RELATED PARTY MATTERS

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY MATTERS

RELATED PARTY MATTERS

Contrail leases its corporate and operating facilities at Verona, Wisconsin from Cohen Kuhn Properties, LLC, a limited liability company whose membership interests are owned by Mr. Joseph Kuhn, Contrail's Chief Executive Officer and Mrs. Miriam Cohen-Kuhn, Contrail's Chief Financial Officer, equally. The facility consists of approximately 21,000 square feet of warehouse and office space. The Company paid aggregate rental payments of approximately $0.2 million to Cohen Kuhn Properties, LLC pursuant to such lease during the period from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. This lease expires on July 17, 2026. The lease agreement provides that the Company shall be responsible for maintenance of the leased facilities and for utilities, taxes and insurance. The Company believes that the terms of such leases are no less favorable to the Company than would be available from an independent third party.

Gary S. Kohler, a director of the Company, entered into an employment agreement with Blue Clay Capital Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in the Corporate and other segment, to serve as its Chief Investment Officer in return for an annual salary of $51.5 thousand plus variable compensation based on the management and incentive fees to be paid to the subsidiary by certain of these investment funds and eligibility to participate in discretionary annual bonuses.

Nick Swenson, CEO of the Company, along with his affiliates (other than the Company), successors and assignees, are the majority shareholders of CCI. As of March 31, 2024, Mr. Swenson and his affiliates (other than the Company), successors and assignees owned 70.1% of ownership interests in CCI. Under the VIE model, Mr. Swenson and his affiliates (other than the Company), successors and assignees are the primary beneficiaries of CCI due to the high extent of his ownership relative to other shareholders of CCI, and the lack of shared power between Mr. Swenson and the Company ("the related party group") to direct the activities of CCI that most significantly impact CCI’s economic performance.

Air T Acquisition 22.1's term loan with Bridgewater is secured by a first lien on all of the assets of the subsidiary, a pledge of $5.0 million, 8.0% TruPs, and a personal guaranty of the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Nick Swenson.

Air T engages Fox Lake Capital, LLC ("FLC") to perform certain consulting and brokerage services for the Company. Dan Philp, an employee of Air T, is the CEO of FLC. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the Company has paid approximately $0.5 million to FLC to compensate for services rendered.