Definition for : Employee stock ownership program, ESOP

An employee Stock ownership program consists in granting shares to employees as a form of compensation. Alternatively the shares are acquired by Shareholders but the firm will offer free shares so as to encourage employees to invest in the shares of the company.

(See Chapter 40 Setting up a company or financing start-ups of the Vernimmen)

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