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The Motley Fool
July 13, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Dueling Fools: Stock Options Bull When done right, paying your employees in stock or options can be a powerful tool. Investors should check the balance sheet for records of these grants when valuating a stock.   |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Meade Zooms In on Options The telescope maker finds stock-option errors but says they're not related to backdating scandals. When the company gets around to finally filing its revised financial statements, let's hope shareholders aren't knocked so badly that they're seeing stars. |
InternetNews
October 4, 2006
David Needle |
Jobs Knew of Backdating Apple Computer released results today of an investigation into the backdating of stock option grants, saying it found that CEO Steve Jobs was aware of the practice. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Seth Jayson |
How Many More Monsters? The famous Web job listings provider Monster is the latest tech darling to join the alleged backdating hall of shame. Though it will be a while before this all shakes out, shareholders would do well to pay attention right now. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2004
Bill Mann |
Taking Advantage of the Terminally Stupid In a public filing, Concord unveiled a plan to buy back employee options at prices up to $4. The trouble is, with a $9 share price, options granted at $40 are worth basically nothing. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2006
Philip Durell |
An Open Letter to UnitedHealth's Chairman The possibility of the backdating of stock options has cast a shadow over the company's long-term outperformance. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Is Backdating Really So Bad? Is repricing options really a crime, or simply a mild accounting gimmick? However, backdating stock options carries a real cost to shareholders. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 25, 2006
Desai & Margolis |
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance The latest corporate governance crisis is buried in the details of executive compensation contracts, where the practice of backdating options for top executives is only part of the problem. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: Costco's CEO Makes Things Right The retailer and its management team have once again proven the company takes its duty to shareholders seriously. CEO James Sinegal returned his ill-gotten stock-option gains. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2007
Rich Duprey |
McAfee Orders a Recount The security software maker reprices backdated stock options. The total cost to McAfee -- and shareholders -- is currently unknown. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Backdating Boredom It seems everyone from investors to the justice system is tiring of the stock options scandal. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Ceradyne Cooks More Than Ceramics There was options backdating, but "no intentional misconduct?" Baloney. Shareholders deserve better. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Grand Jury Tunes In to CNET A month after the SEC began an inquiry into the potential backdating of stock option grants at CNET Networks, a grand jury subpoena has also been issued to get to the bottom of this. Shares are trading more than 4% lower today on the news. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dueling Fools: Stock Options Bear Companies will have to scale back on exercising new grants or knock down their paychecks. Stock options, that wonderful concept on paper, has been abused badly by compensation committees. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2006
Anders Bylund |
SEC's Positively Foolish Option Accounting Rules New SEC rules may put a stop to backdating scandals. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2007
Rich Duprey |
A Monster of a Problem Prosecutors scrutinize the job search site over stock-option backdating allegations. What does it mean to investors? |
Entrepreneur
August 2004
Paul & Sarah Edwards |
No Such Thing as Free Money? Will your wish for free money be granted? Don't count on it. There are grants, but they are few and far between. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Backdating Battle The SEC investigates stock option backdating at a dozen companies. Should the investigations uncover actual proof of wrongdoing at these or other companies, not only should the executives be held accountable for their actions, but the boards of directors should be punished as well. |
InternetNews
April 24, 2007
Michael Hickins |
SEC Charges Former Apple Attorney With Fraud SEC levies fraud charges at Apple's former general counsel and settles with its former CFO in connection with a stock options backdating scandal. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Make the Most of Stock Options: The Basics Stock options can give employees of successful companies a huge incentive to work hard toward building shareholder value. Options can be a valuable part of compensation, but you have to manage them well. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Backdating Scandal Bites Apple Apple may "think different" when it comes to accounting practices, too. The company announced that an internal investigation led to the uncovering of mishandled stock option grants between 1997 and 2001. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
August 23, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Sympathy For Stock Option Backdaters? Whatever you want to call the chowder pot of stock option backdating cases, it still boils down to sketchy accounting. |
CFO
August 1, 2002
Andrew Osterland |
Pay for Nonperformance? Executive compensation practices won't change until accounting rules for options are fixed. |
The Motley Fool
July 3, 2006
Rich Duprey |
KLA's Optional Disclosure The chip manufacturer waits for a long weekend to announce the results of an options probe. The ultimate cost to the company and the amount of restating that will have to take place will likely be significant. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
October 23, 2006
Jane Sasseen |
Master Of The Options Universe Chipmaker Analog Devices appears to have used every trick in the book. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Backdating Scandals Enter Final Lap The sentencing of Brocade's CEO shows that the race is almost run -- and shareholders have lost. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Time to Toss the Tadpole? A lack of stewardship has left LeapFrog a tadpole for years. Maybe now that investors are willing to stand up and demand more, the company will be able to take off. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2011 |
HHMI Announces $60 Million Competition for Colleges Challenging colleges and universities to think creatively about how they teach science, HHMI has invited 215 undergraduate-focused institutions across the country to apply for a total of $60 million in science education grants. |
InternetNews
July 13, 2006 |
Feds Eye Bay Area Tech in Options Scandal The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California is looking into allegations that several Bay area companies abused the practice of timing stock options; something of a tradition in the tech industry. |
InternetNews
August 4, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Apple Stock Option Probe Escalates Apple Computer Inc. said it may have to restate past financial results after uncovering additional accounting regularities during its internal investigation into stock option grants. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
LeapFrog Comes Up for Air LeapFrog takes to the unfriendly skies for new leadership. Yesterday, Jeffrey Katz replaced Tom Kalinske as CEO for the educational toy specialist. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Option Accounting Causes No Pain Options are being expensed on the income statement, and the world didn't come to an end. The truth is that these companies were already being valued by analysts with some form of accounting for options grants taking place. |
