Note 9 - Related Parties

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 9.  Related Parties

The Executive Chairman of the Company, Mark E. Schwarz, is also the chairman, chief executive officer and portfolio manager of Newcastle Capital Management, L.P. (“NCM”). NCM is the general partner of Newcastle Partners L.P. (“Newcastle”), which is the largest shareholder of the Company.

The Company’s corporate headquarters are located at the offices of NCM. The Company occupies a portion of NCM space on a month-to-month basis at $2.5 thousand per month, pursuant to a services agreement entered into between the parties. Pursuant to the services agreement, the Company receives the use of NCM’s facilities and equipment and accounting, legal and administrative services from employees of NCM. The Company incurred expenses pursuant to the services agreement totaling $22.5 thousand for the nine months ended both September 30, 2021 and 2020. The Company did not owe NCM any amounts under the services agreement as of September 30, 2021.

In the second quarter of 2021, the Company recorded $32 thousand related to the recovery of short-swing profits disgorged from one of the Company’s shareholders under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company recognized these related party proceeds as an increase to additional paid-in capital in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet, as well as cash provided by financing activities of $32 thousand in the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.