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Checklist for Employee Stock Option Plans

This checklist for developing employee stock option plans in private companies will guide you through the issues you need to consider and the questions you need to answer.

  • The checklist includes such issues as:
    • determing what benefits are to be derived from the plan;
    • pitfalls to avoid;
    • valuation of your business;
    • investment opportunities;
    • drag-along provisions;
    • anti-dilution provisions;
    • liquidity;
    • tax planning;
    • profit sharing.
  • This is an invaluable tool for any privately held company that wants to implement an incentive plan for its employees.
  • Available in MS Word format.
Document Type: Microsoft Word
Last Updated: 05-January-2025
SKU: 3330
$17.99
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Create a Stock Option Plan for key employees and directors of a Canadian company with this template Employee and Director Stock Option Plan.

  • Participation in the Stock Option Plan is voluntary.
  • Rights under the Plan are non-transferable by the participant (except upon death, when exercise rights pass to the legal beneficiaries).
  • The company's board of directors will determine which employees are eligible to receive stock options.
  • At the discretion of the board, the terms of unexercised options may be renegotiated, including exercise price.
  • This template form is downloadable and fully editable.
  • Intended for use only in Canada.
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Ontario Employee Stock Option Plan

Give your key employees an opportunity to buy shares in the company with this Ontario Employee Stock Option Plan.

  • If an optionee does not exercise its maximum number of options during an option year, the balance is carried forward to the following year.
  • On the death of a participant, the participant's estate has 90 days to exercise outstanding options.
  • Options expire immediately upon termination, retirement or removal from office.
  • Shares are transferable, but options are not.
  • The company has a first right of refusal on all shares issued pursuant to the stock option plan.
  • Upon death, retirement, disability or termination, a participant has a put option and the company has a call option.
  • The Board may exercise a mandatory buy-out option upon a sale of the company.
  • Available in MS Word format.
  • Intended for use only in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
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USA Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors

Does your corporation want to attract high profile outside directors? A good incentive program is key - like this Stock Option Plan for U.S. companies.

  • Participants in the Plan will be granted annually a number of non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the company's common stock for each year of the Plan in which they serve as a director of the company or any of its subsidiaries.
  • Participants can elect to receive deferred compensation stock options in lieu of all or part of the fees payable to them for service on the Board.

This USA Stock Option Plan will help you attract and retain non-employee directors with the experience your Board needs.

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Notify your employees that they have been granted stock options under a stock option plan with this downloadable Notice of Grant of Stock Options form.

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Employers, provide incentives to a valued employee with this Offer of Continued Employment with Phantom Equity.

  • The employment will continue at the current rate of compensation, with bonuses paid from surplus profit distribution.
  • The employee will be paid phantom equity compensation if the company is sold or undergoes a change of control.
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Provide additional incentives to your employees as a reward for their ongoing contributions with this customizable Stock Equivalent Agreement.

  • The employee will be paid deferred compensation each fiscal year based on the earnings per share of the company.
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  • The employee's right to receive deferred compensation is forfeited if the employee is terminated for cause.
  • Non-competition clause which states that the company is not obligated to make any payments if the employee is engaged in any activity which competes with the company.
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Give your directors, officers and employees an opportunity to buy shares with this Stock Option Plan Package for Canadian companies.

  • Stock options are valuable incentives for attracting and retaining great people for your organization.
  • This package of forms contains:
    • Stock Option Plan template,
    • Stock Option Agreement template,
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  • Available in MS Word format and fully editable.
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Authorize stock options to key personnel with this package of Directors Resolutions for Alberta corporations.

  • The package contains the following documents:
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