Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION AND PROFITS INTERESTS

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION AND PROFITS INTERESTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Share-Based Compensation And Profits Interest [Abstract]  
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION AND PROFITS INTERESTS SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION AND PROFITS INTERESTS
Restricted Stock and RSUs
On July 6, 2021, the Company adopted the 2021 Incentive Award Plan, which became effective on July 20, 2021, under which 6,600,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock were initially reserved for issuance. Pursuant to the terms of the 2021 Incentive Award Plan, the number of shares available for issuance under the 2021 Incentive Award Plan increases automatically on the first day of each calendar commencing on January 1, 2022 and ending on and including January 1, 2031, equal to the lesser of (a) 2% of the number of outstanding shares of Class A common stock (calculated on an “as-converted” basis taking into account any and all securities (membership interests in the Operating Company) convertible into, or exercisable, exchangeable, or redeemable for, Class A common stock) on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (b) an amount determined by our board of directors. On January 1, 2022, the number of shares available under the 2021 Incentive Award Plan increased to 8,836,972. As of December 31, 2022, 4,486,327 shares remained available for future grants. Restricted Stock and RSUs are subject to graded vesting with approximately one-third of such grants vesting on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date. At vesting of the RSUs, the Company Issues shares of Class A common stock.
The fair value of the Restricted Stock and RSUs is based upon our stock price at grant date and is expensed over the vesting period. We classify both Restricted Stock and RSUs as equity instruments. Share-based compensation expense is included in employee compensation and benefits in the consolidated and combined statement of operations, with the corresponding increase included in additional paid-in capital or non-controlling interests on the consolidated balance sheets. If the recipient ceases to be employed by the Company prior to vesting of the Restricted Stock or RSUs, the awards are forfeited. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company reversed approximately $0.4 million of share-based compensation related to Restricted Stock and RSU forfeitures.
Restricted Stock is Class A common stock with certain restrictions that relate to trading and carry the possibility of forfeiture. Holders of Restricted Stock have full voting rights and receive dividend equivalents during the vesting period. RSUs represent rights to one share of common stock for each unit. Holders of RSUs receive dividends during the vesting period but do not have voting rights.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, 50,137 RSUs were issued at a weighted-average fair value per share of $24.16.
The following summarizes Restricted Stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2022:
Restricted
Stock
Weighted-Average
 Fair Value per Share
Balance as of December 31, 2021 2,417,662  $ 15.82 
Issued 3,004,139  24.66 
Vested (299,152) 24.15 
Forfeited (108,853) 19.60 
Balance as of December 31, 2022 5,013,796  $ 20.54 
The total value at grant date of Restricted Stock and RSUs granted during the year ended December 31, 2022, was $74.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, the aggregate unrecognized compensation cost for all unvested Restricted Stock and RSU awards was $61.6 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.
Profits Interests
The Operating Company issued profits interests in the Operating Company and certain Fund Managers in 2019, 2020, and 2021 to certain members of management to participate in the growth of the Operating Company and the respective Fund Managers. A holding company was formed for each of the Fund Managers to hold these profits interests. The holding company’s ownership equates from 5% to 40% of the related Fund Managers above a certain income and valuation threshold. The Operating Company issued two types of profits interests: (i) award shares and (ii) anti-dilutive shares. The fair value of these awards was determined using a Monte Carlo Valuation model. Each of the awards has an earnings threshold for distributions and equity appreciation. The grant date fair value of the profits interests awards are expensed over the vesting period. The award shares are subject to graded vesting with approximately one-third of such grants vesting on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date. The Operating Company also issued anti-dilutive awards to active partners. Since the anti-dilutive awards were fully vested, the Company recorded 100% of the fair value as share-based compensation in the year the anti-dilutive shares were granted.
In August 2022, the Company issued profits interests in certain Fund Managers to certain members of management to participate in the growth of the respective Fund Managers (the “2022 profits interests”). Each of the 2022 profits interests awards have an earnings threshold for distributions. The 2022 profits interests are also subject to continued employment and graded vesting with approximately one-third of such grants vesting on the first, second and third anniversary of the vesting commencement date. The grant date fair value was determined to be $8.0 million using a Monte Carlo Valuation model, which will be expensed over the respective vesting periods.
If the recipient of a profits interests award ceases to be employed by the Company after the awards vest, the Company has the option to repurchase such profits interests at fair value. If the recipient ceases to be employed by the Company prior to vesting, the recipient’s awards are forfeited.
At December 31, 2022, the aggregate unrecognized compensation cost for all unvested profits interests awards was $8.4 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years.
The following table summarizes our share-based compensation expense associated with our profits interests awards, Restricted Stock, and RSUs, which is recorded in employee compensation and benefits on the consolidated and combined statements of operations and comprehensive income (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2022 2021
Antidulutive profits interests awards $ —  $ 13,609 
Profits interests award shares 9,208  3,785 
Restricted Stock and RSUs 22,936  4,114 
Total share-based compensation $ 32,144  $ 21,508 
As of December 31, 2022, unrecognized share-based compensation on Restricted Stock, RSUs and profits interests awards is expected to be recognized as follows (in thousands):
As of December 31, 2022
Total Restricted Stock
and RSUs
Profits interests
awards
2023 28,824  23,090  5,734 
2024 23,621  21,428  2,193 
2025 12,522  12,085  437 
2026 4,983  4,967  16 
2027 55  55  — 
Total $ 70,005  $ 61,625  $ 8,380