Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

15.	Related Party Transactions

During 2017, 2016 and 2015 we paid fees of $0.3 million, $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively, for consulting services to Icarus, through which Jason DeZwirek, our Chairman of our Board, provides services. During 2017, 2016 and 2015, we paid fees of $0.1 million, $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for consulting services to JMP Fam Holdings Inc., through which Jonathan Pollack, a member of the Board of Directors, provides services. All services described above are based on verbal agreements with the Company. The Board of Directors approves the above services on an annual basis.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued 89,640 shares of common stock to Icarus in connection with a cashless exercise of a warrant. In 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to repurchase 75,000 shares of common stock from a current employee. See Note 10 for further detail related to these transactions.

During 2017, 2016, and 2015, we incurred rent expense of $0.6 million, $1.1 million, and $1.1 million, respectively, to lease facilities owned by the subsidiaries’ former owners at Adwest, Zhongli and Emtrol. Effective January 1, 2017 Adwest moved facilities and ended their lease with the former owner of the subsidiary, resulting in zero rent expense paid to the former owner.

During 2017, 2016, and 2015, we purchased $0.8 million, $0.8 million and $0.3 million in inventory from companies owned by the former owner of the Zhongli subsidiary. During 2017, 2016, and 2015, we sold $0.1 million, zero and $0.4 million of inventory to the same companies. The Company employed the former owner in a managerial role at this subsidiary through December 31, 2017.