Note 9 – Members’ Equity
On January 6, 2017, Bite Squad recapitalized the outstanding equity interests and amended its operating agreement. Existing membership units were initially exchanged for new classes of units. The amended operating agreement established four classes of membership units: Voting Common Units,Non-Voting Common Units, Preferred Units, and Incentive Units. All units are generally restricted in their transferability.
Voting Common Units.Holders of Voting Common Units have one vote per unit, except for the two founders’ Voting Common Units, each of which is entitled 10 votes per unit.
The 2,000,000 Founding Common Units outstanding as of December 31, 2016 were exchanged for 399,858 Preferred Units and 1,600,142 Voting Common Units. There were 1,998,570 authorized and issued Voting Common Units as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
Non-Voting Common Units.Holders ofNon-Voting Common Units have no voting rights. The 1,182,554Non-Voting Common Units outstanding as of December 31, 2016 were exchanged for the same amount ofNon-Voting Common Units under the amended operating agreement.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company issued 65,761Non-Voting Common Units as acquisition consideration (Note 2), and all these units are outstanding as of September 30, 2018. There were 1,616,589 and 1,549,998 outstandingNon-Voting Common Units as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
Preferred Units.Holders of Preferred Units have one vote on anas-converted basis (the number of Common Units into which Preferred Units could be converted). All Preferred Units will automatically be converted into Common Units upon a public offering or in the event the Company is taxed as a corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes. Investor members, as defined in the operating agreement, may redeem their units for cash at any time on or after thesix-year anniversary of the amended operating agreement.
The 687,956 Convertible Preferred Units outstanding as of December 31, 2016 were exchanged for 289,528 Preferred Units and 398,428 Voting Common Units. After the recapitalization, holders of the Preferred Units sold 325,384 Preferred Units for $8,938,799 and the Company sold 766,650 Preferred Units for $21,061,201 during 2017. Transaction expenses of $500,000 were recorded as a reduction of the proceeds, and the Company received the remaining $20,561,201 of net proceeds. As of September 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, 1,456,036 Preferred Units were outstanding.
Incentive Units.The Incentive Units consist of Series B Incentive Units and Special Incentive Units. The 182,924 Common Profit Interest Units outstanding as of December 31, 2016 were exchanged for the same amount of Series B Incentive Units, and this amount remains outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized compensation costs of $301,799 and $2,504,373, respectively, based on each unit agreement’s required service period and performance condition. As of September 30, 2018, there was $29,342 of total unrecognized compensation expense, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.1 years.
The Company authorized and issued 441,309 Special Incentive Units to the founders of Bite Squad. At their discretion, the founders can issue the units to members of management. The founders issued 189,452 Special Incentive Units as of December 31, 2017. An additional 15,549 Special Incentive Units were issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, and 17,142 units were forfeited. Incentive Units have no voting rights, except for the two founders’ Special Incentive Units, each of which is entitled 10 votes per unit. Compensation costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were $506,254 and $1,753,756, respectively. As of September 30, 2018, there was $1,327,789 of total unrecognized compensation expense, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.85 years.
The Special Incentive Units’ vesting accelerates on a liquidation event, including the agreement described in Note 11, and the Company anticipates the incentive unit compensation to be paid out six months after the closing date.
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