Performance Vested Stock Options: The Next Big Trend?

Learn how to get more out of your stock option plan with performance vesting!

Thursday, September 18, 2008

4:00 – 5:30 PM Eastern [Audio Archive and transcript to follow]
 

Long-popular in Europe, performance vested options have recently begun to take hold in the United States. In this webcast, learn how these plans can drive employee performance and address shareholder criticism of stock options while mitigating plan expense. Our expert panel will provide a roadmap to implementing performance vested options, including considerations relating to eligibility, choosing the right performance measures, grant frequency, and shareholder optics. The panelists will also compare performance options to performance share plans and summarize the tax, legal, and accounting requirements all companies need to address before implementing a performance option plan.

Featured Panelists:

• Irv Becker, CPA, National Practice Leader, Executive Compensation Practice, Hay Group
• David Wise, Senior Consultant, Executive Compensation Practice, Hay Group

Among other topics, this program will cover:

• Advantages of performance plans in the post-123(R) landscape.
• Advantages and disadvantages of performance vested options vs. share plans, as well as legal, tax and accounting issues.
• What we can learn from European companies that have been using performance options for years in terms of approaching the design and the use of performance measures.
• Examples of recently implemented performance vested option plans, including highlights of key design differences and the rationale for choosing these approaches.
• Legal gotchas and traps for the unwary to watch out for, including critical plan terms.

How to access the webcast: Visit Naspp.com on the day of the program and click the link for the webcast. You need either Real Player or Windows Media to listen to the webcast. An audio archive and transcript of the webcast will be posted after the live program.

Cost: There is no charge for this program if you are a member of the NASPP. The cost for non-members is $595. Alternatively non-members can take advantage of our no-risk trial membership (starting at only $495) to access the program. You can sign up for this no-risk trial online, send us an email at naspp@naspp.com, or call us at (925) 685-9271.

Registration: Advanced registration is not required for NASPP members.  Non-members can email naspp@naspp.com or call (925) 685-9271 to register for the program.

If you can’t access the live program:  If you have a scheduling conflict or have problems accessing webcasts generally (due to firewalls, etc.), an audio archive will be posted immediately following the conclusion of the live program and a text transcript will be posted within two weeks.