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To: GVTucker who wrote (67265)	3/9/2005 9:29:48 AM
From: rkral	Read Replies (1) of 77400

OT ... GVTucker, re "The fact is that Google DID expense options out of the gate." It just looks that way, because GOOG granted a lot of options with "below-market" exercises prior to the IPO; judging by the numbers ... way below. "As permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-based Compensation (“SFAS 123”), the Company accounts for employee stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”), and related interpretations. Under APB 25, deferred compensation for options granted to employees is equal to its intrinsic value, determined as the difference between the exercise price and the reassessed value for accounting purposes of the underlying stock on the date of grant. " Ron

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