Investment in Affiliated Company

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Investment In Affiliated Company

Investment in Affiliated Company

Note 4

Investment in Affiliated Company

Purchase of Roseville Series A Preferred Units

On January 14, 2019, the Company purchased 1,000 Series A Preferred Units of Gadsden Roseville, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Roseville”), for a purchase price of $350 (the “Acquisition”), in accordance with an Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Roseville (the “LLC Agreement”), entered into among Roseville, Gadsden Realty Investments I, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gadsden (“Gadsden Investments”), and the Company, on January 14, 2019. Gadsden Investments, the other member of Roseville, owns 1,000 Common Units. Roseville is the sole owner of a parcel of approximately 9.6 acres of land located on Roseville Road in Sacramento, California that is entitled for the development of approximately 65 small lot single family detached homes.

Roseville is managed by two managers - one designated by the Company and one designated by Gadsden Investments. Except as otherwise provided in the LLC Agreement, actions by Roseville require the unanimous consent of the two managers.

The Series A Preferred Units entitle the Company to priority distribution rights. In accordance with the LLC Agreement, Net Cash Flow (as defined in the LLC Agreement) is distributed among the members as follows: (i) first, to the Company, an amount equal to the Series A Preferred Return then accrued and payable; (ii) second, to the Company, an amount equal to its Unreturned Capital; and (iii) then, to Gadsden Investments. “Series A Preferred Return” means an amount equal to a return that accrued on the capital contributions of the Company at 15% per annum compounded annually; provided, however, that if the Company has not received an amount equal to its Unreturned Capital on or prior to May 14, 2019, then from and after such date, the Series A Preferred Return shall accrue on its capital contributions at 25% per annum compounded annually. “Unreturned Capital” means an amount equal to the Company’s aggregate capital contributions less the aggregate distributions made to the Company.

The Company has accounted for this investment under the equity method based on ASC Subtopic 323-30, “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures: Partnerships, Joint Ventures, and Limited Liability Entities” and has initially recorded the investment at cost. Given the nature of Roseville’s capital structure and the priority of distribution rights, the Company records its share of earnings and losses from Roseville using the Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value (“HLBV”) method. The HLBV is a balance-sheet approach that calculates the amount the Company would have received if the investment were liquidated at book value at the end of each measurement period. The change in the Company’s allocated amount during the period, based on HLBV, is recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss as equity in earnings of equity method investment.

The Company does not share in losses of Roseville, per the LLC Agreement, and Roseville sustained a net loss from operations, therefore the Company did not record any related losses for the period of January 15 through March 31, 2019 in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Additionally, the Company’s investment in Roseville accrues a return rate based on the remaining capital contribution that the Company has in Roseville. Currently that rate is 15%.

Relevant financial statement information for Roseville is summarized as follows:

	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Total Assets	$	1,138	$	1,138
Total Liabilities		726		710
Total Equity	$	412	$	428