Investor Presentaiton
MORGAN STANLEY BANK ASIA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 31 December 2020
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EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLANS
Morgan Stanley maintains various equity-settled share-based and cash-based deferred compensation
plans for the benefit of employees.
Equity-settled share-based compensation plans
Morgan Stanley has granted RSU awards pursuant to several equity-based compensation plans. The plans
provide for the deferral of a portion of certain current and former employees' incentive compensation,
with awards made in the form of restricted common stock. Awards under these plans are generally subject
to vesting over time, generally one to seven years, and are generally contingent upon continued
employment and subject to restrictions on sale, transfer or assignment until conversion to common stock.
All, or a portion of, an award may be forfeited if employment is terminated before the end of the relevant
vesting period or cancelled after the vesting period in certain situations. Recipients of RSU awards may
have voting rights, at Morgan Stanley's discretion, and generally receive dividend equivalents if the
awards vest, unless this is prohibited by regulation.
During the year, Morgan Stanley granted 380,593 RSUs (2019: 479,074 RSUs) to employees of the
Company with a weighted average fair value per unit of US$56.86 (2019: US$43.28), based on the
market value of Morgan Stanley common stock at grant date.
The equity-based compensation expense recognised in the year is US$20,670,000 (2019:
US$18,678,000). The Company has entered into a chargeback agreement with Morgan Stanley under
which it is committed to pay to Morgan Stanley the grant date fair value of the awards granted as well as
subsequent movements in their fair value. Therefore, the total amount included within 'Staff costs' and
'Management charges from other Morgan Stanley Group undertakings relating to staff costs' within
'Other expense of US$35,343,000 (2019: US$26,012,000) includes the equity-based compensation
expense and the movements in the fair value of the awards granted to employees.
The related liability due to Morgan Stanley at the end of the year, reported within Trade and other
payables' in the statement of financial position, is US$47,257,000 (2019: US$32,148,000).
US$25,455,000 (2019: US$17,635,000) is expected to be settled wholly within one year and
US$21,802,000 (2019: US$14,513,000) thereafter.
Deferred cash-based compensation plans
Morgan Stanley has granted deferred cash-based compensation awards to certain employees which defer
a portion of the employees' discretionary compensation. The plans generally provide a return to the plan
participants based upon the performance of various referenced investments. Awards under these plans
are generally subject to a sole vesting condition of service over time, which normally ranges from one to
seven years from the date of grant. All or a portion of an award may be forfeited if employment is
terminated before the end of the relevant vesting period in certain situations. The awards are settled in
cash at the end of the relevant vesting period.
Awards with a value of US$21,088,000 (2019: US$20,485,000) have been granted to employees of the
Company during the year.
The liability to employees at the end of the year, reported within 'Trade and other payables' in the
statement of financial position, is US$31,431,000 (2019: US$26,721,000). US$18,834,000 (2019:
US$15,783,000) is expected to be settled wholly within one year, and US$12,597,000 (2019:
US$10,938,000) thereafter.
Plans operated by fellow Morgan Stanley undertakings
As explained in note 8, the Company utilises the services of staff who are employed by other Morgan
Stanley Group entities. Management charges are incurred in respect of these employee services which
include the cost of equity-settled share-based compensation plans and deferred cash-based compensation
plans.
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