Non-Controlling Interests

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

2031

Non-Controlling Interests

18. Non-Controlling Interests

EnP Investments is a limited liability corporation (LLC) that manufactures and distributes golf, turf and ornamental agriculture products in Mendota, IL. The Company owns 65% of the units of ownership interest EnP Investments through its wholly-owned subsidiary NanoChem. An unrelated party owns the remaining 35% of the units of ownership interest in EnP Investments. For financial reporting purposes, the assets, liabilities and earnings of the LLC are consolidated into these financial statements. The unrelated third party’s units of ownership interest in the LLC are recorded in noncontrolling interests in these consolidated financial statements. The noncontrolling interest represents the noncontrolling unitholder’s interest in the earnings and equity of EnP Investments. Effective October 1, 2018, the Company paid $4,110,560 in cash and issued a $1,000,000 convertible note (see Note 3) to acquire EnP Investments. EnP Investments is allocated to the BCPA segment.

EnP Investments makes cash distributions to the unitholders based on formulas defined within its Ownership Interest Purchase Agreement dated October 1, 2018. Distributions are defined in the Ownership Interest Purchase Agreement as cash on hand to the extent it exceeds current and anticipated long-term and short-term needs, including, without limitation, needs for operating expenses, debt service, acquisitions, reserves, and mandatory distributions, if any.

From the effective date of acquisition onward, the minimum distributions requirements under the Ownership Interest Purchase Agreement were satisfied. The total distribution from the effective date of acquisition onward was $229,135.

Balance, January 1, 2018	$	-
Acquisition		2,759,917
Distribution		(229,135	)
Noncontrolling interest share of loss		(68,551	)
Balance, December 31, 2018	$	2,462,231