{"id":9672,"date":"2025-09-09T15:03:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smart-arbeitsrecht.de\/?p=9672"},"modified":"2025-09-11T10:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:15:23","slug":"restricted-stock-units-rsus-zeitgemaesse-form-der-leistungsabhaengigen-verguetung-fuer-vorstaende-und-mitarbeiter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smart-arbeitsrecht.de\/en\/restricted-stock-units-rsus-zeitgemaesse-form-der-leistungsabhaengigen-verguetung-fuer-vorstaende-und-mitarbeiter\/","title":{"rendered":"Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \u2013 a modern form of performance-related compensation for management and employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5242\" height=\"3744\" src=\"https:\/\/smart-arbeitsrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_254357510.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9673\" style=\"width:410px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smart-arbeitsrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_254357510.jpeg 5242w, https:\/\/smart-arbeitsrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_254357510-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smart-arbeitsrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_254357510-1024x731.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/smart-arbeitsrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_254357510-768x549.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/smart-arbeitsrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_254357510-1536x1097.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/smart-arbeitsrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdobeStock_254357510-2048x1463.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5242px) 100vw, 5242px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If you have any questions about this topic, please contact me by phone at <a href=\"tel:040524717830\">040 524 717 830<\/a> or by email to <a href=\"mailto:lugowski@smart-arbeitsrecht.de\">lugowski@smart-arbeitsrecht.de<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In Germany, too, restricted stock units (RSUs) are becoming increasingly important as share-based compensation instruments for management boards and employees of stock corporations.<br>While they have been used in the US for years as a proven means of retaining talent and providing performance-based compensation, they are still much less widespread in Germany \u2013 especially compared to traditional stock options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"toc\">\n<h2>What awaits you:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#1\">Pregnancy: Disclosure only permitted with consent\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2\">Unauthorized disclosure of pregnancy: Fines possible in labor law: The 10 most important success factors\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3\">Advantages of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \u2013 Flexible compensation element for public companies\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4\">Conclusion: Restricted Stock Units as a flexible instrument for employee compensation\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1\">What are Restricted Stock Units?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) are virtual commitments to company shares that are usually only converted into real shares after certain periods of time or when certain conditions are met.<br>Their value is usually based on the stock&#039;s market price, making RSUs a performance-based form of compensation that directly participates in the company&#039;s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2\">Disadvantages of stock options from conditional capital or treasury shares \u2013 legal limits and labor law challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The issue of stock options from conditional capital requires a capital increase resolution in accordance with Section 193 (2) No. 4 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).<br>This must contain detailed regulations in advance, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Allocation of subscription rights between the Board of Directors, management and employees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Determination of concrete key performance indicators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Definition of acquisition and exercise periods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimum waiting period of four years until the option is exercised for the first time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar requirements apply to programs that are carried out using treasury shares pursuant to Section 71 (1) No. 8 Sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).<br>In addition, both the conditional capital and the repurchase of own shares are subject to an upper limit of 10% of the share capital (Section 192 (3) Sentence 1 AktG; Section 71 (2) Sentence 1 AktG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In practice, these legal requirements lead to several disadvantages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Limited flexibility in the design of stock option programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long waiting times that prevent short-term compensation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High administrative and legal effort for structuring and approval<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competitive disadvantages in international comparison, especially in the competition for skilled workers from countries such as the USA, where significantly shorter vesting periods are common<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This can pose a significant problem for internationally active companies or those with ambitious growth targets \u2013 especially in the global \u201cwar for talent\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3\">Advantages of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \u2013 Flexible compensation element for public companies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Restricted stock units generally represent payment claims whose value is based on the price development of the company&#039;s shares.<br>The granted entitlement is converted into a specific number of RSUs by dividing the amount by the current stock market price.<br>Unlike traditional stock options, RSUs retain their value even when prices fall \u2013 a total loss is impossible.<br><strong>Advantage:<\/strong> RSUs offer a stable investment with a predictable effect and are therefore particularly suitable for short- and medium-term incentive systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Greater legal certainty and fewer regulatory restrictions<\/strong><br>The strict requirements of Section 193 Para. 2 No. 4 AktG or Section 192 Para. 3 Sentence 1 AktG do not apply to RSUs, as they are not classic subscription rights.<br>The company can design the programs much more freely and flexibly.<br><strong>Advantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shorter vesting periods possible (e.g. 12 months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No mandatory performance targets required<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individually adaptable regulations in the event of employees or board members leaving the company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Targeted design options for companies<\/strong><br>RSU programs can be tailored precisely to company-specific requirements.<br>They can be designed with or without performance targets, have a short-term or long-term duration, and contain individual vesting arrangements, exit clauses, or holding periods.<br><strong>Advantage:<\/strong> Tailor-made programs for different employee groups \u2013 from the operational level to the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Flexible service \u2013 in cash or shares<\/strong><br>RSUs can be settled either in cash or through the allocation of shares.<br>The shares come either from authorized capital or from the company&#039;s own holdings.<br>For the issue of shares, only an authorization for a capital increase is required \u2013 thus the implementation remains manageable.<br><strong>Advantage:<\/strong> Adaptation of the service model to liquidity, company phase and strategic goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4\">Conclusion: Restricted Stock Units as a flexible instrument for employee compensation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) offer public companies an extremely flexible compensation element that can be precisely adapted to corporate goals and different employee groups.<br>Neither statutory minimum waiting periods nor mandatory performance targets restrict the design.<br>Thanks to this legal freedom, RSUs are particularly attractive \u2013 especially for listed companies that want to modernize their compensation mix while ensuring legal certainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would you like to use restricted stock units as part of your compensation strategy? Our employment law firm offers comprehensive advice on legally compliant introduction and implementation. Contact us now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) allow companies to flexibly involve employees in the company&#039;s success. 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