10. Equity-Based Compensation

The J.Jill, Inc. Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated on June 1, 2023 (the “A&R Plan”), reserves a maximum 2,043,453 shares of common stock for issuance upon exercise of options, or in respect of granted awards. As of August 3, 2024, the A&R Plan had an aggregate of 869,106 shares remaining for future issuance pursuant to awards that may be granted by the Board.

During the twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024 and July 29, 2023, the Board approved and granted RSUs, dividend equivalent RSUs, PSUs and dividend equivalent PSUs under the A&R Plan.

Restricted Stock Units

For the twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024 and July 29, 2023, the Board granted RSUs under the A&R Plan, which vest in one to three equal annual installments, beginning one year from the date of grant. The grant-date fair value of RSUs is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. In connection with the cash dividend paid on the Company’s common stock and in accordance with the terms of the A&R Plan, participants holding RSUs were credited with dividend equivalent RSUs, which are subject to the same vesting terms as the RSUs. For the twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024 and July 29, 2023, the fair market value of RSUs was determined based on the market price of the Company’s shares on the date of the grant.

As of August 3, 2024, there was $8.0 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average service period of 2.1 years. The total fair value of RSUs vested during the twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024 and July 29, 2023 was $3.2 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

Performance Stock Units

For the twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024 and July 29, 2023, the Board granted PSUs, a portion of which are based on achieving an adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) goal and the remaining portion is based on achieving an annualized absolute total shareholder return (“TSR”) growth goal.

Each PSU award reflects a target number of shares (“Target Shares”) that may be issued to the award recipient provided the employee continues to provide services to the Company throughout the three year performance period of the award. For Adjusted EBITDA based PSUs, the number of units earned will be determined based on the achievement of the predetermined Adjusted EBITDA goals at the end of each performance year, and for TSR based PSUs, the number of units earned will be determined based on the achievement of the predetermined TSR growth goal at the end of a three-year performance period. The TSR is based on J.Jill’s 30-trading day average beginning and closing price of the three-year performance period, assuming the reinvestment of dividends. Depending on the performance results based on Adjusted EBITDA and TSR, the actual number of shares that a grant recipient receives at the end of the vesting period may range from 0% to 200% of the Target Shares granted. PSUs are converted into shares of common stock upon vesting, under the terms of the A&R Plan. In connection with the cash dividend paid on the Company’s common stock and in accordance with the terms of the A&R Plan, participants holding PSUs were credited with dividend equivalent PSUs, a portion of which are based on an Adjusted EBITDA goal and the remaining portion is based on achieving an annualized TSR growth goal, each subject to the same vesting terms as the corresponding PSUs.

The Company recognizes equity-based compensation expense related to Adjusted EBITDA based PSUs based on the Company’s estimate of the percentage of the award that will be achieved. The Company evaluates the estimate of these awards on a quarterly basis and adjusts equity-based compensation expense related to these awards, as appropriate. For the TSR based PSUs, the equity-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the three-year performance period based on the grant-date fair value of these PSUs.

As of August 3, 2024, there was $5.0 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested PSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average service period of 2.2 years.

Equity-based compensation expense for RSUs and PSUs was recorded in the Selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. The Company recorded $1.7 million and $3.0 million for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024, respectively, and $0.9 million and $1.8 million for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 29, 2023, respectively. As per the terms of the A&R Plan, as the dividend equivalent awards are subject to the same vesting conditions as their underlying awards , the Company did not record any additional equity-based compensation expense associated with these awards.