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He was stunned that Proponent’s ESOP allowed employees to build substantial retirement savings without contributing a dime beyond their work.
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Mary Josephs, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Another option is to transfer ownership of the company through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
—Wendy Stewart, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025
Indeed, nearly 15 million Americans have gotten a promotion from worker to owner thanks to an ESOP.
—Jove Oliver, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
The two options under consideration were selling control or converting to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
—Bruce Werner, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Total stockholders' equity increased by $50.1 million, mainly due to the proceeds from the stock offering, offset by an unearned ESOP and accumulated other comprehensive loss.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
In 2017, the company sold itself to its employees, through a financial transaction known as an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan).
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
The company has 19,000 employees and about 23% of the company is owned by full-time employees in an ESOP.
—Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 28 June 2023
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Mary Josephs, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Another option is to transfer ownership of the company through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
—Wendy Stewart, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025
Indeed, nearly 15 million Americans have gotten a promotion from worker to owner thanks to an ESOP.
—Jove Oliver, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
The two options under consideration were selling control or converting to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
—Bruce Werner, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Total stockholders' equity increased by $50.1 million, mainly due to the proceeds from the stock offering, offset by an unearned ESOP and accumulated other comprehensive loss.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
In 2017, the company sold itself to its employees, through a financial transaction known as an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan).
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
The company has 19,000 employees and about 23% of the company is owned by full-time employees in an ESOP.
—Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 28 June 2023
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“ESOP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ESOP. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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ESOP
noun
: a program by which a corporation's employees may acquire its capital stock
Etymology
employee stock ownership plan
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