Discover essential insights and explore the strategic design of long-term incentive plans and deferred share bonus plans, essential tools for aligning employee performance with company goals. This topic provides legal teams with the knowledge to effectively implement and manage these incentive structures. Gain practical advice on designing schemes that align with organisational goals, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and driving performance among top executives.
This week's edition of Share Incentives weekly highlights includes (1) a change in bonus rates for SAYE schemes and (2) a focus on executive pay....
This week's edition of Share Incentives weekly highlights includes (1) publication of the Finance Bill 2027, (2) Employment Related Securities...
Tax analysis: The government published Finance Bill 2027, also known as Finance Bill 2026–27 (FB 2027), on 4 November 2026....
This week's edition of Share Incentives weekly highlights includes (1) key announcements from the Budget 2026, (2) ISS opening a comment period on...
Malus and clawbackThe use of malus and clawbackThe concept of withholding or even recovering value from executives if a material adverse event occurs...
What is a long-term incentive plan?A long-term incentive plan (LTIP) is a term that is commonly used among listed companies to describe executive...
Nil paid shares and partly paid shares—practical considerationsWhat are nil paid shares and partly paid shares?When shares are issued, their...
Implementing share plans—ways to manage dilution of existing shareholdersWhat is share dilution?Share dilution happens when a company issues...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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