Introducing: Lineage Legacies Program
Taking personal responsibility for the work and the success of Lineage’s business has always been core to how our team operates every day.
Now, through the Lineage Legacies Program, we hope to honor that ownership mentality and foster it even further by providing opportunities for our team members to become owners and share in our success. Lineage Legacies is a new stock based benefit that enables eligible team members to become owners of Lineage (LINE) stock and benefit from today’s contributions and tomorrow’s achievements.
We are excited to share that Lineage Legacies Program grants have been issued to eligible team members based in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore! Participating team members can review this webpage for more information on how the program works and resources available to help them take advantage of this exciting new benefit.
The ownership mentality of the #OneLineage team is why we have reached this moment and it is how we've been successful since the beginning. As each of us continue to THINK and ACT like owners, eligible team members can now receive future Lineage Legacies grants in recognition of that hard work and commitment.
Let's win together!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Asia-Pacific-based team members DO NOT need to formally ‘accept’ their awards in E*TRADE — these will be issued automatically. However, we encourage you to log in to E*TRADE and view the grant as issued.
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Selected permanent salaried team members based in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore may be eligible to receive Lineage Legacies Program awards in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Eligibility is limited to specific roles and criteria, including hire date and employment status as of the grant date. Those who qualify will be notified directly. If you have any questions regarding your eligibility, please reach out to your local HR partner.
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Your award’s worth will be tied to the current value of Lineage's publicly traded stock (ticker: LINE) multiplied by the number of units you are holding. Together with our team members, we hope to continue to grow the value of Lineage and its stock through our combined efforts to deliver strong financial results. That said, growth is not guaranteed and will require the sustained hard work of our entire team.
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Eligible Australian, New Zealand and Singapore based team members will receive a grant of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) dependent on your role on the grant date. Your grant amount will be communicated to you, and then available to see in the E*TRADE platform approximately 4 weeks after the grant date.
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Team members will need to provide a functional email address to view and/or access their Legacies grants. If you do not have one, you will need to create one and add that email address as your “Home (Primary)” email address in Workday. This is a requirement so that E*TRADE can provide essential notifications and documentation to you regarding your award.
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The current Legacies Program award is a one-off grant at this stage. While the program may evolve over time, there is no commitment to ongoing or annual grants. Future awards will be reviewed and determined based on company priorities and performance.
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An RSU or Restricted Stock Unit is a right to a share of a company's stock (in this case, Lineage common stock) once any vesting criteria has been satisfied by the participant. Refer to this overview from Morgan Stanley which breaks out the basics of what RSUs are and how they work.
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Lineage Legacies grants are subject to vesting requirements over three years--with one third of the grants vesting and issuing as LINE stock each year. Accordingly, the team member must remain employed by Lineage up until the vesting date to receive the common stock.
Example: If a participant is granted 30 RSU shares in October 2025, the RSUs will vest in 1/3 on each anniversary of the grant date — 10 shares in October 2026, 10 shares in October 2027, and 10 shares in October 2028. If the team member leaves the company in September 2026, the participant forfeits all 30 RSUs. No shares will vest. If the participant leaves Lineage in November 2026 or later, any shares vested before the participant's departure will have been distributed as common stock, and any remaining unvested RSUs will be forfeit.
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Any vested portion of awards are yours and are not subject to any further service requirement at Lineage. Any unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) require that you remain employed by Lineage through the vesting date; if you were to leave the company prior to that vesting date for any reason including redundancy, your RSUs would be forfeited.
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No - there's no cost to you. RSUs are a reward from Lineage, not something you have to buy. The only time you may have a financial impact is when the shares vest or when you decide to sell them, as the value of the vested RSUs is considered as income and will need to be included in your taxes at the end of the year.
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No, the Legacies program is separate from the annual merit review process. Merit reviews will continue to be conducted separately and consider a range of factors including market data, company performance, and individual performance. While equity awards such as those offered through the Legacies program are not part of the merit process, they do provide “value,” so employees who receive these awards should consider these alongside their remuneration package when assessing competitiveness of the Lineage offer in the market.
Lineage Legacies
We know that becoming a publicly traded company isn’t the finish line of our story, it’s truly just the beginning.
Today’s Starting LINE Awards represent the first of a new type of team member benefit we are rolling out to our US team. Building out from our Starting LINE Awards, Lineage plans to roll out an ongoing ownership program we are calling the Lineage Legacies Program.
The goal of Legacies will be to nurture and reward the ownership mentality shown by our team through the granting of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) on an ongoing basis.
We are currently working to firm up plan details and expect to formally launch Legacies in 2025! More to come!
As each of us continue to THINK and ACT like owners, eligible team members will receive future grants in recognition of that hard work and commitment via the Legacies Program.
Manage Your Awards
The goal of Legacies is to honor the ownership mindset shown by our team members through providing the opportunity to become owners of Lineage stock. The Legacies plan is intended to be dynamic by nature and on this page, we lay out the actions and considerations you need to be aware of as you receive grants associated with the Lineage Legacies Program in 2025.
Above and beyond what we are able to share here, you likely have some questions about how all of this works and more will come up in the future. We encourage you to turn to our service partner, E*TRADE, for assistance. They have a deep understanding of the process and have access to a wealth of resources to help you understand and manage your awards.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our hope with this program is that our team is able to build a real legacy for themselves and their loved ones. Once vested, these grants are yours to do as you see fit. By holding on to the stock, you have the potential for their value to grow if the company’s valuation grows over that time period. However, you can also sell them and use the money for anything of your choice. Remember there is risk to any investment.
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Once your RSUs have vested, you can manage the shares you own by logging into your E*TRADE account at any time. Refer to this guide for step-by-step instructions on how to sell shares. As a reminder, you do not own shares of common stock if you were granted a RSU that has not yet vested. You will need to wait until those vesting requirements have been satisfied and the shares are deposited in your account in order to hold or sell those shares.
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We know taxes are confusing and often frustrating. Lineage is not able to offer our team members tax advice (each of our personal situations are different), but we’ve pulled together some basic context around what you can expect when it comes to taxation regarding your company stock/RSU awards. Please refer to the appropriate RSU Overview Guides for your region:
Disclosure: These statements are for informational purposes only and not intended to be a formal opinion of tax consequences, and accordingly, it may not contain a full description of all the facts or a complete analysis of all relevant tax issues and authorities. The analysis and conclusions discussed are based on our understanding of the facts, assumptions, information, and documents referenced herein, as well as current tax laws and published tax authorities in effect as of the date of this presentation, which are subject to change. If the facts or assumptions described herein are incorrect or change, or the tax laws change, our analysis and conclusions would likewise be subject to change. Please consult a qualified tax advisor if you have any questions about your individual circumstances.
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Dividends are payments made to shareholders from a portion of the company's earnings. These distributions stem from its earnings/profits from the current fiscal year, then from prior years’ accumulated earnings/profits. Note on Dividend Equivalent Rights (DERs): When Legacies Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) vest, recipients receive a lump-sum cash payment. This payment value is equivalent to the dividends that would have accumulated if the RSUs had not been subject to a vesting requirement and are called Dividend Equivalent Rights (DERs). The lump-sum payment is processed through payroll, similar to regular cash payments, and is subject to standard payroll withholding.
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Once a stock award has vested, you own the stock outright. As such, you have no obligation to the company in regards to that stock – including in the case you end your employment at Lineage. As such, if you leave Lineage, you will not need to pay anything back to the company.
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Participants can gift fully vested and earned shares. However, RSUs are non-transferable until they have vested.
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To add a beneficiary to your account, please refer to this process in E*TRADE.
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If you don’t have a personal email then you cannot participate in the legacies plan. Most email providers offer free email account options—here are quick links to create email accounts in Gmail and Yahoo.
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Participants can access the launch page through a web address and/or Workday via site kiosk. If no kiosk is available, please connect with your HR business partner to find out about free internet access and services in your area.
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Although we do not recommend it, team members are able to decline Legacies grants by emailing equity@onelineage.com within 45 days of the grant date. A team member will reach out to you to confirm your cancellation request.
Support Resources
No matter your experience level with stock ownership or Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), you likely have some questions.
Leverage these resources and quick links to find the information you need so you can make the most of your awards.
To get started in E*TRADE, please click the Learn More link below.
Lineage team members can log in to E*TRADE via Workday or click the link below to access the E*TRADE login page -- please note you must have previously created your account in order to log in.
To reset your password please refer to the instructions from Morgan Stanley by clicking the Learn More link below.
To access a step-by-step W-8BEN tax guide, which supports the account set-up process, click below.
For information about the E*TRADE platform and features you can utilize to manage your shares, please click the Learn More link below.
To access easy resources and how-to’s for common actions you’ll need to take on the E*TRADE platform, please click the Learn More link below.
E*TRADE Support Center | Contact Us
You can also contact E*TRADE via phone using the numbers below:
- North America: 800-838-0908 | International call to E*Trade US Support 1-650-599-0125
- Australia: 1-800-531-856
- New Zealand: 0-800-440-934
- Singapore: 800-101-3467
- United Kingdom: 0-800-092-7732
- Hong Kong: 800-961-085
- Other locations: 1-650-599-0125, or find the appropriate number for your country here: E*TRADE Support Center
Tele-interpreter support is also provided in more than 140 languages Monday - Friday, 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. ET