Nice soap box, kid. Mark.
Fact .. One person said that such and such was the number X.
Fact .. Another person intimated that the same number was Y.
Fact .. We outsiders do not really know what that number is.
Because we have not seen a filing.
Sorry .. no .. """it has been clear on how many shares outstanding it has issued""". It only reported that, but I have yet to see it verified in a filing. This is one of the most pervasive games of smoke and mirrors that I have ever followed. As far as all your learned friends writing all these learned things, I can only say that they don't know any more facts in this deal than you or I do. One fact for sure .. it's all a bag of s*i*. But I'm certainly enjoying it.