This is a key question that many individuals ask every day, if you currently have company stock in your 401K you will find yourself in a complicated position since you won't be able to take them with you directly. Instead, you would have to sell them and pay the necessary taxes as if it was a withdrawal. In order to avoid this type of conflict, certain 401Ks offer a synthetic stock model on which the shares that were initially received have been sold by the broker and they instead have replaced them with a derivative instrument that is cash settled and that was not maturity. This allows individuals to simply cash out their shares and take the money without having to pay additional taxes. This is not offered by all brokers so it is important for you to reach your 401K provider directly.