Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

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Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

SPLP beneficially owned approximately 53.7% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of September 30, 2013. The power to vote and dispose of the securities held by SPLP is controlled by Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc. (“SPH GP”). Warren G. Lichtenstein, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of the Company's Sports segment, is also the Executive Chairman of SPH GP. Certain other affiliates of SPH GP hold positions with the Company, including Jack Howard, as Vice Chairman and principal executive officer, James F. McCabe, Jr., as Chief Financial Officer, and Leonard J. McGill, as Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. Each of Warren G. Lichtenstein and Jack L. Howard is compensated with cash compensation and equity awards or equity-based awards in amounts that are consistent with the Company’s Non-employee Director Compensation Policy.

In October 2011, the Company contracted with SP Corporate Services LLC (“SP Corporate”), a SPLP affiliate, to provide financial management and administrative services, including the services of a chief financial officer. Through July 2012, the Company paid SP Corporate $35,000 per month for the provision of such services. Effective August 2012, the services SP Corporate provides were expanded to include executive and financial management services in the areas of finance, regulatory reporting, and other administrative and operational functions. The Company pays SP Corporate $300,000 per month for these expanded services. The services agreement with SP Corporate was approved by a committee of the Company’s independent directors. In addition, the Company reimburses SP Corporate and other SPLP affiliates for certain expenses incurred on the Company’s behalf. During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred expenses of $1.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively, related to services provided by SP Corporate and reimbursements of expenses incurred on its behalf by SP Corporate and its affiliates. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred expenses of $3.0 million and $1.3 million, respectively, related to services provided by SP Corporate and reimbursements of expenses incurred on its behalf by SP Corporate and its affiliates. As of September 30, 2013, the Company owed SP Corporate $0.2 million.

In October 2013, iGo contracted with SP Corporate to provide certain executive, other employee, and corporate services for a fixed annual fee of $0.4 million. In addition, iGo will reimburse SP Corporate for reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred on iGo’s behalf. The services agreement was approved by the independent directors of iGo.

The Company holds $15.1 million of short-term deposits at WebBank, an affiliate of SPLP, and recorded interest income of $21,231 and $68,918 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. The Company recorded interest income of $32,271 and $57,997 from WebBank during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.