Share Options Schemes

Share options schemes can help you attract the best people and keep them engaged and motivated.

Expert legal advice for share options schemes to incentivise your workforce

Why set up a share options scheme?

Share options schemes can be a good way to attract, retain and motivate the best people for your business. Our established team of commercial lawyers can advise whether this is for you, and if so which among the many options out there is the right one.

What is share option scheme and who is it for?

These are sometimes referred to as an employee share scheme (ESS), an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), employee share plans or employee ownership plans. They give employees the right to buy shares in the business, giving them motivation and a stake in the company’s future success. Share options can apply to key managerial staff only or across the board to all employees in your business.

What can we do for you? Our expert solicitors are on hand to help

Whether you are a start-up or a well-established firm, setting up share options schemes can look like a daunting task. We have a specialised team of share options schemes solicitors to give you expert legal advice and help you implement the right plans. They are an excellent way to give your employees a stake in the business, and can be structured to provide tax benefits as well.

The team at Tees is exceptional when it comes to corporate and commercial. Their tenacity and understanding of our business were excellent, as well as their understanding of a commercial deal that was not always straightforward.

Our expertise

Our share options schemes lawyers can help you with:

  • Short term incentive plans
  • Long term incentive plans
  • Approved schemes 
  • Approved savings related schemes 
  • Executive share option schemes 
  • Employee share option schemes

Legal and financial advice

Our experts can help with all aspects of selecting and implement the right plan for your business. As a full-service top-tier Legal 500 firm, we have all the back-up you might need for any other legal issues that might arise.

We have deep market knowledge across all sectors and sizes of business. We also have an in-house team of experienced independent financial advisers to help with other financial matters.

We’re here to help

If you’d like to meet one of our share option schemes experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.

We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.

The financial services provided on this page are by Tees Financial Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

Our legal services are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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