This presentation will bring you a description of the latest notable changes impacting companies granting equity awards to employees outside the U.S., as well as a discussion of some notoriously difficult topics for global stock plan professionals.

 

In the first half of the presentation, our speaker will cover the key non-U.S. tax, legal and other regulatory developments affecting equity awards over the past year, such as the relaxed exchange control rules in Argentina, the new qualified RSU regime in France, the impact of Brexit on global share plans and many more.  Hear practical perspectives on how companies have responded to these developments and reactions seen and heard from the global community.

 

During the second part, we will turn our attention to some continuously problematic issues surrounding equity awards, such as:  

 

• Treatment of awards held by employees on a leave of absence and the merits of a global leave of absence policy
• Favorable retirement provisions (based on age or age + service)
• Tying equity awards to non-complete/non-solicitation/confidentiality covenants
• The rise of Total Rewards Statements and inclusion of equity awards in TSRs
• Special tax issues for awards held by terminated employees

 

Even if you think you have seen it all, we hope you can learn some new tricks during this presentation!