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Equilar® Releases 2007 Fortune 1000 Equity Report
For Release: October 19, 2007
Redwood Shores, CA - Equilar, the market leader for executive compensation benchmarking solutions, today released its 2007 Fortune 1000 Equity Report. This report, sponsored by Fidelity Investments’ Stock Plan Services, provides a comprehensive analysis of equity compensation trends at Fortune 1000 companies for the past three fiscal years. Select key findings include:
- From 2004 to 2006, the median number of total stock options granted to all employees by Fortune 1000 companies fell by 40.9 percent.
- The prevalence of Fortune 1000 companies reporting restricted stock grants for employees increased from 46.6 percent in 2004 to 61.8 percent in 2006.
- Driven largely by declines in stock option grant rates, median burn rates for Fortune 1000 companies fell from 1.2 percent in 2004 to 0.7 percent in 2006.
- From 2004 to 2006, the prevalence of additional share requests devoted to Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) at Fortune 1000 companies remained fairly consistent, increasing from 15.1 percent to 15.6 percent, respectively.
The 2007 Fortune 1000 Equity Report is available online in Equilar’s new CustomInsight knowledge center library. Copies of the report may also be obtained by calling Equilar at 1-877-441-6090 or visiting http://www.equilar.com/Equilar_Fidelity_2007_Equity_Report.html.
About Equilar, Inc.
Equilar is the leading independent provider of executive compensation benchmarking solutions. Equilar, a NASDAQ alliance partner, helps its clients make informed decisions on executive compensation matters with independent research. Equilar's clients include leading human capital firms, corporations, law firms and private equity firms. Equilar's independent research is frequently featured in Bloomberg, CNBC, Fortune, The New York Times, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal and other leading media publications. For further information on Equilar and emerging trends in executive compensation, please visit www.equilar.com or email info@equilar.com.
Media Contact:
Alexander Cwirko-Godycki
650-286-4567
press@equilar.com
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