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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

A subsidiary of the Company manages a theatre for Laredo Theatres, Ltd. (“Laredo”). The Company is the sole general partner and owns 75% of the limited partnership interests of Laredo. Lone Star Theatres, Inc. owns the remaining 25% of the limited partnership interests in Laredo and is 100% owned by Mr. David Roberts, Lee Roy Mitchell’s son-in-law. Lee Roy Mitchell, our founder and a member of Holdings’ Board of Directors, owns, both directly and indirectly, approximately 8.5% of Holdings’ common stock. Under the agreement, management fees are paid by Laredo to the Company at a rate of 5% of annual theatre revenue. The Company recorded $0.1, $0.4 and $0.6 of management fee revenue during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. All such amounts are included in each of Holdings’ and CUSA’s consolidated financial statements with the intercompany amounts eliminated in consolidation. During the year ended December 31, 2022, cash distributions of $2.7 were paid to Lone Star Theatres, Inc. as required by the partnership agreement, which were recorded as a reduction of noncontrolling interests on each of Holdings’ and CUSA’s consolidated balance sheet.

Walter Hebert, Mr. Mitchell’s brother-in-law, previously served as the Executive Vice President – Purchasing of the Company and retired in July 2021. Mr. Hebert served as a consultant to the Company until July 2022. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, the Company paid Mr. Hebert $0.1 and $0.2 related to consulting services.

A subsidiary of the Company has an Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement with Copper Beech Capital, LLC to use, on occasion, a private aircraft owned by Copper Beech Capital, LLC. Copper Beech Capital, LLC is owned by Mr. Mitchell and his wife, Tandy Mitchell. The private aircraft is used by Mr. Mitchell and other executives who accompany Mr. Mitchell to business meetings for the Company. The Company reimburses Copper Beech Capital, LLC the actual costs of fuel usage and the expenses of the pilots, landing fees, storage fees and similar expenses incurred during the trip. The aggregate amount paid to Copper Beech Capital, LLC for the use of the aircraft was less than $0.1 for each of the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

A subsidiary of the Company currently leases 12 theatres from Syufy Enterprises, LP (“Syufy”) or affiliates of Syufy. Raymond Syufy is one of Holdings’ directors and is an officer of the general partner of Syufy. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, the Company paid total rent of approximately $23.8, $23.3 and $22.3, respectively, to Syufy. CUSA also provides digital equipment support to drive-in theatres owned by Syufy. The Company recorded management fees of approximately $0, $0.1 and $0 related to these services during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively.

A subsidiary of the Company has a 50% voting interest in FE Concepts, a joint venture with AWSR, an entity owned by Lee Roy Mitchell and Tandy Mitchell. FE Concepts operates a family entertainment center that offers

bowling, gaming, movies and other amenities. See Note 10 for further discussion. The Company has a theatre services agreement with FE Concepts under which the Company receives service fees for providing film booking and equipment monitoring services for the facility. The Company recorded services fees of approximately $0, $0.1 and $0.1 related to this agreement during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company received cash distributions of $4.0 from FE Concepts.