Giving back shares? I don't think i have seen that before. That would certainly be a huge step in the right direction or at least get rid of the options that were awarded.

The other concern is we are fast approaching year end and what is their plan for next year? I don't know if this stock can handle more compensation increases at both companies plus stock options all prepaid at the beginning of the year ...that is only a few months away. The shares the Qs issued themselves for 2012 (incl. options) was 200 million+.

One of Allen's conditions should be to tie any shares issued to performance and benchmarks.