Archive for the 'stock options' Tag

Rummaging around in corporate disclosures the way we do here at footnoted, it sometimes helps to have a reminder to step back and look at the bigger picture. We got that kind of a reminder from a reader recently, who pointed us to the immense payday that the chairman and chief executive of ConocoPhillips (COP) [...]

It’s officially earnings season, and in Sirius XM Radio’s (SIRI) case, a second-quarter release is due in no more than a week. Meanwhile, as a footnoted reader and tipster pointed out, the satellite radio broadcaster seemed eager to give us some preliminary reading with a sort of earnings statement for its CFO, packaged neatly in [...]

You’ve no doubt heard by now of Texas Instruments’ (TXN)  $6.5 billion deal for National Semiconductor (NSM), that was announced after the market closed yesterday. As the WSJ notes in this piece, the $25 a share price represents a 78% premium over National Semi’s closing price yesterday. Given that hefty premium, we decided to take [...]