Sentences with phrase «value of options granted»

However after their price has fallen one might reassess the impact on the value of the options granted so that the compensation doesn't look that disproportionate any more.

Meanwhile, in those companies, the median value of options granted equals roughly 37 % of an engineer's — and 265 % of a CEO's — base salary, according to Mark Edwards, president of iQuantic, a compensation consulting firm based in San Francisco.

Not exact matches

Such behavior, the researchers argue, suggests that boards indeed tend to think about grants in terms of the number of options, not their dollar value.

Because option values can be difficult to understand, boards have tended to issue a certain number of options from year to year, regardless of the grant's dollar value, rather than calculate a desired dollar value and vary the number of options.

Executive compensation figures are also disclosed in the filing, including CEO Dick Costolo, who had a base salary of $ 200,000 last year, with $ 8.4 million in restricted stock and options with a grant - date value of $ 2.9 million.

The fair value of options with service conditions was determined at the date of grant using the Black - Scholes model.

It is much more likely that he will have made a much more modest salary (say, $ 500,000) and to have been granted stock in the company (or stock options) the value of which makes up the rest of his income for the year.

granted any options since August 2008, we performed a contemporaneous valuation of our common stock as of December 24, 2008 and determined the fair value to be $ 2.32 per share as of such date.

This column reflects the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718 of the options to purchase shares of our common stock granted to the named executive officers.

In August 2012, to create incentives for continued long - term success from the then - recently launched Model S program as well as from Tesla's then - planned Model X and Model 3 programs, and to further align executive compensation with increases in stockholder value, the Board granted to Mr. Musk a stock option award to purchase 5,274,901 shares of Tesla's common stock (the «2012 CEO Performance Award»), representing 5 % of Tesla's total issued and outstanding shares at the time of grant.

The Compensation Committee believes that options to purchase shares of our common stock, with an exercise price equal to the market price of our common stock on the date of grant, are inherently performance - based and are a very effective tool to motivate our executives to build stockholder value and reinforce our position as a growth company.

For purposes of the table in «Executive Compensation — Summary Compensation Table» below, we are required to report pursuant to applicable SEC rules any stock option grants to Mr. Musk at values determined as of their respective grant dates and which are driven by certain assumptions prescribed by Financial Accounting Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, «Compensation — Stock Compensation» («ASC Topic 718»).

As discussed in the CD&A under «Compensation Components» and «Achieving Compensation Objectives — Pay for Performance,» we have provided incentive compensation in the form of an annual cash incentive award based on Company, business line and individual qualitative performance results for each fiscal year, and long - term incentive compensation generally in the form of stock option grants and, in certain circumstances, RSRs to reward our SEOs for contribution to growth in long - term stockholder value.

The term of an incentive stock option may not exceed ten years, except that with respect to any participant who owns more than 10 % of the voting power of all classes of our outstanding stock, the term must not exceed five years and the exercise price must equal at least 110 % of the fair market value on the grant date subject to the provisions of our 2015 Plan.

Long - term compensation, generally in the form of stock option grants under our Long - Term Incentive Compensation Plan (LTICP), to reward named executives for contributions to growth in stockholder value over the long term;

Each stock option gives the recipient the right to receive a number of Shares upon exercise of the stock option and payment of the stock option exercise price, which other than for incentive stock options, shall be the fair market value of a Share on the option grant date.

The 2004 Plan permits the grant of the following types of Awards: (1) nonstatutory stock options, incentive stock options and stock appreciation rights granted at the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant (Fair Market Value Awards), and (2) restricted stock awards and restricted stock units (Full Value Awavalue of our common stock on the date of grant (Fair Market Value Awards), and (2) restricted stock awards and restricted stock units (Full Value AwaValue Awards), and (2) restricted stock awards and restricted stock units (Full Value AwaValue Awards).

Because there is no public market for our common stock, our board of directors determined the common stock fair value at the stock option grant date by considering several objective and subjective factors, including the price paid by investors for our preferred stock, our actual and forecasted operating and financial performance, market conditions and performance of comparable publicly traded companies, developments and milestones in our company, the rights and preferences of our common and preferred stock, the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, and transactions involving our preferred stock.

Provided, however, that an incentive stock option held by a participant who owns more than 10 % of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock, or of certain of our parent or subsidiary corporations, may not have a term in excess of five years and must have an exercise price of at least 110 % of the fair market value of our common stock on the grant date.

nonstatutory stock options may not be less than 85 % of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

All stock options and stock appreciation rights will have an exercise price equal to at least the fair market value of our common stock on the date the stock option or stock appreciation right is granted, except in certain situations in which we are assuming or replacing options granted by another company that we are acquiring.

For nonstatutory stock options and incentive stock options granted to employees who do not own more than 10 % of the voting power of all classes of our outstanding stock, the exercise price must equal at least 100 % of the fair market value.

Each non-employee director who, as of the date of this offering, is serving on our board of directors and is expected to continue his or her service following this offering will be granted an option to purchase shares of our Class A common stock with a grant date fair value of $ 50,000 (or, if such director is unaffiliated with any significant stockholder of the Company, $ 75,000) on the date the shares subject to this offering are priced.

On the date the shares subject to this offering are priced, each non-employee director who, as of the date of this offering, is serving on our board of directors and is expected to continue his or her service following this offering will be granted (a) an option to purchase shares of our Class A common stock with a grant date fair value of $ 50,000 (or, if such director is unaffiliated with any significant stockholder of the Company, $ 75,000) and (b) to the extent such director is (i) unaffiliated with any significant stockholder of the Company and (ii) the chairman of any committee of our board of directors, an additional option to purchase shares of our Class A common stock with a fair value of $ 10,000 with respect to each such chairmanship.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, we granted options with an aggregate grant date fair value of $ 37.8 million to certain employees in conjunction with an acquisition.

Historical stock options granted to non-employees were valued on the date of grant using the Black - Scholes pricing model and are re-valued each reporting period as they vest.

The total amount to be expensed is determined by reference to the fair value of the options or awards at the date they were granted.

The term of an incentive stock option may not exceed 10 years, except that with respect to any participant who owns more than 10 % of the voting power of all classes of our outstanding stock, the term must not exceed 5 years and the exercise price must equal at least 110 % of the fair market value on the grant date.

Based on the valuation of our common stock completed in March 2012, the fair value of RSUs and exercise price of stock options granted through October 12, 2012 was determined to be $ 14.42 per share.

The exercise price of stock options granted under our equity incentive plans is equal to the fair market value of FedEx's common stock on the date of grant.

However, for stock market companies, simply creating new shares or issuing stock options by fiat that are given away to employees without the company selling them at full value, existing shareholders would experience an economic dilution in profits (dividends) per share going down because of a larger number of shares and, importantly, in economic value, being given away (shares of the company are literally being simply granted to someone else, namely employees).

The 2005 Stock Plan provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, limited stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, awards of shares, RSUs and other awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to our stock.

The weighted average fair value of deferred share bonus plan options granted during the year was # 3.23 (2016: # 2.80).

A DBSP Award will be granted over such number of shares as have at the grant date a market value, as determined by our board of directors, equal to the deferred bonus (the amount of bonus which is to be delivered in the form of a conditional award or a nil - cost option).

However, a participant may not purchase more than shares in each offering period and may not subscribe for more than $ 25,000 in fair market value of shares of our common stock (determined at the time the option is granted) during any calendar year.

Nonstatutory Stock Options, or NSOs, will provide for the right to purchase shares of our common stock at a specified price, which may not be less than fair market value on the date of grant, and usually will become exercisable (at the discretion of the administrator) in one or more installments after the grant date, subject to the participant's continued employment or service with us and / or subject to the satisfaction of corporate performance targets and individual performance targets established by the administrator.

The exercise price of options granted under our 2013 Plan must at least be equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant.

The fair value of the employee services received in exchange for the grant of the options is recognized as an expense.

The exercise price of options granted under our 2014 Plan must at least be equal to the fair market value of our Class A common stock on the date of grant.

Effective January 1, 2011, upon the recommendation of the GNC, the Board increased to $ 25,000 the annual fee paid to the chair of each standing Board committee other than the AEC, which remained at $ 30,000; set at $ 25,000 the annual fee paid to the chairs of the CRC and Risk Committee, which were formed effective January 1, 2011; eliminated the annual stock option grant; and increased the value of the annual stock award to $ 140,000.

The term of an incentive stock option may not exceed ten years, except that with respect to any participant who owns more than 10 % of the voting power of all classes of our outstanding stock, the term must not exceed five years and the exercise price must equal at least 110 % of the fair market value on the grant date.

The FASB did investors no favor when they allowed one - time costing options on estimated time - value at the grant date, without accruing costs period - by - period to reflect actual dilution by the date of exercise, which is what matters.

This measure of dilution (which we refer to as «full - share equivalent grants») is calculated as -LSB--LRB-(net options granted / full - value grant multiplier) + net full - value awards granted) / shares outstanding at fiscal year end].

As disclosed in the proxy statement filed in advance of its 2006 shareholder meeting, in 2005 the Devon board paid CEO J. Larry Nichols a $ 1.1 million salary, a $ 2.2 million bonus (based on a non-formulaic assessment of performance), and stock and options with an aggregate grant - date value of more than $ 7 million (none of which was tied to performance measures).

Regardless of the reported value of a stock option on the grant date, the actual value realized will depend on the excess, if any, of the market value of the Company's common stock over the exercise price if and when the option is exercised.

This column sets forth the grant date fair value of options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock granted to the named executive officers during each fiscal year.

In 2009, the federal government overhauled the Title I School Improvement Grant program, increased its value to $ 3.5 billion with money from the recovery act, and spelled out four turnaround options from which perennially failing schools would have to choose to get a share of the funding.

It looks like the new management of Broadridge will be highly motivated to boost the value of this stock since they have started receiving generous stock option grants.

Our nominees will accept no cash payments for board service, and will not accept any form of compensation except for stock option grants at or above market value.