Indeed. Solomon has put us at D'Alessandro's mercy.
Several retailers have bought, increased, held or decreased less, because they know that Mr D'Alessandro is a shareholder in SIAF. If he sells, even if it is only a "minor" fraction of what he owns, that can unleash a new panic-wave among retail allowing him to convert the loan into another butload of shares (and also giving Solomon a butload of shares).
I'm not a good judge of character, but I don't think D'Alessandro has this intention. Also, it takes a special kind of professional to scam retail for their hard-earned money. I don't believe Mr D'Alessandro is that type of scum.
BTW; Last year I sent an e-mail to him and didn't expect to get a reply, but he took the time to reply. He has also invited several people here to contact him. He doesn't owe us that (although the wording for the loan is unfortunate), it shows good will.
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