Nealgalt, honestly, do you think that is what Frank wanted us to think by "certification process"? Do you really think he wanted us to think that he's just waiting on whether or not he feels the audit is okay? That we've been waiting weeks and weeks for him to just say "Okay."?
2 reasons why that wouldn't be the case.
1. The first reason is simple: Frank would have simply said, "I just have to okay it and it'll be sent out for publication." He would not have said "certification process," unless he was trying to convey something a little more complex than "Fine by me!" Why didn't he just say what you said, instead of giving us the "certification process" line?
2. If what you are saying is true, then what is taking so long? The audit, according to Frank, is done. Do we really have to wait this long for an "Okay, fine by me!" Especially when the stock price has been plummeting, and, according to Frank, the audit has good news in it? Makes no sense. If the audit was done, and, according to Frank, had good news in it, then WHY WOULD IT HAVE TO GO THROUGH A "CERTIFICATION PROCESS" OF "OKAY BY ME!"? Put another way, if the audit was done and, according to Frank, it showed good news, then doesn't that mean that Frank approves of the audit and the "fine by me!" certification is done?
Finally, if what you are saying is true, then it is just as unforgivable as lying about the audit. Why would Frank hold up while the price is plummeting just to say "okay fine by me"? Furthermore, why would he try to hide this simple process by giving us a line about a "certification process" when it was simply a "fine by me?" That is a clear misdirection and manipulation on Frank's part.
Can anyone establish whether or not a "Certification process" exists for audits? If not, then this is the clearest indication of a lie we have so far by Frank. I'd go so far as to say that it indicates that there is no audit, at least not a finished audit. If there is no "certification process" and/or if Frank only meant that it needs his "fine by me!", then this is the clearest indication we have of frank lying and manipulating. If there is no "certification process", IMO it is a huge red flag, and I might even go so far as to say that it indicates a certain level of pathology. There is a certain lie that a pathological liar presents, and it usually comes out when under pressure. We started to catch on and we pressured him just as we should as vigilant and responsible shareholders, and then this line came out and it seems to indicate, IMO, a certain psychology of lying. But that's just my opinion. What is not my opinion, what is clear fact, is that if it turns out that there is no "certification process", then Frank is a liar, and there really is no defending him at that point.