Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc (AUPH)

[zzaatt]

I'm afraid the gadfly's attempt to "help" you misfired.

Oh Ganz, where should I start. She did not ACQUIRE 53,291 shares, she was GIVEN those shares under the terms of her employment agreement..

I guess "biotech res" does not have access to a dictionary.

Here's Oxford Eng. Dict. on the meaning of "acquire" (which seems to be the word that upset "biorese"s equilibrium):

1 Gain or get as one's own, by one's own exertions or qualities.
2 Come into possession of.

Her stocks clearly qualify for definition 2 and the "gain" by her "own exertions or qualities" is the act of accepting the position in AUPH and performing "exertions" that are defined for the position.

THEREFORE: "acquire" is a perfectly appropriate use in this context.