Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity

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Stockholders' Equity
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity

11. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

SLP historically made, and will continue to make, distributions of its net income to the holders of its partnership units for income tax purposes as required under the terms of its Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement and also made, and will continue to make, additional distributions of net income under the terms of its Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement. Partnership distributions totaled $1,241 and $1,349, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Distributions are included in non-controlling interests in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

Pursuant to SLP’s Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement, as amended and restated, partner incentive allocations are treated as distributions of net income. The remaining net income or loss after partner incentive allocations was generally allocated to the partners based on their pro rata ownership. Net income allocation is subject to the recovery of the allocated losses of prior periods. Distributions of partner incentive allocations of net income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 amounted to $18,568 and $14,181, respectively. The distributions are included in non-controlling interests in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. Silvercrest treats SLP’s partner incentive allocations as compensation expense and accrues such amounts when earned. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, SLP accrued partner incentive allocations of $4,241 and $4,114, respectively.

Silvercrest—Stockholders’ Equity

Silvercrest has the following authorized and outstanding equity:

 

 

  

Shares at March 31, 2015

 

  

Authorized

 

  

Outstanding

 

  

Voting Rights

  

Economic
Rights

Common shares

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

Class A, par value $0.01 per share

  

 

50,000,000

  

  

 

7,786,010

  

  

1 vote per share (1)

  

All (1)

Class B, par value $0.01 per share

  

 

25,000,000

  

  

 

4,629,029

  

  

1 vote per  share (2),(3)

  

None (2), (3)

Preferred shares

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share

  

 

10,000,000

  

  

 

—

 

  

See footnote (4) below

  

See footnote (4) below

 

(1)

Each share of Class A common stock is entitled to one vote per share. Class A common stockholders have 100% of the rights of all classes of Silvercrest’s capital stock to receive dividends.

(2)

Each share of Class B common stock is entitled to one vote per share.

(3)

Each Class B unit of SLP held by a principal is exchangeable for one share of the Company’s Class A common stock. The principals collectively hold 4,629,029 Class B units, which represent the right to receive their proportionate share of the distributions made by SLP, and 4,911 deferred equity units exercisable for Class B units of SLP, which represent the right to receive additional proportions of the distributions made by SLP. The 4,911 deferred equity units which have been issued to our principals entitle the holders thereof to participate in distributions from SLP as if the underlying Class B units are outstanding and thus are taken into account to determine the economic interest of each holder of units in SLP. However, because the Class B units underlying the deferred equity units have not been issued and are not deemed outstanding, the holders of deferred equity units have no voting rights with respect to those Class B units. Silvercrest will not issue shares of Class B common stock in respect of deferred equity units of SLP until such time that the underlying Class B units are issued.

(4)

Silvercrest’s board of directors has the authority to issue preferred stock in one or more classes or series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and related restrictions, including dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, redemption prices, liquidation preferences and the number of shares constituting any class or series, or the designation of the class or series, without the approval of its stockholders.

Silvercrest is dependent on cash generated by SLP to fund any dividends. Generally, SLP will distribute its profits to all of its partners, including Silvercrest, based on the proportionate ownership each holds in SLP. Silvercrest will fund dividends to its stockholders from its proportionate share of those distributions after provision for its income taxes and other obligations.

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, Silvercrest issued the following shares:

Class A Common Stock

 

 

 

Transaction

 

 

# of

 

 

 

Date

 

 

Shares

 

Class A common stock outstanding - January 1, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

7,768,010

 

Issuance of Class A common Stock upon conversion of
Class B units to Class A common stock

 

March 2015

 

 

 

18,000

 

Class A common shares outstanding - March 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

7,786,010

 

 

Class B Common Stock

 

 

 

Transaction

 

 

# of

 

 

 

Date

 

 

Shares

 

Class B common stock outstanding - January 1, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

4,520,413

 

Class B common stock issued upon vesting of deferred equity units

 

February 2015

 

 

 

126,616

 

Cancellation of Class B common stock upon conversion of
Class B units to Class A common stock

 

March 2015

 

 

 

(18,000

)

Class B common shares outstanding - March 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

4,629,029

 

 

In February 2015, the Company issued 126,616 shares of Class B common stock upon the vesting of deferred equity units which resulted in the issuance of a like number of Class B units of Silvercrest LP. The shares of Class B common stock were issued pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company which requires the Company to issue at the par value per share of Class B common stock, one share of Class B common stock for each Class B Unit of Silvercrest LP issued.    

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company redeemed from certain existing partners 18,000 shares of Class B common stock in connection with the exchange of a like number of Class B units to Class A common stock pursuant to the resale and registration rights agreement between the Company and its principals.

The total amount of shares of Class B common stock outstanding and held by principals equals the number of Class B units those individuals hold in SLP. Shares of Silvercrest’s Class B common stock are issuable only in connection with the issuance of Class B units of SLP. When a vested or unvested Class B unit is issued by SLP, Silvercrest will issue to the holder one share of its Class B common stock in exchange for the payment of its par value. Each share of Silvercrest’s Class B common stock will be redeemed for its par value and cancelled by Silvercrest if the holder of the corresponding Class B unit exchanges or forfeits its Class B unit pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of SLP, the terms of the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan of Silvercrest, or otherwise.