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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 01:37:00 -0800 (PST)
From: office.chairman@enron.com
To: all.downtown@enron.com
Subject: Over $50 -- You made it happen!
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On Wall Street, people are talking about Enron.  At Enron, we're talking=20
about people...our people.  You are the driving force behind every success=
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that our company has experienced, including our high-performing stock price=
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which surpassed the $50 mark only a few days ago. You made it happen!

To show our appreciation for your hard work and commitment to Enron=01,s=20
continued success, eligible regular full-time and regular part-time employe=
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who were on the payroll of a wholly-owned Enron company at Dec. 31, 1999 wi=
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receive 50 Enron stock options.  A special stock option award certificate a=
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a copy of the stock plan will be sent to you in the next few weeks.

About the stock options grant:
The grant was effective Jan. 18, 2000, therefore, the option grant price is=
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$55.50.
Options will have a seven-year term, which means you must exercise these=20
options before seven years have passed.
Options will vest 25 percent on Feb. 28, 2000 and 25 percent each subsequen=
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January 18th thereafter until fully vested, as long as you are an employee =
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Enron.  This means you may exercise 25 percent of these options as early as=
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Feb. 28.
This grant is made in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Enron=
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Corp. Stock Plans and the award documents, which you will receive in the=20
coming weeks.=20

Due to varying international restrictions and legalities, Enron employees i=
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certain international locations will receive some other form of recognition=
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Your local management and human resources representative will communicate=
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further details.

Visit home.enron.com for additional information.  There you can access a li=
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of frequently asked questions regarding stock options.  And you can view a=
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special message from Ken Lay.  To access the special message, you must have=
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IP-TV and a sound card. If you are not able to view Ken=01,s message, a=20
transcript is available.  If you encounter any technical difficulties, plea=
se=20
contact your PC Help Desk.

To help celebrate this occasion Plaza Java located in the Enron Building wi=
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offer 50-cent Coffee of the Day and 50-cent Krispy Kreme donuts today only,=
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while quantities last.

Again, thank you for all you do to make Enron a successful global energy an=
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broadband services company and a great place to work.=20