Are you all set to IPO? Check out our employee equity checklist
SO…YOU’RE ON THE ROAD TO IPO. Are you ready? Are your employee stock plans ready?
Whether you have employee equity plans in place or not, it’s important to know the benefits of implementing one or modifying your existing plan now, pre-IPO. This is so you and your employees are set up for success when you do go public. Another key step is having the right partner or vendor in place as you navigate this process. By choosing Global Shares, you know you’re in safe hands. We know what’s important on this journey and we have the tools and the team to make it easy. Plus, we’ve travelled this path with some of the biggest companies in the world.
WE KNOW WHAT’S IMPORTANT ON THIS JOURNEY
TOPICS
CONSIDERATIONS
Governance
IPO partners, Board, Exec, Founders, Management and Employees
Review existing Equity Plan – Implementation, Administration & Processes Optimize management systems Payroll, HR, Accounting, Tax, Financial Reporting & Operations
Equity Administration Operations & System
Compliance Review
Tax, Legal & Regulatory Review Country Feasibility Studies, Employee Tax Information Sheets etc.
Global Compliance
Employee & Management Engagement
Communication; Financial Education; KPIs Data Privacy (GDPR)
Refine and Present your Company Story Shareholder Relations Team – Roadshows, Announcements, Meetings, Videos, Q&A
Shareholder Relations & Presentations
YOUR IPO EQUITY PLAN CHECKLIST
Establish stakeholder team (equity, tax, finance, accounting, payroll, HR, legal, investor relations) Who will review award procedures: Propose, authorize, grant, communicate, accept, exercise New financial reporting requirements - blackout windows, directors dealing, trading periods Will you issue a new equity plan? For Executives? For Employees?
Who will administer the equity plan(s)? HR Database administration procedures
Global Compliance requirements (Tax, Legal, Regulation) Bank/Broker collaboration and workflow procedures Establish audit and reconciliation procedures Evaluate need for internal Compliance Officer role Identify corporate insiders Educate management about public company responsibilities and restrictions Educate reporting persons on obligations; Hire experienced staff?
WE HAVE THE TOOLS AND THE TEAM TO MAKE YOUR IPO EASY
EQUITY AUTOMATION Automate the administration of equity compensation plans through the IPO process on a single platform.
ONLINE SHARE TRADING Enable your participants to purchase, sell and exercises pre-IPO, shifting to direct to market transactions and share/fund disbursement through Global Shares once public.
DATA TRANSFORMATION Synchronize data between your system and out equity administration system.
BRANDED PORTAL Fully customizable participant portal with a multi-lingual, multi-currency, multi-security & brandable interface.
REPORTING Up the the minute, live information. The ability to analyze and reshape data in real time with our Business Intelligence tool, including built-in US GAAP & IFRS Reporting.
THE ULTIMATE EQUITY SOLUTION
TASK MANAGEMENT Communicate with Participants & gather data, like grant acceptance, subscription or release elections, proxy voting and more using the Tasks tool. Record and track the results.
LIVE SHARE PRICE FEED Direct connections to external systems which provide up-to-date share prices and foreign exchange rates once you IPO.
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