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18.06.2024 - 01:41 / deadline.com
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the ailing parent of video kiosk operator Redbox and streaming services like Crackle and Popcornflix, has gotten rid of its entire board of directors.
The only remaining board member, the company said in an SEC filing late Monday, is chairman and CEO Bill Rouhana. The company’s investor relations website lists eight other board members including Rouhana’s wife, Amy Newmark. In addition to having been on the entertainment company’s board, Newmark is Publisher, Editor in Chief and Author at Chicken Soup for the Soul Holdings.
In the filing, the company revealed the move was made on June 11, in accordance with Delaware General Corporation Law. The law allows for “any director or the entire board may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares,” according to the filing, which was signed by CFO Jason Meier.
The company declined comment on the board exits when contacted by Deadline.
The holder of more than 75% of the voting power of the company’s common stock had taken the step, the filing explained, to remove without cause all members of the board of directors and the boards of each subsidiary. In a typical corporate governance structure, the board of directors acts as a check on a company’s management team, with oversight of executive compensation and the ability to scrutinize strategic plans or transactions.
CSSE, which went public in 2017 as a film and TV extension of the blockbuster self-help publishing brand, has grown via acquisitions of entities including Crackle, Screen Media, 1091 Pictures and Sonar Entertainment. While the filing does not identify the shareholder responsible for the board exits, Chicken Soup for the Soul Holdings, which
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