Stock purchase plan


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Stock purchase plan

A plan allowing employees of a company to purchase shares of the company, often at a discount or with matching employer funds.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

An employee benefit in which employees are issued or sold shares in the publicly-traded company for which they work after a certain number of days of employment. ESOPs are designed to give employees equity in the company to boost morale and thereby improve productivity. ESOPs receive various tax benefits, and may give employees a greater say in the election of the board of directors.
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On May 25, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a third amendment to the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which amendment, subject to stockholder approval, would increase the number of shares of common stock available thereunder from 260,000 to 420,000 and change the termination date of the plan to December 31, 2010 from December 31, 2006.
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E[acute accent]Coastal Financial Corporation offers Shareholders a Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan which provides existing and new Shareholders a convenient means for making purchases of Coastal Financial shares free of fees and brokerage commissions.
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Correll also noted that the Company's next dividend reinvestment date under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan is March 1, 2006.
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