The Orioles today announced that they have partnered this season with Chick-fil-A on a promotion called âOâs Days at Chick-fil-A.â During the regular season, there will be one date each month when Orioles fans wearing orange clothing or Orioles apparel can visit any participating Baltimore area Chick-fil-A between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 ...
In the case of restricted stock, the former date is generally known as the vesting date and is the date when the employee recognizes income for tax purposes (assuming that the restricted stock is not transferable at an earlier date, which is how employers generally structure their restricted stock awards).
Instead of a date, another right-to-acquire option might be a trigger event such as a change of control of the firm. In this case, change of control is merely a fancy term for the acquisition of your company by another firm. Entrepreneurs love this kind of vesting option. And why not. Let's say you have been granted 10,000 options with a stock price of $3.50 per share. If the terms of your stock option grant indicate that they fully vested at change of control and another firm acquires your firm at $4.00 per share, your options immediately vest at the closing of the acquisition.