"ks are you 100% sure thats why he did this?"
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I don't know ALL the reasons why Tom removed the Dec. 31 ,2008 restriction , but it sure looks like by removing this restriction , that it would benefit the person that held the Class E Preferreds , and since Tom is the sole owner of these shares , it look pretty obvious that he is protecting his interests from further dilution after Dec.31 ,2008