your response is not worth the virtual paper that it is written on. veltex would be using the same post-tax dollars to buyback shares as it would if it had decided to issue a cash dividend. the difference, as far as i can see, is that matin has committed to NOTHING! 'cash is king' is a truism on wall street. matin has not showed us the cash and i suspect that he never will. as for the stock dividend making it difficult for short sellers - that is LAUGHABLE!! there are short sellers in this stock? i don't think so!!!