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Apple Says Options Probe Exonerates Executives
Apple Computer today exonerated its chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, of any wrongdoing in a stock options backdating probe.
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Giving all your love to just one man
You’ll have bad times
As a result of the internal investigation, Apple said it would record $84 million in expenses related to the options awards.
And he’ll have good times
The news helped push shares of Apple up more than 5 percent this morning to just over $85.
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But if you love him
You’ll forgive him
“The board of directors is confident that the company has corrected the problems that led to the restatement, and it has complete confidence in Steve Jobs and the senior management team,” the statement said.
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And if you love him
Oh, be proud of him
Cause after all he’s just a man
But Mr. McGurn noted that Apple faced unique challenges.
“Apple is in a much more difficult position than other companies in the backdating morass, because a significant portion of its market valuation is based on Steve Jobs staying at his job,” he said.
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And something warm to come to
when nights are cold and lonely
The language of Apple’s statement, coupled with the simultaneous resignation from the board of Fred D. Anderson, the company’s former chief financial officer, led analysts to believe that Apple and Mr. Jobs were attempting to distance themselves from any blame in the case.
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“Everything we know about Apple is that the compensation side is not something Jobs has ever been involved in,” Mr. Munster said. “The key thing, and the only thing Wall Street cares about, is whether Jobs will be impacted, and we don’t believe he will be.”
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Maczealots are Jobs’ bitches.
Right, that’s it, Jobs needs a Padawan … it needs to be a mythical process, perhaps even Macalopesque, as I doubt an Apprentice approach would do much for the company’s image!