Related-Party Transactions | Note 7. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS Transactions with Circle K Fuel Sales and Rental Income We sell wholesale motor fuel under a master fuel distribution agreement to 49 Circle K retail sites and lease real property on 73 retail sites to Circle K under a master lease agreement, each having initial 10-year terms. The fuel distribution agreement provides us with a fixed wholesale mark-up per gallon. The master lease agreement is a triple net lease. Revenues from wholesale fuel sales and real property rental income from CST and Circle K were as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 Revenues from motor fuel sales to CST and Circle K $ 36,060 $ 30,380 Rental income from CST and Circle K 4,198 4,280 Accounts receivable from Circle K for fuel amounted to $4.7 million and $3.9 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. CST Fuel Supply Equity Interests CST Fuel Supply provides wholesale motor fuel distribution to the majority of CST’s legacy U.S. retail sites at cost plus a fixed markup per gallon. We owned a 17.5% total interest in CST Fuel Supply at March 31, 2018 and 2017. We account for the income derived from our equity interest of CST Fuel Supply as “Income from CST Fuel Supply equity” on our statement of operations, which amounted to $3.8 million and $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Purchase of Fuel from CST and Circle K We purchase the fuel supplied to 21 retail sites from CST Fuel Supply of which we own a 17.5% interest, and resell the wholesale motor fuel to independent dealers and sub-wholesalers. We purchased $4.9 million and $5.7 million of motor fuel from CST Fuel Supply for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. We also purchase the fuel supplied to 101 retail sites acquired in the Jet-Pep Assets acquisition from a terminal owned and operated by Circle K. We purchased $30.9 million of motor fuel from Circle K for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Circle K acquired Holiday Stationstores, Inc. (Holiday) on December 22, 2017. Prior to that acquisition, we were a franchisee of Holiday (Franchised Holiday Stores), purchased fuel from Holiday and paid a franchise fee to Holiday. As a result of Circle K’s acquisition, we now purchase fuel from Circle K to supply our Holiday-branded sites. These purchases amounted to $11.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. We also pay a franchise fee to Circle K, which amounted to $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. On March 15, 2018, as approved by the independent conflicts committee of our Board, we purchased the leasehold interest in two retail sites from Circle K for $0.2 million. We purchase the fuel supplied to these retail sites from Circle K. Such purchases were insignificant for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Effective February 1, 2018, Couche-Tard implemented a freight cost initiative by renegotiating hauling agreements, including our wholesale transportation agreements. On May 4, 2018, the independent conflicts committee of our Board approved an amendment to the Omnibus Agreement providing for the payment by us to Couche-Tard of a 2.57% commission on our wholesale transportation costs under contracts included in Couche-Tard’s global contract renegotiations and successfully renegotiated. This commission amounted to $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Amounts payable to Circle K related to these purchases totaled $6.7 million and $7.0 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Amended Omnibus Agreement and Management Fees We incurred $3.1 million and $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, including incentive compensation costs and non-cash stock-based compensation expense, under the Amended Omnibus Agreement, which are recorded as a component of operating expenses and general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations. The decrease was driven by personnel and salary reductions effective at the time of the Merger. Amounts payable related to Circle K related to expenses incurred by Circle K in accordance with the Amended Omnibus Agreement totaled $19.4 million and $18.3 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Common Units Issued to CST and Circle K as Consideration for Amounts Due Under the Amended Omnibus Agreement As approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board, the Partnership, CST and Circle K mutually agreed to settle, from time to time, some or all of the amounts due under the terms of the Amended Omnibus Agreement in newly issued common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership. As approved by the independent conflicts committee, the number of common units issued is based on the volume weighted average daily trading price of the common units for the 20 trading days prior to issuance. We issued the following common units to CST as consideration for amounts due under the terms of the Amended Omnibus Agreement: Period Date of Issuance Number of Common Units Issued Quarter ended December 31, 2017 March 1, 2018 136,882 Quarter ended March 31, 2018 * 155,236 * Expected to be issued on May 21, 2018 IDR and Common Unit Distributions We distributed $1.2 million and $1.0 million to CST related to its ownership of our IDRs and $4.5 million and $4.1 million related to its ownership of our common units during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Wholesale Motor Fuel Sales and Real Estate Rentals Revenues from motor fuel sales and rental income from DMS were as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 Revenues from motor fuel sales to DMS $ 58,921 $ 54,449 Rental income from DMS 4,285 4,975 Accounts receivable from DMS totaled $9.6 million and $9.3 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Revenues from rental income from Topstar Enterprises, an entity affiliated with Joseph V. Topper, Jr, a member of the Board, were $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. CrossAmerica leases real estate from certain entities affiliated with Joseph V. Topper, Jr., a member of the Board. Rent expense paid to these entities was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Maintenance and Environmental Costs Certain maintenance and environmental monitoring and remediation activities are performed by an entity affiliated with Joseph V. Topper, Jr., a member of the Board, as approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board. We incurred charges with this related party of $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Accounts payable to this related party amounted to $0.2 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Principal Executive Offices Our principal executive offices are in Allentown, Pennsylvania. We sublease office space from CST that CST leases from an affiliate of John B. Reilly, III and Joseph V. Topper, Jr., members of our Board. The management fee charged by CST to us under the Amended Omnibus Agreement includes this rental expense, which amounted to $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Public Relations and Website Consulting Services We have engaged a company affiliated with John B. Reilly, III, a member of the Board, for public relations and website consulting services. The cost of these services was insignificant for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. |