Wrong Henry,,,Directors cannot order up as many shares as they want. The offer was 1share for every 2 held as of Dec.18 '09. As a regular investor who exercised his rights under the r/o, I too will get a second bite at the pie as it were. The second round is not limited to the company directors. When the final tabulation of unsubscribed shares under the r/o has been released, I will be notified by the company to partake in the second round. Understand, these figures,other than the final total, will not be released to the public. As an investor of record as of Dec, of '09, Its really nobodys buisness how many shares,if any I personally choose to purchase as a long term investor of Empire Energy. Make no mistake though, much like the rest of you guys, I am bitting my lip,holding my breath,and trying not to wiz my pants waiting for the lease approval to be announced. As Howard Halftel keeps saying, stay patient, wait for "official" company news releases, And hold on tight. Cause were all fixin to be rich!.......:)