Options and Option Schemes

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39 articles in this collection
Written by Anthony Rose, Jack Dunning, Meagan Snopkowski and 5 others

Step-by-step guide to managing your employees' options when they are leaving the company

How to mark your employee as a leaver, and then lapse or help them to exercise their options

Written by Zehara Prince-Jones
Updated over a week ago

Step-by-step guide to applying for an EMI Valuation using the price per share of your last round

Apply for an EMI Valuation using the price per share of your last round

Written by Zehara Prince-Jones
Updated over a week ago

Unapproved Share Option Scheme - step by step guide to setting up your scheme!

How to setup your Unapproved options scheme on SeedLegals

Written by Tom Lightbody
Updated over a week ago

SeedLegals Options Dashboard lets your employees track and manage their options

Written by Hugo Cheyne
Updated over a week ago

EMI Option Scheme - step by step guides on how to complete a valuation and grant options!

EMI Option Scheme important dates, don't miss them!

When granting options under an EMI Option Scheme some things need to be done in a certain order and within a strict time limit

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

Step-by-Step Guide to creating an EMI Options Scheme

Everything you need to give out options and set up your EMI Options Scheme

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

How to register your EMI Option Scheme with HMRC

After you set up your EMI Option Scheme on SeedLegals, you need to register it with HMRC.

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

VIDEO: How to do your EMI Valuation on SeedLegals

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

Step-by-step guide to your EMI Valuation

Everything you need to complete a valuation for your EMI Options Scheme

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

VIDEO: HMRC has approved my valuation, now what?

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

What to do after HMRC approves your valuation: a step by step guide

A complete step by step guide to help you with all the steps needed to grant EMI options to your employees

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

VIDEO: How to Give Options to your Employees on SeedLegals

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

A step by step guide to creating an Option Grant on SeedLegals

Giving out options after setting up a scheme.

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

How to notify HMRC about the granting of an EMI Option

After you register your EMI Option Scheme with HMRC and have granted an EMI Option, you have 92 days to notify HMRC about that grant.

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

EMI Option Scheme - what to do once the options have been granted!

Step-by-step guide to exercising options

Everything you need to complete a new option exercise

Written by Zehara Prince-Jones
Updated over a week ago

Your EMI Annual Return: A step-by-step guide

EMI annual return guide

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

EMI Annual Return: Adjustments and Replacements Sections

A guide to the adjustments and replacement sections on your EMI annual return

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

EMI Option Scheme General Knowledge

When is the right time to put your EMI Scheme in place?

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

How do I know if my company is eligible to offer EMI options?

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

What is an EMI Valuation and why do I need one?

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

Why do I want a low EMI Valuation?

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

How many share options should I grant to my employees?

Decide how much equity to give your employees by reading this article below!

Written by Jack Dunning
Updated over a week ago

How do I know that an employee is eligible for EMI?

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

What happens to the share options when an employee leaves the company?

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

How to grant options to employees in your startup... for Christmas

A guide on how to grant share options (equity) to employees in your start up for Christmas

Written by AJ Alao
Updated over a week ago

What happens if I've made a mistake on our EMI filings?

Written by Jack Dunning
Updated over a week ago

Option schemes, grants and vesting explained

Received a share option grant from a company? Here's everything you need to know.

Written by Zehara Prince-Jones
Updated over a week ago

What does SeedLegals' EMI Option Scheme include?

The feature list of everything included when you complete your scheme with us.

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

Option Schemes General

How to Witness an Option Grant

Your step-by-step guide on how to witness an Option Grant

Written by Archie Hill
Updated over a week ago

Three most common mistakes on the EMI valuation

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

How to add details of restrictions on shares to your EMI scheme

Written by Zehara Prince-Jones
Updated over a week ago

How to Create an Option Scheme on SeedLegals

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

Choosing the right Share Option Scheme

EMI or Unapproved? Here's how to choose which is right for you

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

What is a J30 form, how do I fill it and where do I send it?

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

Option Pool General

Master Option Pool Guide

Everything you need to know about an Option Pool!

Written by Tom Lightbody
Updated over a week ago

What is an Option Pool?

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

How to create an Option Pool

How to set up an option pool both in and outside of a funding round

Written by Zehara Prince-Jones
Updated over a week ago

How to create an Options Pool and give options to your team

Here are the three things that come together to let you give share options to your team

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

What happens if I create a bigger share Option Pool than I need?

Creating more options than you need has the effect of diluting the founders, and distributing their equity to future investors

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago