In my opinion, these were the actions of individuals that were less than professional.
In all their efforts to call attention to their actions, it fell flat, went nowhere and had no effect on the company or the stock.
Berger had something that he felt was more valuable than others believed. I don't blame him, I believe I would have done the same.
BTW, he has always been a shareholder (in a big way) of Ariad. He has never sold a share of Ariad stock.
He is exactly the type of personality I would prefer running a company I have invested in.
rum (my 2 cents and that's what it's worth)
PS. Sandy Smith was at this past shareholders meeting. It seemed a bit awkward, but maybe not.