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Share-Based and Other Deferred Compensation | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Share-Based and Other Deferred Compensation | Share-Based and Other Deferred Compensation LP Units Class K-P Units – The Company has awarded the following Class K-P Units: •In June 2019, the Company awarded 220 Class K-P Units. These Class K-P Units convert into a number of Class K LP Units (which are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis to Class A Shares) contingent and based upon the achievement of certain defined benchmark results and continued service through February 4, 2023 for the first tranche, which consisted of 120 Class K-P Units, and February 4, 2028 for the second tranche, which consists of 100 Class K-P Units. In February 2023, the first tranche of 120 Class K-P Units converted into 193 Class K LP Units upon the achievement of certain performance and service conditions. The second tranche of these Class K-P Units may convert into a maximum of 173 Class K LP Units, contingent upon the achievement of defined benchmark results and continued service as described above. •In December 2021, the Company awarded 400 Class K-P Units. These Class K-P Units convert into a number of Class K LP Units (which are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis to Class A Shares) contingent and based upon the achievement of certain market conditions, defined benchmark results and continued service through December 31, 2025. As this award contains market, performance and service conditions, the expense for this award will be recognized over the service period of the award and will reflect the fair value of the underlying units as determined at the award's grant date, taking into account the probable outcome of the market condition being achieved, as well as the probable outcome of the performance condition. These Class K-P Units may convert into a maximum of 800 Class K LP Units, contingent upon the achievement of certain market conditions, defined benchmark results and continued service, as described above. •In December 2022, the Company awarded 200 Class K-P Units. These Class K-P Units are segregated into four tranches of 50 Class K-P Units each. The first three tranches each convert into 50 Class K LP Units (which are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis to Class A Shares) contingent and based upon the achievement of certain market conditions and continued service through February 28, 2025, 2026 and 2027, respectively, while the final tranche converts into a number of Class K LP Units (which are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis to Class A Shares) contingent and based upon the achievement of certain market conditions, defined benchmark results and continued service through February 28, 2028. As this award contains market, performance and service conditions, the expense for this award will be recognized over the service period of the award and will reflect the fair value of the underlying units as determined at the award's grant date, taking into account the probable outcome of the market condition being achieved, as well as the probable outcome of the performance condition. These Class K-P Units may convert into a maximum of 320 Class K LP Units, contingent upon the achievement of certain market conditions, defined benchmark results and continued service as described above. •In June 2023, the Company awarded 60 Class K-P Units. These Class K-P Units convert into a number of Class K LP Units (which are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis to Class A Shares) contingent and based upon the achievement of certain market conditions, defined benchmark results and continued service through June 30, 2027. As this award contains market, performance and service conditions, the expense for this award will be recognized over the service period of the award and will reflect the fair value of the underlying units as determined at the award's grant date, taking into account the probable outcome of the market condition being achieved, as well as the probable outcome of the performance condition. These Class K-P Units may convert into 60 Class K LP Units contingent upon the achievement of certain market conditions and continued service, while additional units may be received upon conversion based on the level of defined benchmark results achieved. The Company determined the grant date fair value of these awards probable to vest as of March 31, 2024 to be $103,664, related to 890 Class K LP Units which were probable of achievement, and recognizes expense for these units over the respective service periods. Aggregate compensation expense related to the Class K-P Units was $6,279 and $6,407 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In April 2024, the Company's Board of Directors approved the issuance of approximately 325 Class K-P Units. These Class K-P Units convert into a number of Class K LP Units (which are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis to Class A Shares) contingent and based upon the achievement of certain market conditions, defined benchmark results and continued service through April 1, 2029. Class L Interests In January 2022, 2023 and 2024, the Company's Board of Directors approved the issuance of Class L Interests in Evercore LP ("Class L Interests") to certain of the named executive officers of the Company, pursuant to which the named executive officers received a discretionary distribution of profits from Evercore LP, paid in the first quarters of 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively. Distributions pursuant to these interests are made in lieu of any cash incentive compensation payments which may otherwise have been made to the named executive officers of the Company in respect of their service for 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. Following the distributions, the Class L Interests are cancelled pursuant to their terms. The Company records expense related to these Class L interests as part of its accrual for incentive compensation within Employee Compensation and Benefits on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Stock Incentive Plan During 2022, the Company's stockholders approved the Second Amended and Restated 2016 Evercore Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the "Second Amended 2016 Plan"), which amended the Amended and Restated 2016 Evercore Inc. Stock Incentive Plan. The Second Amended 2016 Plan, among other things, authorizes the grant of an additional 6,500 of the Company's Class A Shares. The Second Amended 2016 Plan permits the Company to grant to certain employees, directors and consultants incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, RSUs and other awards based on the Company's Class A Shares. The Company intends to use newly-issued Class A Shares to satisfy any awards under the Second Amended 2016 Plan and its predecessor plan. Class A Shares underlying any award granted under the Second Amended 2016 Plan that expire, terminate or are canceled or satisfied for any reason without being settled in stock again become available for awards under the plan. The total shares available to be granted in the future under the Second Amended 2016 Plan was 3,543 as of March 31, 2024. The Company also grants, at its discretion, dividend equivalents, in the form of unvested RSU awards, or deferred cash dividends, concurrently with the payment of dividends to the holders of Class A Shares, on all unvested RSU grants. The dividend equivalents have the same vesting and delivery terms as the underlying RSU award. The Company estimates forfeitures in the aggregate compensation cost to be amortized over the requisite service period of its awards. The Company periodically monitors its estimated forfeiture rate and adjusts its assumptions to the actual occurrence of forfeited awards. A change in estimated forfeitures is recognized through a cumulative adjustment in the period of the change. Equity Grants During the three months ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Second Amended 2016 Plan, the Company granted employees 1,646 RSUs that are Service-based Awards. Service-based Awards granted during the three months ended March 31, 2024 had grant date fair values of $148.49 to $187.12 per share, with an average value of $182.53 per share, for an aggregate fair value of $300,520, and generally vest ratably over four years. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, 2,068 Service-based Awards vested and 5 Service-based Awards were forfeited. Compensation expense related to Service-based Awards was $72,178 and $66,488 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Deferred Cash Deferred Cash Compensation Program – The Company's deferred cash compensation program provides participants the ability to elect to receive a portion of their deferred compensation in cash, which is indexed to notional investment portfolios selected by the participant and generally vests ratably over four years and requires payment upon vesting. The Company granted $143,220 of deferred cash awards pursuant to the deferred cash compensation program during the three months ended March 31, 2024. Compensation expense related to the Company's deferred cash compensation program was $43,994 and $39,762 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, the Company expects to pay an aggregate of $375,382 related to the Company's deferred cash compensation program at various dates through 2028 and total compensation expense not yet recognized related to these awards was $292,975. The weighted-average period over which this compensation cost is expected to be recognized is 36 months. Amounts due pursuant to this program are expensed over the service period of the award and are reflected in Accrued Compensation and Benefits on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition. Other Deferred Cash Awards – In November 2016, the Company granted a restricted cash award in conjunction with the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer (then Executive Chairman) with a payment amount of $35,000, of which $11,000 vested on March 1, 2019 and $6,000 vested on each of March 1, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, upon the achievement of service conditions. During the first quarter of 2024 and 2022, the Company granted $6,662 and $19,861, respectively, of deferred cash awards to certain employees. These awards vest ratably over one to two years. In addition, the Company periodically grants other deferred cash awards to certain employees. The Company recognizes expense for these awards ratably over the vesting period. Compensation expense related to other deferred cash awards was $4,026 and $4,328 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Long-term Incentive Plan The Company's Long-term Incentive Plans provide for incentive compensation awards to Advisory Senior Managing Directors, excluding executive officers of the Company, who exceed defined benchmark results over four-year performance periods beginning January 1, 2017 (the "2017 Long-term Incentive Plan", which ended on December 31, 2020) and January 1, 2021 (the "2021 Long-term Incentive Plan", which was approved by the Company's Board of Directors in April 2021 and modified in July 2021). The vesting period for the 2017 Long-term Incentive Plan ended on March 15, 2023 and in conjunction with this plan, the Company distributed cash payments of $48,331 in the three months ended March 31, 2023, $3,940 in the three months ended March 31, 2022 and $92,938 in the year ended December 31, 2021 (including the first cash distribution made in March 2021 of $48,461, and an additional cash distribution made in December 2021 of $44,477, related to the acceleration of certain amounts due in the first quarter of 2022). As of March 31, 2024, the Company has accrued $139,608 pursuant to the 2021 Long-term Incentive Plan, including $46,504 within Accrued Compensation and Benefits and $93,104 within Other Long-term Liabilities, on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition. Amounts due are to be paid in cash or Class A Shares, at the Company's discretion, in the first quarter of 2025, 2026 and 2027, subject to employment at the time of payment. The Company periodically assesses the probability of the benchmarks being achieved and expenses the probable payout over the requisite service period of the award. The Company recorded compensation expense related to the 2017 Long-term Incentive Plan and 2021 Long-term Incentive Plan of $10,954 and $12,640 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, the total remaining expense to be recognized for the 2021 Long-term Incentive Plan over the future vesting period ending March 15, 2027, based on the current anticipated probable payout for the plan, is $87,236. Employee Loans Receivable Periodically, the Company provides new and existing employees with cash payments in the form of loans and/or other cash awards which are subject to ratable vesting terms with service requirements ranging from one to five years and in certain circumstances, subject to the achievement of performance requirements. Generally, these awards, based on the terms, include a requirement of either full or partial repayment by the employee if the service or other requirements of the agreements with the Company are not achieved. In circumstances where the employee meets the Company's minimum credit standards, the Company amortizes these awards to compensation expense over the relevant service period, which is generally the period they are subject to forfeiture. Compensation expense related to these awards was $6,615 and $4,646 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, the total compensation cost not yet recognized related to these awards was $48,823. Separation and Transition Benefits The following table presents the change in the Company's liability related to separation benefits, stay arrangements and accelerated deferred cash compensation (together, the "Termination Costs") for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023
Beginning Balance | $ | 2,824 |  |  | $ | 4,997 |
Termination Costs Incurred | 1,780 |  |  | 1,474 |
Cash Benefits Paid | (3,375) |  |  | (5,332) |
Non-Cash Charges | (63) |  |  | — |
Ending Balance | $ | 1,166 |  |  | $ | 1,139 |
In addition to the above Termination Costs incurred, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company also incurred expenses related to the acceleration of the amortization of share-based payments previously granted to affected employees of $1,835 and $564, respectively (related to 19 and 6 RSUs, respectively) recorded in Employee Compensation and Benefits, within the Investment Banking & Equities segment, on the Company's Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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