EFES PRESS REVIEW - MAY 2007

Our selection / Notre sélection / Nuestra selección
Full press review sorted by dates / Revue complète par dates / Por fecha

  Much new information  about employee ownership in May 2007, with 1.461 articles in this press review (on which 684 about stock options and 223 about workers' cooperatives). We made a selection of  39 remarkable articles in 12 countries: Austria, Barbados, Botswana, Spain, France, India, Italy, Kenya, Morocco, UK, USA, South Africa.
Austria: Employee share ownership is the darling of new Minister of Finance Molterer.
Barbados: The People's Empowerment Party wants more employee share ownership programmes established by corporate Barbados.
Botswana: Government announces that employees would be given an opportunity to own shares in the newly privatised Air Botswana through an Employee Share Ownership Plan.
Spain: Bask Federation of Employee-Owned Companies (ASLE) celebrates its 25th anniversary. Josetxu Hernández assumes that "our companies couldn't be delocalised".
France: New developments in scandals about stock options: "Would stock options be forbidden?" Essilor wants employee share ownership going to 10% of capital and 20% of voting rights to block any hostile takeover. Employee buyouts are multiplying as workers' cooperatives (SCOP).
Italy: Employee shareholders' associations face mergers in the bank sector.
Morocco: New employee share ownership era in Morocco. 
USA: New developments about a possible employee buyout of Chrysler. Trade Unions' attitude got critics. The Chrysler Employee Buyout Committee is also considering filing a lawsuit against pending sale to Cerberus Capital Management. On the other hand, ESOPs fever is spreading as an increasingly popular option to do leveraged buyouts; in this context "employee-owners need a say to succeed". Finally, Publix Super Markets (31% employee-owned) are "the opposite of Wal-Mart".
South Africa: "Through privatisation and employee ownership, we can make black empowerment (BEE) truly broad-based".
The full press review lists 1.461 articles, on which 449 in the USA, 272 in France, 112 in Argentina, 101 in UK, 92 in Spain, 74 in South Africa, 66 in Canada, 52 in India, 41 in Italy, 40 in Austria, 31 in Brazil, 21 in Germany, 13 in Switzerland, 9 in Australia, 9 in Finland, 9 in Ireland, 9 in Barbados, 7 in Colombia, 7 in the Netherlands, 5 in Kenya, 4 in Portugal and Peru, 3 in Belgium, in Jamaica, in Morocco, in Singapore and Venezuela, 2 in Luxemburg and Uruguay, and 1 in Botswana, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, Malaysia, Malawi, Hong Kong, Israel, Ghana, China, Liechtenstein, New Zealand and Romania.

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   Beaucoup d'informations nouvelles sur l'actionnariat salarié en mai 2007, avec 1.461 articles dans cette revue de presse (dont 684 à propos de stock options et 223  à propos de coopératives de travailleurs actionnaires). Notre sélection propose 39 articles remarquables dans 12 pays: Autriche, Barbade, Botswana, Espagne, France, Inde, Italie, Kenya, Maroc, Grande Bretagne, USA, Afrique du Sud.
Autriche: L'actionnariat salarié est l'enfant chéri du nouveau Ministre des Finances Molterer.
Barbade: Le People's Empowerment Party appelle au développement des programmes d'actionnariat salarié dans les entreprises de la Barbade.
Botswana: Le Government annonce la mise en place d'un plan d'actionnariat salarié dans le cadre de la privatisation d'Air Botswana.
Espagne: La Fédération Basque des Sociétés de Travail Associé (ASLE) fête son 25è anniversaire. "Nos entreprises ne sont pas délocalisables" dit Josetxu Hernández.
France: Nouveaux rebondissements dans les scandales de stock options: "Faut-il interdire les stock options?" Essilor veut porter son actionnariat salarié à 10% du capital et 20% des droits de votes pour éviter toute prise de contrôle rampante. Les reprises d'entreprises par les salariés se multiplient sous forme de SCOP (coopératives).
Italie: Les associations d'actionnaires salariés prennent position dans les mouvements de fusions  bancaires.
Maroc: L'ère de l'actionnariat salarié s'ouvre au Maroc.
USA: Nouveaux développements pour le projet de reprise de Chrysler par les salariés. L'attitude syndicale est critiquée. Le Comité de Reprise de Chrysler (Employee Buyout Committee) envisage de porter l'affaire en justice, suite à la préférence donnée à la vente de Chrysler au fonds d'investissements Cerberus Capital Management. D'autre part, la fièvre des plans d'actionnariat salarié (ESOPs) s'amplifie en tant qu'option de plus en plus populaire pour la reprise d'entreprises; dans ce contexte, une condition de succès est que les actionnaires salariés puissent dire leur mot. Enfin, la chaîne de supermarchés Publix (avec une part de 31% pour l'actionnariat salarié) apparaît comme l'exact opposé de Wal-Mart.
Afrique du Sud: Les programmes d'actionnariat salarié prennent encore de l'ampleur, de pair avec le "black empowerment" (BEE).
La revue de presse complète compte 1.461 articles, dont 449 aux USA, 272 en France, 112 en Argentine, 101 en Grande Bretagne, 92 en Espagne, 74 en Afrique du Sud, 66 au Canada, 52 en Inde, 41 en Italie, 40 en Autriche, 31 au Brésil, 21 en Allemagne, 13 en Suisse, 9 en Australie, 9 en Finlande, 9 en Irlande, 9 à la Barbade, 7 en Colombie, 7 aux Pays-Bas, 5 au Kenya, 4 au Portugal et au Pérou, 3 en Belgique, en Jamaïque, au Maroc, à Singapour, et au Venezuela, 2 au Luxembourg et en Uruguay, et 1 au Botswana, en Tchéquie, Chypre, Grèce, Mexique, Malaisie, Malawi, Hong Kong, Israël, Ghana, Chine, Liechtenstein, Nouvelle Zélande et Roumanie.

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  Mucha nueva información sobre el accionariado asalariado en mayo 2007, con 1.461 artículos en esta revista de prensa (cuyos 684 sobre los stock options y 223 sobre cooperativas de trabajados accionistas). Nuestra selección propone 39 artículos destacados en 12 países : Austria, Barbados, Botswana, España, Francia, India, Italia, Kenya, Marruecos, Gran Bretaña, Estados Unidos, Africa del Sur.
Austria: El accionariado asalariado es el ojo del nuevo Ministro de Hacienda Molterer.
Barbados: El People's Empowerment Party llama al desarrollo de programas de accionariado asalariado en las empresas de Barbados.
Botswana: El Gobierno anuncia la creación de un plan de accionariado asalariado en el marco de la privatización de Air Botswana.
España: AGRUPACION DE SOCIEDADES LABORALES DE EUSKADI (ASLE) festejo su 25 aniversario "Nuestras empresas no son deslocalizables » dijo Josetxu Hernández.
Francia: Nueva vuelta en los escandalos de los stock options: "¿Hay que prohibir los stock options?" Essilor quiere lleva su accionariado asalariado hasta el 10% del capital y 20% los derechos de votos para evitar las tomas de control rampante. Las nuevas tomas de empresas por los asalariados se multiplica bajo la forma de SCOP (cooperativas).
Italia: Las asociaciones de accionistas asalariados toman posiciones en las fusiones bancarias.
Marruecos: La era del accionariado asalariado se abre en Marruecos.
EE.UU.: Nuevos desarrollos para el proyecto de toma de Chrysler por los asalariados. La actitud sindical es criticada. El Comité de Toma de Chrysler (Employee Buyout Committee) piensa llevar el caso al tribunal, despues de la preferencia dada para la venta de Chrysler al fondo de inversión Cerberus Capital Management. Por otra parte, la fievre de los planes de accionariado asalariado (ESOPs) aumenta como opción popular para la retoma de empresas ; en ese contexto,una de las condiciones del exito es que los accionistas asalariados puedan decir algo. Por fín, la cadena de supermercados Publix (con el  31% para el accionariado asalariado) aparece como forma opuesta de Wal-Mart.
Africa del Sur: Los programas de accionariado asalariado cogen amplitud, corriendo parejas con el "black empowerment" (BEE).
La revista de prensa completa cuenta con 1.461 artículos, cuyos 449 en EE.UU, 272 en Francia, 112 en Argentina, 101 en Grand Bretaña, 92 en España, 74 en Africa del Sur, 66 en Canada, 52 en India, 41 en Italia, 40 en Austria, 31 en Brasill, 21 en Alemania, 13 en Suiza, 9 en Austria, 9 en Finlandia, 9 en Irlanda, 9 en Barbados, 7 en Colombia, 7 en los Países Bajos, 5 en Kenya, 4 en Portugal y en Perú, 3 en Belgica, en Jamaïca, en Marruecos, en Singapur, y en Venezuela, 2 en el Luxemburgo y en Uruguay, y 1 en Botswana, en Checía, Chipre, Grecia, Méjico, Malasia, Malawi, Hong Kong, Israel, Ghana, China, Liechtenstein, Nueva Zelandia y Rumanía.

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1. OUR SELECTION / NOTRE SELECTION / NUESTRA SELECCIÓN

   39 selected articles in May 2007 about employee ownership in Austria, Barbados, Botswana, Spain, France, India, Italy, Kenya, Morrocco, UK, USA, South Africa.

AT   882 - Mitarbeiter als Thema der Steuerreform Mitarbeiter als Thema der ...
             WirtschaftsBlatt.at - 14. Mai 2007
             Die Mitarbeiterbeteiligung wird als Liebkind von Finanzminister Molterer auch Thema der Steuerreform 2010 sein. Im Sommer könnten erste konkrete Entwürfe ...
BD   580 - 'Let workers buy in to company'
              The Nation Newspaper, Barbados - May 20, 2007
             THE SMALL but vocal People's Empowerment Party (PEP) wants more employee share ownership programmes established by corporate Barbados. ...
BW   1000 - Motsumi addresses Air Botswana staff
             Mmegi, Botswana - May 10, 2007
             Re-employed staff would be given an opportunity to own shares in the new airline through an Employee Share Ownership Plan. ...
ES   336 - «Nuestras empresas no se deslocalizan»
             El Correo Digital (Vizcaya) - 26 May 2007
             Josetxu Hernández tiene 54 años y su nombre está indisolublemente ligado a Asle ya las sociedades laborales. Prácticamente toda su vida profesional ha ...
ES   53 - Las 330 empresas asociadas a Asle facturaron 615 millones en 2006 ...
             Deia (Suscripción) - 31 May 2007
             "Ello ha permitido desterrar, de manera definitiva, la imagen de la sociedad laboral como una empresa vinculada a la crisis económica y la reconversión, ...
ES   59 - ASLE: sociedad laboral se ha consolidado como fórmula empresarial ...
             Invertia Venezuela - 31 May 2007
             La Asociación de Sociedades Laborales de Euskadi (ASLE), que mañana celebrará su XXV aniversario, considera que esta modalidad organizativa se ha ...
FR   976 - Essilor souhaite éviter une "prise de contrôle rampante
             Journal des Finances - 11 mai 2007
             "L'objectif est de porter, en sept ans, l'actionnariat salarié à environ 10 % du capital et 20 % des droits de vote" at-il indiqué. ...
FR   665 - Des tickets "épargne" pour les salariés
             Le Figaro - 17 mai 2007
             Quelque dix millions de Français profitent aujourd'hui des avantages de l'épargne salariale. Bien implantée dans les grandes entreprises, elle a marqué ...
FR   452 - Coopératives : une solution d’avenir pour le BTP ?
             CyberBTP.com - 23 mai 2007
             En France, il existe un peu plus de 1.700 Scop, dont près d’un tiers dans le secteur du BTP. Ce statut coopératif, qui présente plusieurs singularités, ...
FR   201 - SCOP : quand l'entreprise devient démocratique
             Actuchomage.org - 29 mai 2007
             Mise en liquidation par le fonds de pension qui l'avait rachetée, Ceralep est devenue une Société Coopérative Ouvrière de Production : désormais contrôlée ...
FR   241 - Les dirigeants d'EADS savaient-ils?
             Le journal du dimanche en ligne - 29 mai 2007
             85% des 800 plus hauts dirigeants du groupe exercent leurs stock-options. Le 20 mars suivant, les deux actionnaires principaux du groupe, Lagardère et ...
FR   104 - Epargne salariale : un résumé des nouvelles règles applicables
             Les Échos - 30 mai 2007
              Des précisions sur les nouvelles règles relatives à la participation, l'intéressement et l'épargne salariale ont été apportées par une circulaire du 15 mai ...
FR   44 - Faut-il interdire les stock-options ?
             Telos-eu - 31 mai 2007
             Les stock-options ont longtemps été défendues par les économistes qui y voyaient un moyen efficace pour aligner les intérêts des dirigeants et des ...
IT   1411 - Pop Milano, Pop Emilia Extend Merger Talks
             Reuters.uk, UK - May 2, 2007
             ... there were objections to the deal, which would create a bank worth about 10 billion euros ($13.64 billion), from associations of employee shareholders. ...
IT   827 - Comunicato Azione Bnl
             SoldiOnline.it - 15 mag 2007
             I dipendenti Azionisti di BNL si aspettano dall’Assemblea di BNP Paribas risposte concrete in merito all’avvio della distribuzione di azioni BNP Paribas ...
IT   390 - BPM's key employee shareholders group undecided on merger with ...
             Forbes, NY - May 24, 2007
             MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Banca Popolare di Milano's key employee shareholders group, the association Amici della Bipiemme, is still undecided on whether ...
IN   497 - Now, ESOPs for insurance co workers
             Times of India, India - May 22, 2007
             MUMBAI: Employee stock options (ESOPS) has been one of the most debated remuneration tools in recent times. Leaving the debate aside, for the first time in ...
KE   600 - Standard launches major transformation strategy
             Standard, Kenya - May 18, 2007
             Standard Group shareholders have approved an employee share ownership scheme to reward and retain talent as the company’s transformation powers on. ...
MC   795 - BMCE : Jackpot en vue pour le personnel
             Aujourd'hui Le Maroc - 15 mai 2007
             Une chose est sûre, l’institution dirigée par Othman Benjelloun ouvre la voie à l’ère de l’actionnaire-salarié. Une stock-option est une forme de ...
MC   45 - Titre BMCE : Échange de 1 milliard de DH
             Aujourd'hui Le Maroc - 31 mai 2007
             Pour rappel, lors de la première session en 2003, les employés avaient récolté trois ans après la souscription de rendements de 150% sur leur stock-options, ...
UK   326 - Foster’s staff force inquiry into trust fund
             Times Online, UK - May 26, 2007
             Six employees have complained to the Employee Share Ownership Centre, an employee rights organisation. They allege they were told little by the trust about ...
US   1330 - Employee-Owners Need A Say To Succeed
             Hartford Courant, CT - May 3, 2007
             My company is an example of the power of employee ownership. An ESOP was established in 1985 when founders Hugh and Bill Rowland of New Britain began to ...
US   1332 - The opposite of Wal-Mart
             Economist, UK - May 3, 2007
             They own 31% of the firm through an employee share-ownership plan, making Publix the largest employee-owned company in America. (The rest of Publix, ...
US   1271 - ESOP fever: Could it be spreading to Indiana?
             Indianapolis Star, IN - May 5, 2007
             The letters stand for Employee Stock Ownership Plan, an increasingly popular option to do leveraged buyouts. And if Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock has ...
US   959 - Magna good bet to buy Chrysler
             Chicago Tribune, IL - May 11, 2007
             ... hired an investment banking firm to prepare a possible bid through an employee stock ownership plan that would give workers about a 70 percent stake. ...
US   962 - Chrysler workers hire bid adviser
             Reuters - May 11, 2007
             A group of Chrysler workers in Toledo, Ohio formed an "employee buyout committee" and sent a formal proposal to Chrysler last month.
US   893 - The Game of Options
             The Argus, CA - May 13, 2007
             Corey Rosen, executive director of the National Center for Employee Ownership in Oakland, which promotes stock ownership among employees, said statistically ...
US   895 - Cerberus faces tough test with unions
             DetNews.com, MI - May 13, 2007
             The group of about 25, which recently became registered as Employee Owned Co. LLC and hired private investor Morpheus Capital Advisors, has visited several ...
US   745 - Jeffrey York Named 2007 Employee Owner of the Year by The ESOP ...
             Earthtimes.org - May 15, 2007
             He organizes and manages events during Employee Ownership Month, which is celebrated each October, and the company celebrates with several different events ...
US   748 - The Monroe Publishing Company Named 2007 ESOP Company of the Year ...
             Earthtimes.org - May 15, 2007
             The company's ESOP Advisory Council has been active since the beginning of the ESOP and is the main liaison between the employee owners and management. ...
US   755 - Employee ownership at Cal-Tex works
             San Antonio Express, TX - May 15, 2007
             Workers at employee-owned Cal-Tex Protective Coatings Inc. will be heading to their stockholder meeting this Thursday feeling more optimistic about the ...
US   651 - Chrysler worker buyout group says Daimler, UAW ignored offer
             MarketWatch - May 17, 2007
             on Thursday accused the UAW and DaimlerChrysler of ignoring the group's offer to set up an employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP. ...
US   610 - Chrysler sale critics speak out
             Detroit Free Press, MI - May 18, 2007
             UAW members who wanted to take Chrysler private as an employee-owned company lashed out Thursday at their union's leadership for not aiding their efforts. ...
US   330 - By selling part of company to staff, Strem saves jobs
             The Daily News of Newburyport, MA - May 26, 2007
             Under a little-known federal program called Employee Stock Ownership Plans, Strem sold 25 percent of the company to his 50 employees. That way, he said, ...
US   17 - Chrysler workers will protest pending sale
             DetNews.com, MI – May 31, 2007
             The mainly blue-collar group of about 25 autoworkers who call themselves the Chrysler Employee Buyout Committee is also considering filing a lawsuit against ...
ZA   1254 - Zille to court partners for new-look opposition
             Business Day, South Africa - May 6, 2007
             “Through privatisation and employee ownership, we can make BEE truly broad-based,” Zille said. She urged South Africans to move beyond identity politics, ...
ZA   832 - First dividends on Da Gama shares paid out
             Dispatch Online, South Africa - May 14, 2007
             It created the first employee share ownership programme (Esop) in the South African textile industry. In response to international competition Da Gama had ...
ZA   643 - Wage talk clouds hangs over SA gold firms
             Mining MX, South Africa - May 17, 2007
             AngloGold Ashanti is hopeful its employee share ownership plan, agreed with unions last year, will give employees a new perspective. ...
ZA   533 - Woolworths to sell BEE shares to staff
             Business Report, South Africa - May 21, 2007
             The company said a maximum of 89.4 million shares would be issued at appropriate times to the Woolworths Employee Share Ownership Trust, which would hold ...


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2. FULL PRESS REVIEW / REVUE COMPLETE

Monthly press review covering following items in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese:
Revue de presse sur les thèmes suivants en anglais, français, allemand, espagnol, italien et portugais:

acionistas assalariados - accionariado asalariado - actionnaires salariés - actionnariat salarié - Arbeitnehmerkapitalbeteiligung - azionariato dei dipendenti - azionisti dipendenti - employee buyouts - employee owners - employee ownership - employee share ownership - employee stock ownership - ESOP - financiele werknemersparticipatie - finanzielle Beteiligung der Arbeitnehmer - Mitarbeiterbeteiligung - Mitarbeiterkapitalbeteiligung - partecipazione finanziaria dei lavoratori - participación financiera de los trabajadores - participation financière des travailleurs - salariés actionnaires - sociedades laborales - werknemersaandeelhouders - werknemersparticipatie - coopératives ouvrières de production - SCOP - coopératives de travailleurs actionnaires - cooperativas de trabajo - cooperative di lavoro - workers cooperatives - cooperativas de trabalho

Articles are sorted by dates and countries:
Les articles sont classés par dates et par pays:
Los artículos están ordenados por fecha:

 ZA*   1 - Protector big nobs stole R50m for Glenrand
             Noseweek, South Africa - May 31, 2007
             ... Matemeku Investments with 5.8%, Hixonia Nyasulu’s Ayavuna Women’s Investments, also with 5.8%, and the Matemeku Employee Ownership Scheme with 4.9%. ...
ZA*   2 - Aluminium unbundling challenges stainless steel industry
             Engineering News (press release), South Africa - May 31, 2007
             A further 7% of Hulamin’s interests would be sold to its employees through an employee share ownership plan (Esop). Tongaat-Hulett and its subsidiaries ...
US*   3 - Fontana's Brutocao honored at small business conference
             Fontana Herald-News, CA - May 31, 2007
             ... on its core values of employee and public safety, the best quality and workmanship, client confidence in project delivery, and value for employee owners.
US*   4 - eSpeed and BGC to Coalesce
             Wall Street Activist, NY - May 31, 2007
             ... and strengthen our market position, serving the best long-term interests of eSpeed’s stockholders, both companies’ customers and BGC’s employee-owners.”
CA*   5 - Scotiabank's dealer acquisition continues to pay dividends in the ...
             Globe and Mail, Canada - May 31, 2007
             Not so long ago, the employee owners of FirstEnergy Capital donned kilts at a party to salute the 10th anniversary of their firm. Those assembled couldn't ...
US*   6 - CACI makes another local acquisition
             Washington Business Journal, DC - May 31, 2007
             CACI will pay an undisclosed sum for employee-owner Wexford, which provides management and technical consulting to government customers including the Army, ...
US*   7 - Morning Briefing
             Sun Publications Chicago, IL - May 31, 2007
             Jan Miller of RJN Group Inc. received the 2007 Illinois Employee Owner of the Year Award by a selection committee from the Illinois Chapter of the National ...
US*   8 - Chambers buys luxury-car group
             Boston Herald, MA - May 31, 2007
             Chambers is paying an undisclosed sum for employee-owned Foreign Motors West, which operates Rolls, Bentley, Land Rover, BMW and Mercedes franchises in ...
US*   9 - Killeen company plays a role in the new Iraq
             Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - May 31, 2007
             Proactive is a five-year-old employee-owned company that employs about 30 people and took in about $30 million in revenue last year. ...
US*   10 - Arlington’s CACI buying Wexford Group International
             TechJournal South, NC - May 31, 2007
             ARLINGTON, VA—CACI International Inc. (NYSE:CAI) says it is buying The Wexford Group International, an employee-owned consulting firm serving federal ...
US*   11 - Morning Briefing
             Sun Publications Chicago, IL - May 31, 2007
             Miller started working for the Wheaton engineering consulting firm 19 years ago, and since it became an employee-owned company in 1995, promoted education ...
US*   12 - Many factory jobs go unfilled
             Rockford Register Star, IL - May 31, 2007
             In Euclid, where factories line Interstate 90 for miles, hiring can be demanding for the employee-owned Marine Mechanical Corp., which makes electric ...
UK*   13 - Cyril Sweett to use AIM float to fund global expansion
             Building.co.uk (subscription), UK - May 31, 2007
             The consultant will hold an extraordinary general meeting this month to allow employee shareholders to vote on a proposal by senior management to join the ...
US*   14 - Vinci buys 41 pct of Entrepose Contracting; to launch bid for ...
             Forbes, NY - May 31, 2007
             ... been signed with shareholders including the Ciclad investment fund, Entrepose managers and the employee shareholding fund FCPE Entrepose Contracting. ...
US*   15 - An inventor uses grit and ingenuity to build a legacy
             Washington CEO, WA - May 31, 2007
             In 1994, the company instituted an employee stock ownership plan, and now the workers jointly hold a 46 percent stake in the company.
US*   16 - Morning Briefing
             Sun Publications Chicago, IL - May 31, 2007
             The award is given annually to one person in the state for promoting employee stock ownership plans. Miller started working for the Wheaton engineering ...
US*   17 - Chrysler workers will protest pending sale
             DetNews.com, MI – May 31, 2007
             The mainly blue-collar group of about 25 autoworkers who call themselves the Chrysler Employee Buyout Committee is also considering filing a lawsuit against ...
US*   18 - Tearing apart the LAT
             LA Observed, CA - May 31, 2007
             The urgency of our situation is heightened by the Zell/ESOP transaction. The future value of the company - and the ESOP - depends upon our cash flow results ...
US*   19 - Carver Bancorp, Inc. Announces Fiscal Year 2007 Results
             Primenewswire (press release), CA - May 31, 2007
             ... respectively) 25 25 Additional paid-in capital 23996 23935 Retained earnings 27436 25736 Unamortized awards of common stock under ESOP and MRP (4) (22) ...
US*   20 - Business Briefs
             Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - May 31, 2007
             The ESOP Association, Hawaii chapter, has elected Frieda S. Takaki as chair. She currently serves as president and CEO of CHART Rehabilitation of Hawaii ...
US*   21 - Gilead Sciences' Fair Valuation
             Barron's (subscription) - May 31, 2007
             If the group average P/E for 2007 of 27.8 times is applied to our 2007 EPS estimate and to consensus EPS (with an adjustment for employee stock-option ...
CA*   22 - Pacific & Western Credit Corp. announces results for its second ...
             Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - May 31, 2007
             Share capital and stock-based compensation Employee Stock Options ------------------------- Weighted- Common average shares exercise outstanding Number ...
US*   23 - AFC Reports Financial Performance for First Quarter 2007
             Earthtimes.org - May 31, 2007
             ... Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options 3.1 5.7 Excess tax effects from stock-based compensation 0.9 1.2 Stock repurchases (6.8) (10.0) Other, ...
CA*   24 - Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. Issues Employee Stock Options
             CCNMatthews (press release), Canada - May 31, 2007
             TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - May 31, 2007) - The Board of Directors of Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PTU) has approved the issuance of a ...
US*   25 - Asia Buoys Demand for Europe's MBAs
             Wall Street Journal - May 31, 2007
             Ms. Purcell: We have noticed an increase in incentives -- in the use of sign-on bonuses and performance-related bonuses as well as share options. ...
CA*   26 - Algoma sale will bring big payday for Algoma 's top management
             Sault Star, Canada - May 31, 2007
             Five members have nearly 791000 share options valued at nearly $10 million by company auditors on Dec. 31, 2006, when company stock was trading at $33.26. ...
CA*   27 - Pacific & Western Credit Corp. announces results for its second ...
             Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - May 31, 2007
             Outstanding common share options totalled 1073078 at the end of the quarter compared to 1365700 a year ago. Our book value per common share at the end of ...
UK*   28 - Owner drivers
             Economist, UK - May 31, 2007
             Stuck in between these two extremes are corporate governance types who worry about issues like pay and share options, though from a long-term point of view. ...
ZA*   29 - ARI - African Rainbow Minerals Limited - Director's dealings in ...
             Finance24, South Africa - May 31, 2007
             ... Executive Name of company African Rainbow Minerals Limited Date of transaction 29 May 2007 Nature of transaction Exercise of share options and sale of ...
ZA*   30 - JDG - JD Group Limited - Dealing in securities by a Director
             Finance24, South Africa - May 31, 2007
             ... 30 May 2007 Nature of transaction Exercise of share options and sale of ordinary shares Class of shares Ordinary shares Prices per share 1 091 @ R84-00; ...
ZA*   31 - Numbers game
             Noseweek, South Africa - May 31, 2007
             I would definitely question the prudence of company policy to issue share options in a year with such dismal results. First show the results and then issue ...
ZA*   32 - GND / GNDP - Grindrod Limited - Directors share dealings
             Finance24, South Africa - May 31, 2007
             Director : IAJ Clark Nature of transaction : Purchase of share options Nature of interest : Indirect beneficial Date, price amount : As scheduled below ...
FR*   33 - Le bouclier fiscal bientôt plus avantageux pour l’ISF ?
             Le Particulier – 31 mai 2007
             ... aux contribuables ayant déjà fait une déclaration en 2006, sauf s’ils possèdent certains biens exonérés, comme c’est le cas des actionnaires salariés ? ...
FR*   34 - Pour un pôle financier public
             Témoignages.re – 31 mai 2007
             Il ne faudrait pas que la critique - justifiée - des fonds de pension et de l’épargne salariale conduise à rejeter par principe toute forme d’épargne. ...
FR*   35 - Claire Le Merdy rejoint les équipes de MERCER INVESTMENT CONSULTING
             Boursorama – 31 mai 2007
             Plus récemment, elle était analyste en gestion d'actifs pour les dispositifs de retraite et d'épargne salariale chez Sanofi Aventis. ...
CA*   36 - Un défilé de mode éthique haut en couleur
             Montréal 24 heures – 31 mai 2007
             Dans le cadre de la deuxième édition du Salon national de l'environnement, la Coopérative de travail Terre Nouvelle a présenté en exclusivité un défilé de ...
CA*   37 - Neuf Phénix attribués à des artisans environnementaux des régions
             La Vie Rurale – 31 mai 2007
             ... le projet par la construction d'échohabitations et la mise en place d'activités gérées par les résidants, par l'entremise d'une coopérative de travail. ...
CA*   38 - Les Phénix de l'environnement 2007 - QUATORZE LAUREATS ONT ETE ...
             Gouv. du Québec (Communiqués de presse) – 31 mai 2007
             Salon national de l'environnement Coopérative de travail Terre Nouvelle, Montréal Le Salon national de l'environnement est un événement grand public qui ...
FR*   39 - Demain la gauche
             L'Agitateur de Bourges - 31 mai 2007
             ... de plus de quatre-vingts pour cent de nos concitoyens : ceux qui n’ont ni rentes, ni « stock options », et qui ne seront jamais assujettis à l’impôt sur ...
FR*   40 - Ouverture Paris : encore en hausse
              Le Revenu - 31 mai 2007
             ... président du conseil, ce qui constitue une exception dans les entreprises du CAC40" et qu'il a demandé à ne pas toucher de stock-options depuis 2005. ...
FR*   41 - « La prime que j'ai perçue en 2006 est la stricte application de ...
             Le Figaro - 31 mai 2007
             J'ai également souhaité ne plus toucher de stock-options depuis 2005. L'enjeu pour moi était de réussir à faire de ce groupe un numéro un mondial, ...
CH*   42 - Noël Forgeard, ancien PDG d’Airbus, refuse d’être un bouc émissaire
             Tribune de Genève - 31 mai 2007
             Lui qui avait vendu l’intégralité de ses stock-options – soit une plus value de 3,7 millions d’euros – juste avant l’annonce officielle des gros retards de ...
FR*   43 - Les «Petits Conseils» entre amis d'Alain Minc
             Libération - 31 mai 2007
             Ainsi l'épisode Vinci : président du comité des rémunérations du groupe de BTP, Minc avait accordé des centaines de millions d'euros en stock-options à son ...
FR*   44 - Faut-il interdire les stock-options ?
             Telos-eu - 31 mai 2007
             Les stock-options ont longtemps été défendues par les économistes qui y voyaient un moyen efficace pour aligner les intérêts des dirigeants et des ...
MC*   45 - Titre BMCE : Échange de 1 milliard de DH
             Aujourd'hui Le Maroc - 31 mai 2007
             Pour rappel, lors de la première session en 2003, les employés avaient récolté trois ans après la souscription de rendements de 150% sur leur stock-options, ...
FR*   46 - Noël Forgeard rend les Allemands responsables des problèmes d'Airbus
             Boursorama - 31 mai 2007
             Noël Forgeard réaffirme dans cet entretien qu'il ne savait rien des problèmes d'Airbus au moment d'exercer ses stock-options début mars 2006, ...
FR*   47 - interrogations sur une note
             nouvelobs.com - 31 mai 2007
             ... de stock-options en mars par les cadres de dirigeants du groupe, moins de trois mois avant que le groupe n'annonce de nouveaux retards de livraison. ...
FR*   48 - PRESSE: Forgeard rend Allemands responsables problèmes Airbus
             EasyBourse.com - 31 mai 2007
             Noël Forgeard a répété dans cet entretien accordé au magazine qu'il ne savait rien des problèmes d'Airbus au moment d'exercer ses stock-options début mars ...
FR*   49 - Délit d'initié EADS: débat autour d'une note d'un dirigeant de ...
             L'Agefi (Abonnement) - 31 mai 2007
              ... tout comme l'exercice de stock-options en mars par les cadres de dirigeants du groupe, moins de trois mois avant qu'EADS n'annonce de nouveaux retards ...
FR*   50 - PRESSE:Lagardère informé sur retard Airbus après cession 7,5%
             EasyBourse.com - 31 mai 2007
             ... eu lieu avant le conseil d'administration d'EADS le 7 mars 2006, au lendemain duquel les cadres dirigeants du groupe avaient exercé leurs stock-options. ...
FR*   51 - Rapport semestriel au 31 mars 2007
             Actusnews.com (Communiqués de presse) - 31 mai 2007
             Par ailleurs, LVL Médical Groupe a comptabilisé une charge de 0,4 M€ liée au plan de stock options voté en novembre 2006. Les structures de soins à domicile ...
FR*   52 - EADS : Louis Gallois se veut rassurant
             EasyBourse.com - 31 mai 2007
             L’affaire fait beaucoup parler d’elle : Noël Forgeard, ainsi que d’autres dirigeants, auraient exercé leurs stock-options à des cours avantageux, ...
ES*   53 - Las 330 empresas asociadas a Asle facturaron 615 millones en 2006 ...
             Deia (Suscripción) - 31 May 2007
             "Ello ha permitido desterrar, de manera definitiva, la imagen de la sociedad laboral como una empresa vinculada a la crisis económica y la reconversión, ...
ES*   54 - El Comité Económico pide más infraestructuras en la Comunitat para ...
             Las Provincias – 31 May 2007
             ... un 5,9% respecto a 2005, con un claro predominio de las pymes, mientras que disminuyó el número de cooperativas y creció el de sociedades laborales. ...
ES*   55 - Las sociedades laborales piden el mismo trato fiscal que tienen ...
             El Correo Digital (Álava) - 31 May 2007
              La Agrupación de Sociedades Laborales de Euskadi (Asle) pidió ayer a las administraciones que equiparen la fiscalidad de estas empresas con la de las ...
ES*   56 - Aparicio es premiado por las sociedades laborales por su ...
             Diario de Burgos - 31 May 2007
             En concreto, el galardón ha sido otorgado por unanimidad por la Agrupación de Sociedades Laborales de Madrid (Asalma) y pretende reconocer el apoyo dado por ...
ES*   57 - Juan Carlos Aparicio recibe un premio de la asociación ASALMA por ...
             Radio Arlanzón - 31 May 2007
              ASALMA considera que Aparicio desarrolló una política activa para las sociedades laborales dentro de los problemas que había en aquella época. ...
ES*   58 - La economía valenciana creció un 4% en 2006
             Panorama Actual - 31 May 2007
             ... con un claro predominio de las pymes, mientras que disminuyó el número de Sociedades Cooperativas y creció el de Sociedades Laborales. ...
VZ*   59 - ASLE: sociedad laboral se ha consolidado como fórmula empresarial ...
             Invertia Venezuela - 31 May 2007
             La Asociación de Sociedades Laborales de Euskadi (ASLE), que mañana celebrará su XXV aniversario, considera que esta modalidad organizativa se ha ...
UY*   60 - Los gremios locales recibieron a Balla
             La Calle Online – 31 May 2007
             ... de la Dirección: el control del trabajo en negro, las cooperativas de trabajo y el accionar de la delegación Concepción del Uruguay, entre otros temas. ...
AR*   61 - NEUQUEN: A 2 DIAS DE LAS ELECCIONES :: Rioseco cerró con una gran ...
             Rio Negro On Line - 31 May 2007
             ... y en los que se hace referencia a la creación de un organismo municipal del agua, el fomento de la vivienda y la creación de cooperativas de trabajo.
AR*   62 - Plan de Urbanización de Villas
             Diario Buenos Aires - 31 May 2007
             Mensura, loteo y construcción de viviendas unifamiliares a través de cooperativas de trabajo. - Mejorar las condiciones ambientales: desarrollar espacios ...
ES*   63 - RSC.- INJUVE y Obra Social de Caixa Catalunya lanzan un Programa ...
             elEconomista.es - 31 May 2007
             ... Fundación Secretariado Gitano y la Unión Madrileña de Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado (UMCTA)-- pretende asesorar y mejorar el acceso de los jóvenes ...
AR*   64 - Jornada de capacitación, cooperativismo y cooperativas de trabajo
             Puntonoticias - 31 May 2007
             ... Luro esquina Tres Arroyos, de 9 a 13 y participarán cooperativas de trabajo que se encuentran construyendo vivienda social en el Programa Federal de ...
AR*   65 - La Unidad Productiva Matadero y Frigorífico de la Cooperativa de ...
             enREDando.org.ar - 31 May 2007
             Luego de 3 meses de inactividad volvimos a reabrir las puertas de nuestra Unidad Productiva Matadero y Frigorífico de la Cooperativa de Trabajo La Foresta. ...
AR*   66 - La Justicia intima al gobernador Sobisch a informar el criterio ...
             Perfil.com - 31 May 2007
             La medida es consecuencia de una acción de amparo interpuesta por Convocatoria Neuquina por la Justicia y la Libertad, la Cooperativa de Trabajo (8300) y el ...
PE*   67 - Producción de minera Shougang se reduce en 40% por huelga
             Radio Programas del Perú (RPP) - 31 May 2007
             La huelga es acatada desde hace más 50 días por 300 trabajadores de la Cooperativa de Trabajo y Fomento del Empleo Santo Domingo, con la que Shougang ...
AR*   68 - Fedecoop Con Consejo Renovado
             Mi Mercedes - 31 May 2007
             Vocal Suplente 3º: Alfredo Billordo, Cooperativa de Trabajo “22 de Abril” Ltda. (Capital). Vocal Suplente 4º: Juan Acevedo, Cooperativa de Servicios ...
AR*   69 - La justicia obligó al gobierno neuquino a entregar información ...
             Diario Línea Capital - 31 May 2007
             El amparo había sido interpuesto por Convocatoria Neuquina por la Justicia y la Libertad, la Cooperativa de Trabajo (8300) y el Sindicato de Prensa de ...
AR*   70 - Fallo sobre publicidad oficial
             Momarandu.com – 31 May 2007
             ... la Asociación de los Derechos Civiles (ADC) y la Cooperativa de Trabajadores de Prensa 8.300, solicitaron oportunamente al gobierno de Jorge Sobisch que ...
ES*   71 - La SEC inicia la purga por las 'stock options'
             Cinco Días – 31 May 2007
             En el caso concreto de estas stock options las respuestas a estas preguntas no están del todo claras en todas las situaciones. En la de Brocade, ...
ES*   72 - Economía/Empresas.- Ex directivo de EADS Noel Forgeard niega que ...
             Finanzas.com – 31 May 2007
             ... que hizo "como el 75% de los directivos" del consorcio europeo, a saber, vender sus 'stock-options' "entre finales de 2005 y la primavera de 2006". ...
ES*   73 - Los sueldos de los directores generales españoles, los octavos ...
             elEconomista.es - 31 May 2007
             La razón, algo materialista, tenía su lógica y se conoció pasados unos años: buena parte de su sueldo se diseñaba con forma de stock options y dependía de ...
IT*   74 - Un sistema capitalistico simmetrico
             Terza Repubblica – 31 mag 2007
             Sono sicuro che Cuccia, da quell’aldilà in cui non si è portato stock options milionarie, fa voti perchè le sue creature trovino finalmente pace e ...
BR*   75 - Lei dos camelôs é suspensa pela Justiça da Paraíba
             Consultor Jurídico – 31 Mai 2007
              ... da lei, que determina ao Poder Executivo solicitar a proposta de localização do comércio informal à cooperativa de trabalhadores e outras entidades.
US*   76 - Cantor Fitzgerald Merges Brokers in $1.3 Billion Deal (Update4)
             Bloomberg - May 30, 2007
             Bringing ESpeed and BGC together ``offers the clearest and fastest path to value creation for both ESpeed shareholders and the employee owners of BGC,'' ...
UK*   77 - Bank retains role after Cantor U-turn
             Financial News Online US, UK - May 30, 2007
             ... described the move as “serving the best long-term interests of eSpeed’s stockholders, both companies’ customers and BGC’s employee-owners”. ...
US*   78 - Clinton police dogs fare well in trials
             Oak Ridger, TN - May 30, 2007
             Be a Part of Our Success EOD Technology, Inc. is a growing employee- owned company specializing in munitions response,... Full Time Environmental Service ...
US*   79 - Manufacturing demand
             St. Petersburg Times, FL - May 30, 2007
             In nearby Euclid, where factories line Interstate 90 for miles, hiring can be demanding for the employee-owned Marine Mechanical Corp., which makes electric ...
US*   80 - Allen Agency supports Relay For Life
             VillageSoup Belfast, ME - May 30, 2007
             Serving Midcoast Maine since 1866, the Allen Agency is an employee-owned insurance, employee benefits, and financial services company with offices in Camden ...
US*   81 - Round Table Pizza Raises the Stakes on Quality With the New ...
             PR Newswire (press release), NY - May 30, 2007
             Round Table Pizza, Inc. is a private, 100% employee-owned company with corporate offices based in Concord, California.
US*   82 - CACI to Buy Consulting Firm Wexford
             Forbes, NY - May 30, 2007
             Military technology contractor CACI International Inc. said Wednesday it agreed to buy Wexford Group International, an employee-owned government consulting ...
US*   83 - Caci Signs Definitive Deal To Acquire Stock Of Wexford Group ...
             Trading Markets, CA - May 30, 2007
             Wexford is an employee-owned consulting firm serving federal government clients in both domestic and international locations. Terms of the transaction were ...
US*   84 - Martek Biosciences Appoints Tim Fealey As SVP And Chief Innovation ...
             RTT News, NY - May 30, 2007
             Wexford is an employee-owned consulting firm serving federal government clients in both domestic and international locations. Terms of the transaction were ...
US*   85 - CACI Announces Intent to Acquire Wexford Group International
             Earthtimes.org - May 30, 2007
             Wexford is an employee-owned consulting firm serving federal government clients in both domestic and international locations. Terms of the transaction were ...
US*   86 - Story Achieves Safety Milestone
             Associated Construction Publications, GA - May 30, 2007
             Established in 1934, Story is a Merit Shop general contractor, construction manager and design-build company. The corporation is employee-owned with 28 key ...
US*   87 - Dr. Peter J. Mason Joins MWH
             Earthtimes.org - May 30, 2007
             Headquartered in Broomfield, Colo., MWH is a private, employee-owned firm with approximately 6000 employees worldwide. The company provides water, ...
US*   88 - CH2M HILL Announces Expansion of IT Help Desk Capabilities
             Earthtimes.org - May 30, 2007
             Headquartered in Denver, Colo., employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in engineering, construction, and operations for public and private clients. ...
US*   89 - CH2M HILL Announces Expansion of IT Help Desk Capabilities
             PR Newswire (press release), NY - May 30, 2007
             About CH2M HILL Headquartered in Denver, Colo., employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in engineering, construction, and operations for public and ...
US*   90 - An exclusive on Ky. beef
             Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - May 30, 2007
             Employee-owned Remke Markets plans to cut out the middleman by selling an assortment of aged Angus beef from central Kentucky farms directly to consumers. ...
US*   91 - Milan shares close flat; losers led by Alitalia, BPM - UPDATE
             Forbes, NY - May 30, 2007
             One broker said he dimissed worries about BPM employee shareholder opposition to the merger, saying the consolidation urge in the bank sector is too much of ...
US*   92 - Longtime banker retiring next month
             KC Community News, KS - May 30, 2007
             Gibson was among the founders of an employee stock ownership plan that bought Miami County National Bank from WC “Dub” Hartley in 1986 in a leveraged buyout ...
CA*   93 - Northern owner says he's close to reopening
             Sault Star, Canada - May 30, 2007
             Northern Breweries was formed in 1979 as a result of an employee buyout when Carling O’Keefe decided to sell its Northern operations.
JM*   94 - DB&G to pay out 38% net profit to shareholders
             Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - May 30, 2007
             Since the ESOP was established, five allotments of shares were made between 2002 and 2006, resulting in the issuing of 46.9 million shares, which make up ...
US*   95 - Companies mum on why they change auditors
             Daily Report, GA - May 30, 2007
             ... after the auditor had directed the company to disclose things about its employee stock-option plan that the company would rather have kept cloaked. ...
US*   96 - SEC Settles With Brocade Over Options Backdating, People Say
             Bloomberg - May 30, 2007
             ... biggest home-improvement retailer, to determine if grant dates on employee stock options were falsified to inflate their value at shareholders' expense. ...
US*   97 - Mobius to Demonstrate World-Class Insurance Solutions at IASA ...
             PR Newswire (press release), NY - May 30, 2007
             ... changes in accounting for employee stock options, general conditions in the economy and the impact of recently enacted or proposed regulations. ...
UK*   98 - Germany: Lower Saxony lifts stake in Volkswagen to 20.36%
             Automotive World (subscription), UK - May 30, 2007
             Reuters notes Volkswagen employee share option plans had threatened to pull the state's stake below the 20% level that has until now guaranteed that it gets ...
AU*   99 - Red River to raise $6.9m for exploration
             WA Business News (subscription), Australia - May 30, 2007
             In the absence of any share options being exercised before the record date, it is estimated that a further 22861752 shares and 22861752 share options will ...
US*   100 - Shares Slide At Volkswagen<