>Should it be a buyout, or could it be also a merger?<
The “change of control” provisions apply to any all-cash buyout and to any stock-for-stock merger where GTC’s shareholders end up owning less than 50% of the merged entity.
>And what about the possibility of a RS. I cannot bring that in line with a buyout.<
If a buyout were in the cards, there would be no need for a reverse split.