19. Restricted Unit Awards

The Partnership’s Equity Incentive Plan permitted the grant of restricted units and other awards to the employees of Greystone Manager, the Partnership, or any affiliate of either, and members of the Board of Managers for up to 1.0 million BUCs. The Partnership’s Equity Incentive Plan expired in June 2025 and, as of the date of this report, there are no restricted units or other awards available for future issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan. RUAs were granted with vesting conditions ranging from three months to up to four and a half years. Unvested RUAs are entitled to receive distributions during the restriction period. The Equity Incentive Plan provides for accelerated vesting of the RUAs if there is a change in control related to the Partnership, the General Partner, or the general partner of the General Partner, or upon death or disability of the Equity Incentive Plan participant. According to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan, awards granted prior to the expiration of the plan extend beyond such expiration date.

The fair value of each RUA was estimated on the grant date based on the Partnership’s exchange-listed closing price of the BUCs. The Partnership recognizes compensation expense for the RUAs on a straight-line basis over the requisite vesting period. The compensation expense for RUAs totaled approximately $2.1 million, $1.9 million, and $2.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Compensation expense is reported within “General and administrative expenses” on the Partnership’s consolidated statements of operations.

The following table summarizes the RUA activity for years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023:

 

 

Restricted Units
Awarded

 

 

Weighted average
Grant-date
Fair Value

 

Unvested as of January 1, 2023

 

 

87,334

 

 

$

19.33

 

Granted

 

 

105,274

 

 

 

17.65

 

Vested

 

 

(97,008

)

 

 

18.64

 

Unvested as of December 31, 2023

 

 

95,600

 

 

 

18.18

 

Granted

 

 

109,581

 

 

 

16.62

 

Vested

 

 

(105,722

)

 

 

17.70

 

Unvested as of December 31, 2024

 

 

99,459

 

 

 

16.96

 

Granted

 

 

329,584

 

 

 

12.26

 

Vested

 

 

(115,336

)

 

 

14.87

 

Forfeited

 

 

(17,816

)

 

 

14.44

 

Unvested as of December 31, 2025

 

 

295,891

 

 

$

12.69

 

 

The unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RUAs granted under the Equity Incentive Plan was approximately $2.5 million as of December 31, 2025. The remaining compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years. The total intrinsic value of unvested RUAs was approximately $2.0 million as of December 31, 2025.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 16, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 20, 2025
2023Feb 22, 2024
2022Feb 23, 2023
2021Feb 24, 2022
2020Feb 25, 2021
2019Feb 26, 2020
2018Feb 28, 2019

About Stock Compensation Disclosures

Stock-based compensation disclosures detail the equity awards granted to employees and executives — including stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), and performance shares — along with the valuation methods and assumptions used to expense them. This section reveals the true cost of talent retention and the alignment between management incentives and shareholder interests.

Key signals: total unrecognized compensation expense and its expected recognition period signal future earnings headwinds from already-granted awards. For stock options, examine Black-Scholes assumptions — expected volatility, risk-free rate, and expected term — as understating any of these reduces reported compensation expense. Compare stock compensation expense as a percentage of revenue against peers to assess dilution cost. Watch vesting schedules for acceleration clauses tied to change-of-control events. Performance-based awards with undemanding targets may indicate weak governance. Add back stock compensation to operating cash flow to calculate a more conservative free cash flow figure.