ESOP & Incentive Plan Governance

We design and run employee equity and incentive plans so the team shares in the upside without creating a governance mess. We handle the plan documents, the grants and the approvals, and keep the plan reconciled with the cap table as people join and leave.

What this covers

Designing ESOP, phantom share and option plan structures
Drafting plan rules, award agreements and grant letters
Board and shareholder approvals for the pool and each grant
Setting vesting schedules, cliffs and performance conditions
Maintaining the option ledger and reconciling it to the cap table
Leaver treatment, lapse and acceleration on exit provisions
Coordination with tax advisers on the taxation of awards
Reserved pool sizing and top-up approvals across rounds
Phantom and virtual share alternatives where equity is impractical
Communication materials and FAQs for participating employees
Exercise mechanics, settlement and share issuance on exit
Cross-border grant considerations for international team members
Plan amendments, refreshes and re-approvals over time
Records and reporting for auditors and prospective investors

ESOP & Incentive Plan Governance

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