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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Related Party Transactions  
Related Party Transactions

13. Related Party Transactions

Transactions with Directors, Equity Holders and Executive Officers

FreedomRoads leases various retail locations from managers and officers. During the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the related party lease expense for these locations was $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the related party lease expense for these locations was $1.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively.

In January 2012, FreedomRoads entered into a lease (the “Original Lease”) with respect to the Company’s Lincolnshire, Illinois offices, which was amended in March 2013 in connection with the Company’s leasing of additional premises within the same office building (the “Expansion Lease”). The Original Lease is payable in 132 monthly payments of base rent equal to approximately $29,000, commencing April 2013, subject to annual increases. The Expansion Lease is payable in 132 monthly payments of base rent equal to approximately $2,500, commencing May 2013, subject to annual increases. Marcus A. Lemonis, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has personally guaranteed both leases. During the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company made payments of approximately $180,000 and $193,000, respectively, in connection with the Original Lease, which included approximately $79,000 and $94,000, respectively, for common area maintenance charges on the Original Lease, and the Company made payments of approximately $9,000 and $8,000, respectively, in connection with the Expansion Lease. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company made payments of approximately $512,000 and $546,000, respectively, in connection with the Original Lease, which included approximately $212,000 and $252,000, respectively, for common area maintenance charges on the Original Lease, and the Company made payments of approximately $26,000 and $25,000, respectively, in connection with the Expansion Lease.

The Company paid Kaplan, Strangis and Kaplan, P.A., of which Andris A. Baltins is a member, $0.2 million and $0.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, for legal services.

Other Transactions

The Company does business with certain companies in which Mr. Lemonis has a direct or indirect material interest. The Company purchased fixtures for interior store sets at the Company’s retail locations from Precise Graphix, LLC (“Precise Graphix”). Mr. Lemonis has a 33% economic interest in Precise Graphix and the Company paid Precise Graphix $0.8 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $4.4 million and $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company purchased point of purchase and visual merchandise displays from JD Custom Design (“JD Custom”) for use in Camping World’s retail store operations. Mr. Lemonis is a holder of 52% of the combined voting power in JD Custom and the Company paid JD Custom $0.1 million and $0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017,respectively, and paid $0.4 million and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Cumulus Media Inc. (“Cumulus Media”) has provided radio advertising for the Company through Cumulus Media’s subsidiary, Westwood One, Inc. Crestview Partners II GP, L.P., an affiliate of CVRV, was the beneficial owner of Cumulus Media’s Class A common stock, until Crestview Partners II GP, L.P.’s most recently filed Schedule 13D amendment with respect to Cumulus Media on June 6, 2018 advised of no further beneficial ownership of Cumulus Media stock.  The Company incurred expense from Cumulus Media for the aforementioned advertising services of $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

The Company does business with certain companies in which Stephen Adams, a member of the Company’s board of directors, has a direct or indirect material interest. The Company from time to time purchases advertising services from Adams Radio of Fort Wayne LLC (“Adams Radio”), in which Mr. Adams has an indirect 90% interest. The Company paid Adams Radio $0.0 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.