Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTIES

14. RELATED PARTIES

 

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 another entity owns 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 year ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, the Company recognized sales of $0, $811 and $273, respectively, to Hellas. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021 the Company had a receivable from Hellas of approximately $0 and $6, respectively, and payable of $84 and $0, 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 December 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 years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020.

 

BLUE CORNER

 

As of December 31, 2021, three senior management employees in Blue Corner had an ownership interest in a major supplier of charging equipment for Blue Corner. As of December 31, 2021, the Company owed approximately $800 to this supplier. As of December 31, 2022, this related party relationship does not exist since, as of December 31, 2022, those senior management employees are no longer with Blue Corner. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company made purchases of $1,444 with these related parties.

 

ELECTRIC BLUE LIMITED

 

As of December 31, 2022, several close family members of a senior management employee are providing services to Electric Blue Limited. For the year ended December 31, 2022, these related parties have collectively provided services worth $95 to Electric Blue Limited. Furthermore, as of December 31, 2022, there were purchase commitments of $112 to the same related parties.