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Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

Note 10 – Related Party Transactions

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

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 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 three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded $373 and $1,082 of interest in kind, respectively, which was recorded as interest income and an increase to receivable from shareholder within equity. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $0 and $871 of interest in kind, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company received $8,062 in cash as partial payment for the receivable from shareholder.

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 September 30, 2024, the former owner of Row House borrowed $470, which was recorded as a reduction to liability.

In March 2023, Spartan Fitness Holdings, LLC (“Spartan Fitness”), which currently owns and operates 108 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 81 Club Pilates licenses to open additional new units. The Company recorded franchise, equipment and marketing fund revenue aggregating $3,261 and $7,710, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $1,368 and $4,380 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, from studios owned by Spartan Fitness.

The Company earns revenues and has accounts receivable from franchisees comprised of a former member of the Company's senior management and a current employee of the Company. Revenues from these affiliates, primarily related to franchise revenue, marketing fund revenue and merchandise revenue, were $94 and $209 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $126 and $396 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Included in accounts receivable as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, is $0 and $2, respectively, for such sales. The Company provided $217 and $1,172 of studio support during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, to these franchisees. Studio support to these franchisees included, among other things, cash payments, royalty relief, rent assistance, product and merchandise, and lease guarantees. The Company provided additional services to these franchisees 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.

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 condensed 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 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 nine months ended September 30, 2024, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.