Why would they issue add'l o/s share for themselves in the event of a buyout?
My point... Assume 1,000,000 o/s and they own 501,000. Now they sell for 1,000,000$. That's 1$/share.
Now assume they double their o/s to 2,000,000 o/s and own 1,000,002 shares... They still sell for 1,000,000$ but now each share is worth 50cents...
No point in doing this. O/S does not dictate a higher selling price, it only dictates the price per share...
Something bigger is going on here...