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Transactions with Related Parties

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

16.	Transactions with Related Parties

Prior to the Exchange, the Company was party to a Management Advisory Services Agreement (“Services Agreement”) with Centerbridge Advisors, LLC (“Centerbridge”) ; MAK Management L.P.(“MAK”); and Sankaty Advisors, LLC ((“Bain”), and collectively, the “Managers”), affiliates of which collectively owned a majority of the units of the Company and the Company’s common stock (the “Principal Shareholders”), whereby the Principal Shareholders provided management, consulting, financial and other advisory services to the Company in exchange for an annual management fee totaling $1.5 million plus reimbursable expenses. Management fee expense during fiscal 2019, recognized prior to the Exchange, was $0.3 million. The Service Agreement was terminated in connection with the Exchange. Management fee expense was $1.5 million for both fiscal 2018 and 2017. Management fee expense is included in SG&A expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

On June 1, 2018, the Company, the Principal Shareholders, Champion Holdings and certain other parties entered into a registration rights agreement providing for, among other things, customary demand registration rights in favor of the Principal Shareholders and “piggyback” registration rights in favor of the Principal Shareholders, and Arthur J. Decio. As the result of a secondary offering by the Principal Shareholders on September 25, 2018, the Principal Shareholders held less than 50% of the Company’s outstanding shares, and two of the Principal Shareholders Bain and Centerbridge sold their holdings in the Company and no longer meet ownership thresholds to participate in the registration rights agreement. Principal Shareholders MAK and Arthur J. Decio continue to hold registration rights in their favor.

On June 1, 2018 the Company, the Principal Shareholders and Champion Holdings entered into an investor rights agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”). The Investor Rights Agreement provides for, among other things, certain information rights and certain agreements relating to the composition of the Board of Directors. As the result of Bain and Centerbridge selling their holdings in the Company, they no longer meet the ownership thresholds to participate in the Investor Rights Agreement. Additionally, the Company and Champion Holdings entered into a transition services agreement, pursuant to which the Company will provide certain services to Champion Holdings, including accounting and financial reporting services, tax services, cash and capital management services and services relating to Champion Holdings’ members and liquidation.

On January 20, 2017, the Company completed the sale of Champion U.K. to an entity controlled by one of the Principal Shareholders. See additional discussion on the disposition in Note 3, Discontinued Operations.