Share-Based and Other Deferred Compensation | Share-Based and Other Deferred Compensation LP Units Class I-P Units – In November 2016, the Company awarded 400 Class I-P Units in conjunction with the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer (then Executive Chairman). These Class I-P Units converted into 400 Class I LP Units (which are exchangeable on a one -for-one basis to Class A Shares) upon the achievement of certain market and service conditions on March 1, 2022. Compensation expense related to this award was $753 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 . 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 to an employee of the Company. 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 relating to the employee's business and continued service through February 4, 2023 for the first tranche, which consists 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. • In December 2021, the Company awarded 400 Class K-P Units to certain employees of the Company. 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. • In December 2022, the Company awarded 200 Class K-P Units to an employee of the Company. These Class K-P Units are segregated into four tranches of 50 Class K-P Units each. The first three tranches 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 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 relating to the employee's business 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 in the aggregate may convert into a maximum of 1,293 Class K LP Units, contingent upon the achievement of certain market conditions, defined benchmark results and continued service, as described above. The Company determined the grant date fair value of these awards probable to vest as of March 31, 2023 to be $99,519, related to 896 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 $6,407 and $5,468 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Class L Interests – In April 2021 and January 2022, 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, which was paid in the first quarter of 2022 and 2023, respectively. Distributions pursuant to these interests were 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 2021 and 2022, respectively. Following the distribution, these Class L Interests were cancelled pursuant to their terms. In January 2023, the Company's Board of Directors approved the issuance of Class L Interests to certain of the named executive officers of the Company, pursuant to which the named executive officers may receive a discretionary distribution of profits from Evercore LP, to be paid in the first quarter of 2024. Distributions pursuant to these interests are anticipated to be 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 2023. The Company records expense related to these 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 an additional 6,500 shares 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 5,196 as of March 31, 2023. 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, 2023, pursuant to the Second Amended 2016 Plan, the Company granted employees 2,393 RSUs that are Service-based Awards. Service-based Awards granted during the three months ended March 31, 2023 had grant date fair values of $129.08 to $136.02 per share, with an average value of $136.02 per share, for an aggregate fair value of $325,447, and generally vest ratably over four years. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 2,061 Service-based Awards vested and 34 Service-based Awards were forfeited. Compensation expense related to Service-based Awards was $66,488 and $60,247 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, 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 $162,748 of deferred cash awards pursuant to the deferred cash compensation program during the first quarter of 2023. Compensation expense related to the Company's deferred cash compensation program was $39,762 and $30,537 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of March 31, 2023, the Company expects to pay an aggregate of $352,179 related to the Company's deferred cash compensation program at various dates through 2027 and total compensation expense not yet recognized related to these awards was $278,795. The weighted-average period over which this compensation cost is expected to be recognized is 29 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. In 2017, the Company granted deferred cash awards of $29,500 to certain employees. These awards vested in five equal installments over the period ending June 30, 2022, subject to continued employment. The Company recognized expense for these awards ratably over the vesting period. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company granted $19,861 of deferred cash awards to certain employees. These awards vest ratably over one 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 $4,328 and $4,820 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Long-term Incentive Plan The Company's Long-term Incentive Plan provides 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). Amounts due pursuant to the 2021 Long-term Incentive Plan of $100,855 are included within Other Long-Term Liabilities on the Company's Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2023 and are due 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 $12,640 and $15,285 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of March 31, 2023, 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 $149,280. 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 As of March 31, 2023, the total compensation cost not yet recognized related to these awards was $34,274. 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, 2023 and 2022: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Beginning Balance $ 4,997 $ 675 Termination Costs Incurred 1,474 219 Cash Benefits Paid (5,332) (564) Non-Cash Charges — (115) Ending Balance $ 1,139 $ 215 In addition to the above Termination Costs incurred, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company also incurred expenses related to the acceleration of the amortization of share-based payments previously granted to affected employees of $564 and $414, respectively, (related to 6 and 7 RSUs, respectively) recorded in Employee Compensation and Benefits, within the Investment Banking & Equities segment, on the Company's Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. |