Your Guide To Archrock’s ESPP: Everything You Need To Know
by Andy Kalmon
Nov 22, 2024
If you work at Archrock, you may be eligible to enroll in the employee stock purchase plan (ESPP). To help you make the most of this opportunity, we’ve put together a comprehensive guide to all the ins and outs of this program, from how it works to how you enroll.
If you’d like to learn more about how ESPPs work in general, be sure to read our blog about an overview of employee stock purchase plans.
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Here’s a quick rundown of how Archrock’s ESPP works.
You can buy Archrock stock at a 15% discount.
You can enroll 4 times a year.
Mar 15th
Jun 14th
Sep 14th
Dec 15th
You can contribute up to 10% of your salary with a maximum of $21,250 per year.
Should You Participate In Archrock’s ESPP?
When you enroll in Archrock’s ESPP, you have the opportunity to purchase shares of your company stock at a discounted price through automatic payroll deductions.
The benefits of participating in an ESPP are clear – you can make gains and build wealth. In fact, Archrock employees can gain $3,750 or even more annually through their ESPP.
Archrock’s ESPP Discount
Archrock offers employees an opportunity to buy Archrock stock at a 15% discount.
Archrock’s ESPP Enrollment Periods
You can enroll in Archrock’s ESPP 4 times a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. You can enroll by the following dates:
Mar 15th
Jun 14th
Sep 14th
Dec 15th
Archrock’s ESPP Contribution Limits
The first thing you need to do is decide how much you want to contribute. You can contribute up to 10% of your salary, with a limit of $21,250 per year.
Archrock’s ESPP Offering Period
The offering period is the time that employees can purchase the stock. Archrock’s employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) has four 3-month offering periods every year.
When you’re participating in Archrock’s ESPP, you set aside money from each paycheck from the beginning of a purchase period through the end. At the end of this purchase period, the money that has been set aside is used to purchase company stock at a discount.
If you are interested in Archrock’s ESPP, here are some key dates to keep in mind.
The offering periods are
Jan 1st – Mar 31st
Apr 1st – Jun 30th
Jul 1st – Sep 30th
Oct 1st – Dec 31st
The stock purchase dates are the last trading day before the end of each period.
Selling Your ESPP Shares
Once Archrock purchases the shares on your behalf, they will be deposited into your brokerage account. From there, you can do what you want with them…sell immediately (as long as it’s during the open trading windows), hold for a short time, hold for an extended time, etc.
Make More Money from your ESPP with Benny’s New Program
Benny 2.0 automatically manages your Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) to make you more money without disrupting your take-home pay.
