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tax implications of espp shares when company is bought out
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when the deal closes, will it be as if i sold all of my espp shares   with regards to taxes? probably. if the deal is for cash and not stock exchange, then once the deal is approved and closed all the existing shareholders will sell their shares to the buyer for cash. is there any way to mitigate this? unlikely. you need to understand that espp is just a specific way to purchase shares, it doesn't give you any special rights or protections that other shareholders don't have.
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