IPO Equity Grant Clause Samples

An IPO Equity Grant clause outlines the terms under which employees or stakeholders are granted equity, such as stock options or restricted stock units, in connection with a company's initial public offering (IPO). This clause typically specifies eligibility, the amount or percentage of equity to be granted, vesting schedules, and any conditions tied to the IPO event. Its core function is to incentivize and reward key contributors by allowing them to benefit from the company's public offering, aligning their interests with the company's success and helping to attract or retain talent during a critical growth phase.
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IPO Equity Grant. Upon the occurrence of an IPO, the Company shall award the Executive Company restricted stock units with a value equal to $900,000 (the "IPO Grant"). The number of Company restricted stock units equating to the dollar value of the IPO Grant shall be determined based on the average closing price of the Common Shares for the twenty (20) trading days immediately following the inception of public trading of the Common Shares. The IPO Grant shall become vested in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date such award is granted. The terms and conditions of such IPO Grant shall be set forth in a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement entered into between the Company and the Executive and shall be subject to the terms and provisions of the Stock Incentive Plan.
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IPO Equity Grant. Upon completion of an initial public offering of the Company’s common stock (an “IPO”), the Company will grant the Executive a number of LTIP Units under the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan equal to that number of LTIP Units having an aggregate market value of $550,000 based on the public offering price of the Company’s common stock in the IPO. These LTIP Units will be subject to forfeiture restrictions that will lapse in equal 1/5 installments on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the Executive’s continued employment and accelerated vesting as provided in Sections 4.1(c)(ii) and 5(b)(iii) of this Agreement to the extent the conditions for such accelerated vesting set forth in Section 4 or Section 5, as applicable, are satisfied.
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IPO Equity Grant. In the event of either (i) an IPO or (ii) a SPAC Transaction, in each case on or prior to the Retirement Date (a “Qualifying Transaction”), Executive will be granted a number of fully vested shares of common stock of the Company, its parent entity or the successor of the Company or its parent entity equal to $2,000,000 divided by (x) in the case of an IPO, the initial public offering price in such IPO or (y) in the case of a SPAC Transaction, the per share price assigned to a SPAC share in the definitive agreement for such SPAC Transaction, in each case, rounded to the nearest whole share (the “IPO Equity Grant”); provided that (I) Executive does not incur a termination of employment for Cause or due to Executive’s resignation without Good Reason, in each case prior to the Retirement Date, and (II) no later than the grant date of the IPO Equity Grant, Executive shall pay in cash to the Company or otherwise make arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Company for the payment of the employee portion of all federal, state, local and other taxes as the Company or its affiliate may be required to withhold in respect of the IPO Equity Grant pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling; provided further that, if the Company does not offer Executive the ability to satisfy such taxes by surrendering to the Company or its affiliate shares subject to the IPO Equity Grant, and if requested by Executive, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a lock-up waiver with respect to the shares subject to the IPO Equity Grant to facilitate Executive’s payment of such taxes by delivering irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell a number of shares subject to the IPO Equity Grant sufficient to pay such taxes. The IPO Equity Grant will be made to Executive, in the case of an IPO, on the first trading day immediately following the IPO or, in the case of a SPAC Transaction, on the first trading day following closing of the SPAC Transaction.
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IPO Equity Grant. Immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Reorganization Agreement), Employee received [X] units of Class C Interests (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) [and [X] units of Class D Interests (as defined in the Partnership Agreement)](1), which will at the Effective Time convert to restricted shares of the Company’s common stock subject to the terms and conditions of the Company Long Term Incentive Plan and the forms of Restricted Stock Award Agreements attached as Exhibit A [and Exhibit B](2) to this Agreement.
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IPO Equity Grant. In the event an IPO is consummated within one (1) year following the Start Date, on the pricing date of such IPO (the “Pricing Date”), the Parent shall grant to Employee on the Pricing Date, an initial equity grant (the “Initial Equity Award”) as follows: (a) a stock option to purchase shares of the Parent’s common stock, at an exercise price per share equal to the per share price of the Parent’s common stock offered to the public in connection with the IPO (the “IPO Price”), with the number of shares subject to the stock option that is necessary to cause the Black-S▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ value of such stock option on the Pricing Date to be equal to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) (determined using inputs consistent with those the Parent uses for its financial reporting purposes), which will vest in equal installments of twenty-five percent (25%) each on the first four anniversaries of the Start Date (subject to Employee’s continued employment on the applicable vesting date); and (b) a number of restricted shares of the Parent equal to Three Million One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($3,140,000) divided by the per share IPO Price, which will vest in equal installments of twenty-five percent (25%) each on the first four anniversaries of the Start Date (subject to Employee’s continued employment on the applicable vesting date). The Initial Equity Award shall be subject to the terms of Parent’s equity incentive plan and the terms of the applicable award agreements.]
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IPO Equity Grant. In addition to the Class C Unit Award, in connection with an IPO Event PubCo shall grant to the Executive an option to purchase a number of shares of PubCo’s common stock representing up to 4% of the fully diluted capitalization of PubCo (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any warrants and/or stock options that have an exercise or strike price greater than or equal to the IPO Price) as of the closing of the IPO Event (the “IPO Option”). It is expected that the IPO Option will be granted after the effectiveness of PubCo’s registration statement relating to its initial public offering and prior to the first date upon which PubCo’s common stock is listed upon notice of issuance on any securities exchange or designated upon notice of issuance as a national market security on an interdealer quotation system, subject to the Executive’s continued service with the Company until the applicable grant date. The IPO Option shall vest and become exercisable based on the attainment of Price Per Share goals, as set forth on Exhibit B, and further subject to the Executive’s continued service through the applicable vesting date. The IPO Option shall be evidenced by, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in, a separate award agreement in a form prescribed by PubCo, to be entered into by PubCo and the Executive.
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IPO Equity Grant. Immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Reorganization Agreement), Employee received 10,250 units of Class C Interests (as defined in the Partnership Agreement), which will at the Effective Time convert to restricted shares of the Company’s common stock subject to the terms and conditions of the Company Long Term Incentive Plan and the form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement.
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IPO Equity Grant. Upon completion of an initial public offering of the Company’s common stock (an “IPO”), the Company will grant the Executive a number of LTIP Units or shares of restricted stock, at the election of the Executive, under the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan equal to the lesser of (i) 10% of the number of shares added to the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan as a result of the Company’s private offerings of common stock completed in December 2012 and January 2013 and the IPO and (ii) that number of shares having an aggregate market value of $1.1 million based on the public offering price of the Company’s common stock in the IPO. These LTIP Units or shares of restricted stock, as applicable, will be subject to forfeiture restrictions that will lapse in equal 1/3 installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the Executive’s continued employment and accelerated vesting as provided in Sections 4.1(c)(ii) and 5(b)(iii) of this Agreement to the extent the conditions for such accelerated vesting set forth in Section 4 or Section 5, as applicable, are satisfied.
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Related to IPO Equity Grant

  • Equity Grant Subject to approval by the Board and your execution of the Company’s standard form of Restricted Stock Agreement for executives (the “Restricted Stock Agreement”), you will be eligible to receive shares of the Company’s common stock under the Company’s 2017 Stock Option and Grant Plan (the “Plan”) equaling 15% of the Company’s outstanding common stock on a fully-diluted basis as of the grant date and after giving effect to the grant. If the Company closes Preferred Round on or prior to December 31, 2019 (and provided that you are still employed by the Company at the time of such closing), the Company shall issue you an additional award of restricted shares of Company common stock under the Plan in an amount such that, after giving effect to such additional issuance, you have been granted shares of common stock equal to 15% of the Company’s outstanding common stock on a fully-diluted basis upon closing of (and giving effect to) the Preferred Round. If the Preferred Round closes in multiple tranches (including tranches closed in the future, if initial closings of at least $3,000,000 occur by December, 2019), you will receive an additional award upon the closing of each tranche, in accordance with the foregoing. All shares of Company common stock granted to you shall be subject to repurchase and forfeiture as set forth in Restricted Stock Agreement, which shall provide that, subject to Section 6, the granted shares shall vest as follows: (i) 25% of the granted shares will vest on the three-month anniversary of the Commencement Date and (ii) thereafter, the remaining unvested shares will vest in equal quarterly installments over a three-year period, on the last day of each calendar quarter (i.e., March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31), commencing on September 30, 2018; provided, that upon a Sale Event (as defined in the Plan) all your then-unvested shares (to the extent not previously forfeited) shall vest. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company and the Board have reviewed and understands and accepts your academic and work experience, as the same has been provided to the Company by you. Accordingly, and assuming the accuracy of your academic and work experience, the definition of “Cause”, as applicable to any termination of your employment by the Company (whether under the Plan, your Restricted Stock Agreement or otherwise) shall not include, and shall not be triggered by, the Company’s or the Board’s assertion or belief that you lack requisite experience for your position. In addition to the foregoing equity grant, you shall be eligible for additional grants of Company common stock or options to acquire Company common stock at such time and on such terms as determined by the Company’s board of directors. ​ You shall also receive pre-emptive rights permitting you to preserve your vested equity position in the Company in the event of any additional issuances of Company common stock (or securities convertible into common stock), at a per-share price equal to then current fair market value, as reasonably determined by the Board in good faith. ​

  • Equity Grants Employer will recommend at the first meeting of the Board of Directors of Employer (the “Board”) following the Services Start Date that Employer grant Executive (i) 25,000 restricted stock units and (ii) an option to purchase 100,000 shares of the Employer’s Common Stock at a price per share equal to the fair market value per share of the Common Stock on the effective date of grant (which shall be established in accordance with the Board’s policies) (collectively, the “Initial Grants”). The restricted stock units will vest over three (3) years, with one-third of the restricted stock units vesting on each of the three anniversaries following the Services Start Date. One-third (33.34%) of the shares subject to the option shall vest on the one (1) year anniversary of the Services Start Date (the “Anniversary Date”), and the remaining shares shall vest monthly over the next 24 months in equal monthly amounts subject to Executive’s continuing employment with Employer. In addition, Employer will recommend at the first meeting of the Board following the Anniversary Date that Employer grant Executive an additional option to purchase 90,000 shares of the Employer’s Common Stock at a price per share equal to then fair market value per share of the Common Stock on the effective date of such grant (which shall be established in accordance with the Board’s policies) (such grant, the “Anniversary Grant” and, together with the Initial Grants, the “Grants”). The Anniversary Grant shall vest monthly over the 24 months following the Anniversary Date such that the Anniversary Grant shall be fully vested two (2) years following the Anniversary Date, subject to Executive’s continuing employment with Employer. The Grants shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Employer’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. Except as described herein, no right to any stock is earned or accrued until such time that vesting occurs, nor does the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ any right to continue vesting or employment.

  • Forfeiture of Restricted Stock Units In the event of termination of Employee’s employment with the Company or any employing Subsidiary of the Company for any reason other than (i) normal retirement on or after age 70, (ii) death or (iii) disability (disability being defined as being physically or mentally incapable of performing either the Employee’s usual duties as an Employee or any other duties as an Employee that the Company reasonably makes available and such condition is likely to remain continuously and permanently, as determined by the Company or employing Subsidiary), or except as otherwise provided in the second and third sentences of subparagraph (c) of this Paragraph 2, Employee shall, for no consideration, forfeit all Restricted Stock Units to the extent they are not fully vested.

  • Restricted Stock Grant As a member of Employer’s senior management team, Employee will be eligible for annual Restricted Stock Grants pursuant to Anaren’s 2004 Comprehensive Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended (“2004 Plan”) equal in value to 22% of his Base Salary for the respective year. Restrictive Stock Grants will be made annually at the same time other Restricted Stock Grants are made by Anaren to its senior management team, provided Employee is employed with Employer on that date. All Restricted Stock grants issued pursuant to this provision will be subject to the terms of the 2004 Plan, including, but not limited to, a thirty-six (36) month forfeiture provision. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event Employee’s employment concludes on or after the expiration of the Period of Employment, Employee shall be entitled if the forfeiture period has not otherwise lapsed only to a pro rata portion of each unvested Restricted Stock Grant based on the number of months employed by Employer from the date of grant to the expiration of the Period of Employment date. In the way of example, if Employee has been employed for 18 months of the 36 month forfeiture period at the end of his Period of Employment, he will receive 50% of the Restricted Shares granted. If Employee remains employed by Employer on a full time basis (30 hours or more per week) after the Period of Employment as an at-will Employee, all previously issued restricted stock shall continue to vest in accordance with the terms of the 2004 Plan.

  • Issuance of Restricted Stock On the date hereof the Company issues to the Participant the Restricted Stock subject to the Restrictions and other conditions set forth in this Award Agreement. The Company shall cause the Restricted Stock to be issued in the name of the Participant or held in book entry form, but if a stock certificate is issued it shall be delivered to and held in custody by the Company until the Restrictions lapse or such Restricted Stock is forfeited. As a further condition to the Company’s obligations under this Award Agreement, the Participant’s spouse, if any, shall execute and deliver to the Company the Consent of Spouse attached hereto as Exhibit A.