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Strategies & Market Trends : Employee Stock Options - NQSOs & ISOs -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Exacctnt who wrote (223)	8/19/2002 7:14:53 AM
From: jt101	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 786

<<<An important additional piece of information regarding those option grants. For the years 2000, 2001, and 2002, the weighted average grant price was $28.60, $45.03, and $16.15. What that means is that employees are not going to exercise those options until the stock's market price rises above the grant price. Comparing costs at the $10 strike price was illustrative only and was not a practical example>> I somewhat disagree here. Almost all tech companies have repriced stock options, without any shame. So don't be surprised if NTAP also reprice the stock options with weighted average grant price being close to 10 or for that matter any price. Note to self : I agree stock option grants motivate employees for more productive work, BUT , they can also be a reason / source for employee frustration / distraction resulting in less productive work.