To answer your 1 to 3 year question, this is off the Dec 15 PR.
********************************************************************** Geographic preference will be given to western U.S. companies, with designs on future expansion in the east. Speaking on this, Mr. Arnold continues, "There are literally thousands of retail tire stores with $1 Million to $5 Million in annual sales. Our estimates indicate annual sales for the tire division alone (with 100 stores) could exceed $200,000,000.
"Completion of this merger will launch an energetic drive to ratify the concept that building a large company, in excess of $200 Million in annual sales, through acquisition of tire wholesale and retail stores combined with the acquisition of oil, fuel and lubricant distributors, isÿ valid." Mr. Arnold concluded by saying, "We are confident this program can be highly successful. **********************************************************************
Hmmm thats a pretty tall order to fill... I for one, have a 10,000 share certificate set aside, and am considering ordering a 40,000 share certificate to match it. I'll just put them out of sight and out of mind, and check back on them in a couple of years after the all the mergers or done <g>.
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