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Article: Changes afoot in restricted-stock grants to CEOs

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May 16, 2005
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Shareholders enraged that CEOs are being granted restricted stock on the basis of longevity should take heart that changes are under way.

Experts in CEO pay say companies are increasingly tying restricted stock to a CEO's performance. Here are the kinds of reforms they are seeing in restricted-stock grants:

*Link the grants to a company's return on capital employed, which shows growth in a firm's value.

*Tie the grants to economic value added.

*Set up a combination of goals, such as growth in earnings and ...

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