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MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT  
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
In March 2014, we entered into an amended management services agreement, (the "2014 Management Agreement"), with ZelnickMedia Corporation ("ZelnickMedia") pursuant to which ZelnickMedia provided us with certain management, consulting and executive level services. The 2014 Management Agreement became effective April 1, 2014. The 2014 Management Agreement provided 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 November 2017, we entered into a new management agreement, (the "2017 Management Agreement"), with ZelnickMedia pursuant to which ZelnickMedia continues to provide financial and management consulting services to the Company through March 31, 2024. The 2017 Management Agreement became effective January 1, 2018 and supersedes and replaces the 2014 Management Agreement, except as otherwise contemplated by the 2017 Management Agreement. As part of the 2017 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 2017 Management Agreement provides for an annual management fee of $3,100 over the term of the agreement and a maximum annual bonus opportunity of $7,440 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 $1,705 and $1,337 during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. We recorded stock-based compensation expense for non-employee restricted stock units granted to ZelnickMedia, which is included in General and administrative expenses of $4,517 and $6,014 during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
In connection with the 2017 Management Agreement and 2014 Management Agreement, we have granted restricted stock units as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
Time-based
86

 
66

Market-based(1)
79

 
122

Performance-based(1)
 

 
 

New IP

 
21

Major IP

 
20

IP
27

 

Recurrent Consumer Spending ("RCS")
26

 

Total—Performance-based
53

 
41

Total Restricted Stock Units
218

 
229

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(1)
Represents the maximum number of shares eligible to vest.
Time-based restricted stock units granted in 2018 will vest on April 13, 2020, and those granted in 2017 will vest on April 4, 2019, in each case provided that the 2017 Management Agreement has not been terminated prior to such vesting date.
Market-based restricted stock units granted in 2018 are eligible to vest on April 13, 2020, and those granted in 2017 are eligible to vest on April 4, 2019, in each case provided that the 2017 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.
Performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2018 are eligible to vest on April 13, 2020, and those granted in 2017 are eligible to vest on April 4, 2019, in each case provided that the 2017 Management Agreement has not been terminated prior to such vesting date. The 2017 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," respectively, measured over a two-year period. The 2018 performance-based restricted stock units, of which 50% are tied to "IP" and 50% to "RCS" (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 either individual product releases of "IP" or "RCS" 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). At the end of each reporting period, we assess the probability of each performance metric and upon determination that certain thresholds are probable, we record expense for the unvested portion of the shares of performance-based restricted stock units.
The unvested portion of time-based, market-based and performance-based restricted stock units held by ZelnickMedia were 434 and 602 as of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively. 340 restricted stock units previously granted to ZelnickMedia, vested and 33 restricted stock units were forfeited by ZelnickMedia during the three months ended June 30, 2018.