RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

On November 14, 2014, during the first quarter of fiscal 2015, the company acquired substantially all of the assets (excluding accounts receivable) of the BOSS® professional snow and ice management business of privately held Northern Star Industries, Inc., as discussed in Note 2. The purchase price included a cash payment and issuance of an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $30,000. Under the terms of the note, interest will accrue at the rate of 4.0% per year and principal payments of $10,000 each, together with accrued interest, will be payable on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the closing date of the acquisition, subject to certain conditions. Effective as of the closing of the acquisition on November 14, 2014, the company hired David J. Brule II, who is also a minority shareholder of Northern Star Industries, Inc., as an executive officer of the company.

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The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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