2 posts and columns on stock option grants

Former Brocade CEO: Hello, BofA? Yes, I’d Like to Stop Payment on a $15 Million Check.

in News on August 19, 2009 at 7:18 am PT

Another first for former Brocade Communications Systems CEO Greg Reyes. He was the first Silicon Valley CEO to be indicted on federal charges in the options backdating scandal of a few years ago and the first to be found guilty. And on Tuesday, he became the first to have his conviction overturned.
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Monster Settles Class Action

in News on July 31, 2008 at 5:21 pm PT

Quite an eventful afternoon for Monster Worldwide (MNST). For starters, the company announced that it has reached a tentative settlement of a securities class action connected with the company’s previous stock option-granting practices.