Cannae Holdings, Inc.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 12, 2025.
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F. Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Note A —Basis of Financial Statements
The following describes the significant accounting policies of Cannae Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "we," "us," "our," "Cannae," "CNNE," or the "Company"), which have been followed in preparing the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Description of the Business
We primarily acquire interests in operating companies and are engaged in actively managing and operating a core group of those companies, which we are committed to supporting for the long term. From time to time, we also seek to take meaningful equity ownership stakes where we have the ability to control or significantly influence quality companies, and we bring the strength of our operational expertise to each of our subsidiaries. We are a long-term owner that secures control and governance rights of other companies primarily to engage in their lines of business and we have no preset time constraints dictating when we sell or dispose of our businesses. We believe that our long-term ownership and active involvement in the management and operations of companies helps maximize the value of those businesses for our shareholders. Our primary assets as of March 31, 2025 include our ownership interests in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. ("Dun & Bradstreet" or "D&B"); Alight, Inc. ("Alight"); Paysafe Limited ("Paysafe"); Sightline Payments Holdings, LLC ("Sightline"); System1, Inc. ("System1"); Black Knight Football Club US, LP ("Black Knight Football" or "BKFC", formerly known as Black Knight Football and Entertainment, LP); Computer Services, Inc. ("CSI"); Watkins Holdings, LLC ("Watkins Holdings"); JANA Partners Capital, LLC and JANA Partners Management, LP (together, "JANA" or "JANA Partners"); High Sierra Distillery, LP ("Minden Mill"); AmeriLife Group, LLC ("AmeriLife"); O'Charley's Holdings, LLC ("O'Charley's"); 99 Restaurants Holdings, LLC ("99 Restaurants"); and various other controlled subsidiary companies and minority equity ownership interests.
See Note E -Segment Information for further discussion of the businesses comprising our reportable segments.
We conduct our business through our wholly-owned subsidiary Cannae Holdings, LLC ("Cannae LLC"), a Delaware limited liability company. Our board of directors ("Board") oversees the management of the Company, Cannae LLC and its businesses, and the performance of our external manager, Trasimene Capital Management, LLC ("Trasimene" or our "Manager").
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP")and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and include the historical accounts as well as wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries of the Company. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All adjustments made were of a normal, recurring nature. This report should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K (our "Annual Report") for the year ended December 31, 2024.
All intercompany profits, transactions and balances have been eliminated. Our ownership interests in non-majority-owned partnerships and affiliates are accounted for under the equity method of accounting or as equity securities. Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations represents the portion of our majority-owned subsidiaries' net earnings or loss that is owned by noncontrolling shareholders of such subsidiaries. Noncontrolling interest recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets represents the portion of equity owned by noncontrolling shareholders in our consolidated subsidiaries.
Management Estimates
The preparation of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates made by management include the fair value measurements (See Note B -Investments and Note C -Fair Value Measurements). Actual results could differ from estimates.
Recent Developments
Dun & Bradstreet
On March 24, 2025, Dun & Bradstreet announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (the "D&B Sale"). Under the terms of the agreement, D&B shareholders will receive $9.15 in cash for each share of common stock they own upon closing of the D&B Sale. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to Dun & Bradstreet shareholder approval, regulatory clearances and other customary closing conditions. Upon completion of the transaction, Cannae is expected to receive $631.8 million of cash proceeds and will no longer hold any shares of Dun & Bradstreet.
In conjunction with the D&B Sale, Cannae entered into a Voting and Support Agreement with Dun & Bradstreet pursuant to which Cannae has agreed to vote the 69,048,691 shares of D&B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, for which the Company is currently the beneficial owner (the "Owned Shares") in favor of the D&B Sale. Pursuant to the Voting and Support Agreement, the Company has also agreed not to take certain actions, including (i) tendering any Owned Shares into any tender or exchange offer, (ii) transferring any Owned Shares (subject to certain exceptions), (iii) granting any proxies or powers of attorney or (iv) taking any action that would make any representation or warranty by the Company contained in the Voting and Support Agreement untrue or incorrect in any material respect or have the effect of preventing or disabling the Company from performing its obligations under the Voting and Support Agreement in any material respect. The Company is permitted to sell up to 10 million of the Owned Shares prior to completion of the D&B Sale or termination of the merger agreement entered into by D&B related to the D&B Sale in accordance with its terms.
As a result of the D&B Sale, we began presenting our investment in Dun & Bradstreet as a discontinued operation and assets held for sale in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and all prior periods have been recast to reflect our investment in D&B as a discontinued operation and held for sale. See Note J -Discontinued Operations for further discussion of our accounting for our ownership interest in D&B.
As of March 31, 2025, we owned 69.0 million shares of D&B, which represented approximately 15.5% of its outstanding common stock.
Subsequent to March 31, 2025 through the date of this Quarterly Report, we sold 9.0 million shares of common stock of D&B for proceeds of $80.5 million.
Black Knight Football
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we invested $25.0 million in BKFC and as of March 31, 2025, we held a 44.3% ownership interest. See Note B -Investments for further discussion of our accounting for our ownership interest in BKFC and other equity method investments.
Other Developments
In January 2025, WineDirect, Inc. completed the spin-off of its fulfillment division as WineDirect Fulfillment, LLC ("Fulfillment") and sold its E-commerce division (the "WD Transaction"). As a result of the WD Transaction, we received $20.4 million in proceeds including $13.6 million of cash and a 20% ownership interest in Fulfillment valued at $6.8 million. We recorded a new investment in Fulfillment of $6.8 million in Investments in unconsolidated affiliates in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and a $15.0 million gain which is included in Recognized gains, net on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
On March 24, 2025, our Board authorized a new stock repurchase program (the "2025 Repurchase Program"), under which the Company may repurchase up to 10.0 million shares of its common stock. Purchases may be made from time to time in the open market at prevailing prices or in privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program does not obligate us to acquire any specific number of shares and may be suspended or terminated at any time. The 2025 Repurchase Program does not supersede or impact the repurchase capacity under the prior authorizations.
On May 12, 2025, Cannae entered into an agreement to acquire an additional 30% ownership interest in JANA Partners in exchange for an upfront payment of $67.5 million and potential further payments aggregating to $26 million if JANA Partners achieves certain Assets Under Management thresholds (the "JANA Investment"). The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025 and will result in the Company having a 50% total ownership interest in JANA Partners.
On May 12, 2025, Cannae, Cannae LLC and the Manager (Cannae, Cannae, LLC and the Manager collectively, the "Parties"), entered into that certain Management Services Agreement Termination Agreement (the “MSA Termination Agreement”). As previously disclosed, on February 26, 2024, the Parties entered into that certain Third Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement among the Parties (the “MSA”), which provided for a termination of the MSA by the Company effective June 30, 2027, unless terminated earlier by the Company. The MSA also, among other items, (i) reduced the management fee to a fixed amount of $7.6 million annually effective beginning July 2, 2024 and (ii) provided for payment of the $20.0 million termination fee due under the MSA to be paid by the Company to the Manager in installments of $6.7 million annually over thethree-year period ending July 1, 2026. Mr. Foley holds a majority interest in the Manager and therefore has an indirect interest in the MSA. The MSA Termination Agreement terminates the MSA in its entirety as of May 12, 2025 without any further obligations or liabilities other than certain obligations relating to the continuing indemnification and limitation on liability and the remaining obligations of the Company and/or Cannae LLC, as applicable, to pay the Manager: (i) an amount of $0.6 million in each month from May to December 2025, representing each of the unpaid monthly Management Fees (as defined in the MSA) that would have been due to the Manager through December 31, 2025; (ii) on January 1, 2026, $11.4 million, representing the aggregate remaining unpaid monthly Management Fees that would have been due to the Manager from January 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; (iii) on July 1, 2025, $6.7 million, representing the second installment of the unpaid Termination Fees (as defined in the MSA) that would have been due to the Manager on such date; and (iv) on July 1, 2026, $6.6 million, representing the final installment of the unpaid Termination Fees (as defined in the MSA) that would have been due to the Manager on July 1, 2026.
On May 12, 2025, the Company announced that effective immediately, William P. Foley would transition from his roles as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company to serve as the Board's non-executive Vice Chairman. Doug Ammerman has been appointed as Chairman of the Board and Ryan R. Caswell, the Company’s President, began serving as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, also effective as of May 12, 2025. In connection with the change in Mr. Foley's employment and as described in Mr. Foley’s original employment agreement, Mr. Foley will receive a lump-sum payment of $17.2 million and all of Mr. Foley’s outstanding but unvested equity awards will be accelerated in the second quarter of 2025.
The following dividends were declared by our Board in 2025:
| Declaration Date | Record Date | Payment Date | Dividends Per Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | June 16, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | $0.12 |
Related Party Transactions
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we incurred management fee expenses with our Manager of $1.9 million and $9.1 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we incurred termination fee expenses with our Manager of $1.7 million and $2.3 million, respectively. These expenses are recorded in Other operating expenses on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share, as presented on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations, is computed by dividing net earnings available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
In periods when earnings are positive, diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net earnings available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the impact of assumed conversions of potentially dilutive securities. For periods when we recognize a net loss, diluted loss per share is equal to basic loss per share as the impact of assumed conversions of potentially dilutive securities is considered to be antidilutive. We have granted certain shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units that have been treated as common share equivalents for purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share for periods in which positive earnings have been reported.
Instruments that provide the ability to purchase shares of our common stock that are antidilutive are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, shares of restricted stock outstanding were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as inclusion of restricted stock would be antidilutive due to net losses.
Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate was (121.7)% and (156.1)% in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate in the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding prior year period was primarily attributable to recording a valuation allowance in the current period of $28.3 million partially offset by the impairment recorded to our investment in D&B and a valuation allowance of $59.9 million in the prior period on our federal net operating loss carryforwards and certain deferred taxes related to our consolidated partnerships and the varying impact of equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates on income tax expense (benefit).
We have a Deferred tax asset of $55.0 million and $73.9 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The $18.9 million change in deferred taxes in the three months ended March 31, 2025 is primarily attributable to recording of a valuation allowance of $28.3 million primarily related to our federal net operating loss carryforwards, state net operating loss carryforwards and certain deferred taxes related to our investments, partially offset by the tax impact of the impairment of D&B.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740), which requires consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. For public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. We will adopt this authoritative guidance prospectively during the current year and do not expect it to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Note B —Investments
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates recorded using the equity method of accounting as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following:
| Ownership at March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | |||
| Alight | 7.6% | 369.5 | 374.0 |
| BKFC | 44.3% | 117.2 | 108.3 |
| CSI | 6.4% | 103.9 | 88.2 |
| Watkins | 49.3% | 74.1 | 78.5 |
| JANA | 19.99% | 56.4 | 56.3 |
| Other | various | 63.1 | 59.6 |
| Total | $784.2 | $764.9 | |
The aggregate fair value of our direct ownership in the common stock of unconsolidated affiliates that have quoted market prices as of March 31, 2025 consisted of the following:
| March 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| (In millions) | |
| Alight | 240.0 |
| System1 | 10.3 |
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates for thethree months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 consisted of the following:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (In millions) | ||
| Alight | (1.9) | (11.3) |
| BKFC | (10.4) | (7.4) |
| CSI | 15.7 | 40.9 |
| Watkins | (4.7) | — |
| JANA | 2.4 | — |
| Other | (3.0) | (4.6) |
| Total | $(1.9) | $17.6 |
Alight
Summarized statement of operations information for Alight for the relevant dates and time periods included in Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations is presented below.
| Three months ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (In millions) | ||
| Total revenues | $548.0 | $559.0 |
| Gross profit | 171.0 | 182.0 |
| Net loss from continuing operations | (17.0) | (121.0) |
| Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations | (8.0) | 5.0 |
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | (2.0) |
| Net loss attributable to Alight | (25.0) | (114.0) |
BKFC
Summarized statement of operation information for Black Knight Football for the relevant dates and time periods included in Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations is presented below. We report our equity in the earnings or loss of BKFC on a three-month lag. Accordingly, our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 includes our equity in Black Knight Football’s losses for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
| Three months ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| (In millions) | ||
| Total revenues | $71.3 | $52.7 |
| Operating loss | (13.1) | (26.6) |
| Losses of unconsolidated affiliates | (5.4) | (2.8) |
| Net loss attributable to BKFC | (21.4) | (31.9) |
Equity Securities
Recognized gains (losses), net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations consisted of the following (losses) gains on equity securities for thethree months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (In millions) | ||
| Net (losses) gains recognized during the period on equity securities | $(10.3) | $15.5 |
| Less: net gains recognized during the period on equity securities sold, transferred or disposed during the period | — | 9.3 |
| Unrealized (losses) gains recognized during the reporting period on equity securities held at the reporting date | $(10.3) | $6.2 |
Equity Security Investments Without Readily Determinable Fair Values
We account for our investments in AmeriLife and certain other ownership interests at cost less impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly market transactions. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we have $157.9 million and $159.9 million, respectively, recorded for such investments, which is included in Other long term investments and noncurrent assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We have not recorded any material upward or downward adjustments to these investments due to price changes or impairments.
Note C —Fair Value Measurements
The fair value hierarchy established by the accounting standards on fair value measurements includes three levels, which are based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument. Financial assets and liabilities that are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:
Level 1. Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that we have the ability to access.
Level 2. Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3. Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on model inputs that are unobservable.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following table presents our fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively:
| March 31, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
| (In millions) | ||||
| Assets: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $126.2 | $— | $— | $126.2 |
| Equity securities: | ||||
| Paysafe | 38.6 | — | — | 38.6 |
| Other | 9.3 | — | — | 9.3 |
| Total equity securities | 47.9 | — | — | 47.9 |
| Total assets | $174.1 | $— | $— | $174.1 |
| December 31, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
| (In millions) | ||||
| Assets: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $131.5 | $— | $— | 131.5 |
| Short-term investments | 6.2 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Equity securities: | ||||
| Paysafe | 42.1 | — | — | 42.1 |
| Other | 14.1 | — | — | 14.1 |
| Total equity securities | 56.2 | — | — | 56.2 |
| Total assets | $193.9 | $— | $— | $193.9 |
We had no material assets or liabilities valued on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Additional information regarding the fair value of our investment portfolio is included in Note B -Investments.
Note D —Variable Interest Entities
The Company, in the normal course of business, engages in certain activities that involve variable interest entities ("VIEs"), which are legal entities in which a group of equity investors individually lack any of the characteristics of a controlling interest. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is generally the enterprise that has both the power to direct the activities most significant to the economic performance of the VIE and the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company evaluates its interest in certain entities to determine if these entities meet the definition of a VIE and whether the Company is the primary beneficiary and should consolidate the entity based on the variable interests it holds both at inception and when there is a change in circumstances that requires reconsideration. If the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE, it must account for the VIE as a consolidated subsidiary. If the Company is determined not to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE but holds a variable interest in the entity, such variable interests are accounted for under accounting standards as deemed appropriate. As of and for the periods ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we are not the primary beneficiary of any VIEs.
Unconsolidated VIEs
The table below summarizes select information related to variable interests held by the Company as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, of which we are not the primary beneficiary:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | Maximum Exposure | Total Assets | Maximum Exposure | |
| (In millions) | ||||
| Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | $266.1 | $266.1 | $244.4 | $244.4 |
| Other long term investments and non-current assets | 6.3 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we held variable interests in certain unconsolidated affiliates, which are primarily comprised of our ownership interests in BKFC, CSI and Minden Mill. Cannae does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of these unconsolidated affiliates; therefore, we are not the primary beneficiary.
The principal risk to which these investments and funds are exposed is the credit risk of the underlying investees. Cannae has guaranteed certain payment obligations of BKFC related to investment commitments associated with its acquisitions of interests in football clubs. These BKFC obligations total an estimated amount between $38.5 million and $70.0 million as of March 31, 2025. These obligations are potentially payable at various increments over the next three years and vary based on certain performance criteria. The underlying obligation of BKFC to fund these amounts is contingent on the exercise of certain investment options by BKFC or other parties. Cannae is required to fund such payments solely to the extent BKFC is unable to meet these obligations. We do not provide any other implicit or explicit liquidity guarantees or principal value guarantees to these VIEs.
The primary assets for our ownership of these VIEs are included in Investments in unconsolidated affiliates on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and accounted for under the equity method of accounting. See Note B -Investments for further discussion of our accounting for investments in unconsolidated affiliates.
Note E —Segment Information
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280). The guidance improves reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. In addition, the amendments in this ASU enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, and contain other disclosure requirements. This guidance is also to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. For public companies, the guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024.
We have adopted this ASU and as a result, we have disclosed those expenses for each reportable segment that are (1) regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"); (2) included in each reported measure of segment profit and loss; and (3) considered significant, including categories of expense and amounts. In addition, the segment table for the three months ended March 31, 2024 have been retrospectively revised to incorporate the additional information for reportable segments.
Cannae’s CODM consists of the Company’s Chairman and CEO as well as its President, as they both oversee all of the Company’s investments and are responsible for the key operating decisions of the Company. The CODM primarily uses net earnings or loss and EBITDA as the performance measure for each operating segment which helps the CODM in deciding how to allocate resources. The CODM uses the performance measure to evaluate profitability and income generated from the businesses in deciding how to allocate the Company's resources and decisions regarding the investee relationship. As net earnings or loss is the measure most consistent with U.S. GAAP, we include such measure in our segment tables that follow.
In the period ended March 31, 2025, we began accounting for our investment in D&B as a discontinued operation and no longer consider D&B a reportable segment. Segment information for the period ended March 31, 2024 has been recasted in the tables that follow to remove D&B as a reportable segment.
As of March 31, 2025, Cannae has identified three reportable segments: Restaurant Group, Alight, and BKFC. The tables below provide information about the Company's segments, as well as an aggregation of all other non-reportable operating segments within the Corporate and Other category. For Alight and BKFC, which are accounted for as unconsolidated affiliates, the amounts presented in the tables below represent our portion of equity in losses and our investment balance that reconcile to our consolidated statements of operations and balance sheets, respectively. Refer to Note B -Investmentsfor certain summarized gross amounts of the results of operations of these unconsolidated affiliates.
As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Restaurant Group · Alight · BKFC · Total Reportable Segments · Corporateand Other · Total Consolidated | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | |||||||||
| Restaurant revenues | $99.1 | $99.1 | $— | $99.1 | |||||
| Other revenues | — | — | 4.1 | 4.1 | |||||
| Total revenues | 99.1 | 99.1 | 4.1 | 103.2 | |||||
| Expenses | |||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 91.0 | 91.0 | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 2.4 | 2.4 | |||||||
| Other segment items (1) | 9.2 | 9.2 | |||||||
| Interest expense | 1.5 | 1.5 | |||||||
| Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates | — | (1.9) | (10.4) | (12.3) | |||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | $(5.0) | $(1.9) | $(10.4) | $(17.3) | $(21.4) | $(38.7) | |||
| Assets | $269.2 | $369.5 | $117.2 | $755.9 | $1,340.5 | $2,096.4 | |||
| Goodwill | 53.4 | 53.4 | — | 53.4 | |||||
As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
| Restaurant Group · Alight · BKFC · Total Reportable Segments · Corporateand Other · Total Consolidated | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | |||||||||
| Restaurant revenues | $106.5 | $106.5 | $— | $106.5 | |||||
| Other revenues | — | — | 4.2 | 4.2 | |||||
| Total revenues | 106.5 | 106.5 | 4.2 | 110.7 | |||||
| Expenses | |||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 94.2 | 94.2 | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 2.7 | 2.7 | |||||||
| Other segment items (1) | 12.4 | 12.4 | |||||||
| Interest expense | 1.3 | 1.3 | |||||||
| Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates | — | (11.3) | (7.4) | (18.7) | |||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | $(4.1) | $(11.3) | $(7.4) | $(22.8) | $(52.3) | $(75.1) | |||
| Assets | $284.1 | $488.3 | $121.8 | $894.2 | $1,715.6 | $2,609.8 | |||
| Goodwill | 53.4 | 53.4 | — | 53.4 | |||||
(1) "Other segment items" includes restaurant corporate personnel costs, advertising, professional fees and recognized gains and losses, net.
The activities in our segments include the following:
Restaurant Group. This segment consists primarily of the operations of O'Charley's and 99 Restaurants in which we have 65.4% and 88.5% ownership interests, respectively. O'Charley's and 99 Restaurants and their affiliates are the owners and operators of the O'Charley's and Ninety Nine Restaurants restaurant concepts, respectively.
Alight. This segment consists of our 7.6% ownership interest in Alight. Alight is a technology-enabled services company delivering human capital management solutions to many of the world’s largest and most complex organizations. This includes the implementation and administration of employee benefits (e.g., health, wealth and leaves benefits) solutions. Alight’s numerous solutions and services are utilized year-round by employees and their family members in support of their overall health, wealth and wellbeing goals. Participants can access their solutions digitally, including through a mobile application on Alight Worklife®, their intuitive, cloud-based employee engagement platform. Through Alight Worklife, Alight believes it is defining the future of employee benefits by providing an enterprise level, integrated offering designed to drive better outcomes for organizations and individuals. Our chief operating decision maker reviews the financial results of Alight for purposes of assessing performance and allocating resources. Thus, we consider Alight an operating segment. We account for Alight using the equity method of accounting, and therefore, its results do not consolidate into ours.
Black Knight Football. This segment consists of our 44.3% ownership interest in BKFC. BKFC is a partnership led by Bill Foley that owns and operates AFC Bournemouth ("AFCB"), an English Premier League ("EPL" or the "Premier League") football club founded in 1899, and a significant minority interest in FC Lorient ("FCL"), a French Ligue 1 football club founded in 1926. On February 28, 2024, BKFC entered into a strategic partnership with, and acquired a minority ownership interest in, The Hibernian Football Club Limited, a Scottish Premiership football club founded in 1875. BKFC aims to grow into a leading, multi-club operator of football assets across the world. Our chief operating decision maker reviews the financial results of Black Knight Football for purposes of assessing performance and allocating resources. Thus, we consider BKFC an operating segment. We account for our ownership of BKFC using the equity method of accounting; therefore, its results of operations do not consolidate into ours. We report our equity in earnings or loss of BKFC on a three-month lag. Accordingly, the segment tables above for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 include our equity in losses of BKFC and complete results of Black Knight Football for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Corporate and Other. This nonreportable segment consists of our share in the operations of certain controlled portfolio companies and other equity interests, activity of the corporate holding company and certain intercompany eliminations and taxes.
Note F —Revenue Recognition
Disaggregation of Revenue
Our revenue consists of:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2024 | |||
| Revenue Stream · Segment · Total Revenue | |||
| Restaurant revenue: · (In millions) | |||
| Restaurant sales | Restaurant Group | $99.1 | $106.5 |
| Total restaurant revenue | 99.1 | 106.5 | |
| Other operating revenue: | |||
| Real estate and resort | Corporate and other | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Other | Corporate and other | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Total other operating revenue | 4.1 | 4.2 | |
| Total operating revenues | $103.2 | $110.7 | |
Restaurant revenue consists of restaurant sales and, to a lesser extent, franchise revenue and other revenue. Restaurant sales include food and beverage sales are net of applicable state and local sales taxes and discounts, and are recognized at a point in time as services are performed and goods are provided.
Other operating revenue consists of income generated by our resort operations, which includes sales of real estate, lodging rentals, food and beverage sales, and other income from various resort services offered. Revenue is recognized at a point in time upon closing of the sale of real estate or once goods and services have been provided and billed to the customer.
All of our revenues are generated in the United States.
Contract Balances
The following table provides information about trade receivables and deferred revenue:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | ||
| Trade receivables, net | $5.3 | $8.1 |
| Deferred revenue (contract liabilities) | 14.3 | 16.2 |
Trade receivables, net are included in Other current assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Deferred revenue is recorded primarily for restaurant gift card sales. The unrecognized portion of such revenue is recorded as Deferred revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Revenues of $1.3 million and $1.5 million was recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, that was included in Deferred revenue at the beginning of the period.
There was no impairment related to contract balances.
Note G —Notes Payable
Notes payable, net consists of the following:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | ||
| 2020 Margin Facility | $101.0 | $101.0 |
| FNF Revolver | 47.5 | 59.7 |
| Other | 22.1 | 20.3 |
| Notes payable, total | $170.6 | $181.0 |
| Less: Notes payable, current | 102.0 | 61.0 |
| Notes payable, long term | $68.6 | $120.0 |
2020 Margin Facility
On November 30, 2020, Cannae Funding C, LLC ("Borrower 1"), an indirect wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary of the Company, and Cannae Funding D, LLC ("Borrower 2"), an indirect wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Margin Loan Agreement (as amended from time to time, the "2020 Margin Facility") with the lenders from time to time party thereto and Royal Bank of Canada. On June 16, 2023, the 2020 Margin Facility was amended to, among other things, lower the immediate capacity from $250 million to $150 million. On August 17, 2023, the 2020 Margin Facility was amended to, among other things, (i) extend the maturity of the agreement to August 17, 2026, (ii) add 40 million shares of common stock of Alight to the pool of collateral, (iii) change the spread from 358 to 375 basis points and (iv) add Cannae Funding A, LLC ("Borrower 3" and together with Borrower 1 and Borrower 2, the "Borrowers"), an indirect wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary of the Company. On March 4, 2024, the 2020 Margin Facility was amended primarily to (i) assign the facility from Royal Bank of Canada to Bank of America, (ii) extend the maturity date to March 4, 2027 and (iii) change the spread from 375 to 310 basis points.
Under the 2020 Margin Facility, as amended, the Borrowers may borrow up to $150.0 million in revolving loans and, subject to certain terms and conditions, may enter into an amendment to the 2020 Margin Facility to borrow up to $500.0 million in revolving loans (including the initial revolving loans) from the same initial lender and/or additional lenders on substantially identical terms and conditions as the initial revolving loans. The 2020 Margin Facility matures on March 4, 2027. Outstanding amounts under the 2020 Margin Facility, if any, bear interest quarterly at a rate per annum equal to a three-month adjusted SOFR plus an applicable margin. The 2020 Margin Facility requires the Borrowers to maintain a certain loan-to-value ratio (based on the value of D&B and Alight shares). In the event the Borrowers fail to maintain such loan-to-value ratio, the Borrowers must post additional cash collateral under the Loan Agreement and/or elect to repay a portion of the revolving loans thereunder, or sell the D&B and/or Alight shares and use the proceeds from such sale to prepay a portion of the revolving loans thereunder.
We expect to be required to repay the entire balance under the 2020 Margin Facility upon closing of the D&B Sale. The D&B Sale is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025. Accordingly, we have classified the balance under the 2020 Margin Facility as a current liability on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2025.
As of March 31, 2025, there was an outstanding balance of $101.0 million under the 2020 Margin Facility which incurred interest at 7.68%, $49.0 million of unused capacity with an option to increase the capacity to $500.0 million upon amendment, and 35 million shares of D&B and 40 million shares of Alight were pledged as collateral for borrowings.
FNF Revolver
On November 17, 2017, Fidelity National Financial, Inc. ("FNF") issued to Cannae a revolver note in aggregate principal amount of up to $100.0 million. On May 12, 2022, FNF and Cannae amended and restated the revolver note to, among other things, limit the use of proceeds for borrowings thereunder to the repurchase of our own shares of common stock from FNF (as amended and restated, the "FNF Revolver"). Pursuant to the FNF Revolver, FNF may make one or more loans to us with up to $100.0 million outstanding at any time. The FNF Revolver accrues interest at one-month adjusted SOFR plus 450 basis points and matures on November 17, 2025. The maturity date is automatically extended for additional five-year terms unless notice of non-renewal is otherwise provided by either FNF or Cannae, in their sole discretion.
On June 28, 2022, we completed the repurchase of all of our common stock previously held by FNF; accordingly, there is no incremental borrowing capacity available under the FNF Revolver. On January 29, 2024, the FNF Revolver was amended to (i) reduce the borrowing capacity to $60.0 million and (ii) change the interest rate to a fixed rate of 7.0% per annum. The Company also repaid $25.0 million of outstanding principal under the FNF Revolver.
On March 20, 2025, the FNF Revolver was amended to (i) reduce the borrowing capacity to $47.5 million, (ii) change the interest rate to a fixed rate of 5.0% per annum, and (3) extend the maturity date to November 17, 2030 with the maturity date automatically extended for additional one-year terms unless notice of non-renewal is otherwise provided by either FNF or Cannae, in their sole discretion. In the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company also sold real estate to FNF in exchange for a $12.2 million reduction of outstanding principal under the FNF Revolver.
As of March 31, 2025, there was a $47.5 million outstanding principal amount which incurred interest at 5.0% and there isno available borrowing capacity under the FNF Revolver.
Gross principal maturities of notes payable at March 31, 2025 are as follows (in millions):
| 2025 (remaining) | $102.3 |
| 2026 | 15.2 |
| 2027 | 0.2 |
| 2028 | 2.0 |
| 2029 | 0.1 |
| Thereafter | 51.0 |
| Total | $170.8 |
At March 31, 2025, the carrying value of our outstanding notes payable approximates fair value and are considered Level 2 financial liabilities.
Note H —Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Contingencies
In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in various pending and threatened litigation and regulatory matters related to our operations, some of which include claims for punitive or exemplary damages. Our ordinary course litigation includes purported class action lawsuits, which make allegations related to various aspects of our business. From time to time, we also receive requests for information from various state and federal regulatory authorities, some of which take the form of civil investigative demands or subpoenas. Some of these regulatory inquiries may result in the assessment of fines for violations of regulations or settlements with such authorities requiring a variety of remedies. We believe that no actions, other than those discussed below, if any, depart from customary litigation or regulatory inquiries incidental to our business.
Our Restaurant Group companies are a defendant from time to time in various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, including claims relating to injury or wrongful death under "dram shop" laws that allow a person to sue us based on any injury caused by an intoxicated person who was wrongfully served alcoholic beverages atone of the restaurants; individual and purported class or collective action claims alleging violation of federal and state employment, franchise and other laws; and claims from guests or employees alleging illness, injury or other food quality, health or operational concerns. Our Restaurant Group companies are also subject to compliance with extensive government laws and regulations related to employment practices and policies and the manufacture, preparation, and sale of food and alcohol. We may also become subject to lawsuits and other proceedings, as well as card network fines and penalties arising out of the actual or alleged theft of our customers' credit or debit card information.
We review lawsuits and other legal and regulatory matters (collectively "legal proceedings") on an ongoing basis when making accrual and disclosure decisions. When assessing reasonably possible and probable outcomes, management bases its decision on its assessment of the ultimate outcome assuming all appeals have been exhausted. For legal proceedings in which it has been determined that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, a liability based on known facts that represents our best estimate is recorded. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our accrual for settlements of legal proceedings was not considered material. Actual losses may materially differ from the amounts recorded and the ultimate outcome of our pending legal proceedings is generally not yet determinable. While some of these matters could be material to our operating results or cash flows for any particular period in the event of an unfavorable outcome, at present, we do not believe that the ultimate resolution of currently pending legal proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Unconditional Purchase Obligations
We have certain unconditional purchase obligations, primarily in our Restaurant Group segment. These purchase obligations are with various vendors and are primarily related to food and beverage obligations with fixed commitments in regard to the time period of the contract and the quantities purchased with annual price adjustments that can fluctuate. We used both historical and projected volume and pricing as of March 31, 2025 to determine the amount of the obligations. Purchase obligations as of March 31, 2025 are as follows (in millions):
| 2025 (remaining) | $34.0 |
| 2026 | 7.3 |
| 2027 | 4.1 |
| 2028 | 2.1 |
| 2029 | — |
| Thereafter | — |
| Total purchase commitments | $47.5 |
Note I —Supplemental Cash Flow Information
The following supplemental cash flow information is provided with respect to certain cash payments, as well as certain non-cash investing and financing activities.
| Three months ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (In millions) | ||
| Cash paid during the period: | ||
| Interest | $3.2 | $2.2 |
| Income taxes | — | 0.5 |
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||
| Equity in Fulfillment received as consideration in the WD Transaction | 6.8 | — |
| Exchange of real estate as repayment of debt | (12.2) | — |
| Investment in JANA paid through reissuance of common stock from treasury | — | 44.0 |
| Difference between the historical cost of treasury stock and fair value upon reissuance for investment in JANA | — | (6.8) |
Note J —Discontinued Operations
Dun & Bradstreet
On March 24, 2025, Dun & Bradstreet announced the D&B Sale. As a result of the pending transaction, it was determined that Dun & Bradstreet should be presented as a discontinued operation in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025. We continue to exert significant influence over D&B; therefore, we continue to account for this investment under the equity method of accounting. As a result of the reclassification of our investment in Dun & Bradstreet as held for sale and a discontinued operation, we marked our investment in D&B to the fair market value implied by the stock price as of March 31, 2025 and recorded an impairment of $68.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, which is included in Net losses from discontinued operations, net of tax on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
A reconciliation of the operations of D&B to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations is presented below:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (In millions) | ||
| Other income (expense): | ||
| Recognized losses | $(71.7) | $(13.5) |
| Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates | (4.6) | (6.3) |
| Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes | (76.3) | (19.8) |
| Income tax benefit | — | (3.1) |
| Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | $(76.3) | $(16.7) |
Assets of discontinued operations held for sale on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets represents our investment in Dun & Bradstreet accounted for underthe equity method of accounting and is summarized below:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | ||
| Dun & Bradstreet | $617.3 | $691.9 |
We expect the D&B Sale to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to Dun & Bradstreet shareholder approval, regulatory clearances and other customary closing conditions. Accordingly, we have classified our investment in D&B within current assets of discontinued operations held for sale in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2025.
Summarized statement of operations information for D&B for the relevant dates and time periods included in Net losses from discontinued operations, net of tax in our Statements of Operations is presented below:
| Three months ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (In millions) | ||
| Total revenues | $579.8 | $564.5 |
| Operating income | 35.3 | 16.6 |
| Loss before income taxes | (14.8) | (67.0) |
| Net loss | (14.8) | (21.9) |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Net loss attributable to Dun & Bradstreet | (15.8) | (23.2) |
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 we received quarterly dividends from D&B in the amount of $3.5 million and $4.0 million, respectively, which are included in Distributions from investments in unconsolidated affiliates on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
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