Regarding the deferred salaries that the C-Suite are taking.

Why can't the deferred salary be paid in cash once the company is ebdita positive rather than in shares? After EIB and appropriate financing they could resume taking full salary and once the company is profitable they could be back-paid in cash for any deferred salaries. As a shareholder, I appreciate the initiative for reducing operational costs and (almost) agree that deferred salaries should be paid but to do so with shares feels a bit underhanded. Salaries aren't normally paid in shares so why is it setup this way.