I was just checking how high that short could have been set at

(we have no idea of course who the shorts are)

this is all just speculation

ARU had a 52 week high of $10.23

but AUREF had a 52 week high of $10.93

when you ask? on Nov 2nd 2007

let's see..what was happening around that time I can't seem to recall....oh yes....

"On NOVEMBER 5/07 Kinross was provided access to a ARU data room. (ARU closed @ $9.69)"

imagine if "someone" shorted say 15,000,000 shares at $10.93 and covered at say $4.75 a profit of $6.18 a share on the short or....$92,700,000

and then on the upside, what if this stock actually sold where it should..in the $20 to $30 range (not to Kinross obviously) let's use a mid $25 figure for arguement

so "they" would also benefit from a run up of $4.75 to $25.00 , so

a potential profit of $20.25 per shares times 15,000,000 or $303,750,000

not only that... add a break up fee of $43,000,000

a tidy profit of $439,450,000 almost half a billion for doing?

oh.....that's right.....nothing

things that make you go hmmmm.............

safeharbour