Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD
  
  Grants of shares of stock subject to restrictions on sale and risk of forfeiture until vested by continued employment. Restricted stock typically vests in increments over a period of several years. Dividends or dividend equivalent rights may be paid, and award holders may have voting rights, during the restricted period.
  
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