Another thing:
It's already a public company. If Gene doesn't want any outside shareholders, if he just wants it to be a family business, let him make a tender offer for our shares at a fair valuation and we can all move on. But if he is going to screw us over, no sense taking it laying down.
In addition to contacting regulatory agencies about this, we could also contact our local Congressmen, and business media here and in WA. I know a couple of business reporters who might be interested in writing about this. I could also submit a follow-up article to Seeking Alpha myself. If Gene wants to do business in the United States and have his grandson have a racing career here, he shouldn't be screwing over US shareholders.
