(13)EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

All equity-based awards to employees are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) at the fair value of the award on the grant date.

The following tables present the total equity-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):

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Restricted Stock Unit Grants

During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company granted 700,754 and 537,159 RSUs, respectively, to new and existing employees, which vest over three to five years. The Company recognized compensation expense related to RSUs of $2.3 million and $4.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The Company recognized compensation expense related to RSUs of $5.1 million and $7.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, there was approximately $10.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost (including the impact of expected forfeitures) related to RSUs granted under the Company’s equity plans.

Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Grants

During 2022, the Company granted awards of two different performance-based RSU (“PRSU”) programs that are subject to service and performance vesting conditions: ordinary course annual PRSUs and one-time stretch financial goals PRSUs. For the ordinary course annual PRSUs, if defined minimum targets were met, the annual value of the PRSUs issued would have been between $0.9 million and $3.5 million and the PRSUs would have vested in March 2025. If the defined minimum targets were not met, then no shares would be issued. The number of shares awarded would have been based on the Company’s annual revenue and adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year 2024. For the 2022 ordinary course annual PRSUs, no shares were issued in March 2025 as defined minimum targets were not met. For the one-time stretch financial goals PRSUs, no shares were issued in March 2026 as defined minimum targets were not met.

During 2023, the Company awarded PRSUs to senior executives that were subject to service and performance vesting conditions. If defined minimum targets were met, the annual value of the PRSUs issued would have been between zero and $8.9 million and the PRSUs would have vested in 2026. If the defined minimum targets were not met, then no shares would be issued. The number of shares awarded would have been based on the Company’s annual revenue and adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year 2025. For the 2023 PRSUs, no shares were issued in March 2026 as defined minimum targets were not met.

During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company awarded PRSUs to senior executives that are subject to service and performance vesting conditions. If defined minimum targets are met, the annual value of the PRSUs will be between zero and $4.0 million and the PRSUs will vest in 2027. If the defined minimum targets are not met, then no PRSUs will be issued. The number of PRSUs awarded will be based on the Company’s annual revenue and adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year 2026 and on TTEC Digital’s annual revenue and adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year 2026. The Company did not recognize any compensation expense related to these awards for the six months ended June 30, 2026, as they were not deemed probable of being achieved.