Note 7 - Preferred Stock

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

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7. Preferred Stock

The conversion rate and common equivalent shares of Salon’s Preferred Stock as of September 30, 2013 are as follows:

			Per share
Preferred Stock	Shares Outstanding		Purchase Price		Conversion Rate		Common Equivalent Shares
Series C		1,075	$	800		0.785		1,096,676
Total		1,075						1,096,676

The Series C Preferred Stock conversion rate is subject to a downward adjustment anti-dilution provision under certain circumstances related to subsequent Salon securities issuances. The Company determined that the accounting for such conversion features does not require bifurcation under “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815) and, accordingly, the requirements of ASC 815 are not applicable.

In event of a liquidation, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any assets or property of Salon to the holders of Common Stock, $1,600 per share, plus an amount equal to all declared but unpaid dividends, based on an annual rate of 8%. If the assets and funds available for distribution are insufficient to permit the payment to the holders of Series C Preferred Stock of their full preferential amounts, then the entire assets and funds of Salon legally available for distribution to stockholders will be distributed among the holders of Series C Preferred Stock ratably in proportion to the full preferential amounts which they are entitled to receive. As of September 30, 2013, no dividend has been declared to the holders of Preferred Stock.

If, after initial preferential liquidation payments to the holders of Series C Preferred Stock, any assets remain available for distribution, such assets are to be distributed ratably among the holders of Common Stock and Preferred Stock, based on the shares of Common Stock then held by them and issuable upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock then held by them, until aggregate distributions per share reach $2,400 for the holders of Series C Preferred Stock. Salon has currently outstanding 1,075 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

If, after payment has been made to the holders of Common Stock and holders of Preferred Stock mentioned above, any assets remain available for distribution, such assets are to be distributed ratably among the holders of Common Stock and the holders of Series C Preferred Stock, based on the number of shares of Common Stock then held by them and issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock then held by them. Based on available information, Salon estimates that the holders of Series C Preferred Stock account for approximately 6% of stockholders on an as converted basis.

The holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the holders of Salon’s Common Stock as though part of that class, and are entitled to vote on all matters and to that number of votes equal to the largest number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock could be converted. Preferred Stockholders as a group own approximately 6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock, all with voting rights.

The aggregate liquidation preferences of all Preferred Stockholders as of September 30, 2013 were $1,720 excluding the effect of undeclared dividends, and $9,699 including the effect of undeclared dividends. Salon has never declared a dividend and does not expect to declare a dividend in the future.

Neither the Series C Preferred Stock nor the underlying shares of Common Stock have been registered for sale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under such act or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.