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| EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION | EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION The Company maintains the Albertsons Companies, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan and the Albertsons Companies, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the "Equity Plans"). Under the Equity Plans, subsequent to the IPO, 43.6 million shares of Class A common stock have been authorized for issuance as equity awards. As of February 28, 2026, 22.7 million shares of Class A common stock remained available for future awards. Under the Equity Plans, the Company recognizes equity-based compensation expense for RSUs and RSAs granted to employees and non-employee directors. Upon vesting, RSUs and RSAs will be settled in shares of the Company's Class A common stock. RSUs generally vest over three years from the grant date, based on a service period, or upon a combination of both a service period and achievement of certain performance-based thresholds, and RSAs generally vest over five years from the grant date, with 50% based solely on a service period and 50% upon a service period and achievement of certain performance-based thresholds. For performance-based RSUs ("PBRSUs") granted in fiscal 2025, the number of shares of the Company's Class A common stock to be received at vesting can be adjusted within a predetermined range based on the Company's achieved performance for fiscal 2025 relative to the fiscal 2025 performance target. In fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, the Company also had liability classified awards that settled in cash upon vesting. Equity-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, net of forfeitures, was as follows (in millions):
During fiscal 2025, the Company issued 6.0 million RSUs to its employees and directors, of which 4.6 million shares were granted for accounting purposes. The 4.6 million issued and granted awards consist of 3.9 million RSUs that have solely time-based vesting and 0.7 million PBRSUs that were granted upon the establishment of the fiscal 2025 performance target and that would vest upon both the achievement of such performance target and continued service through the vesting period. Additionally, 1.6 million previously issued PBRSUs were granted in fiscal 2025 upon the establishment of the fiscal 2025 annual performance target and that would vest upon both the achievement of such performance target and continued service through the vesting period. Also, 0.4 million PBRSUs were adjusted in fiscal 2025 related to previously issued awards based on actual fiscal 2024 performance relative to the fiscal 2024 performance target. The 6.2 million RSUs granted in fiscal 2025 have an aggregate grant date value of $131.8 million. The aggregate grant date value of RSUs granted was $111.6 million and $129.5 million in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively. The following summarizes the activity of RSUs during fiscal 2025:
(1) Represents the adjustment of PBRSUs based on actual fiscal 2024 performance relative to the fiscal 2024 performance target. Does not include the adjustment to PBRSUs based on actual fiscal 2025 performance relative to the fiscal 2025 performance target, although these shares have been estimated and included in the determination of equity-based compensation expense and the calculation of diluted net income per common share for fiscal 2025. During fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, the aggregate fair value of RSUs and RSAs that vested was $86.5 million, $121.7 million and $119.2 million, respectively. The number of RSUs and RSAs vested includes shares of common stock that the Company withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements. As of February 28, 2026, the Company had $62.3 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to 7.7 million unvested granted RSUs. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years. As of February 28, 2026, there was no unrecognized compensation costs related to RSAs or liability-classified awards. Upon the establishment of the annual performance target for fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2027, the remaining 1.9 million issued PBRSUs will be granted for accounting purposes. As of February 28, 2026, there are no performance-based RSAs that have not been granted for accounting purposes.
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