The Arena Group Reports Record Revenue and Positive Net Cash Generated from Operating Activities within the Second Quarter of 2022; Total Revenue Increases 87%, As Digital Ad Revenue Grows 114% Year-Over-Year

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: AREN) (the “Firm” or “The Arena Group”), a tech-powered media firm dwelling to greater than 240 manufacturers, together with Sports activities Illustrated, TheRoad, Inc. (“TheRoad”), Parade Media (“Parade”), and HubPages, Inc. (“HubPages”) working on a single know-how platform, right now introduced monetary outcomes for the second quarter of 2022, the three and 6 months ended June 30, 2022.

Second Quarter 2022 Monetary and Operational Highlights

• Total income elevated 87% to $65.1 million from $34.7 million within the prior yr interval.
• Digital promoting income elevated 114% within the second quarter to $24.7 million from $11.5 million within the prior yr interval, pushed by visitors enhancements of 82% and an over 40% development in show CPMs.
• Quarterly gross revenue grew to $18.3 million from $9.4 million within the prior yr interval, a 94% enchancment year-over-year.
• Net loss elevated barely to $22.2 million within the second quarter of 2022 in comparison with a web lack of $20.7 million within the second quarter of 2021. The web loss in every interval contains $14.9 million and $11.1 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, in non-cash costs primarily associated to stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization, partially offset by deferred earnings taxes.
• The firm generated $5.8 million in web money from working actions, as in comparison with web money used from working actions of $8.4 million within the prior yr quarter, a $14.3 million enchancment.
• Adjusted EBITDA* improved by 32% to a destructive $4.9 million for the second quarter of 2022 as in comparison with a lack of $7.2 million for the second quarter of 2021.
• The Arena Group signed 37 new publishing companions predominantly within the Sports activities vertical, additional increasing its partnership mannequin to greater than 200 websites, including tens of millions of latest customers, impressions and potential for income and revenue at little to no incremental upfront value to the corporate.

*This press launch contains reference to non-GAAP monetary measures. Please see the heading “Use of Non-GAAP Monetary Measures” under for a extra full clarification.

Administration Commentary

Chairman and Chief Government Officer of The Arena Group Ross Levinsohn stated, “The Arena Group continues to ship strong income development and enhancements to the underside line. Development was achieved throughout our three core verticals – Sports activities, Finance and Way of life. We’ve got outpaced our aggressive set in each digital promoting income and viewers development. Our playbook and improved efficiency drove a 114% year-over-year improve in digital promoting income, as our properties more and more attain coveted shoppers at scale and our general viewers expanded by 82% year-over-year, in accordance with Google Analytics.”

The Firm generated impactful development throughout all key KPIs inside every vertical within the second quarter. Highlights embrace:

• The Sports activities vertical, anchored by Sports activities Illustrated and that includes native workforce websites model FanNation, The Spun and Sports activities Illustrated Media Group companions, elevated month-to-month common pageviews by 174% year-over-year, and sports activities betting-related month-to-month common pageviews grew by 93% year-over-year, in accordance with Google Analytics. Sports activities Illustrated continues to have the Fb #1 share of voice for hyperlink tales amongst main sports activities publishers, in accordance with CrowdTangle.
• The Finance vertical grew month-to-month common pageviews 157% year-over-year, and 21% sequentially, reaching a median of practically 30 million shoppers on-line every month, in accordance with Google Analytics. The Road’s second quarter Fb Engagement has grown 205% as in comparison with the prior yr quarter, in accordance with ListenFirst.
• Our Way of life vertical, anchored by Parade, which the Firm acquired in April and migrated onto its know-how infrastructure in July, is already seeing enhancements in viewers and CPMs.
• The Firm’s pets model, PetHelpful, certainly one of greater than 30 manufacturers inside the HubPages enterprise, continues to indicate speedy development, with month-to-month common pageviews of 42 million, a rise of over 600% year-over-year.

“Our extremely environment friendly platform and confirmed capability to provide related content material that engages shoppers has enabled us to efficiently navigate the well-publicized industry-wide challenges in promoting associated to a slowing economic system,” added Mr. Levinsohn. “The continued development in companions, visitors, knowledge and impressions permits us to offer enticing returns for advertisers.”

“Digital revenues and viewers are rising quickly, and second quarter core KPIs are all seeing vital development versus the identical interval final yr – digital advert income is up 114%; month-to-month common pageviews are up 82%; social video views are up 71%; show CPMs are up 41% excluding Parade,” added Mr. Levinsohn. “The digital integration of Parade has gone exceedingly effectively, with speedy enhancements in effectivity and digital margins. We count on to see the total good thing about this integration and the inherent worth of our revolutionary playbook within the second half of 2022. Nevertheless, through the second quarter, we skilled stress on the print enterprise attributable to inflation and provide chain elements. We’re optimizing our enterprise for Parade simply as we did for Sports activities Illustrated after we took over operations, guaranteeing that our print enterprise will probably be money stream optimistic.”

Current Enterprise Highlights

• The Arena Group accomplished its acquisition of Athlon Media Group, a premium multimedia firm with manufacturers together with Parade Media, Relish, and Spry Dwelling, enabling the creation of the Firm’s new Way of life vertical in April 2022. The Arena Group acquired 100% of the issued and excellent fairness pursuits of Athlon Media Group for a preliminary buy worth of $16.3 million, web of money acquired.
• The Arena Group’s second quarter whole pageviews topped 1.5 billion, up 82% as in comparison with the prior yr quarter, in accordance with Google Analytics. Greater than half of the pageview development was natural.
• Second quarter finance vertical month-to-month common pageviews elevated 157% year-over-year and 21% sequentially, in accordance with Google Analytics; whereas second quarter Sports activities vertical month-to-month common pageviews elevated 174% year-over-year.
• The Arena Group’s sports activities betting partnership with 888 expanded right into a second state, Virginia, with a 3rd state deliberate earlier than the top of the yr. Sports activities betting-related month-to-month common pageviews grew by 93% as in comparison with the prior yr quarter, in accordance with Google Analytics.
• The Arena Group joined the Russell 2000® in addition to the Russell 3000® and the Russell Microcap® Indexes on the conclusion of the Russell indexes annual reconstitution in June 2022.

Monetary Outcomes for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 In comparison with the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

Revenue was $65.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2022, a rise of 87% in comparison with $34.7 million within the second quarter of fiscal 2021. The improve was pushed by a 75% improve in whole digital income to $35.1 million within the second quarter of 2022, which included a $13.2 million, or 114%, improve in digital promoting income. 84% of the digital promoting development was natural, pushed by considerably increased visitors throughout all of properties within the second quarter of fiscal 2022 as in comparison with the prior yr, and a larger contribution of digital direct advert impressions. Total print income elevated 105% to $30.0 million within the second quarter of fiscal 2022 from $14.7 million within the second quarter of fiscal 2021, pushed by the acquisition of Athlon Media Group, together with Parade Media, in April 2022.

Gross revenue elevated 94% to $18.3 million, in comparison with a gross revenue of $9.4 million within the prior-year quarter. Price of income elevated by 85%, because of the acquisition of Athlon Media Group/Parade and prices associated to the SI Swim journal, which was launched within the second quarter of 2022, however was launched within the third quarter of 2021. The improve in value of income additionally displays the total yr impact of investments we made in viewers growth and knowledge analytics personnel within the second half of 2021, which have been key in driving visitors and digital promoting development.

Total working bills had been $39.7 million within the second quarter of 2022 in comparison with $32.7 million within the second quarter of 2021. The improve was primarily pushed by the addition of the Athlon Media Group/Parade enterprise.

Net loss elevated to $22.2 million for the second quarter of 2022 as in comparison with $20.7 million within the prior yr interval. The second quarter of 2022 included $14.9 million of non-cash costs as in comparison with $11.1 million of non-cash costs within the second quarter of the prior yr.

Adjusted EBITDA* for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 improved 32% to destructive $4.9 million, in comparison with a lack of $7.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, representing a $2.3 million enchancment.

*Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP monetary measure. A disclaimer and reconciliation are offered under.

Monetary Outcomes for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 In comparison with the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

Revenue was $113.3 million for the primary six months of fiscal 2022, a rise of 66% in comparison with $68.4 million within the first six months of fiscal 2021. Gross revenue was $38.1 million within the first six months of 2022, representing a 34% gross revenue share as in comparison with a gross revenue of $17.3 million, representing a 25% gross revenue within the first six months of 2021. Total working bills had been $74.9 million within the first six months of 2022 in comparison with $62.3 million within the first six months of 2021.

Net loss narrowed to $40.7 million for the primary six months of 2022 as in comparison with $46.1 million within the prior yr interval. The first six months of 2022 included $30.0 million of non-cash costs as in comparison with $25.3 million of non-cash costs within the first six months final yr. Adjusted EBITDA* for the primary six months of fiscal 2022 was destructive $6.1 million, in comparison with destructive $17.2 million for the primary six months of fiscal 2021, a 65% enchancment.

*Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP monetary measure. A disclaimer and reconciliation are offered under.

Stability Sheet and Liquidity as of June 30, 2022

Cash and money equivalents had been $14.8 million at June 30, 2022, in comparison with $22.5 million at March 31, 2022. Within the quarter, web money generated from working actions was $5.8 million, which was offset by $9.9 million of web acquisition funds, $1.5 million of capital expenditures and a $1.5 million paydown of our line of credit score.

Convention Name

Ross Levinsohn, The Arena Group’s Chief Government Officer and Doug Smith, Chief Monetary Officer, will host a convention name and reside webcast to evaluation the quarterly outcomes and supply a company replace on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. ET. To entry the decision, please dial 833-492-0063 (toll free) or 973-528-0011 and if requested, reference convention ID 658565. The convention name can even be webcast reside on the Investor Relations part of The Arena Group’s web site at https://buyers.thearenagroup.web/news-and-events/occasions.

Following the conclusion of the reside name, a replay of the webcast will probably be obtainable on the Investor Relations part of the Firm’s web site for at the least 90 days. A telephonic replay of the convention name can even be obtainable from 7 p.m. ET on August 9, 2022 till 11:59 p.m. ET on August 23, 2022 by dialing 877-481-4010 (United States) or 919-882-2331 (worldwide) and utilizing the passcode 46229.

About The Arena Group

The Arena Group creates strong digital locations that delight shoppers with highly effective journalism and information in regards to the issues they love – their favourite sports activities groups, recommendation on investing, the within scoop on private finance, and the newest on way of life necessities. With highly effective know-how, editorial experience, knowledge administration, and advertising savvy, the transformative firm permits manufacturers like Sports activities Illustrated, TheRoad and Parade to ship extremely related content material and experiences that buyers love. To be taught extra, go to www.thearenagroup.web.

Ahead Trying Statements

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THE ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
		June 30, 2022 (unaudited)				December 31, 2021
		($ in 1000’s, besides share knowledge)
Asunits
Present property:
Cash and money equivalents		$	14,839			$	9,349
Restricted money			502				502
Accounts receivable, web			34,450				21,660
Subscription acquisition prices, present portion			28,603				30,162
Royalty charges			3,750				11,250
Prepayments and different present property			4,863				4,748
Total present property			87,007				77,671
Property and gear, web			832				636
Operating lease right-of-use property			455				528
Platform growth, web			10,240				9,299
Subscription acquisition prices, web of present portion			7,651				8,235
Acquired and different intangible property, web			56,221				57,356
Different long-term property			626				639
Goodwill			23,416				19,619
Total property		$	186,448			$	173,983
Liabilities, mezzanine fairness and stockholders’ deficiency
Present liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	19,733			$	11,982
Accrued bills and different			18,579				24,011
Line of credit score			7,808				11,988
Unearned income			60,907				54,030
Subscription refund legal responsibility			2,394				3,087
Operating lease liabilities			400				374
Liquidated damages payable			5,497				5,197
Present portion of long-term debt			5,873				5,744
Total present liabilities			121,191				116,413
Unearned income, web of present portion			12,591				15,277
Operating lease liabilities, web of present portion			579				785
Liquidating damages payable, web of present portion			–				7,008
Different long-term liabilities			7,108				7,556
Deferred tax liabilities			389				362
Lengthy-term debt			65,179				64,373
Total liabilities			207,037				211,774
Commitments and contingencies
Mezzanine fairness:
Collection G redeemable and convertible most well-liked inventory, $0.01 par worth, $1,000 per share liquidation worth and 1,800 shares designated; mixture liquidation worth: $168; Collection G shares issued and excellent: 168; widespread shares issuable upon conversion: 8,582 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021			168				168
Collection H convertible most well-liked inventory, $0.01 par worth, $1,000 per share liquidation worth and 23,000 shares designated; mixture liquidation worth: $14,556 and $15,066; Collection H shares issued and excellent: 14,556 and 15,066; widespread shares issuable upon conversion: 2,008,728 and a pair of,075,200 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively			13,207				13,718
Total mezzanine fairness			13,375				13,886
Stockholders’ deficiency:
Frequent inventory, $0.01 par worth, licensed 1,000,000,000 shares; issued and excellent: 17,827,526 and 12,632,947 shares at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively			178				126
Frequent inventory to be issued			–				–
Additional paid-in capital			258,727				200,410
Accrued deficit			(292,869	)			(252,213	)
Total stockholders’ deficiency			(33,964	)			(51,677	)
Total liabilities, mezzanine fairness and stockholders’ deficiency		$	186,448			$	173,983

THE ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
		($ in 1000’s, besides share knowledge)
Revenue		$	65,075			$	34,746			$	113,318			$	68,361
Price of income (contains amortization of developed know-how and platform growth for 3 months ended 2022 and 2021 of $2,375 and $2,157, respectively and for the six months ended 2022 and 2021 of $4,686 and $4,324, respectively)			46,729				25,307				75,226				51,049
Gross revenue			18,346				9,439				38,092				17,312
Operating bills
Promoting and advertising			19,307				16,202				36,523				31,340
Common and administrative			15,964				12,535				29,478				23,030
Depreciation and amortization			4,444				3,964				8,646				7,927
Loss on impairment of property			–				–				257				–
Total working bills			39,715				32,701				74,904				62,297
Loss from operations			(21,369	)			(23,262	)			(36,812	)			(44,985	)
Different (expense) earnings
Change in valuation of warrant spinoff liabilities			–				360				–				(305	)
Curiosity expense, web			(2,506	)			(2,363	)			(5,326	)			(5,183	)
Liquidated damages			(128	)			(1,109	)			(300	)			(1,364	)
Achieve upon debt extinguishment			–				5,717				–				5,717
Total different (expense) earnings			(2,634	)			2,605				(5,626	)			(1,135	)
Loss earlier than earnings taxes			(24,003	)			(20,657	)			(42,438	)			(46,120	)
Revenue taxes			1,796				–				1,782				–
Net loss		$	(22,207	)		$	(20,657	)		$	(40,656	)		$	(46,120	)
Fundamental and diluted web loss per widespread share		$	(1.22	)		$	(1.88	)		$	(2.41	)		$	(4.30	)
Weighted common variety of widespread shares excellent – primary and diluted			18,258,890				11,012,866				16,847,920				10,737,555

THE ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022				2021
		($ in 1000’s)
Cash flows from working actions
Net loss		$	(40,656	)		$	(46,120	)
Adjustments to reconcile web loss to web money utilized in working actions:
Depreciation of property and gear			245				220
Amortization of platform growth and intangible property			13,087				12,031
Achieve upon debt extinguishment			–				(5,717	)
Amortization of debt reductions			934				1,001
Loss on impairments of property			257				–
Change in valuation of warrant spinoff liabilities			–				305
Noncash and accrued curiosity			69				3,632
Liquidated damages			300				1,364
Inventory-based compensation			16,466				13,215
Deferred earnings taxes			(1,782	)			–
Different			469				(759	)
Change in working property and liabilities web of impact of enterprise mixture:
Accounts receivable			5				4,375
Subscription acquisition prices			2,143				(13,784	)
Royalty charges			7,500				7,500
Prepayments and different present property			264				(4,060	)
Different long-term property			13				(121	)
Accounts payable			335				4
Accrued bills and different			(7,131	)			1,714
Unearned income			945				14,934
Subscription refund legal responsibility			(693	)			737
Operating lease liabilities			(107	)			(404	)
Different long-term liabilities			(128	)			–
Net money utilized in working actions			(7,465	)			(9,933	)
Cash flows from investing actions
Purchases of property and gear			(379	)			(182	)
Capitalized platform growth			(2,784	)			(1,971	)
Proceeds from sale of fairness funding			2,450				–
Funds for acquisition of enterprise, web of money acquired			(9,481	)			(7,057	)
Net money utilized in investing actions			(10,194	)			(9,210	)
Cash flows from financing actions
Borrowings (repayments) underneath line of credit score			(4,180	)			(2,249	)
Proceeds from widespread inventory public providing, web of providing prices			32,058				–
Funds of issuance prices from widespread inventory public providing			(1,568	)			–
Cost of The Spun deferred money fee			(453	)			–
Proceeds from widespread inventory personal placement			–				20,005
Funds of issuance prices from widespread inventory personal placement			–				(167	)
Cost for taxes associated to repurchase of restricted widespread inventory			(556	)			(41	)
Cost of restricted inventory liabilities			(2,152	)			(716	)
Net money offered by financing actions			23,149				16,832
Net improve (lower) in money, money equivalents, and restricted money			5,490				(2,311	)
Cash, money equivalents, and restricted money – starting of interval			9,851				9,535
Cash, money equivalents, and restricted money – finish of interval		$	15,341			$	7,224
Cash, money equivalents, and restricted money
Cash and money equivalents		$	14,839			$	6,723
Restricted money			502				501
Total money, money equivalents, and restricted money		$	15,341			$	7,224
Supplemental disclosure of money stream info
Cash paid for curiosity		$	4,323			$	289
Cash paid for earnings taxes			–				–
Noncash investing and financing actions
Reclassification of stock-based compensation to platform growth		$	1,125			$	859
Issuance of widespread inventory in reference to settlement of liquidated damages			7,008				–
Issuance of widespread inventory in reference to skilled companies			–				125
Frequent inventory issued in reference to acquisition of Athlon			3,141				–
Deferred money funds in reference to acquisition of Athlon			1,889				–
Assumption of liabilities in reference to acquisition of Athlon			12,642				–
Deferred money funds in reference to acquisition of The Spun			–				1,639
Assumption of liabilities in reference to acquisition of The Spun			–				2
Conversion of Collection H convertible most well-liked inventory into widespread inventory			511				–

THE ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NET LOSS TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (unaudited)
The following desk presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to web loss, which is probably the most straight comparable GAAP measure, for the durations indicated:
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Net loss		$	(22,207	)		$	(20,657	)		$	(40,656	)		$	(46,120	)
Add:
Curiosity expense (1)			2,506				2,363				5,326				5,183
Deferred earnings taxes			(1,796	)			–				(1,782	)			–
Depreciation and amortization (2)			6,819				6,121				13,332				12,251
Inventory-based compensation (3)			9,099				8,116				16,466				13,215
Change in spinoff valuations			–				(360	)			–				305
Liquidated damages (4)			128				1,109				300				1,364
Achieve upon debt extinguishment (5)			–				(5,717	)			–				(5,717	)
Loss on impairment of property (6)			–				–				257				–
Skilled and vendor charges (7)			–				1,719				–				2,124
Worker restructuring funds (8)			505				66				679				241
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(4,946	)		$	(7,240	)		$	(6,078	)		$	(17,154	)

	(1)	Represents curiosity expense (web of curiosity earnings) of $2,506 and $2,363, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and curiosity expense (web of curiosity earnings) of $5,326 and $5,183, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Curiosity expense is said to our capital construction. Curiosity expense varies over time attributable to a wide range of financing transactions. Curiosity expense contains $274 and $307 for amortization of debt reductions for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $934 and $1,001 for amortization of debt reductions for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, as offered in our condensed consolidated statements of money flows, that are a noncash merchandise. Traders ought to word that curiosity expense will recur in future durations.
	(2)	Represents depreciation and amortization associated to our developed know-how and Platform included inside value of revenues of $2,375 and $2,157, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and depreciation and amortization included inside working bills of $4,444 and $3,964 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Represents depreciation and amortization associated to our developed know-how and Platform included inside value of revenues of $4,686 and $4,324, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and depreciation and amortization included inside working bills of $8,646 and $7,927 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. We imagine (i) the quantity of depreciation and amortization expense in any particular interval could in a roundabout way correlate to the underlying efficiency of our enterprise operations and (ii) such bills can differ considerably between durations because of new acquisitions and full amortization of beforehand acquired tangible and intangible property. Traders ought to word that the usage of tangible and intangible property contributed to income within the durations offered and can contribute to future income technology and also needs to word that such expense will recur in future durations.
	(3)	Represents noncash prices arising from the grant of stock-based awards to workers, consultants and administrators. We imagine that excluding the impact of stock-based compensation from Adjusted EBITDA assists administration and buyers in making period-to-period comparisons in our working efficiency as a result of (i) the quantity of such bills in any particular interval could in a roundabout way correlate to the underlying efficiency of our enterprise operations, and (ii) such bills can differ considerably between durations because of the timing of grants of latest stock-based awards, together with grants in reference to acquisitions. Additionally, we imagine that excluding stock-based compensation from Adjusted EBITDA assists administration and buyers in making significant comparisons between our working efficiency and the working efficiency of different corporations that will use totally different types of worker compensation or totally different valuation methodologies for his or her stock-based compensation. Traders ought to word that stock-based compensation is a key incentive provided to workers whose efforts contributed to the working ends in the durations offered and are anticipated to contribute to working ends in future durations. Traders also needs to word that such bills will recur sooner or later.
	(4)	Represents damages (or curiosity expense associated to accrued liquidated damages) we owe to sure of our buyers in personal placements choices performed in fiscal years 2018 by 2020, pursuant to which we agreed to sure covenants within the respective securities buy agreements and registration rights agreements, together with the submitting of resale registration statements and changing into present in our reporting obligations, which we weren’t in a position to well timed meet.
	(5)	Represents a achieve upon extinguishment of the Paycheck Safety Program Mortgage.
	(6)	Represents our impairment of sure property that not are helpful.
	(7)	Represents skilled and vendor charges recorded in reference to companies offered by consultants, accountants, attorneys, and different distributors associated to the preparation of periodic stories to ensure that us to turn into present in our reporting obligations (“Delinquent Reporting Obligations Providers”). With respect to the Delinquent Reporting Obligations Providers, we incurred skilled and vendor charges within the first quarter of 2021 associated to the preparation of our annual stories for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (which contained the monetary info for the quarterly durations throughout fiscal 2019), and our quarterly stories fiscal 2020. The quantity of charges incurred in reference to the Delinquent Reporting Obligations Providers is adjusted primarily based on our greatest estimate of the quantity we count on we’d ordinarily incur to fulfill our reporting obligations pursuant to the Change Act.
	(8)	Represents severance funds to the previous Chief Monetary Officer of Athlon and our former Chief Government Officer for the three and 6 months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.