In fact, when you really think about this and lay it out....
what company, if they were selling, would recall 2 BLN shares and retire it to their treasury???
If they were selling... why not retire only 1 bln?
Heck... what ever is out there, is out there now and that is that... very low considering that the assets will outweigh those shares when revenues are realized... gold ain't at $300 an ounce any more... so it will not take much to realize immediate growth in value.
With the O/S under 500 Mln... this is in itself a "GOLD-MINE" of a stock to hold right now... LOL