Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Investment in Equity Interest

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Investment in Equity Interest
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Investment in Equity Interest

Note 5: Investment in Equity Interest

 

On December 1, 2021, the Company completed a $6.8 million investment in YFE. In exchange for $3.4 million in cash and 2,281,269 shares of the Company’s common stock (valued at approximately $3.4 million), the Company received 3,000,000 shares of YFE’s common stock.

 

Following the initial equity investment in YFE during the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company participated in a mandatory tender offer for the remaining publicly traded shares held by YFE shareholders. Upon the expiration of the offer on February 14, 2022, the Company purchased an additional 2,637,717 shares of YFE at 2.00 EUROS per share or $5.7 million in the aggregate. On March 9, 2022, bonds held by YFE shareholders, were converted into 2,574,000 shares of YFE common stock, 304,631 of which were purchased by the Company at 2.00 EUROS per share or $0.6 million, increasing the number of YFE’s outstanding shares and the Company’s ownership in YFE to 45.6% as of March 31, 2022.

 

The Company has elected to apply the fair value option for its investment in YFE (Level 1) as it is believed that investors value this investment based on the trading price of YFE. The Company recognizes changes in the fair value of its investment in YFE as unrealized gains (losses), net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations with other income (loss), net.

 

The Company revalued the investment in YFE’s securities as of March 31, 2022 and recorded a gain of $5.2 million within other income (loss) on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations, net of a $0.2 million loss due to the change in the foreign currency translation rate.

 

On April 5, 2022, the Company exercised its subscription rights to purchase an additional 914,284 shares of YFE’s common stock at 3.00 EUROS per share, increasing the number of shares held by the Company to 6,857,132 shares and its ownership in YFE to 48.2%.