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Note 7 - Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements  
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7. Investments

 

On January 25, 2024, the Company redeemed its Series B common membership interests (the “Interests”) in FG Holdings LLC and withdrew from FG Holdings LLC. In exchange for its Interests, the Company received 52,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, with an approximate fair value of $650 on the date of the transaction and recorded a realized loss of $91 on the investment during the first quarter of 2024. The shares received by the Company are held as treasury stock, increasing the total number of treasury shares held by the Company to 342,080.

 

The investment in the Series B common membership interests of FG Holdings LLC was measured using the NAV practical expedient in accordance with ASC 820 Fair Value Measurement and has not been classified within the fair value hierarchy. FG Holdings LLC invested in the common and preferred stock of FG Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FGF) (“FGF”). FG Holdings LLC’s structure provided for Series A preferred interests, which accrued a return of eight percent per annum and received 20% of positive profits with respect to the total return in the capital provided by the holders of Series A preferred membership interests. The Series B common membership interests received cumulative distributions equal to the aggregate capital contributions by the Series B common membership interest equal to the total return on capital provided by the Series B common membership interests. Series B common membership interests also received an additional return equal to 1.5 times the Series A of positive profits described above. There was no defined redemption frequency, and the Company could not redeem or transfer its investment without the prior written consent of FG Holdings LLC' managers, who were related parties. Distributions could have been made to members at such times and amounts as determined by the managers, and were based on the most recent NAV. The Company did not have any unfunded commitments related to this investment.

 

As of December 31, 2023, the members and affiliates of FG Holdings LLC beneficially owned in the aggregate 5,666,111 shares of FGF's common stock, representing approximately 55% of FGF's outstanding shares. Additionally, FG and its affiliates constituted the largest stockholder of the Company, as of December 31, 2023. FG and its affiliates exited its investment in the Company in June 2024. Mr. Kyle Cerminara, who served as a director of the Company and chairman of the Board of Directors until December 14, 2023, was Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Partner of FG and served as chairman of the board of directors of FG Group Holdings Inc., the entity that was a majority Series B member in FG Holdings ILC. Mr. Cerminara also serveds as a manager of FG Holdings, LLC and chairman of the board of directors of FGF.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized a realized loss of approximately $91 and an unrealized loss of approximately $740 due to changes on investments, respectively.