Strategies to Deal with ESOP Repurchase Obligation
Overview:
Handling ESOP repurchase obligation is not easy. Appropriate planning is needed to make ESOP repurchase obligation a lot manageable whilst minimizing its impact on the firm’s stock value.
The Knowledge Group has assembled a panel of distinguished experts to help you navigate through the thorny process of ESOP Repurchase Obligation. Our speakers will offer strategic ways on how to handle ESOP repurchase obligation. In addition, they will also provide practical guidance in designing a plan to make the repurchase obligation convenient, projecting repurchase obligations and dealing with legal issues. The program will cover the topics above along with a Q&A panel in which the attendees will be invited to ask the speakers questions.
Agenda:
Tim Jochim, Director,
Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Co, LPA
- Importance of Repurchase Obligation.
- Effective management of repurchase obligation will determine whether or not the ESOP business model is short-term or perpetual.
- April, 2007, survey by NCEO on ESOP terminations indicated repurchase obligation was a major factor for 67% of companies and sale of company was a major factor for 45% of companies.
- Legal Basis of Repurchase Obligation.
- The legal obligation of corporation under ERISA and the Code to maintain a market for any of its securities held by any qualified plan sponsored by the corporation.
- Prudence and exclusive purpose requirements of ERISA section 404(a)(1), the “adequate consideration” requirement of ERISA section 408(e).
- Code section 4975(e)(2) fair market value requirement, the 409(h) “fair valuation formula “requirement, and the 401(a)(28)(C) independent appraiser requirement.
- Financial Basis of Repurchase Obligation.
- Lagging drag effect upon company cash flow (phrase initiated by David Light).
- Market clearing concept relating company value to repurchase obligation.
- Recycle strategy: proportionate reduction to company value and value per share with offset by tax shield.
- Redemption strategy: significant reduction to company value (no tax shield offset) with no change to value per share.
- Valuation adjustments include discount for lack of marketability (“DLOM”), discount for lack of liquidity (“DLOL”) and net cash flow adjustment in CCF or DCF.
- Distribution Tools for Managing Repurchase Obligation.
- Five year delay for distribution commencement for terminations other than Big 3 (death, disability and retirement).
- Statutory diversification election out of stock account: 25% at age 55 with 10 years of participation and 50% in year 6).
- Early conversion into cash for stock accounts not held by employees (aka, reshuffling).
- Substantially equal annual installments not to exceed five years (can be longer to extent annual installments exceed $200,000).
- Insolvency limitations under applicable state corporation law.
Gregory K. Brown, Partner,
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
** Speaker Talking Points to be added soon.. **
Daniel P. Callanan, Director,
Western Reserve Valuation Services
** Speaker Talking Points to be added soon.. **
Stephen A. Martin, SVP, Manager, ERISA Special Fiduciary Services & Fiduciary Administration,
Reliance Trust
** Speaker Talking Points to be added soon.. **
Who Should Attend:
- CFOs
- Financial Officers
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practicing Lawyers
- Compensation and Benefits Consultants
- Stock Plan Consultants
- HR Executives
- Benefits Managers
Tim Jochim, Chair of the Business Succession/ESOP Group at Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter, Columbus, Ohio, is a national authority …
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Partner, Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Brown has 36 years of experience in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, …
Mr. Callanan is a seasoned valuation professional, having advised privately held and publicly traded companies on valuation and other financial …
Course Level:
Intermediate
Advance Preparation:
Print and review course materials
Method of Presentation:
On-demand Webcast (CLE)
Prerequisite:
NONE
Course Code:
124309
Total Credits:
2.0 CLE
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SPEAKERS' FIRMS:
Reliance Trust
About Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Co, LPA
Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter is a full-service corporate law firm based in Columbus, Ohio. With a renowned practice in Business Succession and ESOPs, the firm has developed a reputation for representing private companies and their owners in all aspects of succession planning. Business succession at Kegler Brown is a comprehensive, dynamic and integrated system of business solutions that includes management succession, executive compensation, merger/acquisition, ownership transfers, tax reduction and estate planning.
Website: https://www.keglerbrown.com/
About Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP offers an extensive range of legal services across numerous industries, our core areas of practice are corporate, financial services, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, litigation, real estate, commercial finance, intellectual property and trusts and estates. The firm has a uniquely flexible and entrepreneurial culture that fosters partnerships with our clients. Knowing the law is not enough. We understand our clients’ business objectives and address their legal needs in a manner that is consistent with the big picture. We have earned a reputation for being trusted business advisors, and we demonstrate our value every day in the successful results we achieve.
Website: https://www.kattenlaw.com/
About Western Reserve Valuation Services
Western Reserve Valuation Services LLC, based in Columbus, Ohio, is a leading provider of valuation services and financial opinions relating to corporate finance transactions, corporate tax planning and compliance, succession planning and wealth preservation, employee stock ownership plans (“ESOPs”), financial reporting and portfolio / fund valuations. Western Reserve Valuation Services is an affiliate of Western Reserve Partners LLC, a FINRA-member investment banking firm offering financial advisory services relating to mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and financial restructuring.
Website: https://wesresvaluation.com/