Option Grant Practices: A Trap for the Unwary – Spring-Loading and Bullet-Dodging
Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa
JULY 7, 2023
Spring-loading” is when a public company grants option or option-like awards shortly before the release of positive material nonpublic information, which is expected to increase the company’s stock price. The grantee of a spring-loaded award immediately benefits from the increase in the stock price.
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