Current Report

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 13, 2020

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Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Florida	001-38331	86-0787790
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

150 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1200

Coral Gables, Florida 33134

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(305) 774-0407

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.015 par value per share	DLPN	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Warrants to purchase Common Stock, $0.015 par value per share	DLPNW	The Nasdaq Capital Market

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


Emerging growth company ¨

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. ¨

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.02.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 13, 2020, Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2020. A copy of the Company’s earnings press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated July 13, 2020

SIGNATURES

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


	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Date: July 14, 2020	By:	/s/ Mirta A. Negrini
	Name:	Mirta A. Negrini
	Title:	Chief Financial and Operating Officer

Press Release

EXHIBIT 99.1

Dolphin Entertainment Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

Company Reports $6.6 million of Revenue and $2.1 million of Net Income

NEW YORK, NY and LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 13, 2020 / Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLPN), a leading independent entertainment marketing and production company, reports its operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Highlights

Total Q1 revenue and the revenue from the company’s core entertainment and publicity segment, increased approximately 5% and 6.0%, respectively, year-over-year, to $6,633,800.

Operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020 of $870,859, which included non-cash items from depreciation and amortization of $521,003, as compared to operating loss of $825,161 including non-cash items for depreciation and amortization of $481,642 for the same period in the prior year.

Net Income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 of $2,073,847, compared to net income of $122,608 for the same period in the prior year.

Shore Fire Media's clients won a collective 11 GRAMMY Awards, including seven in various Best Album categories.

42West was involved in various capacities with 13 films that earned a total of 49 Academy Award nominations and won 9 Oscars.

The Door and Shore Fire Media participated in a number of star-studded celebrations around the biggest sporting event in the nation, Super Bowl LIV, including the Super Bowl Music Fest headlined by acts such as DJ Khaled, Guns N Roses and Adam Levine.

Rachel Aberly, Executive Vice President of 42West, won the inaugural "Publicist of the Year" award at the 2020 Publicists Awards.

Dolphin Entertainment acquired feature comedy script SISTERS BEFORE MISTERS, and attached Lea Thompson to direct.

Furthermore, on June 9, 2020, Dolphin closed on a securities purchase agreement, previously announced on June 5^th, 2020, with several institutional investors for the issuance and sale of 7,900,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $1.05 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $8.3 million, in a registered direct offering.

About Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.

Dolphin Entertainment is a leading independent entertainment marketing and production company. Through our subsidiaries 42West, The Door and Shore Fire Media, we provide expert strategic marketing and publicity services to many of the top brands, both individual and corporate, in the film, television, music and hospitality industries. In December 2019, all three PR firms were ranked among the Observer’s “Power 50” PR Firms in the United States, an unprecedented achievement. Dolphin's acquisition of Viewpoint Creative adds full-service creative branding and production capabilities to our marketing group. Dolphin's legacy content production business, founded by Emmy-nominated CEO Bill O'Dowd, has produced multiple feature films and award-winning digital series.

Contact:

James Carbonara

Hayden IR

(646)-755-7412

james@haydenir.com

This press release contains 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These forward-looking statements may address, among other things, Dolphin Entertainment Inc.'s offering of common stock as well as expected financial and operational results and the related assumptions underlying its expected results. These forward-looking statements are distinguished by the use of words such as "will," "would," "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "designed," "plan," or "intend," the negative of these terms, and similar references to future periods. These views involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and, accordingly, Dolphin Entertainment's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in its forward-looking statements. Dolphin Entertainment's forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this press release. Factors or events Dolphin Entertainment cannot predict, including those described in the risk factors contained in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, may cause its actual results to differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Although Dolphin Entertainment believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved, and Dolphin Entertainment undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Source: Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.

DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)


	As of March 31, 2020			As of December 31, 2019
ASSETS
Current
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,880,744		$	2,196,249
Restricted cash		714,089			714,089
Accounts receivable, net		3,464,936			3,581,155
Other current assets		540,387			372,872
Total current assets		6,600,156			6,864,365

Capitalized production costs, net		239,277			203,036
Right-of-use asset		7,026,745			7,435,903
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $4,730,706 and $4,299,794, respectively.		7,930,627			8,361,539
Goodwill		18,072,825			17,947,989
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net		957,290			1,036,849
Investments		220,000			220,000
Deposits and other assets		144,632			502,045
Total Assets	$	41,191,552		$	42,571,726

LIABILITIES
Current
Accounts payable	$	809,620		$	832,089
Other current liabilities		5,346,321			5,373,809
Line of credit		—			1,700,390
Term loan		372,863			—
Put rights		2,795,007			2,879,403
Accrued compensation		2,625,000			2,625,000
Debt		—			3,311,198
Loan from related party		1,107,873			1,107,873
Lease liability		1,604,264			1,610,022
Contract liabilities		525,712			309,880
Convertible notes payable		1,252,500			2,383,610
Convertible notes payable at fair value		548,100			—
Notes payable		290,462			288,237
Total current liabilities		17,277,722			22,421,511
Noncurrent
Put rights		—			124,144
Convertible notes payable		945,000			1,100,000
Convertible notes payable at fair value		1,214,786			629,618
Warrants liability		471,516			189,590
Derivative liability		15,456			170,000
Notes payable		1,049,270			1,074,122
Term loan		827,527			—
Contingent consideration		227,000			330,000
Lease liability		5,976,977			6,386,209
Other noncurrent liabilities		570,000			570,000
Total noncurrent liabilities		11,297,532			10,573,683
Total Liabilities		28,575,254			32,995,194

Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $0.015 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 20,036,906 and 17,892,900, respectively, issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019		300,562			268,402
Preferred Stock, Series C, $0.001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019		1,000			1,000
Additional paid in capital		106,273,738			106,465,896
Accumulated deficit		(93,959,002	)		(97,158,766	)
Total Stockholders' Equity		12,616,298			9, 576,532
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	41,191,552		$	42,571,726

DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)


	For the three months ended
	March 31
	2020			2019
Revenues:
Entertainment publicity and marketing	$	6,633,800		$	6,238,099
Content Production		—			78,990
Total revenues		6,633,800			6,317,089

Expenses:
Direct costs		688,977			1,187,419
Selling, general and administrative		1,120,616			795,867
Depreciation and amortization		521,003			481,642
Legal and professional		284,440			375,909
Payroll		4,889,623			4,301,413
Total expenses		7,504,659			7,142,250
Loss before other income (expenses)		(870,859	)		(825,161	)

Other income (expenses):
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt		3,259,865			(21,287	)
Loss on deconsolidation of Max Steel VIE		(1,484,591	)		—
Change in fair value of put rights		1,470,740			1,527,026
Change in f air value of contingent consideration		103,000			(270,000	)
Change in fair value of convertible notes and derivative liabilities		147,459			—
Change in fair value of warrants		72,515			—
Interest expense and debt amortization		(624,282	)		(287,970	)
Total other income, net		2,944,706			947,769
Income before income taxes	$	2,073,847		$	122,608
Income taxes		—			—
Net income	$	2,073,847		$	122,608

Income (Loss) per Share:
Basic	$	0.08		$	0.01
Diluted	$	0.01		$	(0.08	)
Weighted average number of shares used in per share calculation
Basic		20,498,564			15,944,443
Diluted		28,384,982			18,690,377