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| Equity-Based Compensation | 13. Equity-Based Compensation The Carlyle Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan,” initially adopted in May 2012 and as most recently amended and restated on May 29, 2024) is a source of equity-based awards permitting the Company to grant to Carlyle employees, directors and consultants non-qualified options, share appreciation rights, common shares, restricted stock units and other awards based on the Company’s shares of common stock. A total of 58,800,000 shares of common stock are authorized for the grant of awards under the Equity Incentive Plan, of which a total of 17,523,365 shares of the Company’s common stock remain available for grant as of March 31, 2026. A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested equity-based awards as of March 31, 2026 and a summary of changes for the three months ended March 31, 2026, are presented below:
(1)Includes shares reserved for issuance upon settlement of dividend-equivalent rights carried by certain restricted stock units concurrently with the settlement of the restricted stock units for shares. (2)Includes 2,469,837 shares that were retired in connection with the net share settlement of equity-based awards. The Company paid $139.8 million of taxes related to the net share settlement of equity-based awards during the three months ended March 31, 2026, which is included within financing activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The Company recorded equity-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures, for restricted stock units of $119.8 million and $103.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, with $17.5 million and $18.6 million of corresponding deferred tax benefits, respectively. As of March 31, 2026, the total unrecognized equity-based compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock units was $736.0 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted- average term of 2.4 years.
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