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Related Party Transaction
6 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2016
Related Party Transaction  
Related Party Transaction

 

Note 14 — Related Party Transaction

 

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. The purchase price included a cash payment and issuance of an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $30 million. Under the terms of the note, interest will accrue at the rate of 4.0% per year and principal payments of $10 million 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 and through May 31, 2016, the company employed David J. Brule II, who is also a minority shareholder of Northern Star Industries, Inc., as an executive officer of the company.