I am puzzled by this post Evelynn as I too took redundancy from Aer Lingus in 2002 and had to surrender my share certificates before leaving and 'volunteer' to sell when there were in-house share auctions. I still had some remaining when the last auction before privitisation was held, and I refused to sign the paperwork sent to me and sent it back saying I wanted to hold onto them. The only response I got was a cheque in the post!
Does this mean that all departing staff were not treated equitably or was this an enhancement of the package offered to more recently departing staff?