Mr. Lehner has agreed to a visit by a shareholder and a Stockwire member -
A Canadien member of another forum (Stockwire.com) has initiated contact with our CEO Mr. Lehner and this is the first reply followed below by the second... What a fantastic opportunity and a HUGE positive signal for ALL shareholders -
Hello Again Mr. Veltheer,
It would be a pleasure to meet you. Let us however choose the day and time carefully so as to ensure that you can speak with a member of management as well. As to photos, let us think together about how to accomplish this so that there is preservation of confidentiality where necessary. I have some ideas. Would the first week of January suit you? Perhaps toward the end?
Sincerely,
Eric Lehner, CEO
Winning Brands Corporation
www.WinningBrands.ca
... and the second -
I am following up on our recent correspondence about your possible visit to the office. There is a way in which you can help us to help you. You will have already noticed that WNBD is "accessible" by the standards of most junior public companies, particularly Non-Reporting Issuers. In order to retain this culture, the company needs to distinguish between comments and information provided to one investor, as opposed to investors generally. This is in order to prev ent unintended advantages being provided to one investor in particular.
A method that we have developed to answer questions about the company is to post answers and comments for attribution in the FAQ section of the Investor Page at www.WinningBrands.ca These are text replies to text questions.
The issue of dealing with shareholder visits appropriately deserves careful consideration so that the principle described above is honoured. This is why our general attitude is to agree to such a visit, while requesting that the visitor understand the need for a certain protocol that will protect the firm and other shareholders.
For example, it would not be in the interest of shareholders (ie the owners of the company) if we were to permit picture taking by visitors inside the business office. In the era of digital cameras and zoom imaging, there is no way of securing the content of written material that may be on the desks of staff members, technical information of benefit to competitors or even security information of interest to criminals. Therefore, a compromise would be that you attest to the fact that you will not take any photos within the office. As a courtesy to you however, we are willing to take photos on our own company camera in your presence and subsequently provide you with a copy of pictures that have first been reviewed by us in light of the above mentioned concerns.
Secondly, it would be necessary that you sign a confidentiality agreement prior to the visit to the effect that you will not utilize any information which may confer preferential advantage to yourself personally vis a vis other investors. It would not be difficult to honour these conditions if the intention by both parties is to simply meet and discuss material that has been publicly posted.
I thank you in advance for understanding that we are developing policies for some situations which have not been issues in the past, but will become so in the future. It may seem a little formal, but in fact is good governance and demonstrates proper respect for the interests of all stakeholders.
If the forgoing meets with your approval, then let us establish a time for your visit. It would be my pleasure to be your host.
Sincerely,
Eric Lehner , CEO
Winning Brands Corporation
www.WinningBrands.ca
* The novelist George Eliot once said that "it is never too late to become what you might have been." That quote inspires me to seek those investments in the future that I didn't in the past.
