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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (415154)	6/16/2003 6:45:59 AM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Kind of like paying for a head horse, eh?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (415154)	6/17/2003 4:55:28 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

All the more reason for companies to issue restricted stock instead of options. Most 'smart' executives, who receive stock options, only exercise them when in-the-money, and then cash them out immediately (or hedge against losses). If the options always remain under-water, they simply never exercise them... and then walk away, or finnagle the board into re-pricing them. Actual STOCK grants are the only sure way to tie an individual's interests with the long-term interests of a company.