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MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ALGAR, INC.
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ALGAR, INC. [Abstract]  
Management Services Agreement with Algar, Inc.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ALGAR, INC.

On December 2, 2013, the Company and Algar entered into a Management Services Agreement (the “Management Agreement”).  Under the Management Agreement, Algar provides the Company with day-to-day senior executive level operating management services. Algar also provides business, financial, and organizational strategy and consulting services, as the Company’s board of directors may reasonably request from time to time.

The Management Agreement gives Algar the right to appoint the Company’s President and one additional executive officer of the Company. The Company is required to reimburse Algar on a monthly basis for its pre-approved expenses, as defined in the Management Agreement, including expenses associated with the salaries of its executive appointees and employees. The Management Agreement also provides that the Company’s board of directors will increase to up to seven members. The Company and Algar have also agreed that Algar, subject to certain limitations and Nasdaq listing requirements, may cause the appointment of up to two members, one of whom will serve as Vice Chairman.

Under the Management Agreement, Algar will be paid a bonus in an amount equal to 10.0% of any year-over-year increase in the Company’s pre-tax income during the term. See Note 10 - Related Party Transactions for discussion of amounts. The term of the Management Agreement is effective December 1, 2013 and extends through December 31, 2016, subject to earlier termination upon mutual agreement or upon circumstances set forth in the agreement.

Subject to shareholder approval and restrictions on exercisability set forth in a Stock Option Agreement entered into on December 2, 2013 between the Company and Algar (the “Stock Option Agreement”), the Company granted Algar an option to purchase a total of 1.5 million shares of Company common stock at an exercise price per share of $5.00. The first 375.0 thousand share options vested and became exercisable on December 1, 2013. The second 375.0 thousand share options vested and became exercisable after the market price of our Common Stock reached $6.00 per share during 2014. The third 375.0 thousand share options vest and become exercisable only if and after the market price of our Common Stock reaches $8.00 per share or Company revenue following an acquisition increases by $90.0 million; these conditions have not been met as of December 31, 2015. The fourth 375.0 thousand share options vest and become exercisable only if and after the market price of our Common Stock reaches $9.00 per share or Company revenue following an acquisition increases by $120.0 million; these conditions have not been met as of December 31, 2015.

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, the options shall become immediately exercisable for all 1.5 million option shares upon the first to occur of any of the following: (i) the termination of Algar's services under the Management Agreement by the Company without cause; (ii) the termination of Algar's services under the Management Agreement by Algar for good reason; or (iii) upon the occurrence of a change in control (with such vesting and expiration timed to give Algar the right to exercise the options immediately before the expiration triggered by the change in control). All rights of Algar will terminate with respect to the options and Algar will have no further rights under the Stock Option Agreement if Algar's Services under the Management Agreement are terminated by the Company for cause, by Algar without good reason, or the Management Agreement is terminated automatically for legal or regulatory reasons.

The options shall expire and be of no further force or effect on the earlier of (i) the closing of a change of control transaction, (ii) immediately upon termination of Algar's services under the Management Services Agreement by the Company for cause or by Algar without good reason, (iii) immediately if the issuance of the options is not ratified by the Company's shareholders at a special meeting, (iv) upon the expiration of the term of the Management Agreement, or (v) three years after the date of the Stock Option Agreement. At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company on October 15, 2014, shareholders approved the issuance of these options. See also Note 12 - Share Based Compensation for additional information about the accounting for these and other options outstanding.

Sean Garber, Algar’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, formerly served as the Company’s President from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Garber is also Algar’s largest shareholder. Algar is located in Louisville, Kentucky and specializes in the procurement and sale of new and used auto parts as well as automotive and metal recycling.

In connection with the Management Agreement, Mr. Garber and Orson Oliver, the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors, received an Irrevocable Proxy from each of Harry Kletter, K & R, LLC (K&R) and the Harry Kletter Family Limited Partnership (collectively, “Kletter”), which provides Mr. Oliver and Mr. Garber joint voting authority over the shares owned by Kletter, approximately 25.7% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. As of December 31, 2013, Kletter was the Company’s largest shareholder. Messrs. Oliver and Garber have entered into a separate agreement in which, among other things, they agree to vote their proxies in favor of matters approved by the Company’s board of directors.

Under the Management Agreement, the Company and Algar have agreed to use their best efforts to effect a business combination between them as soon as is reasonably practicable. As of December 31, 2015, the Company and Algar have not effected a business combination transaction between them. A special committee of independent Board members is considering such a combination in connection with its review of the Company's growth and strategic options.

On December 2, 2013, in connection with the Management Agreement, the Company’s board of directors appointed Mr. Garber as President. Mr. Garber replaced Orson Oliver who had been serving as interim President. As of December 31, 2015, Mr. Oliver continues to serve as the Company’s Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer.

Under the Management Agreement, the Company is required to reimburse Algar for the portion of Mr. Garber’s salary that is attributable to Algar’s services under the Management Agreement in an amount not to exceed $20.8 thousand per month, or $250.0 thousand per year. The Company appointed Mr. Garber to the Company’s board of directors on October 15, 2014. Mr. Garber was also appointed Vice Chairman at that time.