The purpose of this presentation is to discuss various compensatory issues and designs that a privately-held company should consider in conjunction with the initial public offering of its common stock (i.e., an IPO).  To that end, this presentation, will cover the two very distinct pre-IPO companies, such two being: (i) companies that shared equity awards with its key employees while it was privately held, and (ii) those that did not share equity awards with its key employees (i.e., all of the equity was owned by the founders, investors, and family members).

This presentation will also cover pre-IPO considerations with respect to the company’s employee stock ownership plan (i.e., its ESOP).