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To: Lee Lichterman III who wrote (35294)	5/3/2002 9:21:58 AM
From: Susan G	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52237

I did not hear it, thanks for posting!! Options compensation in earnings, the next thing that is going to hurt companies IMO. No one is safe, GE, the american favorite is proof of that...

To: Lee Lichterman III who wrote (35294)	5/3/2002 12:15:31 PM
From: Berney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52237

Lee, Thanks for posting the highlights of the speech. I would note that I look at all the 10-Q's and 10-K's for the Big Boyz. I very silly hobby of mine. In the vast majority of the Big Boyz, the expensing of options is a non-issue. The real culprit is in a category called currency translation charges. For the uninformed, these multi-nationals book their revenues; however, when they convert it back to dollars, the losses they sustain (interesting how it is almost always losses) do not reduce the revenue they booked but are recorded directly against shareholders' equity. IMHO It is a Joke! Just a View from the Swamp Berney

To: Lee Lichterman III who wrote (35294)	5/3/2002 2:46:16 PM
From: mepci	Respond to of 52237

Lee: Excellent enunciation by Greenie. Dell stockholders did not see the impact before because the profits from derivative trading hid the fact that it is their money going to the kid and party. Now that the derivative loss is directly hitting SE, they should see that (atleast partially). But this loss is hidden under the cloud of treasury stock. FASB & SEC should force accounting rules to the top lines, so that these losses are clearly reflected in the earnings.