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Related Party Transactions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2018
Related Party Transactions  
Related Party Transactions

(19) Related Party Transactions

As of December 25, 2018, we had nine franchise restaurants and one majority-owned company restaurant owned in whole or part by certain of our officers, directors and 5% stockholders of the Company.  As of December 26, 2017 and December 27, 2016, we had 10 franchise restaurants owned in whole or part by certain of our officers, directors and 5% stockholders of the Company.  These franchise entities paid us fees of $2.1 million, $2.1 million and $2.0 million for the years ended December 25, 2018, December 26, 2017 and December 27, 2016, respectively. As discussed in note 13, we are contingently liable on leases which are related to two of these restaurants.

On December 3, 2018, we acquired one franchise restaurant owned in part by our founder.  This entity paid us fees of $0.1 million for the year ended December 25, 2018.  See note 4 for further discussion of this acquisition.

In addition, in 2018, our founder made a personal contribution of $1.0 million to cover a portion of the planned expenses incurred as part of the annual managing partner conference which marked our 25th anniversary.  This amount was recorded as general and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and as additional paid-in-capital on the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity.