If you are referring to "they" as the two employees, "they" have no money to buy back a pair of shoelaces not to mention any of this stock.
The four companies paid to promote this stock started their pump campaign in alignment with the news release of news that says, "...is authorized to repurchase up to 10 million of its outstanding shares of common stock during the next 12 months."
Key word here is Authorized
MFTH's BODs could "authorize" a couple cases of Bud Light and a couple call girls if they wanted to. It does not mean the beer, chicks or stock will ever be purchased! Just that they are/could be authorized!