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ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 26, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Feb 26, 2026

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

Company Structure and Reporting Requirements

Icahn Enterprises is a master limited partnership (“MLP”) and is not subject to the proxy solicitation rules as required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act or §240.14a-20 in connection with this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As an MLP, pursuant to Icahn Enterprises’ partnership agreement, the general partner, Icahn Enterprises GP, has exclusive management powers over the business and affairs of Icahn Enterprises. That is, Icahn Enterprises GP’s stockholders have the right to elect members of Icahn Enterprises GP’s board of directors, who, in turn, elect the officers of Icahn Enterprises. Accordingly, Icahn Enterprises does not hold annual meetings to elect its directors.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

The following section provides an overview and analysis of our compensation programs, the compensation decisions we have made under those programs, and the factors we considered in making those decisions. Later in this section, under the heading “Additional Information Regarding Executive Compensation,” we provide a table containing specific information about the compensation earned by the following individuals in 2025, whom we refer to as our named executive officers:

●Carl C. Icahn, Chairman of the Board
●Andrew Teno, President and Chief Executive Officer
●Ted Papapostolou, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Icahn serves as Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises GP, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Capital LP and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Funds.

The discussion below is intended to help you understand the detailed information provided in the table and put that information into context within our overall compensation program.

Overview of Compensation Program

Throughout this narrative discussion and in the accompanying table, we refer to our named executive officers. The key compensation package provided to our named executive officers consists of (i) base salary, (ii) incentive compensation and (iii) other benefits. See “Additional Information Regarding Executive Compensation - Summary Compensation Table” for the compensation received by each of our named executive officers for 2025. Executive compensation levels are established based upon the recommendation of our Chairman, which are discussed with members of the Board. The Board does not delegate the authority to establish executive officer compensation to any other person and has not retained any compensation consultants to determine or recommend the amount or form of executive and director compensation.

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

Our executive compensation philosophy is designed to support our key business objectives while maximizing value to our unitholders. The objectives of our compensation structure are to attract and retain valuable employees, assure fair and internally equitable pay levels and provide a mix of base salary and incentive compensation opportunities that provides motivation and rewards performance. At the same time, we seek to optimize and manage compensation costs.

The primary components of our executive compensation program for our leadership team (other than Mr. Icahn) are a long-term incentive program based on our growth in indicative net asset value (“NAV”), and a base salary paid in the form of a “draw” against this long-term NAV incentive. This base salary “draw” for Messrs. Teno and Papapostolou is paid for ongoing performance throughout the year and is fixed as part of their participation in this NAV incentive arrangement in accordance with their employment agreements with us, as further described below.

Prior to commencement of this long-term NAV incentive program in 2024, our named executive officers (other than Messrs. Icahn and Teno) were also eligible for discretionary annual bonuses that were intended to reward particular achievement during the year, motivate future performance and attract and retain highly qualified key employees. Deferred unit awards were also provided to motivate future performance and retain highly qualified key employees. However, following the commencement of our new NAV incentive program in 2024, Messrs. Teno and Papapostolou are solely compensated through this NAV incentive program, and we do not currently expect to award Messrs. Teno and Papapostolou additional incentive compensation opportunities unless and until their NAV incentive arrangements expire.

Determination of Appropriate Pay Levels

We compete with many other companies for experienced and talented executives. Although we do not benchmark compensation against a specified peer group of companies, we review and consider market information regarding pay practices in the real estate and finance industries generally in assessing the reasonableness of compensation and ensuring that compensation levels remain competitive in the marketplace.

Each element of compensation is reviewed so that the overall compensation package will attract, motivate and retain our key employees, including our named executive officers, by rewarding superior performance. The following factors are considered to determine the amount of compensation paid to each executive officer:

●overall job performance, including performance against corporate and individual objectives;
●job responsibilities, including unique skills necessary to support our long-term performance, including that of our subsidiaries; and
●teamwork, both contributions as a member of the executive management team and fostering an environment of personal and professional growth for the entire work force.

Allocation of Compensation

There is no pre-established policy or target for the allocation of compensation. As we are a limited partnership and a controlled entity under the Nasdaq listing rules, our status as an MLP exempts us from certain corporate governance rules, including the requirement to maintain a compensation committee.

Compensation Components

Base Salary

Mr. Icahn serves as Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises GP, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Capital LP and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Funds. Mr. Icahn’s base salary for 2025 was $1, consistent with calendar year 2024.

For 2025, Mr. Teno’s base salary “draw” was equal to $2,600,000 per year, in accordance with the Teno Employment Agreement (as defined and described below). Mr. Papapostolou’s base salary “draw” for 2025 was equal to $2,200,000, in accordance with the Papapostolou Employment Letter (as defined and described below).

See “Additional Information Regarding Executive Compensation - Summary Compensation Table” for detailed information on the compensation received by each of our named executive officers for 2025.

NAV Incentive Program

The Company believes that our NAV incentive arrangements for Messrs. Teno and Papapostolou are an integral component of compensation that are an important way to motivate and reward performance of our named executive officers. The NAV incentive program is designed to directly link Messrs. Teno’s and Papapostolou’s compensation opportunities to our long-term NAV performance, which we believe is key to aligning their compensation with sustained delivery of value to our unitholders.

Deferred Unit Awards

There were no deferred unit awards granted during 2025 to our named executive officers. Deferred unit awards were granted in prior years in order to align the interests of named executive officers with our unitholders, provide competitive financial incentives and to promote continuity of management. Mr. Papapostolou last received a deferred

unit award in December 2021 (which vested on a prorated basis in accordance with the Papapostolou Employment Letter in 2024, with the remainder forfeited). Beginning in 2024, Mr. Papapostolou’s incentive compensation is delivered under the NAV incentive arrangement described in the Papapostolou Employment Letter.

401(k) Plan and Other Benefits

For 2025, Mr. Papapostolou was our only named executive officer participating in our qualified Icahn Enterprises Holdings 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”), and thus received matching contributions for 2025. The matching contributions for each applicable named executive officer in 2025 are disclosed in our Summary Compensation Table under “All Other Compensation” and in the related footnote.

The 401(k) Plan allows employees to contribute up to 50% of their eligible compensation, up to the limits imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, on a pre-tax basis. We currently match, within prescribed limits, 50% of eligible employees’ contributions up to 6.25% of their eligible compensation. Participants choose to invest their account balances from an array of investment options as selected by plan fiduciaries from time to time.

All of our named executive officers are eligible to receive medical, dental, life insurance and PTO benefits that are offered to all of our employees and are designed to enable us to attract and retain our workforce in a competitive environment. Health and PTO benefits help ensure that we have a productive and focused workforce.

CEO Pay Ratio

Our Chief Executive Officer to median employee pay ratio (“CEO Pay Ratio”) is calculated in accordance with Regulation S-K. We determined that we are permitted by Regulation S-K to use the same median employee for 2025 as was identified using initial data as of December 31, 2023. We elected to use the prior data as we have not had significant changes to our employee population or employee compensation arrangements that we reasonably believe would result in a significant change in our CEO Pay Ratio disclosure.

We previously identified the median employee by examining the 2023 total cash compensation (inclusive of any bonuses) for all individuals, excluding our Chief Executive Officer, who were employed by us on the Determination Date. We believe that the use of total cash compensation for all employees is a consistently applied compensation measure because we do not widely distribute annual equity awards to employees or other forms of non-cash compensation. We included all active employees, except as permitted to be excluded by Regulation S-K, whether employed on a full-time, part-time, temporary or seasonal basis. We did not utilize any sampling methods and we did not make any assumptions, adjustments, or estimates with respect to total cash compensation, except to annualize full-time and part-time employees who were hired during the period and to translate any compensation measured in a foreign currency to U.S. Dollars.

After identifying the median employee based on total cash compensation, we calculated the total annual compensation for such employee using the same methodology we use for our named executive officers as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table below.

Our Chief Executive Officer’s total annual compensation for 2025 was $2,658,553. The median employee’s total annual compensation for 2025 was $36,522. The ratio of our Chief Executive Officer’s total annual compensation to our median employee’s total annual compensation for 2025 was 73:1.

Employment Agreements

Employment Agreement with Andrew J. Teno

As previously disclosed, we entered into an employment agreement with Andrew J. Teno in connection with his appointment as our Chief Executive Officer on February 21, 2024 (the “Teno Employment Agreement”). The Teno Employment Agreement will remain in effect through March 31, 2028, unless earlier terminated. During the term of the Teno Employment Agreement, Mr. Teno is entitled to participate in all benefit programs and plans generally made

available to our other executives. Effective as of January 1, 2024 and continuing during the term of the Teno Employment Agreement, Mr. Teno is eligible to receive payments equal to an annualized amount of $2,600,000 (except that, for the period from January 1, 2024 through February 19, 2024, the payments were based on an annualized amount of $1,500,000), payable in accordance with our general payroll practices, that are in the form of a salary “draw” against the Teno NAV Incentive (as defined and described below).

In addition, Mr. Teno will be eligible to receive a payment (generally subject to Mr. Teno’s continued employment through the payment date, except as described below) equal to 1.375% of the increase in our Adjusted NAV (as defined in the Teno Employment Agreement) over the period from February 21, 2024 through March 31, 2028, that is in excess of a 6.75% annual rate of return on the Adjusted NAV as of the beginning of such period (which shall be based on Adjusted NAV as of December 31, 2023), as calculated pursuant to the terms of the Teno Employment Agreement (the “Teno NAV Incentive”), and generally payable within 15 days after we first publish our indicative net asset value (“NAV”) following the end of such period (but no later than March 15, 2029). The final amount of the Teno NAV Incentive is capped at $50,000,000, and will be reduced by the value of the salary “draw” paid to Mr. Teno, as well as the value of any cash and equity compensation actually received by Mr. Teno for service on boards of directors during the term of the arrangement, as determined by us. The Teno NAV Incentive may be paid in cash or, in our discretion, in shares of common stock owned by certain of our affiliated funds vehicles. However, if Mr. Teno’s employment is terminated by us without “Cause” (including due to Mr. Teno’s death or disability) or by Mr. Teno with “Good Reason” (each as defined in the Teno Employment Agreement), Mr. Teno will be eligible to receive (subject to Mr. Teno’s timely execution and non-revocation of a release of claims) payment of the Teno NAV Incentive, paid within 15 days following the date that we first publish NAV following such termination but no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the year of termination, and with Adjusted NAV calculated based on that published NAV. If, however, that termination occurs within 60 days prior to or 6 months following a “Key Man Event” (as defined in the manager agreement with Brett Icahn, as further described in “Related Party Transactions—Other Related Party Agreements”), this amount will be no less than $2,600,000.

In addition to his compensation from us, Mr. Teno is entitled to retain any remuneration in respect of any board of directors (or similar governing body) on which Mr. Teno sits at our (or our affiliate’s) request, unless we (or our affiliates) own voting securities that constitute at least 40% of the vote for directors of such company.

The Teno Employment Agreement also contains customary confidentiality, cooperation and non-disparagement covenants, as well as non-solicitation and non-competition provisions.

Papapostolou Letter Agreement

As previously disclosed, on September 26, 2024, Mr. Papapostolou entered into a new employment letter agreement with us (the “Papapostolou Employment Letter”). Pursuant to the Papapostolou Employment Letter, Mr. Papapostolou will continue to serve as our Chief Financial Officer, for a term through June 30, 2028, unless earlier terminated (the “Papapostolou Term”). If Mr. Papapostolou’s employment with us continues past the Papapostolou Term, his compensation will be determined by the Board. During the Papapostolou Term, Mr. Papapostolou is entitled to participate in all benefit programs and plans generally made available to our other executives. As of September 26, 2024, and continuing during the Papapostolou Term, Mr. Papapostolou is eligible to receive payments equal to an annualized amount of $2,200,000, payable in accordance with the Company’s general payroll practices, that are in the form of a salary “draw” against the Papapostolou NAV Incentive (as defined and described below).

Pursuant to the Papapostolou Employment Letter, the Company paid Mr. Papapostolou a one-time amount equal to $295,082, representing a prorated portion of Mr. Papapostolou’s annual discretionary bonus as in effect immediately prior to September 26, 2024. Following this date, rather than Mr. Papapostolou’s incentive compensation being determined through a discretionary program, Mr. Papapostolou will be eligible for the Papapostolou NAV Incentive. With respect to the “deferred units” previously granted to Mr. Papapostolou on December 9, 2021 under our 2017 Incentive Plan, a prorated number of such deferred units (together with any dividend equivalents credited with respect to such vested deferred units) vested based on the number of days elapsed from December 9, 2021 through and including September 26, 2024, and were settled in cash, less applicable tax and payroll withholdings. Unvested deferred units

(together with any dividend equivalents credited with respect to such unvested deferred units) that did not vest in accordance with the foregoing were forfeited by Mr. Papapostolou for no consideration as of September 26, 2024.

Mr. Papapostolou will be eligible to receive a payment (generally subject to Mr. Papapostolou’s continued employment through the payment date, except as described below) equal to 1% of the increase in our Adjusted NAV (as defined in the Papapostolou Employment Letter) over the period from July 1, 2024 (with the initial NAV based on our reported NAV as of June 30, 2024) through June 30, 2028, that is in excess of a 5% annual rate of return on the Adjusted Initial NAV (as defined in the Papapostolou Employment Letter), as calculated pursuant to the terms of the Papapostolou Employment Letter (the “Papapostolou NAV Incentive”), and generally payable within 15 days after we first publish our NAV following the end of such period (but no later than March 15, 2029). The final amount of the Papapostolou NAV Incentive is capped at $17,075,616, and will be reduced by the value of the salary “draw” paid to Mr. Papapostolou, as well as the value of any cash and equity compensation actually received by Mr. Papapostolou for service on boards of directors during the term of the arrangement, as determined by us. The Papapostolou NAV Incentive may be paid in cash or, in our discretion, in shares of common stock owned by certain of our affiliated funds vehicles.

However, if Mr. Papapostolou’s employment is terminated by us without “Cause” (including due to Mr. Papapostolou’s death or disability) or by Mr. Papapostolou with “Good Reason” (each as defined in the Papapostolou Employment Letter), Mr. Papapostolou will be eligible to receive (subject to Mr. Papapostolou’s timely execution and non-revocation of a release of claims) payment of the Papapostolou NAV Incentive, paid within 15 days following the date that we first publish NAV following such termination but no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the year of termination, and with Adjusted NAV calculated based on that published NAV. If, however, that termination occurs within 60 days prior to or 6 months following a “Key Man Event” (as defined in the Manager Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2020, by and among the Company, Icahn Capital LP, Isthmus LLC, Icahn Partners LP, and Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, as amended), this amount will be no less than $2,200,000.

In addition to his compensation from us, Mr. Papapostolou is entitled to retain any remuneration in respect of any board of directors (or similar governing body) on which Mr. Papapostolou sits at our (or our affiliate’s) request, unless we (or our affiliates) own voting securities that constitute at least 40% of the vote for directors of such company.

The Papapostolou Employment Letter also contains customary confidentiality, intellectual property, and non-disparagement covenants, as well as non-solicitation and non-competition provisions.

Compensation Committee Report

As stated above, pursuant to exemptions from the Nasdaq listing rules, the board of directors is not required to have, and does not have, a standing compensation committee. The board of directors has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Disclosure and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with management. Based on that review and discussion, the board of directors recommended that the Compensation Disclosure and Analysis be included in this Report.

This report is provided by the board of directors:

Carl C. Icahn

Andrew Teno

Ted Papapostolou

Nancy Dunlap

Denise Barton

Margarita Paláu-Hernández

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During 2025, our entire board of directors, including Mr. Icahn, participated in deliberations concerning executive compensation. During 2025, none of our executive officers served on the compensation committee (or equivalent), or the board of directors of another entity whose executive officer(s) served on our board of directors.

Clawback Policy

On August 2, 2023, the Board adopted a compensation recovery policy (the “Clawback Policy”) consistent with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5608, which requires the Company to recoup incentive-based compensation from current and former executive officers in the event of an accounting restatement, subject to certain exceptions as provided by the Listing Rule. A copy of the Clawback Policy is attached to this Annual Report on Form 10-K as Exhibit 97.1.

Policies and Practices Related to the Grant of Certain Equity Awards Close in Time to the Release of Material Nonpublic Information

We do not grant depositary unit options, unit appreciation rights, or similar option-like instruments and, as such, do not have any policy or practice in place on the timing of awards of options, stock or unit appreciation rights, or similar option-like instruments in relation to the disclosure of material non-public information. If in the future we anticipate granting depositary unit options, unit appreciation rights, or similar option-like instruments, we may determine to establish a policy regarding how the Board determines when to grant such awards and how the Board will take material nonpublic information into account when determining the timing and terms of such awards.

Additional Information Regarding Executive Compensation

The following table sets forth information in respect of the compensation earned for services to us and/or our subsidiaries by each of our named executive officers for 2025.

Summary Compensation Table

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​ · ​ · Annual Compensation(1)
​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​Unit​ ​ ​All Other​ ​ ​​
​​​​Salary​Bonus​Awards​Compensation​Total
Name and Principal Position​Year​($)​($)​($)​($)​($)
Carl C. Icahn(2)​2025​1​—​—​28,867​28,868
Chairman of the Board2024​1​—​—​28,236​28,237
​20231​—​—​26,920​26,921
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Andrew Teno(3)​2025​2,600,000​—​—​58,553​2,658,553
President and Chief Executive Officer​2024​2,422,308​—​—​5,430​2,427,738
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Ted Papapostolou(4)20252,200,000—​—​177,630​2,377,630
Chief Financial Officer​20241,219,478295,082​—​989,080​2,503,640
​​2023​790,691400,000​—​14,953​1,205,644
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(1)Pursuant to applicable regulations, certain columns of the Summary Compensation Table have been omitted, as there has been no compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to any of the named executive officers by us, any of our subsidiaries or by Icahn Enterprises GP, which was subsequently reimbursed by us, required to be reported in those columns.
(2)The salary indicated above represents compensation paid to Mr. Icahn in each of 2025, 2024 and 2023 for his services as Chief Executive Officer of our subsidiary, Icahn Capital LP, and of the general partners of the Investment Funds. Mr. Icahn is currently an at will employee serving as Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises GP, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Capital LP and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Funds for which he currently receives an annual base salary of $1 per annum. Mr. Icahn does not receive director fees from us. Mr. Icahn’s “All Other Compensation” for 2025 consists of $28,867 in dental, medical and other benefits.
(3)For 2025, Mr. Teno’s “Salary” amount represents the “draw” payments pursuant to the Teno NAV Incentive, as further described above. Mr. Teno’s “All Other Compensation” for 2025 consists of $4,898 for medical and dental benefits; $1,080 for life insurance premiums and $52,575 for cash paid in lieu of unused paid time off (“PTO”).
(4)For 2025, Mr. Papapostolou’s “Salary” amount represents the “draw” payments pursuant to the Papapostolou NAV Incentive, as further described above. Mr. Papapostolou’s “All Other Compensation” for 2025 consists of $10,938 in matching contributions under our 401(k) Plan; $4,780 for medical and dental benefits; $1,080 for life insurance premiums; and $160,832 for cash paid in lieu of unused PTO.

Each of our executive officers may perform services for affiliates of Mr. Icahn for which we receive reimbursement. See Item 13, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.”

Mr. Brett Icahn is the son of Carl C. Icahn, the Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises. There are no other family relationships between or among any of our directors and/or executive officers.

Grants of Plan Based Awards

There were no awards granted during 2025 for any of our named executive officers under the 2017 Incentive Plan. Prior to fiscal 2025, Messrs. Teno and Papapostolou were awarded long-term NAV incentive opportunities in connection with entering into their employment arrangements with us, as further described above.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End 2025

There were no outstanding equity awards for any of our named executive officers as of December 31, 2025 under the 2017 Incentive Plan.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2025

There were no option exercises or vesting of any equity awards for our named executive officers during fiscal 2025.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

If Messrs. Teno’s or Papapostolou’s employment is terminated by us without “Cause” (including due to death or disability) or by Mr. Teno or Mr. Papapostolou with “Good Reason” (each as defined in the Teno Employment Agreement or Papapostolou Employment Letter, respectively), Messrs. Teno and Papapostolou will be eligible to receive (subject to their timely execution and non-revocation of a release of claims) payment of the Teno NAV Incentive and Papapostolou NAV Incentive, respectively, in each case paid within 15 days following the date that we first publish NAV following such termination but no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the year of termination, and with Adjusted NAV (as defined in the Teno Employment Agreement or Papapostolou Employment Letter, as applicable), calculated based on that published NAV. (If Messrs. Teno and Papapostolou were terminated as of December 31, 2025, the Teno NAV Incentive and Papapostolou NAV Incentive would have paid out an estimated $0 and $0, respectively. If, however, that termination occurs within 60 days prior to or 6 months following a “Key Man Event” (as defined in the Manager Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2020, by and among the Company, Icahn Capital LP, Isthmus LLC, Icahn Partners LP, and Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, as amended), this amount will be no less than $2,600,000 (in the case of Mr. Teno) or $2,200,000 (in the case of Mr. Papapostolou).

Director Compensation

The following table provides compensation information for our directors in 2025, except for Messrs. Icahn, Teno and Papapostolou (compensation information for whom is included in the Summary Compensation Table). Messrs. Icahn, Teno and Papapostolou did not receive additional compensation for serving on our Board.

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​​ ​ ​Fees Earned or​ ​ ​All Other​ ​ ​​
​​Paid in Cash​Compensation​Total
Name​($)​($)​($)
Nancy Dunlap​35,000​—​35,000
Denise Barton36,250—36,250
Margarita Paláu-Hernández​8,750​—​8,750
Stephen A. Mongillo(1)​33,696​—​33,696
Michael Nevin(2)​5,347​—​5,347
Alvin B. Krongard(3)​20,543​—​20,543
(1)Mr. Mongillo resigned as a member of our Board on November 3, 2025. Mr. Mongillo’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with us on any matter relating to our operations, policies, or practices.
(2)Mr. Nevin resigned as a member of our Board on February 24, 2025. Mr. Nevin’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with us on any matter relating to our operations, policies, or practices.
(3)Mr. Krongard resigned as a member of our Board on August 1, 2025. Mr. Krongard’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with us on any matter relating to our operations, policies, or practices.

During 2025, the fees earned or paid in cash for Mses. Barton, Dunlap and Palau-Hernandez (and for our former directors, Messrs. Mongillo, Nevin and Krongard) were in respect of their services rendered as members of our Board. With respect to Mr. Mongillo, the fees earned or paid in cash included $5,000 for serving as the chairman of the audit committee.

Directors receive only cash compensation, if applicable, and currently are not granted any options, units or other equity-based awards.

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