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Apple ‘falsified' files on Jobs' options
Steve Jobs, chief executive of Apple Computer, was handed 7.5m stock options in 2001 without the required authorisation from the company's board of directors, according to people familiar with the matter. Records that purported to show a full board meeting had taken place to approve Mr Jobs' remuneration, as required by Apple's procedures, were later falsified. (29/12) ReadKeyword(s) : Left-handed, Record, Show, APPLE
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