Yup, $2 to $3 per share is what I expect, with maybe $5 as the ceiling with some time and a lot of luck. Besides the price being so low to start, LP boxed in the company by taking actions that led to the delisting. This makes a $1 billion market cap nearly impossible as an OTC that’s not listed on another major foreign exchange similar to NYSE or Nasdaq.
The game plan would likely be a licensing agreement or JV with Merck, followed by an uplist to Nasdaq within 6 to 12 months in order to get to a reasonable market cap. Then the company would be in a better position to negotiate a reasonable buyout. Right now the company has very little negotiating leverage just based on the stock price and the limitations caused by being traded OTC.
The tension is that at too high of an asking price, a potential buyer like Merck could go straight to the market with a tender offer at maybe $2/shr and either acquire a majority interest or large minority stake In the ownership of NWBO. I think LP and LG would want to avoid that scenario by just entering into a partnering agreement.