To: Milk who wrote (5025 ) 5/24/1998 3:49:00 AM From: Milk Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 6654
*CVIA Shareholders* Seems like everyone has posted their position, so I'd like to say a few words, too. Some of you folks may not like what I am going to say, just like I didn't like some of the recent postings, but please stop for a minute and think.Reverse Split. Isn't it what they've been saying all along? (4/14/98 Press release, email from Jack) Their whole business plan is probably based on that split. What would they buy companies with, penny stock? The only surprise factor here (at least for me) is that they didn't announce the new date when this split would take place.Proxy Vote. I was not supporting the whole "email the SEC now!" idea back then, even though I had a sizable position at the time (x,xxx,xxx), and I am not supporting it now. What for? Stop the merger? Force them to give me insider info for review? Maybe we can be taken more seriously as shareholders if we stop making vulgar posts and calling Jack names.. You may very well be insulting a nice person. It doesn't do anyone any good. Besides, should there be any legal action, WOTD folks may as well say to the SEC: "look what kind of investors we are dealing with". I talked to Jack yesterday. (I sure do hope they issue a PR next week, as I don't like the idea of being the messenger.) I asked him what's happening with letting shareholders to review the documents, and if they had refused to show their corporate records. Jack's answer was 'No, it's not true'. He said they don't have a problem showing corporate records, but some documents are considered insider info, and therefore cannot be shown. He also confirmed that he, Jack Arnold, is the board of directors. Class Action. Been there done that. Makes you feel good about yourself for a day or two, but never makes up for the loss. I was a class member a couple of years ago, still haven't received any money. I can understand why lawyers or people who don't have any shares (sold at a loss) would push for that idea, but for those who are still holding shares it wouldn't be a very smart move. This action is premature. It's also a serious step, since you start playing with other people's money, and I do have a problem with that. I still have a lot of CVIA shares, I want to leave the company alone for a while, let them do their job (no, I don't mean finding new ways to further dilute our shares<g>) and make that 'big' announcement they are preparing, rather then waste my time complaining to SEC, and end up helplessly trying to guess the value of my shares during a trading halt. I am not supporting this idea at this point. I want this merger, and I want to see how they do after the split. It's possible that the price will slide 20 or 30% when the stock starts trading post-split, but again, you never know. Those folks have obviously spent a lot of time and money putting this deal together, so they may as well have a network of brokers in place to start promoting the 'new' stock. I can't say that the deal is bad, I just haven't seen it yet. I also believe that it's much easier to screw things up for everybody then most people think. Feel free to send me a PM or email at milk000@hotmail.com. Regards, Milk