Phantom Value definition
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Our Board of Directors approved the Realogy Group Phantom Value Plan (the “Phantom Value Plan”) in January 2011 to provide the NEOs and three other executive officers with a renewed incentive to generate value in the Company.
Pursuant to the terms of the Phantom Value Plan, the performance-based, long-term incentive plan adopted in January 2011 to align the interests of management with those of our shareholders, certain of our executive officers received shares of the Company's common stock as a result of the sale of shares of common stock held by RCIV Holdings (one of the selling stockholders in the secondary offerings and an affiliate of Apollo).
Rising interest rates have significantly slowed mortgage refinancings, resulting in downward pressure on margins for mortgage lenders; • a $31 million increase in royalties paid to our Real Estate Franchise Services segment; • a $21 million increase in employee-related costs of which $5 million relates to the Phantom Value Plan; • a $10 million increase in other operating expenses; and • a $7 million increase in marketing expenses due to additional transaction volume.
See also discussion below under "Long Term Cash Incentives—Phantom Value Plan" for a discussion of stock options granted to the NEOs in 2012 in accordance with the terms of the Phantom Value Plan.
The Phantom Value Plan provides the participants with the opportunity to receive compensation based upon the Company’s success and the cash received by RCIV upon the transfer or sale of the 57,462,269 shares of Common Stock that RCIV received in connection with our initial public offering (the "RCIV Shares") upon conversion of the Realogy Group Convertible Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,338,190,220 that had been issued to RCIV in January 2011 (the "RCIV Notes").
These EBITDA increases were partially offset by a $3 million increase in licensing fees related to our agreements to operate and franchise the Sotheby's International Realty and Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate brands and a $4 million increase in employee-related costs primarily related to the Phantom Value Plan.
The participants were not entitled to a payment under the Phantom Value Plan in connection with our initial public offering because RCIV received the RCIV Shares upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and the related letter agreement between the Company and Apollo described under "Item 13.—Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, and Director Independence" and did not receive any cash upon the conversion of the RCIV Notes.