Rule · JSC · 30 Oct 2018
The Jordan Securities Commission issued this instruction to regulate Employee Share Options (ESO) for public shareholding companies, mandating general assembly approval and contracts that fix strike prices at or above the market value on issuance. The framework caps annual grants at two percent and total allocations at six percent of paid-up capital, while excluding board members and major shareholders and prohibiting share buybacks to settle ESO obligations. Companies must disclose recipient details within ten working days, exercise options between April and May following annual report publication, and secure regulatory clearance before issuing registered shares to employees.
Instruction of conferring share options for public shareholding companies employees Issued by virtue of the Board of Commissioners decision No 465/2008 of 20 August 2008
any shares through the employees according to the share option scheme unless the company has committed to disclosing the names of these employees and the number of shares allocated to each one of them within the specified period.
13. The company shall be committed to setting an annual date for exercising ESO's, which shall be
during the period between the beginning of April and the end of May. Share options shall not be exercised unless the company has issued its annual report and disclosed it according to correct procedures.
14. Employee share options shall be limited to employees of the company concerned.
15. The company shall not confer share options to members of its board of directors. This applies
equally to any employee who owns 5% or more of the company’s capital.
16. The company shall not buyback its shares to settle its commitments that arise as a result of
conferring ESO.
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