It is not really a new news. Back in 2006, Paul Jacobs, in an interview with Financial Times, hinted at exactly this. (Of course no details about unvested options)
” So I want to keep the company together. We considered restructuring the company to protect the licensing business. If it comes down to that and that’s the best way to enhance shareholder value then that’s what we’re going to do. But we expect that we’re going to be able to keep the company together.”
