Ok, so double it to ~30 cents. $130M is still petty cash for the names being bandied about. As for the master agreement, what's to stop the same company (or group of companies) from making a similar offer to TPL? The details aren't important and I'm not saying it's what is happening, in fact I doubt it is. What I am saying it's more realistic and far more likely than the conspiracy theory alternative being put forth.

Yet you would rather believe that they are employing bashers to illegally manipulate share price by pennies so they can acquire positions in an OTC stock for a losing hedge? Please.