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Owner's Units

What are Owner's Units.

An Owner's Unit is a contractual participation unit inside Owner's Circle. It has a recorded unit value, vests over time, and becomes cash only in Founder-declared redemption windows. Units are not stock, options, or legal equity.

The Formula

Every reward is measured the same way.

Total Reward
Verified Value × Approved Rate
20% Cash
Paid on issuance
80% Owner's Units
Granted at current unit value
Worked Example

One project, from verification to issuance.

Step 01 — Verified Value

Finance confirms the measured result.

Verified Value$100,000
Approved Rate100%
Total Reward$100,000
Step 02 — Issuance

Fixed 20 / 80 split, in one transaction.

Cash paid$20,000
Unit value at issuance$1.00
Owner's Units granted80,000 units

Issuance is atomic and idempotent — cash, units, and the ledger entries are posted together, keyed to the project and participant.

Vesting

Units are granted on the ledger, then vest on a schedule.

Each grant carries a vesting schedule recorded with the award. Only vested units count toward redemption. See How Vesting Works for the standard schedules used inside Owner's Circle.

Valuation

Unit value is periodically declared.

The Founder posts an Owner's Unit valuation on a defined cadence. Each new valuation supersedes the prior active one and is recorded on the ledger. Units keep their granted count; only the recorded unit value moves.

Redemption

Cash only in declared windows.

The Founder opens annual redemption windows with a stated cash cap and window dates. Participants request redemption against their vested units; the Founder approves subject to the cap; approved requests are paid oldest-first out of the participant's vested unit balance.

Owner's Units are a contractual participation instrument governed by the Owner's Circle program. They are not stock, options, or legal equity, and do not automatically appreciate.