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To: Todd D. Wiener who wrote (10966)	6/4/1999 1:34:00 PM
From: Marc Newman	Respond to of 14266

Todd, I think the NYSE issue will come up at the shareholder's meeting. People are talking about it on the MF board. It's bizarre that a company with a buy rec on the stock would push the price down. You'd think they'd be burning their own retail customers. THQ's record on game releases is probably above average. And I think we knew well before Christmas that Rugrats 64 was pushed back. The good news is that there's only a few more weeks to wait. And in the case of Rugrats I don't think the delay was due to quality issues--just managing earnings. And then channel checks might even come back into vogue. Right now, kudos to the Yahoo board for their checks. Rugrats and wrestling are still moving well. Marc

To: Todd D. Wiener who wrote (10966)	6/4/1999 1:53:00 PM
From: Jim Munroe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14266

Options I got my report just a few days ago and had to decide how to vote on the options issue. I voted "NO". I am not against options in general to the extent they act as an incentive for key employees. The problem with THQ options is less with the granting of the options than with the selling of the underlying stock. THQ management has to understand that when they cash in their options regularly, it gets THQ listed as a company with unusual insider selling which scares off many potential new investors. Also, with such a thinly traded stock, the volume of stock sold as a result of cashing in options acts as a drag on the stock price. Finally, options that are cashed in are no longer an incentive. If THQ wants to claim a concern for "shareholder value", they have to develop a better policy about options that better represents the interests of the stockholders.