employee stock ownership plan — n: esop Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. employee stock ownership plan … Law dictionary
Employee stock option — An employee stock option is a call option on the common stock of a company, issued as a form of non cash compensation. Restrictions on the option (such as vesting and limited transferability) attempt to align the holder s interest with those of… … Wikipedia
employee stock ownership plan — ( ESOP) A company contributes to a trust fund that buys stock on behalf of employees. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * Employee Stock Ownership Plan Employee Stock Ownership Plan ➔ ESOP * * * employee stock ownership plan UK US noun [C] (UK… … Financial and business terms
Employee Stock Ownership Plan - ESOP — A qualified, defined contribution, employee benefit (ERISA) plan designed to invest primarily in the stock of the sponsoring employer. ESOPs are qualified in the sense that the ESOP s sponsoring company, the selling shareholder and participants… … Investment dictionary
Employee Stock Purchase Plan — In the United States, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) is a tax efficient meansby which employees of a corporation can purchase the corporation s stock, often at a discount.For example the discount might be 85% of the stock price at a… … Wikipedia
Phantom Stock Plan — An employee benefit plan that gives selected employees (senior management) many of the benefits of stock ownership without actually giving them any company stock. Sometimes referred to as shadow stock. Rather than getting physical stock, the… … Investment dictionary
phantom stock plan — An employee benefit plan in which benefits are determined by reference to the performance of the corporation s common shares. A deferred compensation unit plan for corporate executives and employees which credits to the unit account of the… … Black's law dictionary
phantom stock plan — phan·tom stock plan n: a form of executive compensation in which an employee is granted units representing shares of stock which are redeemable at a specified future date for the market value of an equivalent number of corporate shares but which… … Law dictionary
Employee Stock Ownership Plan — (ESOP) A type of qualified profit sharing plan that invests in securities of the employer. Such plans acquire shares of the employer corporation for the benefit of employees usually through contributions of the employer to the plan. In a… … Black's law dictionary
Employee Stock Ownership Plan — (ESOP) A type of qualified profit sharing plan that invests in securities of the employer. Such plans acquire shares of the employer corporation for the benefit of employees usually through contributions of the employer to the plan. In a… … Black's law dictionary
employee stock option — A plan whereby a corporation gives to its employees, or employees who qualify under conditions imposed by the plan, an option to purchase stock of the corporation at a certain price, often the market price on a certain day, sometimes somewhat… … Ballentine's law dictionary