TD, I always look forward to reading your keystrokes and I know what you are saying TD and I don't disagree.
On the flip side, it could also be said that the shareholders (that don't understand), need to educate THEMSELVES as that would also take only about 10 seconds. After all, they are shareholders right? Any investor who needs to be spoon fed by any publicly traded company, will need for the company to devote someone or even a group of people for that effort.
In Antares' case, all someone has to do is pick up the phone and inquire.
It sounds like you are asking or wanting (as we all would like to know) more specifics (other than what's stated in the Schedule 14A), so that we can gain their trust with increasing the authorized share count - after all - its not dilution until they bring to market whatever or how many authorized shares they have. You know this, but I want to make it clear that voting for authorization to increase the sharecount and having that approved - does not automatically trigger stock dilution. If item 3 (increasing the number of authorized share is approved) it does not mean, the next trading day the value or pps share has effected. And even (assuming approval), would the "dilution" be done in a manner that is reckless or is it to better the companies future growth and ultimately in the best interest of the shareholder?
This is not the first publicly traded company to proposed such a thing.
It would be fun, to be able to have these kind of conversations with you and many others here, siting around a table, eye ball to eye ball and debate to debate and agree or agree to disagree.
I hope you and the rest here have a great weekend!
P.S. In the Chicago area this morning, running out in the car, it was snowing! No accumulation, but snowflakes nonetheless.
