agree with the buy bit, but I see this as a quasi placement to the new director ...... why should he take it? what does he know that the rest of us don't? Don't get me wrong, I'd rather it be in friendly hands but it stinks. Geez, I'd love to be 'threatened' to exercise options that are some 30+% in the money only to be given a new lot of freebies at a level no to far away anyway.