Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related-Party Transactions

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Related-Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related-Party Transactions
6. Related-Party Transactions

Shared and Transition Services

Prior to October 2013, the Company operated under a shared services arrangement with MMC where by the Company was charged for actual costs specifically incurred on behalf of the Company or allocated to the Company on a pro rata basis. These costs included reimbursement for health insurance premiums, shared services and other general and administrative costs. Beginning in October 2013, certain services are provided to the Company under a Transition Services Agreement (“TSA”) between MMC and the Company, which replaced the pre-IPO shared services arrangement. The TSA is intended to provide certain services until the Company can acquire the services separately. In April 2014, the Company established its own health insurance plan significantly reducing the reliance on the TSA. During the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company incurred $56,000 and $42,000 under the TSA. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company incurred $165,000 and $1.2 million under the TSA of which $0 and $1.0 million was incurred for reimbursement of health insurance premiums. These amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of net and comprehensive income. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $92,000 and $97,000, respectively, remains unpaid and included in accounts payable and other accrued expenses – related party, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Brokerage and Financing Services with the Subsidiaries of MMC

MMC has wholly or majority owned subsidiaries that buy and sell commercial real estate properties. The Company performs certain brokerage and financing services related to transactions of the subsidiaries of MMC. For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded real estate brokerage commissions and financing fees of $305,000 and $872,000, respectively, from subsidiaries of MMC related to these services. The Company incurred cost of services of $173,000 and $540,000, respectively, related to these revenues. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded real estate brokerage commissions and financing fees of $1.6 million and $932,000, respectively, from subsidiaries of MMC related to these services. The Company incurred cost of services of $943,000 and $576,000, respectively, related to these revenues.

Operating Lease with MMC

The Company has an operating lease with MMC for a single story office building located in Palo Alto, California, which was amended with a new expiration date of May 31, 2022. Rent expense for this lease totaled $219,000 and $109,000 for the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Rent expense for this lease totaled $474,500 and $328,000 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Rent expense is included in selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of net and comprehensive income.

Other

The Company makes advances to non-executive employees from time-to-time. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the aggregate principal amount for employee loans outstanding was $366,000 and $378,000, respectively, and is included in employee notes receivable in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of September 30, 2015, George M. Marcus, the Company’s founder and Co-Chairman, beneficially owned indirectly approximately 53.2% (includes shares owned by Phoenix Investments Holdings, LLC (“Phoenix”) and the George and Judy Marcus Family Foundation) of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock, including shares to be issued upon settlement of vested deferred stock units, or DSUs.

On February 6, 2015, the Company filed a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3, registering for future sale 4,600,000 shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Marcus. No new shares were offered, and the Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling stockholders. On March 13, 2015, the Company filed a Prospectus Supplement offering for sale by certain selling stockholders 4,000,000 shares of common stock including an option to sell up to an additional 600,000 shares pursuant to an option granted to the underwriters. On March 18, 2015, 4,000,000 shares were sold at a price per share of $31.9925 and the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 600,000 shares at a price per share of $31.9925. In connection with the Registration Statement and Prospectus Supplement, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company incurred approximately $113,000 of costs, which were reimbursed by the selling stockholders during the second quarter of 2015.