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Note 11 - Purchase of Interests in Subsidiaries
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]
11.
Purchase of Interests in Subsidiaries
 
Resource Plus Acquisition
 
On
January 9, 2018,
the Company completed its acquisition of a
51%
interest (the "Acquisition") in Resource Plus, Inc. ("RPI"), a supplier of professional fixture installation and product merchandising services; and a
51%
interest in both of its sister companies, Mobex of North Florida, Inc. ("Mobex"), a proprietary retail fixture mobilization system manufacturer, and Leasex, LLC ("Leasex"), a company formed to lease Mobex's proprietary equipment. RPI owns a
70%
interest in BDA Resource, LLC, a Florida limited liability company ("BDA"), and RPI, Leasex, Mobex and BDA
may
be referred to individually and collectively as "Resource Plus".
 
SGRP's subsidiary, SPAR Marketing Force, Inc. ("SMF"), purchased those equity interests in Resource Plus from Joseph L. Paulk and Richard Justus pursuant to separate Stock Purchase Agreements each dated as of
October 13, 2017 (
each a "SPA"), which were subject to due diligence and completion of definitive documents. The base purchase prices under the SPAs for those Resource Plus equity interests were
$3,000,000
for Mr. Paulk and
$150,000
for Mr. Justus, subject to adjustment and potential bonuses as provided in their respective SPAs. At the closing on
January 9, 2018,
Mr. Paulk received the base purchase price in
$400,000
cash and a Promissory Note for
$2,600,000;
and Mr. Justus received the base purchase price in
$50,000
cash and a Promissory Note for
$100,000.
Those notes were issued by SMF, guaranteed by SGRP pursuant to separate Guaranties, and secured by SMF pursuant to separate Securities Pledge and Escrow Agreements to the sellers of the respective acquired equity interests, with each of those documents dated and effective as of
January 1, 2018.
Mr. Paulk's note is repayable in installments of
$300,000,
plus applicable interest, per year on
December 31
of each year (commencing in
2018
), with the balance due on
December 31, 2023;
and Mr. Justus's note on
December 31
of each such year (commencing in
2018
) is repayable in installments of
$33,333
per year, plus applicable interest, on
December 31
of each year, with the balance of
$33,334
due on
December 31, 2020.
 
In connection with that closing, Mr. Paulk retired, while Mr. Justus continued as President of Resource Plus and received an Executive Officer Employment Terms and Severance Agreement with RPI ("ETSA"), with a base salary of
$200,000
per year (plus an incentive bonus), and a term of office and severance protection through
January 1, 2020,
subject to annual extensions in the discretion of the parties.
 
This acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting with the purchase price allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.
 
A summary of preliminary purchase price consideration to be allocated by SGRP in the acquisition of RPI is provided below:
 
Cash consideration
  $
456
 
Notes payable
   
2,300
 
Total consideration paid
  $
2,756
 
 
The preliminary estimated assets acquired and liabilities assumed by SGRP are provided below:
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $
1,223
 
Accounts receivable
   
2,699
 
Accounts payable
   
(255
)
Property and equipment
   
155
 
Prepaid assets
   
86
 
Marketable securities
   
20
 
Other assets
   
50
 
Accrued expenses
   
(1,389
)
Deferred tax liability    
(572
)
Revolving line of credit
   
(865
)
Other intangible assets
   
2,290
 
Residual goodwill
   
1,962
 
Estimated fair value of assets acquired
   
5,404
 
Non-controlling interest
   
(2,648
)
Consideration paid for acquisition
  $
2,756
 
 
The following table contains unaudited pro forma revenue and net income for SPAR Group, Inc. assuming SPAR Resource Plus closed on
January 1, 2017 (
in thousands):
 
   
Revenue
   
Net
Income
 
Consolidated supplemental pro forma for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017
  $
147,484
    $
3,261
 
 
The pro forma in the table above includes adjustments for, amortization of intangible assets and acquisition costs to reflect results that are more representative of the results of the transactions as if the Resource Plus acquisition closed on
January 1, 2017. 
This pro forma information utilizes certain estimates, is presented for illustrative purposes only and
may
not
be indicative of the results of operation that would have actually occurred.  In addition, future results
may
vary significantly from the results reflected in the pro forma information.  The unaudited pro forma financial information does
not
reflect the impact of future events that
may
occur after the acquisition, such as anticipated cost savings from operating synergies.  For the
nine
month period ended
September 30, 2018,
Resource Plus contributed
$19.9
million to the Company’s total revenue and increased net income for the same period by
$1.7
million.