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MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT  
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
In May 2011, we entered into an amended management services agreement, (the "2011 Management Agreement") with ZelnickMedia Corporation ("ZelnickMedia") pursuant to which ZelnickMedia provided us with certain management, consulting and executive level services. In March 2014, we entered into a new management agreement, (the "2014 Management Agreement"), with ZelnickMedia pursuant to which ZelnickMedia continues to provide financial and management consulting services to the Company through March 31, 2019. The 2014 Management Agreement became effective April 1, 2014 and supersedes and replaces the 2011 Management Agreement, except as otherwise contemplated by the 2014 Management Agreement. As part of the 2014 Management Agreement, Strauss Zelnick, the President of ZelnickMedia, continues to serve as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Karl Slatoff, a partner of ZelnickMedia, continues to serve as President of the Company. The 2014 Management Agreement provides for an annual management fee of $2,970 over the term of the agreement and a maximum annual bonus opportunity of $4,752 over the term of the agreement, based on the Company achieving certain performance thresholds. In consideration for ZelnickMedia's services, we recorded consulting expense (a component of general and administrative expenses) of $1,337 during each of the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. We recorded stock-based compensation expense for non-employee restricted stock units granted to ZelnickMedia, which is included in general and administrative expenses of $6,014 and $3,889 during the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 respectively.
In connection with the 2014 Management Agreement, we granted restricted stock units as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Time-based
66,122

 
107,551

Market-based(1)
122,370

 
199,038

Performance-based(1)
 

 
 

New IP
20,396

 
33,174

Major IP
20,394

 
33,172

Total—Performance-based
40,790

 
66,346

Total Restricted Stock Units
229,282

 
372,935

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(1)
Represents the maximum number of shares eligible to vest.
Time-based restricted stock units granted in 2017 will vest on April 4, 2019, and those granted in 2016 will vest on April 1, 2018, in each case provided that the 2014 Management Agreement has not been terminated prior to such vesting date.
Market-based restricted stock units granted in 2017 are eligible to vest on April 4, 2019, and those granted in 2016 are eligible to vest on April 1, 2018, in each case provided that the 2014 Management Agreement has not been terminated prior to such vesting date. Market-based restricted stock units are eligible to vest based on the Company's Total Shareholder Return (as defined in the relevant grant agreement) relative to the Total Shareholder Return (as defined in the relevant grant agreement) of the companies that constitute the NASDAQ Composite Index as of the grant date measured over a two-year period. To earn the target number of market-based restricted stock units (which represents 50% of the number of the market-based restricted stock units set forth in the table above), the Company must perform at the 50th percentile, with the maximum number of market-based restricted stock units earned if the Company performs at the 75th percentile. Each reporting period we re-measure the fair value of the unvested shares of market-based restricted stock units granted to ZelnickMedia.
Performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2017 are eligible to vest on April 4, 2019, and those granted in 2016 are eligible to vest on April 1, 2018, in each case provided that the 2014 Management Agreement has not been terminated prior to such vesting date. Performance-based restricted stock units, of which 50% are tied to "New IP" and 50% to "Major IP" (as defined in the relevant grant agreement), are eligible to vest based on the Company's achievement of certain performance metrics (as defined in the relevant grant agreement) of individual product releases of "New IP" or "Major IP" measured over a two-year period. The target number of performance-based restricted stock units that may be earned pursuant to these grants is equal to 50% of the grant amounts set forth in the above table (the numbers in the table represent the maximum number of performance-based restricted stock units that may be earned). Each reporting period we assess the performance metric and upon achievement of certain thresholds record an expense for the unvested portion of the shares of performance-based restricted stock units. Certain performance metrics, based on unit sales, have been achieved as of June 30, 2017 for the "Major IP" performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2017 and 2016.
The unvested portion of time-based, market-based and performance-based restricted stock units held by ZelnickMedia were 602,217 and 898,526 as of June 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively. In addition to the restricted stock units granted to ZelnickMedia, 478,839 restricted stock units vested and 46,752 restricted stock units were forfeited during the three months ended June 30, 2017.