Phantom stock plan

phantom stock plans
plans that are similar to Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) in that an employee is granted a contractual right by the employer to a stipulated number of units in the business, which is really a percentage of the business.

Phantom Stock Plan
An employee benefit plan that gives selected employees (senior management) many of the benefits of stock ownership without actually giving them any company stock. Sometimes referred to as "shadow stock." ...

Phantom stock plan
Definition: [crh] An incentive scheme that awards management bonuses based on increases in the market price of the company'sDefinition: stock.

Phantom stock plan
An incentive scheme that awards management bonuses based on increases in the market price of the company's stock.
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PHANTOM STOCK PLAN A deferred-compensation plan that uses the employer's stock in the business as a measuring rod for determining the value of the compensation payment.

credited with a certain number of hypothetical shares. The value of the account increases over time based on the appreciation of the stock price and the crediting of phantom dividends. Payout may be settled in cash or stock.
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See also: Acquisitions, Expense, Profit-sharing plan, Performance shares, Phantom income