it would not surprise me at all that this stock price has been manipulated lower so that "dark money" can accumulate in advance of events like the one you describe.
If anyone thinks that this game is not rigged against the little guys - think again. $ANY
I would be disappointed if it was us,... and the didn't mention our name,... now that would be a bummer. Like someone pointed out earlier,... if MS wants to buy us one day why would they do something that would make the price go up.