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Unapproved Options vs Growth Shares calculator

What's the best option to give shares to your team?

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The calculations below are based on .

  • No other shares have been issued
  • Current shareholders have paid nothing for their shares (and will be subject to CGT at 20% on sale)
  • Unapproved Options are exercised at current share price, only on exit (and will be subject to Income Tax at 40%)
  • Growth Shares are issued at a hurdle above current share price
1

Business valuation

Current valuation
Assumed exit valuation
Current valuation
£
Assumed exit valuation
£
 
2

Current shares

Total shares issued
Current share price
Hope premium
Hurdle price
Total shares issued
Current share price –
Hope premium
%
Hurdle price –
 
3

Current shareholders

Name
Ownership
Number of shares
Name
Ownership
%
Number of shares –
Remove
Name
Ownership
%
Number of shares –
Remove
Name
Ownership
%
Number of shares –
Remove
Add shareholder
Total ownership –
Total number of shares –
4

Future shareholders

Name
Ownership
Number of shares
Name
Ownership
%
Number of shares –
Remove
Name
Ownership
%
Number of shares –
Remove
Name
Ownership
%
Number of shares –
Remove
Add option holder
Total ownership –
Total number of shares –
5

Out-turn on exit

With Unapproved Options
With Growth Shares
Name
Net benefit
%
Net benefit
%
Name –
With Unapproved Options – Net benefit –
With Unapproved Options – % –
With Growth Shares – Net benefit –
With Growth Shares – % –
Name –
With Unapproved Options – Net benefit –
With Unapproved Options – % –
With Growth Shares – Net benefit –
With Growth Shares – % –
Name –
With Unapproved Options – Net benefit –
With Unapproved Options – % –
With Growth Shares – Net benefit –
With Growth Shares – % –
Name –
With Unapproved Options – Net benefit –
With Unapproved Options – % –
With Growth Shares – Net benefit –
With Growth Shares – % –
Name –
With Unapproved Options – Net benefit –
With Unapproved Options – % –
With Growth Shares – Net benefit –
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With Unapproved Options – Total net benefit –
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With Growth Shares – Total net benefit –
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