stock option
noun
1
: an option contract involving stock
2
: a right granted by a corporation to officers or employees as a form of compensation that allows purchase of corporate stock at a fixed price usually within a specified period
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That included the pay package for CEO Bob Iger totaling $41.1 million for the period (up 30% from 2023), which included stock grants worth $18.25 million and stock options valued at $12 million.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Courtesy: Intel New Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan will receive total compensation of $1 million in salary and about $66 million in stock options and grants vesting over the coming years, according to filing on Friday with the SEC.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Hochul is also bothered by the high salaries and stock options (running into the millions) for Con Ed’s top leaders and at her direction the PSC will now audit the compensation levels at every utility in the state.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
The employee questions that frequently arise in M&A transactions include the following:
How will the outstanding stock options and restricted equity issued by the seller be dealt with in allocating the M&A consideration?
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Courtesy: Intel New Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan will receive total compensation of $1 million in salary and about $66 million in stock options and grants vesting over the coming years, according to filing on Friday with the SEC.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Hochul is also bothered by the high salaries and stock options (running into the millions) for Con Ed’s top leaders and at her direction the PSC will now audit the compensation levels at every utility in the state.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
The employee questions that frequently arise in M&A transactions include the following:
How will the outstanding stock options and restricted equity issued by the seller be dealt with in allocating the M&A consideration?
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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