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EMPLOYEE STOCK
OPTION PLAN (ESOP)
ESOP’s are Employee Stock Option Plans under which employees receive the right to purchase a
certain number of shares in the company at a predetermined price, as a reward for their performance
and also as motivation for employees to keep increasing their performance.
 Alternatively, employee-type stock options can be offered to non-employees also like
suppliers, consultants, and promoters.
 Employees typically have to wait for a certain duration known as vesting period before they can
exercise the right to purchase the shares.

 VESTING PERIOD - A period of time in which an employee must work for an employer in order to
fully own their shares in the company's stock option plan
OBJECTIVES OF ESOP :
 Retention tool and bring in a sense of commitment.
 Form of Compensation/reward.

 Creating a vibrant ownership culture.
 Improvement in individual and group performance.
 Loyalty due to ownership factor.
COVERAGE OF EMPLOYEES
 There is a noticeable difference in terms of coverage. While around 43% of the IT
companies have given ESOPs to more than 90% of the employees.

 Only 17% of the Non-IT companies have done so.
 A related finding is that more than 75% of the Non-IT companies offer ESOPs only to the
senior and middle management employees.
ROUTES OF ESOP

Trust Route

Direct Route
 TRUST ROUTE – Trust route is a method used Trust route is the methods in which a trust
is created for the allotment of shares to the employees .Company issue shares to the trust and
than trust issue shares further to the employees. It eases the process of the Allotment although
the work of transfer increases.
 DIRECT ROUTE - In direct route the shares will directly be allotted to the employees of
the company.
BENEFITS
 Recruit or retain key employees
 Improved awareness for the employees about the big decisions; directions and corporate
plans of the enterprise

 A Company can reduce its corporate income taxes and increase its cash flow by simply
issuing treasury stock or newly issued stock to its employees
 There is a better partnership and communication between management and their employees.
 Increase employee job satisfaction
LIMITATIONS
 The employee has all their eggs in one basket. Essentially the employee is over exposed to
the company’s shares, so if the company does not perform or worse goes into administration
the employees investment is lost.
 Share Ownership, specifically option plans can be dilutive ( i.e ) as more shares are issued
each share you own becomes a smaller percentage of the company.
 The company must also be prepared to buy back shares of retiring employees. If a company
has a large percentage of employees nearing retirement age, there is a very real potential of a
cash drain.
 Inbuilt uncertainty due to fluctuating stock prices
EXAMPLES
 Infosys pioneered the concept of ESOP in India in 1994 to employees and also to
even Drivers, Office Assistants and Secretaries with ESOP’s and who preferred to
keep those shares have turned millionaires today.

 Narayana Murthy’s Chauffeur Kannan is a millionaire now and his portfolio is
worth 20 million rupees and Sixty-seven other drivers are also in among 2000
Infosys millionaires.
 Telecom major Bharti Airtel group began its ESOP journey in 2001
 BPO pioneer- Raman Roy was setting up Spectramind in 2000-2001 when

they offered shares to 500 staff members.
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Employee Stock Option Plan Guide

  • 2. ESOP’s are Employee Stock Option Plans under which employees receive the right to purchase a certain number of shares in the company at a predetermined price, as a reward for their performance and also as motivation for employees to keep increasing their performance.  Alternatively, employee-type stock options can be offered to non-employees also like suppliers, consultants, and promoters.  Employees typically have to wait for a certain duration known as vesting period before they can exercise the right to purchase the shares.  VESTING PERIOD - A period of time in which an employee must work for an employer in order to fully own their shares in the company's stock option plan
  • 3. OBJECTIVES OF ESOP :  Retention tool and bring in a sense of commitment.  Form of Compensation/reward.  Creating a vibrant ownership culture.  Improvement in individual and group performance.  Loyalty due to ownership factor.
  • 4. COVERAGE OF EMPLOYEES  There is a noticeable difference in terms of coverage. While around 43% of the IT companies have given ESOPs to more than 90% of the employees.  Only 17% of the Non-IT companies have done so.  A related finding is that more than 75% of the Non-IT companies offer ESOPs only to the senior and middle management employees.
  • 5. ROUTES OF ESOP Trust Route Direct Route
  • 6.  TRUST ROUTE – Trust route is a method used Trust route is the methods in which a trust is created for the allotment of shares to the employees .Company issue shares to the trust and than trust issue shares further to the employees. It eases the process of the Allotment although the work of transfer increases.  DIRECT ROUTE - In direct route the shares will directly be allotted to the employees of the company.
  • 7. BENEFITS  Recruit or retain key employees  Improved awareness for the employees about the big decisions; directions and corporate plans of the enterprise  A Company can reduce its corporate income taxes and increase its cash flow by simply issuing treasury stock or newly issued stock to its employees  There is a better partnership and communication between management and their employees.  Increase employee job satisfaction
  • 8. LIMITATIONS  The employee has all their eggs in one basket. Essentially the employee is over exposed to the company’s shares, so if the company does not perform or worse goes into administration the employees investment is lost.  Share Ownership, specifically option plans can be dilutive ( i.e ) as more shares are issued each share you own becomes a smaller percentage of the company.  The company must also be prepared to buy back shares of retiring employees. If a company has a large percentage of employees nearing retirement age, there is a very real potential of a cash drain.  Inbuilt uncertainty due to fluctuating stock prices
  • 9. EXAMPLES  Infosys pioneered the concept of ESOP in India in 1994 to employees and also to even Drivers, Office Assistants and Secretaries with ESOP’s and who preferred to keep those shares have turned millionaires today.  Narayana Murthy’s Chauffeur Kannan is a millionaire now and his portfolio is worth 20 million rupees and Sixty-seven other drivers are also in among 2000 Infosys millionaires.  Telecom major Bharti Airtel group began its ESOP journey in 2001  BPO pioneer- Raman Roy was setting up Spectramind in 2000-2001 when they offered shares to 500 staff members.