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MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT  
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

 

2. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

        In March 2007, we entered into a management services agreement, which was renewed in May 2011 (as amended, the "2011 Management Agreement") with ZelnickMedia pursuant to which ZelnickMedia provided us with certain management, consulting and executive level services. In March 2014, we entered into a new management agreement, (the "2014 Management Agreement"), with ZelnickMedia pursuant to which ZelnickMedia continues to provide financial and management consulting services to the Company through March 31, 2019. The 2014 Management Agreement became effective April 1, 2014 and supersedes and replaces the 2011 Management Agreement, except as otherwise contemplated by the 2014 Management Agreement. As part of the 2014 Management Agreement, Strauss Zelnick, the President of ZelnickMedia, continues to serve as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Karl Slatoff, a partner of ZelnickMedia, continues to serve as President of the Company. The 2014 Management Agreement provides for an annual management fee of $2,970 over the term of the agreement and a maximum annual bonus opportunity of $4,752 over the term of the agreement, based on the Company achieving certain performance thresholds. In consideration for ZelnickMedia's services, we recorded consulting expense (a component of general and administrative expenses) of $2,524 and $1,336 during each of the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and $3,861 and $2,673 during each of the six months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

        In April 2011, pursuant to the 2011 Management Agreement, we granted 1,100,000 shares of restricted stock to ZelnickMedia that vested annually through May 15, 2015 and 1,650,000 shares of market-based restricted stock that were eligible to vest through May 26, 2015, based on the Company's Total Shareholder Return (as defined in the relevant grant agreements) relative to the Total Shareholder Return of the companies that constitute the NASDAQ Composite Index measured annually on a cumulative basis. To earn all of the shares of market-based restricted stock, the Company must have performed at the 75th percentile, or top quartile, of the NASDAQ Composite Index. None of the shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the 2011 Management Agreement remained unvested as of September 30, 2015. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded stock-based compensation expenses (a component of general and administrative expenses) of $5,069 and for the six months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, we recorded stock-based compensation expenses (a component of general and administrative expenses) of $3,971 and $7,806, respectively, in each case related to the shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the 2011 Management Agreement.

        In connection with the 2014 Management Agreement, we granted 525,591 and 619,490 restricted stock units to ZelnickMedia on May 20, 2015 and April 1, 2014, respectively, as follows:

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

Six Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Time-based

 

 

151,575 

 

 

178,654 

 

Market-based(1)

 

 

280,512 

 

 

330,628 

 

Performance-based(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New IP

 

 

46,752 

 

 

55,104 

 

Major IP

 

 

46,752 

 

 

55,104 

 

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Total- Performance-based

 

 

93,504 

 

 

110,208 

 

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Total Restricted Stock Units

 

 

525,591 

 

 

619,490 

 

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(1)          

Represents the maximum number of shares eligible to vest

        Time-based restricted stock units granted on April 1, 2014 will vest on April 1, 2016 and those granted on May 20, 2015 will vest on April 1, 2017, in each case provided that the 2014 Management Agreement has not been terminated prior to such vesting date. Market-based restricted stock units are eligible to vest based on the Company's Total Shareholder Return (as defined in the relevant grant agreement) relative to the Total Shareholder Return (as defined in the relevant grant agreement) of the companies that constitute the NASDAQ Composite Index as of the grant date measured over a two-year period. To earn the target number of market-based restricted stock units (which represents 50% of the number of the market-based restricted stock units set forth in the table above), the Company must perform at the 50th percentile, with the maximum number of market-based restricted stock units earned if the Company performs at the 75th percentile. Each reporting period, we re-measure the fair value of the unvested portion of the shares of market-based restricted stock units granted to ZelnickMedia. We also granted performance-based restricted stock units, of which 50% are tied to "New IP" and 50% to "Major IP" (as defined in the relevant grant agreement), that are eligible to vest based on the Company's achievement of certain performance metrics (as defined in the relevant grant agreement) of individual product releases of "New IP" or "Major IP" measured over a two-year period. The target number of performance-based restricted stock units that may be earned pursuant to these grants is equal to 50% of the grant amounts set forth in the above table (which represents the maximum number of performance-based restricted stock units that may be earned). Each reporting period, we assess the performance metric and upon achievement of certain thresholds record an expense for the unvested portion of the shares of performance-based restricted stock units. Certain performance metrics, based on unit sales, have been achieved for the "New IP" and "Major IP" performance-based restricted stock units granted on April 1, 2014 and May 20, 2015.

        For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 we recorded stock-based compensation expenses (a component of general and administrative expenses) of $4,935 and $1,390, respectively, and for the six months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 we recorded stock-based compensation expenses (a component of general and administrative expenses) of $8,287 and $2,579, respectively, in each case related to the restricted stock units granted pursuant to the 2014 Management Agreement.

        The unvested portion of time-based, market-based and performance-based restricted stock units granted pursuant to the 2014 Management Agreement as of September 30, 2015 and March 31, 2015 was 1,145,081 and 619,490, respectively.