At 10M shares, they have the gamble opportunity to make $500,000 @ $.05 or even $1M @ $.10. Or even sell off half @ $.05 to recover debt owed, then ride the remaining shares to possibly make a large profit beyond what was owed. I'm sure they weighed this opportunity verses risk of being able to possibly get less than what was owed. I'm also sure they got to see all current cards on the table to indicate the company's potential before agreeing on the deal.