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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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What are Company Share Option Plans (CSOPs)?

Published in Shares and shareholders on May 23, 2022 by Philip Newman

Company share option plans (CSOPs) are tax advantaged discretionary employee share option schemes. They allow companies to issue options to any employee or full time director to buy shares.…

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Employee share schemes and options

Published in Shares and shareholders on May 19, 2020 by Philip Newman

Companies often use employee share schemes to remunerate and incentivise staff. The share schemes give employees either a stake in the company or share options to invest in the company. This means that the more profitable the…

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