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An employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) is an Employee Benefit Plan. Issued by the company to employees to encourage their participation in the company. Company stock is allocated to employees at a discounted rate. Any company can issue an ESOP.
All companies other than listed companies must be issued by the provisions of the Companies Act 2013 and the Companies (Capital and Bonds) Regulations 2014. For public companies, employee stock options plans must be issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission of India guidelines.
To buy, use, or subscribe to a company at a given price in the future. In this way, the ESOP is a program that proposes that a company increase its participating equity capital by issuing additional shares to its employees at a given rate. The ESOP benefits both the company and its employees. It can benefit startups and reward employees after the company's IPO. Company employees can provide ESOP if they meet the criteria.
To whom can I issue the ESOP?
Rule 12 (1) of the Company (Stock Capital and Bonds) Regulation, 2014, states that an ESOP can be issued to the following employees:
Permanent employee of a company working in or outside India. A director of a company that includes full-time or part-time directors but is not an independent director. Permanent or director of India or a subsidiary outside India, or a holding company or affiliate.
The company may not issue ESOPs to the following employees: Employees who belong to the
Promoter Group or who are promoters of the company. A director who holds 10% or more of a company's issued shares, directly or indirectly, through himself or a corporation or its relatives. However, the above two conditions do not apply to start-up companies for 10 years from the date of establishment.
