I think you're missing what I'm saying. I'm saying they issue shares in payment of "debt". We don't know what that "debt" is. If it costs $200,000 to build a restaurant, they could issue $500,000 worth of restricted stock to pay for it. Think of it as $200,000 debt, $300,000 interest. But we just see it as "extinguishment of $500,000 debt" exactly. i bet they offered stock at 10:1, so this thing could go to 10 cents and vendors would still make their money and then some . is solomon's salary published? if he is making good money, who cares what the stock does.