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Biotech / Medical : Cistron Biotechnology(CIST)$.30

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To: rkrw who wrote (1625)11/9/1998 1:25:00 PM
From: Dr. John M. de Castro  Read Replies (3) of 2742
 
rkrw, I'd appreciate it if you would explain your reasoning here.

>> The only problem I see in a reverse split (taking the 1 for 20
>> suggestion) is that it will leave little more than 1M shares
>> outstanding. With that low a share count, liquidity will likely be
>> even worse.

The dollar value of the stock (MV) would be the same. But, the bid-ask spread would be smaller. Wouldn't that improve liquidity? In any case, IMHO, the advantages of having CIST listed on the NASDAQ would outweigh any small problem brought about by the split.

John de C
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