capitalization and equity compensation...

Equity awards remain an indispensable component of compensation for privately held companies. However, from accounting complexities to managing multiple rounds of funding, your stock plan and capitalization table management can quickly become a drain on productivity.

Now there’s a better solution. Certent’s comprehensive Capitalization and Equity Compensation Management simplifies and streamlines all the crucial aspects of stock administration and reporting. With a participant portal, full administration console, and hundreds of pre-built reports, you can streamline equity-comp processes, improve productivity, and tighten compliance.

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Capitalization and Equity Compensation Management

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CApiTAlizATion And EquiTy CompEnsATion mAnAgEmEnT plATfoRm

AwARd AdminisTRATionThe Certent platform enables you to administer 15 separate award types, from restricted stock to performance to cash-settled – including support for automatic ISO/NSO $100,000 rule splits. Administrators have access to a complete audit trail for all transactions with time/date-stamped entries and can easily

make modifications to grants. And you can get alerts and notifications regarding activity that requires your intervention.

ThE pARTiCipAnT poRTAlCertent simplifies the sometimes confusing equity compensation process for plan participants by automating the entire exercise and settlement workflow. Integrated online grant delivery and acceptance complies with electronic delivery and signature requirements. Participants can make tax payment elections on restricted awards

vesting, model exercises, and access their grant portfolio and transaction statements. And when the time comes to select a broker, you have choices – Certent connects to an open eco-system of broker partners, providing a complete closed-loop transaction process.



Robust FunCtionAlity

•Complete equity and cap table management and modeling

•Support for 15 award types

•Automatic peer-group volatility calculation

FlExibility

•Rapiddataretrievalwithfiltering,sorting,andadhocreporting

•Easy integration with other businessapplications,suchaspayroll

•Cloud-based for faster deployment and zero maintenance

stREAmlinEd PRoCEssEs

•Automated report delivery for faster closes

•Elimination of spreadsheets and manual processes

•Online grant acceptance and communications

ComplETE ACCounTing fEATuREsCertent automatically computes single-life or multiple-life valuations using peer-group volatility data from up to 12 different peers and provides audit reports showing the fair value details. Certent computes detailed expense and journal entry reporting, and you can incorporate unlimited experience groups for defining forfeiture rates using either static or dynamic compounding for the annual rate. Certent adjusts for actual forfeitures in a GAAP-compliant manner by crediting expense at the date of forfeiture. Certent also properly

accounts for all types of modifications, including accelerations, re-pricing, and award exchanges. You can automatically create cumulative adjustments for liability, non-employee, and performance-based awards.

RoBusT REpoRTingOur comprehensive, web-based solution features more than 400 prebuilt reports you can use right out of the box including capitalization summary and detail reports, a fully diluted capitalization table report, beneficial ownership reports and more. Any report that you need can be pre-scheduled to run automatically and be delivered right to your inbox – and each report has extensive filtering and sorting capabilities. If you can’t find the report you’re

looking for, our easy-to-use report writer allows you to create your own.

This industry-leading reporting capability streamlines and simplifies financial reporting by automating processes, eliminating spreadsheets and improving accuracy – creating greater speed and significant cost savings. With Certent, you enjoy clearer visibility into equity compensation across your enterprise and the ability to refocus limited resources on higher-value activities.

going fRom pRivATE To puBliCIf your company makes the transition into public ownership, Certent is with you every step of the way. There is no need to change platforms or go through another implementation. Certent supports all public company reporting requirements including disclosure reporting for the 10-K and 10-Q, corporate tax reporting, proxy tables and Forms 3, 4, and 5, to meet regulatory requirements quickly and accurately. When you’re ready to go public, Certent also connects to

any broker you choose for a complete end-to-end settlement process.

ouR AdvAntAgE

market leadership Certent is the leading stock

administration and financial reporting provider for private company customers including Levi’s, Airbnb, and SurveyMonkey, as well as over 800 public companies such as United Technologies, Angie’s List and The New York Times.

unsurpassed flexibility Certent’s software-as-a-service

(SaaS) delivery includes multiple major and minor releases a year. We offer more than 400 prebuilt, out of-the-box reports and support 15 different award types.

no lock in With Certent, our open

ecosystem of industry partners means you have choices – and are never locked-in to one vendor or broker. Our thriving broker and services partner network helps you get the most value from the Certent platform.

Customer focus Customer success is our

sole focus. You have access to stock plan and financial reporting professionals from CEPs to CPAs – as well as online resources and extensive educational content.



ThE CERTEnT ExTRAs

Cap Table Analytics - This module supports management, analysis and reporting on capital structure. It provides decision support in evaluating term sheets and modeling the impact of financing events on current and prospective shareholders.

Peer Group Volatility - Calculate weighted average volatility for up to 12 peer companies.

Sandbox - Our forecasting and modeling tool lets you simulate various scenarios, such as issuing new grants, with daily or weekly refresh cycles.

Single Sign-on - Streamline access to the Certent Participant Portal

ConneCtorHR Payroll Connector - Use automated two-way integration with leading payroll/HRIS systems to synchronize tax and demographic information

how wE mAkE you suCCEssfulWhen you need the best in equity compensation management, the choice is Certent. It starts with offering the most comprehensive implementation services of any stock plan software provider.

Your implementation options include:• Data conversion from your legacy systems• Accounting reconciliation• Unlimited, free web-based training• One seat at our 2-day Equity Management Bootcamp

Our consultants – who average 10 years of direct industry experience and many of whom have earned CEP certification - are experts in tax and accounting issues. We can help you address and resolve questions about complex accounting, reconciliation, and methodology issues that arise. And we back that with 12x5 U.S.-based phone support, extensive online resources, regular software updates, and a commitment to ensuring you derive the maximum value from your investments through an unwavering focus on innovation, simplicity, and service. Maybe that’s why more than 1,400 companies rely on Certent.

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