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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

2025-05-28 compared with 2024-05-30 · 45 added, 24 removed, 128 unchanged (35% of the section changed)

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Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report.

In making this evaluation, management considered the material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting described below.

Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2023, the period covered in this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

Notwithstanding the assessment that our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective and that material weaknesses existed as of March 31, 2024, we believe that we have performed sufficient supplementary procedures to ensure that the consolidated financial statements contained in this filing fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the reporting periods covered herein in all material respects.

In making this evaluation, management considered the unremediated material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below.

Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2025, the period covered in this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the unremediated material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described below.

Notwithstanding the assessment that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective and that a material weakness existed as of March 31, 2025, we believe that we have performed sufficient supplementary procedures to ensure that the consolidated financial statements contained in this filing fairly present our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the reporting periods covered herein in all material respects.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act).

Our internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.

Our internal control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2025.

In making this assessment, management used the criteria established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013).

Based on this assessment, management has concluded that, as of March 31, 2024, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to the material weaknesses described below.

Under the rules and regulations of the SEC, our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until we are no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act.

Based on this assessment, management has concluded that, as of March 31, 2025, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to a material weakness described below.

Under the rules and regulations of the SEC, when we are no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, our independent registered public accounting firm will be required to report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404.

Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

We previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2023 as well as in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each interim period in fiscal 2024, a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting relating to (i) an ineffective control environment due to improper segregation of duties and a lack of qualified personnel to address certain complex accounting transactions, and (ii) an ineffective risk assessment process resulting in improper design of control activities to address certain risks of material misstatement.

As described below, we have made progress in addressing these weaknesses during the current fiscal year.

However, we have not yet fully remediated the material weaknesses as of March 31, 2024.

Remediation Efforts and Status of Material Weakness

During fiscal 2024, we continued to take significant steps to remediate the material weaknesses described above as follows:

an ineffective control environment due to improper segregation of duties and a lack of qualified personnel to address certain complex accounting transactions

● Enhanced our segregation of duties by reassigning certain responsibilities, further restricting privileged access to our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other systems, establishing automated workflow within our ERP to enforce segregation of duties between preparation and review / approval of journal entries for most legal entities with plans to implement this common control for the remainder of the entities

● Improved our knowledge of complex accounting transactions by retaining third party specialists on complex technical accounting issues and taxes, as well as previously hired additional accounting personnel with the requisite experience to improve our general accounting and financial reporting processes

an ineffective risk assessment process resulting in improper design of control activities to address certain risks of material misstatement.

● Conducted a financial statement line-item risk assessment to identify significant entities, accounts, assertions, risks, business processes, business applications, and service providers that could have a material impact on the accuracy and completeness of our financial statements.

This risk assessment served as the foundation of our fiscal year 2024 Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program

We previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2024, as well as in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each interim period in fiscal 2025, material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting relating to (i) an ineffective control environment due to improper segregation of duties, (ii) a lack of qualified personnel to address certain complex accounting transactions, (iii) an ineffective risk assessment process, and (iv) improper design of control activities to address certain risks of material misstatement.

As described below, we have fully remediated three of these material weaknesses during fiscal 2025, but one material weakness remains unremediated as of March 31, 2025.

Remediation Efforts and Status of Material Weaknesses

During fiscal 2025, we continued to take significant steps to remediate the material weaknesses described above, with the following outcomes:

an ineffective control environment due to improper segregation of duties (remediated)

● Conducted a formal segregation of duties (“SOD”) analysis at the role/permission and user-level within our Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) application using a commercially available software solution.

● Reassigned certain responsibilities, and updated user access, including privileged access, by removing unused roles and further restricting access.

● Established automated workflow within our ERP application to enforce segregation of duties between preparation and review/approval of journal entries for all legal entities.

● Performed a mitigating control analysis for residual SOD conflicts, confirming that each high-risk SOD conflict has been adequately mitigated by key controls that have been tested for design and operating effectiveness.

Based on the activities performed, management concluded that this material weakness has been remediated as of March 31, 2025.

a lack of qualified personnel to address certain complex accounting transactions (remediated)

● Engaged qualified personnel, including:

o A third-party certified public accountant (prior to fiscal year 2025) to assist with income tax provision preparation and tax filings, and provide technical accounting support.

o A national certified public accounting firm to review income tax provisions and filings, and provide technical accounting support.

o Hired and engaged additional accounting personnel with the requisite experience to improve our general accounting and financial reporting processes and enhance segregation of duties.

Based on the activities performed, management concluded that this material weakness has been remediated as of March 31, 2025.

(iii) an ineffective risk assessment process (remediated)

● Formalized our Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) compliance program scope and approach based on the financial statement line-item risk assessment (prior to fiscal year 2025).

● Prepared Management’s annual report on SOX compliance, which included our year-end conclusions on the design and operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

● Conducted a fraud risk assessment in accordance with COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework Principle 8:

Assesses Fraud Risk.

● Expanded and enhanced our process-level risk and control documentation, as well as the design of controls and documentation supporting control execution for multiple material account balances, including entity level controls and information technology general controls

● Provided training to process and control owners

● Enhanced relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and documentation templates

● Conducted process-level risk and control analysis and created process flowcharts and risk & control matrices associated each material account balance for each significant entity-level, business, and information technology (“IT”) process for each significant entity.

● Assessed the design and operating effectiveness of key controls that were implemented and operating as of March 31, 2025.

Based on the activities performed, management concluded that this material weakness has been remediated as of March 31, 2025.

(iv) the improper design of control activities to address certain risks of material misstatement (partially remediated)

There is a material weakness in the aggregate in the control activities component of the COSO Framework due to improper design of control activities to address certain risks of material misstatement.

This relates to the Company’s primary third-party system for the processing, recording and reporting of Recorded Music royalty expense along with Recorded Music royalty payables and advances.

The Company has not designed certain controls related to the reliability of this system and the reports

generated by this system which are relied upon by management to support other control activities.

Management relies on the accuracy and completeness of data processed and calculated by this information system, which includes contractual rates, usage tracking, and allocation of payments to artists for the preparation of its financial statements.

The Company also relies on certain reports generated by this system to support controls over the recognition and reporting of royalty expense along with royalty payables and advances.

The service organization operating this system does not provide an independent assurance report regarding the design and operating effectiveness of its internal controls over financial reporting, including both application controls and general IT controls such as logical access, change management, and data integrity.

This material weakness has not been fully remediated as of March 31, 2025.

We continue to improve our processes and control activities and are testing the design and operating effectiveness of our newly implemented and enhanced controls as remediation progresses.

While the Company has made significant progress this year, we will not be able to fully remediate these material weaknesses until we have implemented the remaining planned corrective actions and the applicable controls operate effectively for a sufficient period of time.

Our management will continue to monitor the effectiveness of our remediation plans in future periods and will make the changes we determine to be appropriate.

While the Company has made considerable progress this year, we will not be able to fully remediate the remaining material weakness until we have implemented the remaining planned corrective actions and the applicable controls operate effectively for a sufficient period of time.

Our management will continue to monitor the effectiveness of our remediation plans in future periods and will make the changes management determines to be appropriate.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

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Rule 10b5-1 and Non-Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements

None of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1 (f) under the Exchange Act) adopted, modified , or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (each as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K) during the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) adopted , modified , or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (each as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).

Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections

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in connection with the PIPE Investment (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Roth CH Acquisition II Co.’s Current Report on Form 8 K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2021).

Exhibit Description

Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2021, by and among Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Reservoir Media, Inc., the lenders party thereto from time to time and Truist Bank, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Reservoir Media, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8 K filed with the SEC on July 28, 2021).

agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Reservoir Media, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8 K filed with the SEC on July 28, 2021).

First Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2021, by and among Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Reservoir Media, Inc., the other loan parties party thereto from time to time, the lenders party thereto from time to time and Truist Bank, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Reservoir Media, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8 K filed with the SEC on December 7, 2021).

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Subsidiaries of Reservoir Media, Inc.

Securities Trading Policy of Reservoir Media, Inc.

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.

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Clawback Policy of Reservoir Media, Inc.

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to Reservoir Media Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10 - K filed with the SEC on May 30, 2024)

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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures