Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

Note 11 – Related Party Transactions

In March 2021, the Company funded 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. In connection with the Reorganization Transactions, 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 prospectively reduced 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 extended the maturity date of the debt financing. In 2023 and 2022, the Rumble Sellers borrowed an additional $4,400 and $5,050, respectively, under the debt financing agreement which was recorded as receivable from shareholder within equity. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded $1,465 and $1,270 of interest in kind, respectively, which was recorded as interest income and an increase to receivable from shareholder within equity. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received $8,062 in cash as partial payment for the receivable from shareholder.

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 former 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, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded expense related to this lease of $0, $0 and $239, respectively. In September 2022, the Company's former 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 the issuance of 105 restricted stock units (“RSUs”), which vest in full 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. As of December 31, 2024, the former owner of Row House borrowed $480, which was recorded as a reduction to liability.

In March 2023, Spartan Fitness Holdings, LLC (“Spartan Fitness”), which currently owns and operates 112 Club Pilates studios, entered into a unit purchase agreement with Snapdragon Spartan Investco LP (the “Spartan SPV”), a special purpose vehicle controlled and managed by a member of the Company’s board of directors, pursuant to which Spartan SPV agreed to invest in the equity of Spartan Fitness. In addition, the same member of the Company’s board of directors also invested as a limited partner in the Spartan SPV. Spartan Fitness intends to use the investment from Spartan SPV to fund expansion of Club Pilates studios, among other concepts. Spartan Fitness also owns the rights to 79 Club Pilates licenses to open additional new units. The Company recorded franchise, equipment and marketing fund revenue aggregating $10,651 and $6,389 during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, from studios owned by Spartan Fitness.

The Company earned revenues and had accounts receivable from a franchisee comprised of a former member of the Company's senior management together with a current employee of the Company. The former member of the Company's senior management resigned from the Company effective November 4, 2024 and the amounts disclosed below for 2024 are for the period prior to the related party relationship ending. The former member’s spouse is currently an employee of the Company. Revenues from this affiliate, consisting of franchise revenue, marketing fund revenue and merchandise revenue, were $239, $506 and $577 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Included in accounts receivable as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, is $0 and $2, respectively, for such sales. The Company provided $1,189 and $120 of studio support during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, to this franchisee. Studio support to this franchisee included, among other things, cash payments, royalty relief, rent assistance, product and merchandise, and lease guarantees. The Company provided additional services to this franchisee in the form of assistance from its internal special operations team which focuses on improving studio performance, for which the Company does not allocate any amounts to the franchisees for such employee salaries and bonuses.

In August 2023, the Company received payments from an officer and a director of the Company totaling $516 related to disgorgement of short-swing profits under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company recognized these proceeds as a capital contribution from stockholders and the amounts were recorded as increases to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets.

In May 2024, the Company’s board of directors approved the sale of one of the Company’s vehicles to the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and former board member, for $275. The former Chief Executive Officer paid for the vehicle with a $275 reduction of TRA payments and partner distributions owed to him by the Company. The Company recognized an $18 gain on sale of asset during the year ended December 31, 2024, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.