Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

9. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

Investment in LearnBop, Inc.

On July 31, 2014, the Company acquired a majority interest in LearnBop, Inc. (“LearnBop”), for $6.5 million in cash in return for a 51% interest in LearnBop. The purpose of the acquisition was to complement the Company’s K-12 math curriculum as LearnBop has developed an adaptive math curriculum learning software. As part of this transaction, the minority shareholders have a non-transferable put right, which was exercisable between July 31, 2018 and December 31, 2018 for the remaining minority interest. In January 2018, prior to the commencement of the exercise period, the Company and the minority shareholders entered into a stock purchase agreement to purchase the remaining 49% interest for $0.5 million. As a result, LearnBop became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Middlebury College Joint Venture

In May 2010, the Company entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture with Middlebury College (“Middlebury”) to form Middlebury Interactive Languages LLC (“MIL”). The venture created and distributed innovative, online language courses under the trademark Middlebury and other marks. The joint venture agreement provided Middlebury with the right at any time after the fifth (5th) anniversary of forming the joint venture, to irrevocably elect to sell all of its membership interest to the Company (put right) at the fair market value of Middlebury’s membership interest. Additionally, Middlebury had an option to repurchase the camp programs at fair market value along with other contractual rights as certain milestones associated with its Language Academy summer camp programs were not met. On May 4, 2015, Middlebury exercised its right to require the Company to purchase all of its ownership interest in the joint venture, and on December 27, 2016, the Company consummated the acquisition of the remaining 40% noncontrolling interest for $9.1 million in cash.