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Curious what happens to options that are yet to vest when a company gets acquired like this? I had a potential offer from them and I'll be losing some sleep ton

• smeyer 7y ago
  There's some flexibility, but often the unvested options in the acquired company are converted into unvested options in the acquiring company on the same schedule.
  • joewadcan 7y ago
    > often the unvested options in the acquired company are converted into unvested options in the acquiring company on the same schedule Yup, and I'd clarify that the new options aren't 1:1, but calculated based on some price-per-share of the acquired company.
  • tehlike 7y ago
    They are talking about potential offer. There is no agreement between the two sides.
• guynamedloren 7y ago
  It probably depends on the terms of the acquisition, but here's one data point: when the company I work for was acquired, all options were vested immediately and purchased by the acquiring company. So, options => cash.