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| Entry into Asset Purchase Agreements |
2. Entry into Asset Purchase Agreements
Ashley Ellis, LLC
On August 31, 2011, General Employment Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an asset purchase agreement with Ashley Ellis LLC, an Illinois limited liability company ("Ashley Ellis"), and Brad A. Imhoff (the "Ashley Ellis Asset Purchase Agreement"), for the purchase of certain assets of Ashley Ellis, primarily customer lists, comprising Ashley Ellis' services business. Ashley Ellis' services business was operated from offices in Illinois, Texas and Georgia and provided services related to the recruitment and placement of technical personnel. The Ashley Ellis Asset Purchase Agreement was deemed effective on September 1, 2011.
Brad A. Imhoff is the brother of Herbert F. Imhoff, Jr., a director and President of the Company. Brad A. Imhoff and Ashley Ellis, an entity of which Brad A. Imhoff is the sole member and Chief Executive Officer, were parties to the transaction. As consideration for the assets, the Company paid Ashley Ellis $200,000 on the date of closing and paid an additional $200,000 in February 2012. The Company also issued Ashley Ellis 1,250,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock valued at $331,000.
Acquisition of DMCC Staffing, LLC and RFFG of Cleveland, LLC
Effective November 1, 2010, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Triad Personnel Services, Inc. (Triad), entered into an asset purchase agreement (the "Asset Purchase Agreement"), dated as of October 29, 2010, with DMCC Staffing, LLC ("DMCC"), RFFG of Cleveland, LLC ("RFFG of Cleveland"), and Thomas J. Bean, for the purchase of certain assets of DMCC and RFFG of Cleveland, primarily customer lists, comprising DMCC's and RFFG of Cleveland's services business. Thomas Bean was the beneficial owner of approximately 9.9% of the Company's outstanding shares prior to acquisition. The business is operated from offices in Ohio and provides labor and human resource solutions, including temporary staffing, human resources and payroll outsourcing services, labor and employment consulting and workforce solutions. RFFG of Cleveland has one customer.
In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company entered into a definitive management and services agreement for the management of the businesses of certain affiliates of DMCC, RFFG of Cleveland and Mr. Bean (the "Management Agreement"), as described in Note 3. On November 30, 2010, Business Management Personnel, Inc. ("BMP"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into the Management Agreement, effective as of November 1, 2010, with RFFG, LLC ("RFFG").
Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company issued $2,400,000 in shares of its common stock (5,581,395 shares based on the December 30, 2010 closing date) to DMCC and RFFG of Cleveland.
If the aggregate EBITDA of the businesses acquired, plus any management fees paid to the Company under the Management Agreement meets certain targets (each, an "EBITDA Target") over a four-year period ending December 31, 2014 (the "Earnout Period"), the Company will be required to make earn-out payments to DMCC and RFFG of Cleveland, each payable in three equal installments. In the event that an EBITDA Target for a certain period is not met, the earn-out payment in respect to such period will be reduced proportionately. Starting in the calendar year ending December 31, 2012, the EBITDA Targets are adjusted annually to reflect the EBITDA for the twelve-month period ending on December 31st of the most recently completed fiscal year (each, an "Annual EBITDA Target") and earn-out payments for the year will be adjusted to equal 50% of the relevant Annual EBITDA Target divided by four. At the end of each fiscal year during the Earnout Period, if the aggregate EBITDA for the 12-month period then ended is greater than the Annual EBITDA Target for such year, then the Company will pay to DMCC and RFFG of Cleveland the amount of such excess, 50% in cash and 50% in shares of common stock. As of March 31, 2012, the Company has accrued approximately $1 million of estimated earn-out payments, of which $585,000 is currently due and is included in other liabilities and long-term obligations on the consolidated balance sheets.
Pro forma Information
The following unaudited pro forma information represents the Company's results of operations as if the acquisitions described above had occurred on the first day of the earliest period presented.
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