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restricted stock

American  

noun

  1. unregistered stock, as that issued privately as compensation to corporate executives subject to special conditions.


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In total, including options and restricted stock, his ownership in SpaceX totals 6.4 billion shares, valued currently at $960 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

He will also qualify for a signing bonus of $31.5 million to come over to the new company, paid through restricted stock units.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ternus will also get a prorated restricted stock unit award with a target value of $2.5 million for the time he spends as CEO in fiscal 2026, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Wells separately received 957 restricted stock units External link on May 20, according to a different form.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

Greg Lippmann was paid $47 million in 2007, although $24 million of it was in restricted stock that he could not collect unless he hung around Deutsche Bank for a few more years.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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