Note 10 – Related Party Transactions

The Company has numerous transactions with the pre-IPO Member and pre-IPO Parent and its affiliates. The significant related party transactions consist of borrowings from and payments to the Member and other related parties under common control of the Parent.

The Parent entered into a management services agreement with H&W Investco Management LLC (“H&W Investco”), which is beneficially owned by a member of the Company’s board of directors. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded approximately $0, $462 and $795, respectively, of management fees included within selling, general and administrative expenses for services received from H&W Investco, including reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. The management services agreement was terminated following the IPO in July 2021.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a reduction to Member’s equity of $31,735, representing the net amount of funds advanced to the Member, as the Company determined that the Member had no plan to repay these amounts in the foreseeable future. The receivable from the Parent was repaid in February 2020. During 2020, the Company provided net funds to a subsidiary of the Parent aggregating $1,456 and recorded a corresponding reduction to member’s equity for this same amount. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Parent repaid the balance of the receivable. The aggregate receivable from the Parent at December 31, 2021 was $0.

In February 2020, the Member contributed $49,443 to the Company in satisfaction of the $32,157 ($31,735 at December 31, 2019) receivable with the remainder recorded as a contribution. The proceeds were used to make a $30,000 principal payment on the Company’s then outstanding term loan, with the remainder available for unrestricted use by the Company. Also, in February 2020, the Company returned $19,443 of the contribution to the Member, which was recorded as a distribution. Also, in 2020, $53,760 of the proceeds from the borrowings under the 2020 Facility were forwarded to the Parent and recorded as a distribution. In August 2020, the Member contributed $10,000 to the Company, which was recorded as a contribution, the proceeds of which were used to repay the line of credit.

In March 2021, the Company recorded a distribution to the Parent of $10,600, which the Parent used to fund a note payable under a debt financing obligation in connection with the acquisition of Rumble. The Company earned interest at the rate of 11% per annum on the receivable from the Parent. In connection with the Reorganization Transactions, the Parent merged with and into the Member. XPO Inc. recorded $10,600 receivable from shareholder, as the Rumble seller is a shareholder of XPO Inc., for the debt financing provided to the Rumble seller. In July 2022, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the Rumble sellers to resolve disputes related to the acquisition and related agreements. Under the terms of the settlement, the Company will prospectively reduce the interest rate on the debt financing provided to the Rumble sellers from 11% per annum to 7.5% per annum if payment is in cash or 10% per annum if payment is in payment in kind and extend the maturity date of the debt financing. In 2022, the Rumble sellers borrowed an additional $5,050 under the debt financing agreement which was recorded as receivable from shareholder within equity. In 2022, the Company recorded $719 of interest in kind, which was recorded as an increase to receivable from shareholder within equity. In addition, the Company agreed to fund additional loans to the Rumble sellers under the existing debt financing agreement in an aggregate amount of $5,900 at various dates through July 2023.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is the sole owner of ICI, which previously provided unsecured loans to the Company, which loaned the funds to franchisees to purchase a franchise territory or to setup a studio. The Company recorded notes payable to ICI and notes receivable from the franchisees resulting from these transactions. The notes from ICI to the Company accrued interest at the time the loan was made, which is recorded as interest expense. The notes receivable begin to accrue interest 45 days after the issuance to the franchisee. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had recorded $92 and $96 of notes receivable. The notes payable were repaid in 2021. The Company recognized $11, $11 and $13 of interest income and $0, $5 and $19 of interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

In September 2019, the Company entered into a five-year building lease agreement, expiring August 31, 2024, with Von Karman Production LLC, which is owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the lease, the Company was obligated to pay monthly rent of $25 for the initial twelve months of the lease term with subsequent 3% annual rent increases. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded expense related to this lease of $239, $319 and $319, respectively. In September 2022, the Company's Chief Executive Officer sold the building to an unaffiliated third party. The Company entered into a building lease agreement with the new owner.

In December 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with the former owner of Row House, pursuant to which contingent consideration relating to the 2017 acquisition of Row House was settled in exchange for issuance of 105 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") which vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant date. As a result of the agreement, the Company recorded a reduction to the contingent consideration liability of $1,220 with an offsetting increase in additional paid-in capital and reclassified the former owner's outstanding note receivable of $1,834 to additional paid-in capital. In addition, pursuant to the agreement, the Company issued a four-year multi-tranche term loan with an option to borrow up to $20 per month in the aggregate principal amount of $960 bearing interest of 8.5% per annum, which was recorded as a liability and offsetting reduction in additional paid-in capital. The outstanding receivable from shareholder and the multi-tranche term loan are collateralized by 75 shares of Class B common stock held by the former owner, which were reclassified to treasury stock, and by the 105 RSUs.

The Company earns revenues and has accounts receivable from franchisees who are also officers of the Company. Revenues from these affiliates, primarily related to franchise revenue, marketing fund revenue, package and memberships revenue and merchandise revenue, were $577, $507 and $327 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Included in accounts receivable as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, is $4 and $27, respectively, for such sales. The Company has notes receivable from franchisees, who are also shareholders of the Company. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, notes receivable from franchisees includes $0 and $294 and notes receivable from franchisees, net of current portion includes $0 and $1,744, respectively.