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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions

The Company is a party to ongoing agreements with Dow, a related party, including, but not limited to, operating-related agreements for certain transition services and seconded employees. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company paid $0.6 million to Dow in order to terminate the provision of IT services provided by Dow.

The Company incurred expenses for such services for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017 as follows:
(amounts in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Amortization of prepayment related to set-up of transition services
$

 
$
620

Ongoing costs of transition services agreement
251

 
2,228

Rent expense

 
693

Other expenses
1,484

 
379

Total incurred expenses
$
1,735

 
$
3,920



As of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, the Company had an outstanding payable to Dow of $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

Refer to Note 3 regarding the contingent consideration owed to Dow as part of the Business Combination.

In addition, during 2016, the Company made a minority investment in RipeLocker, LLC ("RipeLocker"), a company led by George Lobisser, a director of the Company. On November 29, 2016, the Company entered into a Mutual Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with George Lobisser and RipeLocker. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, (i) the Company agreed to provide RipeLocker with technical support, in the form of access to the Company’s research and development personnel for a specified number of hours for purposes of providing advice and input relating to RipeLocker’s products and services, and (ii) Mr. Lobisser agreed to provide consulting services to the Company as may be reasonably requested by the Company from time to time. The Services Agreement provided for Mr. Lobisser to receive a consulting fee of $5,000 per full day for time spent performing consulting services under the Services Agreement (pro-rated for any partial day), plus reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses, provided that for each hour of technical support provided by the Company to RipeLocker, Mr. Lobisser agreed to provide one-half hour of consulting services for no consideration. In February 2017, the Company and Mr. Lobisser agreed to substantially curtail any mutual consulting services to be provided under the Services Agreement, and that any further services would be provided at no charge. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, there were no material amounts paid and as of September 30, 2018, there were no material amounts owed to RipeLocker or Mr. Lobisser for consulting services.