RE: Bloe20 Oct 2021 15:21
When do options mean company ownership?
On the other hand, if an individual is granted options, they don’t get any equity in the company nor any shareholder rights. Instead, the option holder gets the right (but not the obligation) to convert his options into shares (known as exercising) at a future date and at a pre-agreed price (known as the “strike price”). The conversion of the options is subject to many conditions, which may never be fulfilled. In practice, the option holder will usually exercise their options on exit since they are liable to pay for them and would only typically do so when they know they will be sold directly after – such as at an exit.
Example: Dan is granted 1,000 options, and after 3-years, they have the right to exercise his options and convert them into 1,000 Ordinary Shares that carry one vote per share and the right to dividends. After three years, once Dan decides to convert his options into shares, they will become a shareholder.
Schlumbergers are nil cost options which means we get no money as we got the blocks instead