thanks sculpin,you're right I am new to investing. I understand that andean will cease to exist once this deal falls through, i think i miss worded my question a bit. In this situation since goldcorp is buying out andean completely then of course andean shares would cease to exist. i thought that perhaps that andean share holders would be given an equivalent # of goldcorp shares and an option for a cash payout or more goldcorp shares... maybe im greedy but this doesnt seem like that much of a payout for andean share holders.