1.   And many corporate-governance specialists say that any risk an executive faces from holding a big stock position is offset by high executive pay and generous severance agreements.

2.   Apple in June drew up severance agreements, better known as golden parachutes, for its top executives.

3.   As part of his severance agreement, all the options can be exercised at any time he wishes.

4.   At other companies, executives who quit their jobs have returned stock as part of severance agreements and received no money directly in return.

5.   By accepting and keeping the money, the court ruled, Oubre accepted the terms of the severance agreement even if it fails to meet some legal requirements.

6.   Grant also told Piggie he was cutting off the severance agreement.

7.   He said he went to the board Saturday after reading in a newspaper that morning that Bottone was resigning and was negotiating a severance agreement.

8.   I signed a severance agreement in which I promised not to sue for age discrimination.

9.   If the company hands you a severance agreement, ask if you can take it home and read it carefully before signing it.

10.   In a countersuit Dixon also alleged he was forced out of his job in January, and coerced into signing the severance agreement.