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Technology Stocks : WDC/Sandisk Corporation
WDC 221.57-0.2%Jan 16 3:59 PM EST
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To: limtex who wrote (26972)11/17/2004 3:44:52 PM
From: NHP  Read Replies (2) of 60323
 
Limtex,

Comments about the 4 1/2% convertibles:

I was not too happy in December 2001 when I first heard about the issuance of the convertibles. It appeared to me, and to a couple of others on this thread, that the issuance of the bonds would be detrimental to the stockholders but beneficial a select few. We have already seen the effect of the conversion on 3Q04 earnings (.29 diluted, but only .24 assuming the bonds were converted). I'm sure that this dilution is already built into the current share price.

The opinions expressed by some of the SI people just after learning of the 4 1/2 convertibles makes interesting reading.
Start at Msg 21355 on the SNDK board where I was responding to a question asked by Aus.
Please disregard any comments I made about bits per cell. I was totally wrong.

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