Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 8-K
 
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  03/03/2008
 
Evercore Partners Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  001-32975
 
Delaware
  
20-4748747
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
55 East 52nd Street
37th Floor
New York, NY 10055
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
212-857-3100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
5.02

On March 3, 2008, the Compensation Committee of Evercore Partners Inc. (the "Company") authorized the payment of cash bonuses and awards of restricted stock units ("RSUs") for certain employees, including executive officers. The amount of cash payments authorized and the number of RSUs awarded to the Company's named executive officers is set forth in Exhibit 99.1. The awards of RSUs were on substantially the same terms as previously disclosed RSUs award agreements, provided that the RSUs shall vest and the shares underlying such vested RSUs shall be issuable at a rate equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of RSUs granted on each anniversary of the grant date or earlier upon the occurrence of (i) a change of control, (ii) the death of the employee, (iii) the termination of the employee's employment due to disability and (iv) the employee becoming eligible for retirement.

 

 

Signature(s)
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
     
 
Evercore Partners Inc.
 
 
Date: March 05, 2008
     
By:
 
/s/    Adam B. Frankel

               
Adam B. Frankel
               
General Counsel
 
 


 

Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.

  
Description

EX-99.1
  
Named Executive Officers' Cash Bonuses and Equity Awards
DC3786.pdf -- Converted by SEC Publisher 4.2, created by BCL Technologies Inc., for SEC Filing

Exhibit 99.1

    Cash    RSUs 
Name and Principal Position    Payments ($)    Awarded (#) 



Roger C. Altman           $2,116,000    82,671 
Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer         
Austin M. Beutner           $2,116,000    82,671 
President, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer         
Eduardo Mestre           $3,090,000    56,785 
Co-Vice Chairman         
Bernard Taylor           $8,666,000    _ 
Co-Vice Chairman         
Robert B. Walsh           $1,000,000    5,116 
Chief Financial Officer