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The Disclosure of Directors Share Option Information in UK Companies

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The Disclosure of Directors Share Option Information in UK Companies. / Conyon, Martin; Mallin, C; Sadler, G.
In: Applied Financial Economics, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2002, p. 95-103.

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Conyon, M, Mallin, C & Sadler, G 2002, 'The Disclosure of Directors Share Option Information in UK Companies', Applied Financial Economics, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 95-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603100110088076

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Conyon, M., Mallin, C., & Sadler, G. (2002). The Disclosure of Directors Share Option Information in UK Companies. Applied Financial Economics, 12(2), 95-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603100110088076

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Conyon M, Mallin C, Sadler G. The Disclosure of Directors Share Option Information in UK Companies. Applied Financial Economics. 2002;12(2):95-103. doi: 10.1080/09603100110088076

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Conyon, Martin ; Mallin, C ; Sadler, G. / The Disclosure of Directors Share Option Information in UK Companies. In: Applied Financial Economics. 2002 ; Vol. 12, No. 2. pp. 95-103.

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