aardvark - I agree with you 100%.
It is management's responsibility to honestly and completely justify the reverse split. I need to know which is the primary driver, the raising of funds or the major maket listing. I cannot tell based on the SEC filing.
If it is for the market listing, I am all for it. If it is for undisclosed future sums of money, then I feel I'm entering a very risky area.
If I am told exactly how much money will be needed for various stages of production expansion, I will evaluate that after learning the details (and I believe it will probably all make sense, based on recent history) in which case I will support it with a smaller cap on the authorized shares.