I’ve been offered a new job. What will happen to my stock when I leave?

Company share option plans, share investment plans, long-term incentive plans, save as you earn and enterprise management incentive options, deferred or phantom options and employee benefit trusts - you think of your awards as the reward for good performance and being a valued employee. But under many schemes, awards lapse when you resign - leaving you with nothing. Given the value tied up in these incentive arrangements, this can be a strong deterrent to a move.