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The Well-Prepared Executive: Personal Wealth Preservation Strategies<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

PAGE<br />

IV. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AND OTHER PHANTOM EQUITY PLANS 12<br />

A. Description 12<br />

B. Executive’s Tax Consequences 12<br />

1. Grant 12<br />

2. Payment<br />

12<br />

C. Advantages 12<br />

D. Disadvantages 13<br />

V. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 13<br />

A. Description 13<br />

1. Example 13<br />

2. Executive’s Income Tax Consequences 13<br />

a. Grant 13<br />

b. Exercise 13<br />

3. Sale of Stock Acquired Through ESPP 13<br />

4. Holding Period Requirement and Disqualified Dispositions 13<br />

5. ESPP Requirements<br />

13<br />

VI. EMPLOYER SECURITIES DISTRIBUTED FROM QUALIFIED PLAN 14<br />

A. Background 14<br />

B. Definition of Net Unrealized Appreciation 14<br />

C. Tax Treatment of In-Kind Distribution of Company Stock from Qualified Plan 14<br />

D. Comparison to Roll-over to IRA 15<br />

E. Partial Distribution is Permitted 15<br />

F. Who Should Consider an In-Kind Distribution of Company Stock from a Qualified Plan 15<br />

VII. SEC CONSIDERATIONS- COMMON INSIDER RESTRICTIONS 15<br />

A. <strong>Section</strong> 16 15<br />

1. <strong>Section</strong> 16(a) Reporting Requirement 15<br />

2. <strong>Section</strong> 16(b) Short Swing Profit Rule 15<br />

B. Rule 144 15<br />

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