I don't want to overdose you guys with numbers BUT... Let's say Frank buys back 1B shares and reduces the OS to 8.5B At 9.5B his 53% was 5.03B shares. Now at 8.5B his 5.03B is 59%. He needs to hold 51% to maintain majority. So...Frank buys back 1B shares and then retires 1B of his own shares which leaves us right back at the 7.5B we had earlier this year. 7.5B x 53% = 3.97B 5.03B - 1B = 4.03B or about 54% And since I know you are going to tell me it won't happen... read this first. <A HREF="http://web.archive.org/web/20001204173700/www.qbid.net/sept_22_.htm" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/20001204173700/www.qbid.net/sept_22_.htm</A> Aloha