Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
Stock Appreciation Right — Stock appreciation rights (SARs) is a method for companies to give their management or employees a bonus if the company performs well financially. Such a method is called a plan . Stock appreciation rights (SARs) and phantom stock are very… … Wikipedia
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights — Infobox Organization name = Leadership Conference on Civil Rights image border = caption = headquarters = Washington, DC formation = 1950 website = http://www.civilrights.org/ The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) is an umbrella group… … Wikipedia
option — op·tion 1 / äp shən/ n 1: the power or right to choose; also: a choice made or available 2: a privilege of demanding fulfillment of a contract on any day within a specified time 3: a contract conveying in exchange for the payment of a premium a… … Law dictionary
distributable reserves — Under section 236 of the Companies Act 1985 distributable profit is the profit shown in the latest statutory accounts after deductions or adding any reserves or deficit carried forward from earlier years (and having taken out of account any… … Law dictionary
exercise price — Also known as the strike price. The price per security at which the holder of an option may buy or sell the underlying security. Related links share appreciation rights (SARs) Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and … Law dictionary
Compensation and benefits — (abbreviated “C B”) is a sub discipline of human resources, focused on employee compensation and benefits policy making. It is also known in the UK as “total reward” and as “remuneration” in Australia and New Zealand. Contents 1 The basic… … Wikipedia
Camouflage Compensation — Compensation that is granted to upper echelon employees, directors, consultants and related parties that is not fully disclosed in mandatory company filings. In some cases of camouflage compensation, the compensation is fully disclosed, but in… … Investment dictionary
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
