<"and notice that Toshiba goes from 15% to none on March 31st" ...and Matsushita goes from 30% to 45%, i.e. the same amount. I don't know what either of those facts mean or whether or not they're relevant. >
Yes, Matsushita goes to 45%. Question is will the full value of the 15% goes to Toshiba in cash or will something else happen. What I'm getting at is the cost of a buy in by TPL/PTSC may not have to divulged, or at least not come directly out of their pockets. It would be a nice way to hide what Toshiba and Matsushita paid by transferring ownership of some property at a much lower cost than what it should be. The difference is the Js settlement, but hard to figure out what that is valued at. Opty