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To: BWAC who wrote (4276)	7/24/2002 1:07:03 PM
From: The Ox	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95765

When a company gives something of value to its employees in return for their services, it is clearly a compensation expense. And if expenses don't belong in the earnings statement, where in the world do they belong?

To: BWAC who wrote (4276)	7/24/2002 1:16:07 PM
From: The Ox	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95765

Your post deserves more than my previous response. Like a footnote on an Enron 10-Q filing, simply showing the effect of eps dilution as related to stock options isn't enough. It doesn't show who gets the compensation and at what value this compensation was dispensed. Having a "bucket" (an entry line on the quarterly report) that gets adjusted every quarter for options expense is one way that companies can better communicate with the public on this issue. Is it more work for the company? Yes. Would it provide (EDIT):us a greater explanation of (EDIT):what the company's options activity has been? Yes.