Replies to post #169341 on Avid Bioservices Inc (CDMO)

[lemmy]

That's a big "hmmmm". But for me, never a surprise when short interest for this stock increases.

Meanwhile, back to the ManU-City tie...0-1 for Man City.

[bigwup]

Nice up 5 million. Fantastic all shorted from the $3s. EBS is on to something.

[skweze]

Not quite high enough for a massive short squeeze, though.

Wow!
Date Short Interest Percent Change Average Daily Share Volume Days to Cover
03/14/2014 15,610,186 51.84 11,996,271 1.30

[EYEBUYSTOX]

The short increase is almost the exact number of preferred shares that are convertible at $3. Seems to support my theory that the IBs involved with the ATM and preferred deals worked together to artificially inflate the PPS to $3 and then short, giving them virtually a risk free 10.5% dividend.

And CP, your idea of this not being risk free because PPHM could convert the shares at $3.90 leaving you with a naked short is not accurate. In cases of preferred redemption that I can find, the company must give preferred shareholders adequate notice and set a date by which that would occur. They can't simply decide to do it one day, suck the PPHMP out of your account in exchange for $3.90 a share and leave you hanging. It's a pretty long process. Here's an example I could find of a preferred redemption process.

http://www.pldt.com/docs/default-source/notices/notice-of-redemption-of-10percent-preferred-shares-series-hh.pdf