeds from our financing liability.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2024.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported periods. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, we base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
For information on our significant accounting policies please refer to Note 2 to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Item 3. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We have established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and made known to the officers who certify our financial reports and to other members of senior management and the Board of Directors as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, we recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and we are required to apply our judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of our disclosure controls and procedures.
In connection with the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, we concluded there was a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to the precise and timely review and analysis of information used to prepare our financial statements and disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We have taken steps to remediate this material weakness in internal control over financial reporting; however, we are not yet able to determine whether the steps we are taking will fully remediate the material weakness.
Because of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as previously disclosed, our principal executive officer and interim principal accounting officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level. Our management, including our principal executive officer and interim principal accounting officer, have concluded that, notwithstanding the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Company continues to implement its plan of remediation for the material weakness discussed above. There have been no other changes to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal proceedings
During the normal course of its business, the Company is subject to occasional legal proceedings and claims. The Company does not have any pending litigation that, separately or in the aggregate, would, in the opinion of management, have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.
Item 1A. Risk factors
Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as supplemented by Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of our common and capital stock. There have been no material changes to our risk factors since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as supplemented by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, other than:
We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. If our remediation of this material weakness is not effective, or if we experience additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain effective internal controls in the future, we may not be able to accurately report our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and, as a result, the value of our common stock.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our management is likewise required, on a quarterly basis, to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and to disclose any changes and material weaknesses identified through such evaluation of those internal controls. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
In connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, management concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2023, due to the existence of a material weaknesses as follows: We identified, a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to the precise and timely review and analysis of information used to prepare our financial statements and disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This material weakness could impact our financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We have taken steps to remediate this material weakness in internal control over financial reporting; however, we are not yet able to determine whether the steps we are taking will fully remediate the material weakness.
Because of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as previously disclosed, our principal executive officer and interim principal accounting officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level. Our management, including our principal executive officer and interim principal accounting officer, have concluded that, notwithstanding the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
The existence of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting could adversely affect our reputation or investor perceptions of us, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock. In addition, we have and will continue to incur additional costs to remediate our material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.
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Our recurring losses from operations have raised substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern, and our business plan requires additional liquidity and capital resources that might not be available on terms that are favorable to us, or at all.
We have sustained recurring losses through September 30, 2024, and our accumulated deficit was $252.0 million as of such date. Since inception, our operations have been funded principally through the issuance of debt and equity. As of September 30, 2024, we had approximately $2.6 million of unrestricted cash and $4.9 million of restricted cash. Through November 13, 2025, we have $97.1 million in debt principal payments coming due, including approximately $11.2 million of debt due December 4, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company used cash for operating activities of $7.1 million.
While our strategy assumes that we will receive sufficient capital to have sufficient working capital, we currently do not have available cash and cash flows from operations to provide us with adequate liquidity for the near-term or foreseeable future. Our current projected liabilities exceed our current cash projections and we have very limited cash flow from current operations. We therefore will require additional capital and/or cash flow from future operations to fund the Company, our debt service obligations and our ongoing business. There is no assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient additional capital or generate sufficient future cash flow from our future operations to fund the Hall of Fame Village, our debt service obligations or our ongoing business. If the amount of capital we are able to raise, together with any income from future operations, is not sufficient to satisfy our liquidity and capital needs, including funding our current debt obligations, we may be required to abandon or alter our plans for the Company. The Company may have to raise additional capital through the equity market, which could result in substantial dilution to existing stockholders. If management is unable to execute its planned debt and equity financing initiatives, these conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue to sustain operations for at least one year from the issuance of our condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Our ability to obtain necessary financing may be impaired by factors such as the health of and access to capital markets, our limited track record and the limited historical financial information available, or the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Any additional capital raised through the sale of additional shares of our capital stock, convertible debt or other equity may dilute the ownership percentage of our stockholders. The perception that we may not be able to continue as a going concern may cause others to choose not to deal with us due to concerns about our ability to meet our contractual obligations.
There is no assurance that the non-binding proposal from IRG Canton Village Member, LLC (“IRG”), an affiliate of the Company’s director Stuart Lichter, will result in a definitive transaction, and the absence of us entering into a definitive transaction agreement, changes to the proposal, or the commencement of related litigation may have an adverse impact on the market price of our common stock
We received a non-binding proposal on September 27, 2024, from IRG, an affiliate of the Company’s director Stuart Lichter, outlining IRG’s preliminary non-binding proposal (“Proposal”) to acquire, through a to-be-formed affiliated entity (“Buyer”), all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company that are not held by Buyer, its affiliated entities and any potential co-investors in Buyer or its affiliates (the “Proposed Transaction”) at a purchase price of $1.98 per share of Common Stock, to be paid in cash, which assumes an aggregate amount of indebtedness outstanding as of the consummation of the Proposed Transaction that does not exceed the aggregate amount of indebtedness that is outstanding as of the date of the Proposal.
In response to the proposal, the Company’s Board of Directors formed a special committee made up of independent, disinterested directors (the “Special Committee”) to evaluate the proposal. The Special Committee has retained a financial advisor and legal counsel to assist in its ongoing review and evaluation of the proposal. There is no guarantee that any proposal made by IRG regarding a proposed transaction will be accepted by the Special Committee, that definitive documentation relating to any such transaction will be executed, or that a transaction will be consummated in accordance with that documentation, if at all. The absence of a definite offer to acquire the shares of Common stock owned by persons other than Buyer, its affiliated entities and any potential co-investors in Buyer or its affiliates, or changes to the terms of the Proposed Transaction, as well as the commencement of litigation regarding any proposed transaction, would likely have an adverse effect on the market price of shares of our common stock.
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The termination of the waterpark ground lease and surrender of the waterpark premises and improvements to the landlord, which occurred October 26, 2024, and the exercise of certain remedies by waterpark landlord would be expected to have a material adverse effect on the liquidity, financial condition, and results of operations of the Company.
On October 26, 2024, HOF Village Waterpark, LLC (“Tenant”), a subsidiary of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”), received from HFAKOH001 LLC (“Landlord”) a notice of termination due to event of default (the “Notice”) under the waterpark ground lease agreement, dated as of November 7, 2022, between Tenant and Landlord, as amended on February 23, 2024, February 29, 2024 and May 10, 2024 (as so amended, the “Waterpark Ground Lease”). Under the Waterpark Ground Lease, the Landlord’s termination requires that Tenant immediately surrender the waterpark premises under such lease to the Landlord and any improvements thereto (including the construction of new buildings thereon) with all fixtures appurtenant thereto.
The default identified in the Notice is a payment default under the Waterpark Ground Lease. The Landlord had agreed to forbear exercising remedies for the payment default until October 25, 2024. As of November 13, 2024, Tenant had not remedied the payment default. The outstanding principal balance of unpaid base rent under the Waterpark Ground Lease (inclusive of default interest and late fees accrued up to the date of termination) is approximately $2,600,000.
In addition to unpaid rent, the Waterpark Ground Lease provides that Landlord is entitled to recover the following as damages: (i) the amount by which the unpaid rent for what would have been the remaining term of the Waterpark Ground Lease exceeds the then fair market rental value of the waterpark premises, both discounted to present value, plus (ii) any damages, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, which Landlord sustains as a result of the breach of the covenants of the Waterpark Ground Lease other than for the payment of rent, in each case plus interest.
The Notice states that Landlord retains the absolute and unconditional right to pursue any and all remedies available under the Waterpark Ground Lease and related security agreements and applicable law, concurrently or consecutively, at Landlord’s sole discretion. The Company’s subsidiary HOF Village Newco, LLC (“Guarantor”) guaranteed Tenant’s obligations under the Waterpark Ground Lease pursuant to a limited recourse guaranty dated as of November 7, 2022. The security agreements and collateral that support Tenant and Guarantor’s obligations under the Waterpark Ground Lease consist of the following:
| ● | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Guarantor pledged and granted in favor of Landlord 100% of its membership interests in HOF Village Stadium, LLC (“HOFV Stadium”) and certain related security interests under a Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of November 7, 2022. HOFV Stadium granted Landlord a security interest in HOFV Stadium’s leasehold interest in the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium and certain related security interests, pursuant to an Open-End Leasehold Mortgage, Assignment of Lease and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated as of December 27, 2022. |
| ● | 20% Interest in ForeverLawn Sports Complex. Guarantor pledged and granted in favor of landlord its 20% interest in the ForeverLawn Sports complex that is held in a joint venture with Sandlot Facilities, LLC, and certain related security interests, pursuant to a Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of February 23, 2024. |
| ● | Real Estate Adjacent to Hall of Fame Village. Guarantor granted Landlord a security interest in ten undeveloped residential real estate parcels and four commercial real estate parcels owned by Guarantor located adjacent to Hall of Fame Village and certain related security interests, pursuant to an Open-End Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated as of February 29, 2024. |
The exercise of certain remedies by Landlord would be expected to have a material adverse effect on the liquidity, financial condition, and results of operations of the Company.
The event of default under the Waterpark Ground Lease results in an event of default under certain of the Company’s loan agreements. Given the Company’s financial position, the Company is in default or risks becoming in default under certain other loan agreements. The loan agreements under which the Company is in default total approximately $81 million gross principal outstanding as of September 30, 2024.
We may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on our financial condition, results of operations and our stock price, which could cause our stockholders to lose some or all of their investment.
We may be forced to write-down or write-off assets, restructure our operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in our reporting losses. Even though these charges may be non-cash items and not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions about us or our securities. In addition, charges of this nature may cause us to violate net worth or other covenants to which we may be subject. Accordingly, a stockholder could suffer a reduction in the value of their shares of Common Stock.
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If we fail to comply with the continued listing standards of Nasdaq, our common stock may be delisted from Nasdaq, which would be expected to have a negative effect on the liquidity and market price of our common stock, reduce the number of investors willing to hold or acquire our common stock, limit or reduce the amount of analyst coverage we receive, and impair your ability to sell or purchase our common stock when you wish to do so.
The continued listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market, or Nasdaq, require, among other things, that (i) the minimum bid price of a listed company’s stock be at or above $1.00, and (ii) a listed company hold an annual meeting of shareholders no later than one year after the end of its fiscal year. If the closing minimum bid price is below $1.00 for a period of more than 30 consecutive trading days or the Company does not hold an annual meeting of shareholders by December 31, 2024, the Company will fail to be in compliance with Nasdaq’s listing rules and, if it does not regain compliance within the grace period, will be subject to delisting.
If the common stock ceases to be listed for trading on Nasdaq, the Company would expect the common stock would be traded on one of the three tiered marketplaces of the OTC Market Groups. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including: (i) a limited availability of market quotations for our securities; (ii) reduced liquidity for our securities; (iii) a determination that our Common Stock are “penny stock,” which will require brokers trading in our Common Stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities; (iv) a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; (v) a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future; and (vi) being subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities.
Item 2. Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults upon senior securities
None.
Item 4. Mine safety disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other information
Item 6. Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Document | |
| 10.1 | ||
| 10.2* | ||
| 31.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 31.2* | Certification of Interim Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 32* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer and Interim Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
| 101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| 101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
| 101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
| 101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
| * | Filed herewith |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY | ||
| Date: November 13, 2024 | By: | /s/ Michael Crawford |
| Michael Crawford | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive and Interim Principal Financial Officer) | ||
| Date: November 13, 2024 | By: | /s/ John Van Buiten |
| John Van Buiten | ||
| Vice President of Accounting/Corporate Controller | ||
| (Interim Principal Accounting Officer) |
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