Presumably he can change compensation easily, as long as it's equivalent. A company a friend was at made the change and they got more money (than they'd have ma

Presumably he can change compensation easily, as long as it's equivalent. A company a friend was at made the change and they got more money (than they'd have made with RSUs that were sold at acquisition). The 'more' part made it legal without renegotiating. Removing stock options just means that many fewer communionists have a say over other matters in the company because they won't buy stock.