Just a note, the original 1.2 million Facebook shares are before the 5-for-1 split last October. So in terms of "new" shares, the settlement contains 6 million

Just a note, the original 1.2 million Facebook shares are before the 5-for-1 split last October. So in terms of "new" shares, the settlement contains 6 million shares. The irony you point out is very telling, but would be less ironic if Facebook's stock value had not risen since the settlement day?