ESPP Survey Results Show Few Changes to Plans

The NCEO and CEP Institute at Santa Clara University jointly sponsored a survey of companies with employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs). The results have not yet been publicly released, but they indicate that the great majority of companies (82%) made no changes to their plans in the past 12 months and a similar number (85%) expect no changes in the upcoming year. Roughly two-thirds of respondents describe their plans as "an excellent use of corporate resources" or "net beneficial," while 3% believe their plans are not worth the cost.