Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

13.	Related Party Transactions

In July 2017, in conjunction with the Spectrum Acquisition, the Board of Directors engaged one of the Company’s independent directors to serve as the chairperson of the Spectrum Integration Committee. In this role, this Director worked directly with the Company’s executive team on general integration strategy and focused on the integration of Spectrum’s operations and commercial organization with the Company. The Company recorded $

0.2 million

of expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 related to this director’s services.

Additionally, certain facilities leased by Spectrum are owned by the former owner of Spectrum, who currently holds greater than 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The lease amounts paid to this shareholder were negotiated in connection with the Spectrum Acquisition. The Company has incurred rent expense totaling $

0.7 million

for the year ended December 31, 2018 related to these leases.

As part of the Spectrum Acquisition, the Company was responsible for filing all tax returns for Spectrum for the period from January 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017, the day before the Spectrum Acquisition. The Company was responsible for collecting any tax refunds from federal and state authorities and remitting these refunds to the former shareholders of Spectrum, including the former owner of Spectrum who currently holds greater than 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

During 2018, the Company collected $

1.7 million

of these tax refunds, which the Company paid to the Spectrum shareholders during the fourth quarter of 2018, net of $

0.2 million

of expenses paid by the Company on behalf of Spectrum for tax preparation and other fees.