Share-Based Payments and Employee Benefits

OP UNITS

Certain OP Units issued as part of the Combination which have an estimated fair value of $110.6 million, are subject to post-combination employment with vesting over periods of either 12 or 60 months. The fair value of these 3.3 million OP Units was estimated based on the post-vesting restriction periods of the units. The significant assumptions used to value the units include expected volatilities (18.0% to 27.0% ), risk-free interest rates (1.3% to 1.5%) and post-vesting restriction periods (1 year to 3 years). Compensation expense for these units is recognized over the graded vesting period. See Note 3 for additional information. As of September 30, 2017, none of these OP Units had vested or been forfeited.

JBG SMITH 2017 Omnibus Share Plan

On June 23, 2017, our Board of Trustees adopted the JBG SMITH 2017 Omnibus Share Plan (the "Plan"), effective as of July 17, 2017, and authorized the reservation of approximately 10.3 million of our common shares pursuant to the Plan. On July 10, 2017, our then sole-shareholder approved the Plan. As of September 30, 2017, there were 6.6 million common shares available for issuance under the Plan.

Formation Awards

Pursuant to the Plan, on July 18, 2017, we granted approximately 2.7 million Formation Awards based on an aggregate notional value of approximately $100.0 million divided by the volume-weighted average price on July 18, 2017 of $37.10 per common share. The Formation Awards are structured in the form of profits interests in JBG SMITH LP that provide for a share of appreciation determined by the increase in the value of a common share at the time of conversion over the $37.10 volume-weighted average price of a common share at the time the formation unit was granted. The Formation Awards, subject to certain conditions, generally vest 25% on each of the third and fourth anniversaries and 50% on the fifth anniversary, of the closing of the Combination, subject to continued employment with JBG SMITH through each vesting date.

The value of vested Formation Awards is realized through conversion into a number of LTIP Units, and subsequent conversion into a number of OP Units determined based on the difference between $37.10 and the value of a common share on the conversion date. The conversion ratio between Formation Awards and OP Units, which starts at zero, is the quotient of (i) the excess of the value of a common share on the conversion date above the per share value at the time the Formation Award was granted over (ii) the value of a common share as of the date of conversion. This is similar to a “cashless exercise” of stock options, whereby the holder receives a number of shares equal in value to the difference between the full value of the total number of shares for which the option is being exercised and the total exercise price. Like options, Formation Awards have a finite term over which their value is allowed to increase and during which they may be converted into LTIP Units (and in turn, OP Units). Holders of Formation Awards will not receive distributions or allocations of net income or net loss prior to vesting and conversion to LTIP Units.

The fair value of the Formation Awards on the grant date was $23.7 million or $8.84 per unit estimated using Monte Carlo simulations. The significant assumptions used to value the awards include expected volatility (26.0%), dividend yield (2.3%), risk-free interest rate (2.3%) and expected life (7 years). Compensation expense for these awards is being recognized over a five-year period. As of September 30, 2017, none of these Formation Awards had vested or been forfeited.

LTIP Units

On July 18, 2017, we granted a total of 47,166 fully vested LTIP Units to the seven non-employee trustees in the notional amount of $250,000 each. The LTIP Units may not be sold while such non-employee trustee is serving on the Board. On the same date, we also granted 59,927 LTIP units to a key employee 50%, which vested immediately and 50% of which vests in equal monthly installments from the 31st to 60th months following the grant date. These LTIP Units had an aggregate fair value of $3.5 million.

On August 1, 2017, we granted approximately 302,500 LTIP Units to management and other employees under our Plan. The LTIP units vest in four equal installments on August 1 of each year, subject to continued employment. These LTIP Units were valued at a weighted average grant-fair value of $33.71 per unit. Compensation expense for these units is being recognized over a four-year period. As of September 30, 2017, none of these LTIP Units had vested or been forfeited.

The fair value of the LTIP Units was estimated based on the post-vesting restriction periods. The significant assumptions used to value the units include expected volatilities (17.0% to 19.0%), risk-free interest rates (1.3% to 1.5%) and post-vesting restriction periods (2 years to 3 years). Net income and net loss is allocated to each LTIP Unit. LTIP Unit holders have the right to convert all or a portion of vested LTIP Units into OP Units, which are then subsequently exchangeable for our common shares. LTIP Units do not have redemption rights, but any OP Units into which LTIP Units are converted are entitled to redemption rights. LTIP Units, generally, vote with the OP Units and do not have any separate voting rights except in connection with actions that would materially and adversely affect the rights of the LTIP Units.

OPP Units

On August 1, 2017, we granted approximately 605,100 OPP Units to management and other employees under the Plan. OPP Units are performance-based equity compensation pursuant to which participants have the opportunity to earn OPP units based on the relative performance of the total shareholder return ("TSR") of our common shares compared to the companies in the FTSE NAREIT Equity Office Index, over the three-year performance period beginning on the August 1, 2017 grant date, inclusive of dividends and stock price appreciation. Fifty percent of any OPP Units that are earned vest at the end of the three-year performance period and the remaining 50% on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued employment. Net income and net loss are allocated to each OPP Unit. The fair value of the OPP Units on the date of grant was $9.7 million or $15.95 per unit estimated using Monte Carlo simulations. The significant assumptions used to value the OPP Units include expected volatility (18.0%), dividend yield (2.3%) and risk-free interest rates (1.5%). Compensation expense for these units is being recognized over a four-year period. As of September 30, 2017, none of these OPP Units had vested or been forfeited.

Share-Based Compensation Expense

Share-based compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is summarized as follows (in thousands):



Formation Awards	$	3,963
LTIP Units that vested immediately	2,546
OP Units ⁽¹⁾	7,936
Share-based compensation related to Formation Transaction ⁽²⁾	14,445
LTIP Units that vest over four years	885
OPP Units	469
Other equity awards	1,526
Share-based compensation expense - other⁽³⁾	2,880
Total share-based compensation expense	17,325
Less amount capitalized	(161		)
Net share-based compensation expense ⁽⁴⁾	$	17,164

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⁽¹⁾	Represents share-based compensation expense for OP Units subject to post-combination employment. See Note 3 for further information.


⁽²⁾	Included in "General and administrative expense: share-based compensation related to Formation Transaction" in the accompanying statements of operations.


⁽³⁾	Included in "General and administrative expense" in the accompanying statements of operations.


⁽⁴⁾	Net share-based compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $16.0 million.

As of September 30, 2017, we had $141.4 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share-based payment arrangements (unvested OP Units, Formation Awards, LTIP Units and OPP Units). This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.4 years.

Employee Benefits

We have a 401(k) defined contribution plan (the “401(k) Plan”) covering substantially all of our officers and employees which permits participants to defer compensation up to the maximum amount permitted by law. We provide a discretionary matching contribution. Employees’ contributions vest immediately and our matching contributions vest over five years. Our contributions to the 401(k) Plan for three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were $401,000 and $868,000, respectively. Our contributions during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were $3.2 million and $3.1 million, respectively.