We assist publicly-quoted and private companies on all aspects of the design, implementation and operation of share-based incentive arrangements.
The arrangements we assist companies to design and establish include:-
• tax-favourable all-employee share schemes
- sharesave (or Save-as-you-Earn) schemes
- share incentive plans (SIPs)
• tax-favourable discretionary (or selective) share schemes
- company share option plans (CSOPs)
- enterprise management incentive (EMI) schemes
• bespoke share schemes
- long term incentive plans
- restrictive share plans
• employee benefit trusts (including in conjunction with other incentive arrangements)
We advise companies on other issues affecting the establishment and operation of share-based incentive arrangements, including:-
• the use of performance conditions such as those based on:-
- increases in earnings per share (eps);long term incentive plans
- comparisons of total shareholder return (TSR) with other companies in the same or similar sectors or published indices (such as the FTSE-250 index)
•the views of institutional investor groups such as those represented by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) or the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF)
• the application of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority and the EU Prospectus Directive
If you would like further details please contact Jeremy Smith (0191 279 9803 or 07980 715502), Christian Rogers (01904 464403 or 07711 735688 ) or Lee Parbery (0191 279 9206 or 07966 324380).
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