In a message dated 5/9/2007 8:28:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This thought may have been offered as I've only looked at a few of these posts. It may be that Pentax is taking the same route as many have and that's selling certain assets to generate cash in order to control more of their stock, thereby hoping to fend off a hostile buy out, in this case, by Hoya.(??)
Jack =========== Hmmm. Gave it more thought. If they are banned from seeking outside investment until the time frame with Hoya runs out, it could be a sneaky underhanded move. That selling a building is the ONLY way they can bring in extra money at this time. As selling real estate is not viewed as outside investment. Because the big thing that has been puzzling me all along is, it takes a while to sell real estate. And I found it puzzling from the beginning that they thought they could do it quickly. (I am presuming selling HQ means they own a building, that might be quite pricey if it is in downtown Tokyo.) Which mean they have a buyer or buyers already lined up. The deal is already done except for the paperwork. Which would mean they are in essence, laundering money, to get around the ban. Legally. What do you think of that scenario? Marnie aka Doe --------------------------------------------- Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
