Kartoon Studios, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2016

May 10, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Genius Brands International, Inc. (GNUS)
CIK: 0001355848
Period of Report: 2016-05-05

Reporting Person: HEYWARD ANDREW A (Director, CEO, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-05-05	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	A	238683	—	Acquired	746519	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	2972183	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	3700	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The Reporting Person acquired the shares of common stock in satisfaction of short term cash advances of a total of $410,535 made by the Reporting Person to A Squared Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer.

F2: The Reporting Person indirectly owns 2,972,183 shares of common stock over which the Reporting Person and his wife, Amy Moynihan Heyward, hold voting and dispositive power.

F3: The Reporting Person indirectly owns 3,700 shares of common stock held by Heyward Living Trust.