Also, shares have been issued to professional consultants and agencies for services rendered that were pre-approved by the Company and written into their respective service contracts, some requiring immediate payment and others allowing their shares to be distributed over a period of time.
That can easily be compensated by giving the extra quantity of shares... I don't know (in comparison to a regular rights issue/private placement) what they use their money on other than "professional services" "third party payment " etc etc.
"It is not a good idea to receive shares valued at 55 cents when the real value is less than 50% of that."