The shares can be sold starting today under the terms of the three-year option program, the company said today in a statement on the Budapest Stock Exchange’s Web site. Richter spokeswoman Zsuzsa Beke said she couldn’t immediately comment. Richter has 18.6 million shares outstanding and a market value of Ft 796.1 billion ($4.2 billion). The shares have risen 9.6% over the past 12 months, opening today at Ft 42,715. (Bloomberg)