ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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PART III |
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Item 10. |
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Item 11. |
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Item 12. |
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Item 14. |
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PART IV |
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Item 15. |
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Item 10. |
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. |
Name |
Age |
Position | ||||
Directors: |
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Brian L. Libman (2)(3) |
56 | Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||||
Patricia L. Cook |
69 | Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||||
Menes O. Chee (2)(3) |
44 | Director | ||||
Norma C. Corio (1) |
61 | Director | ||||
Robert W. Lord (1)(3) |
59 | Director | ||||
Tyson A. Pratcher (1) |
47 | Director | ||||
Lance N. West (2) |
61 | Director | ||||
Executive Officers: |
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Graham A. Fleming |
53 | President | ||||
Johan Gericke |
51 | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Jeremy E. Prahm |
44 | Chief Investment Officer | ||||
Anthony W. Villani |
65 | Chief Legal Officer |
(1) | Member of the audit committee |
(2) | Member of the compensation committee |
(3) | Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee |
• | Mr. Libman—our board of directors considered Mr. Libman’s perspective, experience and thorough knowledge of our industry as our founder and Chairman. |
• | Ms. Cook—our board of directors considered Ms. Cook’s many years of experience as a financial services executive and her leadership role with the Company. |
• | Mr. Chee—our board of directors considered Mr. Chee’s affiliation with Blackstone, his investment expertise and experience working with companies backed by private equity sponsors. |
• | Ms. Corio—our board of directors considered Ms. Corio’s extensive financial and management experience and her insight from having served on the boards of directors of public and private companies. |
• | Mr. Lord—our board of directors considered Mr. Lord’s leadership skills obtained through extensive executive management and board experience. |
• | Mr. Pratcher—our board of directors considered Mr. Pratcher’s considerable financial and investment background, including as a Managing Director at the RockCreek Group. |
• | Mr. West—our board of directors considered Mr. West’s financial and investment expertise and his experience serving on the boards of directors of public and private companies. |
• | selecting and hiring our independent auditors, and approving the audit and non-audit services to be performed by our independent auditors; |
• | assisting the board of directors in evaluating the qualifications, performance and independence of our independent auditors; |
• | assisting the board of directors in monitoring the quality and integrity of our financial statements and our accounting and financial reporting; |
• | assisting the board of directors in monitoring our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; |
• | reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting processes; |
• | assisting the board of directors in monitoring the performance of our internal audit function; |
• | monitoring the performance of our internal audit function; |
• | reviewing with management and our independent auditors our annual and quarterly financial statements; |
• | establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and the confidential, anonymous submission by our employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters; and |
• | preparing the audit committee report that the rules and regulations of the SEC require to be included in our annual proxy statement. |
• | reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our CEO, evaluating our CEO’s performance in light of those goals and objectives, and, either as a committee or together with the other independent directors (as directed by the board of directors), determining and approving our CEO’s compensation level based on such evaluation; |
• | reviewing and approving, or making recommendations to the board of directors with respect to, the compensation of our other executive officers, including annual base salary, bonus and equity-based incentives and other benefits; |
• | reviewing and recommending the compensation of our directors; |
• | reviewing and discussing annually with management our “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” disclosure required by SEC rules; |
• | preparing the compensation committee report required by the SEC to be included in our annual proxy statement; and |
• | reviewing and making recommendations with respect to our equity compensation plans. |
• | assisting our board of directors in identifying prospective director nominees and recommending nominees to the board of directors; |
• | overseeing the evaluation of the board of directors and management; |
• | reviewing developments in corporate governance practices and developing and recommending a set of corporate governance guidelines; and |
• | recommending members for each committee of our board of directors. |
Item 11. |
Executive Compensation. |
Name |
Title | |
Patricia L. Cook | Chief Executive Officer* | |
Graham A. Fleming | President | |
Johan Gericke | Chief Financial Officer** | |
Jeremy E. Prahm | Chief Investment Officer | |
Tai A. Thornock | Chief Accounting Officer*** | |
Anthony W. Villani | Chief Legal Officer |
* | As previously disclosed, on February 16, 2022, Ms. Cook informed the Company of her intention to retire as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective upon the appointment of her successor. |
** | Mr. Gericke was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company on April 1, 2021. |
*** | Mr. Thornock served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company from January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021. |
• | Attract, retain and motivate leaders who love what they do and possess the attributes necessary to successfully execute their duties; |
• | Reward senior management in a manner aligned with our financial performance, intended to encourage them to apply their attributes to the greatest advantage of our stakeholders; and |
• | Align senior management’s interests with our equity owners’ long-term interests through equity participation and ownership. |
• | Provides a compelling market-competitive opportunity, contingent upon attainment of business results ratified by the board of directors, to participate annually in the financial success of the Company; and |
• | Aligns the executive’s long-term career opportunities and financial outcomes with long-term stockholder value, growth of the Company and sustainable business strategies. |
• | Base salaries; |
• | Annual cash incentive compensation; and |
• | Long-term incentive compensation. |
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Element |
Description |
Objective(s) | ||
Base Salary | • Fixed portion of annual cash pay, which is paid semi-monthly and reviewed annually |
Provides a competitive level of fixed compensation | ||
Annual Cash Incentive Compensation | • An annual cash payment targeted as a percentage of base salary that is contingent upon performance |
Provides financial incentive to achieve annual business objectives |
Element |
Description |
Objective(s) | ||
Long-Term Incentive Compensation | • Following the Business Combination, and in consideration of the cancellation of the underlying phantom units previously granted under the MLTIP, the Company granted Replacement RSUs and associated Earnout Rights to certain NEOs pursuant to the terms of the A&R MLTIP described further below • The Company began granting annual incentive RSU awards in early 2022 |
Provides incentives to meet long-term Company goals, align executives with stockholder interests, and support retention |
Named Executive Officer |
2020 Base Salary ($) |
2021 Base Salary ($) |
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Patricia L. Cook |
300,000 | 910,000 | ||||||
Graham A. Fleming |
300,000 | 850,000 | ||||||
Johan Gericke |
— | 450,000 | ||||||
Jeremy E. Prahm |
300,000 | 850,000 | ||||||
Tai A. Thornock |
257,500 | 300,000 | ||||||
Anthony W. Villani |
350,000 | 350,000 |
Named Executive Officer |
2021 Base Salary ($) |
Annual Incentive Target % of Base Salary |
Annual Incentive Target Payout ($) |
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Patricia L. Cook |
910,000 | 262 | % | 2,380,000 | ||||||||
Graham A. Fleming |
850,000 | 175 | % | 1,487,500 |
Named Executive Officer |
2021 Base Salary ($) |
Annual Incentive Target % of Base Salary |
Annual Incentive Target Payout ($) |
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Johan Gericke |
450,000 | 117 | % | 525,000 | ||||||||
Jeremy E. Prahm |
850,000 | 175 | % | 1,487,500 | ||||||||
Tai A. Thornock |
300,000 | 75 | % | 225,000 | ||||||||
Anthony W. Villani |
350,000 | NA | * | NA | * |
* | Pursuant to his offer letter, Mr. Villani was guaranteed a bonus of $700,000 for 2021. |
Named Executive Officer |
2021 Annual Cash Incentive Award ($) |
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Patricia L. Cook |
2,750,000 | |||
Graham A. Fleming |
1,250,000 | |||
Johan Gericke |
525,000 | |||
Jeremy E. Prahm |
1,250,000 | |||
Tai A. Thornock |
360,000 | |||
Anthony W. Villani |
700,000 |
• | “Closing Price” equaled $10 per share; |
• | “Retained Value” equaled 10% of the sum of (i) the fair market value of all FoA Units held by the Continuing Unitholders immediately following the closing of the Business Combination plus (ii) the product of (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock held indirectly by the Continuing Stockholders (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) immediately following the closing of the Business Combination and (y) the Closing Price plus (iii) the present value of the estimated payments to be made by the Company pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreements (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) plus (iv) the aggregate principal value of notes issued by FoA Equity (or its subsidiaries) (if any) that are distributed to Original Unitholders prior to closing of the Business Combination. Any determinations as to the calculations of the Retained Value will be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion; and |
• | “Retained Value per Phantom Unit” equaled the quotient of (i) the Retained Value, divided by (ii) 1,250. |
• | 25% of the Replacement RSUs vested on the RSU Grant Date (the “Grant Date RSUs”); |
• | The remaining 75% of the Replacement RSUs will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of April 1, 2021, the closing date of the Business Combination , subject to the participant’s continued employment with a member of the Company Group through the applicable vesting date; |
• | The Grant Date RSUs were settled on September 29, 2021; and |
• | All other Replacement RSUs will settle promptly following the applicable vesting date (and in any event within two and one-half months following the applicable vesting date). |
Named Executive Officer |
Eligible Distribution Award ($) |
Replacement RSUs (#) |
Earnout Rights (First Earnout Achievement Date) (#) |
Earnout Rights (Second Earnout Achievement Date) (#) |
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Patricia L. Cook |
2,112,647 | 1,307,195 | 68,400 | 68,400 | ||||||||||||
Graham A. Fleming |
2,112,647 | 1,307,195 | 68,400 | 68,400 | ||||||||||||
Jeremy E. Prahm |
1,334,303 | 825,597 | 43,200 | 43,200 | ||||||||||||
Tai A. Thornock |
222,384 | 137,600 | 7,200 | 7,200 |
Members of the Compensation Committee as of April 8, 2022: |
Brian L. Libman |
Menes Chee |
Lance N. West |
Name and Principal Position |
Year |
Salary ($)(2) |
Bonus ($)(3) |
Stock Awards Funded by the Original Unitholders Upon Cancellation of Cumulative 2015 – 2020 Phantom Units (4) |
Stock Awards Funded by Company (5) |
Stock Awards ($)(6) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation Funded by the Original Unitholders as a Distribution on Cumulative 2015 – 2020 Phantom Units ($)(7) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(7) |
All Other Compensation ($)(8) |
Total |
Adjusted Total (9) |
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Patricia L. Cook |
2021 | 681,250 | 2,750,000 | 13,610,413 | — | 13,610,413 | 2,112,647 | 2,112,647 | 8,700 | 19,163,010 | 3,439,950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer |
2020 | 300,000 | 3,500,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 10,925 | 3,810,925 | 3,810,925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 300,000 | 850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 8,400 | 1,158,400 | 1,158,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Graham A. Fleming |
2021 | 643,750 | 1,250,000 | 13,610,413 | — | 13,610,413 | 2,112,647 | 2,112,647 | 8,700 | 17,625,510 | 1,902,450 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President |
2020 | 300,000 | 3,500,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 11,675 | 3,811,675 | 3,811,675 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 300,000 | 850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 809,302 | 1,959,302 | 1,959,302 |
Name and Principal Position |
Year |
Salary ($)(2) |
Bonus ($)(3) |
Stock Awards Funded by the Original Unitholders Upon Cancellation of Cumulative 2015 – 2020 Phantom Units (4) |
Stock Awards Funded by Company (5) |
Stock Awards ($)(6) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation Funded by the Original Unitholders as a Distribution on Cumulative 2015 – 2020 Phantom Units ($)(7) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(7) |
All Other Compensation ($)(8) |
Total |
Adjusted Total (9) |
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Johan Gericke(1) |
2021 | 363,069 | 625,000 | — | 599,997 | 599,997 | — | — | — | 1,588,066 | 1,588,066 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
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Jeremy E. Prahm |
2021 | 643,750 | 1,250,000 | 8,596,052 | — | 8,596,052 | 1,334,303 | 1,334,303 | 8,700 | 11,832,805 | 1,902,450 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Investment Officer |
2020 | 291,667 | 3,500,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 8,125 | 3,799,792 | 3,799,792 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 250,000 | 1,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 809,302 | 2,059,302 | 2,059,302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tai A. Thornock |
2021 | 285,029 | 410,000 | 1,432,680 | — | 1,432,680 | 222,384 | 222,384 | 9,450 | 2,359,543 | 704,479 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer |
2020 | 255,625 | 750,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 9,532 | 1,015,157 | 1,015,157 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 250,000 | 250,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 8,400 | 508,400 | 508,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony W. Villani |
2021 | 350,000 | 700,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 9,200 | 1,059,200 | 1,059,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Legal Officer |
2020 | 84,918 | 300,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 385,001 | 385,001 |
(1) | Mr. Gericke commenced employment with the Company on March 10, 2021 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer on April 1, 2021. |
(2) | The amounts in the “Salary” column represent the base salary earned by each NEO. For additional details on actions taken with respect to the base salaries of the applicable NEOs in fiscal 2021, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Key Elements of Executive Compensation Program—NEO Salaries in 2021.” |
(3) | The amounts in the “Bonus” column for 2021 represent annual bonus awards and other discretionary awards described above, which were paid in the first quarter following the calendar year. The terms of the Company’s annual cash incentive program are described more fully above under “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Executive Compensation in 2021—Annual Cash Incentive Compensation”. |
(4) | Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of time-vesting Replacement RSUs and Earnout Rights granted in connection with the Business Combination calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“Topic 718”). The assumptions made in determining values with respect to awards granted during fiscal 2021 are disclosed in Note 27 (Equity Based Compensation) to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2022. As the Earnout Rights vest subject to the Company achieving certain share price targets, they are subject to market conditions, and not performance conditions, as defined under Topic 718, and therefore have no maximum grant date fair values that differ from the grant date fair values presented in the table. Such Replacement RSUs and Earnout Rights were granted to certain executive officers in connection with the Business Combination in consideration for the cancellation of legacy phantom units previously granted to such officers by FoA Equity under the initial MLTIP from January 1, 2015 through the date of the Transaction Agreement. For additional information on the cancellation of such phantom units, see “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Actions Taken in Connection with the Business Combination.” |
(5) | In the case of Mr. Gericke, amounts reported reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of the CFO Sign-On RSUs calculated in accordance with Topic 718. For additional information on the terms of the CFO Sign-On RSUs, see “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis —Sign-On Awards.” The assumptions made in determining values with respect to awards granted during fiscal 2021 are disclosed in Note 27 (Equity Based Compensation) to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2022. |
(6) | Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of the time-vesting Replacement RSUs, Earnout Rights and CFO Sign-On RSUs as reported in the “Stock Awards Funded by the Original Unitholders Upon Cancellation of Cumulative 2015 – 2020 Phantom Units” and “Stock Awards Funded by Company” columns. |
(7) | Represents the amount of the Eligible Distribution Award received by Ms. Cook and Messrs. Prahm, Fleming and Thornock in connection with the Business Combinations with respect to their phantom units. From January 1, 2015 through October 12, 2020, each of Ms. Cook and Messrs. Prahm, Fleming and Thornock received awards of phantom units under the Company’s prior MLTIP. The phantom units were accounted for as a profit-sharing arrangement under Topic 710 as they did not represent a substantive form of equity and were not indexed to the price of UFG common units. In connection with the Business Combination, each of Ms. Cook and Messrs. Prahm, Fleming and Thornock received an Eligible Distribution Award upon the Original Unitholders achieving a return in excess of the hurdle associated with the phantom units. Pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Agreement, the Original Unitholders elected to reduce the amount of the pre-closing distributions permitted under the Transaction Agreement to which they would have otherwise been entitled by an amount equal to the aggregate Eligible Distribution Award payable to the A&R MLTIP Participants. Accordingly, the Eligible Distribution Award payable to each of Ms. Cook and Messrs. Prahm, Fleming and Thornock was borne economically by the Original Unitholders. For additional information see “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis —Actions Taken in Connection with the Business Combination.” |
(8) | For each NEO other than Messrs. Villani and Thornock, the amounts in the “All Other Compensation” column for 2021 include Company 401(k) matching contributions. In the case of Messrs. Villani and Thornock, amounts include Company 401(k) matching contributions and Company matching contribution to their health savings accounts. |
(9) | To supplement the SEC-required disclosure in the Summary Compensation Table, we have included this additional “Adjusted Total” column to the right of the Summary Compensation Table. We are presenting this supplemental column to show how the compensation committee views the NEOs’ compensation for fiscal 2021. The additional “Adjusted Total” column reflects the “Total” compensation column calculated under SEC rules but excludes the grant date fair value of Replacement RSUs and Earnout Rights granted to certain executive officers in connection with the Business Combination in consideration for the cancellation of legacy phantom units previously granted to such officers by FoA Equity and any Eligible Distribution Award received by such executive officers as a result of the Original Unitholders achieving a return in excess of the hurdle associated with such phantom units. Pursuant to the terms of the LTIP Award Settlement Agreement, the Original Unitholders, including our Principal Stockholders, have agreed to pay and bear the economic consequences to the Company of the obligation to settle such Replacement RSU and Earnout Right awards. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Agreement, the Original Unitholders elected to reduce the amount of the pre-closing distributions permitted under the Transaction Agreement to which they would have otherwise been entitled by an amount equal to the aggregate Eligible Distribution Award payable to the A&R MLTIP Participants. Accordingly, the Eligible Distribution Award payable to the A&R MLTIP Participants was also borne economically by the Original Unitholders. Amounts reported in the “Adjusted Total” column differ substantially from the amounts determined under SEC rules as reported in the “Total” column, and are not a substitute for “Total Compensation” as determined under SEC rules. |
Estimated future payouts under equity incentive plan awards |
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Name |
Award Type |
Grant Date |
Threshold (#) |
Target (#) |
Maximum (#) |
All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#) |
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($)(4) |
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Patricia L. Cook | Replacement RSUs Funded by Original Unitholders (1) | 6/17/2021 | — | — | — | 1,307,195 | 12,392,209 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnout Rights Funded by Original Unitholders (2) | 6/17/2021 | — | 136,800 | — | — | 1,218,204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total: | 13,610,413 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Graham A. Fleming | Replacement RSUs Funded by Original Unitholders (1) | 6/17/2021 | — | — | — | 1,307,195 | 12,392,209 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnout Rights Funded by Original Unitholders (2) | 6/17/2021 | — | 136,800 | — | — | 1,218,204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total: | 13,610,413 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johan Gericke | Sign-On RSUs (3) |
11/18/2021 | — | — | — | 112,149 | 599,997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total: | 599,997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeremy E. Prahm | Replacement RSUs Funded by Original Unitholders (1) | 6/17/2021 | — | — | — | 825,597 | 7,826,660 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnout Rights Funded by Original Unitholders (2) | 6/17/2021 | — | 86,400 | — | — | 769,392 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total: | 8,596,052 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tai A. Thornock | Replacement RSUs Funded by Original Unitholders (1) | 6/17/2021 | — | — | — | 137,600 | 1,304,448 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnout Rights Funded by Original Unitholders (2) | 6/17/2021 | — | 14,400 | — | — | 128,232 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total: | 1,432,680 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony W. Villani | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
(1) | Represents grants of Replacement RSUs. Each Replacement RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units will be settled in either Class A Common Stock or cash (or a combination thereof) at the discretion of the compensation committee. Pursuant to the terms of the A&R MLTIP, 25% of the Replacement RSUs vested on the grant date, and the remaining 75% will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the closing of the Business Combination, subject to each holder’s continued employment through the vesting date. See “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Actions Taken in Connection with the Business Combination” for further discussion of the Replacement RSUs granted in 2021. As discussed above, pursuant to the terms of the LTIP Award Settlement Agreement, the Original Unitholders, including our Principal Stockholders, have agreed to pay and bear the economic consequences to the Company of the obligation to settle such Replacement RSU awards. |
(2) | Reflects Earnout Rights granted in 2021, which represent the right to receive additional shares of Class A Common Stock. Half of the Earnout Rights will vest upon the occurrence of the First Earnout Achievement Date and half of the Earnout Rights will vest upon the occurrence of the Second Earnout Achievement Date. The Earnout Rights are subject in each case to the same service requirements as the Replacement RSUs. See “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Actions Taken in Connection with the Business Combination” for further discussion of the Earnout Rights granted in 2021. As discussed above, pursuant to the terms of the LTIP Award Settlement Agreement, the Original Unitholders, including our Principal Stockholders, have agreed to pay and bear the economic consequences to the Company of the obligation to settle such Earnout Right awards. |
(3) | Reflects the CFO Sign-On RSUs granted to Mr. Gericke. Each CFO Sign-On RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The CFO Sign-On RSUs will be settled in either Class A Common Stock or cash (or a combination thereof) at the discretion of the compensation committee. Pursuant to the terms of the award, one-third of the CFO Sign-On RSUs vested on the grant date, and the remaining two-thirds will vest in equal installments on each of the first two anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Mr. Gericke’s continued employment on the applicable vesting date. |
(4) | Represents the grant date fair value of the Replacement RSUs, Earnout Rights and CFO Sign-On RSUs, as applicable, granted in 2021 with respect to the NEOs. The assumptions made in determining values with respect to awards granted during fiscal 2021 are disclosed in Note 27 (Equity Based Compensation) to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2022. |
Stock Awards |
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Name |
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (1) ($) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (1) ($) |
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Patricia L. Cook |
980,397 | (2) |
3,892,176 | 136,800 | (3) |
543,096 | ||||||||||
Graham A. Fleming |
980,397 | (2) |
3,892,176 | 136,800 | (3) |
543,096 | ||||||||||
Johan Gericke |
74,766 | (4) |
296,821 | NA | NA | |||||||||||
Jeremy E. Prahm |
619,198 | (2) |
2,458,216 | 86,400 | (3) |
343,008 | ||||||||||
Tai A. Thornock |
103,200 | (2) |
409,704 | 14,400 | (3) |
57,168 | ||||||||||
Anthony W. Villani |
NA | NA | NA | NA |
(1) | Amounts reported are based on the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE as of December 31, 2021, the last trading day of the fiscal year, of $3.97. |
(2) | Represents Replacement RSUs which will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the closing of the Business Combination, subject to each holder’s continued employment. |
(3) | Reflects Earnout Rights granted in 2021, which represent the right to receive additional shares of Class A Common Stock and will vest 50% upon the occurrence of the First Earnout Achievement Date and 50% upon the occurrence of the Second Earnout Achievement Date, in each case subject to the same continued service requirements as the Replacement RSUs. |
(4) | Reflects the CFO Sign-On RSUs granted to Mr. Gericke, which will vest in equal installments on each of the first two anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Mr. Gericke’s continued employment on the applicable vesting date. |
Stock Awards |
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Name |
Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#)(1) |
Value Realized on Vesting ($)(2) |
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Patricia L. Cook |
326,798 | 1,643,794 | ||||||
Graham A. Fleming |
326,798 | 1,643,794 | ||||||
Johan Gericke |
37,383 | 199,999 | ||||||
Jeremy E. Prahm |
206,399 | 1,038,187 | ||||||
Tai A. Thornock |
34,400 | 173,032 | ||||||
Anthony W. Villani |
N/A | N/A |
(1) | The equity awards that vested during the 2021 fiscal year consist of RSUs granted pursuant to our Incentive Plan. |
(2) | The value realized on vesting is based on the closing price on the NYSE of our common stock on the day prior to the vesting date or, if immediately vesting, the closing price on the grant date. |
Death ($)(4) |
Disability ($) |
Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason ($) |
Voluntary Separation by Executive ($) |
Change in Control ($) |
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Name |
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Patricia L. Cook |
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Salary |
— | — | — | 910,000 | (2 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Bonus |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accelerated Vesting of RSUs |
3,892,176 | (1 | ) | 3,892,176 | (1 | ) | 3,892,176 | (1 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acceleration of Service Condition for Earnout Rights |
— | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Benefits |
— | — | — | 6,407 | (2 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
3,892,176 | 3,892,176 | 3,892,176 | 916,407 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
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Graham A. Fleming |
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Salary |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Bonus |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accelerated Vesting of RSUs |
3,892,176 | (1 | ) | 3,892,176 | (1 | ) | 3,892,176 | (1 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acceleration of Service Condition for Earnout Rights |
— | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Benefits |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
3,892,176 | 3,892,176 | 3,892,176 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
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|
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Johan Gericke |
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Salary |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Bonus |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accelerated Vesting of RSUs |
296,821 | (1 | ) | 296,821 | (1 | ) | 296,821 | (1 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benefits |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
296,821 | 296,821 | 296,821 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Death ($)(4) |
Disability ($) |
Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason ($) |
Voluntary Separation by Executive ($) |
Change in Control ($) |
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Name |
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Jeremy E. Prahm |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salary |
— | — | — | 425,000 | (2 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Bonus |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accelerated Vesting of RSUs |
2,458,216 | (1 | ) | 2,458,216 | (1 | ) | 2,458,216 | (1 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acceleration of Service Condition for Earnout Rights |
— | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Benefits |
— | — | — | 277 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
2,458,216 | 2,458,216 | 2,458,216 | 425,277 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
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Tai A. Thornock |
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Salary |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Bonus |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accelerated Vesting of RSUs |
409,704 | (1 | ) | 409,704 | (1 | ) | 409,704 | (1 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acceleration of Service Condition for Earnout Rights |
— | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | — | (3 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Benefits |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
409,704 | 409,704 | 409,704 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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Anthony W. Villani |
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Salary |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Bonus |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benefits |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
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|
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(1) | Pursuant to the award agreements granting each of Ms. Cook and Messrs. Prahm, Fleming and Thornock Replacement RSUs under our 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan as a result of the A&R MLTIP, in the event any named executive officer’s employment terminates as a result of his or her death or disability, all unvested Replacement RSU awards shall immediately vest. Additionally, pursuant to the Replacement RSU award agreements, in the event any named executive officer’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, or by the employee for Good Reason, all unvested Replacement RSU awards shall immediately vest. Pursuant to the award agreement granting Mr. Gericke RSUs under our 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, in the event our named executive officer’s employment terminates as a result of his death or disability or in the event of a change in control, in connection with which the successor to the Company fails to assume, convert or replace the RSUs, all unvested RSU awards shall immediately vest. Additionally, pursuant to the RSU award agreement, in the event our named executive officer’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, or by the employee for Good Reason, all unvested RSU awards shall immediately vest. Equity amounts are based on the closing market price of our Class A Common Stock of $3.97 on December 31, 2021. |
(2) | Represents an amount equal to 12 months of base salary and benefits as of December 31, 2021 for Ms. Cook and 6 months of base salary and benefits as of December 31, 2021 for Mr. Prahm. Pursuant to the respective Salary Continuation Agreement, upon voluntary termination by the NEO, the Company may exercise and enforce restrictive covenants up to the referenced time period in exchange for salary continuation. |
(3) | Pursuant to the award agreements granting each of Ms. Cook and Messrs. Prahm, Fleming and Thornock Earnout Rights as a result of the A&R MLTIP, in the event our named executive officer’s employment terminates as a result of his or her death or disability or, in the event our named executive officer’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the employee for Good Reason, the service condition for all of the outstanding Earnout Rights shall be immediately satisfied. The Earnout Rights will remain outstanding and subject to an Earnout Date being achieved, i.e., the market condition being met, prior to vesting. As of December 31, 2021, the market condition applicable to the Earnout Rights had not been met. |
(4) | These amounts do not include benefits under employer paid life insurance policies that are generally available to all employees. All salaried employees are entitled to a death benefit of one-time annual earnings up to $500,000. |
Name |
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)(1) |
Stock Awards ($)(2) |
Total ($) |
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Brian L. Libman |
75,000 | 99,997 | 174,997 | |||||||||
Norma C. Corio |
75,000 | 99,997 | 174,997 | |||||||||
Robert W. Lord |
75,000 | 99,997 | 174,997 | |||||||||
Tyson A. Pratcher |
75,000 | 99,997 | 174,997 | |||||||||
Lance N. West |
75,000 | 99,997 | 174,997 |
(1) | Reflects fees earned by the director for the year ended December 31, 2021, whether or not paid in such year. |
(2) | The amount reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock awards granted on November 18, 2021, computed in accordance with Topic 718, based the closing price of our common stock on the grant date. Such aggregate grant date fair values do not take into account any estimated forfeitures related to service vesting conditions. For more information on the assumptions used in our estimates of value, please refer to Note 27 (Equity Based Compensation) to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2022. The amounts reported in this column reflect the accounting cost for these RSUs and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may be received by the directors upon vesting and/or settlement of the RSUs. As of December 31, 2021, each of our eligible non-employee directors held an aggregate 18,691 RSUs. |
Item 12. |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. |
• | each person known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the shares of any class of the Company’s common stock; |
• | each named executive officer or director of the Company; and |
• | all officers and directors of the Company as a group. |
Beneficial Ownership |
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Name of Beneficial Owner |
Shares of Class A Common Stock (1) |
FoA Units (1) |
% of Total Voting Power (2) |
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Five Percent Holders: |
||||||||||||
Blackstone (3)(4) |
21,813,834 | 50,122,895 | 38.3 | % | ||||||||
Named Executive Officers and Directors: |
||||||||||||
Brian L. Libman (3)(5) |
326,664 | 72,121,330 | 38.6 | % | ||||||||
Patricia L. Cook (6) |
305,392 | 394,954 | * | |||||||||
Menes O. Chee (7) |
— | — | — | |||||||||
Norma C. Corio |
— | — | — |
Beneficial Ownership |
||||||||||||
Name of Beneficial Owner |
Shares of Class A Common Stock (1) |
FoA Units (1) |
% of Total Voting Power (2) |
|||||||||
Robert W. Lord |
— | — | — | |||||||||
Tyson A. Pratcher |
— | — | ||||||||||
Lance N. West (8) |
700,000 | — | * | |||||||||
Graham A. Fleming (9) |
366,797 | 1,265,965 | * | |||||||||
Johan Gericke |
33,128 | — | * | |||||||||
Jeremy E. Prahm (10) |
224,560 | 476,059 | * | |||||||||
Tai A. Thornock |
48,640 | — | — | |||||||||
Anthony W. Villani |
— | — | — | |||||||||
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (12 persons) |
2,005,181 | 74,258,308 | 40.6 | % |
* | Represents less than 1%. |
(1) | Subject to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, the FoA Units are exchangeable for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one |
(2) | Represents percentage of voting power of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voting together as a single class. |
(3) | Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, each of our Principal Stockholders have certain board nomination and other rights as described in “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Exchange Agreement.” Each of the Blackstone Investors and the BL Investors agreed to vote the respective shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by them in favor of the individuals nominated as the Company’s directors in accordance with the terms of the Stockholders Agreement. |
(4) | Reflects 49,836,805 FoA Units held directly by BTO Urban Holdings L.L.C., 286,090 FoA Units held directly by Blackstone Family Tactical Opportunities Investment Partnership NQ – ESC L.P. and 21,813,834 shares of Class A Common Stock directly held by BTO Urban Holdings II L.P based on the amended Schedule 13D filed by Blackstone on April 5, 2022. |
(5) | Reflects 326,664 shares of Class A Common Stock and 72,121,330 FoA Units based on the amended Schedule 13D filed by Brian L. Libman on April 5, 2022. |
(6) | Reflects 305,392 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by Ms. Cook and 394,954 FoA Units held through a wholly-owned corporation. |
(7) | Mr. Chee is an employee of Blackstone or one of its affiliates but disclaims beneficial ownership of shares beneficially owned by Blackstone and its affiliates. The address for Mr. Chee is c/o Blackstone Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154. |
(8) | Reflects securities held directly by CDZ Capital Partners, LP. The general partner of CDZ Capital Partners, LP is CDZ Capital Corp. Mr. West controls CDZ Capital Corp.’s investment decisions. |
(9) | Reflects 366,797 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by Mr. Fleming and 1,265,965 FoA Units held through a wholly-owned corporation. |
(10) | Reflects 224,560 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by Mr. Prahm and 476,059 FoA Units held through a wholly-owned corporation. |
Plan Category |
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights |
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights |
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) |
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(a) | (b) | (c) | ||||||||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders |
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2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan |
12,112,527 | (1) |
N/A | (2) |
21,058,651 | (3) | ||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders |
— | — | — | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
12,112,527 |
N/A |
21,058,651 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) | Total includes (i) 10,412,866 A&R MLTIP Replacement RSUs, (ii) 1,531,440 A&R MLTIP Earnout Right RSUs and (iii) 168,221 Non-LTIP RSUs. The Replacement RSUs and Earnout Right RSUs defined under the A&R MLTIP are specified as “Substitute Awards” and do not count against the Absolute Share Limit defined within the Incentive Plan. |
(2) | There are no equity compensation plan securities outstanding that have an exercise price. |
(3) | These shares are available for grant as of December 31, 2021 under the Incentive Plan pursuant to which the compensation committee of the board of directors may make various share based awards including incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, other equity-based awards, and other cash-based awards granted under the Incentive Plan. The maximum number of shares that may be granted under the Incentive Plan is 21,250,000, without giving effect to any “evergreen” increase, pursuant to which such “Absolute Share Limit” is automatically increased on the first day of each fiscal year commencing on January 1, 2022, in an amount equal to the least of (x) 5,312,500 shares of Class A Common Stock, (y) 2.5% of the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, treating, for the avoidance of doubt, all then-outstanding FoA Units as shares of Class A Common Stock assuming the full exchange of then-outstanding FoA Units for shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the Exchange Agreement, and (z) a lower number of shares of Class A Common Stock as determined by the board. |
Item 13. |
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. |
• | the timing of sales or exchanges—for instance, the increase in any tax deductions will vary depending on the fair market value, which may fluctuate over time, of the depreciable or amortizable assets of FoA Equity at the time of each sale or exchange; |
• | the price of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock at the time of the sale or exchange—the increase in any tax deductions, as well as the tax basis increase in other assets of FoA, is directly proportional to the price of shares of Class A Common Stock at the time of each sale or exchange; |
• | the extent to which such sales or exchanges do not result in a basis adjustment—if a sale or an exchange does not result in an increase to the existing basis, increased deductions will not be available; |
• | the amount of tax attributes—the amount of applicable tax attributes attributable to the Blocker or the Blocker Shareholders will impact the amount and timing of payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements; |
• | changes in tax rates—payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements will be calculated using the actual U.S. federal income tax rate in effect for the applicable period and an assumed, weighted-average state and local income tax rate based on apportionment factors for the applicable period, so changes in tax rates will impact the magnitude of cash tax benefits covered by the Tax Receivable Agreements and the amount of payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements; and |
• | the amount and timing of our income—the Company is obligated to pay 85% of the cash tax benefits under the Tax Receivable Agreements as and when realized. If the Company does not have taxable income, the Company is not required (absent a change of control or other circumstances requiring an early termination payment) to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements for a taxable year in which it does not have taxable income because no cash tax benefits will have been realized. However, any tax attributes that do not result in realized benefits in a given tax year will likely generate tax attributes that may be utilized to generate benefits in previous or future tax years. The utilization of such tax attributes will result in cash tax benefits that will result in payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements. |
Item 14. |
Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
Type of Fees |
2020 |
2021 |
||||||
Audit Fees(1) |
$ | 103,330 | $ | 6,455,460 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees(2) |
— | 161,347 | ||||||
Tax Fees(3) |
— | — | ||||||
All Other Fees(4) |
— | — | ||||||
|
|
|
|
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Total |
$ | 103,330 | $ | 6,616,807 | ||||
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|
|
|
(1) | Audit fees are fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Reports filed on Form 10-K, reviews of our condensed consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q, debt offerings, statutory filings and registration statements. |
(2) | Audit-related fees are fees for services related to service organization controls (SOC) reports, ex-patriate tax returns and forms, international transfer pricing compliance, and an employee benefit plan audit. |
(3) | Tax fees are for services related to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. |
(4) | Withum and BDO did not provide any other services during the period. |
* | Filed herewith. |
** | Previously filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 15, 2022. |
† | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
†† | Confidential portions have been omitted. |
FINANCE OF AMERICA COMPANIES INC. | ||||
Date: April 20, 2022 |
By: |
/s/ Johan Gericke | ||
Johan Gericke | ||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||
(Principal Financial Officer) |