No probs.
I'd read the original Mail article and thought that even for them it was an apalling bit of journalism. Perhaps my response to the thread was a bit severe ... mpst people don't understand these schemes .... but BA do have enough problems at the moment without their own staff thinking that this is more than it is. I do realise most people take these issues on face value.
This particular offer is not particularly attractive and hardly going to get the juices running. In fact they will only earn (very little) if they get their staff back on-side. Exactly the sort of incentive staff would want their bosses to have.
Thanks UK1 , without you on the FT BA forum us mortals wouldn't understand a thing about basically anything.
For dimwits like myself, could you enlighten me on how much money the directors are risking, out of their own personal finances?
So in 3 years time , how much money will the directors lose if the share price plummets to £1 per share?
Conversely ,if the price goes up to say £5 in 3 years time will they make a profit?
What element of risk is there in this 'investment' for the directors?
Foolishly I thought they couldn't lose on the deal.