RE:Options discussion: conditional on performance The 'strike price' equals to the price that the stock had been trading on the day when the share options are granted to management. So there is no incentive for management to work to increase the share price, unless they are ready to exit or sell the company, since a higher stock price does not work in their favor until such a time when they are ready to exit/sell the company. So existing shareholders of the company should be concerned of management's / BOD actions to expand the company float at this time.