VI ESOP Trivia
ESOP Vocabulary
History of VI
100

This is the number of years to be fully vested after becoming a participant in the plan.

What is 5 years?

100

This term is used to describe when an employee reaches the age 65.

What is normal retirement age?

100

Visual Interest has offices in this many cities.

What is 4?

200

Unlike 401ks, ESOPs do not require this from employees.

What are monetary contributions?

200

This term is used to describe the plan’s calculation of the portion of your account that you will receive when you terminate employment with VI.

What is vesting?

200

This is the name of the VI mascot in Denver.

Who is Taco?

300

You are eligible to participate in the ESOP on the first of these two dates after becoming an eligible employee.

What is January 1st or July 1st?

300

This is the process of determining the economic value of a company, done by a 3rd party company and is required annually.

What is valuation?

300

Visual Interest just celebrated this anniversary.

What is 15 years?

400

This is the percentage VI which is currently Employee Owned.

What is 30%?

400

The valuation of the company divided by the total number of shares gives us the companies…

What is share price?

400

This is the back-dated date when VI officially became an ESOP.

When is January 1st 2022?

500

This is the name of our Trustee.

Who is Samuel Hammer?

500

This term is used to describe distributions of profits made by a corporation to its shareholders.

What are dividends?

500

This is the name of the VI Newsletter in West Texas.

What is the Gator Gazette?

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