LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Company issued 247,863 LTIP Units and 8,357 Restricted Share Units to employees of the Company pursuant to its Amended and Restated 2006 Share Incentive Plan (the "Share Incentive Plan"). Vesting of some of these units is subject to the Company achieving certain performance measures. With respect to the executive officers, these units vest over a 5-year period, with 60% of the units earned at the end of the third year and the remaining 40% vesting ratably over the following two years. With the exception of those units, vesting of all other awards will occur ratably over the vesting period.

	Units Issued
	LTIPs	Restricted Shares	Vesting Period	% Performance Based
Executive Officers	236,924	—	5 Years	17	%
Other Officers	7,879	1,308	3 Years	24	%
Other Employees	3,060	7,049	3 Years	—
Total	247,863	8,357

These awards were measured at their fair value on the grant date. Fair value was established as the market price of the Company's Common Shares as of the close of trading on the day preceding the grant date. The total value of the above Restricted Share Units and LTIP Units as of their respective grant dates was $8.8 million, which will be recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period. Compensation expense of $0.5 million has been recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of income related to these awards for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Total long-term incentive compensation expense, including the expense related to the above-mentioned plans, was $1.8 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

In addition, members of the Board of Trustees have been issued units under the Share Incentive Plan. Total trustee fee expense related to these issuances was $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

In 2009, the Company adopted the Long Term Investment Alignment Program (the "Program") pursuant to which the Company may award units primarily to senior executives which would entitle them to receive up to 25% of any future Fund III Promote or Fund IV Promote when and if such Promotes are ultimately realized. The Company has awarded all of the units under the Program related to the Fund III Promote and 20% of the units related to the Fund IV Promote. These units were determined to have no value at issuance or as of March 31, 2015. In accordance with ASC Topic 718, "Compensation - Stock Compensation," compensation relating to these awards will be recorded based on the change in the estimated fair value at each reporting period.