Employee Equity
What Happens to RSUs When Your Company Is Acquired
Restricted stock units follow the merger agreement and your award terms. This guide covers public-company RSUs, startup double-trigger RSUs and the tax withheld when they settle.
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IPOs & SPACs
What an IPO Lockup Is and How to Find When It Ends
The lockup decides when pre-IPO shareholders, including employees with RSUs, can first sell. Here is where the terms are written and how they are usually structured.
Employee Equity
What Happens to Your ESPP When Your Company Is Acquired
An employee stock purchase plan rarely survives a sale. Here is what happens to the current offering period, your payroll contributions and the shares you already bought.
Employee Equity
What Happens to Your Stock Options When Your Company Is Acquired
The merger agreement decides whether your options turn into cash, become options on the buyer's stock or disappear. Here is how each outcome works and where to find yours.
Employee Equity
How RSUs Are Taxed at Vesting and When You Sell the Shares
Restricted stock units create wage income on your W-2 when shares are delivered, then a capital gain or loss when you sell. Where the numbers show up and the basis trap on Form 1099-B.