Stock Option Repricing and its Alternatives: an Empirical Examination
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Stock Option Repricing and its Alternatives: An Empirical Examination
Date Written: February 2007
Abstract
Studies on determinants of stock option repricing contrast repricers with firms that do not conduct repricings. In practice, firms resort to other alternatives to retain managers and to restore incentives. We examine a broad array of alternatives that includes repricings, stock option grants, restricted stock grants, and the neutral alternative of doing nothing. Multinomial logit results suggest that firms reprice CEO stock options in response to economic factors. We address the debate on whether agency conflicts between managers and shareholders are severe in repricing firms, and do not find evidence that repricers are characterized by weak boards or entrenched managers.
Keywords: Stock Option, Repricing, Executive Compensation
JEL Classification: G30, J33, M52
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