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To: rkral who wrote (178356)	6/23/2004 9:55:39 AM
From: willcousa	Respond to of 186894

To give Bryant his due, his statement is correct if you average the last two years and nearly correct if you average the last three years. One could give him credit on the three year period by rounding to the nearest whole number. My problem with the statement is that while it is reasonably correct over the last three years it does not represent typical behavior for Intel - either viewed over a longer time frame or if viewed as atypical behavior for an atypical period in the market. Will

To: rkral who wrote (178356)	6/23/2004 10:47:44 AM
From: Elmer Phud	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

rhral So I find no data to support your claim of Bryant's statement .. except for the one year 2002. Go listen to the last CC and hear for yourself.

To: rkral who wrote (178356)	6/24/2004 10:26:26 AM
From: Windsock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

The number of option shares exercised does not equate to options issued. After the shares in an option grant vest, an Intel employee typically has up to 5 years to exercise a vested option grant by paying the strike price to Intel. So in a given year, an employee could be exercising more than one year worth of option grants or less. Also, the number of shares exercised is not adjusted for splits since the time of option grant. You would need the number of share grants issued in a given year to compare with the number of shares repurchased in that year to make a valid comparison.