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Related Party Transactions | 3 Months Ended
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Related Party Transactions | Note 6. Related Party Transactions In August 2011, our consolidated joint venture, Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co., Ltd. (“JiYa”), entered into a non-interest bearing note agreement in the amount of $1.6 million for a loan to one of its equity investment entities. The original term of the loan was for two years and ten months with three periodic principal payments required. After various amendments to the terms of the note, in December 2013, the parties agreed to delay all principal repayment until December 2017. In December 2016, we determined that this receivable was in substance an investment and began re-classifying this long term loan from “Related party notes receivable – long-term” to “Other assets” in our consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we included $1.1 million and $1.2 million in “Other assets” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively. JiYa also purchases raw materials from one of its equity investment entities for production in the ordinary course of business. The general manager of JiYa has a family member who has a 10% ownership position in this equity investment entity. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, amounts payable of $2.1 million were included in “Accounts payable” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. JiYa also sells raw materials to one of its equity investment entities for production in the ordinary course of business. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, amounts receivable of $346,000 and $334,000, respectively, were included in “Accounts receivable” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the three months ended December 31, 2016, we deemed the collection of the outstanding amount to be improbable and established an allowance in full. There have since been no additional sales made on credit to the customer and, as of March 31, 2018, the existing outstanding amount continues to be fully reserved. Beginning in 2012, our consolidated joint venture, Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd. (“JinMei”), is contractually obligated under an agency sales agreement to sell raw material on behalf of its equity investment entity. JinMei bills the customers and remits the receipts, net of its portions of sales commission, to this equity investment entity. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, JinMei has recorded $0 and $1,000, respectively, income from agency sales, which were included in “Other (expense) income, net” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. In March 2012, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tongmei”), entered into an operating lease for the land it owns with our consolidated joint venture, Beijing BoYu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co., Ltd. (“BoYu”). The lease agreement for the land of approximately 22,081 square feet commenced on January 1, 2012 for a term of 10 years with annual lease payments of $24,000 subject to a 5% increase at each third year anniversary. The annual lease payment is due by January 31 st of each year. Tongmei has paid certain amounts on behalf of Donghai County Dongfang High Purity Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (“Dongfang”), its equity investment entity, to purchase materials. The original agreement was signed between Tongmei and Dongfang in 2014 and the date of repayment was set as December 31, 2015. In 2015, both parties agreed to delay the date of repayment to December 31, 2017. During 2017, the repayment of the full amount of principal and interest totaling $114,000 was received by our wholly owned subsidiary. In April 2014, Tongmei loaned an additional $46,000 to Dongfang. The loan bears interest at 6.15% per annum and was due on December 31, 2017. During 2017, the repayment of the full amount of principal and interest totaling $55,000 was received by our wholly owned subsidiary. Tongmei also purchases raw materials from Dongfang for production in the ordinary course of business. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, amounts payable of $381,000 and $0, respectively, were included in “Accounts payable” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Tongmei also purchases raw materials from one of our equity investment entities, Emei Shan Jiamei Materials Co. Ltd. (“Jiamei”), for production in the ordinary course of business. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, amounts payable of $400,000 and $370,000, respectively, were included in “Accounts payable” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Tongmei also purchases raw materials from one of our equity investment entities, Xilingol Tongli Germanium Refine Co. Ltd. (“Tongli”), for production in the ordinary course of business. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, amounts payable of $497,000 and $219,000, respectively, were included in “Accounts payable” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. In July 2017, Tongmei, provided an inter-company loan to JinMei in the amount of $768,000 in preparation for the acquisition of the land use rights and the construction of a new building. The inter-company loan carries an interest rate of 4.9% per annum and is due in three installments between December 2021 and December 2023. JinMei is in the process of relocating its headquarters and manufacturing operations to an alternative location. Currently, JinMei has identified a site as a possible candidate and the estimated costs for the land use rights acquisition and facility construction are expected to be approximately $6 million. In April 2016, our consolidated joint venture, BoYu, provided a personal loan of $177,000 to one of its executive employees. This loan is secured by the officer’s shares in BoYu. The loan bears interest at 2.75% per annum. Principal and accrued interest are due on March 31, 2019. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the repayment of the principal and interest totaling $180,000 was received by our consolidated joint venture. In November 2017, BoYu provided another personal loan of $318,000 to the same executive employee. The loan bears interest at 2.75% per annum. Principal and accrued interest are due on November 30, 2020. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the balances, including both principal and accrued interest, were $318,000 and $307,000, respectively, and included in “Other assets” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Beijing Kaide Quartz Co. Ltd. (“Kaide”) has been a supplier of customized quartz tubes to AXT since 2004. Beijing XiangHeMing Trade Co. Ltd. (“XiangHeMing”) is a significant shareholder of Kaide. XiangHeMing was previously owned by, among others, certain immediate family members of Davis Zhang, our former President, China Operations, until at least sometime in 2004, at which time the official Chinese government records indicate that Mr. Zhang’s immediate family members transferred their ownership of XiangHeMing to a third party. However, we are currently unable to conclusively determine whether Mr. Zhang’s immediate family members retained any economic interest in XiangHeMing after the transfer. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, amounts payable to Kaide of $693,000 and $708,000, respectively, were included in “Accounts payable” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. On November 2, 2017, our consolidated joint venture, BoYu, raised additional capital in the amount of $2 million in cash from a third-party investor through the issuance of shares equivalent to 10% ownership of BoYu. This third-party investor is an immediate family member of the owner of one of BoYu's customers. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, BoYu has recorded $801,000 and $337,000, respectively, in revenue from this customer. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, amounts receivable of $969,000 and $635,000, respectively, were included in “Accounts receivable” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our Related Party Transactions Policy seeks to prohibit all conflicts of interest in transactions between related parties and us, unless they have been approved by our Board of Directors. This policy applies to all of our employees, directors, and our consolidated subsidiaries. Our executive officers retain board seats on the board of directors of the companies in which we have invested in our China joint ventures. See Note 7 for further details.

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