All a penny shell needs izza believable STORY with a partner willing to go along and whom can be blamed --directly or indirectly-- when it fizzles. Tad has been involved in PLPL long enough to know this.
Twice in the past 7-8 months he has announced "non-binding letter of intent/ agreements" knowing they would send discussion boards into a frenzy resulting in speculative runs.
IMO Tad knows exactly what he's doing... dribble out enough just enough info to light the fuse knowing others will fill in every blank, hype it to the heavens and sell into the run. And when it collapses he can lay blame on others.
If he were honest and ethical he would keep his yap shut until a merger was actually finalized. It's not like shareholders have a say in the matter or even the right to know. No...there's a reason for these "LOI" announcements. Just look at how the market reacts.