Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

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Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation
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Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

SeaChange International, Inc. (“SeaChange,” or the “Company”), was incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware on July 9, 1993. SeaChange is an industry leader in the delivery of multiscreen, advertising and premium over-the-top (“OTT”) video management solutions. The Company’s software products and services facilitate the aggregation, licensing, management and distribution of video and advertising content for service providers, telecommunications companies, satellite operators, broadcasters and other content providers. The Company enables service providers to offer other interactive television services that allow subscribers to receive personalized services and interact with their video devices, thereby enhancing their viewing experience. Further, the Company’s products provide customers an opportunity to insert advertising into broadcast and VOD content.

The Company is currently headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and has wholly-owned subsidiaries in the following countries: Canada, Denmark, Germany, India, Ireland, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). The Company consolidates the financial statements of its wholly-owned subsidiaries and all intercompany transactions and account balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Liquidity

As of January 31, 2023, the Company had $13.4 million of available cash and cash equivalents and $1.2 million of marketable securities, excluding $0.3 million of restricted cash.

The Company believes that existing cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and cash expected to be provided by future operating results will be adequate to satisfy its working capital, capital expenditure requirements and other contractual obligations for at least 12 months from the date of this filing.

If the Company’s expectations are incorrect, it may need to raise additional funds to fund its operations or take advantage of unanticipated strategic opportunities in order to strengthen its financial position. In the future, the Company may enter into other arrangements for potential investments in, or acquisitions of, complementary businesses, services or technologies, which could require us to seek additional equity or debt financing. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, the Company may not be able to take advantage of market opportunities, to develop new products or to otherwise respond to competitive pressures.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. In the first quarter of fiscal 2021, concerns related to the spread of COVID-19 created global business disruptions as well as disruptions in the Company’s operations and created negative impacts on its revenues and other financial results. However, the duration and intensity of the COVID-19 pandemic and any resulting disruption to the Company’s operations remains uncertain, and the Company will continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business, financial condition, liquidity, and financial results.

The Company continues to conduct business with substantial modifications to employee travel, employee work locations, virtualization or possible cancellation of customer and employee events, and remote sales, implementation, and support activities, among other modifications. These decisions may delay or reduce sales and harm productivity and collaboration. The Company has observed other companies and governments making similar alterations to their normal business operations, and in general, the markets are experiencing a significant level of uncertainty at the current time. Virtualization of the SeaChange team’s sales activities could foreclose future business opportunities, particularly as its customers limit spending, which could negatively impact the willingness of the Company’s customers to enter into or renew contracts. SeaChange continues to realize its on-going cost

optimization efforts in response to the impact of the pandemic. The Company may take further actions that alter its business operations as the situation evolves.

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard

On June 24, 2022, the Company received a deficiency letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of Nasdaq notifying the Company that, for the last 30 consecutive business days, the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock has been below the minimum $1.00 per share required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Select Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). The Notice did not result in the immediate delisting of the Company’s common stock shares from the Global Select Market. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was provided a period of 180 calendar days, or until December 14, 2022 (the “Initial Compliance Date”), to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule.

The Company did not regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule by the Initial Compliance Date. On December 15, 2022, Nasdaq notified the Company that it had granted the Company an additional 180 calendar day period, or until June 12, 2023 (the “Extended Compliance Date”), to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule. Nasdaq’s determination was based on, among other things, (1) the Company’s written notice of its intention to transfer to The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Capital Market”) (as issuers on the Global Select Market are not eligible for an additional 180-day compliance period) and to cure the deficiency by the Extended Compliance Date by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary, and (2) the Company meeting the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing requirements for the Capital Market, with the exception of the Bid Price Rule. On December 15, 2022, Nasdaq approved the Company’s transfer from the Global Select Market to the Capital Market, a continuous trading market that operates in substantially the same manner as the Global Select Market. The transfer became effective at the opening of business on December 19, 2022. The Company’s common stock shares will continue to trade under the symbol “SEAC.”

If, at any time before the Extended Compliance Date, the bid price for the Company’s common stock shares closes at $1.00 or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days as required under the Bid Price Rule, Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that it complies with the Bid Price Rule.

If the Company does not regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule by the Extended Compliance Date, Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that its common stock shares will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal Nasdaq’s delisting determination to a Nasdaq hearing panel. The Company expects that its common stock shares would remain listed on the Capital Market pending a Nasdaq hearing panel’s decision. There can be no assurance that, if the Company does appeal a delisting determination to a Nasdaq hearing panel, that such appeal would be successful.

Merger Agreement and Subsequent Termination

In December 2021, the Company and Triller Hold Co LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Triller”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Triller planned to merge with and into SeaChange, with the separate existence of Triller ceasing, and SeaChange continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”).

On June 13, 2022, SeaChange and Triller entered into a Termination Agreement and Release (the “Termination Agreement”) pursuant to which SeaChange and Triller mutually agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement. Each party bore its own costs and expenses in connection with the terminated transaction, and neither party paid a termination fee to the other in connection with the terminated transactions. The Termination Agreement also contains mutual releases, whereby each party released the other from any claims of liability relating to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Termination Agreement and related documents are summarized in more detail in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 14, 2022. Transaction costs related to the Merger and charged to the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss amounted to approximately $1.2 million and $1.5 million for the years ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.