Intel Shareholders Approve Stock Option Plan

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Intel shareholders OK stock option plan

Intel shareholders OK stock option plan 05/19/2004 10:27 PM
AP via New Jersey Online May 20 2004 2:51AM GMT

Microsoft shareholders approve stock
plan

Microsoft shareholders approve stock
plan 11/11/2003 02:08 PM
ZDNet Nov 11 2003 1:25PM ET

Shareholders approve Microsoft stock
plan

Shareholders approve Microsoft stock
plan 11/11/2003 02:01 PM
They give their endorsement to the software giant's plan to start awarding restricted stock to employees instead of granting stock options.

Intel shareholders pass option expensing
proposal

Intel shareholders pass option expensing
proposal 05/19/2004 05:43 PM
Reuters May 19 2004 9:33PM GMT

UPDATE 2-Intel shareholders pass option
expensing proposal

UPDATE 2-Intel shareholders pass option
expensing proposal 05/19/2004 05:43 PM
Reuters May 19 2004 9:33PM GMT

UPDATE 1-Intel shareholders pass option
expensing proposal

UPDATE 1-Intel shareholders pass option
expensing proposal 05/19/2004 05:43 PM
Reuters May 19 2004 9:33PM GMT

Big business takes aim at stock option
plan

Big business takes aim at stock option
plan 07/14/2004 03:20 PM
A proposal to treat stock options as expenses in earnings statements comes under fire from America's largest businesses groups.

Imagis Receives Approval for Amended
Share Option Plan and Issues Further
Stock Options and Shares-f

Imagis Receives Approval for Amended
Share Option Plan and Issues Further
Stock Options and Shares-f 12/08/2003 01:05 PM
BC Technology Dec 8 2003 12:41PM ET

Microsoft Outlines Quarterly Dividend,
Four-Year Stock Buyback Plan, And
Special Dividend to Shareholders

Microsoft Outlines Quarterly Dividend,
Four-Year Stock Buyback Plan, And
Special Dividend to Shareholders 07/20/2004 11:16 PM
"We are confident in our long-term ability to grow revenue, profits and shareholder value through our innovation and execution. We have been successful in addressing a significant portion of our ongoing legal exposure, and all seven of our businesses are growing," said Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive officer. "We will continue to make major investments across all our businesses and maintain our position as a leading innovator in the industry, but we can now also provide up to $75 billion in total value to shareholders over the next four years."

Shareholders approve Palm's Handspring
buy

Shareholders approve Palm's Handspring
buy 10/29/2003 09:07 AM
Shareholders put their stamp of approval on Palm Inc.'s buy of Handspring Inc. this week, allowing the handheld makers to officially merge under the new name of PalmOne Inc. Palm stockholders also approved a spin-off of the company's handheld operating division, PalmSource Inc. The moves came at Palm's Annual Stockholders Meeting at the company's headquarters in Milpitas, California, Tuesday.

AT&T Wireless shareholders approve
buyout

AT&T Wireless shareholders approve
buyout 05/19/2004 12:11 PM
Cingular's purchase of the company wins the approval of shareholders eager to see a payoff that CEO John Zeglis describes as "handsome."

Symantec, Veritas Shareholders Approve
Deal

Symantec, Veritas Shareholders Approve
Deal 06/24/2005 07:38 PM
Shareholders of Symantec and Veritas have voted to approve a merger of the companies, paving the way for the deal to close July 2.

Shareholders approve Symantec and
Veritas marriage

Shareholders approve Symantec and
Veritas marriage 06/24/2005 04:03 PM
No dogs or poets harmed

Shareholders approve Palm, Handspring
merger

Shareholders approve Palm, Handspring
merger 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
PalmSource now on its own

Shareholders Approve Aether Changeover
(washingtonpost.com)

Shareholders Approve Aether Changeover
(washingtonpost.com) 09/15/2004 11:15 PM
washingtonpost.com - Shareholders approved Aether Systems Inc.'s sale of one of its two remaining operating divisions yesterday, a deal that will take the Owings Mills company out of the wireless business and nearly complete its transformation into a mortgage investment fund.

Hemosol stops bleeding as shareholders
approve $7.5M in financing

Hemosol stops bleeding as shareholders
approve $7.5M in financing 01/24/2004 10:16 AM
Canadian Press Jan 24 2004 2:19PM GMT

Apple shareholders re-elect board,
approve auditor

Apple shareholders re-elect board,
approve auditor 04/22/2004 02:36 PM
Apple shareholders on Thursday re-elected the company's six-member board and voted down a proposal to restrict executive pay...

FuelCell Energy shareholders approve
acquisition of Global Thermoelectric

FuelCell Energy shareholders approve
acquisition of Global Thermoelectric 10/31/2003 01:56 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Oct 31 2003 12:22PM ET

M.T.A. Expected to Approve Jets' $720
Million Plan for Stadium

M.T.A. Expected to Approve Jets' $720
Million Plan for Stadium 03/30/2005 11:31 PM
Prevailing in the auction would amount to a critical and hard-won victory for the Jets and the Bloomberg administration.

More Whining About Stock Option
Expensing

More Whining About Stock Option
Expensing 09/22/2004 04:20 AM
It's getting ridiculous how much effort is being put into the effort by both sides on the debate over whether or not companies need to expense stock options. This is entirely an accounting question with no direct impact on cash. It shouldn't impact a company's operations in the slightest if they were forced to expense options, but it certainly won't do a bit of good towards cutting down on fraud (the original reason the concept was proposed). The companies that claim this will kill innovation are making a big deal out of nothing. Anyone who will suddenly change how they feel about a company as an investment opportunity because of this is completely clueless and shouldn't be investing anyway. That said, the only thing that putting this law in place would really do is give some more money to accountants to figure out how options should actually be expensed -- and for that reason alone it's probably better if things were left as they are on the issue. However, the companies complaining that politicians aren't paying enough attention to this issue have it wrong. They're paying too much attention to it.

Stock-option attitudes are changing

Stock-option attitudes are changing 01/24/2004 09:13 AM
San Jose Mercury News Jan 24 2004 1:09PM GMT

Other News: Stock Option Accounting

Other News: Stock Option Accounting 06/25/2004 10:24 AM
Changes in stock option accounting rules could affect Apple's bottom line.

Yahoo shareholders reject expensing
stock options

Yahoo shareholders reject expensing
stock options 05/22/2004 08:15 AM
Manorama Online May 22 2004 11:39AM GMT

Microsoft Unveils Shareholders Pay Plan

Microsoft Unveils Shareholders Pay Plan 07/20/2004 05:53 PM
Microsoft will pay up to $75 billion of its cash hoard directly to shareholders through a combination of dividends and stock buybacks.

Stock option bonanza for Dell's future
CEO

Stock option bonanza for Dell's future
CEO 05/27/2004 07:57 PM

Fun With Accounting: How Damaging Will
Stock Option Expenses Be?

Fun With Accounting: How Damaging Will
Stock Option Expenses Be? 06/02/2004 02:41 AM
This argument has been going on for years, and it seems like both sides are exaggerating either the need for or the damage that will be done by forcing Silicon Valley companies to expense stock options. In many cases, those in favor of the plan seem to believe that stock options are inevitably linked to fraud - which isn't true at all. While stock options can be linked to fraud, just expensing them doesn't change that. Most of the information (minus the somewhat arbitrary valuation) is already public information - it's just not as clearly noted in the financial statements. Thus, folks on Wall Street (and any savvy investor) should already know the impact of stock options on companies. Really, all this does, is shift some numbers around in the books - but doesn't impact real cash at all. For the people who the shifted numbers will really impact, the alternative calculations have already been done. The one shift may be that, due to the importance of "profitability," some companies may cut back on options because it appears to hurt their bottom line (despite having no impact whatsoever on cash flow). All in all, the big debate over stock options seems like a lot of talk over a very small issue. That said, I support the idea that we keep things as is - as the plan to expense them seems unlikely to correct any of the real problems with the system and seems more likely to create an additional accounting headache.

Congress threatens stock option reform

Congress threatens stock option reform 06/14/2004 07:45 PM
Redlands Daily Facts,CA-3 hours ago ... is to ensure a continued source of cheap fuel for smaller businesses to grow, the bill would also grant a free three-year pass to Google, an established ...

Oracle gains control of PeopleSoft after
shareholders tender 75% of stock

Oracle gains control of PeopleSoft after
shareholders tender 75% of stock 01/01/2005 12:33 PM
Canadian Press Jan 1 2005 3:19PM GMT

Microsoft Plan Could Give Shareholders
$75 Billion

Microsoft Plan Could Give Shareholders
$75 Billion 07/20/2004 06:13 PM
The plan includes a switch to a quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share and the buyback of as much as $30 billion in stock over the next four years.

Microsoft unwraps plan to repay
shareholders

Microsoft unwraps plan to repay
shareholders 07/20/2004 11:14 PM
Microsoft Corp. said today that it will return a total of about $75 billion to its shareholders over the next four years, including a special, one-time dividend of $3 per share.

Yahoo CEO reaps another huge stock
option windfall

Yahoo CEO reaps another huge stock
option windfall 07/29/2004 06:40 PM
Miami Herald Jul 29 2004 11:15PM GMT

Tech Lobbyists Applaud Stock Option Vote

Tech Lobbyists Applaud Stock Option Vote 07/21/2004 11:23 PM
Technology lobbyists were cheering a House vote that would block a looming requirement to change the way corporate America accounts for the stock options that many in Silicon Valley credit with being an engine of the high-tech economy.

Microsoft quarter down 17pc on stock
option charge

Microsoft quarter down 17pc on stock
option charge 01/24/2004 06:47 AM
eircom net Jan 24 2004 9:49AM GMT

House Passes Bill Saying No To Stock
Option Expensing

House Passes Bill Saying No To Stock
Option Expensing 07/20/2004 06:09 PM
As expected, the House today passed the bill saying FASB can't force companies to expense options, instead saying they should follow the plan suggest ed two years ago by Craig Barrett, that only top execs have their options expensed. The bill still has to make it through the Senate (and the President, of course), which may be difficult. This still seems like a lot of talk over nothing. It doesn't involve any cash movement, just the shifting around of numbers on a piece of paper -- and the most important part of those numbers is already known. Anyone who really needs to know this information already knows it. The only thing this might change is the perception of some people who haven't been paying attention concerning the profitability of a company.

Congress Likes Compromise Solution On
Stock Option Expensing

Congress Likes Compromise Solution On
Stock Option Expensing 06/16/2004 04:44 PM
While the Federal Accounting Standards Board has been planning to force companies to start expensing stock options, Congress appears to have other plans. A committee voted on a new bill that would bloc k FASB's ruling and put in place more of a compromise solution that sounds almost exactly like the proposa l Intel's Craig Barrett made two years ago. Instead of expensing all options, just expense those of the top five executives of each company. This way, companies aren't penalized for giving stock options to everybody else. Of course, it still seems like the whole discussion is overblo wn. It's really just shifting a few accounting numbers around -- and anyone who can do a little math can figure out the impact on financial statements for comparison purposes. It's still unclear why FASB is so insistent on expensing options, when doing so will actually make financial statements even less accurate. Most of the info (other than price, which is pretty much made up on the spot) is already in financial statements, so it's unclear what benefit there is to adding an arbitrary price to the options. This proposed law still has a way to go, however, and some powerful forces are very much against it. As with so much in Congress, expect plenty of heavy lobbying and the end result to probably be a lot less reasonable.

Versatile Mobile Systems Announces Stock
Option Grants

Versatile Mobile Systems Announces Stock
Option Grants 04/06/2005 12:10 AM
BC Technology Apr 6 2005 3:42AM GMT

Satyam Computer board allots shares
under stock option plans

Satyam Computer board allots shares
under stock option plans 03/29/2005 09:02 AM
MyIris Mar 29 2005 1:31PM GMT

Bush to Sign Medicare Plan with
Prescription Option

Bush to Sign Medicare Plan with
Prescription Option 12/08/2003 01:09 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 8 2003 0:36AM ET

Intel Shareholders Want Options Expensed

Intel Shareholders Want Options Expensed 05/20/2004 01:11 AM
Kiplinger May 20 2004 5:43AM GMT
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