Restricted stock awards investopedia
Stock Options and Restricted Stock - A Business Primer on Equity Compensation Awards by Charles A. Wry, Jr. - Article reviews and compares the tax aspects of compensatory stock option grants and restricted stock awards describing NQOs, ISOs, non ISOs and restricted stock and vesting. A Restricted Stock Award Share is a grant of company stock in which the recipient’s rights in the stock are restricted until the shares vest (or lapse in restrictions). The restricted period is called a vesting period. Once the vesting requirements are met, an employee owns the shares outright and may treat them as she would any other share of stock in her account. Restricted stock awards are similar to RSUs in many ways, but have their own unique differences as well. Like RSUs, restricted stock awards are a way for the company to reward employees with stock