We've tried from day one to articulate the challenges for the company, which were rather significant. We also had very significant assets and tried to articulate what we were trying to do to restore a formerly great company. We really thought we were there in the middle of last year. A number of board members personally invested amounts to buy Nortel stock. I've been in business for 34 years and I've never bought a share from a company. There used to be equity programs. A year ago we put in $500,000, including my three boys, who put some of their college savings in there.
First of all, we really believed what we were saying. You can look back and criticize some of those decisions, but there's not a lack of commitment and passion in making the investments for the future. When the world changed upside down, then we were very transparent internally, and made a painful decision at this point in time, particularly in the pension programs. They are not touchable, if you will, by the company or the creditors. We continue to make all payments, including special payments in the program. The reason we're trying to optimize the value—