Comments on: Another $3 million for Martha Stewart… http://www.footnoted.com/my-big-fat-deal/another-3-million-for-martha-stewart/ Morningstar's guide to what's hiding in SEC filings Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:51:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joe http://www.footnoted.com/my-big-fat-deal/another-3-million-for-martha-stewart/comment-page-1/#comment-8483 Joe Sat, 16 May 2009 22:06:42 +0000 http://www.footnoted.com/?p=3715#comment-8483 "where exactly is the company’s board of directors? " On the other side of those employment contracts of course....they have been there the whole time. “where exactly is the company’s board of directors? ”

On the other side of those employment contracts of course….they have been there the whole time.

]]> By: Michelle Leder http://www.footnoted.com/my-big-fat-deal/another-3-million-for-martha-stewart/comment-page-1/#comment-8457 Michelle Leder Thu, 14 May 2009 11:46:02 +0000 http://www.footnoted.com/?p=3715#comment-8457 @ Steve: There's a difference between being a fan of Martha and being an investor in MSO and I think you'd be hard-pressed to find any investors who thought that the performance of the company over the past few years is worth any rewards. But forget the stock price for a minute: how many people do you know that are getting a 122% raise this year? Forget about other media companies, which are particularly in the dumps, but look across the universe of companies. Let me know how many others you find. And the $3 million "retention bonus"? Where else is Martha going to go? The bottom line is that the MSO board is woefully inept here -- and quite frankly has been for awhile -- for allowing this sort of thing to continue. If the company were private, this wouldn't be an issue. But that's not the case here. @ Steve: There’s a difference between being a fan of Martha and being an investor in MSO and I think you’d be hard-pressed to find any investors who thought that the performance of the company over the past few years is worth any rewards.

But forget the stock price for a minute: how many people do you know that are getting a 122% raise this year? Forget about other media companies, which are particularly in the dumps, but look across the universe of companies. Let me know how many others you find.

And the $3 million “retention bonus”? Where else is Martha going to go? The bottom line is that the MSO board is woefully inept here — and quite frankly has been for awhile — for allowing this sort of thing to continue.

If the company were private, this wouldn’t be an issue. But that’s not the case here.

]]> By: Steve http://www.footnoted.com/my-big-fat-deal/another-3-million-for-martha-stewart/comment-page-1/#comment-8454 Steve Wed, 13 May 2009 23:56:22 +0000 http://www.footnoted.com/?p=3715#comment-8454 Yes, she deserves that. I would've guessed she'd be making more ! Don't be such Sour Grapes, Footnoted.org. Yes, she deserves that. I would’ve guessed she’d be making more !

Don’t be such Sour Grapes, Footnoted.org.

]]> By: AH http://www.footnoted.com/my-big-fat-deal/another-3-million-for-martha-stewart/comment-page-1/#comment-8447 AH Tue, 12 May 2009 16:00:11 +0000 http://www.footnoted.com/?p=3715#comment-8447 Retention? Where on earth could Martha Stewart go -- jump ship to another company? I assume MSO has some right to the name, so where on earth would she go? WTF Retention? Where on earth could Martha Stewart go — jump ship to another company? I assume MSO has some right to the name, so where on earth would she go?

WTF

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