Fred could pay $300.00 out of his own salary and it would be trump change! The only conclusion for me is that management just does not want to promote the stock and help move the price upward ( at this time and for a long time ).

Now if Fred's pay was tied to stock performance then the share price would have a good chance of moving upward year after year.

Who mentioned the shareholders have to vote for a buy out? Plankton I believe. Well, who is the majority stock holder these days and how will they vote and for what price? If the largest shareholders can agree to sell then it will be the price they accept not the price the small % stock holder want, IMO.