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Building a supply of shares for future plan events
Employee equity plans often need a ready supply of shares for vestings. When it comes to delivering these shares, you have a number of choices which can include allotting new shares, using treasury shares or using shares held in an employee share plan trust. The amount of stock needed to satisfy plan vestings makes employee benefit trusts an attractive solution for the efficiency and independence they provide.
Receive best-in-class support from the leading dedicated share plan trustee business in the market
Save significant time with an integrated approach between the trustee, custodian and administration teams
Access advantageous share dealing, bank interest and FX rates
Enjoy peace of mind knowing there is an independent regulated trustee, so the integrity of your trust is never compromised
Trust in the certainty of having all trustee services in-house (trustee, custody, compliance and share dealing with legal and tax support)
Why use an employee share plan trust?
Holding shares for deferred bonuses
Deferred bonuses are becoming a common theme where a portion of an executive’s cash bonus must be deferred into shares and restricted for a period of time. An employee share plan trust creates an independent vehicle in which such shares can be held.
Creating a market for employee shareholders
Employee share plan trusts can be used by private companies or public companies with illiquid stock to create a flexible and efficient internal market for their shares.
Allowing participants to exercise shareholder rights
Where a company is restricted from holding its own shares, an employee share plan trust can allow shareholder rights (e.g. to vote or receive dividends) to be passed on to beneficiaries as part of a share plan.
Seamless delivery of plan events
“As an independent trust company sitting alongside our global employee share plan business, we'll deliver your crucial plan events seamlessly. That's why 90% of our employee share plan clients chose us as their offshore trustee, even though they have total freedom of choice.”
Heidi Wilson, Managing Director, Computershare Channel Islands
Benefits of appointing an integrated trustee and custodian
Simple trust transfer
We provide a draft deed to effect the transfer. You give notice to your current trustee and execute the transfer deed. We take care of the rest.
Single point of contact
Your contact will be supported by global tax, legal and compliance teams to ensure all existing and new trust reporting, regulatory and legal requirements are properly managed.
Lower cost for you
The efficient processes between the trustee, custodian and plan administration teams enable us to offer lower fees than many incumbent trustees. Access to dealing and treasury services and availability of beneficial share dealing, interest and FX rates for our clients.
Reduce your internal workload
The trustee and employee equity plan teams work together for all key events so you can focus on your day-to-day tasks. Our employee share plan team can instruct and recommend actions to your trustee directly on your behalf.
Decrease your global compliance and reporting risk
The trustee will be supported by global tax, legal and compliance teams to ensure all existing and new trust reporting, regulatory and legal requirements are properly managed.
Reduce settlement risk
We deal directly with the administrator and control your trust and custody positions to ensure no risk of late settlement and give participants certainty.