RELATED PARTIES	9 Months Ended
Nov. 03, 2013
RELATED PARTIES
RELATED PARTIES	NOTE 3 — RELATED PARTIES On August 30, 2007, investment funds associated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc., The Carlyle Group and Bain Capital Partners, LLC (collectively the “Equity Sponsors”) formed Holdings (previously named HD Supply Investment Holding, Inc.) and entered into a stock purchase agreement with The Home Depot, Inc. (“Home Depot”) pursuant to which Home Depot agreed to sell to Holdings, or to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings, certain intellectual property and all the outstanding common stock of HDS and the Canadian subsidiary CND Holdings, Inc. On August 30, 2007, through a series of transactions, Holdings’ direct wholly-owned subsidiary, HDS Holding Corporation, acquired direct control of HDS through the merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary, HDS Acquisition Corp., with and into HDS and CND Holdings, Inc. Through these transactions (the “Transactions”), Home Depot was paid cash of $8.2 billion and 12.5% of Holdings’ then outstanding common stock. After completion of Holdings’ initial public offering on July 2, 2013, the Equity Sponsors continue to hold more than 50% of Holdings’ common stock and Home Depot holds less than 10% of Holdings’ common stock. Equity Sponsors Consulting Agreements—In connection with the closing of the Transactions, HD Supply entered into consulting agreements with the Equity Sponsors, pursuant to which the Equity Sponsors provided HD Supply with financial advisory and management consulting services and HD Supply paid the Equity Sponsors a $5 million annual aggregate fee (“Sponsor Management Fee”) and an aggregate fee equal to a specified percentage of the transaction value of certain types of transactions that HD Supply completes (“Sponsor Transaction Fee”), plus out-of-pocket expenses. The original term of these agreements ran through August 2017. As specified in the agreements, HD Supply paid the Equity Sponsors a Sponsor Transaction Fee of approximately $11 million as a result of HD Supply’s initial public offering on July 2, 2013. The Sponsor Transaction Fee was considered an offering expense and, therefore, is presented as a reduction of proceeds from the initial public offering in the consolidated financial statements. On July 2, 2013, in connection with the initial public offering, HD Supply paid the Equity Sponsors an aggregate fee of approximately $18 million to terminate the consulting agreements. The termination fee represents the estimated net present value of the Sponsor Management Fee payments over the remaining term of the consulting agreements. This charge is included in Other (income) expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the nine months ended November 3, 2013. The Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended November 3, 2013 include zero and $2 million, respectively, in Sponsor Management Fees and related expenses. The Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended October 28, 2012 include $1 million and $4 million, respectively, in Sponsor Management Fees and related expenses. These fees and expenses are included in Selling, general and administrative expense. Debt—Management of the Company has been informed that, as of November 3, 2013, affiliates of certain of the Equity Sponsors beneficially owned approximately $29 million aggregate principal amount of HDS’s Term Loans, as defined below. On February 8, 2013, HDS redeemed its outstanding 13.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 (“2007 Senior Subordinated Notes”) at a redemption price equal to 103.375% of the principal amount thereof and paid accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the redemption date. Affiliates of certain of the Equity Sponsors owned approximately $348 million aggregate principal amount, or 39%, of the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes that were redeemed.

NOTE 3 — RELATED PARTIES

On August 30, 2007, investment funds associated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc., The Carlyle Group and Bain Capital Partners, LLC (collectively the “Equity Sponsors”) formed Holdings (previously named HD Supply Investment Holding, Inc.) and entered into a stock purchase agreement with The Home Depot, Inc. (“Home Depot”) pursuant to which Home Depot agreed to sell to Holdings, or to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings, certain intellectual property and all the outstanding common stock of HDS and the Canadian subsidiary CND Holdings, Inc. On August 30, 2007, through a series of transactions, Holdings’ direct wholly-owned subsidiary, HDS Holding Corporation, acquired direct control of HDS through the merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary, HDS Acquisition Corp., with and into HDS and CND Holdings, Inc. Through these transactions (the “Transactions”), Home Depot was paid cash of $8.2 billion and 12.5% of Holdings’ then outstanding common stock.

After completion of Holdings’ initial public offering on July 2, 2013, the Equity Sponsors continue to hold more than 50% of Holdings’ common stock and Home Depot holds less than 10% of Holdings’ common stock.

Equity Sponsors

Consulting Agreements—In connection with the closing of the Transactions, HD Supply entered into consulting agreements with the Equity Sponsors, pursuant to which the Equity Sponsors provided HD Supply with financial advisory and management consulting services and HD Supply paid the Equity Sponsors a $5 million annual aggregate fee (“Sponsor Management Fee”) and an aggregate fee equal to a specified percentage of the transaction value of certain types of transactions that HD Supply completes (“Sponsor Transaction Fee”), plus out-of-pocket expenses. The original term of these agreements ran through August 2017.

As specified in the agreements, HD Supply paid the Equity Sponsors a Sponsor Transaction Fee of approximately $11 million as a result of HD Supply’s initial public offering on July 2, 2013. The Sponsor Transaction Fee was considered an offering expense and, therefore, is presented as a reduction of proceeds from the initial public offering in the consolidated financial statements.

On July 2, 2013, in connection with the initial public offering, HD Supply paid the Equity Sponsors an aggregate fee of approximately $18 million to terminate the consulting agreements. The termination fee represents the estimated net present value of the Sponsor Management Fee payments over the remaining term of the consulting agreements. This charge is included in Other (income) expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the nine months ended November 3, 2013.

The Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended November 3, 2013 include zero and $2 million, respectively, in Sponsor Management Fees and related expenses. The Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended October 28, 2012 include $1 million and $4 million, respectively, in Sponsor Management Fees and related expenses. These fees and expenses are included in Selling, general and administrative expense.

Debt—Management of the Company has been informed that, as of November 3, 2013, affiliates of certain of the Equity Sponsors beneficially owned approximately $29 million aggregate principal amount of HDS’s Term Loans, as defined below. On February 8, 2013, HDS redeemed its outstanding 13.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 (“2007 Senior Subordinated Notes”) at a redemption price equal to 103.375% of the principal amount thereof and paid accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the redemption date. Affiliates of certain of the Equity Sponsors owned approximately $348 million aggregate principal amount, or 39%, of the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes that were redeemed.