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RIM execs to pay $74m in stock-backdating case
News The co-chief executives of RIM and two other executives will pay more than $74.5m to settle a stock-options-backdating case, under an agreement approved on Thursday by Canada's Securities Commission. Co-chief executives... [06 Feb 2009]
Jobs to take the stand in options backdating case
News In April, the SEC filed suit against Heinen and Fred Anderson, Apple's former CFO, charging them with orchestrating the backdating of stock options at the company. Apple admitted last year that stock option... [21 Sep 2007]
Jobs plays options brouhaha for laughs
News Apple CEO Steve Jobs shrugged off questions about stock option backdating and environmental policies at the company's annual meeting of shareholders on Thursday - something he can well afford to do, having presided over... [11 May 2007]
Apple defends Jobs as profits surge
News Apple yesterday reported financial results far ahead of Wall Street's expectations, and the company's board of directors defended CEO Steve Jobs' role in Apple's stock options backdating scandal. Revenue for Apple's... [26 Apr 2007]
Apple stock options saga: Jobs back in the spotlight
News Former Apple chief financial officer Fred Anderson has issued a statement claiming he advised Apple CEO Steve Jobs of the accounting implications of backdating in January 2001, contrary to Apple's previous statements... [25 Apr 2007]
RIM chairman resigns over stock options
News The chairman of handset manufacturer RIM has resigned following an investigation into the backdating of stock options but will stay on as co-chief executive and director of the BlackBerry-maker. Jim Balsillie, who had... [06 Mar 2007]
Ex-McAfee exec charged with fraud
News A US federal grand jury has indicted the former general counsel of McAfee on fraud charges related to alleged stock options backdating. Roberts' alleged backdating took place in 2000 and 2002,... [28 Feb 2007]
Dell to terminate bonuses, cull managers
News The company has not specified the exact nature of the accounting issues but has said they involve revenue recognition, and they do not appear to be associated with the stock-options backdating practice that has ensnared... [05 Feb 2007]
Rollins rolls out of Dell
News The company has not specified the exact nature of the accounting issues but has said they involve revenue recognition, and they do not appear to be associated with the stock-options backdating practice that has ensnared... [01 Feb 2007]
Apple profits surge on iPod sales boom
News Apple executives did not offer any new information regarding the stock options backdating scandal that has dogged the company amid its record financial performance and hoopla over the unveiling of the iPhone at Macworld. [18 Jan 2007]
Apple hit by 'faking stock options docs' claim
News Apple is one of many companies - including CNET Networks, publisher of silicon.com - embroiled in government investigations into the practice of stock option backdating, in which companies would assign favourable grant... [28 Dec 2006]
Apple ex-CFO resigns board in stock options probe
News Option grants made on 15 occasions between 1997 and 2002 appear to have grant dates preceding their approval, a practice known as backdating. The SEC has said at least 80 companies are the subject of probes relating to... [05 Oct 2006]
Stock fraud case strikes at heart of Silicon Valley
News In a case with far-reaching implications for Silicon Valley, former top executives of networking gear maker Brocade Communications Systems are facing civil and criminal charges relating to allegations of stock option... [21 Jul 2006]
