Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Stock-Based Compensation

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Stock-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
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Stock-Based Compensation

13.Stock-Based Compensation

Our 2021 Equity Incentive Plan allows for the grant of, among other types of awards, stock options; restricted stock; RSUs; and PSUs.

Restricted Stock Units

RSU activity during the period was as follows:

    

RSUs

    

Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2024

2,175,931

$

11.94

Granted

713,731

28.84

Forfeited

(41,498)

12.24

Vested

(919,289)

12.63

Outstanding at March 31, 2025

1,928,875

$

18.23

The RSUs generally vest in the following installments: (i) one-third at the first anniversary of the award date, (ii) one-third at the second anniversary of the award date, and (iii) one-third at the third anniversary of the award date. As of March 31, 2025, approximately $32.9 million of compensation cost related to

unvested RSUs remained to be recognized. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

PSU activity during the period was as follows:

    

PSUs

    

Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2024

569,338

$

18.79

Granted

220,076

39.27

Vested

(5,807)

26.73

Outstanding at March 31, 2025

783,607

$

24.62

On December 31, 2024, the performance period ended for 107,225 PSUs previously issued. Each PSU was converted into 1.57 shares representing a total of 168,742 shares of Class A common stock that were issued in February 2025.

The PSUs granted in 2025 were granted to management under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and have the following performance criteria:

Relative PSUs: 50% of the PSUs are based on total shareholder return relative to the total shareholder return of a predetermined group of peer companies. This relative total shareholder return is calculated at the end of the performance periods stipulated in the PSU agreement.
Absolute PSUs: 50% of the PSUs have a performance criteria of absolute total shareholder return calculated at the end of the performance period stipulated in the PSU agreement.

The vesting and payout of the PSUs occur when the related service condition is completed, which is approximately three years after the beginning of the first performance period. The PSUs can be paid out in either Class A common stock or cash, at our election. Dividends accrue on PSUs and are paid upon vesting. As of March 31, 2025, approximately $14.6 million of compensation cost related to unvested PSUs remained to be recognized. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years.

The grant date fair value was determined using the Monte Carlo simulation method and is expensed ratably over the service period. Expected volatilities used in the fair value simulation were estimated using historical periods consistent with the remaining performance periods. The risk-free rate was based on the U.S. Treasury rate for a term commensurate with the expected life of the grant.

We used the following assumptions to estimate the fair value of PSUs granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025:

Assumptions

Risk-free Interest Rate

3.94%

Volatility Range

15.93% - 195.34%