Awards phantom stock units to a participant, entitling them to a cash or equity payout tied to the company's stock value at a future liquidity event or vesting date. No actual shares are issued.
The Phantom Stock Award Agreement is a ready-to-use finance & investment template you can send for signature in minutes. It is written for 2 signers (company and participant) and, by default, expires 30 days after it is sent if left unsigned. It covers phantom stock, equity compensation, deferred compensation, incentive. Like every Abundera Sign template it is a convenience draft structured for ESIGN Act and UETA compliance, not a substitute for legal advice. Each signed copy is sealed with PAdES-LTA digital signatures, dual RFC 3161 timestamps, and a tamper-evident evidence package in WORM storage.
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# Phantom Stock Award Agreement This Phantom Stock Award Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into as of ___________ (the "Grant Date") by and between: **___________**, a ___________ ___________ (the "Company"), and **___________**, an individual residing at ___________ (the "Participant"). --- ## 1. Grant of Phantom Stock Units Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Participant **___________ Phantom Stock Units** (the "PSUs"). Each PSU represents the right to receive a cash payment (or, at the Company's election, shares of the Company's common stock) equal in value to one share of the Company's common stock (or one unit of membership interest, as applicable), determined as of the applicable Payment Date (as defined below). The PSUs are awarded under the ___________ (the "Plan"), if any, or as a stand-alone award. The PSUs do not represent actual shares of capital stock, do not entitle the Participant to any voting rights, and do not constitute an ownership interest in the Company. --- ## 2. Vesting Schedule The PSUs shall vest according to the following schedule (the "Vesting Schedule"): **Vesting Commencement Date:** ___________ **Vesting Period:** ___________ **Cliff Vesting:** ___________ ___________ *Example: 25% of PSUs vest on the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date; the remaining 75% vest in equal monthly installments over the following 36 months, subject to continued service.* No PSUs shall vest after the Participant's Separation from Service (as defined below), except as expressly provided in Section 4. --- ## 3. Payment ### 3.1 Payment Events