Managing Your Restricted Stock Awards Online

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1 Managing Your Restricted Stock Awards Online A Restricted Award is a grant of company stock in which your rights in the stock are subject to limitations specifically, the length of time before you fully own the stock and have the right to sell or transfer it (known as the vesting period). Once the vesting requirements are met, you own the shares outright and may treat them as you would any other share of stock in your account. With StockPlan Connect, Morgan Stanley helps you keep track of the restricted awards pre- and post-vesting. Restricted Stock Plan Overview Upon logging into your StockPlan Connect account, you will be taken to your plan s Overview page, which features an easy-to-read table of all your restricted stock awards and units. If you scroll down to the bottom of a long list of restricted shares and units, you can use the back to top arrow ( ) in the lower right-hand corner to jump back to the top of the page. The Stock Plan Summary provides a quick overview of your restricted awards and units, including: A B C Depending on your company s settings, you may see additional values here, including: Unvested Value A summary of the unvested value of all your plans, which is the difference between the current market value and the award price multiplied by the number of shares or units that are unvested. If you see unvested value in the header, you will see it in your plan table, as well. Potential Total A summary of the total value of all plans, which is the current market value plus, if applicable, the value of any unvested awards or grants less the option costs of the grants. If you see potential value in the header, you will see it in your plan table, as well. A. Unvested Awards those shares or units that have been awarded, but have not yet vested. B. Available for Sale the number of awards that have vested and are available for sale. Click on the Available for Sale link to be taken to a detail page about the shares and units available for sale. C. Current Market Value an estimated value of your plan, based on current market value (shares available for sale x market price). This estimate does not account for commission fees. note: Click on the? next to Restricted Stock Awards to access a glossary of terms that may help you better understand your restricted stock plan.

2 Note: You can also hover over the column headers to view definitions of the various terms: Column Award Number Definition The number assigned by your company to distinguish or identify your award. Award Date The date on which an equity grant, such as stock options, SARs, or restricted stock, is awarded to you. Award Type This field identifies the different types of awards that may be granted to you. Your company may not grant all these award types. For more information, please see the definition for each award type: RSS Restricted Shares RSU Restricted Units PSS Performance Shares PSU Performance Units DSS Deferred Shares DSU Deferred Units Awarded The number of shares or units awarded to you. Vested Quantity of grants or awards /units in which ownership rights have been received and there is no longer a risk of forfeiture. Depending on your tax payment method, some shares may have been sold or withheld to satisfy tax liability. Unvested The number of grants or awards /units that re still subject to a restriction. Status The Notation Column identifies the status of the grant or award you were given. Accepted you have accepted the grant /award Rejected you have declined the grant /award Accept you have not yet accepted the grant /award View the grant /award does not require acceptance, but you may view the documents associated with that grant /award Review the grant /award does not require acceptance, but you may view the documents associated with that grant /award Reviewed you have reviewed the grant/award 2 Morgan Stanley 2015

3 Award Detail Pages You can link to detailed data about a specific share or unit by clicking the Award Number link. Clicking on one of these links, indicated by blue text, takes you to a detail page that features information pertaining just to that one award, including award history and future vesting schedules. For example, if you click on RSS-0008, the detail page for that particular award will be displayed. Quick Action Buttons You can access these one-click links from both the Overview and detail screens: D. Vesting displays a listing of upcoming vesting schedules by award, including the quantity of shares vesting on each date. D E F E. Model launches the Model Sell process, which allows you to view the results of potential transactions of restricted shares and units before you convert them to an actual sale. The Model process follows the same steps as the Sell Shares process. Click here for more information. F. Sell Shares launches the Sell Shares process, which allows you to execute a transaction of restricted stock shares and units. note: The Sell Shares button can be found on any screen where users can launch the Sell Shares process. This includes the following pages: Overview, Vesting, Details, Gain/Loss and Available for Sale. 3 Morgan Stanley 2015

4 Sell Shares Click on the Sell Shares button to launch the Sell Shares process. The Sell Shares process has been broken up into three entry pages: Create the Order, Review and Confirm the order and View Confirmation. Column Sell All Enter Shares to Sell Available for Sale Fair Market Value (FMV) Estimated Capital Gain/Loss Definition When checked will populate all of the Shares Available for Sale Enter the amount of Shares that you want to sell Shares that are not subject to any restriction and are available to be sold or transferred Stock price used to calculate applicable discount purchase price. The date from which this is based is determined solely by your plan s provisions. Estimated profit/loss made from the sale of the shares based on current market and fair market value. A. Create the Order 1. Select the Shares you would like to sell by: Clicking on the Select Shares link: Allows you to enter the amount of shares you want to sell and will automatically select which share lots they will be sold from based on the directive you choose. Clicking the Sell All button: Systematically populates the Enter Shares to Sell field with all of the shares available for sale and fills in the Select All checkbox for all lots. OR Checking the Sell All checkbox for each lot: Select the checkbox to sell all the Shares Available for Sale for a specific lot. Manually entering the number of shares you would like to sell. note: Click the Clear Selection button at any time to clear all fields. 4 Morgan Stanley 2015

5 2. Select the order type Market Orders are filled at the next available market price Limit Orders allow you to specify the price at which you want to sell your shares Limit orders are valid for 365 days The transaction will be displayed as an open order on the Activity Page and if / when the limit order price is reached and the order is filled 3. Specify how you would like the proceeds delivered. For example, if you select Send me a check we will mail your proceeds as a check to the address we have on file for you. 4. View your Estimated Proceeds. 5. Click on the Next Step button to Review and Confirm your order. Note: This sample transaction is for illustrative purposes only. B. Review and Confirm 1. Review all the details of your sale on the Review and Confirm page. 2. Select or enter a phone number and enter your StockPlan Connect Password and submit the sales order. note: Phone numbers will be used only if there is a question about your transaction. Phone Numbers can be updated In the Profile > Contact Settings page. 3. Click on the Submit Order button to submit your order. 5 Morgan Stanley 2015

6 C. View Confirmation note: Click on the Print button to print the Order Entry Confirmation. A separate trade confirmation will be available for viewing on the Documents page when the trade has been executed. note: If you have not completed your Tax Certification, you may be subject to additional withholding taxes. To edit or complete your tax certification, click on the Edit link to launch the tax certification process. 6 Morgan Stanley 2015

7 Realized Gain/Loss Once a sale has been completed, the Realized Gain/Loss for those shares can be viewed on the Gain/Loss page. note: Use the View filter to display Realized Gain/Loss information. Activity The Activity page displays all activity across all plans, including all exercise option transactions. Unfilled orders including any unfilled limit orders, will appear in the Open Table of the Activity page. Open orders can be modified or canceled at any time. Click on the Modify button to launch the Modify Order process. Click on the Cancel button to launch the Cancel Order process. Click on the Refresh button to refresh the screen. This is useful when waiting for a market order to fill. Filled or completed orders will be displayed in the Completed Table on the Activity page. Use the Type filter to see only Sale activity. Click on the Date link to view the Order Details. The Activity Detail page will display Order Details, Proceeds Details and Share Lot Details. * Need more information? Please consult the What is Restricted Stock? guide on our Knowledge Center. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC ( Morgan Stanley ), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Member SIPC. CRC /15 CS /15