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Articles: Equity Compensation Plans
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Basic Issues
- Employee Stock Options Fact Sheet
- Equity Incentives in Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) (aka Limited Liability Corporations)
- Performance Stock Options in Broad-Based Plans
- Phantom Stock and Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)
- Restricted Stock and Direct Stock Purchase Plans
- Sharing Equity in a Startup or Established Entrepreneurial Venture
- Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Phantom Stock, Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs), and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs)
Specialized Topics
- Avoiding Lawsuits in Your Stock Option Plan
- Broadly Granted Stock Options Improve Corporate Performance
- Equity Compensation: Who Gets What?
- Exemption from Securities Registration Under Rule 701
- Five Common Myths About Broad-Based Equity Plans
- Five Key Errors in Designing Equity Compensation Plans in Closely Held Companies
- Performance Effects of Options in "New Economy" and Unionized Companies
- Stock Option Grant Announcements and Shareholder Value
- Stock Options and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)