Previous
Stock Options For Laid-off Amazon Employees
News While granting stock options to new employees has become standard in the high-tech industry, giving departing employees a stock fund is an anomaly, compensation experts say. Presumably the options held by the people being laid off are either under...
[January 31, 2001, 10:50]
British Cat Acquires Dot-com Stock Options
News A British cat has set a precedent in the world of dot-com stock trading by acquiring stock options in a UK start-up, it was revealed Wednesday. The investment-savvy feline, which, incidentally is black and white and called Ziggy, has apparently...
[July 6, 2000, 7:36]
Tech Salaries Edge Up But Stock Options Vanish
News Information technology workers got a slight pay raise in 2003, but long-term employee incentives such as stock options declined, according to a new survey by Gartner. A full 61 percent of respondents said they didn't offer long-term rewards like...
[July 10, 2003, 8:23]
New US Bill Takes A Shot At Stock Options
News A Congressional bill introduced Wednesday could dampen the technology industry's widespread reliance on stock options. Stock options allow employees to purchase a company's stock at a set price for a specified period of time, such as five or 10 years.
[February 14, 2002, 16:03]
Former CFO Quits Apple In Stock Options Probe
News In stock-option backdating, a company selects a favourable grant date for the options when the company's stock price was relatively low. Apple's investigation into stock option grants has led to the resignation of a former chief financial officer...
[October 5, 2006, 9:10]
Dell: Show Me The Stock Options
News When given the choice between discounted stock options or a cash bonus, Dell chief executive Michael Dell took the stock. Under the company's executive stock plan, stock options were granted 23 March to key executives, giving them the choice to...
[May 30, 2002, 7:31]
Apple's Jobs Hit By Ex-CFO Stock Options Claims
News He will pay almost $3.5m in restitution for the January 2001 stock options that he exercised, reflecting the profit gained from the earlier grant date. The stock-options affair also isn't expected to put too much of a damper on Apple's first...
[April 25, 2007, 8:35]
A Year Ago: British Cat Acquires Dot-com Stock Options
News A British cat has set a precedent in the world of dot-com stock trading by acquiring stock options in a UK start-up, it was revealed Wednesday. The investment-savvy feline, which, incidentally is black and white and called Ziggy, has apparently...
[July 6, 2001, 6:28]
RIM Chairman Quits Over Stock Options
News The chairman of handset manufacturer RIM has resigned following an investigation into the backdating of stock options, but will stay on as co-chief executive and director of the BlackBerry-maker. A Monday statement from RIM indicated that an audit...
[March 6, 2007, 12:11]
The Day Ahead: Amid Slide, CDNow Reprices Its Stock Options
News It wasn't immediately clear where the options were initially priced, but the company said they "were set at an exercise price greater than the closing price of CDNow common stock on March 20. Maybe CEO Jason Olim and company would like to explain...
[March 31, 2000, 13:33]
Tate Quits Rambus Amid Stock Options Probe
News Geoff Tate, the former chief executive of Rambus, quit the company's board of directors on Tuesday as more details emerged of his role in the allocation of stock options. Rambus is not the only company to face questioning over the timing of stock...
[August 16, 2006, 13:30]
Former Brocade Execs Face Stock Options Charges
News Instead, the FBI claims, Reyes and other executives backdated stock options to attract and retain key employees. The options would be worthless if the stock fell below $10. If an executive is able to change the date retroactively — for instance, to...
[July 21, 2006, 8:35]
Google Faces New Inquiry Over Stock Options
News Google said late on Monday that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an informal inquiry into its issuance of stock options to insiders, yet another caution before the company's closely watched public offering begins.
[August 17, 2004, 16:35]
Ellison Reaps $706m From Options
News Larry Ellison, Oracle's outspoken chief executive, made $706m (£490m) by exercising stock options in the database company during its most recent fiscal year, according to the latest proxy filing. In fact, many of the company's top executives did...
[September 4, 2001, 15:44]
Apple Execs Reaped 'millions' In Unlawful Profits, Shareholders Allege
News Life for Apple's lawyers became even busier this week after a fourth lawsuit over stock options allegedly granted on the wrong dates was filed. On Tuesday, lawyers acting on behalf of Apple shareholders filed actions against the company claiming...
[August 23, 2006, 17:25]
Siebel Staff: We'll Take Cash
News Siebel Systems' employees have spoken: they'll gladly give up stock options for cold, hard cash. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday, the software maker said that roughly 3,400 employees swapped their eligible...
[October 4, 2002, 15:48]
Intel's Owners Want To Expense Options
News Fifty-four percent of Intel shareholders voted to have the company expense stock options, despite an aggressive campaign by Intel to veto the measure. Intel has been one of the most vocal companies in the battle over stock options.
[May 20, 2004, 9:10]
Why Jobs Has The Backing Of Apple's Board
News For the hundreds of companies accused of inappropriately backdating stock options, there's no pat answer for what to do. Hundreds of companies — including CNET Networks — have become embroiled in the problem, in which companies preparing stock...
[February 2, 2007, 8:07]
Incoming Dell Chief Reaps £20m Of Options
News Kevin Rollins, Dell's soon-to-be chief executive officer, exercised stock options worth $35.9m (£19.5m) during the company's last fiscal year. Chief executive Michael Dell did not exercise any stock options during the year.
[May 28, 2004, 15:00]
Ex-AOL Worker Faces Jail For Stock Swindle
News A former America Online call centre worker pleaded guilty this week to exercising the stock options of another employee and diverting tens of thousands of dollars to himself. At the time, Wright had just 200 options to purchase AOL stock while his...
[October 2, 2002, 12:38]
