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Know Your Options: Mitigating The Risks Of Backdating And Springloading
Backdating options is, at best, indicative of poor governance and, at worst, illegal. The practice could result in director liability, executive terminations and a dramatic decrease in share price. It is vitally important for plan sponsors to understand how option backdating and springloading is done and to know what steps to take to ensure that companies they invest in do not engage in these activities.

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