GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2020 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020

or

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

Commission File Number: 1-14310

GLASSBRIDGE ENTERPRISES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(212) 220-3300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 25,170 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding as of May 29, 2020.

GLASSBRIDGE ENTERPRISES, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

GLASSBRIDGE ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS

(In millions, except for share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

GLASSBRIDGE ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

GLASSBRIDGE ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except per share amounts)

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

GLASSBRIDGE ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

GLASSBRIDGE ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

GLASSBRIDGE ENTERPRISES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation

GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. (“GlassBridge”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) owns and operates an asset management business and a technology platform through majority owned Adara Enterprises, Corp. f/k/a Imation Enterprises Corp. (“Adara”) and Sport-BLX, Inc. (“SportBLX”). Adara owns all of our asset management business, operated by Adara Asset Management, LLC (“AAM”) and holds part of our equity interest in SportBLX. GlassBridge Asset Management, LLC changed its name to Adara Asset Management, LLC in 2020.

The interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of GlassBridge are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of financial position, results of operations, comprehensive loss and cash flows for the periods presented. Except as otherwise disclosed herein, these adjustments consist of normal and recurring items. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of full year results. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes are presented in accordance with the requirements for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and do not contain certain information included in our annual Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes presented in accordance with the requirements of Annual Reports on Form 10-K.

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and entities in which the Company owns or controls fifty percent or more of the voting shares or interest in such entity, and has the right to control. The results of entities disposed of are included in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements up to the date of the disposal and, where appropriate, these operations have been reflected as discontinued operations. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation and, in the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the interim results reported.

The preparation of the interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“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 interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses for the reporting periods. Despite our intention to establish accurate estimates and use reasonable assumptions, actual results may differ from our estimates.

The December 31, 2019 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet data was derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. This Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2020.

The operating results of our legacy business segments, Consumer Storage and Accessories and Tiered Storage and Security Solutions (the “Legacy Businesses”) and the Nexsan Business (which includes the “Nexsan Group” as defined below), are presented in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Our continuing operations in each period presented represents our “Asset Management Business,” which consists of our investment advisory business conducted through AAM, as well as corporate expenses and activities not directly attributable to our Legacy Businesses or the Nexsan Business. Assets and liabilities directly associated with our Legacy Businesses and Nexsan Business and that are not part of our ongoing operations have been separately presented on the face of our Consolidated Balance Sheets for all periods presented. See Note 4 - Discontinued Operations for further information.

Note 2 — New Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which eliminates, amends, and adds disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The amended and new disclosure requirements primarily relate to Level 3 fair value measurements. For the Company, the ASU was effective as of January 1, 2020. The removal and amendment of certain disclosures may be early adopted with retrospective application while the new disclosure requirements are to be applied prospectively. As this ASU relates only to disclosures, there was no impact to the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

New Accounting Pronouncements To Be Adopted

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans, which makes minor changes to the disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The ASU requires a retrospective transition approach. For the Company, the ASU is effective as of January 1, 2021. As this ASU relates only to disclosures, there will be no impact to the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

Note 3 — Income (loss) per Common Share

Basic income per common share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period. Unvested restricted stock and treasury shares are excluded from the calculation of weighted average number of common shares outstanding in all cases. Once restricted stock vests, it is included in our common shares outstanding.

Diluted income per common share is computed on the basis of the weighted average shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of our stock-based compensation plans using the “treasury stock” method. Since the exercise price of our stock options is greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the period, we did not include dilutive common equivalent shares for these instruments in the computation of diluted net income per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

The following table sets forth the computation of the weighted average basic and diluted income per share:

Note 4 — Discontinued Operations

The operating results for the Legacy Businesses and the Nexsan Business are presented in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented and reflect revenues and expenses that are directly attributable to these businesses that were eliminated from our ongoing operations.

The key components of the results of discontinued operations were as follows:

Net income of discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 decreased by $10.5 million compared to the same period last year due to the sale of the Imation Subsidiaries.

Note 5 — Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Additional supplemental balance sheet information is provided as follows:

As of March 31, 2020, approximately $16.0 million of the $18.6 million of cash is restricted.

Other current assets of $0.6 million as of March 31, 2020 include $0.5 million for a tax refund to be received in 2020.

Total assets of as of March 31, 2020 include a $14.8 million investment in Arrive LLC (“Arrive”). Historically, we accounted for such investments under the cost method of accounting. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-01 in the first quarter of 2018 effectively eliminated the cost method of accounting, and the carrying value of this investment is written down, or impaired, to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. Our strategic investment in equity securities does not have a readily determinable fair value; therefore, the new guidance was adopted prospectively. As of March 31, 2020, there were no indicators of impairment for this investment. The Company will assess the investment for potential impairment, quarterly.

Other assets of $1.8 million as of March 31, 2020 include a $0.6 million minimum tax credit.

Note 6 — Debt

Debt and notes payable consists of the following:

Stock purchase agreement notes payable bear interest at a 5% annual rate and mature on December 12, 2022. The interest under the notes is payable in arrears on the first day of each calendar quarter, or, at the Company’s option, in shares of common stock of the Company at a price reflecting market value.

The Company has multiple notes payable with Orix. Notes payable of $16 million issued in March of 2020 bear interest at a 5.0% annual rate and mature on September 18, 2021.

Prior Orix notes payable of $13 million bear interest at a 7.5% annual rate and mature on September 30, 2026. Principal payments are due annually, commencing on March 31, 2021 and thereafter on March 31 of each year until maturity. The first two principal installments are $3,461,538 each and the remaining installments are $519,231 each. All accrued interest is due and payable in arrears, commencing on September 30, 2020 and thereafter on September 30 of each year until maturity.

Scheduled maturities of the Company’s long-term debt, as they exist as of March 31, 2020, in each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows:

Note 7 — Restructuring and Other Expense

Restructuring expenses generally include severance and related charges, lease termination costs and other costs related to restructuring programs. Employee-related severance charges are largely based upon distributed employment policies and substantive severance plans. Generally, these charges are reflected in the period in which the Board approves the associated actions, the actions are probable, and the amounts are estimable which may occur prior to the communication to the affected employee(s). This estimate considers all information available as of the date the financial statements are issued.

Restructuring and other expense was $0.0 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Note 8 — Stock-Based Compensation

We have stock-based compensation awards consisting of stock options under the 2011 Incentive Plan, which is described in detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2020, there are no remaining shares available for grant under the 2011 Incentive Plan. No further shares were available for grant under any other stock incentive plan. The Company did not have any stock-based compensation expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes our stock option activity:

As of March 31, 2020 there are 781 shares outstanding and 579 exercisable stock options remaining and the aggregate intrinsic value of all outstanding stock options was $0.0 million. No options were granted or exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

As of March 31, 2020, unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding stock options was immaterial.

Note 9 — Retirement Plans

Pension Plans

GlassBridge and the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”) entered into an agreement on May 13, 2019 to terminate the Imation Cash Balance Pension Plan (the “Plan”) based on the PBGC’s findings that (i) the Plan did not meet the minimum funding standard required under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (ii) the Plan would be unable to pay benefits when due and (iii) the Plan should be terminated in order to protect the interests of the Plan participants. GlassBridge and all other members of Seller’s controlled group (within the meaning of 29 U.S.C. §1301(a)(14)) (collectively, and including the Company, the “Controlled Group Members”)) were jointly and severally liable to the PBGC for all liabilities under Title IV of ERISA in connection with the Plan’s termination, including unfunded benefit liabilities, due and unpaid Plan contributions, premiums, and interest on each of the foregoing (the “Pension Liabilities”), as a result of which a lien in favor of the Plan, on all property of each Controlled Group Member, arose and was perfected by PBGC (the “Lien”). On October 1, 2019, the Company entered into a settlement agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) with the PBGC. Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, GlassBridge paid $3,000,000 in cash to PBGC on October 3, 2019 (the “Settlement Payment”). Per the terms of the Settlement Agreement and following the Settlement Payment on October 3, 2019, the PBGC released all Controlled Group Members from the Lien as of January 6, 2020.

Note 10 — Income Taxes

For interim income tax reporting, we are required to estimate our annual effective tax rate and apply it to year-to-date pre-tax income/loss excluding unusual or infrequently occurring discrete items. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we recorded income tax from continuing operations of $0.0 million on income of $7.4 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we recorded income tax from continuing operations of $0.0 million on a loss of $0.9 million. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to a valuation allowance on various deferred tax assets.

During July 2019, the Company received an income tax refund of approximately $1.1 million related to the Tax Reform Act’s elimination of corporate alternative minimum tax and the ability to receive refunds of AMT credit carryovers. Another $0.5 million is still receivable in mid-2020, and the remaining $0.6 million in 2021 through 2022.

We file income tax returns in multiple jurisdictions which are subject to review by various U.S and state taxing authorities. Our U.S. federal income tax returns for 2016 through 2019, and certain state returns from 2014 to present, are open to examination.

Note 11 — Shareholders’ Equity

Treasury Stock

On May 2, 2012, the Board authorized a share repurchase program that allowed for the repurchase of 2,500 shares of common stock. On November 14, 2016, our Board authorized a new share repurchase program under which we may repurchase up to 2,500 shares of common stock. This authorization replaces the Board’s prior May 2, 2012 share repurchase authorization. Under the share repurchase program, we may repurchase shares from time to time using a variety of methods, which may include open market transactions and privately negotiated transactions.

The Company did not purchase any shares during the three months ended March 31, 2020. Since the inception of the November 14, 2016 authorization, we have repurchased 780 shares of common stock for $0.3 million and, as of March 31, 2020, we had remaining authorization to repurchase 1,720 additional shares. The treasury stock held as of March 31, 2020 was acquired at an average price of $8,496.47 per share.

Following is a summary of treasury share activity:

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss and related activity consisted of the following:

Details of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss and the line item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows:

Reclassification adjustments are made to avoid double counting in comprehensive income (loss) items that are also recorded as part of net income (loss) and are presented net of taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Note 12 — Segment Information

The Legacy Businesses and Nexsan Business are presented in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as discontinued operations and are not included in segment results for all periods presented. See Note 4 - Discontinued Operations for further information about these divestitures.

As of March 31, 2020, the asset management business and sports technology platform are our reportable segments.

We evaluate segment performance based on revenue and operating loss. The operating loss reported in our segments excludes corporate and other unallocated amounts. Although such amounts are excluded from the business segment results, they are included in reported consolidated results. The corporate and unallocated operating loss includes costs which are not allocated to the business segments in management’s evaluation of segment performance such as litigation settlement expense, corporate expense and other expenses.

Net revenue, operating loss from continuing operations and assets by segment were as follows:

Note 13 — Litigation, Commitments and Contingencies

The Company may be a party, as either a sole or joint defendant or plaintiff, in various lawsuits, claims and other legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of conducting business (including litigation relating to our Legacy Businesses and discontinued operations). All such matters involve uncertainty and accordingly, outcomes that cannot be predicted with assurance. As of June 29, 2020, we are unable to estimate with certainty the ultimate aggregate amount of monetary liability or financial impact that we may incur with respect to these matters. It is reasonably possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, could materially affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Indemnification Obligations

In the normal course of business, we periodically enter into agreements that incorporate general indemnification language. Performance under these indemnities would generally be triggered by a breach of terms of the contract or by a supportable third-party claim. There has historically been no material losses related to such indemnifications. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, estimated liability amounts associated with such indemnifications were not material.

Environmental Matters

Our Legacy Business operations and indemnification obligations resulting from our spinoff from 3M subject us to liabilities arising from a wide range of federal, state and local environmental laws. For example, from time to time we have received correspondence from 3M notifying us that we may have a duty to defend and indemnify 3M with respect to certain environmental claims such as remediation costs. Environmental remediation costs are accrued when a probable liability has been determined and the amount of such liability has been reasonably estimated. These accruals are reviewed periodically as remediation and investigatory activities proceed and are adjusted accordingly. We did not have any environmental accruals as of March 31, 2020. Compliance with environmental regulations has not had a material adverse effect on our financial results.

Note 14 — Related Party Transactions

On January 1, 2019, the Company and Clinton Group Inc. (“Clinton”) entered into a management service agreement (the “Management Service Agreement”), pursuant to which Clinton agreed to provide certain services to the Company.

Prior to being appointed our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, Daniel A. Strauss served as our Chief Executive Officer, and Francis Ruchalski served as our Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Services Agreement we entered into with Clinton on March 31, 2019 (the “Amended Services Agreement”). Clinton also made available other employees of Clinton as necessary to manage certain business functions as deemed necessary in the sole discretion of Clinton to provide other management services. The Amended Services Agreement was terminated effective March 31, 2020.

Clinton paid Mr. Strauss and Mr. Ruchalski compensation and benefits under the Amended Service Agreement through December 15, 2019, and they became employees of the Company on December 18, 2019 and December 16, 2019, respectively.

As of March 31, 2020, the Company paid Clinton $2,400,000 under the Amended Services Agreement and the Management Services Agreement, recorded $312,500 and $462,500 within “Selling, general and administrative” in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

In January 2019, for total consideration of $1,000,000, Sport-BLX Inc. issued to the Company shares of Sport-BLX common stock, constituting 9.0% of the common stock outstanding after giving effect to the transaction. Immediately before the transaction, George E. Hall (“Mr. Hall”), SportBLX’s Executive Chairman and CEO, held 65.6% of SportBLX’s outstanding shares. Mr. Hall owns beneficially approximately 29.1% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

On September 13, 2019, the Board approved a success fee to Clinton, in connection with the completion of the Orix Transaction and the pension settlement. The Board approved a fee equal to 15% of the cash consideration, for Clinton’s work on the Orix Transaction and 10% of the difference between the gross pension liabilities and the settlement payment. Accordingly, the Company paid Clinton a success fee of $2,635,000 related to the Orix Transaction and $1,348,385 related to the pension settlement.

On December 12, 2019, the Company purchased from Mr. Hall 37,924 shares of SportBLX common stock in exchange for $1,346,302 in cash and a $12,116,718 principal amount promissory note bearing interest at a 5% annual rate, due December 12, 2022. On the same date, the Company purchased from Joseph A. De Perio (“Mr. De Perio”) 17,076 shares of SportBLX common stock in exchange for $606,198 in cash and a $5,455,782 principal amount promissory note bearing 5% interest, due December 12, 2022. Interest under the notes is payable in arrears on the first day of each calendar quarter in cash, or, at the Company’s option, in shares of common stock of the Company at a price reflecting market value. Mr. De Perio owns 2.47% of the Company’s common stock, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, and is SportBLX’s president.

In connection with the successful consummation of a settlement with the PBGC, the Board voted on May 3, 2019 to furnish to Clinton a one-time cash payment of $250,000 in consideration of Clinton’s efforts regarding the same.

On November 15, 2019, the Company, and Clinton Special Opportunities Fund LLC (“CSO”) entered into a Credit Facility Letter Agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company extended to CSO a one-year revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount up to $1,000,000. The loan is evidenced by a grid note bearing interest at a 10% annual rate, which matures November 15, 2020 (the “Note”). CSO’s obligations under the Letter Agreement and the Note are secured by security interests in all of CSO’s assets, including all of CSO’s Company common stock, and guaranteed by Mr. Hall, CSO’s sole member. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, CSO borrowed $500,000 and $250,000, respectively, under the Letter Agreement.

On December 6, 2019, SportBLX issued an unsecured demand note, effective as of October 1, 2019, to the Company in the aggregate principal amount of up to $1,750,000 (the “Demand Note-1”), which superseded the demand note issued on October 1, 2019, by the Company in favor of SportBLX for $1,000,000. The Demand Note-1 bears interest at an 8% annual rate and matures upon the earlier to occur of (a) demand by the Company, or (b) April 1, 2020. As of March 31, 2019, SportBLX borrowed $1,750,000 under the Demand Note-1.

On December 27, 2019, SportBLX issued an unsecured demand note, effective as of December 27, 2019, to the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000 (the “Demand Note-2”). The Demand Note-2 bears interest at an 8% annual rate and matures upon the earlier to occur of (a) demand by the Company, or (b) April 1, 2020. As of March 31, 2020 SportBLX borrowed $250,000 under the Demand Note-2.

An extension of Demand Note-1 and Demand Note-2 is currently being negotiated.

On January 15, 2020, SportBLX issued an unsecured demand note, effective as of January 15, 2020, to the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “Demand Note-3”). The Demand Note-2 bears interest at an 8% annual rate and matures upon the earlier to occur of (a) demand by the Company, or (b) January 15, 2021. As of March 31, 2020 SportBLX borrowed $410,000 under the Demand Note-3.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors

We may from time to time make written or oral forward-looking statements with respect to our future goals, including statements contained in this Form 10-Q, in our other filings with the SEC and in our reports to shareholders.

Certain information which does not relate to historical financial information may be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include information concerning the launch of our asset management business and related investment vehicles, strategic initiatives and potential acquisitions, the results of operations of our existing business lines, the impact of legal or regulatory matters on our business, as well as other actions, strategies and expectations, and are identifiable by use of the words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “projects,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “might,” or “continues” or similar expressions. Such statements are subject to a wide range of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results in the future to differ materially from our historical results and those presently anticipated or projected. We wish to caution investors not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after such date. Risk factors include various factors set forth from time to time in our filings with the SEC including the following: our need for substantial additional capital in order to fund our business; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of our restructuring plan and other recent significant changes; the negative impacts of our delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, including reduced liquidity and market price of our common stock and the number of investors willing to hold or acquire our common stock; significant costs relating to pending and future litigation; our ability to attract and retain talented personnel; the structure or success of our participation in any joint investments; risks associated with any future acquisition or business opportunities; our need to consume resources in researching acquisitions, business opportunities or financings and capital market transactions; our ability to integrate additional businesses or technologies; the impact of our reverse stock split on the market trading liquidity of our common stock; the market price volatility of our common stock; our need to incur asset impairment charges for intangible assets; significant changes in discount rates, rates of return on pension assets and mortality tables; our reliance on aging information systems and our ability to protect those systems against security breaches; our ability to integrate accounting systems; changes in tax guidance and related interpretations and inspections by tax authorities; our ability to raise capital from third party investors for our asset management business; the efforts of Clinton’s key personnel and the performance of its overall business; our ability to comply with extensive regulations relating to the launch and operation of our asset management business; our ability to compete in the intensely competitive asset management business; the performance of any investment funds we sponsor or accounts we manage, including any fund or account managed by Clinton; difficult market and economic conditions, including changes in interest rates and volatile equity and credit markets; our ability to achieve steady earnings growth on a quarterly basis in our asset management business; the significant demands placed on our resources and employees, and associated increases in expenses, risks and regulatory oversight, resulting from the potential growth of our asset management business; our ability to establish a favorable reputation for our asset management business; the lack of operating history of our asset manager subsidiary and any funds that we may sponsor; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the third-party investment in our partially-owned data storage business; decreasing revenues and greater losses attributable to our partially-owned data storage products; our ability to quickly develop, source and deliver differentiated and innovative products; our dependence on third parties for new product introductions or technologies; our dependence on third-party contract manufacturing services and supplier-provided parts, components and sub-systems; our dependence on key customers, partners and resellers; foreign currency fluctuations and negative or uncertain global or regional economic conditions as well as various factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and from time to time in our filings with the SEC.

Overview

GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. (“GlassBridge”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) owns and operates an asset management business and a sports technology platform. We actively explore a diverse range of new, strategic asset management business opportunities for our portfolio.

In February 2017, we changed our name to GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. to reflect our new primary focus on asset management and delisted our common stock from The New York Stock Exchange, at the beginning of August 2017, when our common stock began trading in the OTC Markets Group under the symbol “GLAE”.

On January 4, 2019, for total consideration of $1,000,000, Sport-BLX issued to the Company shares of Sport-BLX common stock, constituting 9.0% of the common stock outstanding after giving effect to the transaction. Immediately before the transaction, Mr. Hall, SportBLX’s Executive Chairman and CEO, held 65.6% of SportBLX’s outstanding shares.

On March 31, 2019, the Company sold all of its international subsidiaries (“Imation Subsidiaries”) to IMN Capital Holdings, Inc. (“IMN Capital”). Certain Company subsidiaries, including the Imation Subsidiaries, are parties to legal proceedings relating to payments that the Imation Subsidiaries made pursuant to European Union copyright levies (the “Subsidiary Litigation”). As consideration for the sale, IMN Capital paid the Company $280,000 and agreed to pay the Company 25% of all net proceeds from the Subsidiary Litigation. The Company recorded a one-time non-cash gain of approximately $10 million in connection with the sale. See Item 3 for current status of extant litigation.

On May 13, 2019, GlassBridge and the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”) entered into an agreement to terminate the Imation Cash Balance Pension Plan based on the PBGC’s findings that (i) the Plan did not meet the minimum funding standard required under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (ii) the Plan would be unable to pay benefits when due; and (iii) the Plan should be terminated to protect the interests of the Plan participants. GlassBridge and all other members of Seller’s controlled group were liable to the PBGC for all obligations under ERISA in connection with the Plan’s termination. On October 1, 2019, the Company entered into a settlement agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) with the PBGC. Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, GlassBridge paid $3,000,000 in cash to PBGC on October 3, 2019 (the “Settlement Payment”). Per the terms of the Settlement Agreement and following the Settlement Payment on October 3, 2019, the PBGC released all Controlled Group Members from the Lien as of January 6, 2020.

On August 20, 2019, the Company effected a 1:200 reverse common stock split.

On October 1, 2019, the Company sold to Orix PTP Holdings, LLC (“Orix”), for $17,562,700, 20.1% of the outstanding stock of Adara, until then a Company wholly owned subsidiary, together with two promissory notes of Adara to the Company in total principal amount of $13,000,000. Adara issued the notes in consideration for the assignment by the Company to Adara of the right to receive certain payments from IMN Capital and transfer by the Company to Adara of some of the Company’s SportBLX shares. In connection with the transaction, Adara’s Board of Directors was expanded to five directors, including one director designated by Orix. In addition, GlassBridge, Orix, and Adara entered into a Stockholders’ Agreement pursuant to which Orix may, among other things, during the three months beginning April 1, 2021, sell back its Adara stock to GlassBridge, at book value, and, during the term of the Stockholders Agreement, has the right to purchase all or a portion of GlassBridge’s Adara shares, at book value plus 20%, subject to GlassBridge’s right to respond to the notice by purchasing all of Orix’s Adara shares at that price.

On December 12, 2019, the Company purchased from Joseph A. De Perio (“Mr. De Perio”) 17,076 shares of SportBLX common stock in exchange for $606,198 in cash and a $5,455,782 principal amount promissory note bearing interest at a 5% annual rate, due December 12, 2022. On the same date, the Company purchased from George E. Hall (“Mr. Hall”), 37,924 shares of SportBLX common stock in exchange for $1,346,302 in cash and a $12,116,718 principal amount promissory note bearing 5% interest, due December 12, 2022. Interest under the notes is payable in arrears on the first day of each calendar quarter in cash, or, at the Company’s option, in shares of common stock of the Company at a price reflecting market value.

Mr. De Perio owns 2.47% of the Company’s common stock, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, and is SportBLX’s president. Mr. Hall beneficially owns approximately 29.1% of our outstanding shares.

On December 18, 2019, we terminated our Services Agreement and Management Services Agreement, effective March 31, 2020, with Clinton, as the Company began to provide for itself the services Clinton provided under the agreements.

On March 17, 2020, the Company borrowed $16.0 million from Orix in the form of a note payable and invested the proceeds in The Sports and Entertainment Fund, L.P.

Important Notices and Disclaimers

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes that appear elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This MD&A contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to various factors discussed in this MD&A under the caption “Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors” and the information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 3, 2020, including in Part 1 Item 1A. Risk Factors of such Annual Report.

Nothing contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any securities or otherwise invest in any investment vehicle managed, advised or coordinated by GBAM (collectively, the “GlassBridge Vehicle”), and may not be relied upon in connection with any investment or offer or sale of securities. Any such offer or solicitation may only be made pursuant to the current Confidential Private Offering Memorandum (or similar document) for any such GlassBridge Vehicle, which is provided only to qualified offerees and which should be carefully reviewed prior to investing. GBAM is a newly formed entity and the GlassBridge Vehicles are currently either in formation state or have recently launched. GBAM is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or under similar state laws, and nothing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitutes investment advice with respect to securities.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes tradenames and trademarks owned by us or that we have the right to use. Solely for convenience, the trademarks or tradenames referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may appear without the ® or ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate in any way that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to these trademarks and tradenames.

Executive Summary

Consolidated Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

Cash Flow/Financial Condition for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

Results of Operations

The following discussion relates to continuing operations unless indicated otherwise. The operating results of our former Legacy Businesses and the Nexsan Business are presented in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as discontinued operations and are not included in segment results for all periods presented. See Note 4 - Discontinued Operations in our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 for further information on these divestitures.

Net Revenue

“NM” - Indicates the Percent Change is not meaningful

The company did not have any net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”)

SG&A expense increased for the three months ended March 31, 2020 by $1.3 million (or 162.5%) compared with the same period last year primarily due to the development of the operations of SportBLX and Adara.

Restructuring and Other

Restructuring and other expenses were $0.0 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

See Note 7 - Restructuring and Other Expense in our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 for further details on our restructuring and other expenses.

Operating Loss from Continuing Operations

Operating loss from continuing operations increased by $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared with the same period last year primarily due to the development of the operations of SportBLX and Adara.

Other Income (Expense)

Total other expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $11.1 million compared to $0.0 million for the same period last year.

Income Tax Benefit (Provision)

Income tax for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $0.0 million. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to a valuation allowance on various deferred tax assets.

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations

Discontinued operations are comprised of results from our Legacy Businesses and the Nexsan Business. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, income from discontinued operations decreased by $10.5 million compared with the same period last year due to the Subsidiary Sale in 2019.

See Note 4 - Discontinued Operations in our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 for more information on our discontinued operations.

Segment Results

With the wind down of our legacy businesses substantially completed by the first quarter of 2016 and the sale of the Nexsan business in the third quarter of 2018 and following the launch of AAM, the asset management business and the sports technology platform, SportBLX, are our two reportable segments as of March 31, 2020. The Legacy Businesses and Nexsan Business were reported within discontinued operations.

We evaluate segment performance based on revenue and operating loss. The operating loss reported in our segments excludes corporate and other unallocated amounts. Although such amounts are excluded from the business segment results, they are included in reported consolidated results. Corporate and unallocated amounts include costs which are not allocated to the business segments in management’s evaluation of segment performance such as litigation settlement expense, corporate expense and other expenses.

Information related to our segments is as follows:

Asset Management Business

The Company operates its diversified private asset management business through a number of subsidiaries that sponsor our fund offerings. We expect our asset management business to earn revenues primarily by providing investment advisory services to third party investors through our managed funds, as well as separate managed accounts.

Sports Technology Platform

GlassBridge acquired its sports technology platform in 2019, by purchasing a controlling interest in SportBLX, a financial technology company that enables a marketplace for sports assets, including revenue share interests in player earnings and equity interests in teams. SportBLX partners with a registered broker-dealer to effect transactions in sports assets constituting securities. SportBLX is focused initially on American professional sports like basketball, baseball and football.

SportBLX, together with broker dealers, enables enthusiasts to use their knowledge to engage passionately and invest in the athletes and sports teams they love, giving investors opportunities to participate in the value creation that success in sports brings. SportBLX also enables institutional investors to invest in securities tied to uncorrelated assets with attractive yields and the potential for equity-like returns backed by assets that participate in an industry that has thrived for decades through multiple business cycles.

Corporate and Unallocated

“NM” - Indicates the Percent Change is not meaningful

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, corporate and unallocated operating loss consists of $0.5 million of corporate general and administrative expenses, a 37.5% decrease from the prior year. Restructuring and other expenses decreased by $0.1 million from the prior year.

See Note 7 - Restructuring and Other Expense in our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 for further details on our restructuring and other expenses.

Impact of Changes in Foreign Currency Rates

The impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates to worldwide revenue was immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Financial Position

Our cash and cash equivalents balance as of March 31, 2020 was $0.8 million compared to $5.5 million as of December 31, 2019.

Our accounts payable balance as of March 31, 2020 was $1.8 million compared to $2.0 million as of December 31, 2019.

Our other current liabilities balance as of March 31, 2020 was $1.5 million compared to $1.5 million as of December 31, 2019.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:

Cash used in operating activities was $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, which primarily due to the development of the operations of SportBLX and Adara. Cash used in operating activities was $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily relating to corporate expenses and a $0.3 million litigation settlement payment.

Cash Flows Provided by Investing Activities:

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 cash provided by investing activities included $1.0 million from the sale of IP addresses and deconsolidated international cash of $0.5 million in connection with the Subsidiary Sale.

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities:

Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 relates to an Orix note payable. See Note 6 - Debt for more information.

We have various resources available to us for purposes of managing liquidity and capital needs. Our primary sources of liquidity include our cash and cash equivalents. Our primary liquidity needs relate to funding our operations.

We had $18.6 million cash and cash equivalents on hand as of March 31, 2020.

Our cash of $18.6 million as of March 31, 2020, as well as a $0.5 million tax refund to be received in 2020 and redemption of investments, if needed, is expected to fund our operations for the next twelve months.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2020, we did not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

A discussion of the Company’s critical accounting policies was provided in Part II Item 7 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 - New Accounting Pronouncements in our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 herein for further information.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide the information required under this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based on an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of March 31, 2020, the end of the period covered by this report, the Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Strauss, and the Chief Financial Officer, Francis Ruchalski, have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2020 based on the guidelines established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO 2013). Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, management concluded there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

See Note 13 - Litigation, Commitments and Contingencies in our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 herein for further information regarding our legal proceedings.

The Company is subject to various lawsuits, claims and other legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of conducting business (including litigation relating to our Legacy Businesses and discontinued operations). All such matters involve uncertainty and, accordingly, outcomes that cannot be predicted with assurance. As of March 31, 2020, we are unable to estimate with certainty the ultimate aggregate amount of monetary liability or financial impact that we may incur with respect to these matters. It is reasonably possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, could materially affect our financial condition, results of the operations and cash flows. Similarly, the Company is the plaintiff in a number of matters in the United States and elsewhere where the potential outcomes could be materially beneficial to the Company. These outcomes are also uncertain.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide the information required under this item.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The following documents are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report:

SIGNATURE

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.