NOTE 6 – UNIT-BASED COMPENSATION
Under the Parent’s 2018 incentive unit plan, the Parent is authorized to issue approximately 14,000 PIUs (the “Class B units”) that represent non-voting interest in the Parent and that may only be issued in return for services provided to the Parent or its subsidiaries. Approximately 2,000 PIUs remain available for grant under the plan as of September 30, 2021. NaN PIUs were granted in the three or nine months ended September 30, 2021 or 2020.
The Company recorded unit-based compensation expense of $86,000 and $81,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $258,000 and $244,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, in selling, general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of income. Forfeitures are recognized as incurred.
In conjunction with the IPO and Reorganization, all of the PIUs vested and were settled, and we do not intend to grant any further awards under the Parent’s 2018 incentive unit plan.
Subsequent to the IPO and Reorganization, AirSculpt established the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. Under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, 3,950,450 stock units were awarded to AirSculpt's executive officers and directors and 728,886 stock units were awarded to employees on November 4, 2021 and November 10, 2021, respectively.
NOTE 7 – MEMBER’S EQUITY
On October 2, 2018, the Company transferred all of its limited liability company interests to the Parent, in exchange for all capital contributions made from the Parent. The Parent has approximately 124,785 Class A units outstanding at both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
The rights of all such units are governed by the amended and restated limited liability agreements of the Company and the Parent both dated October 2, 2018.
The Company paid distributions to the Parent of approximately $66.6 million and $4.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
In conjunction with the IPO and Reorganization, AirSculpt filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizing 450,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock and 50,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value preferred stock.
AirSculpt’s common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Exchange on October 29, 2021 under the symbol “AIRS” and on November 2, 2021, certain selling stockholders completed the sale of a total of 5,876,087 shares of common stock at an initial price to the public of $11.00 per share. Of the shares sold by certain selling stockholders, 1,050,000 shares relate to the full execution of the underwriter's option to purchase additional shares. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock by the selling stockholders in the IPO. The Company paid all of the underwriting discounts and commissions applicable to the sale of the common stock of the selling stockholders in connection with such sale.
NOTE 8 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company entered into a professional services agreements, effective October 2, 2018, with Vesey Street Capital Partners, LLC, JCBI II, LLC, and Dr. Aaron Rollins (collectively the “Advisors”), where the Advisors provide certain managerial and advisory services to the Company. Each of the Advisors has an ownership interest in the Parent. Under the professional services agreements, the Company agreed to pay the Advisors an aggregate annual fee (also referred to as the sponsor management fee) of the greater of $500,000 or 2% of consolidated earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, payable in advance quarterly installments, and the fee is allocated between the Advisors based on the outstanding Parent Class A Units held. Under the agreements, the Company also reimburses the Advisors for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred related to providing their services. During the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred sponsor management fees of approximately $417,000 and $125,000, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred sponsor management fees of approximately $667,000 and $375,000, respectively.