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(Also, a variable interest entity that is consolidated by a primary beneficiary.)\"><span>subsidiary</span></a>, Newco, with $110 million and rights to certain technology developed by the Sponsor (assumed to have no book value) in exchange for Newco Class A common stock and Newco Class B common stock with a nominal <a href=\"/glossary/f/#fair-value\" class=\"term\" title=\"The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.\"><span>fair value</span></a>. Concurrent with its formation, the Sponsor and Newco enter into various agreements including a development contract and purchase option (each described in this Example). Shortly thereafter, the Sponsor distributes all of the Newco Class A common stock to the Sponsor's stockholders. The fair value of the Newco Class A common stock at distribution is $80 million. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"This Example illustrates the guidance in this Subtopic. A sponsor (the Sponsor) capitalizes a newly created, wholly owned subsidiary, Newco, with $110 million and rights to certain technology developed by the Sponsor (as…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:5fd2c270faaa3b3d0e060568979742a5ba92a0d2e0a14b9531fb4a4e35ca3079","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:30:29.540Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:30:29.540Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481563","source_sha256":"87ec9a0e3b8812c7a3c1c08f4a45d64ad91781d99765a085f925d5e7f9b4098c"}},{"citation":"810-30-55-2","para":"55-2","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_91FC8EE7-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">After the distribution, the Sponsor owns all of the authorized shares of the Newco Class B common stock. The Newco Class B common stock conveys essentially no financial interest to the Sponsor and, other than certain blocking rights, provides the Sponsor essentially no voting rights. Under the development contract, Newco will be required to spend all of the cash contributed to it by the Sponsor (the available funds) in the research and development of technologies mutually agreed upon with the Sponsor. Newco will have no employees other than its chief executive officer and no facilities other than a nominal amount of office space. (For purposes of this Example, investment income on the available funds, the chief executive officer's salary, and office space rent are ignored.) In addition, Newco will contract with the Sponsor to perform all of Newco's research and development activities under the development contract at the Sponsor's cost plus 10 percent. Newco expects that, in paying for such activities, the available funds will be substantially exhausted within the first two years of its existence. For purposes of this Example, it is assumed that the Sponsor incurs $50 million in research and development costs for each year under the development contract. As a result, Newco pays $55 million to the Sponsor for each year of the development contract. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"After the distribution, the Sponsor owns all of the authorized shares of the Newco Class B common stock. The Newco Class B common stock conveys essentially no financial interest to the Sponsor and, other than certain blo…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:8bf95791658a3fff85e186706b1fd8db95af1ec52f5ddd5eabd23add0bc0a4fe","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:30:29.540Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:30:29.540Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481563","source_sha256":"87ec9a0e3b8812c7a3c1c08f4a45d64ad91781d99765a085f925d5e7f9b4098c"}},{"citation":"810-30-55-3","para":"55-3","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_91FC9030-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Under the purchase option, the Sponsor will have the right to purchase all of the Newco Class A common stock at an exercise price that is intended to approximate the fair value of the shares. The purchase option is exercisable at any time until the second anniversary of the distribution of the Newco Class A common stock. For purposes of this Example, 2 scenarios are assumed under the purchase option—1 in which the option is not exercised and 1 in which the option is exercised for $200 million just before the second anniversary of the distribution of the Newco Class A common stock. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"Under the purchase option, the Sponsor will have the right to purchase all of the Newco Class A common stock at an exercise price that is intended to approximate the fair value of the shares. The purchase option is exerc…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:b4aaa60fee748e071f06c58159c2937b07e0a30fb63dbf42ee80b649aef8f17a","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:30:29.540Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:30:29.540Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481563","source_sha256":"87ec9a0e3b8812c7a3c1c08f4a45d64ad91781d99765a085f925d5e7f9b4098c"}},{"citation":"810-30-55-4","para":"55-4","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_91FC9168-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Under Newco's certificate of incorporation, Newco is prohibited from taking or permitting any action inconsistent with, or that will in any way alter, the Sponsor's rights under the purchase option without the preapproval of the Sponsor. In addition, until the expiration of the purchase option, Newco may not merge, liquidate, or sell any substantial portion of its assets or amend its certificate of incorporation to alter the purchase option, Newco's authorized capitalization, or the provisions of the certificate of incorporation governing Newco's board of directors without the preapproval of the Sponsor. </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_91FC92A7-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The journal entries to account for the research and development arrangement are presented in the following table. </span></span> <ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e90824-111702__GUID-59A8D12E-2530-491C-AD48-7DBDD04595F3\"> <li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e90824-111702__SL6431614-111702\"> <div class=\"p\"> <div class=\"fig figure fignone\"> <img src=\"/asc-img/GUID-EC7C6DAE-E065-4441-B8E7-99325F7461B2-low.gif\" altsource=\"GUID-EC7C6DAE-E065-4441-B8E7-99325F7461B2-low.gif\" alt=\" \" loading=\"lazy\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_91FC97B5-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"></span></span> <div class=\"figcaption\"> Impact at Consolidated Sponsor Level Distribution of Newco's Class A Common Stock Restricted Cash \" $110,000,000 \" Cash \" $110,000,000 \" Common Dividend \" 80,000,000 \" Newco Class A Common Stock (a) \" 80,000,000 \" Year 1 Research and Development Research and Development Costs Incurred by the Sponsor Research and Development Expense \" $50,000,000 \" Cash \" $50,000,000 \" Reimbursement under Development Contract Cash \" $55,000,000 \" Restricted Cash \" $55,000,000 \" Year 2 Research and Development Research and Development Costs Incurred by the Sponsor Research and Development Expense \" $50,000,000 \" Cash \" $50,000,000 \" Reimbursement under Development Contract Cash \" $55,000,000 \" Restricted Cash \" $55,000,000 \" Purchase Option (Two Scenarios) Scenario 1—Option Not Exercised Newco Class A Common Stock \" $80,000,000 \" 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