Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
employee share scheme — a scheme for sharing company profits with employees with the object of conferring on them a participation in the company in the hope of engendering greater commitment from them. Schemes operate either by distributing shares already paid up by the … Law dictionary
phantom share scheme — This is not a share scheme at all but is a cash bonus scheme. Shares, however are notionally allocated to employees who, after set periods, e.g. three years, five years, etc. may be paid the difference between the share price at the date of… … Law dictionary
Employees Provident Fund Organisation of India — The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) of India is a state sponsored compulsory contributory pension and insurance scheme. It is one of the largest social security organisations in the world in terms of members and volume of financial… … Wikipedia
Share repurchase — In some countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, corporations can buy back their own stock in a share repurchase, also known as a stock repurchase or share buyback. There has been a meteoric rise in the use of share… … Wikipedia
share option — noun A scheme enabling employees to buy shares in their company at less than the market rate • • • Main Entry: ↑share * * * noun, pl ⋯ tions [count] Brit : ↑stock option * * * ˈshare option 7 [share option] … Useful english dictionary
Share Incentive Plan — The Share Incentive Plan (the ‘SIP’) was first introduced in the UK in 2000. SIP s are an HMRC (Her Majesty s Revenue Customs) approved, tax efficient all employee plan, which provides companies with the flexibility to tailor the plan to meet… … Wikipedia
share incentive scheme — Any scheme in which employees who achieve personal or group performance targets are rewarded with shares in the company. There are many different types of scheme. In recent years, some companies have been severely criticized by shareholders for… … Accounting dictionary
share incentive scheme — Any scheme in which employees who achieve personal or group performance targets are rewarded with shares in the company. There are many different types of scheme. In recent years, some companies have been severely criticized by shareholders for… … Big dictionary of business and management
share option — stock option 1) A benefit sometimes offered to employees, especially new employees, in which they are given an option to buy shares in the company for which they work at a favourable fixed price or at a stated discount to the market price. An… … Big dictionary of business and management
share */*/*/ — I UK [ʃeə(r)] / US [ʃer] verb Word forms share : present tense I/you/we/they share he/she/it shares present participle sharing past tense shared past participle shared 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to use or to have something at the same time… … English dictionary
