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SCHEDULE Filed 2026-01-23 Event 2026-01-22 SEC 0001213900-26-007427 →

LiveOne, Inc. PodcastOne, Inc. PODC

Stake: 72.50% Shares: 20,294,991 CUSIP: 22275C105 Class: Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share

Item 4 — Purpose of Transaction

All of the Shares (as defined below) reported herein were acquired for investment purposes. The Reporting Person intends to evaluate its investment in the Shares on a continual basis. Other than as expressly set forth below, the Reporting Person has no plans or proposals as of the date of this filing that relate to, or would result in, any of the actions enumerated in Item 4(a)-(j) of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Person may engage in communications with one or more stockholders, officers or directors of the Issuer and others, including but not limited to, discussions regarding the Issuer's operations and strategic direction and ideas that, if effected, could result in, among other things, any of the matters identified in Item 4(a)-(j) of Schedule 13D, including but not limited to debt or equity capital raising transactions, acquisitions, mergers, combinations and other strategic transactions. The Reporting Person reserves its right, based on all relevant factors and subject to applicable law, at any time and from time to time, to review or reconsider its position, change its purpose, take other actions, including to cause or introduce strategic or corporate transactions involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, or one or more of the types of transactions or have one or more the results described in Item 4(a)-(j) of Schedule 13D) or formulate and implement plans or proposals with respect to any of the foregoing. The Reporting Person from time to time intends to review its investment in the Issuer on the basis of various factors, including whether various strategic transactions have occurred or may occur, the Issuer's business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, general economic and industry conditions, the securities markets in general and those for the Issuer's securities in general, as well as other developments and other investment opportunities. Based upon such review, the Reporting Person intends to take such actions in the future as it deems appropriate in light of the circumstances existing from time to time, which may include acquisitions of shares of common stock or other convertible securities of the Issuer or disposal of all or any portion of the Shares or shares of common stock or other securities of the Issuer otherwise acquired by the Reporting Person, either in the open market or privately negotiated transactions, with or without prior notice.

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Insider Activity (last 365d)
27 transactions
20 buys · 0 sales · 6 awards/exercises
Issuer Cluster
2 13D/G filings on this issuer
1 other filing besides this one
Filer Track Record
2 filings by this filer
1 other filing in the data moat
Short Interest · settle 2026-07-15
DTC 1.89
155,375 shares short · +1.9% vs prior

Post-Filing Returns · since 2026-01-22 on PODC

+1 day
0.0%
+5 days
0.0%
+30 days
0.0%
+60 days
0.0%
+90 days
0.0%
+180 days
-5.1%

Anchor price 4.11 on closest trading day on/after 2026-01-22. Source: Yahoo Finance daily adj_close (split + dividend adjusted).

Form 4 Insider Transactions · last 365d

DateInsiderRoleTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-22 MERRIMAN D JONATHAN director Buy 7,000 $4.38 $31K
2026-05-11 LiveOne, Inc. 10%+ owner Award 1,100,000 $3.00 $3.30M
2026-05-11 LiveOne, Inc. 10%+ owner Option exercise 1,100,000 $3.00 $3.30M
2026-05-06 MERRIMAN D JONATHAN director Award 250,000
2026-04-17 Carhart Ryan officer Buy 4,500 $2.24 $10K
2026-04-17 MERRIMAN D JONATHAN director Buy 4,000 $2.07 $8K
2026-04-17 MERRIMAN D JONATHAN director Buy 6,200 $2.14 $13K
2026-03-31 Berk James director Option exercise 32,911
2026-03-31 Arani Ramin director Option exercise 38,396
2026-03-31 Wachsberger Patrick D director Option exercise 34,740
2026-03-31 Blackwood Carolyn director Option exercise 32,911
2026-03-31 MERRIMAN D JONATHAN director Option exercise 32,911
2026-03-23 MERRIMAN D JONATHAN director Buy 2,980 $2.35 $7K
2026-03-21 LiveOne, Inc. 10%+ owner Award 135,135
2026-03-12 MERRIMAN D JONATHAN director Buy 6,300 $2.22 $14K
2026-03-09 Berk James director Award 32,911
2026-03-09 Krigsman Jay E. director Award 42,053
2026-03-09 Wachsberger Patrick D director Award 34,740
2026-03-09 MERRIMAN D JONATHAN director Award 32,911
2026-03-09 Arani Ramin director Award 38,396
2026-03-09 Blackwood Carolyn director H
2026-01-22 LiveOne, Inc. 10%+ owner Award 186,636
2025-12-16 MERRIMAN D JONATHAN director Buy 6,100 $2.08 $13K
2025-12-05 MERRIMAN D JONATHAN director Buy 5,700 $2.16 $12K
2025-11-26 MERRIMAN D JONATHAN director Buy 7,373 $2.47 $18K
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Other 13D/G Filings on PodcastOne, Inc.

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2026-05-13 SCHEDULE 13D/A LiveOne, Inc. 20,430,126 view →

Other Filings by LiveOne, Inc.

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2026-05-13 SCHEDULE 13D/A PodcastOne, Inc. PODC 20,430,126 view →

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