Form 8-K
8-K — PodcastOne, Inc.
Accession: 0001213900-26-042467
Filed: 2026-04-10
Period: 2026-04-08
CIK: 0001940177
SIC: 7370 (SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.)
Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
Documents
8-K — ea0285786-8k_podcastone.htm (Primary)
EX-10.1 — AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE PODCASTONE, INC. 2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (ea028578601ex10-1.htm)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 8, 2026
PODCASTONE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-41795
35-2503373
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
345 North Maple Drive, Suite 295
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(310) 858-0888
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report.)
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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
☐
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, $0.00001 par value per share
PODC
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On April 8, 2026, PodcastOne,
Inc. (the “Company”) amended its 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common
stock available for issuance under the Plan by 2,000,000 shares (the “EIP Increase”), which EIP Increase was previously approved
by the Company’s board of directors. The EIP Increase is subject to approval of the Company’s stockholders, which the Company
anticipates obtaining at its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1*
Amendment No. 1 to the PodcastOne, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.
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*
Filed herewith.
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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.
PODCASTONE, INC.
Dated: April 10, 2026
By:
/s/ Ryan Carhart
Name:
Ryan Carhart
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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EX-10.1 — AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE PODCASTONE, INC. 2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
EX-10.1
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Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
THE PODCASTONE, INC. 2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors and stockholders of PodcastOne, Inc. (the “Company”) have previously adopted the PodcastOne, Inc. 2022
Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”);
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Plan, a total of two million (2,000,000) shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.00001
par value per share (the “Common Stock”), have been reserved for issuance under the Plan;
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to increase the number of shares issuable under the Plan by two million (2,000,000) to four million (4,000,000) shares,
including shares previously issued thereunder; and
WHEREAS,
Section 19 of the Plan permits the Company to amend the Plan from time to time, subject to certain limitations specified therein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the following amendments and modifications are hereby made a part of the Plan subject to, and effective as of the date of,
the approval of stockholders of this Amendment No. 1 to the Plan:
1.
Section 3(a) of the Plan shall be, and hereby is, amended to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock issuable thereunder to four million (4,000,000) Shares, and Section 3(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to
read as follows:
“(a) Maximum
Aggregate Number of Shares. Subject to the provisions of Section 14 hereof, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may
be awarded and sold under the Plan is Four Million (4,000,000) Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired
Common Stock.”
2.
In all other respects, the Plan, as amended, is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan as of April 8, 2026.
PODCASTONE, INC.
By:
/s/ Ryan Carhart
Name:
Ryan Carhart
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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