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To: Ali Chen who wrote (78705)	4/28/2002 11:30:11 PM
From: ptanner	Respond to of 275872

Ali, re: employee stock plans re: "You issue few new certificates, and get $5/share, and you recognize this as a revenue BTW." IIRC, the money received from stock options is not counted as revenue. re: "Even if you subtract those $4B/y?" If you want to subtract out the money spent on stock buybacks you should add $762M which was what Intel received in 2001 for exercised options. intel.com On your main point: I strongly agree that options plans should be noted as an expense especially if they are routine and essential. -PT