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Transactions With Related Parties
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2018
Transactions With Related Parties  
Transactions With Related Parties

8. Transactions With Related Parties

The Company leases office and warehouse facilities from partnerships or entities owned by certain stockholders of GMS Inc. and its subsidiaries. As of January 31, 2018, these leases had expiration dates through fiscal 2025. Rent expense related to these leases was $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Rent expense related to these leases is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

The Company purchases inventories from Southern Wall Products, Inc. (“SWP”) on a continuing basis. Certain stockholders of the Company are stockholders of SWP, which was spun‑off from Gypsum Management and Supply, Inc. on August 31, 2012. The Company purchased inventory from SWP for distribution in the amount of $3.3 million and $10.5 million during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2018, respectively. The Company purchased inventory from SWP for distribution in the amount of $3.2 million and $9.6 million during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, respectively. Amounts due to SWP for purchases of inventory for distribution were $0.9 million and $1.1 million, respectively, as of January 31, 2018 and April 30, 2017 and are included in accounts payable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In connection with the IPO, the Company terminated its management agreement with AEA. The agreement required the Company to pay AEA an annual management fee of $2.3 million per year for advisory and consulting services. The Company paid the final payment of $0.2 million during the nine months ended January 31, 2017, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income.