Subject to the problems above I much prefer this system to one of giving out options. It is nice and transparent and would give me a bit more confidence in actu

Subject to the problems above I much prefer this system to one of giving out options. It is nice and transparent and would give me a bit more confidence in actually getting a payout than the more usual options route. Having said that I did work for a company that did something like this and didn't follow though (with creating the trust etc). When they eventually sold they made employees a cash offer to sign away they rights. Money was equivalent to a couple of months pay which is more than I've made on any other company share incentive..