You don't PUT SOMETHING IN FILINGS you are TRYING to HIDE!!!
LMMFAO!!!! How ridiculous!
They did the SAME THING WITH the Announcement of Alan Stone moving from BOD-member to COO...they did NOT discuss any previous share issuance, & have NOTHING to HIDE....
It's IN THE DANG FILINGS for crying out loud. Geesh!!
Perfectly normal action by a publicly traded company (In fact common in private C-Corps and S-Corps as well). You can research many other hiring documents that are publicly filed CEO's and executives where they receive share's a compensation. This may also happen during board meetings for compensation for future pay and performance as well. In addition, you can see this happen in acquisitions as well.