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Jul 31, 2002

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Tips to help IROs justify to investors their executives' compensation

Q. My board of directors is considering re-pricing the company's stock options at a much lower price than they were initially issued at. The measure is not in response to the company's relative performance - we have actually outperformed our sector - but to poor stock market performance in general. So what can I do to make sure shareholders support this management decision and vote for it? A. Re-pricing options is never a popular decision. The purpose of stock options is to align managers'

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Heather McGregor

McGregor is a former IRO and investment analyst who currently works on IR assignments for Taylor:Bennett, an executive search firm specializing in communications jobs across Europe
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