Master thesis: Executive Incentives and Corporate Pay-out Policy in the United Kingdom
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Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR)
Master thesis written for the MSc program financial economics at the Erasmus School of Economics with the subject of Executive incentives and corporate payout policy
ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM
ERASMUS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
MSc Economics & Business
Master Specialisation Financial Economics
Master Thesis:
Executive Incentives and Corporate Pay-out Policy in the United
Kingdom
Date final version: 06-04-2020
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,Abstract
I examine the relation between executive incentives and corporate pay-out policy in the United
Kingdom using a sample of 5,551 observations. I find that executive stock ownership is positively
related to dividends and stock repurchases, which gives reason to believe that equity stakes handed
to executives are used to align the interests of executives with those of shareholders. Executive
option holdings also have a positive effect on corporate pay-outs, but only via share repurchases.
Delta of stock options has a positive relation with dividends and total pay-outs. When the sample is
split into large and small firms, there is a considerable difference in the outcomes.
APPENDIX A ......................................................................................................................................................... 32
A.1 Dividends regression .............................................................................................................................. 32
A.2 Repurchase regression ........................................................................................................................... 32
A.3 Total pay-out regression ........................................................................................................................ 32
A.4 Repurchase share regression ................................................................................................................. 32
A.5 Delta regression ..................................................................................................................................... 32
APPENDIX B - FCF DUMMIES WITHOUT NET OPERATING CASH FLOW AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES....................................... 33
APPENDIX C - NO LEVERAGE .................................................................................................................................... 34
APPENDIX D - LOW LEVERAGE DUMMY ...................................................................................................................... 35
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