Suite de l'affaire des "backdated stock-options" à laquelle ce blog s'était interessé fin 2006 et en 2007. Elle concerne notamment Apple :
Shareholders amend backdated options lawsuit
Apple shareholders suing officers and directors of the company regarding alleged backdated options filed an amended complaint last week adding four additional instances.
The complaint, originally filed in June 2006, claims ill-gotten proceeds from backdated options now top $1 billion, including nearly $1 billion held by CEO Steve Jobs alone based on Apple's recent share price, Reuters reports.
The lawsuit seeks the return of those profits.
Earlier this year, Apple restated its 2006 results based to account for additional stock-based compensation, which is recorded as an expense. A special committee exonerated Jobs from any wrongdoing, saying he was unaware of the backdating.
A suivre dès l'année prochaine. JOM
