Definition: Restricted Stock

Term: Restricted Stock

Definition:This is stock given to an employee or which is sold to an employee at a discount. The employee is typically prevented from selling or otherwise disposing of the stock for a specified period. The employee, owns any dividends deriving there from but if he or she should leave the company before the period of restriction, then he or she forfeits the stock.

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Course	Page Number
78 - Salary Increase Planning	5
42 - Accumulated Earnings and Deferred Compensation	20
20 - The Basics of Equity Compensation	13

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