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Sales
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sales [Abstract]  
Sales

6. SALES



Termination of Sale of European Operations



On August 19, 2014, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement by and between the Operating LLC and C&Co Europe Acquisition LLC (the “European Sale Agreement”) to sell its European operations to C&Co Europe Acquisition LLC, an entity controlled by Daniel G. Cohen, the president and chief executive of the Company’s European operations and chairman of the Company’s board of directors, for approximately $8,700. The transaction was subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval from the FCA. 



The European Sale Agreement originally had a termination date of March 31, 2015, which was extended on two separate occasions, the last time to December 31, 2015.  After December 31, 2015, either party had the right to terminate the transaction.

 

In connection with the final extension of the European Sale Agreement’s termination date, the parties to the transaction agreed that upon a termination of the European Sale Agreement by either party, Mr. Cohen’s employment agreement would be amended to reduce the payment the Company was required to pay to Mr. Cohen in the event his employment was terminated without “cause” or for “good reason” (as such terms are defined in Mr. Cohen’s employment agreement) from $3,000 to $1,000.  In addition, the parties agreed that upon a termination of the European Sale Agreement by either party, Mr. Cohen would be required to pay to the Company $600 representing a portion of the transaction costs incurred by the Company (the “Termination Fee”).  See note 21.



On March 10, 2017, the Operating LLC issued a convertible senior secured promissory note (the “2017 Convertible Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000 to DGC Family Fintech Trust, a trust established by Mr. Cohen.  The 2017 Convertible Note was issued in exchange for $15,000 in cash.  See note 15 for the details regarding the 2017 Convertible Note.  The Company agreed to pay to DGC Family Fintech Trust a $600 transaction fee (the “Transaction Fee”) pursuant to the 2017 Convertible Note. 



On March 10, 2017, C&Co Europe Acquisition LLC terminated the European Sale Agreement. In connection with the issuance of the 2017 Convertible Note and the termination of the European Sale Agreement, the Company agreed that Mr. Cohen’s obligation to pay the Termination Fee was offset in its entirety by the Company’s obligation to pay the Transaction Fee.  However, the amendment to Mr. Cohen’s employment agreement described above became effective March 10, 2017.