The EMI individual limit increase from £120,000 to
£250,0000 announced in the 2012 Budget will come into effect
on 16 June 2012.
Accordingly, qualifying companies may from 16 June 2012 grant EMI
options to employees over shares with a value up to
£250,0000. Companies which have already granted EMI options
up to the existing maximum of £120,000 will be able to grant
additional options to relevant employees up to the new maximum
provided the existing rules of the EMI plan do not expressly limit
the maximum grant of options to £120,000. In the event the
existing EMI rules contain such a limitation, an amendment to the
rules will be necessary to enable the grant of EMI options up to
the increased limit.
A tax advantaged option package over up to £250,000 of shares
will certainly be a valuable incentive for anyone joining this kind
of company.
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The original publication date for this article was 25/05/2012.
