They did pass the resolution for options...it was put to a ballot.

As far as raising money goes, I'm sure that's why the brokers were there. Only one identified herself as such, and no company names were mentioned, at least not publicly. As far as the current CEO leaving, he's leaving by title only. He's still sticking around as a consultant on pretty much everything, for 5 years.

You might also be interested to know that Jerry addressed the news release issue. I believe he said they had 16 releases of "substance" during the year, which he claimed were more than all of the other competitors in the industry had combined.