They will be holding whatever is left after extended redemption. Emphasis is on holding. They don't own it and in fact it's all going to be in funds that have a specific purpose. A huge chunk will be in a community led fund and of course it will also be used to ditribute NEM further through bounties and what not.
I don't like it either but it's not like there was much of a choice.

And plz don't say we should have burned it.