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Re:Square files for IPO by mkehrt on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @07:08PM (#10390164)
That's, uh, pretty weird actually. It means you have to know whether your RSU'd employees are accredited investors to know whether you have to go public?
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Re:Square files for IPO by mikeyouse on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @07:14PM (#10390199)
Nah, there's a line that takes care of that;

> The new rule excludes from these calculations people who obtained equity under the company's equity compensation plans and investors who purchased securities pursuant to the crowdfunding exemption discussed in this alert.

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Re:Square files for IPO by prostoalex on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @07:42PM (#10390338)
That's the reason for the R in RSU. It's not an actual SU until liquidation event.
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Re:Square files for IPO by yuranlu on Thursday October 15, 2015 @01:42AM (#10391544)
Minor nitpick: it's actually the U that makes it not actually stock. Owning Restricted Stock counts as being a shareholder, but Restricted Stock Units aren't Restricted Stock.
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