Felix,
Not sure I understand your post. No shareholder would vote to take the company private. That's why I'm saying that if there was a desire to take Virtra private by an individual or small group, they would have to buy 46% of the company (to add to Bob's 5%) to ensure they had a majority (assuming the other amendments pass).
For the record, unless something happens to change my mind, I'm against all the amendments (but will vote yes on the A-S reduction, for safety). I can completely understand why some draw the conclusion from reading the proxy that this is the first step in a go-private. It's just that as I play the mechanics of implementing that in my mind, I can't see how it becomes possible without significantly impacting the price.
-Pat