Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
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Related Party Leases
We did not enter into any new related party leases, including related party sale-leaseback arrangements, during the years ended December 31, 2023 or 2022.
Sale-Leaseback Transactions
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we consummated a sale-leaseback transaction involving one property with a subsidiary of a limited liability company jointly owned by our CEO, a former executive of the Company, and another member of our board of directors, among other investors (“LTRE”). During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we paid rent associated with this lease of $2.6 million, $2.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively, and rent expense associated with this lease was $3.0 million, $3.0 million and $3.0 million, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, we entered into a sale-leaseback transaction involving one property with a limited liability company jointly owned by our CEO and another member of our board of directors. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we paid rent associated with this lease of $2.3 million, $2.3 million and $2.8 million, respectively, and rent expense associated with this lease was $2.6 million, $2.6 million and $2.6 million, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, we entered into a sale-leaseback transaction involving one property with a limited liability company in which our CEO owns a 33% interest. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we paid rent associated with this lease of $1.3 million, $1.2 million and $1.5 million, respectively, and rent expense associated with this lease was $1.4 million, $1.4 million and $1.4 million, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, we entered into sale-leaseback transactions involving two properties with a limited liability company that is a related party to one of our existing stockholders. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we paid rent associated with these leases of $6.6 million, $6.1 million and $6.0 million, respectively, and rent expense associated with these leases was $7.4 million, $7.4 million and $7.4 million, respectively.
Other Property Leases
In September 2015, our CEO, through two limited liability companies in which he had a 100% interest, acquired the Woodbury, Minnesota facility that we have occupied and operated as a tenant since 1995. The terms of the existing lease were unchanged upon the change in ownership. On September 29, 2020, our CEO contributed his ownership of our center in Woodbury, Minnesota to LTRE. Following this contribution, we terminated our existing lease with the entities owned by our CEO and entered into a new lease for the Woodbury center with subsidiaries of LTRE. We are currently accounting for the new Woodbury lease as an operating lease.
During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, rent payments associated with the new Woodbury lease were $1.2 million, $1.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively, and rent expense associated with the new Woodbury lease was $1.3 million, $1.3 million and $1.3 million, respectively.
In October 2003, we leased a center located within a shopping center that is owned by a general partnership in which our CEO has a 100% interest. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we amended this lease to reflect the expanded square footage that the Company is using at this location and make a corresponding adjustment to the rental payments. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we paid rent associated with this lease of $0.9 million, $0.9 million and $1.1 million, respectively, and rent expense associated with this lease was $0.9 million, $0.9 million and $0.9 million, respectively.
Stockholder Note Receivable
For information on the stockholder note receivable, see Note 10, Stockholders’ Equity.
Related Party Secured Loan
For information on the secured loan from an investor group comprised of our stockholders or their affiliates, see Note 8, Debt.
Unsecured Notes Offering
An affiliate of one of our stockholders was one of the initial purchasers in Life Time, Inc.’s offering of the Unsecured Notes and received customary initial purchaser discounts and commissions.
Other
Life Time, Inc. and an entity owned by our former President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Thomas Bergmann, jointly owned an aircraft. In connection with his retirement from the Company effective December 30, 2022, Life Time, Inc. acquired Mr. Bergmann’s 50% interest in this aircraft in October 2022 for approximately $1.8 million. During this joint ownership, Life Time, Inc. and Mr. Bergmann’s entity had entered into certain co-ownership, maintenance and personnel agreements under which the entity owned by Mr. Bergmann contributed approximately $0.1 million per year to an operations fund for the fixed costs for the aircraft. Life Time, Inc. and the entity owned by Mr. Bergmann paid for the costs associated with their respective trips during the time of joint ownership.
The daughter of our CEO currently serves as a senior director of real estate development for Life Time, Inc. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we paid total compensation of approximately $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for her services.