Capital Structure

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

The Company has four classes of authorized common stock. The Class A Common Stock and the Class C Common Stock have one vote per share. The Class B Common Stock and the Class D Common Stock have 10 votes per share. Shares of the Company’s common stock generally vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. The Founder Member controls approximately 81.9% of the combined voting power of our common stock as a result of its ownership of our Class C and Class D Common Stock

During the period prior to the Reorganization Transactions and IPO, Class A-2 profits interests and Class B interests in Virtu Financial were issued to Employee Holdco (as defined below) on behalf of certain key employees and stakeholders. In connection with the Reorganization Transactions, all Class A-2 profits interests and Class B interests were reclassified into Virtu Financial Units. As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were 5,259,713 and 7,919,952 Virtu Financial Units outstanding held by Employee Holdco (as defined below), respectively, and 2,660,239, 840,803 and 3,540,312 of such Virtu Financial Units and corresponding Class C Common Stock were exchanged into Class A Common Stock, forfeited or repurchased during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan

The Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders adopted the 2015 Management Incentive Plan, which became effective upon consummation of the IPO, and was subsequently amended and restated following receipt of approval from the Company’s stockholders on June 30, 2017. The Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock units, and other awards based on an aggregate of 16,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, subject to additional sublimits, including limits on the total option grant to any one participant in a single year and the total performance award to any one participant in a single year.

On April 23, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan in order to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance, and in respect of which awards may be granted under the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan from 16,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to an aggregate of 21,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, and the amendment was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders on June 5, 2020.

On November 13, 2020, the Company amended its form award agreement for the issuance of RSUs to provide for the continued vesting of outstanding RSU awards upon the occurrence of a qualified retirement (the "RSU Amendment"). A qualified retirement generally means a voluntary resignation by the Participant (i) after five years of service, (ii) the participant attaining the age of 50 and (iii) the sum of the participant's age and service at the time of termination equaling or exceeding 65. Continued vesting is subject to the participant entering into a 2 year non-compete. The amendment was authorized and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. As a result of the amendment, currently issued and outstanding RSUs held by the Company's employees, including its executive officers, shall be deemed to be subject to the amended terms of the form award agreement, and any future RSU awards shall also be governed by such amended terms.

Amended and Restated Investment Technology Group, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan

On the ITG Closing Date, the Company assumed the Amended and Restated ITG 2007 Equity Plan and the Assumed Awards. As of the ITG Closing Date, the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock subject to such Assumed Awards was 2,497,028 and the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock that remained issuable pursuant to the Amended and Restated ITG 2007 Equity Plan was 1,230,406.

Share Repurchase Program

In February 2018, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $50.0 million in Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units by March 31, 2019. On July 27, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the expansion of the Company's share repurchase program, increasing the total authorized amount by $50.0 million to $100.0 million and extending the duration of the program through September 30, 2019. The share repurchase program entitled the Company to repurchase shares from time to time in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or by other means. Repurchases were also permitted to be made under Rule 10b5-1 plans. The timing and amount of repurchase transactions were determined by the Company's management based on its evaluation of market conditions, share price, legal requirements and other factors. The program expired on September 30, 2019. From the inception of the program in February 2018, the Company repurchased approximately 2.6 million shares of Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units for approximately $65.9 million.

On November 6, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $100.0 million in Class A common stock and Virtu Financial Units by December 31, 2021. From the inception of the program through December 31, 2020, the Company repurchased approximately 1.4 million shares of Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units for approximately $33.9 million. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has approximately of $66.1 million remaining capacity for future purchases of shares of Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units under the program.

Secondary Offerings

In May 2018, the Company and certain selling stockholders completed a public offering (the “May 2018 Secondary Offering”) of 17,250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock by the Company and certain selling stockholders at a purchase price per share of $27.16 (the offering price to the public of $28.00 per share minus the underwriters’ discount), which included the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares in the May 2018 Secondary Offering. The Company sold 10,518,750 shares of Class A Common Stock in the offering, the net proceeds of which were used to purchase an equivalent number of Virtu Financial Units and corresponding shares of Class D Common Stock from TJMT Holdings LLC pursuant to that certain Member Purchase Agreement, entered into on May 15, 2018 by and between the Company and TJMT Holdings LLC. The selling stockholders sold 6,731,250 shares of Class A Common Stock in the May 2018 Secondary Offering, including 2,081,250 shares of Class A Common Stock issued by the Company upon the exercise of vested stock options.

In connection with the May 2018 Secondary Offering, the Company, TJMT Holdings LLC, the North Island Stockholder, Havelock Fund Investments Pte. Ltd. (“Havelock”) and Aranda entered into that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated April 20, 2017, by and among the Company, TJMT Holdings LLC, the North Island Stockholder, Havelock, Aranda and certain direct or indirect equityholders of the Company (the “Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement”) to add Mr. Vincent Viola and Mr. Michael Viola, directors of the Company, and to confirm that certain other persons (including the Company’s CEO) remain parties to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement.

In May 2019, the Company completed a public offering (the “May 2019 Secondary Offering”) of 9,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at a purchase price per share paid by the underwriters of $22.00, the proceeds of which were used to purchase an equivalent number of Virtu Financial Units and corresponding shares of Class D Common Stock from TJMT Holdings LLC pursuant to that certain Member Purchase Agreement, entered into on May 14, 2019 by and between the Company and TJMT Holdings LLC.

Employee Exchanges

During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, pursuant to the exchange agreement by and among the Company, Virtu Financial and holders of Virtu Financial Units, certain current and former employees elected to exchange 2,660,239, 840,839 and 3,919,462 units, respectively in Virtu Financial held directly or on their behalf by Virtu Employee Holdco LLC (“Employee Holdco”) on a one-for-one basis for shares of Class A Common Stock.

The Company holds approximately a 64.1% interest in Virtu Financial at December 31, 2020.

Warrant Issuance

On March 20, 2020, in connection with and in consideration of the Founder Member’s commitments under the Founder Member Loan Facility (as described in Note 11 "Borrowings"), the Company delivered to the Founder Member a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. Pursuant to the Warrant, the Founder Member may purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. If at any time during the term of the Founder Member Facility, the Founder Member Loans equal to or greater than $100 million had remained outstanding for a certain period of time specified in the Warrant, the number of shares would have increased to 10,000,000. The Founder Member Loan Facility Term expired on September 20, 2020 without the Company having borrowed any Founder Member Loans thereunder (as described in Note 11 "Borrowings"), and as a result no such increase in the number of shares which may be purchased has occurred or will occur pursuant to the terms of the Warrant. The exercise price per share of the Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Warrant is $22.98, which in accordance with the terms of the Warrant, is equal to the average of the volume weighted average prices of the Class A Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days following May 7, 2020, the date on which the Company publicly announced its earnings results for the first quarter of 2020. The Warrant may be exercised to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock on any date after May 22, 2020 up to and including January 15, 2022. The Warrant and Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Warrant were offered, and will be issued and sold, in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, set forth under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act relating to sales by an issuer not involving any public offering.

The fair value of the Warrant was determined using a Black-Scholes-Merton model, and was recorded as a debt issuance cost within Other Assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and as an increase to Additional paid-in capital on the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity. The balance was amortized on a straight-line basis from March 20, 2020 through September 20, 2020, the date on which the Founder Member Loan Facility expired, and recorded as expense within Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table presents the changes in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:


	Year Ended December 31, 2020
(in thousands)	AOCI Beginning Balance		Amounts recorded in AOCI		Amounts reclassified from AOCI to income		AOCI Ending Balance
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains (losses) (1)	$	—	$	(42,636)	$	9,192	$	(33,444)
Foreign exchange translation adjustment	(647)		8,604		—		7,957
Total	$	(647)	$	(34,032)	$	9,192	$	(25,487)
(1) Amounts reclassified from AOCI to income are included within Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. As of December 31, 2020, the Company expects approximately $13.4 million to be reclassified from AOCI into earnings over the next 12 months. The timing of the reclassification is based on the interest payment schedule of the long-term borrowings.

	Year Ended December 31, 2019
(in thousands)	AOCI Beginning Balance		Amounts recorded in AOCI		Amounts reclassified from AOCI to income		AOCI Ending Balance

Foreign exchange translation adjustment	$	(82)	$	(565)	$	—	$	(647)
Total	$	(82)	$	(565)	$	—	$	(647)

	Year Ended December 31, 2018
(in thousands)	AOCI Beginning Balance		Amounts recorded in AOCI		Amounts reclassified from AOCI to income		AOCI Ending Balance

Foreign exchange translation adjustment	$	2,991	$	(3,073)	$	—	$	(82)
Total	$	2,991	$	(3,073)	$	—	$	(82)