IBM to Expense Stock Options; Micron Speeds Up Vesting
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Should Companies Expense Stock Options?
Should Companies Expense Stock Options?
06/27/2004 04:24 PMIBM To Expense Stock Options
(NewsFactor)
IBM To Expense Stock Options
(NewsFactor)
04/06/2005 03:47 PMNewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) says it will start expensing stock
options in view of new Securities and Exchange
Commission guidelines that go in effect on June 15th. The
world’s largest computer firm joins other large firms that have
decided to count the value of stock options against their earnings,
but leaves the ranks of many technology firms that offer stock options
as an incentive to
attract the best talent.
Intel Balks at a Request to Expense
Stock Options
Intel Balks at a Request to Expense
Stock Options
05/19/2004 11:45 PMIntel will continue to report stock options in a way that does not
show up as a direct cost on its profit-and-loss statements.
Yes, Options Really Are an Expense
Yes, Options Really Are an Expense
12/19/2004 03:27 PMFASB stares down the tech lobby and mandates that employee stock
options must be expensed.
IBM Agrees To Expense Options
IBM Agrees To Expense Options
04/06/2005 02:16 PMJust a few months before being required to, IBM is saying that they,
too, will
join with some other companies in agreeing to expense
stock options. Once again, this whole debate seems sort of silly.
For most companies, the idea of expensing stock options is pointless.
The expense will be a made up number, and won't accurately reflect
anything when it shows up on the income statement (the details of
stock option plans are already available in financial statements --
just not as an expense). However, those who seem to be claiming that
this will be the end of startups are probably overreacting as well.
Most folks on Wall Street are smart enough to understand how the
change in the accounting rules impacts the company's bottom line, and
since this doesn't change the cash position of the company in any real
way it shouldn't really impact much of anything. Certainly, a few
companies will want to get rid of, or offer fewer, stock options --
but other methods of compensating employees for taking risks will
become more popular, or companies will realize that the increased
expense on their income statement really doesn't matter that much in
the long term when the benefit is that they can attract better talent.
IBM Shareholders Vote to Expense Options
IBM Shareholders Vote to Expense Options
04/27/2004 03:58 PMAP via Daily Press Apr 27 2004 7:59PM GMT
Intel investors: Expense options
Intel investors: Expense options
05/20/2004 05:42 AMSan Jose Mercury News May 20 2004 10:24AM GMT
IBM Shareholders Vote to Expense Options
(AP)
IBM Shareholders Vote to Expense Options
(AP)
04/27/2004 02:27 PMAP - IBM Corp. shareholders voted Tuesday to require the company to
treat stock options as a business expense, though the impact of the
decision is muted because financial regulators are on the verge of
imposing the same rule.
New Rule: Apple, Others Required To
Expense Options
New Rule: Apple, Others Required To
Expense Options
12/17/2004 06:26 PM By Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer
Intel shareholders vote to expense
options
Intel shareholders vote to expense
options
05/19/2004 04:15 PMCNET May 19 2004 8:44PM GMT
Rambus stock spikes on Micron plea
reports
Rambus stock spikes on Micron plea
reports
12/31/2003 04:52 PMShares in the chipmaker rise on high volume following news reports of
a possible plea deal between rival Micron and government investigators
over price-fixing allegations.
Employees Still Want Stock Options
Employees Still Want Stock Options
01/26/2004 03:29 AMDuring the boom years, people were giving up high salaries to take
jobs where they received piles and piles of stock options, believing
that their dot com lottery tickets were guaranteed to bring them
insane wealth. While it worked out for many people, many more ended
up with nothing more than a lesson in the downsides of risk. You
might think, in these "back to reality" times, stock options wouldn't
be as big a draw any more, but that turns out to not be true.
Employees
still want stock options - and it's for the same reason that
stock options were originally created: to give the employees a sense
of ownership in the company they work for. While most admit that it
doesn't change their day-to-day behavior (and it shouldn't), it does
make them more loyal and more likely to keep track of how the company
is doing overall. It's just that most people don't expect to cash in
their options a year after joining a company and retire to travel the
world.
Expensive Stock Options
Expensive Stock Options
12/17/2004 06:32 PMIn doing some filing tonight I ran across some old paperwork. Sitting
next to me now is a NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT from Yahoo Inc. to
Jeremy Zawodny (at my old address). It grants me thousands of options
to buy YHOO at a strike price of $390.25. These options expire on
12/28/2009. Heh. That's my initial grant from 5 years ago when I
started at Yahoo. Can you say "joined just before the bubble burst?" I
thought you could....
SEC gives guidance on stock options
SEC gives guidance on stock options
03/30/2005 08:55 AMSan Jose Mercury News Mar 30 2005 12:52PM GMT
From stock options to a big tax bill
From stock options to a big tax bill
03/31/2005 12:14 PMOne family's financial pain underscores how taxpayers can miss out on
windfalls and be tripped up by options.
Other News: Apple Stock Options
Other News: Apple Stock Options
03/17/2005 02:51 AMSeveral stories cover lavish compensation via stock options for Apple
executives.
Other News: Jobs Stock Options
Other News: Jobs Stock Options
03/30/2005 11:48 AMGraef Crystal follows Steve Jobs's shifting billion-dollar stock
options....
Stock Options Hurt U.S. Competitiveness
Stock Options Hurt U.S. Competitiveness
09/24/2004 10:04 AMThe failure to expense stock options is causing distortions and
inefficiencies in U.S. labor and capital markets.
Microsoft staff to get $382 m from stock
options
Microsoft staff to get $382 m from stock
options
12/13/2003 08:43 PMDeccan Herald Dec 13 2003 7:45PM ET
PeopleSoft rethinks exec stock options
PeopleSoft rethinks exec stock options
02/19/2004 07:24 PMStock Options Debate Comes to Silicon
Valley
Stock Options Debate Comes to Silicon
Valley
06/25/2004 02:15 AMHundreds of technology workers protested a change in accounting
regulations that they think threatens the lifeblood of Silicon Valley:
stock options.
New stock options accounting rules
delayed
New stock options accounting rules
delayed
04/15/2005 08:57 PMSan Jose Mercury News Apr 16 2005 12:29AM GMT
Microsoft workers to get $382 million
from stock options
Microsoft workers to get $382 million
from stock options
12/12/2003 07:45 PMUSA Today Dec 12 2003 6:43PM ET
Tech firms lobby to keep stock options
Tech firms lobby to keep stock options
09/21/2004 02:46 PMSun, Red Hat and others join forces in lobbying campaign to convince
senators that stock options are vital.
Sun's Schwartz gets 1 million stock
options
Sun's Schwartz gets 1 million stock
options
05/05/2004 02:21 PMJonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems' newly appointed president and
chief operating officer, has been awarded 1 million stock options over
five years.
Intel responds to pressure over stock
options
Intel responds to pressure over stock
options
05/23/2004 06:25 AMSan Jose Mercury News May 23 2004 10:55AM GMT
Apple execs cash in on stock options
Apple execs cash in on stock options
03/17/2005 03:06 AMIn its annual proxy statement filed with the SEC today, Apple
disclosed the salaries and stock option earnings of its top
executives...
House panel: Don't fiddle with stock
options
House panel: Don't fiddle with stock
options
06/15/2004 07:34 PMCongress members vote against controversial expense-reporting
proposal.
House to vote on stock options bill
House to vote on stock options bill
07/19/2004 06:13 PMThe House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a bill that would
largely maintain the current method of expensing stock options.
Stock options top tech lobbying list at
GOP convention
Stock options top tech lobbying list at
GOP convention
09/02/2004 05:41 PMAt two tech-focused gatherings yesterday, industry companies, lobbying
groups and politicians mulled over the IT industry's legislative
agenda, including concerns about a move to force companies to expense
stock options.
Briefly: House to vote on stock options
bill
Briefly: House to vote on stock options
bill
07/19/2004 06:13 PMroundup Plus: DivX video jogs forward...Sony lowers price of Memory
Sticks...Verizon makes Treo 600 available...Matsushita selects Rambus
for TV memory.
Apple To Include Stock Options In
Financial Results
Apple To Include Stock Options In
Financial Results
04/13/2005 05:10 PMQuestions abound about recent stock
options to SCO executives
Questions abound about recent stock
options to SCO executives
04/29/2004 05:37 PMITMJ's stock analyst, Melanie Hollands, examined a recent internal
transaction at the SCO Group which granted seven of its top executives
very favorable prices involving stock options. What else is going on
in Lindon, Utah? Read on at ITMJ.
Executives' Stock Options Cited in Fraud
Case by U.S
Executives' Stock Options Cited in Fraud
Case by U.S
06/04/2004 02:29 AMNew York Times Jun 4 2004 6:16AM GMT
Congress threatening to derail stock
options reform - - again
Congress threatening to derail stock
options reform - - again
06/08/2004 06:30 PMKansas.com,KS-4 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 ...
Workers Give Up Get-Rich Dreams, Still
Value Stock Options
Workers Give Up Get-Rich Dreams, Still
Value Stock Options
06/01/2004 07:19 AMTheStreet.com Jun 1 2004 11:49AM GMT
Yahoo shareholders reject expensing
stock options
Yahoo shareholders reject expensing
stock options
05/22/2004 08:15 AMManorama Online May 22 2004 11:39AM GMT
RNC - Stock options top tech lobbying
list at convention
RNC - Stock options top tech lobbying
list at convention
09/02/2004 03:33 PMNEW YORK - While the prime-time speeches at Madison Square Garden
occupy center stage at this week's Republican National Convention,
much of the event's real politicking is taking place at hundreds of
private receptions scattered throughout Manhattan. At two tech-focused
gatherings Wednesday, industry companies, lobbying groups and
politicians came together to network and consider the IT industry's
legislative agenda.
Microsoft prohibited from paying
employees with stock instead of options
Microsoft prohibited from paying
employees with stock instead of options
11/04/2003 10:55 AMThe California Public Employees' Retirement System, the biggest U.S.
pension fund, said it voted against a Microsoft Corp. proposal that
would let the company pay workers with stock instead of options. The
fund also opposed the makeup of the board's audit committee. Calpers
withheld votes for directors on Microsoft's three-member audit
committee because the company authorized its auditor, Deloitte &
Touche LLP, to perform other services, spokesman Brad Pacheco said.
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