You may be right but even so such a slap in the face to shareholders who were speaking with leadership when the stock was $1, and they seemed surprised it was that low.
You may be right but shareholders deserve clarification.
"ESOs are often granted without any cash outlay requirement from the employee. If the exercise price is $50 per share and the market price is $70, for example, the company may simply pay the employee the difference between the two prices multiplied by the number of stock option shares. If 500 shares are vested, the amount paid to the employee is ($20 X 500 shares), or $10,000. This eliminates that need for the worker to purchase the shares before the stock is sold, and this structure makes the options more valuable. ESOs are an expense to the employer, and the cost of issuing the stock options is posted to the company's income statement.
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