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To: quartersawyer who wrote (79241)	7/27/2008 6:11:48 PM
From: genedabber	Read Replies (1) of 197272

"Let's also bear in mind that all of what shareholders should have seen since April '07 is being amortized over 15 years. That's how long this agreement allows the debtor to pay you back. If you live and hold that long, it's a dime on today's dollar, maybe 3 cents if you had received your due as a special dividend and invested it sensibly. The sacrosanctity of the secrecy of the real numbers is nuts." Your statement is very misleading, to say the least. Whereas the values of the agreement is amortized over the life of the agreement, the assets are received now. The cash and the IPR are received now and put to use now - the amortization has to do with accounting standards and tax laws. There are several advantages to this type of settlement. Gene

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