No reason to issue divis now if the buyout is going to happen. Simply pay those that were supposed to receive divis 10% more in cash. Unless of course there in no cash deal and it's some backwards a$$ merger-type deal. Shareholders really better start to think at this stage of the game.
"If it is a hostile takeover, wouldn't the majority holders want full credit for all their shares soon to be purchased at the final offer price? So how do you figure this is inconsistent with them getting as much as they can out of the claimjumping b-stards?!"