Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

See Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies – Purchase Commitments for disclosure of a commitment made to a related party.

 

JOINT VENTURE

 

The Company and a group of three Cyprus entities entered into a shareholders’ agreement on February 11, 2019, pertaining to the parties’ respective shareholdings in a new joint venture entity, Blink Charging Europe Ltd. (the “Entity”), that was formed under the laws of Cyprus on the same date. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is not required to fund operating losses. The Company owns 40% of the Entity while the other three entities own 60% of the Entity. The Entity currently owns 100% of a Greek subsidiary, Blink Charging Hellas SA (“Hellas”), which started operations in the Greek EV market. There are currently no plans for the Company to make any capital contributions or investments. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized sales of $68 and $477, respectively, to Hellas. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 the Company had a receivable from Hellas of approximately $0 and $6, respectively. The Company determined that the Entity is a variable interest entity, however, the Company does not have a controlling financial interest and, as a result, the Company is not required to consolidate the Entity and instead has applied equity method accounting to its investment in the Entity. From inception through March 31, 2022, the Entity has not generated net income and, as a result, pursuant to ASC 323, the Company has not recorded a gain or loss on its equity method investment in the Entity during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

BLUE CORNER

 

As of March 31, 2022, three senior management employees in the recently acquired entity Blue Corner had an ownership interest in a major supplier of charging equipment for Blue Corner. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company owed approximately $43 and $800 to this supplier, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company purchased approximately $1,512 of inventory from this supplier.

 

 

BLINK CHARGING CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands except for share and per share amounts)

 

(UNAUDITED)