LiveOne’s Buyback Exceeds 2,245,000 Shares

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LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO) has resumed its stock repurchase program, purchasing 245,414 shares since March 16, 2023, totaling over 2.2 million shares repurchased since April 1, 2022. The company claims its stock is undervalued, with a plan to repurchase an additional $1.7 million worth of shares. LiveOne, known for its creator-first music and entertainment platform, boasts a membership base of approximately 2.85 million users and various subsidiaries, including Slacker Radio and PodcastOne. The company's revenue performance is impacted by a contractual dispute affecting certain paid members.

Positive

• Repurchased over 2.2 million shares since April 2022, signaling confidence in stock value.
• Plans to buy back an additional $1.7 million in stock, potentially enhancing shareholder value.
• Membership base of approximately 2.85 million, indicating strong user engagement.

Negative

• Contractual dispute preventing revenue recognition for some members, affecting financial metrics.

- Leaving Capacity to Repurchase an Additional $1,700,000 Worth of Stock -

Los Angeles, CA, March 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), an award-winning, creator-first music, entertainment, and technology platform, announced today that it has thus far repurchased 245,414 shares of its common stock since resuming its expanded stock repurchase program on March 16, 2023. Since April 1, 2022, LiveOne has repurchased over 2,245,000 shares under the program.

Robert Ellin, LiveOne's CEO and Chairman, commented, "We believe the current stock price is extremely undervalued and we will continue to aggressively buy back additional shares.”

About LiveOne, Inc.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, LiveOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVO) (the "Company") is an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events. The Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries include Slacker Radio, a membership music streaming service, and PodcastOne, which generates more than 2.3 billion downloads per year, 350+ hours distributed weekly, and 14M+ monthly unique listeners. Nearly all new Tesla EVs sold in the U.S. come with a paid membership to LiveOne’s Slacker Radio (that now includes PodcastOne) which is paid by Tesla. As of March 3, 2023, the Company has accrued a paid and free ad-supported membership base of approximately 2.85 million**. The Company was awarded Best Live Moment by Digiday for its “Social Gloves” PPV Event, and has been a finalist for 8 more awards, including Best Live Event, Best Virtual Event, Best Overall Social Media Excellence, and Best Original Programming from Cynopsis and Digiday. As of February 9, 2023, the Company has streamed over 2,900 artists, has a library of 30 million songs, 600 curated radio stations, over 300 podcasts/vodcasts, hundreds of pay-per-views, personalized merchandise, released music-related NFTs, and created a valuable connection between fans, brands, and bands. The Company's other wholly-owned subsidiaries include PPVOne, Gramophone Media, Palm Beach Records, Custom Personalization Solutions, and LiveXLive, and the Company’s other majority-owned subsidiaries are Drumify and Splitmind. LiveOne is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and through OTT, STIRR, and XUMO. For more information, visit liveone.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter at @liveone.

Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements," which may often, but not always, be identified by the use of such words as "may," "might," "will," "will likely result," "would," "should," "estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "continue," "target" or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including: the Company's reliance on one key customer for a substantial percentage of its revenue; the Company's ability to consummate any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, special dividend, distribution or transaction, including the proposed special dividend and spin-out of PodcastOne, Slacker or its pay-per-view business, the timing of the consummation of such proposed event, including the risks that a condition to consummation of such event would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all, or that the consummation of any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, special dividend, distribution or transaction will not occur or whether any such event will enhance shareholder value; PodcastOne's or Slacker’s ability to list on a national exchange; the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; the Company's ability to attract, maintain and increase the number of its users and paid members; the Company identifying, acquiring, securing and developing content; the Company's intent to repurchase shares of its common stock from time to time under its announced stock repurchase program and the timing, price, and quantity of repurchases, if any, under the program; the Company's ability to maintain compliance with certain financial and other covenants; the Company successfully implementing its growth strategy, including relating to its technology platforms and applications; management's relationships with industry stakeholders; the effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic; uncertain and unfavorable outcomes in legal proceedings; changes in economic conditions; competition; risks and uncertainties applicable to the businesses of the Company's subsidiaries; and other risks, uncertainties and factors including, but not limited to, those described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 29, 2022, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023, and in the Company's other filings and submissions with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any obligations to update these statements, except as may be required by law. The Company intends that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

** Included in the total number of paid members for the reported periods are certain members which are the subject of a contractual dispute. LiveOne is currently not recognizing revenue related to these members.

LiveOne IR Contact:
(310) 601-2505
ir@LiveOne.com

LiveOne Press Contacts:
LiveOne
press@liveone.com

FAQ

What is the current stock repurchase plan for LiveOne (LVO)?

LiveOne plans to repurchase an additional $1.7 million worth of its stock after previously buying 245,414 shares since March 16, 2023.

How many shares has LiveOne (LVO) repurchased since April 2022?

Since April 1, 2022, LiveOne has repurchased over 2.2 million shares under its stock repurchase program.

Why is LiveOne (LVO) repurchasing its stock?

The company believes its current stock price is undervalued, which is driving the repurchase strategy.

How many members does LiveOne (LVO) currently have?

LiveOne has approximately 2.85 million members across its services.

What impact does the contractual dispute have on LiveOne (LVO)?

The dispute affects revenue recognition related to certain paid members, which could impact financial performance.