Philip Newman, Author at Inform Direct

Share options: What are they and how do they work?

Published in Shares and shareholders on July 10, 2024 by Philip Newman

Share options granted by a company allow the holder to purchase shares at a future date. Companies frequently offer options to employees as part of their compensation package to motivate them and align their interests with…

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Tags: Option holders, Options, Share options, shares

What must be included in company stationery: UK legal requirements

Published in Business management on July 9, 2024 by Philip Newman

In the UK, companies are required by law to include specific details in business letters, business documents, and all forms of business correspondence. The full details are set out in The Company, Limited Liability Partnership and…

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Tags: business management, stationery

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Inform Direct product update – June 2024

Published in Inform Direct news on June 5, 2024 by Philip Newman

Following on from the recent updates over the last couple of months our first update in June allows you to enter non-cash consideration for share transfers, something that we have had several requests for.…

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Tags: share allotments, share for share exchange, news, share transfers, shareholders

What are Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) schemes?

Published in Shares and shareholders on April 28, 2024 by Philip Newman

The Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) allows smaller companies to set up tax-advantaged employee share schemes. Under an EMI scheme the company grants share options to employees to buy shares in the company at some time in the…

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Tags: employee share schemes, option certificates, Option holders, Options, Share options, share schemes

Inform Direct product update – November 2023

Published in Inform Direct news on November 1, 2023 by Philip Newman

In line with requests from users we have made changes to allow you to import companies into Inform Direct without sending submissions to Companies House arising on differences in the personal details of individuals.…

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Tags: news, officers, PSCs, shareholders

What are treasury shares?

Published in Shares and shareholders on October 18, 2023 by Philip Newman

Treasury shares are the company’s own shares that it has bought back from an existing shareholder where those shares have not been immediately cancelled. This means that these shares still exist and, therefore, the company’s…

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Tags: purchase of own shares, share buyback, share transfers, shareholders, shares, Treasury shares

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