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Economically, they are the same. But they are taxed differently in many jurisdictions.
(Though in the case of buybacks, the shares you got as an employee are worth something, if the buyback is done as something like an auction.)
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Economically, they are the same. But they are taxed differently in many jurisdictions.
(Though in the case of buybacks, the shares you got as an employee are worth something, if the buyback is done as something like an auction.)