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To: John Hull who wrote (126706)	2/6/2001 11:28:28 AM
From: Hightechhooper	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

John, No one has mentioned a conspiracy theory regarding the timing of the sales. It is a marketting issue plain and simple. Recognizing that everything top executives say or do can impact market psychology is a good starting point. I hope others at INTC aren't as close minded as you appear to be. You really should try to get out of the box sometime, it can be fun and rewarding.

To: John Hull who wrote (126706)	2/6/2001 1:33:46 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

"Is there any chance that we'll avoid having the next story about Grove, Barrett, Otellini, et. al., and their option exercises" I don't think so. The message is plain and clear: if a company top executive is exercising and not _holding_ the stock of his own company, in amounts of tens of millions $$, it means that he/she has some better place to put the money in. And this place is not his company. Is it your contention to say that they need those $60M-100M to buy groceries to support their family's immediate needs, as a part of "their overall compensation" and "routine option exercises? What you are trying to tell in your message is: "Don't worry guys, if Andy or Barrett won't take chances and will immediately cash out all options near expiration, there are way too many fools over here who will continue to sustain your current stock price". Did I get your message correctly, John?