外文翻译股票期权重新定价正面我赢反面你输.docx
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外文翻译股票期权重新定价正面我赢反面你输
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StockOptionRepricing:
HeadsIWin,TailsYouLose
Introduction
Inmostpubliclytradedcompanies,stockoptionsareabigpartofexecutivecompensation,favoredasawaytobindthefinancialinterestsofexecutiveswithshareholders.Althoughtheexercisepriceoftheseoptionsisfixedatthetimeofgrant,somecompaniesrepricestockoptionswhenstockpricedropsbelowtheexerciseprice.Therecentdownturninstockmarketshaspromptedmanycompaniestojumpontherepricingbandwagon(BusinessWeek,December11,2000).Repricingoccursintwoways:
(1)eithertheexercisepriceislowered,or
(2)theexistingoptionsarecancelledandfreshoptionswithalowerexercisepriceareissued.
Criticsopposerepricingbecausemanagersstandtogainwhetherstockpricegoesupordown.Thisunderminestheincentiveeffectsofstockoptionsbyeliminatingthefinancialpunishmenttoexecutiveswhosemismanagementperhapsledtostockpricedeclineinthefirstplace.Theultimateironyisthatrepricingincreasesmanagerialcompensationwhenmanagersoughttobefiredforpoorperformance.
Institutionalinvestorsviewrepricingasasymptomofmanagerialentrenchmentcausedbyineffectivecorporategovernanceandroutinelyusetheirvotingpowertoblockrepricingproposals.Theyareopposedtorepricingbecauseeachnewsharegrantedtoemployeesdilutesthecontrolandreturnsofexistingstockholders.
Boardofdirectorsofrepricingfirmsdefendthepracticebyarguingthatoptionsfarout-of-moneyaredevoidofanymotivationalpower,andrepricingcanrestoremanagerialincentives.Anotherexplanation,prevalentinSiliconValley,isthatrepricingisnecessarytoretaintalentedemployeeswhowouldbeotherwiseluredbyrivalfirms.Thesefirmsgrantemployeesstockoptionstoconservecashandviewrepricingasnecessarytopreservetheirmostvaluableasset–humancapital.Animplicitassumptionisthatretainingtheseexecutivesisessentialtobusinesssurvivalandimprovedfirmperformance.
Suggestions
Theoreticalliteraturesuggeststhatrepricingcanbeaneffectiveantidotetotheproblemsoflowemployeemoraleandhighturnoverespeciallyinfirmswhereintellectualcapitalisthemostimportantasset.However,duetoweaknessesincorporategovernanceanddysfunctionalincentivesunderthecurrentregulatoryregime,repricinghaslostitspurposeandresultedinundesirableoutcomes.Tomitigatetheside-effectsofrepricing,weofferthefollowingsuggestions:
(1)educatepublicaboutthetrueeconomiccostsofstockoptions,
(2)promoteregulatorychanges,(3)strengthencorporategovernance,and(4)reviseCEOcompensationplans.
1.Educatepublicaboutthetrueeconomiccostsofstockoptions
Manycorporateboardsperceiverepricingasalowcostoptionbecauserepricingdoesnotrequirecompaniestorecordanaccountingchargeandthereisnocashoutflow.Theonlycostisequitydilutionwhenoptionsareexercised.Thedilutioneffectcanbeeasilyoffsetbysharerepurchases.Itislittlewonderthattheboardstendtorepricewhenstockpricesfall.
Somepoliticianshaverepeatedlymadestatementsthatemployeestockoptionshavenovalueifthestrikepriceisequaltothemarketpriceonthegrantdate.Theirstatementsreflecteitheratremendouslackofknowledgeaboutaccountingorconsiderableintenttodeceive.Yet,theclaimthatstockoptionshavenovalueatthegrantdateseemstobewidelyheldbothwithinthebusinesscommunityandthegeneralpublic.
Exanteeconomiccostofanoptionistheamountofmoneyanoutsideinvestorwouldpayifthecompanydecidestosellsuchoptionsratherthangivingthemtoexecutives.Exposteconomiccostoftheoptionisthedifferencebetweenstrikepriceandthemarketpriceonthedateoptionsareexercised.Accountingandfinanceacademicscanplayausefulroleineducatingexecutives,directors,politicians,andthegeneralpublicaboutthetrueeconomiccostsofoptions.Theycanhelpcorporateboards,humanresourcemanagers,andexecutivesunderstandhowoptionvaluationformulassuchasBlack-ScholesorBinomialmodelsworksothatthoseinvolvedindesigningthecompensationmixrealizethatbothstockoptiongrantsandrepricingexistingoptionsarecostlytothecompany.Anincreaseintheawarenessaboutthetrueeconomiccostsofoptionswillalsoexertpressureonpolicymakerstochangetheaccountingortaxregulationstomakesuchcostsexplicitandensurethatrepricingfirmsbearthesecosts.
2.Promoteregulatorychanges
Twomostcriticalregulatoryreformsneededare
(1)toensurethatthecostofoptionsisrecognizedexplicitlyinthefinancialstatements,and
(2)thatthereissymmetrybetweenaccountingandtaxtreatments.Financialeconomistsagreethatstockoptionsarecostly.InarecenttestimonytoU.S.SenateFinanceCommittee,FederalRes
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