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Related Party Transactions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Related Party Transactions | Related Party Transactions Consensus As of December 31, 2022, the Company holds approximately 1.1 million shares of the common stock of Consensus, representing approximately 5% of the Consensus outstanding common stock. The Company determined that Consensus is no longer a related party after September 30, 2022. Related party transactions with Consensus through September 30, 2022 are included within the disclosures below. In preparation for and in executing the Separation, the Company incurred transaction-related costs, some of which were reimbursed by Consensus, of approximately $23.3 million (excluding costs associated with the debt exchange noted below), before reimbursement by Consensus. These transaction costs primarily related to professional fees associated with preparation of regulatory filings and transaction execution and separation activities within finance, tax and legal functions. During the year ended December 31, 2021, Ziff Davis received or expected to receive approximately $11.7 million (excluding the reimbursement of a portion of the debt exchange noted below) from Consensus resulting in net transaction costs of $11.6 million. These net transaction-related costs were recorded in ‘General and administrative expenses’ component of ‘Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes’ within the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2021, Consensus also reimbursed Ziff Davis for certain costs associated with the debt exchange in connection with the Separation totaling $7.5 million, which was recorded as an offset to the loss on extinguishment of debt on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. In addition, Consensus paid the Company approximately $8.5 million subsequent to the Separation due to excess cash held at the Separation date net of other related items pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement. In connection with the Separation, Ziff Davis and Consensus entered into several agreements that govern the relationship of the parties following the Separation, including a separation and distribution agreement, a transition services agreement, a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement, an intellectual property license agreement, and a stockholder and registration rights agreement. The transition services agreement governs services including certain information technology services, finance and accounting services and human resource and employee benefit services. The agreed-upon charges for such services are generally intended to allow the providing company to recover all costs and expenses of providing such services, and nearly all such services were terminated without extension twelve months after the Separation. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded an offset to expense of approximately $1.2 million and $2.1 million, respectively, from Consensus related to the transition services agreement within ‘General and administrative expenses’ within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Further, the Company assigned its lease of office space in Los Angeles, California to Consensus. Ziff Davis remained the lessee under this lease and its obligations remained through October 7, 2022, after which time Consensus took over the lease in full. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded an offset to lease expense of approximately $1.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, related to this lease, however, Consensus paid the landlord directly and not Ziff Davis. Amounts due from Consensus as of December 31, 2021 was $9.3 million (comprised of $2.1 million related to services provided under the transition services agreement and $7.2 million related to reimbursement of certain transaction related costs and other reimbursements), and is included in within ‘Accounts receivable’ within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. OCV On September 25, 2017, the Company entered into a commitment to invest in the Fund. The manager, OCV, and general partner of the Fund are entities with respect to which Richard S. Ressler, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, is indirectly the majority equity holder. Mr. Ressler’s tenure with the Board ended as of May 10, 2022. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, the Company recognized expense for management fees of $1.5 million, $3.0 million, and $3.0 million, net of tax benefit, respectively. During the years ended 2021 and 2020, the Company received capital call notices from the management of OCV Management, LLC for $22.2 million and $32.9 million, inclusive of certain management fees, of which $22.2 million and $31.9 million had been paid as of the end of each respective year. In connection with the settlement of certain litigation generally related to the Company’s investment in the Fund (see Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies), among other terms, no further capital calls were made during 2022 or will be made in the future in connection with the Company’s investment in the Fund, nor will any management fees be paid by the Company to the manager. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company received a distribution from OCV of zero, $15.3 million, and zero respectively.

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