Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
The Company has recorded aggregate management fee charges and expenses from CCMP and Oak Hill Funds of $562, $546, and $519 for the years ended December 28, 2019, December 29, 2018, and December 30, 2017, respectively.
The Company recorded proceeds from the sale of Holdco stock to members of management and the Board of Directors of $750 for the year ended December 28, 2019 and $500 for the year ended December 30, 2017. There were no sales the year ended December 29, 2018.

In the year ended December 29, 2018, the Company paid a dividend of approximately $3,780 to Holdco for the purchase of 4,200 shares of Holdco stock from former members of management. No such dividends were paid in fiscal 2019 nor fiscal 2017.
Gregory Mann and Gabrielle Mann are employed by Hillman. Hillman leases an industrial warehouse and office facility from companies under the control of the Manns. The Company has recorded rental expense for the lease of this facility on an arm's length basis. Rental expense for the lease of this facility was $350 for the year ended December 28, 2019, $350 for the year ended December 29, 2018, and $353 for the year ended December 30, 2017.
During the years ended December 28, 2019, December 29, 2018, and December 30, 2017, The Hillman Group Canada ULC, subsidiary of the Company, was a party to three leases for five properties containing industrial warehouse, manufacturing plant, and office facilities on February 19, 2013. The owners of the properties under one lease are relatives of Richard Paulin, who was employed by The Hillman Group Canada ULC until his retirement effective April 30, 2017, and the owner of the properties under the other two leases is a company which is owned by Richard Paulin and certain of his relatives. The rental expense for the three leases was $648 for the year ended December 28, 2019, $664 for the year ended December 29, 2018, and $663 for the year ended December 30, 2017.
Douglas J. Cahill is currently Hillman’s President and CEO and is also a former Managing Director of CCMP Capital Advisors, LP ("CCMP").  CCMP’s private equity fund CCMP Capital Investors III, L.P. (“CCMP III”), together with its related fund vehicles, owns approximately 80.4% of Holdco's outstanding common stock as of December 28, 2019.  Mr. Cahill has retained a carried interest in CCMP III and the fair value of this carried interest, which is based on the overall performance of  CCMP III, is contingent on several factors. As of December 28, 2019, the fair value of the carried interest is not estimable in accordance with ASC 405 - Contingencies.