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The Refresh Grant Gap

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The equity grant that got you in the door was a first payment. Refresh grants are the maintenance. When they stop, the equity portion of your comp is quietly deprecating.

What this reveals. One number, the sum of two parts: hypothetical annual refresh grants for the years since your last refresh, and the same for any additional years you select. Each part is shown on its own row. A refresh grant is hypothetical unless your agreement provides one.

What it does not do. It does not tell you when to raise the issue. It documents the number to raise it with.

Question 01 of 05

What is the annualized value of your original grant?

Total original grant divided by the number of vesting years.

Question 02 of 05

How many years since your last refresh grant?

1 year
2 years
3 years
5 or more yearsRefresh cycle stopped entirely
Question 03 of 05

What annual refresh percentage do you want to model?

The annual refresh grant you want to model, as a percentage of the original grant's annualized value. The tool multiplies your annualized grant by this percentage.

25 percent
50 percent
75 percent
100 percent
Question 04 of 05

What is the annual growth in grant value at your company?

The tool sizes the first hypothetical grant with no growth. Each later year's grant is the prior year's grant increased by this rate. At 0 percent every year's grant is the same.

0 percent
10 percent
25 percent
50 percentHigh-growth
Question 05 of 05

How many more years might pass before a refresh comes?

0A refresh is imminent
1 more year
2 more years
3 more years
Hypothetical Refresh Grants: Past Years Plus Projected Years
$0

the sum of hypothetical refresh grants for the years since your last refresh and for the additional years you selected

What this reveals

The number above is the sum of two figures shown below: hypothetical refresh grants for the past years you entered, and hypothetical refresh grants for the additional years you selected. The projected part has not happened. If you selected 0 more years, the number above covers past years only.

A refresh grant is hypothetical unless your agreement provides one. The tool assumes you received no refresh grant in any year it counts.

Where the gap comes from
Hypothetical refresh grant, first year (your annualized grant times the percentage you selected)-
Annual growth applied to each later year's grant (your input)-
Years without refresh-
Additional projected years-
Past years: hypothetical grants to date-
Projected years: hypothetical grants ahead-
Total: past plus projected (the number above)-

Assumptions used: original annualized grant, years without refresh, refresh percentage, grant-value growth, and more years projected. All are inputs you selected. Tool assumptions: no refresh grant was received in any year counted, the first hypothetical grant carries no growth, and each later year's grant is the prior year's grant increased by the growth rate you selected. Figures are rounded for display, so the two rows can differ from the total by a small amount. This is a scenario. It is paper value, not cash. A refresh grant is hypothetical unless your agreement provides one.

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This estimate models the value of refresh grants you did not receive, past years and projected years shown separately, under the grant size and growth you entered. It is a hypothetical. A refresh grant is not an entitlement unless your agreement says so.

If an award cycle is approaching, the open question is the grant you will propose and the evidence for it. Decision Desk™ examines both and prepares a documented position for the review.

Plan terms and tax treatment decide what this equity is actually worth to you. Confirm both with qualified counsel and a tax adviser before relying on any figure here.

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