ESOP Feasibility: Beyond the Basics

St. Louis, MO :: March 13-14, 2006

This day-and-a-half program brings together leading ESOP experts from around the country to provide a practical, step-by-step guide to determining if an ESOP works for you, and, if it does, how to set it up to make it work best. The session is strictly educational; speakers focus on the issues, not on selling you on their services. You'll also have ample opportunity to talk with other attendees and to work through individual concerns one-on-one with experts.

What You'll Learn at This Seminar

How to assess whether an ESOP works for you financially
How to finance if it does
How to make choices about allocation, vesting, distribution, and voting rules
What to do with the proceeds from a sale to an ESOP
Critical legal, valuation, and plan administration concerns
Moving from sharing ownership to an ownership culture

Program

Day One (March 13, 2006)
1:00 pm	Welcome and Introduction Corey Rosen, National Center for Employee Ownership
1:30 pm	Legal Issues Steven B. Greenapple, Steiker, Fischer, Edwards and Greenapple, P.C.
2:30 pm	Break
2:45 pm	Assessing ESOP Feasibility Peter Prodoehl, Principal Financial Group
3:30 pm	Designing an ESOP Peter Prodoehl, Principal Financial Group
4:15 pm	Table Talks—Roundtable Discussion Groups
4:45 pm	The Great Game of Business Rich Armstrong, Great Game of Business
5:15 pm	Adjourn
TBD	Optional Dinner Outing
Day Two (March 14, 2006)
8:30 am	Meet with an Expert Sign up for a one-on-one session with the expert of your choice.
9:00 am	Determining Value Richard A. Schlueter, Comstock Valuation Advisors, Inc.
9:45 am	Financing an ESOP Kenneth E. Serwinski, Prairie Capital Advisors, Inc.
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Fiduciary Issues Daniel M. Reser, Fiduciary Services, Inc.
11:30 am	Table Talks—Roundtable Discussion Groups
12:00 pm	Lunch with Guest Company Speaker To be announced
1:15 pm	Communications and Employee Involvement Corey Rosen, National Center for Employee Ownership
2:00 pm	Table Talks—Roundtable Discussion Groups
2:30 pm	Break
2:45 pm	Investing Gains from Sales to ESOPs Robert Eddy, Sierra ESOP Advisors
3:15 pm	Adjourn

Meeting Site

The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel-St. Louis Downtown, 901 North First Street, St. Louis, MO,, 63102 (phone 314-241-4200). Special sleeping room rates of $129 for a single or double are available for attendees. Rate includes a full cooked-to-order breakfast and manager’s reception.To reserve a room at this rate, please call the hotel prior to February 20, 2006. Please mention the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) when making reservations. The hotel is only two blocks from Metrolink transportation. On site parking is available for attendees for $10/day.

Registration

Registration includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and an information packet. Business casual dress recommended.

Fee Information

NCEO members: $275 per person. If you are not an NCEO member but join now ($80 for 1 year), you will receive the member rate.

Nonmembers: $315 per person. If you register 2 or more people at the nonmember rate, you will receive a complimentary 1-year NCEO membership.

National Gathering of Games Conference Attendees: You are eligible to register at the member rate. You will have to provide a registration confirmation from the Great Game of Business. For more information about the National Gathering of Games, visit www.greatgame.com/gathering.php.

Late fee: If you do not register online, a late fee of $35 per attendee will apply if you register after March 1, 2006.

Cancellation policy: A full refund will be issued, less a $50 administration fee, if request is received prior to February 20, 2006. Cancellations after that date and prior to our guarantee date of March 7, 2006, will be eligible for credit towards another NCEO program or publication, minus a $50 administration fee. After this date, no refunds or credit will be issued.

How to Register

Register online using our order form (recommended), or
If you have the printed brochure (see below), fax it with your credit card information or mail it with your credit card information or check, or
Telephone us at 510-208-1300 with your credit card in hand.

For a Printed Brochure

For a brochure with more details, email NCEO workshop and seminar director Colleen Kearney at CKearney@nceo.org. Please remember to (1) specify that you want the brochure for this particular meeting and (2) provide your full mailing address.

CPE Credit

The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. Telephone (615) 880-4200.

This workshop offers 6 hours of CPE credit. The material is basic level. No prerequisites or advanced preparation is needed.

HRCI Recertification Credit

This program has been approved for 10.25 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR re-certification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or re-certification, please visit the HRCI home page at www.hrci.org.

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