Asphalt, Inc., LLC dba Lone Star Paving Company and ACE Aggregates, LLC
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
September 30, 2024
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued) |
The Company engages in business transactions with entities that have common minority ownership and/or employees. These activities include
construction projects, subcontractor work, trucking, rent and royalties. The Company does not guarantee any of the liabilities of these entities. Additionally, the Company and these entities have no common primary beneficiary. Amounts due from and
to these entities at September 30, 2024 were approximately $420,000 and $1,720,000, respectively. Amounts received from and paid to these entities during the year ended September 30, 2024 were approximately $1,560,000 and $9,420,000,
respectively.
On December 31, 2023 the Company issued two notes receivable to related entities totaling $3,100,000. The notes bear
interest at 3.5%, and interest-only payments are payable annually, with principal due December 31, 2028. On December 31, 2023, the Company issued a note receivable to a related entity totaling $4,800,000. The note bears interest at 5.0%,
and interest and principal payments are payable monthly, with a maturity date of January 1, 2049. On December 1, 2023, the Company issued a note receivable to a related entity totaling $2,735,000. The note bears interest at 5.0%, and
interest-only payments are payable monthly through December 31, 2024. Beginning January 1, 2025, principal and interest payments are payable monthly, with a maturity date of December 1, 2028. These notes are included in related party
notes receivable on the accompanying consolidated and combined balance sheet, along with various existing notes receivables from related entities. The existing notes bear interest at 1.5%, and interest-only payments are payable annually, with
principal due December 30, 2026. Outstanding balances on the related party notes receivable totaled $6,100,000 as of September 30, 2024. Interest income on these notes for the year ended September 30, 2024 totaled approximately
$377,000 and is recorded in Other income on the accompanying consolidated and combined financial statements.
In January 2024, the Company
purchased a 1,089 acre parcel of land from a related party for approximately $36,000,000 through a combination of cash and financing with a note payable to a bank with principal plus interest due in monthly payments of $47,230, bearing an interest
rate of 6.35%.
On June 28, 2024, the Company issued nine notes payable to related parties totaling $57,742,500. These notes bear
interest at 6.0% and are payable in a lump sum due January 1, 2025. During the year ended September 30, 2024, the Company made early payments on these notes totaling $4,030,000.
On October 17, 2024 the Company acquired all outstanding membership units of ACE Aggregates, LLC. The purchase price was $55,000,000 and
consisted of a cash payment to members of $45,406,604 and the payoff of existing loans and fees totaling $9,593,396.
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