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Why is my company using Depat.org to manage their pre-IPO stock distribution?
If you're accepting pre-IPO (Initial Public Offering) stock from any company today, your company is going to use a platform to help ensure they are in compliance for their IPO, and to add value to their (and/or your) stock. We facilitate data including and transferring stock from one organization or one person to another, similar somewhat to e-trade, so your stock will remain yours no matter your status with the company. Stock and the IPO process is complicated, and since most companies are not experts in such matters, we exist to assist them, and you. When your company's IPO (Initial Public Offering) occurs your stock will be convertible for you to manage on a public exchange market.
I am a stakeholder, and/or a workforce member with a company who directed me obtain a Depat account. Why isn't my company paying for the cost of my Depat account?
A Depat account enables you the rights to manage (re-allocate, trade, gift, and even sell) pre-IPO stock, regrades of the company's wishes, and whether or not you: wish to remain a stakeholder in the company, and/or wish to remain working with your company. The Depat account cost, due to banking authentications, also helps to ensure you are indeed the account owner, helping to mitigate stock fraud.
Can I trade my stock?
Yes. You can trade your shares with other account holders or other companies registered with Depat.org.
Can I sell my shares?
Yes. You can sell your shares to any buyer, in a private capacity, yet we do not facilitate any selling processes. In the event you do sell your shares, you would contact us to initiate a transfer of shares to your buyer.
What does DEPAT do?
We facilitate data regarding stock shares of corporations. Companies who are in good standing with Depat.org as a pre-IPO (not yet a publicly traded company) are able to enable their clients, investors, employees, contractors, and consumers to use our services in order to provide a third party validation and certification of authenticated stock.
How quickly can an IPO occur?
Depending on the industry, the company, the IPO process, and the nation hosting the IPO (the US is not the only facilitator), a company can complete an IPO (also known as "going public") from 3 months up to 24 months, or longer. Some companies may utilize an international route which could be faster for stakeholders.
What are introductory, or pre-IPO shares?
Introductory shares, otherwise known as pre-IPO stock from a corporation, as well sign-on stock bonuses, are growing in popularity for purposes such improved talent level acquisitions, and financial stimulus for workforce members.
Is there any risk with introductory or pre-IPO stock from a private company?
If you've qualified for stock with a company, you could risk losing rights to such stock unless, among other items, you are issued proof of authentic stock, which is partly what our service provides. We also enable you to manage your pre-IPO portfolio, which helps you maximize your stock's value.
What if I've been offered stock but no longer work with the company?
The IPO market and public stock market requirements are complicated with many regulations of which most startups and small companies don't specialize. If you were offered stock, you should have a stock certificate. If you don't have a stock certificate (or e-cert) you likely won't be able to claim rights to any stock post-IPO. Company management, operations, strategies, and the legal structures almost always change from pre IPO, during IPO, to post IPO. Legally a company, post-IPO, very likely won't issue or validate anything to you or for you. If you are in possession of an authentic stock certificate provided to you via Depat which is from a company with a Green Status of Good Standing, your stock certificate has been validated and is authenticated by both Depat and the company who issued the stock.
How do I ensure stock offered in pre-IPO will be good at post-IPO?
One of the reasons you'd use our services are to ensure you're eligible for applicable post-IPO stock. To reduce fraud, misappropriation of shares, and ensure SEC and FINRA compliance, stakeholders of company stock maintain an active Depat account which ensures electronic communications updates about your stock can be promulgated as needed, and as required.
When would I want stock from a company?
Generally speaking, you should always want stock if given the great opportunity to earn or acquire stock. Regarding introductory or sign-on bonus shares, if the total shares of stock you're being offered could be worth more than $500 post-IPO you should always obtain a stock certificate. After you've activated your Depat account, we authenticate company stock you may have been and/or are being issued due to your stakeholder arrangement or working arrangement on an ongoing basis with such company. We report applicable stock data to your Depat account, such as the total number of shares of stock you've been issued.
How valuable is stock from a company?
That answer depends on a few variables, although it's important to remember every publicly traded company was first a private, pre-IPO company who likely issued its first shares to employees, investors, clients, consumers, and etc. Pre-IPO stock shares are valued numerous different ways, and just like opinions, their value can vary from not so great to exceedingly great. Value can be measured three ways: #1) the value one realizes when a company reaches post-IPO and the stock is publicly available via an applicable public stock exchange, #2) the value one realizes when the pre-IPO stock is either sold through a private party sale or provided with a loan based on the value of the stock, and/or #3) the post-IPO cash value estimate provided via a stock rating agency.
When and how can I sell, or cash-in, pre-IPO stock?
You can sell pre-IPO stock you own right now through a private party sale, and some banks may use pre-IPO stock as collateral to issue you a loan against the total value of all your stock. Be aware, in the event you are considering to sell, trade, transfer, and/or give/gift, stock be sure you have obtaining applicable stock certificates from Depat authenticating and accounting for such changes in stock data, otherwise such stock could be liable to being completed redacted and/or possibly cancelled.
Does my pre-IPO stock have any value, right now?
Yes. Metrics from Depat including the number of shares available, earned, returned, rescinded, split, and gifted, traded, transferred, and/or exchanged to approved buyers, as well as data from other sources, are utilized by third parties who provide establish estimated values to Depat.
I am no longer working with my company, and even though I have a small amount of stock and I am debating cancelling my Depat account.
If you cancel your Depat account, you could be forfeiting your right to any and all stock, and preventing your rights or claims to stock. If stock was created, it has absolute value, and your company would much rather have that stock back in their ownership, as they are able to sell it to others and/or offer it to others. If you cancel your Depat account you are signaling to your company, and to the market, that you wish to relinquish your stock. If the total holdings of your pre-IPO stock has an estimated cash value of more than $500.00, we recommend keeping your stock especially since after the company's IPO, future cash values can reach many multiples of today's values (5x, 50x or more).
If you're accepting pre-IPO (Initial Public Offering) stock from any company today, your company is going to use a platform to help ensure they are in compliance for their IPO, and to add value to their (and/or your) stock. We facilitate data including and transferring stock from one organization or one person to another, similar somewhat to e-trade, so your stock will remain yours no matter your status with the company. Stock and the IPO process is complicated, and since most companies are not experts in such matters, we exist to assist them, and you. When your company's IPO (Initial Public Offering) occurs your stock will be convertible for you to manage on a public exchange market.
I am a stakeholder, and/or a workforce member with a company who directed me obtain a Depat account. Why isn't my company paying for the cost of my Depat account?
A Depat account enables you the rights to manage (re-allocate, trade, gift, and even sell) pre-IPO stock, regrades of the company's wishes, and whether or not you: wish to remain a stakeholder in the company, and/or wish to remain working with your company. The Depat account cost, due to banking authentications, also helps to ensure you are indeed the account owner, helping to mitigate stock fraud.
Can I trade my stock?
Yes. You can trade your shares with other account holders or other companies registered with Depat.org.
Can I sell my shares?
Yes. You can sell your shares to any buyer, in a private capacity, yet we do not facilitate any selling processes. In the event you do sell your shares, you would contact us to initiate a transfer of shares to your buyer.
What does DEPAT do?
We facilitate data regarding stock shares of corporations. Companies who are in good standing with Depat.org as a pre-IPO (not yet a publicly traded company) are able to enable their clients, investors, employees, contractors, and consumers to use our services in order to provide a third party validation and certification of authenticated stock.
How quickly can an IPO occur?
Depending on the industry, the company, the IPO process, and the nation hosting the IPO (the US is not the only facilitator), a company can complete an IPO (also known as "going public") from 3 months up to 24 months, or longer. Some companies may utilize an international route which could be faster for stakeholders.
What are introductory, or pre-IPO shares?
Introductory shares, otherwise known as pre-IPO stock from a corporation, as well sign-on stock bonuses, are growing in popularity for purposes such improved talent level acquisitions, and financial stimulus for workforce members.
Is there any risk with introductory or pre-IPO stock from a private company?
If you've qualified for stock with a company, you could risk losing rights to such stock unless, among other items, you are issued proof of authentic stock, which is partly what our service provides. We also enable you to manage your pre-IPO portfolio, which helps you maximize your stock's value.
What if I've been offered stock but no longer work with the company?
The IPO market and public stock market requirements are complicated with many regulations of which most startups and small companies don't specialize. If you were offered stock, you should have a stock certificate. If you don't have a stock certificate (or e-cert) you likely won't be able to claim rights to any stock post-IPO. Company management, operations, strategies, and the legal structures almost always change from pre IPO, during IPO, to post IPO. Legally a company, post-IPO, very likely won't issue or validate anything to you or for you. If you are in possession of an authentic stock certificate provided to you via Depat which is from a company with a Green Status of Good Standing, your stock certificate has been validated and is authenticated by both Depat and the company who issued the stock.
How do I ensure stock offered in pre-IPO will be good at post-IPO?
One of the reasons you'd use our services are to ensure you're eligible for applicable post-IPO stock. To reduce fraud, misappropriation of shares, and ensure SEC and FINRA compliance, stakeholders of company stock maintain an active Depat account which ensures electronic communications updates about your stock can be promulgated as needed, and as required.
When would I want stock from a company?
Generally speaking, you should always want stock if given the great opportunity to earn or acquire stock. Regarding introductory or sign-on bonus shares, if the total shares of stock you're being offered could be worth more than $500 post-IPO you should always obtain a stock certificate. After you've activated your Depat account, we authenticate company stock you may have been and/or are being issued due to your stakeholder arrangement or working arrangement on an ongoing basis with such company. We report applicable stock data to your Depat account, such as the total number of shares of stock you've been issued.
How valuable is stock from a company?
That answer depends on a few variables, although it's important to remember every publicly traded company was first a private, pre-IPO company who likely issued its first shares to employees, investors, clients, consumers, and etc. Pre-IPO stock shares are valued numerous different ways, and just like opinions, their value can vary from not so great to exceedingly great. Value can be measured three ways: #1) the value one realizes when a company reaches post-IPO and the stock is publicly available via an applicable public stock exchange, #2) the value one realizes when the pre-IPO stock is either sold through a private party sale or provided with a loan based on the value of the stock, and/or #3) the post-IPO cash value estimate provided via a stock rating agency.
When and how can I sell, or cash-in, pre-IPO stock?
You can sell pre-IPO stock you own right now through a private party sale, and some banks may use pre-IPO stock as collateral to issue you a loan against the total value of all your stock. Be aware, in the event you are considering to sell, trade, transfer, and/or give/gift, stock be sure you have obtaining applicable stock certificates from Depat authenticating and accounting for such changes in stock data, otherwise such stock could be liable to being completed redacted and/or possibly cancelled.
Does my pre-IPO stock have any value, right now?
Yes. Metrics from Depat including the number of shares available, earned, returned, rescinded, split, and gifted, traded, transferred, and/or exchanged to approved buyers, as well as data from other sources, are utilized by third parties who provide establish estimated values to Depat.
I am no longer working with my company, and even though I have a small amount of stock and I am debating cancelling my Depat account.
If you cancel your Depat account, you could be forfeiting your right to any and all stock, and preventing your rights or claims to stock. If stock was created, it has absolute value, and your company would much rather have that stock back in their ownership, as they are able to sell it to others and/or offer it to others. If you cancel your Depat account you are signaling to your company, and to the market, that you wish to relinquish your stock. If the total holdings of your pre-IPO stock has an estimated cash value of more than $500.00, we recommend keeping your stock especially since after the company's IPO, future cash values can reach many multiples of today's values (5x, 50x or more).