MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

    In November 2017, we entered into a management agreement (the "2017 Management Agreement") with ZelnickMedia Corporation ("ZelnickMedia") that replaced our previous agreement with ZelnickMedia and pursuant to which ZelnickMedia provides financial and management consulting services to the Company through March 31, 2024. The 2017 Management Agreement became effective January 1, 2018. As part of the 2017 Management Agreement, Strauss Zelnick, the President of ZelnickMedia, continues to serve as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, 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 $9,940, $10,540, and $10,540 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively.

    Pursuant to the 2017 Management Agreement, we also issued stock-based awards to ZelnickMedia. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, we recorded $29,153, $27,281, and $23,413, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense for non-employee awards, which is included in General and administrative expenses. See Note 17 - Stock-Based Compensation for a discussion of such awards.

In May 2022, we entered into a new management agreement (the "2022 Management Agreement") with ZelnickMedia that, once effective, will replace the 2017 Management Agreement and pursuant to which ZelnickMedia will continue to provide financial and management consulting services to the Company through March 31, 2029. The 2022 Management Agreement will become effective when our pending acquisition of Zynga closes (refer to Note 23 - Subsequent Events). As part of the 2022 Management Agreement, Strauss Zelnick, the President of ZelnickMedia, will continue to serve as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Karl Slatoff, a partner of ZelnickMedia, will continue to serve as President of the Company. The 2022 Management Agreement provides for an annual management fee of $3,300 over the term of the agreement and a maximum annual bonus opportunity of $13,200 over the term of the agreement, based on the Company achieving certain performance thresholds. In connection with the 2022 Management Agreement, we expect to grant time-based and performance-based restricted units to ZelnickMedia.