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Why don't RSUs generate a treasury-stock buyback offset, while options do?

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TSM offsets gross dilution with shares repurchased using the cash proceeds from exercise. Options have a strike price, so exercising generates cash proceeds the company uses to buy back stock. RSUs…

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