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To: J. M. Burr who wrote (20297)	6/28/2000 3:03:00 PM
From: Pallisard	Respond to of 27311

"There is not a single person on SI or RB who knows what the hell hand this company holds -- a pair of dueces or a straight flush." Just as in poker, one doesn't expose one's hand before he's called. What are you planning specifically? As fellow shareholders, your own argument dictates that you should tell us. Now don't "dummy-up" on us.

To: J. M. Burr who wrote (20297)	6/28/2000 3:12:00 PM
From: Robert Cohen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27311

While I couldn't agree with you more regarding the paucity of information from management as well as selective release of information regarding production and yield numbers at the recent meeting, I do not believe that legal action would be warranted or even effective. I too would like to hear "public" news of line status, numbers of cell/unit time, yields, UL approval, environmental friendliness of the product, specifications of the latest GEN battery etc. It seems however that management is convinced that CC and news of contracts is all that is needed to comfort shareholders and enhance SH value. As for me, despite my displeasure with management's style, am prepared to stay the course and would not participate in any shareholder legal action. Perhaps a letter to Lev or a candid and lengthy discussion at the next SHM would be more fruitful. Robert

To: J. M. Burr who wrote (20297)	6/28/2000 3:52:00 PM
From: Tickertype	Respond to of 27311

I don't know what all the SEC requires, if anything, besides the quarterly filings. But I also don't believe that a company has to put out something on a daily or weekly or monthly basis, and I'm not interested in hype PR's that tell us how well the lines are running or any other useless information of that nature. Lev puts on quarterly cc's where he answers those types of questions in considerable detail, but there's a limit to what any CEO can say about ongoing negotiations with prospective customers. When any one of them signs on the dotted line, I'm quite confident the information will be released. And as someone already said, shareholders with specific questions can pick up the phone and ask. Management is usually very willing to discuss things that they are legally able to. If you think dragging the company to court so they can waste more of their resources on making lawyers rich I think few on this board will agree with you. As a shareholder with a considerable position I, for one, highly resent that kind of threat. - T -

To: J. M. Burr who wrote (20297)	6/28/2000 5:38:00 PM
From: John Curtis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27311

J.M.: Let me get this straight. You want to sue the company's management because they're not talking to us(meaning the market-place), or supporting share-holder value in any explicit manner? Hmmmmm......uh...don't think I'm being critical here, but I think you've got a snow-balls chance in hell of winning that type of case. But don't get me wrong. I'd LOVE to see something like what Robert C. just put together in terms of P.R.. It's just that all else being equal, as much as I'd love Lev and crew to get away from the nervous and jerky aspects of their recent encounter with the legal hounds and start being more PR savvy, I'd just as soon have them keep their eye's firmly on the goal. And at this point that goal is an expansion of their current collection of p.o.'s, as well as getting Hanil up and operational for all those future possibilities we longs see out there. John~

To: J. M. Burr who wrote (20297)	6/29/2000 10:15:00 AM
From: P. Ramamoorthy	Respond to of 27311

JM, I hope you can share with us the reasons and sources for anomalies in VLNC trading and NASD MM's, how the bid/ask is "knocked" with 100 share block trades, and what actions NASD would take, if the problems are confirmed. In this day and age of online electronic trading, cell phones, and electronic messaging, it is difficult to restrict information flow. There is a small group of people that has access to critical company information (good or bad) and these people do share their information with others. This is "the market knows" aspect of investing. Ram