Long-Awaited Option Vote Rule About To Become Reality . By Phyllis Plitch Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--More than a year after the nation's stock exchanges went to work reviewing listing standards in an effort to restore investor confidence, the first of a batch of corporate governance reforms is finally becoming a reality. Under new market listing standards expected to be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday, companies will have to bring most stock option plans to a shareholder vote. Once the rules are in place, companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and...
