Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related-Party Transactions

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Related-Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related-Party Transactions Related-Party Transactions
Founder Shares

As of the closing of the Business Combination, the Sponsor owned 18,750,000 shares of Class B common stock the ("Founder Shares") which automatically converted into 18,750,000 shares of Class A common stock at the closing of the Business Combination. The Founder Shares, are subject to certain vesting and forfeiture conditions and transfer restrictions, including performance vesting conditions under which the price per share of Mirion's Class A common stock must meet or exceed certain established thresholds of $12, $14, or $16 per share for 20 out of 30 trading days before the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date of the Business Combination). The Founder Shares will be forfeited to the Company for no consideration if they fail to vest before October 20, 2026.
Private Placement Warrants

The Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 8,500,000 private placement warrants (the "Private Placement Warrants") at a price of $2.00 per whole warrant ($17.0 million in the aggregate) in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) that closed concurrently with the closing of GSAH's initial public offering (the "IPO"). Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one whole share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, including upon the occurrence of certain reorganization events. The Private Placement Warrants are non-redeemable and exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees.

The Private Placement Warrants are accounted for as liabilities as they contain terms and features that do not qualify for equity classification under ASC 815. See Note 18, Fair Value Measurements, for the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants at December 31, 2022.

Profits Interests

In connection with the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor issued 8,100,000 Profits Interests to certain individuals affiliated with or expected to be affiliated with Mirion after the Business Combination. The holders of the Profits Interests have an indirect interest in the Founder Shares held by the Sponsor. The Profits Interests are subject to service and performance vesting conditions, including the occurrence of the Closing, and do not fully vest until all of the applicable conditions are satisfied. In addition, the Profits Interests are subject to certain forfeiture conditions. See Note 15, Stock-Based Compensation, for further detail regarding the Profits Interests.

Registration Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants are entitled to registration rights to require the Company to register the resale of any the Founder Shares and the shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants upon exercise pursuant to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated October 20, 2021 (the "RRA"). These holders are also entitled to certain piggyback registration rights. The RRA also includes customary indemnification and confidentiality provisions. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any registration statements filed pursuant to the terms of the RRA, including those expenses incurred in connection with the shelf-registration statement on Form S-1 filed on October 27, 2021 and declared effective on November 2, 2021.

Subscription Agreements

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement with GSAM Holdings LLC, pursuant to, and on the terms and subject to the conditions of which, GSAM Holdings LLC subscribed for 20,000,000 PIPE Shares of the Company’s Class A common stock for an aggregate purchase price equal to $200 million, subject to GSAM Holdings LLC’s rights to syndicate prior to the Closing. The PIPE Investment, including the syndication, was consummated substantially concurrently with Closing.

Related Party Sponsor Note

On November 12, 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to an aggregate of $2 million pursuant to the working capital note (the “Working Capital Note”). Any amounts borrowed under the Working Capital Note were non-interest bearing, unsecured and due at the closing of the Business Combination. The Working Capital Note of $2 million was forgiven in the Successor Period as reflected on the consolidated statement of stockholders' equity (deficit).

Underwriting Commission

The Company paid an underwriting commission of 2.0% of the gross proceeds of the GSAH's IPO (or $15 million) to the underwriters at the closing of the IPO, of which $11.3 million was paid to an affiliate of the Sponsor. In addition, deferred underwriting discounts and commissions were paid to the underwriters, at the completion of the Business Combination. The deferred underwriting discounts and commissions of $26.3 million were recorded as a current liability on the balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 by GSAH, of which $19.7 million was payable to an affiliate of the Sponsor.

Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP
The Company had entered into agreements with its Predecessor Period primary investor, Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP ("CCP"), which obligated the Company to pay quarterly management fees of $0.1 million per year. In return, CCP provided various investment banking services relating to financing arrangements, mergers and acquisitions and other
services. During the Predecessor period from July 1, 2021 through October 19, 2021, the Company paid CCP $0.1 million for professional fees and expense reimbursements. Upon the completion of the Business Combination, the agreement with CCP was terminated. Therefore, during the year ended December 31, 2022 and Successor period from October 20, 2021 through December 31, 2021, the Company had no additional payments for professional fees or expense reimbursements.
Receivable from Employees for Purchase of Ordinary Shares
As discussed in Note 14, Stock-based Compensation, the Company had made loans to certain members of the management team, to acquire the ordinary shares at fair value, which were paid back to the Company over the requisite service period. As of June 30, 2021, the outstanding balance approximated $2.4 million as classified within stockholders’ equity on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as it represents a receivable in payment of shares. Payments made by the related employees were recorded as an increase to stockholders’ equity. Upon completion of the Business Combination, the loans were paid off or extinguished, and therefore, as of December 31, 2021, the Company had no outstanding balance.