Google Reprices Employee Stock Options - CBS News

Google has repriced 7. The company, based in Mountain View, Calif. Google has 20, employees.

The repricing program expired Monday morning. Although the company framed the repricing as a way motivate and retain employees, the program irked some shareholders who are still stuck with big losses on their investments.

The biggest block of shareholders are the employees and founders. They would have the votes to do anything they wanted to anyways.

Retaining the best and brightest is good for investors. Incentivising employees to drive prices in a nearer term way is not bad either.

The cost to the investors of repricing options could be less than the cost of languishing morale. Sections Home Search Skip to content.

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Official Google Blog: Announcing Google's Employee Option Exchange Program

Close search Site Search Navigation Search NYTimes. Clear this text input. By Dealbook March 11, 7: Does the vesting date move forward in time or is this just free money for employees? Clearly, Google cares for its employee more than its share holders.