It definitely was a sale; that's why a 1099-B was issued.
I've discussed broadly the accounting for the EMC/DELL deal here: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3405510">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3405510</a>
The original poster said that the compensation created by the vesting WAS reported on the W-2. I assume you were employed by EMC, so why do you say there was no W-2 reporting?
