A PSU looks almost identical to a Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) on the page of an offer letter: a unit count and a vesting date. But that unit count means something different for a PSU than it does for an RSU, and nothing on the page tells you so. A PSU’s grant size isn’t a guarantee. It’s a target, and the number of shares you actually receive depends on performance conditions that get measured over a period of years. Only after the performance period ends and the results are resolved will you know the true payout.
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