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EQR » Topics » As to the restricted shares that have been awarded through December 31, 2007, these shares generally vest three years from the award date. During the three-year period of restriction, the CompanyThis excerpt taken from the EQR 8-K filed May 30, 2008. As to the restricted shares that
have been awarded through December 31, 2007, these shares generally vest
three years from the award date. During
the three-year period of restriction, the Company’s unvested restricted shareholders
receive quarterly dividend payments on their shares at the same rate and on the
same date as any other Common Share holder.
In addition, the Company’s unvested restricted shareholders have the same voting rights as any
other Common Share holder. As a result,
dividends paid on unvested restricted shares are included as a component of
retained earnings (deficit) and have not been considered in reducing net income
available to Common Shares in a manner similar to the Company’s preferred share dividends for
the earnings per share calculation. If
employment is terminated prior to the lapsing of the restriction, the shares
are generally canceled.
In addition, each year prior to 2007, selected executive officers of the Company received performance-based awards. Effective January 1, 2007, the Company has elected to discontinue the award of new performance-based award grants. The executive officers have the opportunity to earn in Common Shares an amount as little as 0% to as much as 225% of the target number of performance-based awards. The owners of performance-based awards have no right to vote, receive dividends or transfer the awards until Common Shares are issued in exchange for the awards. The number of Common Shares the executive officer actually receives on the third anniversary of the grant date will depend on the excess, if any, by which the Company’s Average Annual Return (i.e., the average of the Common Share dividends declared during each year as a
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