According to Reuters, a THQ shareholder has sued executives and directors of the company. He is accusing the company of foul play in the matters of stock option grant practices. THQ indicated this during a filing it made on Wednesday.

The company filed the complaint on August 25 in Los Angeles Superior Court. It alleges, among other things, that there are improprieties in THQ's stock optioning. The company's board of directors in addition to some current and former officers are the defendants.

This news follows an August 7th announcement from THQ that the company received a request from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for documents and information related to its stock option grant practices from Jan. 1, 1996 on.