Tuesday, August 08, 2006

WSJ.com - Pixar Granted Some Stock Options At Year Lows

Looks like the reality distortion field isn't limited to product planning and marketing... 

Top executives of Pixar Animation Studios, the computer-animation company founded by Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs, received stock-option grants priced at the stock's annual lows in four years between 1997 and 2003.

The pattern of fortuitous timing raises questions about whether the options might have been backdated or otherwise manipulated to give executives the chance to increase their payouts.

Source: WSJ.com - Pixar Granted Some Stock Options At Year Lows

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