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May 31, 2001

Dot-bomb hangover

Keeping track of outstanding options and the effect of stock overhang

Shareholders know that many of the companies they invest in pass out stock options like candy on Halloween. They know management loves to use stock options as an incentive-based remuneration program that gives executives, staffers and board members a stake in the company's financial future. They also know that handing out too many stock options can easily dilute a company's stock. They know all that and yet they still don't seem to mind. Or at least they didn't seem to mind until the bottom

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