Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions
Relationship with Sterling Time, Invicta Watch Company of America, and Retailing Enterprises
On May 2, 2019, in accordance with the Purchase Agreement described in Note 8 - "Shareholders' Equity", the Company's Board of directors elected Michael Friedman and Eyal Lalo to the board for a term expiring at the Company's 2019 annual meeting of shareholders, and appointed Mr. Lalo as the vice chair of the board. Mr. Lalo reestablished Invicta, the flagship brand of the Invicta Watch Group and one of the Company's largest brands, in 1994, and has served as its chief executive officer since its inception. Mr. Friedman has served as chief executive officer of Sterling Time, which is the exclusive distributor of IWCA’s watches and watch accessories for television home shopping and our long-time vendor, since 2005. Sterling Time has served as a vendor to the Company for over 20 years. Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to recommend that the Company's shareholders vote to re-elect each of Eyal Lalo and Michael Friedman as a director of the Company at the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders for a term of office expiring at the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders, and to reflect such recommendation in the proxy statement for the 2019 annual meeting and solicit proxies in favor thereof. Messrs. Lalo and Friedman were re-elected by the Company's shareholders at the 2019 annual meeting. For their service as non-employee members of the board of directors, Messrs. Friedman and Lalo receive compensation under the Company's non-employee director compensation policy. Each director receives $65,000 in a cash retainer annually for service on our board. In addition, the Company's non-employee directors receive a restricted stock unit award that vests on the day immediately prior to the next annual meeting of shareholders. On May 2, 2019, Messrs. Friedman and Lalo each received a prorated grant for the partial year, which resulted in an award of 20,436 restricted stock units, valued at $7,500, that vested on July 11, 2019. On July 12, 2019, Messrs. Friedman and Lalo were each granted an award of 75,581 restricted stock units, valued at $32,500, that will vest on the day immediately prior to the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders.
Mr. Lalo is the owner of IWCA, which is the sole owner of Invicta Media Investments, LLC. Mr. Friedman is an owner of Sterling Time. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement the following companies invested as a group, including: Invicta Media Investments, LLC purchased 4,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock and a warrant to purchase 2,526,562 shares of the Company's common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $3,000,000, Michael and Leah Friedman purchased 1,800,000 shares of the Company's common stock and a warrant to purchase 842,188 shares of the Company's common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1,350,000, and Retailing Enterprises, LLC purchased 1,600,000 shares of the Company's common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1,200,000, among others.
Transactions with Sterling Time
The Company purchased products from Sterling Time, an affiliate of Mr. Friedman, in the aggregate amount of $15.8 million and $49.7 million during the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2019 and $15.6 million and $41.0 million during the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2018. The goods were purchased on standard commercial terms and are net of customary markdowns and promotional funding of $1.5 million and $400,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018. In addition, during the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company subsidized the cost of a promotional cruise for Invicta branded and other vendors’ products. As of November 2, 2019 and February 2, 2019, the Company had a net trade payable balance owed to Sterling Time of $4.6 million and $3.2 million.
Transactions with Retailing Enterprises
During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to liquidate obsolete inventory to Retailing Enterprises, LLC for a total purchase price of $1.9 million. The terms of the agreement provide for 24 monthly payments. As of November 2, 2019, no payments have been received and the Company has not recognized revenue from the bill and hold arrangement.
Transactions with Famjams Trading
The Company purchased products from Famjams Trading LLC ("Famjams Trading"), an affiliate of Mr. Friedman, in the aggregate amount of $337,000 during the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2019. As of November 2, 2019 and February 2, 2019, the Company had a net trade payable balance owed to Famjams Trading of $153,000 and $0.