The notion that management should promote a perpetual rally to keep the glooms happy is absurd.

Management have to balance many factors, one being to reward themselves with benefits bestowed upon them for their hard work.  Not one of us here would deny ourselves the same fundemental right to draw down on fairly gained benefits awarded for our graft. That is the basis of work for reward that drives business and labour worldwide.  

The timing of drawing down on benefits is always going to be questioned by shareholders and resented unless it is realised that that 'one swallow does not make a summer'.  Management with their depth of knowledge and perception of what lies ahead for shareholders,  in terms of business upturn and opportunity for future gains, know what shareholders can't. I don't for one second believe the grossly overblown cynical view expressed by far too many here that management do not have shareholders interest and profits at heart. Their stated plan is to reward us in due course but clearly by following the necessary steps to be taken at the right time and right order.  SP surges don't follow that plan and are largely emotionally based and generated by a form of hysteria.

Ahead of us is the fruit and honey of opportunity created by POET management for us, at a time of unique opportunity in terms of the market for existing and new verticals of new unforeseen applications for the POET Interposer expanding product range.

The gloom generated here these last days, that such talented management should be castigated for taking minor but deserved benefits by right, is totally out of touch with the shareholder value and opportunity that those recipients have created and built up by their genius and hard graft in exceptionaly difficult circumstance.

Investment risk and disappointment is entirely a personal reality and generally short lived if your investment choice is sound.  Your still here largely so clearly PTK seems to have what you need - opportunity. 

Can we move on now please,  opinion is not fact and digging out facts is what makes this board interesting.

sula