Legacy Education Alliance, Inc. - Annual Report: 2022 (Form 10-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

Commission file number: 000-55790

LEGACY EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

1490 NE Pine Island Rd. Suite 5D, Cape Coral, FL 33909

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (239) 542-0643

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ 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). 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 definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 USC. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

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

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates, computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $3,459,508.

As of April 17, 2023, there were 38,182,697 shares of common stock outstanding.

Index to Annual Report on Form 10-K for

Year Ended December 31, 2022

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain statements made in this report involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “would” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this report, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, prospective products, research and development costs, future revenue, timing and likelihood of success, plans and objectives of management for future operations, future results of anticipated products and prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are based on current expectations that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Our plans and objectives are based, in part, on assumptions involving judgments with respect to, among other things, the results projected from the introduction of new brands, products and services, expansion into new geographic markets, combinations with third parties, including, but not limited to our licensors; the development of ecommerce capabilities; projections of international growth; projected increase in profitability from our symposium-style course delivery model that should lead to increased margins; our ability to address or manage corruption concerns in certain locations in which we operate; our ability to address and manage cyber-security risks; our ability to protect our intellectual property, on which our business is substantially dependent; our expectations regarding future divided payments; our ability to manage our relationships with credit card processors, and our expectations regarding the impact of general economic conditions on our business; the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global and national economies and on our business operations and financial results; and the estimates and matters described under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Our assumptions used for the purposes of the forward-looking statements represent estimates of future events and are subject to uncertainty as to possible changes in economic, legislative, industry, and other circumstances, including the development, acceptance and sales of our products and our ability to raise additional funding sufficient to implement our strategy. Such forward-looking statements involve assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or our achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from historical results, any future results, or performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this report. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed as forward-looking statements are set forth in this report, including but not limited to under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There may be other factors of which we are currently unaware or deem immaterial that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates, assumptions and projections, and therefore you should not place undue reliance on them, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control.

Although we believe that our assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this report will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein particularly in view of the current state of our operations, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a statement by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the factors set forth herein under the headings “Business,” “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report.

The events and circumstances reflected in our forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Our Corporate History and Background  

Legacy Education Alliance, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on November 23, 2010 in Nevada under the name Streamline Resources, Inc. Our name was subsequently changed to Priced In Corp (“PRCD”) on April 24, 2012. Prior to the merger discussed below, we were a shell corporation with nominal operating activity.

On November 10, 2014, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of such date the (“Merger Agreement”) by and among (i) PRCD, a Nevada corporation, (ii) Priced In Corp. Subsidiary, a Colorado corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of PRCD (“PRCD Sub”), (iii) Tigrent Inc., a Colorado corporation (“TIGE”), and (iv) Legacy Education Alliance Holdings, Inc., a Colorado corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIGE (“Legacy Holdings”). On November 10, 2014, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, PRCD Sub merged with and into Legacy Holdings (the “Merger”), with Legacy Holdings surviving the Merger and becoming our wholly owned subsidiary and we acquired the business of Legacy Holdings.

At the effective time of the Merger:

As a result of the Merger, TIGE owned approximately 80% of Legacy with the then remaining outstanding shares (3,997,500) held by the existing PRCD shareholders.

There was no cash consideration exchanged in the Merger. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, PRCD agreed to pay TIGE taxes and related liabilities and other specified costs and expenses, including certain administrative and related expenses that have been or will be from time to time incurred by TIGE that are related to TIGE’s investment in PRCD (including the cost of preparing and distributing reports regarding our business and financial condition to its shareholders), its administrative costs and expenses, and taxes, other than income taxes arising from dividends or distributions by us to TIGE. All shares of PRCD common stock issued in connection with the Merger are restricted securities, as defined in paragraph (a) of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such shares were issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under.

The Merger was accounted for as a “reverse merger” and recapitalization since, immediately following the completion of the transaction, the holders of TIGE’s stock had effective control of PRCD. In addition, TIGE controlled the surviving entity through control of Legacy’s Board of Directors as a result of the appointment of the existing directors of TIGE to the four board seats of Legacy. Additionally, all of TIGE’s officers and senior executive positions continued on as management of the surviving entity after consummation of the Merger. For accounting purposes, Legacy Holdings was deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the transaction and, consequently, the transaction was treated as a recapitalization of PRCD. Accordingly, Legacy Holdings’ assets, liabilities and results of operations became the historical financial statements of the registrant, and the Company’s assets, liabilities and results of operations were consolidated with PRCD effective as of the date of the closing of the Merger. Prior to the Merger, PRCD was a “shell” corporation with nominal assets, liabilities and operating activity. No step-up in basis or intangible assets or goodwill was recorded in this transaction.

On February 14, 2017, TIGE completed the distribution of 15,998,326 shares of Common Stock in Legacy approved by the Board of Directors of TIGE on October 4, 2016. Pursuant to the distribution, 1.00105 shares of Legacy Common Stock were distributed for each share of stock held in TIGE.

For a further discussion of the Merger and its effects on our business, please see the information contained in our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 10, 2014, and the related amendments thereto.

Presentation of Financial Statements

The terms “Legacy Education Alliance, Inc.,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” or “Legacy” as used in this report refer collectively to Legacy Education Alliance, Inc., a Nevada corporation, the registrant, which was formerly known as Priced In Corp., and, unless the context otherwise requires, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Legacy Education Alliance Holdings, Inc., a Colorado corporation, other operating subsidiaries and any predecessor of Legacy Education Alliance Holdings, including Tigrent Inc., a Colorado corporation.

This Form 10-K includes financial statements and related notes that present the consolidated financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, and cash flows of Legacy and its subsidiaries.

Our Strategy

Our objective is to be a leading   provider of services and products that enable individuals from all walks of life, regardless of their current economic situation and educational background, to take control of their financial futures and enable them to achieve financial freedom.

Our strategy is focused primarily on the following areas:

Recent Developments

ABCImpact Loans

Between June 2022 and March 17, 2023, we borrowed an aggregate of $2,315,500 from ABCImpact I, LLC, evidenced by 10% Convertible Debentures. ABCImpact has the option to loan up to $5 million.

ABCImpact is an entity in which an affiliate of Barry Kostiner, our Chief Executive Officer and sole director, has a non-controlling passive interest.

The then outstanding and unpaid principal and interest under the debentures shall be converted into shares of our common stock and an equal number of five-year common stock purchase warrants at the option of ABCImpact, at a conversion price per share of $0.05, subject to adjustment. The debentures and underlying warrants are subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99% (or 9.99% in ABCImpact’s discretion).

PPP Loan

On July 26, 2022, we received notice that $932,455.90 in principal and interest under our April 2020 loan through the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program established pursuant to the CARES Act, is due and owing as a result of a 60-day delinquency in payment. With the past due amount of $85,969.14, the total amount due and owing is $1,025,010 including accrued interest.

Forbearance Agreement

On July 15, 2022, we entered into a Forbearance Agreement with GLD Legacy Holdings, LLC, the holder of our 10% Senior Secured Convertible Debenture dated August 27, 2021, and Legacy Tech Partners, LLC, the holder of our 10% Senior Secured Convertible Debenture dated March 8, 2021. Mr. Kostiner is a manager of Legacy Tech Partners.

Pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement, GLD and Legacy Tech Partners each agreed to forbear from exercising its rights against us under the applicable note until the earlier of (i) a default under the Forbearance Agreement or a new default under such Note or (ii) October 15, 2022.

Prior to the expiration of this forbearance period, the Company agreed to cause a sale of the GLD Note to ABCImpact or as directed by ABCImpact, at a purchase price equal to the outstanding balance due and payable on the GLD note by no later than October 15, 2022, which shall be in full and complete satisfaction of our obligations to GLD under the GLD note.

As partial consideration for GLD entering into the Forbearance Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to GLD 2,100,000 shares of our common stock and to issue to LTP 1,600,000 shares of our common stock, and to file a registration statement with the SEC to register the GLD shares for resale on or prior to August 15, 2022 and use best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective no later than October 15, 2022. The Company did not file the registration statement. On October 7, 2022, GLD transmitted a Notice of Breach and Default under the Forbearance Agreement, notifying the Company that it intends to exercise all available rights and remedies at law and/or equity. The Company is in discussions with GLD to cure the default prior to any such exercise.

The Company also agreed to use its best efforts to effect a spin-off of an existing to-be-determined subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to the terms described in the Forbearance Agreement.

Impact from COVID-19 Pandemic

Historically, our operations have relied significantly on our and our students’ ability to travel and attend live events where large groups of people gather in local markets within each of the segments in which we operate. Following the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide restrictions on travel, and social distancing, we temporarily ceased conducting live sales, fulfillment activities, and furloughed substantially all of our employees. After several months, we resumed the sale of our online, on-demand, and over-the-phone products and related fulfillment activities. In December 2021, we decided to suspend live in-person events. Following the impact of COVID-19 on our business, we decided to streamline our product offerings throughout 2022 and restructure our compensation program with respect to both employees and independent contractors to reduce costs and improve margins, but there can be no assurances that we will be effective in selling our products and services, or what impact these activities will have on our financial performance, although to date, these factors have had a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition in 2022 and into the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. We are not able to fully quantify the continued impact on our results of operations and financial condition for the remainder of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

Business Overview

We are a provider of practical, high-quality, and value-based educational training on the topics of personal finance, entrepreneurship, real estate, and financial markets, including investment strategies and techniques. Our programs are offered through a variety of formats and channels, including free workshops, basic trainings, forums, telephone mentoring, one-on-one mentoring, coaching and e-learning. During the year ended December 31, 2022, our education operations were limited.

Our students pay for their courses in full up-front or through payment agreements with independent third parties. Under United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), we recognize revenue upon the earlier of (i) when our students take their courses or (ii) the term for taking their course expires, both of which could be several quarters after the student purchases a program and pays the fee. We recognize revenue immediately when we sell (i) our proprietary products delivered at time of sale and (ii) third party products. Our symposiums and forums combine multiple advanced training courses in one location, allowing us to achieve certain economies of scale that reduce costs and improve margins while also accelerating U.S. GAAP revenue recognition, while at the same time, enhancing our students’ experience, particularly, for example, through the opportunity to network with other students.

We also provide a richer experience for our students through one-on-one mentoring (two to four days in length, on site or remotely) and telephone mentoring (10 to 16 weekly one-on-one or one-on-many telephone sessions). Mentoring involves a subject matter expert interacting with the student remotely or in person and guiding the student, for example, through his or her first real estate transaction, providing a real hands-on experience.

We were founded in 1996, and through a reverse merger, became a publicly-held company in November 2014. Legacy Education has touched more than five million students from more than 150 countries and territories over the course of its operating history. Its curriculum is designed to help people progress from beginner to educated investor.

Historically, our operations have been managed through three operating segments: (i) North America, (ii) United Kingdom, and (iii) Other Foreign Markets. We no longer operate under our United Kingdom and Other Foreign Markets segments.

Since January 1, 2022, we have operated under five brands: Legacy Elite, Legacy Building Wealth Club, Legacy Degree (affordable, accredited degree completion), Legacy Capital, and non-profit division, Legacy Open Library.

We have recently commenced various strategic initiatives and are embarking on a number of transactions, which we expect will strengthen the Company’s balance sheet and strategic positioning, including relationships with Brian Page and multiple education guidance counselors, marketers and non-profits. Further, the foundation of our proposed Nasdaq uplisting includes the potential spinoff of the existing Legacy Education business, which was previously approved by shareholders, and the proposed acquisition of Coopersmith Career Consulting, each of which are in process but we can give no assurance at this time of success.

Our operations are managed through three operating segments: (i) North America, (ii) United Kingdom, and (iii) Other Foreign Markets. The United Kingdom and Other Foreign Markets segments are in liquidation and no longer active.

The proportion of our total revenue attributable to each segment is as follows:

Operating results for the segments are as follows:

Marketing

Our various brands are the foundation for our marketing efforts. These brands provide credibility and sustainability within our media mix to promote live events and online trainings. Historically, live onsite two-hour free preview workshops are offered weekly in multiple markets in North America. Legacy Education currently is focusing its marketing efforts on communicating with the network of students from its existing database, as well as affiliate relationships. Legacy Education currently does not have a significant allocation for marketing through social media and traditional media channels.

We offer people the opportunity to attend a free preview workshop or advance directly to one of our three-day basic training classes. People who enroll and attend a basic training class receive reference materials relevant to the subject matter to be taught at the class. The basic training class is usually held over a weekend within two to four weeks of the initial free preview workshop. Our experience is that offering the free preview workshop is an effective way to introduce our students to the underlying methodology of a full course, as well as to market and sell our three-day basic training courses. It is expected that our live event operations will be re-launched as early as January 2023.

Marketing efforts continue to those customers who choose to progress their education with a three-day basic training class. Welcome letters, product kits that include manuals, books and audio files, an online reference library, and reminder communication letters and emails are all branded for consistency and credibility. Customers at the three-day basic training course may choose to further their education through our elite training classes and mentorships offered during the basic training classes.

We utilize different preview brands to market into our advance training division, which we re-branded to Elite Legacy Education to expand our market reach. Elite training classes are fulfilled through various delivery methods to meet the needs of our customers.

We also market for new customers who prefer to learn online and provide people the opportunity to attend free ninety-minute live online webinars that are held weekly on six different topics. Webinars are marketed via online banner ads, affiliate marketing, email campaigns, social media and other media methods.

Training Programs

We have three significant categories for our programs:

Elite Training Courses

Customers who attend our basic training courses may choose to continue with Elite training courses in real estate, financial markets investing and/or entrepreneurship skills. The Elite training courses of study include:

The goal of our fulfillment strategy is to provide maximum flexibility to our students, allowing them to take any of their classes in their preferred format. Students may access training content through multiple delivery channels, including:

Through strategic partners, customers can purchase a license to use supporting software for real estate or financial markets investing. With either software program, a subscription-based data service is available for purchase, which allows customers to interactively determine investment options and make better informed decisions about potential investments.

Individualized Mentoring and Coaching Programs

We offer live, real time, one-on-one mentoring for Real Estate, Business and the Financial Markets that is tailored to meet students’ individual goals and needs. Real Estate mentoring is offered on site at the student’s chosen location or remotely, while Financial Market mentoring can be provided either on-site or remotely. Mentoring is intended to give the student a professional assessment of his or her individual goals and experience and to help the student build an investment plan that can be put into action. Mentoring sessions are generally 2 to 4 days in length.

Coaching and telephone mentoring programs are typically sold in a number of different subject areas and generally delivered in 10 to 16 weekly one-on-one telephone sessions. Some of the topics include Real Estate coaching. A set curriculum approach is generally used. Each module comes with assignments, exercises and reading materials to be completed between sessions.

Competition

During our more than 20-year history, we have competed with several organizations within the U.S. and internationally. Our primary competitors are Fortune Builders and Mayflower Alliance Ltd. Some of our competitors have established brands through a media-based relationship, such as HGTV, and use television programs to promote their brands.

The main competitors to our financial markets strategies and techniques course offerings are large institutional brokerage houses, who have been offering education as a way to expand their client portfolio.

Generally, competitive factors within the proprietary training market include:

We believe that the range and depth of our course offerings, the quality of our trainers and reference materials are comparable or superior to those of our competitors. Typically, trainers for our Elite courses have been active investors in their chosen field, have been trained by us and, to a large degree, are previous customers of our programs. Trainers for our Elite courses are chosen based on their knowledge and experience with the coursework covered and are further qualified by meeting knowledge standards developed internally.

Status of Brand Development Agreement with the T&B Seminars, Inc.

On December 23, 2019, Legacy Education Alliance Holdings, Inc., or Holdings, our wholly owned subsidiary entered into a Real Estate Education Training Program Development Agreement, or Development Agreement with T&B Seminars, Inc., or T&B, an affiliate of Tarek El Moussa, pursuant to which Holdings and Tarek El Moussa agreed to develop and operate a seminar style education business that will use, among other things, the names, images, and likenesses of Tarek El Moussa to market and sell customers real estate investing oriented education products.

Pursuant to the Development Agreement, T&B granted to the Company a sole and exclusive worldwide license to certain intellectual property, including, certain trademarks and copyrights and the name, image and likeness of Tarek El Moussa, in each case to the extent necessary for Holdings to develop and create educational materials and promote and conduct a branded real estate seminar style education business that uses the intellectual property.

The Company commenced sales activities pursuant to the Development Agreement under the Homemade Investor brand in January 2020 but as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we suspended conducting live in-persons sales events in March 2020. Subsequently, we suspended online sales events to focus on our new flagship brand Building Wealth with Legacy^TM.

The Company currently does not have an active relationship with T&B Seminars, Inc.

Prior Licensing Agreements with the Rich Dad and Other Parties

Through September 2019, our primary business relied on our license of the Rich Dad brand and related marks and intellectual property.

Effective September 1, 2013, we entered into a 2013 License Agreement with Rich Dad Operating Company, LLC, or RDOC.

On September 16, 2019, we received notice from RDOC, indicating that RDOC did not intend to extend the term of the 2013 License Agreement, as amended. Therefore, the term of the License Agreement expired on September 30, 2019. Notwithstanding the expiration of the License Agreement, the Company may continue to use Licensed Intellectual Property, as defined in the 2013 License Agreement, including, but not limited to, the Rich Dad trademark and stylized logo, for the purpose of honoring and fulfilling orders by its customers in existence as of the date of the expiration of the 2013 License Agreement.

Effective November 26, 2019, our licenses to operate under the Perform in Properties, Making Money with Martin Roberts^TM and Robbie Fowler’s Property Academy^TM were transferred to Mayflower Alliance Ltd in conjunction with the sale of the business of Legacy UK.

Human Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately 17 full-time employees, all of whom were in our North America segment. In addition, we employ part-time employees in various capacities and independent contractors who are trainers, coaches or mentors. Our employees are not represented by a labor union, and we believe our relations with our employees are satisfactory. We are committed to providing competitive pay, healthcare, and a comprehensive benefits package in order to recruit and maintain employees. Our independent contractors are either paid commissions based upon the dollar value of the courses purchased by customers at our free preview workshops and basic training courses or are paid fixed fees for teaching and mentoring Elite courses. Independent contractors are required to execute agreements with us that set forth their commission structures and typically contain confidentiality and non-competition provisions. We continue to build a diverse, inclusive, and safe work environment to attract, develop, and retain top talent. The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity to build a remote workforce with resources and support to succeed.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Risks Related to Our Business

There is substantial doubt on our ability to continue as a going concern.

Our independent registered public accounting firm has issued a going concern qualification as part of its audit report that accompanies our 2022 audited financial statements included herein. As stated in the notes to our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, we have a working capital deficit and have accumulated a significant deficit. Our continued existence is dependent upon our ability to continue to execute our operating plan and to obtain additional debt or equity financing. We do not have an established source of funds sufficient to cover operating costs and accordingly, there can be no assurance that the necessary debt or equity financing will be available, or will be available on terms acceptable to us, in which case we may be unable to meet our obligations or fully implement our business plan, if at all. Additionally, should we be unable to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of business, the net realizable value of our assets may be materially less than the amounts recorded in our financial statements.

The Company is attempting to implement a new business strategy and effect a Nasdaq uplisting, and there can be no assurances that these efforts will be successful.

We previously announced several strategic initiatives with the aim of expanding our customer base, launching real estate SPAC investment vehicles, improving our social media presence, entering into strategic relationships, spinning off our existing business and uplisting onto the Nasdaq Capital Markets. However, these initiatives are ongoing and there can be no assurance that any of these efforts will be successful or if any of them are in fact successful, that it or they will result in greater revenue, profitability, trading volume, stock price and/or other benefit to the Company or its stockholders.

The concentration of our business under one brand or a small number of brands could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operation if we were unable to conduct business under such brands.

The alteration, or termination of any brand development or the suspension or termination of sales activities thereunder, would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Reliance on a Legacy Education Alliance focused branding strategy could result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial conditions and results of operations if consumer acceptance of such brand is insufficient to attract new customers.

Historically, our branding strategy has relied on using the goodwill and notoriety associated with third-party branding licensors, such as Rich Dad, Tarek El Moussa, and others, to attract new customers. Any shift to a branding strategy that focuses on the Company as a brand, rather than on a third party, could adversely affect our business if consumer acceptance of such proprietary brand is insufficient to drive sales.    

The termination of our license agreement to Rich Dad Education brand has materially adversely impacted our business, financial condition and results of operations, given the high concentration of sales from course offerings under Rich Dad Education brand.

Our Rich Dad® Education real estate and financial market course offerings had no revenue in 2022. Our 2013 License Agreement with Rich Dad ®, as amended, expired on September 30, 2019. Notwithstanding the expiration of the License Agreement, the Company may continue to use Licensed Intellectual Property, as defined in the License Agreement, including, but not limited to, the Rich Dad trademark and stylized logo, for the purpose of honoring and fulfilling orders by its customers in existence as of the date of the expiration of the Agreement.

The termination of any of our merchant processor agreements and/or material changes to the terms and conditions of these agreements would materially adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations, given the high concentration of sales from course offerings procured by our customers using credit cards.

A significant percentage of our sales are processed through credit card transactions, and we are dependent on our merchant processor relationships to facilitate these transactions under favorable terms. Although we generally have been able to renew or extend the terms of contractual arrangements with third parties merchant processors on acceptable terms, there can be no assurance that we will continue to be able to do so in the future. Interruptions in service, or the imposition of reserve accounts in amounts not acceptable to us, could have a material adverse impact on our liquidity. In addition, if any of these services providers were to stop providing services to us on acceptable terms, we may be unable to procure alternatives from other third parties in a timely and efficient manner and on acceptable terms, or at all. This could materially adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The inability of our customers to finance the purchase of our products through credit cards or third-party financing would materially adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our customers rely on financing, whether through credit cards or third-party financing, to purchase our products. Any limitation on the ability of our customers to obtain access to credit may impact our customers’ ability to purchase our products. This could materially adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The ability of any of our merchant processors to continue to operate and refund our merchant reserves pursuant to the terms of the agreements would materially adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our merchant processors withhold a percentage of our sales as part of our restricted cash reserves. Release of the restricted cash is at the sole discretion of the merchant processor. Although we generally have been able to obtain releases from time to time, and pursuant to the terms of the merchant processor agreement, there can be no assurances that we will be able to do so in the future if the merchant processor’s ability to continue to operate becomes doubtful, including, but not limited to, illiquidity or fraud. This could materially adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our management has identified internal control deficiencies, which our management believe constitute material weaknesses.

Our management has determined that we presently do not have an internal control system or procedures that are effective and may be relied upon in connection with our financial reporting. The weaknesses in our internal control system that were identified by our management generally include weakness that present a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be identified, prevented, or detected on a timely basis, and specifically include:

If we fail to effectively remediate any of these material weaknesses or other material weaknesses or deficiencies in our control environment that may be identified in the future, we may be unable to accurately report our financial results or report them within the time frames required by law or exchange regulations, to the extent applicable, which would have a negative impact on us and our share price.

Our cash flows from operations have not been restored to pre-pandemic sales. If this trend were to continue in the future, it could impair our ability to fund our working capital needs and adversely affect our financial condition.

Our management currently projects that our available cash balances will not be sufficient to maintain our operations during 2023. In addition, when considering all of the applicable operational and external risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to cash generated from new and ongoing business initiatives, our ability to effectively execute our strategies, relationships with our credit card processors, potential claims against the Company related to the insolvency of certain its foreign subsidiaries, and potential current and future litigation matters, we believe that we may not be adequately capitalized. We may seek to obtain additional capital through the issuance of equity or debt, which may dilute the equity holdings of our current investors. In addition, we may seek to borrow additional capital from institutional and commercial banks or other sources to fund future operations on terms that may include restrictive covenants, liens on assets, high effective interest rates, and repayment provisions that reduce our cash resources and limit future access to capital markets. We are actively engaging in negotiations for bridge financing as part of a Nasdaq uplisting transaction. We do not currently have any commitments for future external funding. Our ability to raise additional capital may be adversely impacted by the economic environment. If we cannot generate the required cash to sustain operations or obtain additional capital on acceptable terms, we will need to make further revisions to our business plan, sell or liquidate assets, or limit or discontinue some or all of our operations.

Our ability to fulfill debt obligations could adversely affect working capital needs and financial condition.

If the business is unable to meet cash flow demands to fulfill debt obligations timely, there is a risk of default on the debt to creditors.

Our operations outside the United States subject us to additional risks inherent in international operations.

Traditionally, we have operated in the United Kingdom, Canada, Hong Kong, South Africa and other international markets in addition to our U.S. operations. As a result, we face risks that are inherent in international operations, including:

If we are unable to successfully manage these and other factors, our business could be adversely affected, and our financial condition and results of operations could suffer.

Failure to comply with laws, regulations and policies, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or other applicable anti-corruption legislation, could result in fines, criminal penalties and an adverse effect on our business.

We are subject to regulation under a wide variety of U.S. federal and state and non-U.S. laws, regulations and policies, including anti-corruption laws and export-import compliance and trade laws, and data protection due to our global operations. In particular, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010 and similar anti-bribery laws in other jurisdictions generally prohibit companies, their agents, consultants and other business partners from making improper payments to government officials or other persons (i.e., commercial bribery) for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business or other improper advantage. They also impose recordkeeping and internal control provisions on companies such as ours. We operate and/or conduct business in some parts of the world, such as Hong Kong, that are recognized as having governmental and commercial corruption and in such countries, strict compliance with anti-bribery laws may conflict with local customs and practices. Under some circumstances, a parent company may be civilly and criminally liable for bribes paid by a subsidiary. We cannot assure you that our internal control policies and procedures have protected us, or will protect us, from unlawful conduct of our employees, agents, consultants, and other business partners. In the event that we believe or have reason to believe that violations may have occurred, including without limitation violations of anti-corruption laws, we may be required to investigate and/or have outside counsel investigate the relevant facts and circumstances, which can be expensive and require significant time and attention from senior management. Violation may result in substantial civil and/or criminal fines, disgorgement of profits, sanctions and penalties, debarment from future work with governments, curtailment of operations in certain jurisdictions, and imprisonment of the individuals involved. As a result, any such violations may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. In addition, actual or alleged violations could damage our reputation and ability to do business. Any of these impacts could have a material, adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Uncertain economic conditions and other changes experienced by our customers, including the willingness to trade or invest in securities or real estate, could influence their willingness to spend their discretionary income on our course offerings and products, and could materially adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Uncertain economic conditions may affect our customers’ discretionary income, access to credit and ability and willingness to purchase our courses offerings and products. Economic conditions and consumer spending are influenced by a wide range of factors that are beyond our control. These conditions include but are not limited to:

Any decreased interest in real estate and/or financial markets investing strategies and techniques in the future could impact our brands. Additionally, a prolonged economic downturn or uncertainty over future economic conditions, could increase these effects on our business. In addition, our ongoing business expansion efforts and related operational changes add to the difficulty and risk of forecasting the timing, magnitude, and direction of operational and financial outcomes with respect to our business.

We have only a limited ability to protect our intellectual property rights, which are important to our success.

Our financial success depends, in part, upon our ability to protect our brand names, curriculums, and other proprietary and licensed intellectual property. The existing laws of some countries in which we conduct business might offer only limited protection of our intellectual property rights. To protect our intellectual property, we rely upon a combination of confidentiality policies, nondisclosure, and other contractual arrangements, as well as copyright and trademark laws. The steps we take in this regard may not be adequate to prevent or deter infringement or other misappropriation of our intellectual property, and we might not be able to detect unauthorized use of, or take appropriate and timely steps to enforce, our intellectual property rights, especially in foreign jurisdictions. The loss of proprietary content or the unauthorized use of our intellectual property, including our brand names, may create significant market confusion and result in greater competition, loss of revenue, and adverse publicity.

We face significant competition in our markets.

Our success depends upon our ability to attract customers by providing high-quality courses and training materials, as well as to attract and retain quality trainers to provide those courses. The market for training courses for specific business issues, such as real estate or stock market investing, is intensely competitive. If we are unable to successfully compete, our business, financial condition and results of operations will be materially harmed. Certain competitors may have access to certain marketing channels or be able to secure alliances with customers and affiliates on more favorable terms, devote greater resources to marketing and promotional campaigns and devote substantially more resources to course development than we can. In addition, it is possible that certain competitors, or potential competitors, could reduce their pricing to levels that would make it difficult for us to compete. Increased competition may result in reduced operating margins, as well as loss of market share and brand recognition. Our success is dependent on our ability to successfully attract customers to programs that they feel will enhance their knowledge and enhance their earning power. Their level of satisfaction with our course offerings affects our reputation as they tell others about their experience. Our business could suffer if we fail to deliver quality programs at acceptable price points.

In addition, in order to compete effectively in our markets, we may need to change our business in significant ways. For example, to respond to market competition we may change our pricing, product, or service offerings, make key decisions about technology changes or marketing strategies, or acquire additional businesses or technologies. Any of these actions could hurt our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Competitors continually introduce new programs that may compete directly with our offerings that may make our offerings uncompetitive or obsolete. Larger competitors may have superior abilities to compete for customers and skilled professionals, reducing our ability to deliver our quality offerings to our customers.

Laws and regulations can affect the operation of our business and may limit our ability to operate in certain jurisdictions.

Federal, state, and international laws and regulations impact our operations and may limit our ability to obtain authorization to operate in some states or countries. Many federal, state, and international governmental agencies assert authority to regulate providers of investment training programs. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in legal action instituted by the jurisdictions, including cease and desist and injunctive actions. In the event we are subject to such legal action, our reputation could be harmed and the demand for our course offerings and products could be significantly reduced. We are involved from time to time in routine legal matters incidental to our business, including disputes with students and information requests from state regulatory agencies. Based upon available information, we believe that the resolution of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. Future regulatory changes with respect to the various topics of our courses or the investment techniques we teach, could also impact the content of our course offerings, which in turn, could negatively impact future sales.

Cyber-attacks as well as improper disclosure or control of personal information could result in liability and harm our reputation, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We are dependent on information technology networks and systems to process, transmit and store electronic information and to communicate among our locations around the world and with our customers. Security breaches of this infrastructure could lead to shutdowns or disruptions of our systems and potential unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. We are also required at times to manage, utilize and store sensitive or confidential customer or employee data. While we take measures to protect the security of, and unauthorized access to, our systems, as well as the privacy of personal and proprietary information, it is possible that our security controls over our systems, as well as other security practices we follow, may not prevent the improper access to or disclosure of personally identifiable or proprietary information. In addition, much of our financial, customer, and employee data resides on third party equipment not within our custody or control such that we cannot prevent the improper access to or disclosure of such data or might be prevented from accessing such data for our own purposes. Any such disclosures or inability to access our proprietary information could harm our reputation and subject us to liability under our contracts and laws that protect personal data, or negatively impact our ability to manage operations resulting in increased costs or loss of revenue. Further, data privacy is subject to frequently changing rules and regulations, which sometimes conflict among the various jurisdictions and countries in which we provide services.

The European Union’s (“EU”) General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) took effect in May 2018 and requires EU member states to meet new and more stringent requirements regarding the handling of personal data. Failure to meet the GDPR requirements could result in substantial penalties of up to the greater of €20 million or 4% of global annual revenue of the preceding financial year. Additionally, compliance with the GDPR has resulted in increased operational costs to implement new procedures corresponding to new legal rights granted under the law. Although the GDPR applies across the EU without a need for local implementing legislation, local data protection authorities still have the ability to interpret the GDPR through so-called opening clauses, which permit region-specific data protection legislation and have the potential to create inconsistencies on a country-by-country basis.

Our efforts to comply with GDPR and other privacy and data protection laws may impose significant costs and challenges that are likely to increase over time. Our failure to adhere to or successfully implement processes in response to changing regulatory requirements in this area could result in impairment to our reputation in the marketplace and we could incur substantial penalties or litigation related to violation of existing or future data privacy laws and regulations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are highly dependent on our senior management, high performing sales speakers and course trainers, and if we are not able to retain them or to recruit and retain additional qualified personnel, our business could suffer.

We are highly dependent upon our senior management. With the departure of all of the board members and executives other than Mr. Kostiner, we do not yet know how having a sole executive officer and director will affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations in the near or long term.

In addition, our business model is predicated on our ability to provide our customers with qualified and experienced trainers, coaches, and mentors. The loss of services of Mr. Kostiner, any future other members of our senior management, or high performing sales speakers or course trainers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We may increase our management personnel to obtain certain additional functional capability, including regulatory, sales, business development, e-commerce, and quality assurance and control, either by hiring additional personnel or by outsourcing these functions to qualified third parties. We may not be able to engage these third parties on terms favorable to us. Also, we may not be able to attract and retain qualified personnel on acceptable terms given the competition for such personnel among companies that operate in our markets. If we fail to identify, attract, retain and motivate highly skilled personnel, or if we lose current employees or contractors, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We currently do not maintain key man insurance on any member of our senior executive management team.

Our ability to sell and fulfill courses may be affected by public health risks, adverse weather, natural disaster, strikes or other unpredictable or uncontrollable events.

Adverse weather, natural disasters, external labor disruptions, pandemics, and other adverse events may affect our ability to conduct our business and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Public health risks, such as epidemics or pandemics, and severe weather or natural disasters, such as hurricanes, blizzards, floods and earthquakes, and other events beyond our control may reduce the ability or willingness of our students to travel to or otherwise attend our events. These events may also disrupt the printing and transportation of the materials used in our direct mail campaigns. Furthermore, postal strikes could occur in the countries where we operate which could delay and reduce delivery of our direct mail marketing materials. Transportation strikes could also occur in the countries where we operate, adversely affecting our ability to conduct business.

Remote working conditions could materially adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has been operating with its entire workforce working remotely. As a result, we may experience different and additional risks, such as decreased worker productivity, supervision, or other factors that could materially adversely impact our business, financial conditions and results of operations. In addition, extended periods of remote working could strain our technology resources and introduce operational risks, including heightened cybersecurity risk. Remote working environments may be less secure and more susceptible to hacking attacks, including phishing and social engineering attempts that seek to exploit the remote working conditions.    

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

We may issue additional shares of common or preferred stock that subordinate your rights and dilute your equity interests.

We may need to raise investment capital for us to successfully execute our business strategy and it may be preferable or necessary to issue preferred stock to investors. Preferred stock may grant the holders certain preferential rights in voting, dividends, liquidation or other rights in preference over a company’s common stock.

The issuance by us of common or preferred stock could dilute both the equity interests and the earnings per share of existing holders of our Common Stock. Such dilution may be substantial, depending upon the number of shares issued. The newly authorized shares of preferred stock could also have voting rights superior to our Common Stock, and in such event, would have a dilutive effect on the voting power of our existing stockholders.

Any issuance of common or preferred stock with voting rights could, under certain circumstances, have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of us by increasing the number of outstanding shares entitled to vote and by increasing the number of votes required to approve a change in control of us. Shares of voting or convertible common or preferred stock could be issued, or rights to purchase such shares could be issued, to render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or otherwise. Such issuances could therefore deprive our stockholders of benefits that could result from such an attempt, such as the realization of a premium over the market price that such an attempt could cause. Moreover, the issuance of such shares of common or preferred stock to persons friendly to our Board of Directors could make it more difficult to remove incumbent managers and directors from office even if such change were to be favorable to stockholders generally.

We do not currently have enough authorized shares of common stock under our charter to meet all of our potential obligations to third parties.

Our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide for 200,000,000 authorized shares of our common stock. We currently have commitments to third parties, including pursuant to convertible debentures, warrants and options, to issue a number of shares in the aggregate that with the 38,182,697 shares currently outstanding, would result in us issuing more shares than what we have authorized. Accordingly, in order to meet all of such obligations, we will need to amend our charter to increase the authorized shares of our common stock. We can give no assurance that we will obtain the requisite affirmative vote of our shareholders to so amend our charter, in which case we may default under any such obligations to the extent we do not have the authorized shares to issue, which could adversely affect our financial condition and the market for our shares.

Our Common Stock has a limited trading market, which could affect your ability to sell shares of our Common Stock and the price you may receive for our Common Stock.

Our Common Stock is currently traded in the over-the-counter market and “bid” and “asked” quotations regularly appear on the OTCQB maintained by OTC Markets, Inc. under the symbol “LEAI”. There is limited trading volume in our securities. We cannot predict the extent to which investors’ interest in our Common Stock will provide an active and liquid trading market, which could depress the trading price of our Common Stock and could have a long-term adverse impact on our ability to raise capital in the future. We may be vulnerable to investors taking a “short position” in our Common Stock, which would likely have a depressing effect on the price of our Common Stock and add increased volatility to our trading market. The volatility of the market for our Common Stock could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. There cannot be any guarantee that an active trading market for our securities will develop or, if such a market does develop, will be sustained. Accordingly, investors must be able to bear the financial risk of losing their entire investment in our Common Stock.

Being an SEC reporting company imposes costs and compliance risks.

Compliance with the periodic reporting requirements required by the SEC consumes a considerable amount of both internal, as well external, resources and represents a significant cost for us. Our management will be required to administer appropriate programs and policies in responding to increased legal, regulatory compliance, and reporting requirements, and any failure to do so could lead to the imposition of fines and penalties and harm our business.

In addition, if we are unable to continue to devote adequate funding and the resources needed to maintain such compliance, while continuing our operations, we may be in non-compliance with applicable SEC rules or the securities laws, and be delisted from the OTCQB or other market we may be listed on, which would result in a decrease in or absence of liquidity in our Common Stock, and potentially subject us and our officers and directors to civil, criminal and/or administrative proceedings and cause us to voluntarily file for deregistration of our Common Stock with the Commission.

Future sales of our Common Stock in the public market could lower the price of our Common Stock, dilute your equity interests, and impair our ability to raise funds in future securities offerings.

We may decide to raise additional capital through the sale of our securities or through other instruments both of which could result in the issuance of additional shares of our Common Stock. The issuance by us of Common Stock could dilute both the equity interests and the earnings per share of existing holders of our Common Stock. Such dilution may be substantial, depending upon the number of shares issued. In addition, future issuances of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the then prevailing market price of our Common Stock and could make it more difficult for us to raise funds in the future through the sale of our securities.

In the event we raise capital through a private placement of our Common Stock and/or other securities convertible into shares of our Common Stock, such offering could dilute both the equity interests and the earnings per share of our stockholders. Such dilution may be substantial, depending upon the number of shares issued in any potential private placement.

The market price of our Common Stock may be volatile and may be affected by market conditions beyond our control.

The market for our Common Stock is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. The volatility in our share price is attributable to a number of factors. First, our shares of Common Stock are sporadically and thinly traded. As a consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our stockholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of shares of our Common Stock are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to a seasoned issuer which could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its share price. Second, we are a speculative or “risky” investment due to our limited operating history, and uncertainty of future market acceptance for our potential products. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-averse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a seasoned issuer. Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our Common Stock, regardless of our operating performance. We cannot make any predictions or projections as to what the prevailing market price for our Common Stock will be at any time, including as to whether our Common Stock will sustain its current market price, or as to what effect the sale of shares or the availability of Common Stock for sale at any time will have on the prevailing market price.

The market price of our Common Stock is subject to significant fluctuations in response to, among other factors:

In addition, if the market for stock in our industry, or the stock market in general, experience a loss of investor confidence, the market price of our Common Stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition, or results of operations. If any of the foregoing occurs, it could cause the price of our Common Stock to fall and may expose us to lawsuits that, even if unsuccessful, could be costly to defend and distract our Board of Directors and management.

We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future, and you must rely on increases in the market prices of our Common Stock for returns on your investment.

For the foreseeable future, we intend to retain any earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our Common Stock. Accordingly, investors must be prepared to rely on sales of their Common Stock after price appreciation to earn an investment return, which may never occur. Investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase our Common Stock. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed by applicable law and other factors our Board of Directors deems relevant.

We are subject to penny stock regulations and restrictions, and you may have difficulty selling shares of our Common Stock.

The Commission has adopted regulations which generally define so-called “penny stocks” as an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exemptions. Our Common Stock is a “penny stock”, and we are subject to Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act, or the Penny Stock Rule. This rule imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell such securities to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors” (generally, individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouses). For transactions covered by Rule 15g-9, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to sale. As a result, this rule affects the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and affects the ability of purchasers to sell any of our securities in the secondary market.

For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require delivery, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, of a disclosure schedule prepared by the Commission relating to the penny stock market. Disclosure is also required to be made about sales commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities. Finally, monthly statements are required to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stock.

There can be no assurance that our shares of Common Stock will qualify for exemption from the Penny Stock Rule. In any event, even if our Common Stock were exempt from the Penny Stock Rule, we would remain subject to Section 15(b)(6) of the Exchange Act, which gives the Commission the authority to restrict any person from participating in a distribution of penny stock if the Commission finds that such a restriction would be in the public interest.

In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has adopted similar rules that may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our Common Stock. FINRA rules require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for such customer. Prior to recommending speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our Common Stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.

Anti-takeover provisions could limit the ability of a third party to acquire us.

On February 15, 2017, we adopted a limited duration Shareholder Rights Plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, one preferred stock purchase right will be distributed for each share of common stock held by stockholders of record on March 2, 2017. The rights will trade with the common stock and will not be separable or exercisable until such time as the Plan is triggered. The Plan was scheduled to expire on February 15, 2019, subject to the Company’s right to extend such date, unless earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company or terminated.

On November 12, 2018, our Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of February 16, 2017 by and between the Company and VStock Transfer LLC (VStock), as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agreement”), to (i) extend the Final Expiration Date, as defined in the Rights Agreement, to the close of business on February 15, 2021, and (ii) to provide for the construction of the Rights Agreement and all other related documents in a manner consistent with the extension of the Final Expiration Date.

On November 25, 2019, we entered into an assumption agreement with Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), whereby Broadridge assumes the role of Rights Agent under the Rights Agreement, effectively replacing VStock as Rights Agent.

On February 12, 2021, our Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of February 16, 2017 by and between the Company and Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., successor to VStock Transfer LLC (VStock), as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agreement”), to (i) extend the Final Expiration Date, as defined in the Rights Agreement, to the close of business on February 15, 2023, and (ii) to provide for the construction of the Rights Agreement and all other related documents in a manner consistent with the extension of the Final Expiration Date.

The extension of the Final Expiration Date under the Rights Agreement was entered into to ensure that our Board of Directors would continue to have sufficient time to consider any proposal from a third party that might result in a change in control of the Company, to ensure that all stockholders receive fair and equal treatment in the event of any such a proposal, and to encourage any potential acquirer to negotiate with the Board of Directors. In addition, extending the Rights Agreement will guard against partial tender offers, open market accumulations and other coercive tactics aimed at gaining control of the Company without paying all stockholders a full control premium for their shares. The Rights Agreement was not amended in response to any specific takeover offer.

The Nevada Revised Statutes, which is the general corporate law applicable to us, contain provisions governing an acquisition of controlling interest of us. These provisions provide generally that any person or entity that acquires a certain percentage of our outstanding voting shares may be denied voting rights with respect to the acquired shares, unless the acquisition is approved by both (i) the holders of a majority of the voting shares of our stock, and (ii) if the acquisition would adversely alter or change any preference or other right given to any other class or series of outstanding shares, the holders of a majority of each class or series effected, excluding the shares held by any interested person (including, such acquiring person or entity, an officer or a director of the corporation, and an employee of the corporation). This provision of the Nevada Revised Statutes could impede an acquisition of us even if a premium would be paid to our stockholders for their shares.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

The following table sets forth our office locations as of December 31, 2022:

On October 1, 2020, 1612 E. Cape Coral Parkway Holding Co., LLC (“Seller”), a subsidiary of the Company, closed on the sale of the real property and improvements located at 1612 E. Cape Coral Parkway, Cape Coral, Florida (the “Property”) for $2.5 million to Daniel Thom, as Trustee of Torstonbo Trust, a Florida revocable trust (“Buyer). A portion of the proceeds realized by the Seller from the sale of the Property were used to satisfy Seller’s obligations under a Promissory Note (“Note”) and Mortgage, Assignment of Rents, and Security Agreement (collectively, the “Loan Documents”) entered into on August 6, 2020, with Northern Equity Group, Inc., JKH Ventures, Inc., and Donald Ross, LLC pursuant to which Seller had borrowed the principal amount of $1 million. The Seller’s obligations under the Loan Documents were secured by a first mortgage on the Property. The net proceeds realized by the Seller from the sale of the Property were $1.24 million after deductions for repayment of the Note, broker commissions, and other fees, and costs.

The Property served as the Company’s headquarters until its sale date. On October 1, 2020, the Company relocated the headquarters to 1490 N.E. Pine Island Road, Suite 5D, Cape Coral, FL 33909 and entered into a two-year operating lease for the new 1,600 square feet office and warehouse space. The new lease provides the Company an option to extend the term of the lease for a third year. The lease obligation is approximately $32 thousand plus other costs for shared services, maintenance, and sales tax over the course of its life.

We believe that our facilities are adequate for our current purposes.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Note 16 “Commitments and Contingencies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for information about legal proceedings in which we are involved. 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable.

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

Our shares of Common Stock are quoted on the OTCQB Market under the symbol LEAI. Prior to our Merger, our shares were quoted on the OTCQB Market under the symbol PRCD commencing on April 7, 2014. The following table shows the high and low bid prices of our common stock for the periods indicated. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commissions, and may not represent actual transactions.

Holders

As of December 31, 2022, there were approximately 378 registered stockholders of record for our Common Stock. The number of stockholders does not include beneficial owners holding shares through nominee names.

Dividends

We have not paid out any cash dividends for the past two years and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our Common Stock for the foreseeable future.

Penny Stock Regulation

Shares of our Common Stock have been and will likely continue to be subject to rules adopted the SEC that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks.” Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ or NYSE system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in those securities is provided by the exchange or system). The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, which contains the following:

Prior to effecting any transaction in penny stock, the broker-dealer also must provide the customer the following:

In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for a stock that becomes subject to the penny stock rules. Holders of shares of our Common Stock may have difficulty selling those shares because our Common Stock will probably be subject to the penny stock rules.

ITEM 6. [RESERVED]

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

INTRODUCTION

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. This discussion contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to those described in Item 1A. Risk Factors and below under the caption “Outlook.” Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

Business Overview 

We are a provider of practical, high-quality, and value-based educational training on the topics of personal finance, entrepreneurship, real estate, and financial markets, including investment strategies and techniques. Our programs are offered through a variety of formats and channels, including free workshops, basic trainings, forums, telephone mentoring, one-on-one mentoring, coaching and e-learning. During the year ended December 31, 2022, our education operations were limited.

Our students pay for their courses in full up-front or through payment agreements with independent third parties. Under United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), we recognize revenue upon the earlier of (i) when our students take their courses or (ii) the term for taking their course expires, both of which could be several quarters after the student purchases a program and pays the fee. We recognize revenue immediately when we sell (i) our proprietary products delivered at time of sale and (ii) third party products. Our symposiums and forums combine multiple advanced training courses in one location, allowing us to achieve certain economies of scale that reduce costs and improve margins while also accelerating U.S. GAAP revenue recognition, while at the same time, enhancing our students’ experience, particularly, for example, through the opportunity to network with other students.

We also provide a richer experience for our students through one-on-one mentoring (two to four days in length, on site or remotely) and telephone mentoring (10 to 16 weekly one-on-one or one-on-many telephone sessions). Mentoring involves a subject matter expert interacting with the student remotely or in person and guiding the student, for example, through his or her first real estate transaction, providing a real hands-on experience.

We were founded in 1996, and through a reverse merger, became a publicly-held company in November 2014. Legacy Education has touched more than five million students from more than 150 countries and territories over the course of its operating history. Its curriculum is designed to help people progress from beginner to educated investor.

Historically, our operations have been managed through three operating segments: (i) North America, (ii) United Kingdom, and (iii) Other Foreign Markets. We no longer operate under our United Kingdom and Other Foreign Markets segments.

Since January 1, 2022, we have operated under five brands: Legacy Elite, Legacy Building Wealth Club, Legacy Degree (affordable, accredited degree completion), Legacy Capital, and non-profit division, Legacy Open Library.

We have recently commenced various strategic initiatives and are embarking on a number of transactions, which we expect will strengthen the Company’s balance sheet and strategic positioning, including relationships with Brian Page and multiple education guidance counselors, marketers and non-profits. Further, the foundation of our proposed Nasdaq uplisting includes the potential spinoff of the existing Legacy Education business, which was previously approved by shareholders, and the proposed acquisition of Coopersmith Career Consulting, each of which are in process but we can give no assurance at this time of success.

Recent Developments

Impact from COVID-19 Coronavirus.

Historically, our operations have relied significantly on our and our students’ ability to travel and attend live events where large groups of people gather in local markets within each of the segments in which we operate. Following the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide restrictions on travel, and social distancing, we temporarily ceased conducting live sales, fulfillment activities, and furloughed substantially all of our employees. After several months, we resumed the sale of our online, on-demand, and over-the-phone products and related fulfillment activities. In December 2021, we decided to suspend live in-person events. Following the impact of COVID-19 on our business, we decided to streamline our product offerings throughout 2022 and restructure our compensation program with respect to both employees and independent contractors to reduce costs and improve margins, but there can be no assurances that we will be effective in selling our products and services, or what impact these activities will have on our financial performance. We are not able to fully quantify the impact that these factors had on our financial performance throughout 2022 and what impact they may continue to have. 

Results of Operations

Our financial results continue to be significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the severity and scope of the pandemic, the pace at which governmental and private travel restrictions and public concerns about public gathering will ease, the rate at which historically large increases of unemployment rates will decrease, and the speed with which the economy recovers are all factors that impacted our financial results. In addition, our financial results were impacted due to the winding down our Rich Dad brand and other matters as disclosed in the litigation section of Note 16 “Commitments and Contingencies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Our Results of Operations in 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

Our operating results expressed as a percentage of revenue are set forth in the table below:

Outlook

Cash sales were $50 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $1.85 million or 97.4%. The decrease was driven by the temporary suspension of live in-person events and ongoing student fulfillment in the North America segment.

We believe that cash sales remain an important metric when evaluating our operating performance. Pursuant to U.S. GAAP, we recognize revenue upon the earlier of (i) when our students take their courses or (ii) the term for taking their course expires, both of which could be several quarters after the student purchases a program. Our students pay for their courses in full up-front or through payment agreements with independent third parties.

Due to the economic severity of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity, live in-person events were suspended in December 2021 to assess the Company’s strategic plan for fiscal year 2022 and beyond. The impact of the temporary suspension of live events has caused a material adverse effect on our operations and results of operations and the extent of its continuing impact is currently unknown. 

Operating Segments

Historically, our operations are managed through three operating segments: (i) North America, (ii) United Kingdom, and (iii) Other Foreign Markets.

Operating results for the segments are as follows:

North America

Revenue derived in the North America segment majorly pertained to real estate-related education, and also included the remaining to financial markets training. We are continuing to develop methods of connecting to our students, diversify products, and develop proprietary brands in order to increase the North America segment. Revenue derived from our Homemade Investor brand was $0 and $0.4 million and or as a percentage of total segment revenue was 0% and 8% for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, There was no revenue derived from the Rich Dad brands in our North America segment for the year ended December 31, 2022 and $2.5 million or as a percentage of total segment revenue at 50% for the year ended December 31 2021.

The North America segment revenue was $1.1 million and $5 million or as a percentage of total revenue was 100% and 65.1% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The decrease in revenue of $3.9 million or 78% during the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, was due to the temporary suspension of events during the year ended December 31, 2022. We held no events in 2022, to generate any revenue from attendances.

U.K.

Revenue derived from the Rich Dad brands in our U.K. segment was $0 and $1.8 million or as a percentage of total segment revenue was 0% and 66.7% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The majority pertained to real estate-related education, with the balance pertaining to financial markets training. With the discontinued operations of UK Legacy, our U.K. segment is no longer as diverse.

The U.K. segment revenue was $0 and $2.7 million or as a percentage of total revenue was 0% and 34.9% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease in revenue of $2.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 was due to decrease in revenue from expired contracts of $2.7 million and satisfying all outstanding obligations to students of our subsidiary Elite Legacy Education UK Ltd within the U.K. segment. There is no current sales activity in this segment.

Other Foreign Markets

Historically, we have operated in other foreign markets, including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong and other European, Asian and African countries. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we liquidated certain entities that operated in this segment, resulting in zero revenues and expenses from continuing operations in the other foreign markets segment for the year ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. We are no longer actively selling in these markets.

Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021

Revenue

Revenue was $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $7.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $6.6 million or 86%. The decrease in revenue was mainly due to restructuring the Company. We are looking at new partnerships along with restructuring how we hold events and distribute purchased material to students. We are planning on moving away from the deferred revenue process to instant revenue.

Cash sales were $50 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $1.85 million or 97.4%. The decrease was driven by the temporary suspension of live in-person events and ongoing student fulfilment in the North America segment

Operating Expenses

Total operating costs and expenses were $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $8.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $4.8 million or 59.1%. The decrease was due to a $1.8 million decrease in direct course expenses, a $1.45 million decrease in advertising and sales expenses, and a $1.55 million decrease in general and administrative expenses.

Direct course expenses

Direct course expenses relate to our free preview workshops, basic and elite training, and individualized mentoring programs, consisting of instructor fees, facility costs, salaries, commissions and fees associated with our field representatives and related travel expenses. Direct course expenses were $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $1.8 million or 78.26%, which was related to decreases in sales and training compensation, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumers.

Advertising and sales expenses

We generally obtain most of our potential customers through internet-based advertising. Advertising and sales expenses consist of purchased media to generate registrations to our free preview workshops and costs associated with supporting customer recruitment. We obtain the majority of our customers through free preview workshops. Historically, these preview workshops are offered in various metropolitan areas in North America, United Kingdom, and other international markets. Prior to the actual workshop, we spend a significant amount of money in the form of advertising through various media channels.

Advertising and sales expenses were $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $1.4 million or 87.5%. As a percentage of revenue, advertising and sales expenses were 20.6% and 21.2% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase is primarily related to the decrease in COVID-19 restrictions on our ability to operate and resuming live events.

Royalty expenses

We are required to pay royalties under the licensing and related agreements pursuant to which we develop, market, and sell Rich Dad and Homemade Investor branded live seminars, training courses, and related products worldwide. There were no royalty expenses for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively due to transitioning sales to our proprietary Building Wealth with Legacy ^TM.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses primarily consist of compensation, benefits, insurance, professional fees, facilities expenses and travel expenses for the corporate staff, as well as depreciation and amortization expenses. General and administrative expenses were $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $1.6 million, or 38%.

Gain on forgiveness of PPP Loan

During the year ended 2022 we were notified that our second draw PPP loan was forgiven, which amounts to $1.15 million.

In March 2021, we were notified that Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc sold substantially all of its PPP loans, including ELE’s loan, to The Loan Source, Inc. (“TLS”), which, together with its servicing partner, ACAP SME, LLC, took over the forgiveness and ongoing servicing process for ELE’s PPP loan. On August 4, 2021, we received notice from TLS that its First Draw PPP Loan had been partially forgiven in the amount of $899.0 thousand in principal and $11.0 thousand in interest. Thus, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized the gain on forgiveness of PPP Loan in the total amount of $910.0 thousand (see Note 6 – “Short-Term and Long-Term Debt” to our Consolidated financial statements for further discussion).

Income tax expense

We recorded income tax expense $0.06 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, a $0.64 million decrease in income tax expense.

Our effective tax rate was (3.8)% and (3409.5)% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Our effective tax rates differed from the U.S. statutory corporate tax rate of 21.0%, primarily because of the mix of pre-tax income or loss earned in certain jurisdictions, and intercompany activities.

We record a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. We have retained a full valuation allowances of $3.5 million against the deferred tax assets of our Australian, Canadian, U.K., Hong Kong, and South Africa subsidiaries as of December 31, 2022 and December 31 2021. The most significant negative factor that was considered in determining whether a valuation allowance was required is a cumulative recent history of losses in all jurisdictions for the entities mentioned above.

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

Net loss from continuing operations was $1.6 million or ($0.04) per basic and diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to net income from continuing operations of $0.7 million or $(0.02) per basic and diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease in net income from continuing operations of $0.9 million.

Net income from discontinued operations

Net income from discontinued operations was $0.0 million or $0.0 per basic and diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to net income from discontinued operations of $0.1 million or $0.0 per basic and diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. In addition to the estimates presented below, there are other items within our consolidated financial statements that require estimation but are not deemed critical as defined below. We believe these estimates are reasonable and appropriate. However, if actual experience differs from the assumptions and other considerations used, the resulting changes could have a material effect on the financial statements taken as a whole.

Management believes that the following policies and estimates are critical because they involve significant judgments, assumptions, and estimates. Historically, management has discussed the development and selection of the critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors and the Audit Committee has reviewed the disclosures presented below relating to those policies and estimates. We currently do not have an audit committee.

Long-Lived Assets

We evaluate the carrying amount of our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We record an impairment loss when indications of impairment are present and undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than assets’ carrying value. We evaluate the remaining life and recoverability of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of these assets may not be recoverable. At such time, we estimate the future cash flows expected from the use of the assets and their eventual dispositions and, if lower than the carrying amounts, adjust the carrying amount of the assets to their estimated fair value. Because of our changing business conditions including current and projected level of income, business trends, prospects and market conditions, our estimates of cash flows to be generated from our operations could change materially, resulting in the need to record additional impairment charges.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when our customers obtain control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services, in accordance with Topic 606.

We adopted Topic 606 using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Revenue amounts presented in our consolidated financial statements are recognized net of sales tax, value-added taxes, and other taxes.

In the normal course of business, we recognize revenue based on the customers’ attendance of the course, mentoring training, coaching session or delivery of the software, data or course materials on-line. After a customer contract expires, we record breakage revenue less a reserve for cases where we allow a customer to attend after expiration. We had deferred revenue of $3.5 million and $4.4 million related to contractual commitments with customers where the performance obligation will be satisfied over time, which ranges from one to two years as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The revenue associated with these performance obligations is recognized as the obligation is satisfied.

The following table disaggregates our segment revenue by revenue source:

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes in conformity with the requirements of ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Per ASC 740, the provision for income taxes is calculated using the asset and liability approach of accounting for income taxes. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities, at enacted income tax rates, based on the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities. We include any effects of changes in income tax rates or tax laws in the provision for income taxes in the period of enactment. When it is more likely than not that a portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized in the future, we provide a corresponding valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset.

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold of more likely than not and a measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In making this assessment, a company must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, based solely on the technical merits of the position and must assume that the tax position will be examined by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transition.

Accounting for Litigation and Settlements

We are involved in various legal proceedings. Due to their nature, such legal proceedings involve inherent uncertainties including, but not limited to, court rulings, negotiations between affected parties, and the possibility of governmental intervention. Management assesses the probability of loss for such contingencies and accrues a liability and/or discloses the relevant circumstances as appropriate. While certain of these matters involve substantial amounts, management believes, based on available information, that the ultimate resolution of such legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

The critical accounting policies discussed above are not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., with no need for management’s judgment in their application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Known Trends and Uncertainties

In general, we believe we will experience an increase in demand for our products and services compared to prior periods as we develop our Building Wealth with Legacy ^TM brand and other revenue streams. We believe that our products and services appeal to those who seek increased financial freedom. If we experience a prolonged decline in demand for our products and services, it could have a material adverse effect on our future operating results.

Historically, we have funded our working capital and capital expenditures using cash and cash equivalents on hand. However, given our decreased operating cash flows during the past two years combined, it has been necessary for us to manage our cash position to ensure the future viability of our business. Our cash flows are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, earnings, favorable terms from our merchant processors, seasonality, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

We continue to take steps to ensure our expenses are in line with our projected cash sales and liquidity requirements for 2022 and based upon current and anticipated levels of operations, we believe cash and cash equivalents on hand will not be sufficient to fund our expected financial obligations and anticipated liquidity requirements for the fiscal year 2023. However, we are exploring alternative sources of capital, but there can be no assurances any such capital will be obtained. For the year ended December 31, 2022, we had an accumulated deficit, a working capital deficit and a negative cash flow from operating activities. These circumstances raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to generate profits by expanding current operations as well as reducing our costs and increasing our operating margins, and to sustain adequate working capital to finance our operations. The failure to achieve the necessary levels of profitability and cash flows would be detrimental to us.

The following is a summary of our cash flow activities for the periods stated (in thousands):

Operating Cash Flows and Liquidity

Net cash used in operating activities was $4 million in the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $4.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2021, representing a period-over-period decrease of $0.8 million. This decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in current liabilities for deferred course expense 2022 compared to 2021.

Investing Cash Flows

Net cash provided by investing activities totaled $0.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Financing Cash Flows

Our consolidated capital structure as of December 31, 2022 was 24% debt and 76% equity. As of December 31, 2021, our consolidated capital structure was 17% debt and 83% equity.

Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $1.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2022, including our net proceeds from borrowings. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $3.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2021.

We expect that our working capital deficit, which is primarily a result of our significant deferred revenue balance, will continue for the foreseeable future. As of December 31, 2022, and 2021, our consolidated current deferred revenue was $3.5 million and $4.4 million, respectively.

Our cash and cash equivalents were, and continue to be, invested in short-term, liquid, money market funds. Restricted cash balances consisted primarily of funds on deposit with credit card processors and cash collateral with our credit card vendors. Restricted cash balances held by credit card processors are unavailable to us unless we discontinue sale of our products or discontinue the usage of a vendor’s credit card. As sales of the products and services related to our domestic business have decreased, our credit card vendors have not returned funds held as collateral, resulting in higher restricted cash balances.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not required.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Legacy Education Alliance, Inc.

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Legacy Education Alliance, Inc.

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Legacy Education Alliance, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of their operations and cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Substantial Doubt About the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has a negative working capital, has an accumulated deficit and has negative operating cash flow that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.

LEGACY EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

LEGACY EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(In thousands, except per share data)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

LEGACY EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit

(In thousands)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

LEGACY EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

LEGACY EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1—Business Description and Basis of Presentation

Business Description. Legacy Education Alliance, Inc. is a provider of practical, high-quality, and value-based educational training on the topics of personal finance, entrepreneurship, real estate, and financial markets investing strategies and techniques. Legacy’s programs are offered through a variety of formats and channels, including free workshops, basic trainings, forums, telephone mentoring, one-on-one mentoring, coaching and e-learning. During the year ended December 31, 2022, Legacy marketed its products and services under Building Wealth with Legacy^TM. During the year ended December 31, 2021, Legacy marketed its products and services under two brands: Building Wealth with Legacy^TM and Homemade Investor by Tarek El Moussa^TM.

The Company’s students pay for their courses in full up-front or through payment agreements with independent third parties. Under United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), the Company recognizes revenue upon the earlier of (i) when its students take their courses or (ii) the term for taking their course expires, both of which could be several quarters after the student purchases a program and pays the fee. The Company recognizes revenue immediately when it sells (i) its proprietary products delivered at time of sale and (ii) third party products. The Company’s symposiums and forums combine multiple advanced training courses in one location, allowing the Company to achieve certain economies of scale that reduce costs and improve margins while also accelerating U.S. GAAP revenue recognition, while at the same time, enhancing its students’ experience, particularly, for example, through the opportunity to network with other students.

The Company also provides a richer experience for its students through one-on-one mentoring (two to four days in length, on site or remotely, although it has suspended providing on-site mentorships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) and telephone mentoring (10 to 16 weekly one-on-one or one-on-many telephone sessions). Mentoring involves a subject matter expert interacting with the student remotely or in person and guiding the student, for example, through his or her first real estate transaction, providing a real hands-on experience.

The Company was founded in 1996, and through a reverse merger, became a publicly held company in November 2014. Today, Legacy is a global company that has cumulatively served more than two million students from more than 150 countries and territories over the course of its operating history  .

The Company’s operations have traditionally relied heavily on the ability to travel and attend live events where large groups of people gather in local markets within each of the segments in which it operates. As a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and the resulting worldwide restrictions on travel and social distancing, the Company temporarily ceased conducting live sales and fulfillment and furloughed substantially all of its employees. The Company resumed online operations in July 2020, and live operations in November 2020. The Company has simplified its product offerings and restructured its compensation program with respect to both employees and independent contractors to reduce costs and improve margins, but there can be no assurances that the Company will be effective in selling its products and services, or what the impact such activities will have on its financial performance. Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the Company suspended live in-person events in December 2021 to assess the strategic plan and will continue the suspension into fiscal year 2022. The Company is not able to fully quantify the impact that these factors will have on our future financial results.

The Company’s operations are managed through three operating segments: (i) North America, (ii) United Kingdom, and (iii) Other Foreign Markets.

Since January 1, 2020, Legacy has operated under two brands:

Merger. On November 10, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of such date (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among (i) PRCD, a Nevada corporation, (ii) Priced In Corp. Subsidiary, a Colorado corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of PRCD (“PRCD Sub”), (iii) Tigrent Inc., a Colorado corporation (“TIGE”), and (iv) Legacy Education Alliance Holdings, Inc., a Colorado corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIGE (“Legacy Holdings”). On November 10, 2014, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, PRCD Sub merged with and into Legacy Holdings (the “Merger”), with Legacy Holdings surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company acquiring the business of Legacy Holdings.

Basis of Presentation. The terms “Legacy Education Alliance, Inc.,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” or “Legacy” as used in this report refer collectively to Legacy Education Alliance, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Legacy”), the registrant, which was formerly known as Priced In Corp., and, unless the context otherwise requires, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Legacy Education Alliance Holdings, Inc., a Colorado corporation, other operating subsidiaries and any predecessor of Legacy Education Alliance Holdings, including Tigrent Inc., a Colorado corporation. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. As discussed in Note 4 “Discontinued Operations”, the sale of Legacy Education Alliance International Ltd (Legacy UK) assets and deferred revenue is reflected as a discontinued operation in the consolidated financial statements.

Reclassification. We have reclassified certain amounts in our prior-period financial statements to conform to the current period’s presentation.

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies

Going Concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern. We had a negative working capital, has an accumulated deficit and has negative operating cash flow for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. These circumstances raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to generate profits by expanding current operations as well as reducing our costs and increasing our operating margins, and to sustain adequate working capital to finance our operations. The failure to achieve the necessary levels of profitability and cash flows would be detrimental to us. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.

Use of Estimates. Conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates form the basis for judgments we make about the carrying values of our assets and liabilities, which are not readily apparent from other sources. We base our estimates and judgments on historical information and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments in several areas, including, but not limited to, those related to deferred revenues, reserve for breakage, deferred costs, revenue recognition, commitments and contingencies, fair value of financial instruments, useful lives of property and equipment, right-of-use assets, and income taxes. These estimates are based on management’s knowledge about current events and expectations about actions we may undertake in the future. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Cash and cash equivalents. We consider all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash or cash equivalents. We continually monitor and evaluate our investment positions and the creditworthiness of the financial institutions with which we invest and maintain deposit accounts. When appropriate, we utilize Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS) to reduce banking risk for a portion of our cash in the United States. A CDAR consists of numerous individual investments, all below the FDIC limits, thus fully insuring that portion of our cash. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, we did not have a CDAR balance.

Restricted cash. Restricted cash balances consist primarily of funds on deposit with credit card and other payment processors. These balances do not have the benefit of federal deposit insurance and are subject to the financial risk of the parties holding these funds. Restricted cash balances held by credit card processors are unavailable to us unless, and for a period of time after, we discontinue the use of their services. Because a portion of these funds can be accessed and converted to unrestricted cash in less than one year in certain circumstances, that portion is considered a current asset. Restricted cash is included with cash and cash equivalents in our consolidated statements of cash flows.

Deposits with credit card processors. The deposits with our credit card processors are held due to arrangements under which our credit card processors withhold credit card funds to cover charge backs in the event we are unable to honor our commitments. These deposits are included in restricted cash on our consolidated balance sheet.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts in the consolidated cash flow statements:

 Schedule of Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

Financial Instruments. Financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, deferred course expenses, accrued expenses, deferred revenue, and debt. U.S. GAAP requires the disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments, including assets and liabilities recognized in the balance sheets. Management believes the carrying value of the other financial instruments recognized on the consolidated balance sheets (including receivables, payables and accrued liabilities) approximate their fair value due to length of maturity of these instruments, the majority of which is short-term. The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value since the related rates of interest approximate current market rates.

Inventory. Inventory consists primarily of books, videos and training materials held for sale to students enrolled in our training programs. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market using the first-in, first-out method.

Property, equipment and Impairment of long-lived assets. Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as presented in the following table:

 Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Assets

Residential rental properties generate monthly income from individual tenants. Income from these properties is recognized and included in other income. We no longer have any residential rental properties as these were transferred to the administrators in the UK in December 2020 (See Note 5–Property and Equipment below).

Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful asset life or the remaining term of the applicable lease.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, we evaluate the carrying amount of our long-lived assets such as property and equipment, and finite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets held and used is measured by the comparison of its carrying amount with the future net cash flows the asset is expected to generate. We look primarily to the undiscounted future cash flows in the assessment of whether or not long-lived assets have been impaired. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset.

Convertible Instruments

The Company evaluates and accounts for conversion options embedded in convertible instruments in accordance with ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging Activities”.

Applicable GAAP requires companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free-standing derivative financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under other GAAP with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.

The Company accounts for convertible instruments (when it has been determined that the embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from their host instruments) as follows: The Company records when necessary, discounts to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in debt instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the related debt.

Stock Warrants.

The Company accounts for stock warrants as equity in accordance with ASC 480 – Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. Stock warrants are accounted for a derivative in accordance with ASC 815 – Derivatives and Hedging, if the stock warrants contain other terms that could potentially require “net cash settlement” and therefore, do not meet the scope exception for treatment as a derivative.

Revenue recognition.

We recognize revenue when our customers obtain control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services, in accordance with Topic 606.

Revenue amounts presented in our consolidated financial statements are recognized net of sales tax, value-added taxes, and other taxes.

In the normal course of business, we recognize revenue based on the customers’ attendance of the course, mentoring training, coaching session or delivery of the software, data or course materials on-line. After a customer contract expires, we record breakage revenue less a reserve for cases where we allow a customer to attend after expiration. We had deferred revenue of $3.5 million and $4.4 million related to contractual commitments with customers where the performance obligation will be satisfied over time, which ranges from one to two years as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The revenue associated with these performance obligations is recognized as the obligation is satisfied.

The following tables disaggregate our segment revenue by revenue source:

 Schedule of Segment Revenue

Deferred course expenses. We defer licensing fees and commissions and fees paid to our speakers and telemarketers until such time as the revenue is earned. Our speakers, who are all independent contractors, earn commissions on the cash receipts received at our training events and are paid approximately 45 days after the training event. The deferred course expenses are expensed as the corresponding deferred revenue is recognized. We also capitalize the commissions and fees paid to our speakers and expense them as the corresponding deferred revenue is recognized.

Advertising expenses. We expense advertising as incurred. Advertising paid in advance is recorded as a prepaid expense until such time as the advertisement is published.

Income taxes. We account for income taxes in conformity with the requirements of ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Per ASC 740, the provision for income taxes is calculated using the asset and liability approach of accounting for income taxes. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities, at enacted income tax rates, based on the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities. We include any effects of changes in income tax rates or tax laws in the provision for income taxes in the period of enactment. When it is more likely than not that a portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized in the future, we provide a corresponding valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset.

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold of more likely than not and a measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In making this assessment, a company must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, based solely on the technical merits of the position and must assume that the tax position will be examined by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, disclosures and transition.

Foreign currency translation. We account for foreign currency translation in accordance with ASC 830, Foreign Currency Translation. The functional currencies of our foreign operations are the reported local currencies. Translation adjustments result from translating our foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements into United States dollars. The balance sheet accounts of our foreign subsidiaries are translated into United States dollars using the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated using average exchange rates for each month during the fiscal year. The resulting translation gains or losses are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ deficit. Business is generally transacted in a single currency not requiring meaningful currency transaction costs. We do not practice hedging as the risks do not warrant the costs.

Share-based compensation. We account for share-based awards under the provisions of ASC 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation.” Accordingly, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and we expense these costs using the straight-line method over the requisite service period. See Note 8 “Share-Based Compensation”, for additional disclosures regarding our share-based compensation.

Comprehensive income (loss). Comprehensive income (loss) includes changes to equity accounts that were not the result of transactions with stockholders. Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of net income and other comprehensive income items. Our comprehensive income (loss) generally consists of changes in the cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment.

Discontinued operations. ASC 205-20-45, “Presentation of Financial Statements Discontinued Operations” requires discontinued operations to be reported if the disposal of a business component represents a strategic shift that has a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial reports. We have determined that the sale of Legacy UK meets this criterion. Accordingly, the assets, deferred revenues, and income statement of Legacy UK were transferred to discontinued operations to close out the business. The Company is also seeking liquidation of companies in Australia, Hong Kong, and Canada. See Note 4 “Discontinued Operations”, for additional disclosures regarding the details of these discontinued operations.

New Accounting Pronouncements

We have implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that management believes would materially affect our financial statements.

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06 – Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) – Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. The ASU simplifies the guidance on the issuer’s accounting for convertible debt instruments by removing the separation models for (1) convertible debt with a cash conversion feature and (2) convertible instruments with a beneficial conversion feature. As a result, entities will not separately present in equity an embedded conversion feature in such debt. Instead, they will account for a convertible debt instrument wholly as debt, unless certain other conditions are met. The elimination of these models will reduce reported interest expense and increase reported net income for entities that have issued a convertible instrument that was within the scope of those models before the adoption of ASU 2020-06. Also, ASU 2020-06 requires the application of the if-converted method for calculating diluted earnings per share, and the treasury stock method will be no longer available. The provisions of ASU 2020-06 are applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-06 on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04, “Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” The amendments provide optional guidance for a limited time to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments apply only to contracts and hedging relationships that reference London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. These amendments are effective immediately and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. The application of this guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Note 3—Concentration Risk

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We maintain deposits in banks which may exceed the federal deposit insurance available. Management believes the potential risk of loss on these cash and cash equivalents to be minimal. All cash balances as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, including foreign subsidiaries, without FDIC coverage was $0.0 and $0.0 million, respectively.

Note 4 — Discontinued Operations

On January 27, 2021, Legacy Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, appointed Brent Leigh Morgan and Christopher Stephen Bergin, both of the firm of Rodgers Reidy, 326 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia, as joint and several liquidators of Legacy Australia (“Australia Liquidators”), to supervise a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation of Legacy Australia. Subject to the approval of the creditors of Legacy Australia at a meeting held on February 23, 2021, Australian Eastern Daylight Time (“AEDT”) (February 22, 2021, EST), the Australia Liquidators will wind down the business of Legacy Australia and make distributions, if any, to its creditors in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Australian Corporations Act of 2001. The first meeting of creditors of Legacy Australia was held on February 24, 2021, (AEDT), at which no resolutions were proposed by the creditors, no nominations for a Committee of Inspection were made, and no alternative liquidator was proposed. On March 11, 2022, the proof of debt was rejected by the liquidator of Legacy UK and extended twenty-one days from the receipt of the notice to provide additional documentation supporting the claim to the Court of England. The additional information was submitted to the Legacy UK liquidators on March 21, 2022.

On March 2, 2021, Legacy Education Alliance Holdings, Inc. the sole shareholder of Legacy Hong Kong, a subsidiary of the Company, adopted a resolution to wind up voluntarily the affairs of Legacy Hong Kong and to appoint Cosimo Borrelli and Li Chung Ngai (also known as Anson Li), both of Borrelli Walsh Limited, Level 17, Tower 1, Admiralty Centre, 18 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong as joint and several liquidators of Legacy Hong Kong (“Hong Kong Liquidators”). At a meeting of the creditors of Legacy Hong Kong held on March 2, 2021, the creditors similarly approved the voluntary winding up of Legacy Hong Kong and the appointment of Cosimo Borrelli and Li Chung Ngai (also known as Anson Li), as the Hong Kong Liquidators. The Hong Kong Liquidators will wind up the business of Legacy Hong Kong and make distributions, if any, to its creditors in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance of Hong Kong.

On March 7, 2021, Tigrent Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Legacy Education Alliance, Inc., filed an assignment in bankruptcy under section 49 of the Canada Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (the “Act”) in the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada, District of Ontario, Division of Toronto, Court No. 31-2718213. Also on March 7, 2021, A. Farber & Partners was appointed trustee of the estate of Tigrent Canada. The trustee will wind down the business of Tigrent Canada and make distributions, if any, to its creditors in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Act. At the first meeting of creditors held on March 23, 2021, the creditors of Tigrent Canada approved the appointment of A. Farber & Partners as trustee of the estate of Tigrent Canada.

On October 28, 2019, four creditors of Legacy UK, one of our UK subsidiaries, obtained an order from the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts of England and Wales (the “English Court”) with respect to the business and affairs of Legacy UK. Pursuant to the Administration Order of November 15, 2019 from the English Court, the two individuals appointed as administrators engaged a third party to market Legacy UK’s business and assets for sale to one or more third parties. On November 26, 2019, Legacy UK’s assets and deferred revenues sold for £300 thousand (British pounds) to Mayflower Alliance LTD. We did not receive any proceeds from the sale of Legacy UK. Further details, including the resolution of claims and liabilities, and other information regarding the administration may not be forthcoming for several months. The impact of this transaction is reflected as a discontinued operation in the consolidated financial statements. We are awaiting outcome from the meeting of the creditors on March 25, 2022.

The major classes of assets and liabilities of the entities classified as discontinued operations were as follows:

Schedule of Financial Results of Discontinued Operation 

The financial results of the discontinued operations are as follows:

Note 5—Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):

 Schedule of Property and Equipment

Depreciation expense on the property and equipment in each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $0.0 thousand and $4.0 thousand, respectively.

Note 6 - Short-Term and Long-Term Debt

 Schedule of Long-term Debt

Schedule of Short-term Related Party Debt

 Schedule of Debt Maturities

First Draw Paycheck Protection Program Note Agreement.

On April 27, 2020, Elite Legacy Education, Inc. (“ELE”), a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Promissory Note in favor of Pacific Premier Bank (“PPBI”), the lender, through the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) established pursuant to the CARES Act. The unsecured loan (the “First Draw PPP Loan”) proceeds were in the amount of $1,899,832. The First Draw PPP Loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 1% per annum and is payable in 17 equal monthly payments of interest only and a final payment of the full principal plus interest for one month. Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of loans granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for payroll costs and mortgage interest, rent or utility costs and the maintenance of employee and compensation levels.

In March 2021, ELE was notified that PPBI sold substantially all of its PPP loans, including the First Draw PPP Loan, to The Loan Source, Inc. (“TLS”), which, together with its servicing partner, ACAP SME, LLC, took over the forgiveness and ongoing servicing process for the First Draw PPP Loan. On August 4, 2021, ELE received notice from TLS that its First Draw PPP Loan had been partially forgiven in the amount of $900 thousand in principal and $11 thousand in interest. The remaining outstanding principal balance of $1.0 million was originally due on April 24, 2022. On March 29, 2022, the documents to extend the maturity date to April 24, 2025 was signed. The extension agreement was executed on April 1, 2022. The loan is a term of sixty (60) months at 1.0% interest rate with monthly payments in the amount of $29 thousand. Interest paid was $16 thousand and $0.0 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Senior Secured Convertible Debenture and Exercise of Conversion Rights.

On March 8, 2021, the Company issued a $375 thousand Senior Secured Convertible Debenture (“LTP Debenture”) to Legacy Tech Partners, LLC (“LTP”), a related party. The LTP Debenture accrues interest at a rate of 10% and is due on the earlier of the occurrence of certain liquidity events with respect to the Company and March 8, 2022. The LTP Debenture may be converted at any time after the issue date into shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “LTP Conversion Shares”) at a price equal to $0.05 per share. Together with each LTP Conversion Share, a warrant will be issued with a strike price of $0.05 per share and an expiration date of March 8, 2026 (the “LTP Warrants”). Under the term of the original LTP Debenture, LTP had an obligation to lend the Company an additional $625 thousand under the same terms prior to June 30, 2022, and an option to fund an additional $4 million under the same terms prior to March 8, 2024. LTP also has the option to extend the maturity date of each loan it makes to the Company, including the initial loan of $375 thousand for a term not to exceed four years from the original maturity date of that loan. Net proceeds were $314 thousand after legal fees of $61 thousand, which are included in our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021. The LTP Debenture is secured by a lien on all the Company’s assets. The Company’s U.S. subsidiaries entered into guaranties on March 9, 2021 in favor of LTP under which such subsidiaries guaranteed the Company’s obligations under the LTP Debenture and granted LTP a lien on all assets of such subsidiaries. The proceeds from the LTP Debenture were used to extinguish liabilities of the Company and to fund the development of the Education Technology (“EdTech”) business. The aggregate number of shares issuable upon conversion of the LTP Debenture and upon the exercise of the LTP Warrants may not exceed 19.9% of the number of shares of the common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares upon conversion of the LTP Debenture and the exercise of the LTP Warrants. At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held on July 2, 2021, the stockholders approved the future issuance of shares to LTP upon conversion under the LTP Debenture in excess of the 19.9% limitation, but no such shares have been issued. On May 4, 2021, LTP exercised its conversion rights with respect to $330 thousand of the outstanding principal at the conversion price resulting in the issuance of 6.6 million shares of common stock to LTP. In addition, an equal number of warrants were issued on June 11, 2021 (see Note 7 – Stock Warrants). The cash receipt date, March 10, 2021, was used for the market value of stock on measurement date, at $0.155 per common share, resulting in the recognition of debt discount and additional paid-in capital of $375 thousand, respectively, within the consolidated balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2021, which represents the intrinsic value of the conversion option. The Company evaluated the convertible debenture under ASC 470-20 and recognized a debt discount of $375 thousand related to the beneficial conversion feature during the year ended December 31, 2021, with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital. The related amortization of the debt discount to interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $14 thousand and $0.0 thousand, respectively.

On August 27, 2021, the Company amended the terms of the LTP Debenture to reduce LTP’s maximum funding obligation from $1 million to $675 thousand and to require LTP to fund the remaining principal balance of $300 thousand no later than October 15, 2021. On October 15, 2021, the Company received $100 thousand of the remaining $300 thousand funding obligation of LTP. On October 27, 2021, LTP funded the remaining funding obligation of $200 thousand. The Company evaluated the convertible debenture under ASC 470-20 and recognized a debt discount of $228 thousand related to the beneficial conversion feature during the year ended December 31, 2021, with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital. The related amortization of the debt discount to interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 amounted to $194 thousand and $0.0 thousand, respectively.

On March 8, 2022, the Company defaulted on the LTP Debenture in the remaining amount left unconverted of $46 thousand and $9 thousand accrued interest. There was no acceleration of interest rate and no triggering of guarantees under the note agreement to increase any debt obligations.

Second Draw Paycheck Protection Program Note Agreement.

On April 20, 2021, ELE closed on an unsecured Paycheck Protection Program Note agreement (the “Promissory Note”) to borrow $1,899,832 from Cross River Bank, the lender, pursuant to the PPP, and extended to “Second Draw” PPP loans as described below (the “Second Draw PPP Loan”). The PPP is intended to provide loans to qualified businesses to cover payroll and certain other identified costs. Funds from the loan may only be used for certain purposes, including payroll, benefits, rent, utilities, and certain covered operating expenses. All or a portion of the loan may be forgivable, as provided by the terms of the PPP. The Second Draw PPP Loan has an interest rate of 1.0% per annum and a term of 60 months. Payments will be deferred in accordance with the CARES Act, as modified by the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020; however, interest will accrue during the deferral period. If all or any portion of the loan is not forgiven in accordance with the terms of the program, ELE will be obligated to make monthly payments of principal and interest in amounts to be calculated after the amount of loan forgiveness, if any, is determined to repay the balance of the loan in full prior to maturity. The Promissory Note contains customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults and breaches of representations. ELE may prepay the loan at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. ELE got forgiveness for this loan as of December 31, 2022 for an amount of $1.14 million.

Debenture, Warrant and Guaranty Agreements, and Exercise of Conversion Rights.

On May 4, 2021, the Company issued a 10% Subordinated Secured Convertible Debenture (“Subordinated Debenture”) in the principal amount of $25 thousand to Michel Botbol, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at the time. The Subordinated Debenture called for interest at a rate of 10% and would have been due on the earlier of the occurrence of certain liquidity events with respect to the Company and May 4, 2022. The Subordinated Debenture was convertible at any time after the issuance date into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Botbol Conversion Shares”) at a price equal to $0.05 per share (“Conversion Price”). Together with each Botbol Conversion Share, a warrant would be issued with a strike price of $0.05 per share and an expiration date of May 4, 2026 (the “Botbol Warrants”). Mr. Botbol also had the option to extend the maturity date of the loan for a term not to exceed four years from the original maturity date of that loan. The Subordinated Debenture is secured by a lien on all the Company’s assets subordinated to the lien granted to LTP. The Company’s U.S. subsidiaries are required to enter into guaranties in favor of Botbol under which such subsidiaries guaranteed the Company’s obligations under the Subordinated Debenture and granted Botbol a lien on all assets of such subsidiaries subject to the lien held by LTP. The use of proceeds from the Subordinated Debenture was to extinguish liabilities of the Company and to fund working capital, general corporate purposes and the development of administrative functions. The aggregate number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Subordinated Debenture and upon the exercise of the Botbol Warrants may not exceed 19.9% of the number of shares of the common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares upon conversion of the Subordinated Debenture and the exercise of the Botbol Warrants. On May 4, 2021, Mr. Botbol exercised his conversion rights with respect to the entire $25 thousand of outstanding principal at the Conversion Price resulting in the issuance of 500 thousand shares of common stock to him. In addition, an equal number of warrants were issued on May 4, 2021 (see Note 7 – Stock Warrants). The Botbol Warrants will not be listed for trading on any national securities exchange. The Botbol Warrants and the shares issuable upon conversion of the Subordinated Debenture are not being registered under the Securities Act.

Senior Secured Convertible Debenture, Advisory Agreement, and Intercreditor Agreement.

On August 27, 2021, the Company issued a $500 thousand Senior Secured Convertible Debenture (the “GLD Debenture”) to GLD Legacy Holdings, LLC (“GLD”). The GLD Debenture accrues interest at a rate of 10% and is due on the earlier of the occurrence of certain liquidity events with respect to the Company or August 27, 2026. The GLD Debenture may be converted at any time after the issue date into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “GLD Conversion Shares”) at a price equal to $0.05 per share. Together with each GLD Conversion Share, a warrant will be issued with a strike price of $0.05 per share and an expiration date of August 27, 2026 (the “GLD Warrants”). The cash receipt date, August 27, 2021, was used for the market value of stock on measurement date, at $0.10 per common share, resulting in the recognition of debt discount and additional paid-in capital of $500 thousand, respectively, within the consolidated balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2021, which represents the intrinsic value of the conversion option. The Company evaluated the convertible debenture under ASC 470-20 and recognized a debt discount of $500 thousand related to the beneficial conversion feature during the year ended December 31, 2021, with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital. The related amortization of the debt discount to interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $25 thousand and $0.0 thousand, respectively. Net proceeds were $485.2 thousand after legal fees and transaction expenses of $14.8 thousand, which are included in our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021. GLD has an option to lend the Company an additional $500 thousand under the same terms prior to December 31, 2023. The GLD Debenture is secured by a lien on all the Company’s assets. The Company’s U.S. subsidiaries entered into guaranties on August 27, 2021, in favor of GLD under which such subsidiaries guaranteed the Company’s obligations under the GLD Debenture and granted GLD a lien on all assets of such subsidiaries. The proceeds from the GLD Debenture were used for working capital for the development of the Company’s Legacy EdTech business and for working capital for the operation of the Company’s seminar business. The GLD Warrants will not be listed for trading on any national securities exchange. The GLD Warrants and the shares issuable upon conversion of the GLD Debenture are not being registered under the Securities Act. The aggregate number of shares issuable upon conversion of the GLD Debenture and upon the exercise of the GLD Warrants may not exceed 19.9% of the number of shares of the common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares upon conversion of the GLD Debenture and the exercise of the GLD Warrants. Under the terms of the GLD Debenture, and until all of the obligations of the Company under the GLD Debenture have been paid in full, GLD may appoint one member to the board of directors of the Company, subject to the review and approval of the GLD appointed candidate by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company. In lieu of cash compensation, the GLD appointed director will receive a grant of 150,000 restricted shares of common stock of the Company upon appointment to the board.

Pursuant to the terms of the GLD Debenture, on August 27, 2021, the Company entered into an Advisory Services Agreement with GLD Advisory Services, LLC (“GLDAS”), an affiliate of GLD. GLDAS will provide the Company and its subsidiaries with business, finance and organizational strategy, advisory, consulting and other services related to the business of the Company. In lieu of cash compensation, on the effective date of the agreement, August 27, 2021, GLDAS received fully vested 315,000 shares of common stock of the Company and will receive 315,000 shares of common stock thereafter on each anniversary until the GLD Debenture has been repaid in full.

On August 27, 2021, in connection with the GLD Debenture, the Company entered into an Intercreditor Agreement with GLD, LTP, and Barry Kostiner, a related party. LTP and GLD agreed that LTP’s and GLD’s respective rights under the LTP Debenture and GLD Debenture would rank equally and ratably in all respects to one another including, without limitation, rights in collateral, right and priority of payment and repayment of principal, interest, and all fees and other amounts (the “Intercreditor Agreement”). The Intercreditor Agreement also appoints Barry Kostiner as Servicing Agent (as defined therein) to act on behalf of GLD and LTP, subject to the terms of the agreement, with respect to (a) enforcing GLD’s and LTP’s rights and remedies, and the Company’s obligations, under the Debentures (as defined below).

The Company received a “Notice of Breach and Obligation to Cure to Avoid Event of Default” from GLD dated May 11, 2022 (the “Notice”). Pursuant to the Notice, GLD informed the Company of certain alleged breaches of the terms of the GLD Debenture by the Company, and that the Company has 30 days to cure or GLD would consider an event of default under the GLD Debenture to have occurred.

On July 15, 2022, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement (the “Forbearance Agreement”) with GLD with respect to the GLD Debenture, and LTP with respect to the LTP Debenture (with the GLD Debenture, the “Debentures” and each sometimes, a “Debenture”).

Pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement, GLD and LTP each agreed to forbear from exercising its rights against the Company under the applicable Debenture until the earlier of (i) a default under the Forbearance Agreement or a new default under such Debenture or (ii) October 15, 2022 (the “Forbearance Period”).

Prior to the expiration of the Forbearance Period, the Company agreed to cause a sale of the GLD Debenture to ABCImpact I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ABCImpact”), or as directed by ABCImpact, at a purchase price equal to the outstanding balance due and payable on the GLD Debenture by no later than October 15, 2022, which shall be in full and complete satisfaction of the Company’s obligations to GLD under the GLD Debenture.

The Company also paid $25,000 in satisfaction of GLD’s legal fees, pursuant to the terms of the Forbearance Agreement.

Until the date that the GLD Debenture is sold to ABCImpact and the LTP Debenture has been repaid in full, the Company shall cause Mayer and Associates LLC, a shareholder of the Company, to be restricted from exercising its existing option for 18,400,000 shares of Company common stock at $.0001 per share.

As partial consideration for GLD entering into the Forbearance Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to GLD 2,100,000 shares of the common stock of the Company at a price per share of $.0001 (the “GLD Consideration Shares”), which GLD Consideration Shares (i) at the time of their issuance thereafter shall be subject to all applicable restrictions under relevant securities laws and (ii) shall be registered for resale on a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Form S-1”). In addition, as partial consideration for LTP entering into the Forbearance Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to LTP 1,600,000 shares of the common stock of the Company at a price per share of $.0001 (the “LTP Consideration Shares”). The issuance of the GLD Consideration Shares and the LTP Consideration Shares are subject to restrictions as described in the Forbearance Agreement and will not trigger any anti-dilution provisions of any convertible securities of the Company that may be held by GLD or LTP or their affiliates in whatever form, including the Debentures.

The Company also agreed to use its best efforts to effect a spin-off of an existing to-be-determined subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to the terms described in the Forbearance Agreement.

Following the occurrence of any of the Events of Default (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement), each of LTP and GLD may exercise any or all remedies as provided under the Forbearance Agreement, the applicable Debenture or applicable law.

IPFS Premium Finance Agreement.

On July 30, 2021, the Company entered into a premium finance agreement for insurance coverage in the amount of $26 thousand at an interest rate of 5.55% for 10 months. The balance remaining as of December 31, 2022, is $4.0 thousand.

Economic Injury Disaster Loan.

On April 25, 2022, the Company executed the standard loan documents required for securing a loan (the “EIDL Loan”) from the SBA under is Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) assistance program in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business operations. Pursuant to that certain Loan Authorization and Agreement (the “SBA Loan Agreement”), the principal amount of the EIDL Loan was $200,000, with proceeds to be used for working capital purposes disbursed on May 3, 2021. Interest accrues at a rate of 3.75% per annum. Installment payments, including principal and interest, are due monthly beginning 24 months from the date of the EIDL Loan in the amount of $1 thousand. The balance of principal and interest is payable 30 years from the date of the SBA note.