"If we get no news of any kind by the end of June then I would be tempted to contact regulators and plead our case for some form of disclosure as to what is happening. If that fails to force any info from the company then imo that would serve to confirm 'ongoing buyout negotiations' vs. 'overtime back-in discussions'."

That's my plan. I have a draft written already but it needs massaging; I was deciding just when to send it. End of June sounds good; four weeks beyond the agreement 'deadline' (inverted commas for those who don't think the correct protocol was followed to trigger it the first place).

By the way, golf, moneytospend initiated a conversation with a Mr. Donville sometime late last year. I think you got involved in that too. Did anything ever come of it?

Thanks, wn