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Re: EYEBUYSTOX post# 4488

Thursday, 08/11/2011 11:48:01 AM

Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:48:01 AM

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"A reduced share price makes a company an easier takeover target.....

Pernock is STILL quiet even though yesterday was the closing day of the Capital Raise? Wondering if he's setting himself up for a "golden handshake?"

(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeover)"When the company gets bought out (or taken private) - at a dramatically lower price - the takeover artist gains a windfall from the former top executive's actions to surreptitiously reduce share price. This can represent tens of billions of dollars (questionably) transferred from previous shareholders to the takeover artist. The former top executive is then rewarded with a golden handshake for presiding over the fire sale that can sometimes be in the hundreds of millions of dollars for one or two years of work. (This is nevertheless an excellent bargain for the takeover artist, who will tend to benefit from developing a reputation of being very generous to parting top executives). This is just one example of some of the principal-agent / perverse incentive issues involved with takeovers.