Intel Corp (INTC)

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My question was: what is the rationale for Intel to feel the need to raise its option grants from 1-1.5%/yr to 2%/yr? That's a 33% - 100% increase in potential dilution to existing shareholders!

---Here is the answer to your question. Adding hourly employees to the stock option program beginning in 1997 would increase the percentage of options granted......

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http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/CN021197.HTM
New Across-The-Board Stock Program Begins in 1997
SANTA CLARA, CA, February 11, 1997 - All employees at Intel Corporation are now eligible for stock options - just the latest positive news in a record-breaking year for Intel and its employees.

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