More companies are considering imposing mandatory holding periods on vested awards. They’re a way to help align longer-term incentives between management and shareholders, they make it easier to enforce clawback provisions, and they may even reduce compensation expense via a valuation discount. But post-vest holding periods also are subject to costs that can frustrate key executives and introduce ongoing administrative difficulties.
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Equity Methods’ valuation and scenario analyses help compensation teams decide whether to incorporate post-vest restrictions into your equity awards. Specifically, we can do the following:
- Evaluate the pros and cons of adding post-vest holding period restrictions to some or all of the awards granted, including whether those restrictions can give rise to a valuation discount under ASC 718
- Perform pro forma cost estimations of the discount associated with the holding period restriction under various best-of-breed valuation models
- Develop ASC 718-compliant valuations of the post-vest holding period discount
Weigh the tradeoffs of mandatory post-vest holding periods to make the most effective decision for your unique situation.
