Dispute Over Stock Options Heats Up in North Carolina.

From: News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) | Date: March 29, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: David Ranii

Mar. 29--Teresa Dean is no fat-cat executive, but she does have a stake in the battle over how U.S. corporations account for stock options.

The Cree employee believes so strongly in stock options' benefits that she is flying to Washington this week to lobby lawmakers.

Her goal: Block the movement to overhaul how companies treat stock options in their financial statements, a move that critics say could prompt many companies to dr...

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