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To: Gottfried who wrote (71556)	2/11/2016 11:42:26 AM
From: Sam	2 Recommendations Recommended By Gottfried Return to Sender Respond to of 95420

They've only been taken private once. But times change, and now STX's business is under seige by SSDs. I don't think that they will go private again. Personally, I think a merger with Micron is more likely than that (not that I am predicting this). They need to do what WDC did--get their own supply of NAND--to survive.

To: Gottfried who wrote (71556)	2/11/2016 12:37:35 PM
From: robert b furman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95420

I know it was taken private at least once. dipped below 11.00 ( low of 10.18) in sept 2011. Back then just began paying a dividend of 18 cents vs current 63. Somewhere a dividend helps support price assuming it is continued. I think we're getting close. Just sold some Sept brks 10's for 2.00.net price of 8.00 and a dividend yield of 5.0%. No debt and 65 million in the bank with a nice growing order bank for semiconductors and life sciences that I think is a great long term stable company with good margins. Hope it pays me 5% for years. I'm OK with that, brks at $8.00 - book value of 9.44.