The prospector in M would have liked more time, but W came knocking one Friday in Oct..."file your SRP that's been on the shelf for 18 mths 'cause I'm making a bid for your company" said W. "You won't find a white knight, so try your major shareholder C, call him "a 3rd Party", get your SP up, and feel good that you did your fiduciary duty. Leave the details to C and me, we'll make sure your retail is happy with a 4 bagger. And sorry, but this means you'll have to divert all your remaining cash from projects to lawyers, call me opportunistic if you want. And we may have to make you look like the bad guy for a while, you know "those change of control payments", and C may do some things to ruffle a few feathers, like fiddle with "break fees",and brag about his bottom line, but I can assure you, its all good and even though we'll nickel and dime you now, come mid Jan, you'll have everything you have today, minus the Ring. Nothing personal, but we have plans that cannot wait. It's just business, you know. What say you?"
"Opportunistic Ba$tard$" said M.