SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Taylor Bernard J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O EVERCORE PARTNERS INC.
55 EAST 52ND STREET, 43RD FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10055

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Evercore Partners Inc. [ EVR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Co-Vice Chairman
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2007
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Shares of Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share 04/04/2007 A(1) 127,000 A (1) 1,540,557 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. In connection with the acquisition of all of the outstanding share capital of Braveheart Financial Services Limited ("Braveheart"), pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement, dated July 31, 2006, by and among Evercore Partners Inc. (the "Company"), Bernard J. Taylor and the other Braveheart shareholder (the "Purchase Agreement"), as amended by the Closing Agreement, dated December 19, 2006 by and among Bernard J. Taylor, the other Braveheart shareholder and the Company (the "Closing Agreement"), the board of directors of the Company approved the issuance to Bernard J. Taylor of 127,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company as additional consideration after considering and assessing the success of the Braveheart business since the closing date of the acquisition of Braveheart.
/s/ Adam B. Frankel, as Attorney-in-fact 04/06/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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