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NEW YORK, July 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Highlights

• Second Quarter Financial Summary
• Record Second Quarter U.S. GAAP Net Revenues of $370.5 million, up 6% compared to Q2 2016
• U.S. GAAP Net Income Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. of $18.2 million, down 25% compared to Q2 2016, or $0.41 per share, down 25% compared to Q2 2016
• Record Second Quarter Adjusted Net Revenues of $372.7 million, up 7% compared to Q2 2016
• Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. of $53.8 million or $1.06 per share, up 2% compared to $1.04 in Q2 2016
• Year-to-Date Financial Summary
• Record U.S. GAAP Net Revenues of $757.7 million, up 25% compared to the same period in 2016
• Record U.S. GAAP Net Income Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. of $99.0 million, up 237% compared to the same period in 2016, or $2.18 per share, up 230% compared to the same period in 2016
• Record Adjusted Net Revenues of $757.4 million, up 25% compared to the same period in 2016
• Record Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. of $137.4 million, up 59% compared to the same period in 2016, or $2.68 per share, up 60% compared to the same period in 2016
• Investment Banking
• Advising clients on significant transactions globally:
• Whole Foods Market on its ~$14 billion sale to Amazon
• Straight Path Communications Inc. on its $3.1 billion sale to Verizon Communications Inc.
• Coach Inc. on its $2.4 billion acquisition of Kate Spade & Company
• Sequa Corporation on its comprehensive restructuring and recapitalization
• Institutional investors advised by JP Morgan Asset Management on the acquisition of Beacon Rail Leasing
• Consolidated Container Company on its ~$1.2 billion sale to Loews Corporation
• Investment Management
• Announced the sale of the Institutional Trust and Independent Fiduciary business of Evercore Trust Company
• Paul Stefanick to join our Advisory business in New York as a senior leader focused on advising large multinational clients; Tannon Krumpelman joins the Advisory team in New York focused on advising clients in the financial services sector; Josh Schimmer joins Evercore ISI in Los Angeles launching small and mid-cap Biotech coverage
• Returned $264.9 million of capital to shareholders for the first six months through dividends and repurchases, including repurchases of 3.1 million shares/units at an average price of $74.76, 2.0 million of which were purchased at an average price of $72.99 in Q2 2017. Quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share

Evercore Partners Inc. (NYSE: EVR) today announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.

U.S. GAAP Results:

The following is a discussion of Evercore's results on a U.S. GAAP basis.

Net Revenues were $370.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, an increase of 6% compared to $350.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Net Revenues were $757.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, an increase of 25% compared to $608.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The 26% Operating Income decline in the quarter ended June 30, 2017 was driven, in part, by Special Charges of $21.5 million recognized in the Investment Banking and Investment Management segments. Net Income Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 was $18.2 million, down 25% compared to $24.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Earnings Per Share was $0.41 for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, down 25% in comparison to the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Net Income Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was $99.0 million, up 237% compared to $29.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Earnings Per Share was $2.18 for the six months ended June 30, 2017, up 230% in comparison to the six months ended June 30, 2016.

The trailing twelve-month compensation ratio of 59.3% compares to 64.4% for the same period in 2016. The compensation ratio for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was 58.4%, compared to 66.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The compensation ratio for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 was 63.9%, compared to 63.1% for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. The compensation ratios for 2017 were impacted by our review of the outlook for the Evercore ISI business during the first quarter. See the Business Line Reporting - Discussion of U.S. GAAP Results below.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, Evercore's effective tax rate was 46.5% and 25.3%, respectively, compared to 47.7% and 49.5%, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily driven by the application of a new accounting standard, effective January 1, 2017, related to share-based compensation, which requires that the tax deduction associated with the appreciation in the Firm's share price upon vesting of employee share-based awards above the original grant price be reflected in income tax expense. The effective tax rate is also impacted by the non-deductible treatment of compensation associated with Evercore LP Units/Interests.

Adjusted Results:

The following is a discussion of Evercore's results on an Adjusted basis. See pages 4 and 5 and A-2 to A-14 for further information and reconciliations of these non-GAAP metrics to our U.S. GAAP results.

Adjusted Net Revenues were $372.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, an increase of 7% compared to $348.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Adjusted Net Revenues were $757.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, an increase of 25% compared to $605.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. was $53.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, increasing modestly in comparison to the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Adjusted Earnings Per Share was $1.06 for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, up 2% in comparison to the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. was $137.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, up 59% compared to $86.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Earnings Per Share was $2.68 for the six months ended June 30, 2016, up 60% in comparison to the six months ended June 30, 2016.

The Adjusted compensation ratio reflects the cost associated with compensation awarded to employees based on their performance consistent with market rates, and the cost associated with the addition of senior professionals. These new hire costs reflect both the number and seniority of the personnel we recruit and have the potential to change the compensation ratio in any period. The Adjusted compensation ratio for the trailing twelve months was 58.0%, compared to 57.9% for the same period in 2016. The Adjusted compensation ratio for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was 59.0%, compared to 57.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The Adjusted compensation ratio for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 was 59.0%, compared to 57.6% for the quarter ended June 30, 2016.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, Evercore's Adjusted effective tax rate was 37.9% and 24.1%, respectively, compared to 37.5% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease in the Adjusted effective tax rate for the six month period was primarily driven by the application of a new accounting standard, effective January 1, 2017, related to share-based compensation, which requires that the tax deduction associated with the appreciation in the Firm's share price upon vesting of employee share-based awards above the original grant price be reflected in income tax expense. Changes in the Adjusted effective tax rate are also driven by the level of earnings in businesses with minority owners.

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. and Adjusted Earnings Per Share for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was $111.9 million and $2.19, respectively, excluding the effects of the change in accounting for income taxes, up 30% and 31%, respectively, versus the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Evercore's quarterly results may fluctuate significantly due to the timing and amount of transaction fees earned, as well as other factors. Accordingly, financial results in any particular quarter may not be representative of future results over a longer period of time.

"We are pleased with the sustained momentum of our business, as we reported record revenues for a second quarter and our eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in Adjusted net income and earnings per share. Our Advisory business continues to drive our results as we advise on M&A, restructuring and capital markets transactions, both large and small, across multiple sectors and geographies. Our broad capabilities, including advice on activist matters and capital raising in the equity, debt and private capital markets, continue to differentiate us from our competitors and contribute to our growth. Our strong financial performance has enabled us to return $264.9 million of capital to shareholders in the first half of the year," said Ralph Schlosstein, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We recently initiated changes which we believe will help Evercore be better positioned for the future. Most notably, in July, in our Equities business we exchanged the remaining long term performance based consideration associated with the ISI acquisition for units representing a fixed, rather than variable, number of shares. We are well positioned as a leading high quality independent research institution, and the current environment offers select opportunities to strategically add talent to this business. Fixing the number of shares issued fully aligns the objectives of all parties going forward. Additionally, in Investment Management we announced the sale of our Institutional Trust and Independent Fiduciary business, moving to eliminate the potential conflicts that arise between this successful operation and our Advisory business."

"We continued to strategically invest in talent, announcing three additional Senior Managing Directors to our team, increasing the number of announced new SMD hires to six for the year," said John S. Weinberg, Executive Chairman. "We are engaged in active discussions with high quality candidates and will continue to add talent when we find outstanding individuals."

"The fundamentals of a healthy M&A environment remain in place, including low interest rates, abundant credit availability, reasonable business confidence and relatively high equity valuations," said Roger C. Altman, Founder and Senior Chairman. "In particular, the volume of transactions less than $5 billion, which constitute the vast majority of transactions, continues to grow.  Moreover, Evercore's market share of Advisory revenues of publicly reported investment banks has risen again this year."

Non-GAAP Measures:

Throughout this release certain information is presented on an Adjusted basis, which is a non-GAAP measure. Adjusted results begin with information prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), and then those results are adjusted to exclude certain items and reflect the conversion of vested and certain unvested Evercore LP Units and Interests into Class A shares. Evercore believes that the disclosed Adjusted measures and any adjustments thereto, when presented in conjunction with comparable U.S. GAAP measures, are useful to investors to compare Evercore's results across several periods and facilitate an understanding of Evercore's operating results. Evercore uses these measures to evaluate its operating performance, as well as the performance of individual employees. These measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Evercore's Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 was higher than U.S. GAAP as a result of the exclusion of expenses associated with awards granted in conjunction with certain of the Company's acquisitions, and certain other business acquisition-related charges and Special Charges.

Acquisition-related compensation charges for 2017 include expenses and the reversal of expenses associated with performance-based awards granted in conjunction with the Company's acquisition of ISI. The amount of expense or the reversal of expense for the Class G and H LP Interests is based on the determination if it is probable that Evercore ISI will achieve certain earnings and margin targets in future periods. Acquisition-related charges for 2017 also include professional fees incurred and amortization of intangible assets. Special Charges for 2017 relate to a charge for the impairment of goodwill in the Institutional Asset Management reporting unit and a charge for the impairment of our investment in G5 | Evercore during the second quarter.

In addition, for Adjusted purposes, client related expenses have been presented as a reduction from Revenues and Non-compensation costs.

Evercore's Adjusted Diluted Shares Outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 were higher than U.S. GAAP as a result of the inclusion of Evercore LP Units, as well as the assumed vesting of certain Evercore LP Units/Interests and unvested restricted stock units granted to ISI employees.

This release also presents changes in Adjusted Net Revenues, Adjusted Investment Management Revenues and Adjusted Investment Management Expenses from the prior-year periods assuming that the restructuring of certain Investment Management affiliates occurred on December 31, 2015. This includes the transfer of ownership of the Mexican Private Equity Business that occurred on September 30, 2016. Evercore believes this is useful additional information for investors because it improves the comparability of period-over-period results and aligns with management's view of business performance.

Further details of these adjustments, as well as an explanation of similar amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and the three months ended March 31, 2017, are included in Annex I, pages A-2 to A-14. 

Business Line Reporting - Discussion of U.S. GAAP Results

The following is a discussion of Evercore's segment results on a U.S. GAAP basis.

Investment Banking

For the second quarter, Evercore's Investment Banking segment reported Net Revenues of $356.4 million, which represents an increase of 9% from the second quarter of last year. Operating Income of $52.8 million decreased 9% from the second quarter of last year. The Operating Margin was 14.8%, in comparison to 17.6% for the second quarter of last year. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, Investment Banking reported Net Revenues of $727.2 million, an increase of 28% from last year. Year-to-date Operating Income of $161.0 million increased 129% compared to $70.3 million last year. The year-to-date Operating Margin was 22.1% compared to 12.4% last year.

Revenues

During the second quarter, Investment Banking earned advisory fees from 192 client transactions (vs. 201 in Q2 2016) and fees in excess of $1 million from 61 client transactions (vs. 58 in Q2 2016). For the six months ended June 30, 2017, Investment Banking earned advisory fees from 296 client transactions (vs. 296 last year) and fees in excess of $1 million from 114 client transactions (vs. 99 last year).

During the second quarter, Commissions and Related Fees of $53.6 million decreased 6% from the second quarter of last year on lower trading volume. Underwriting Fees of $9.2 million for the second quarter decreased 31% versus the second quarter of last year, as we participated in 11 underwriting transactions (vs. 13 in Q2 2016); 7 as a bookrunner (vs. 6 in Q2 2016). During the six months ended June 30, 2017, Commissions and Related Fees of $103.2 million decreased 10% from last year on lower trading volume. Underwriting Fees of $19.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 increased 16% from last year.

Expenses

Compensation costs were $227.5 million for the second quarter, an increase of 9% from the second quarter of last year. The trailing twelve-month compensation ratio was 59.5%, down from 65.0% for the same period in 2016. Evercore's Investment Banking compensation ratio was 63.8% for the second quarter, up versus the compensation ratio reported for the second quarter of last year of 63.7%. Year-to-date compensation costs were $423.7 million, an increase of 12% from last year.

Compensation costs include $5.7 million and $10.4 million of expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, related to the Class E LP Units and $11.3 million and ($14.9) million of expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, related to the Class G and H LP Interests issued in conjunction with the acquisition of ISI. The Company incurred an expense reversal in the first quarter of 2017 following a review of the outlook for the Evercore ISI business where the Company concluded that it would be appropriate to lower the level of earnings and margins that it considers probable of achievement for future periods. Compensation costs included $20.6 million and $52.3 million of expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, related to the Class E, G and H LP Units/Interests issued in conjunction with the acquisition of ISI based on the probability assumptions in place at that time.

The life to date expense accrued related to unvested Class H LP Interests as of June 30, 2017 was $67.6 million, which would be reversed if the actual performance fell below, or is deemed probable of falling below, the minimum thresholds prior to vesting. Conversely, assuming the maximum thresholds for the Class G and H LP Interests were considered probable of achievement at June 30, 2017, an additional $86.9 million of expense would have been incurred in the second quarter of 2017 and the remaining expense to be accrued over the future vesting period extending from July 1, 2017 to February 15, 2020 would be $78.5 million. In that circumstance, the total number of Class G and H LP Interests that would vest and become exchangeable to Class E LP Units would be 4.5 million.

As discussed in "Capital Transactions" below, in July 2017, the Board of Directors approved the exchange of all of the outstanding Class H LP Interests into 1.9 million Class J LP Units, which will continue to vest based on the completion of service through February 15, 2020. This modification did not result in any further expense and the remaining expense of approximately $36 million will be recorded ratably from the date of modification to the final vesting date.

Non-compensation costs for the second quarter were $61.7 million, flat compared to the second quarter of last year. The ratio of non-compensation costs to net revenue for the second quarter was 17.3%, compared to 18.7% for the second quarter of last year. Year-to-date non-compensation costs were $128.2 million, up 8% from last year. The ratio of non-compensation costs to net revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was 17.6%, compared to 21.0% last year.

Special Charges reflect an impairment charge of $14.4 million incurred in the second quarter of 2017 related to the Company's equity method investment in G5 | Evercore, resulting from the sustained negative economic and political climate in Brazil.

Investment Management

For the second quarter, Evercore's Investment Management segment reported Net Revenues of $14.1 million and an Operating Loss of ($6.5) million. The Operating Margin was (46.5%) for the second quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, Investment Management reported Net Revenues of $30.5 million and an Operating Loss of ($3.4) million. The year-to-date Operating Margin was (11.0%), compared to 20.9% last year.

As of June 30, 2017, Investment Management reported $8.7 billion of AUM, an increase of 3% from March 31, 2017.

Revenues

On September 30, 2016, the Company completed the transfer of ownership and control of the Mexican Private Equity Business to a newly formed entity, Glisco Partners Inc., which is controlled by the principals of the business.

Investment Advisory and Management Fees of $15.5 million for the second quarter decreased 5% compared to the second quarter of last year, driven primarily by a lack of fees in Private Equity during the second quarter of 2017, partially offset by higher fees in Wealth Management in the second quarter of 2017.

Realized and Unrealized Losses of ($1.6) million in the second quarter decreased relative to the second quarter of last year, driven principally by losses related to the wind-down of a Private Equity fund in Mexico.

Expenses

Investment Management's second quarter expenses were $20.6 million, an increase of 16% compared to the second quarter of last year. Year-to-date Investment Management expenses were $33.9 million, up 6% from last year.

Special Charges reflect an impairment charge of $7.1 million incurred in the second quarter of 2017 related to goodwill in the Company's Institutional Asset Management reporting unit where the fair value has been reduced relative to the remaining goodwill as a result of the pending sale of the Institutional Trust and Independent Fiduciary business of Evercore Trust Company.

Business Line Reporting - Discussion of Adjusted Results

The following is a discussion of Evercore's segment results on an Adjusted basis. See pages 4 and 5 and A-2 to A-14 for further information and reconciliations of these metrics to our U.S. GAAP results.

Investment Banking

For the second quarter, Evercore's Investment Banking segment reported Adjusted Net Revenues of $356.7 million, which represents an increase of 10% from the second quarter of last year. Adjusted Operating Income of $89.2 million increased 6% from the second quarter of last year. The Adjusted Operating Margin was 25.0%, in comparison to 26.0% for the second quarter of last year. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, Investment Banking reported Adjusted Net Revenues of $723.2 million, an increase of 29% from last year. Year-to-date Adjusted Operating Income of $180.8 million increased 36% compared to $133.1 million last year. The year-to-date Adjusted Operating Margin was 25.0% compared to 23.7% last year.

Adjusted Revenues

During the second quarter, Investment Banking earned advisory fees from 192 client transactions (vs. 201 in Q2 2016) and fees in excess of $1 million from 61 client transactions (vs. 58 in Q2 2016). For the six months ended June 30, 2017, Investment Banking earned advisory fees from 296 client transactions (vs. 296 last year) and fees in excess of $1 million from 114 client transactions (vs. 99 last year).

During the second quarter, Commissions and Related Fees of $53.6 million decreased 6% from the second quarter of last year on lower trading volume. Underwriting Fees of $9.2 million for the second quarter decreased 31% versus the second quarter of last year, as we participated in 11 underwriting transactions (vs. 13 in Q2 2016); 7 as a bookrunner (vs. 6 in Q2 2016). During the six months ended June 30, 2017, Commissions and Related Fees of $103.2 million decreased 10% from last year on lower trading volume. Underwriting Fees of $19.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 increased 16% from last year.

Within the above results, Evercore ISI, our U.S. equities business, reported Net Revenues of $112.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, down 8% from last year. Allocated U.S. underwriting revenues were $9.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and Operating Margins were 17.0%, compared to 20.7% last year.

Adjusted Expenses

Adjusted compensation costs were $210.4 million for the second quarter, an increase of 12% from the second quarter of last year. The Adjusted trailing twelve-month compensation ratio was 58.3%, down from 58.4% for the same period in 2016. Evercore's Investment Banking Adjusted compensation ratio was 59.0% for the second quarter, up versus the Adjusted compensation ratio reported for the second quarter of last year of 57.9%. Year-to-date Adjusted compensation costs were $427.9 million, an increase of 31% from last year, and the Adjusted compensation ratio was 59.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to an Adjusted compensation ratio of 58.1% for the first half of 2016.

Adjusted Non-compensation costs for the second quarter were $57.1 million, up 9% from the second quarter of last year. The increase in Adjusted non-compensation costs versus last year reflects the addition of personnel within most parts of the business. The ratio of Adjusted non-compensation costs to Adjusted net revenue for the second quarter was 16.0%, compared to 16.1% for the second quarter of last year. Year-to-date Adjusted non-compensation costs were $114.5 million, up 12% from last year. The ratio of Adjusted non-compensation costs to net revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was 15.8%, compared to 18.3% last year.

Investment Management

For the second quarter, Evercore's Investment Management segment reported Adjusted Net Revenues of $16.0 million and Adjusted Operating Income of $2.9 million. The Adjusted Operating Margin was 18.2% for the second quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, Investment Management reported Adjusted Net Revenues of $34.2 million and Adjusted Operating Income $7.8 million. The Adjusted year-to-date Operating Margin was 22.9%, compared to 28.8% last year.

As of June 30, 2017, Investment Management reported $8.7 billion of AUM, an increase of 3% from March 31, 2017.

Adjusted Revenues

On September 30, 2016, the Company completed the transfer of ownership and control of the Mexican Private Equity Business to a newly formed entity, Glisco Partners Inc., which is controlled by the principals of the business.

Adjusted Investment Advisory and Management Fees of $15.4 million for the second quarter decreased 3% compared to the second quarter of last year, driven primarily by a lack of fees in Private Equity during the second quarter of 2017, partially offset by higher fees in Wealth Management in the second quarter of 2017.

Realized and Unrealized Losses of ($1.6) million in the second quarter decreased relative to the second quarter of last year, driven principally by losses related to the wind-down of a Private Equity fund in Mexico.

Equity in Earnings of Affiliates of $2.0 million in the second quarter increased relative to the second quarter of last year principally as a result of higher income earned in the second quarter of 2017 by ABS and Atalanta Sosnoff.

Expenses

Investment Management's second quarter Adjusted expenses were $13.1 million, down 23% compared to the second quarter of last year. Assuming the restructuring of certain Investment Management affiliates had occurred on December 31, 2015, Adjusted Investment Management expenses would have decreased 20% when compared to the second quarter of last year. Year-to-date Adjusted Investment Management expenses were $26.4 million, down 15% from last year. Assuming the restructuring of certain Investment Management affiliates had occurred on December 31, 2015, Adjusted Investment Management expenses would have decreased 10% when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Balance Sheet

The Company continues to maintain a strong balance sheet, holding cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $469.6 million at June 30, 2017. Current assets exceed current liabilities by $403.7 million at June 30, 2017. Amounts due related to the Long-Term Notes Payable and Subordinated Borrowings were $175.0 million at June 30, 2017.

Capital Transactions

On July 26, 2017, the Board of Directors of Evercore declared a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share to be paid on September 8, 2017 to common stockholders of record on August 25, 2017.

During the three months ended June 30, 2017 the Company repurchased approximately 2.0 million shares/units at an average price per share/unit of $72.99. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company repurchased a total of 3.1 million shares/units at an average price per share/unit of $74.76.

During the first quarter, after consideration of the market environment in which our equities business operates and the intermediate term cost structure of that business, we reduced the shares we expect to deliver, included in our Adjusted share base, for the 2014 acquisition of ISI from approximately 7.0 million shares to 5.4 million shares. Further, in July 2017, the Board of Directors approved the exchange of all of the outstanding Class H LP Interests into 1.9 million Class J LP Units, reducing the aggregate number of units to 5.3 million. The new units contain the same service vesting terms as the Class H LP Interests and are not entitled to distributions. The Class J LP Units do not have performance thresholds and the holders will be issued one share each of Class B common stock of Evercore Partners Inc., which will entitle them to one vote on all matters submitted generally to holders of Class A and Class B common stock for each Class E LP Unit and Class J LP Unit held.

The total shares available to be granted in the future under the Amended and Restated 2016 Evercore Partners Inc. Stock Incentive Plan was approximately 7.4 million as of June 30, 2017.

Conference Call

Evercore will host a related conference call beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, July 27, 2017, accessible via telephone and the internet. Investors and analysts may participate in the live conference call by dialing (877) 359-9508 (toll-free domestic) or (224) 357-2393 (international); passcode: 55408308. Please register at least 10 minutes before the conference call begins. A replay of the call will be available for one week via telephone starting approximately one hour after the call ends. The replay can be accessed at (855) 859-2056 (toll-free domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international); passcode: 55408308. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Evercore's website at www.evercore.com. The webcast will be archived on Evercore's website for 30 days after the call.

About Evercore

Established in 1995, Evercore is a leading global independent investment banking advisory firm. Evercore advises a diverse set of investment banking clients on a wide range of transactions and issues and provides institutional investors with high quality equity research, sales and trading execution that is free of the conflicts created by proprietary activities. The Firm also offers investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors. With 28 offices and affiliate offices in North America, Europe, South America and Asia, Evercore has the scale and strength to serve clients globally through a focused and tailored approach designed to meet their unique needs. More information about Evercore can be found on the Company's website at www.evercore.com.

Basis of Alternative Financial Statement Presentation

Our Adjusted results are a non-GAAP measure. As discussed further under "Non-GAAP Measures", Evercore believes that the disclosed Adjusted measures and any adjustments thereto, when presented in conjunction with comparable U.S. GAAP measures, are useful to investors to compare Evercore's results across several periods and better reflect management's view of operating results. These measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation of our U.S. GAAP results to Adjusted results is presented in the tables included in Annex I.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, Evercore's operations and financial performance. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "probable," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this presentation are forward-looking statements and are based on various underlying assumptions and expectations and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in Evercore's business. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. Evercore believes these factors include, but are not limited to, those described under "Risk Factors" discussed in Evercore's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and Registration Statements. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this release. In addition, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Evercore to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can Evercore assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results and Evercore does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. Evercore undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

With respect to any securities offered by any private equity fund referenced herein, such securities have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

ANNEX I