Ouch, as my girlfriend is punching me, I have to reply to your post STRONGUS. For once we agree 100%. Why can't people see what's happening here? They are diluting left and right. That alex charecter better learn how the market works. A share buy back constitutes a company buying back shares on the open market and retiring those shares. It has nothing to do with restricted shares. He is really uninformed as to how the market operates.