Acquisitions	9 Months Ended
May 31, 2022
Acquisitions
Acquisitions	Note 17 – Acquisitions Acquisition of Emerging Technologies, Inc. On February 5, 2021, the Company acquired certain assets of Emerging Technologies, Inc. (“ETi”), a superabsorbent polymers solutions provider, located in Greensboro, NC. The business was acquired for a purchase price of $9,997, comprising $8,997 paid on February 5, 2021 and an accrual of $1,000 to be paid out up to eighteen months after the purchase, subsequent to final working capital adjustments, and excluding acquisition-related costs. As part of this transaction, Chase acquired substantially all working capital and fixed assets of the business and entered a multi-year lease at ETi’s existing location. The Company expensed $128 of acquisition-related costs during the three-month period ended February 28, 2021 associated with this acquisition. The purchase was funded with available cash on hand. ETi is a solutions provider and formulator of absorbent polymers for use in the packaging, recreational, consumer, and sanitation markets. The acquisition broadens the Company’s superabsorbent polymers product offerings and formulation capabilities while expanding its market reach. The Company finalized purchase accounting during the first quarter of fiscal 2022, with no significant change to amounts initially recorded. Since the effective date of the acquisition, the financial results of ETi’s acquired operations have been included in the Company’s financial statements within the functional additives product line, contained within the Adhesives, Sealants and Additives operating segment. The ETi acquisition does not represent a significant business combination so pro forma financial information is not provided. The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and intangible assets acquired resulted in goodwill of $2,451 that is largely attributable to the synergies and economies of scale from combining the operations, technologies and research and development capabilities of ETi and Chase, particularly as they pertain to the expansion of the Company's product and service offerings, the established workforce and marketing efforts. This goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes. Acquisition of ABchimie On September 1, 2020 (first day of fiscal 2021), the Company acquired all the capital stock of ABchimie for €18,654 (approximately $22,241 at the time of the transaction) net of cash acquired, subject to final working capital adjustments, excluding acquisition-related costs totaling $274 recognized in fiscal 2020 and with a performance-based earn out (measured over four years post-acquisition) potentially worth an additional €7,000 (approximately $8,330 at the time of the transaction). The Company had $2,692 accrued at February 28, 2022 within Other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet related to its estimate of the current fair value of the earn out. Following its initial recording at the acquisition date, changes in the performance-based earn out accrual have been recorded within (Gain) loss on contingent consideration in the condensed consolidated statement of operations (including a $474 gain in the third quarter and $199 year-to-date net gain adjustment in fiscal 2022). ABchimie is a Corbelin, France headquartered solutions provider for the cleaning and protection of electronic assemblies, with ‎further formulation, production, and research and development capabilities‎. The transaction was funded with available cash on hand. The financial results of the business are included in the Company's financial statements within the Adhesives, Sealants and Additives operating segment in the electronic and industrial coatings product line. The Company finalized purchase accounting during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, with no significant change to amounts initially recorded. The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and intangible assets acquired resulted in goodwill of $13,055 that is largely attributable to the synergies and economies of scale from combining the operations, technologies and research and development capabilities of ABchimie and Chase, particularly as they pertain to the expansion of the Company's product and service offerings, the established workforce and marketing efforts. A portion of this goodwill is deductible in the U.S. for calculation of GILTI period costs but is nondeductible for French income tax purposes.

Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2022

Note 17 – Acquisitions

Acquisition of Emerging Technologies, Inc.

On February 5, 2021, the Company acquired certain assets of Emerging Technologies, Inc. (“ETi”), a superabsorbent polymers solutions provider, located in Greensboro, NC. The business was acquired for a purchase price of $9,997, comprising $8,997 paid on February 5, 2021 and an accrual of $1,000 to be paid out up to eighteen months after the purchase, subsequent to final working capital adjustments, and excluding acquisition-related costs. As part of this transaction, Chase acquired substantially all working capital and fixed assets of the business and entered a multi-year lease at ETi’s existing location. The Company expensed $128 of acquisition-related costs during the three-month period ended February 28, 2021 associated with this acquisition. The purchase was funded with available cash on hand. ETi is a solutions provider and formulator of absorbent polymers for use in the packaging, recreational, consumer, and sanitation markets. The acquisition broadens the Company’s superabsorbent polymers product offerings and formulation capabilities while expanding its market reach. The Company finalized purchase accounting during the first quarter of fiscal 2022, with no significant change to amounts initially recorded. Since the effective date of the acquisition, the financial results of ETi’s acquired operations have been included in the Company’s financial statements within the functional additives product line, contained within the Adhesives, Sealants and Additives operating segment. The ETi acquisition does not represent a significant business combination so pro forma financial information is not provided.

The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and intangible assets acquired resulted in goodwill of $2,451 that is largely attributable to the synergies and economies of scale from combining the operations, technologies and research and development capabilities of ETi and Chase, particularly as they pertain to the expansion of the Company's product and service offerings, the established workforce and marketing efforts. This goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes.

Acquisition of ABchimie

On September 1, 2020 (first day of fiscal 2021), the Company acquired all the capital stock of ABchimie for €18,654 (approximately $22,241 at the time of the transaction) net of cash acquired, subject to final working capital adjustments, excluding acquisition-related costs totaling $274 recognized in fiscal 2020 and with a performance-based earn out (measured over four years post-acquisition) potentially worth an additional €7,000 (approximately $8,330 at the time of the transaction). The Company had $2,692 accrued at February 28, 2022 within Other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet related to its estimate of the current fair value of the earn out. Following its initial recording at the acquisition date, changes in the performance-based earn out accrual have been recorded within (Gain) loss on contingent consideration in the condensed consolidated statement of operations (including a $474 gain in the third quarter and $199 year-to-date net gain adjustment in fiscal 2022).

ABchimie is a Corbelin, France headquartered solutions provider for the cleaning and protection of electronic assemblies, with ‎further formulation, production, and research and development capabilities‎. The transaction was funded with available cash on hand. The financial results of the business are included in the Company's financial statements within the Adhesives, Sealants and Additives operating segment in the electronic and industrial coatings product line. The Company finalized purchase accounting during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, with no significant change to amounts initially recorded.

The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and intangible assets acquired resulted in goodwill of $13,055 that is largely attributable to the synergies and economies of scale from combining the operations, technologies and research and development capabilities of ABchimie and Chase, particularly as they pertain to the expansion of the Company's product and service offerings, the established workforce and marketing efforts. A portion of this goodwill is deductible in the U.S. for calculation of GILTI period costs but is nondeductible for French income tax purposes.