Option Irregularity News Hurts Apple Stock

· by · Apple Stock Watch

Appleis announcement that it is investigating stock option grant irregularities seems to be having a negative impact on the companyis performance on Friday. Apple ended the trading day on Thursday at US$56.70, and is slowly dropping.

The company announced on Thursday that it hired an independent council to conduct an investigation into irregularities in stock options that were granted between 1997 and 2001.

In a press statement, Steve Jobs, Appleis CEO, commented "Apple is a quality company, and we are proactively and transparently disclosing what we have discovered to the SEC."

Apple is currently trading at $56.98, down 1.99 (3.37%).

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Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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