Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SHAREHOLDERS??? EQUITY

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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract]  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Initial Public Offering
On closing of the IPO, owners of the Contributed Bridge GPs contributed their interests in the respective Contributed Bridge GPs in exchange for LLC Interests in the Operating Company. Prior to the IPO, the Operating Company did not have any direct interest in the Contributed Bridge GPs. Subsequent to the Transactions, the Operating Company consolidates the Contributed Bridge GPs. These consolidated and combined financial statements include 100% of the results of operations and performance of the Contributed Bridge GPs for the periods presented, including prior to the IPO, on the basis of common control prior to the Transactions. The net income that is not attributable to the Operating Company is reflected in net income attributable to non-controlling interests in the subsidiaries on the consolidated and combined statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Prior to the Transactions, the Contributed Bridge GPs had three classes of shares: (i) Class A; (ii) Class C; and (iii) Class D. Class A represented the voting interest and Classes C and D represented allocations of carried interest to employees of the Operating Company, which are included in performance allocations compensation. As part of the Transactions, all of the Class C shares of the Contributed Bridge GPs were exchanged for interests in the Operating Company. Generally, if at the termination of a fund (and at interim points in the life of a fund), the fund has not achieved investment returns that exceed the preferred return threshold or (in all cases) the applicable Bridge GP receives net profits over the life of the fund in excess of its allocable share under the applicable partnership agreement, the Bridge GP will be obligated to repay an amount equal to the excess of amounts previously distributed to the Bridge GP over the amounts to which the Bridge GP was ultimately entitled (generally net of income tax liabilities associated with related allocations of taxable income).
All of the distributable earnings of the Operating Company prior to the IPO were payable to the Original Equity Owners. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there was $0.5 million and $1.4 million of declared distributions that had not yet been distributed to Original Equity Owners.
Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Non-Controlling Interests
Collapse of 2019 Profits Interests Awards
On January 1, 2022, the Company’s 2019 profits interests awards were collapsed into 790,424 shares of our Class A common stock and 13,255,888 Class A Units. The profits interests were collapsed based on their fair values and the relative value of the Company, based on Distributable Earnings attributable to the Operating Company, Distributable Earnings of the applicable subsidiary where such profits interests were held, and the market price of the Company’s Class A common stock as of the date of the collapse. This resulted in a decrease in net income attributable to non-controlling interests for periods subsequent to January 1, 2022; however, there was a corresponding increase in the number of outstanding Class A Units and shares of our Class A common stock. The collapse of the 2019 profits interests awards was partially accounted for as a modification and partially accounted for as cancellations. For the 2019 profits interests awards that were cancelled, the Company accelerated the recognition of the unamortized share-based compensation expense amounting to $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Issuance of Class A Units for Acquisition
In January 2022, the Company acquired a 60% interest in GBC’s asset and property management business in the GBC Acquisition for consideration of $30 million, with 50% paid in cash and 50% with 694,412 Class A Units of the Operating Company valued at $14.9 million, which was based on an average of the Company’s closing stock price prior to the closing of the GBC Acquisition.
Redemptions of Non-controlling Interest in Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc.
Certain current and former employees of the Company directly or indirectly own interests in the Operating Company, presented as non-controlling interests in the Operating Company. Holders of non-controlling interests in the Operating Company have the right to require the Operating Company to redeem part or all of such member’s Class A Units for cash based on the market value of an equivalent number of shares of our Class A common stock at the time of redemption, or at the Company’s election as managing member of the Operating Company, through issuance of shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. At the end of each period, non-controlling interests in the Operating Company is adjusted to reflect their ownership percentage in the Operating Company at the end of the period by such non-controlling interests, through a reallocation between controlling and non-controlling interests in the Operating Company.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, 1,387,162 Class A Units were redeemed, in exchange for the issuance of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis.
Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc.
The Company has two classes of common stock outstanding, Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Our Class A common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. As of December 31, 2022, the Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.01 per share, 237,837,544 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.01 per share, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with a par value of $0.01 per share. Each share of our Class A common stock is entitled to one vote and each share of our Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes. Refer to Note 1, “Organization” for additional information about the Company’s common stock.
As of December 31, 2022, 29,488,521 shares of our Class A common stock (including Restricted Stock) were outstanding, 85,301,127 shares of our Class B common stock were outstanding, and no shares of preferred stock were outstanding.
The following table presents a reconciliation of Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. common stock for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc.
Class A
Common
Stock		 Class A
Restricted
Common
Stock 		Class B
Common
Stock
Balance as of December 31, 2020 —  —  — 
Effect of Transactions and IPO 2,575,859  284,790  97,463,981 
Class A common stock issued - sold in IPO 20,166,278  —  (10,791,278)
Class A restricted common stock issued —  2,161,072  — 
Class A restricted common stock forfeited —  (28,200) (398)
Balance as of December 31, 2021 22,742,137  2,417,662  86,672,305 
Class A common stock issued - 2019 Profits Interests conversion 56,134  734,290  — 
Class A common stock issued - unitholder conversions 1,387,162  —  (1,371,178)
Class A restricted common stock issued —  2,269,349  — 
Class A restricted common stock forfeited —  (118,213) — 
Class A restricted common stock vested 299,152  (299,152) — 
Balance as of December 31, 2022 24,484,585  5,003,936  85,301,127 
Dividends are made to our Class A common stockholders and distributions are made to members of the Operating Company and holders of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries. Distributions are reflected when paid in the consolidated and combined statements of stockholders’ equity, while dividends on our Class A common stock are reflected when declared by the Company’s board of directors.
During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company declared and paid the following dividends on our Class A common stock (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
Dividend Record Date Dividend Payment Date Dividend per Share of Common Stock Dividend to Common Stockholders
March 11, 2022 March 25, 2022 $ 0.21  $ 5,917 
June 3, 2022 June 17, 2022 0.26  7,614 
September 2, 2022 September 16, 2022 0.30  8,861 
December 2, 2022 December 16, 2022 0.27  7,831 
$ 1.04  $ 30,223 
December 3, 2021 December 17, 2021 $ 0.24  $ 6,042 
Bridge Investment Group Holdings LLC
Prior to the IPO, the Operating Company had three classes of membership interests: (i) Class A; (ii) Class B-1; and (iii) Class B-2. Class A and Class B-1 represented the voting equity holders and Class B-2 represented profits interests awarded to employees of the Operating Company. Class B-1 and B-2 interests were issued as “profits interests,” pursuant to agreements entered into with certain employees during 2021, 2020, and 2019. At the time of issuance, the Class B-1 and B-2 interests had a capital account interest of zero. The holders of Class B-1 and B-2 interests were entitled to distributions in excess of the defined threshold per the respective award. The holders of Class B-2 interests did not have voting rights. As part of the Transactions, 5,063,980 shares of Class B-1 and Class B-2 Units were exchanged for Class A Units in the Operating Company on a one-for-one basis. As part of the Transactions and IPO, 97,463,981 new Class B Units were issued.
Net profits and any other items of income are allocated to the members’ capital accounts in a manner that is consistent with their respective ownership percentages. Distributions to members are generally made in a manner consistent with their respective ownership percentages at the time the profits were generated and are subject to approval of the Company’s board of directors. During the year ended December 31, 2022, $72.6 million was distributed to non-controlling interests in the Operating Company and $141.1 million was distributed to non-controlling interest in the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2021, $43.5 million was distributed to the Operating Company’s members and $29.7 million was distributed to non-controlling interests in the Operating Company.
The Operating Company’s members’ capital interests are transferable; however, transfers are subject to obtaining the prior written consent of the Company, with certain exceptions for transfers to affiliated parties. Members’ liability is limited to the capital account balance. Distributions are reflected in the consolidated and combined statements of changes in shareholders equity when declared by the board of directors and consist of distributions to members and non-controlling interest holders.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company is the sole managing member of the Operating Company, and owns 29,488,521 Class A Units and 97,463,981 Class B Units (voting only) of the Operating Company, which is 23% and 100% of the total outstanding Class A Units and Class B Units, respectively. The Company controls the business and affairs of the Operating Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the Operating Company’s Class A and Class B Units for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
Bridge Investment Group Holdings LLC
Class A
Units		 Class B
Units
Balance as of December 31, 2020 75,718,797  — 
Equity reallocation prior to Transactions and IPO 5,063,980  97,463,981 
Effect of Transactions and purchase of units in the partnerships 19,541,455  — 
Purchase of partnership interests with IPO net proceeds 9,375,000  — 
Balance as of December 31, 2021 109,699,232  97,463,981 
Issuance of Class A Units 14,760,227  — 
Forfeiture of unvested Class A Units (13,788) — 
Balance as of December 31, 2022 124,445,671  97,463,981