Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

[golong22]

Frank, you do NOT issue shares to prevent a stock from rising. The market cap is the market cap. With fewer shares, it goes higher to reach the "market cap.." with more shares, it doesn't rise as high to reach the same market cap. The only reason to dilute is to:
1) sell shares on the open market to raise cash
2) Incentive's to employees (new and old) as low priced stock options. (As Steipp said..)
3) Prevent a "hostile takeover" (As Steipp said...) To which I say LOL! (Let LQMT get bought out at $2.00..fine by me!)

Either way, dilution is never a good thing unless you have a surprisingly new revenue stream and you need to cash for manufacturing, marketing, hiring or expanding.