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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (16417)	8/5/2002 9:18:46 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42834

SB, ok, how about earning be report INCLUDING the ALL outstanding dilution at any given time. unexercised in the money option swill be used to reduce earnings. this will be the headline number by law instead of hiding it on a page 23 footnote. sound reasonable? I'd go a little further. All outstanding options, including far out of the money. This wouldn't be a hardship as they could just be cancelled. Alternately, don't ever let buybacks reverse dilution. If you dilute your shares, it's permanent, at least available for inspection. since it isn't an employee expense, we should do away with the expense deduction, right? No, it still injures the shareholders so they deserve a deduction. It would be much easier to apply the deduction to the company as opposed to each shareholder individually. Regards, Don