I am here to share any insights I might have. 

I was asked if I had heard of any discussions taking place re a buyout and my response was:

I have not heard anything about a buyout lately but it would not surprise me if the agreement with the Chinese generates interest from North American companies.

Early 2019 I voiced my concern that as the OI approached validation this company could be bought out way too soon at a price that would disappoint shareholders.  I was reassured that any buyout would have to be fair to all shareholders and to them. I  was also told  that  it  was  not a subject that  they discuss as they were at the  time  “totally focused on building a design and development company  based on the OI.”

I totally believe that with this big change in the status of POET toward mass production with the Sanan JV we would be short sighted not to consider what the implication might be. Leb, whether you agree or not is not important to me.