I don't think a R/S is in the works

[rockstarrick]

Jan 30, 2017 9:29:49 GMT -5 @iam2sekc4u2002 said:

Jan 30, 2017 8:59:58 GMT -5 od said:

I did not go to business school, so please help me out here.  Is there a history of mega-businesses quietly (or not so quietly) 'placing' talent in smaller companies in order to vet them prior to a BP relationship or acquisition?

yes per Kuka as I remember he mentioning that his profession related to something like putting the big picture together with small bits and pieces of information.
dont mark my post please. I am not iam2.

A little comedy to break the suspense while we wait for the 1st.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=dU4lYcN6zEY

[charlespk]

Jan 29, 2017 16:57:24 GMT -5 mikesmilitaria said:

when MNKD is hiring top guns @ top gun salaries. The confidence in all the high caliber hires (particulary from AMGEN) sure radiates to me that funding is not an issue for MNKD. I just don't see upper management staff at AMGEN risking their secure future for pie-in-the-sky possibilities at MNKD. NO indeed, that risk simply would not happen! If you were making $700K a year with a company with a market cap of $114B would YOU jump ship to participate in a company about to do a R/S? AMGEN's revenue @ ~$22B year and a $6B bottom line would be too good to kiss good-bye...that is security++ for your future, for your family, for your salary and for your boner bonus + options. NO, NO a R/S is not coming...use your heads.

Please excuse my ignorance , but if its true that Amgen was coming into the picture ,  how could two officers buy shares recently , I think end of Dec or January,  would that not conflict with insider rules ?

   

[mikesmilitaria]

would that not conflict with insider rules ?

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[agedhippie]

Jan 31, 2017 17:17:30 GMT -5 mikesmilitaria said:

would that not conflict with insider rules ?

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Mike C bought shares on the open market. If the idea is that he was planted by Amgen to aid a take over he is heading for prison. The whole Amgen idea is laughable anyway because no company would risk what is being suggested, either buyer or seller for reason ranging from practical to legal at both personal and corporate levels.

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Jan 31, 2017 19:43:29 GMT -5 agedhippie said:

Jan 31, 2017 17:17:30 GMT -5 mikesmilitaria said:

would that not conflict with insider rules ?

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sign on OPTIONS.

Mike C bought shares on the open market. If the idea is that he was planted by Amgen to aid a take over he is heading for prison. The whole Amgen idea is laughable anyway because no company would risk what is being suggested, either buyer or seller for reason ranging from practical to legal at both personal and corporate levels.

All I can say is you didn't do your DD aged. Time to step up your game or is it step down?

[sluggobear]

I think it's just two things. Because Mike is involved and the uptick in Sales Force personnel is happening there will be discussion of that. Number 2, I think it's a slam dunk that there will be a reverse split. There's no way that can wait any longer. While a reverse split seems like a big blow and it can be, I bought Lexicon right before a reverse split. The stock LXRX has doubled since then and I think it was important to stay listed on the NASDAQ. I also found one article which looked at historical performance after RS for about 15-20 companies. It was generally positive for the large majority of them.

[agedhippie]

Jan 31, 2017 19:51:46 GMT -5 @iam2sekc4u2002 said:

Jan 31, 2017 19:43:29 GMT -5 agedhippie said:

Mike C bought shares on the open market. If the idea is that he was planted by Amgen to aid a take over he is heading for prison. The whole Amgen idea is laughable anyway because no company would risk what is being suggested, either buyer or seller for reason ranging from practical to legal at both personal and corporate levels.

All I can say is you didn't do your DD aged. Time to step up your game or is it step down?

I know. There seems to be some confusion. It is not DD to take a desired conclusion and then cherry pick or bend the facts to fit that conclusion. They are putting the cart before the horse.

[sluggobear]

www.cnbc.com/id/42212417.
It was 14 companies, old report though now.

Reverse Stock Splits Are Usually Good for Investors: Report
Lori Spechler
Tue, 22 Mar '11 | 3:07 PM ET
CNBC.com
New research indicates that reverse stock splits are usually good for investors.
According to a new report by Cleve Rueckert, Birinyi Associates senior equity strategist, there have been 14 stocks in the S&P 500 since 2000 that have undergone a reverse stock split. Of those fourteen stocks, twelve were higher one year after the effective date of the reverse split, two were lower. The average gain was a gigantic 62.55 percent.
The best performer: Titanium Metals . Titanium Metals rallied 350% in the year following the effective date of its 1:10 reverse stock split on February 18th, 2003.

The worst performer: Tyco . Tyco lost 25% in the year following the effective date of its 1:4 reverse stock split on July 2, 2007.
Citigroup announced a 1:10 reverse stock split Monday, effective after the close of trade May 6, 2011.

Here is the full list:
Reverse Stock Splits

Company
Stock Split
Effective Date
Pct. Change 1yr
Lab Corp.(LH)1for 10 5/4/00 121.49%
Raytheon (RTN) 1 for 20. 5/15/01 51.64%
Titanium Metals (TIE)1 for 10 2/18/03 350.95%
Priceline.com (PCLN) 1 for 6 6/16/03 9.71%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)1 for 2 7/1/03 29.78%
CBS Corp. (CBS) 1 for 2 1/3/06 20.61%
JDS Uniphase (JDSU)1 for 8 10/17/06 -5.48%
Tyco (TYC) 1 for 4 7/2/07 -25.00%
Discovery Comm (DISCA)1 for 2 9/18/08 114.34%
Time Warner Cable (TWC) 1 for 3 3/13/09 90.32%
Time Warner Inc. (TWX) 1 for 3 3/30/09 84.87%
American Intl Gr (AIG)1 for 20 7/1/09 87.39%
E*Trade Financial (ETFC)1 for 10 6/2/10 2.80%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)1 for 7 1/4/11 4.83%
Source: Birinyi Associates

[afrezzamiracle]

Those are S&P 500 stocks, not like us. I hold firm in the belief that a reverse split for MNKD is a terrible idea with devastating consequences. I hope to God that's not amongst the possible news for longs tomorrow. There are many other positive things I'm hopeful and excited for however.

[mnkdorbust]

I personally don't think as well as HOPE a R/S is not coming. From my DD and research who cares if it gets bumped from the Nasdaq. I feel in a R/S us long shareholders get screwed and guess who owns more shares than any of us retail investors? The Al Mann group. I don't think the money is as dire as it seems outside looking in but if it was i would think the foundation would pump in some cash before a R/S which would likely cost them more money. I've been wrong for the last 4 years so being wrong another time is just par of the course but I don't see why it really matters if we get bumped from nasdaq from a investor point of view. I feel it would be less painful than a R/S financially for us that have already taken more than our fair punch.

[ilovekauai]

AM: I agree 100% with you! For the 800th time from me; I've never, ever, seen nor experienced a r/s that I've liked or enjoyed, (been thru 2!!!), and just wish all this non stop talk about a r/s would cease and desist. It's a sign of desperation & weakness IMO if MNKD ever went this route, and I would be out for good if it ever happens. And, I suspect that some here perpetuate the talk for the sole purpose of frightening investors which helps to explain why I have so many blocked here. I will not post on this topic ever again. Done with this. GLTA true & genuine investors.

[slugworth008]

Jan 30, 2017 13:10:49 GMT -5 rockstarrick said:

Jan 30, 2017 9:29:49 GMT -5 @iam2sekc4u2002 said:

yes per Kuka as I remember he mentioning that his profession related to something like putting the big picture together with small bits and pieces of information.
dont mark my post please. I am not iam2.

A little comedy to break the suspense while we wait for the 1st.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=dU4lYcN6zEY

 Yu is on first and Mi is on second. Good One Rick.

[surplusvalue]

Jan 31, 2017 22:52:20 GMT -5 sluggobear said:

www.cnbc.com/id/42212417.
It was 14 companies, old report though now.

Reverse Stock Splits Are Usually Good for Investors: Report
Lori Spechler
Tue, 22 Mar '11 | 3:07 PM ET
CNBC.com
New research indicates that reverse stock splits are usually good for investors.
According to a new report by Cleve Rueckert, Birinyi Associates senior equity strategist, there have been 14 stocks in the S&P 500 since 2000 that have undergone a reverse stock split. Of those fourteen stocks, twelve were higher one year after the effective date of the reverse split, two were lower. The average gain was a gigantic 62.55 percent.
The best performer: Titanium Metals . Titanium Metals rallied 350% in the year following the effective date of its 1:10 reverse stock split on February 18th, 2003.

The worst performer: Tyco . Tyco lost 25% in the year following the effective date of its 1:4 reverse stock split on July 2, 2007.
Citigroup announced a 1:10 reverse stock split Monday, effective after the close of trade May 6, 2011.

Here is the full list:
Reverse Stock Splits

Company
Stock Split
Effective Date
Pct. Change 1yr
Lab Corp.(LH)1for 10 5/4/00 121.49%
Raytheon (RTN) 1 for 20. 5/15/01 51.64%
Titanium Metals (TIE)1 for 10 2/18/03 350.95%
Priceline.com (PCLN) 1 for 6 6/16/03 9.71%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)1 for 2 7/1/03 29.78%
CBS Corp. (CBS) 1 for 2 1/3/06 20.61%
JDS Uniphase (JDSU)1 for 8 10/17/06 -5.48%
Tyco (TYC) 1 for 4 7/2/07 -25.00%
Discovery Comm (DISCA)1 for 2 9/18/08 114.34%
Time Warner Cable (TWC) 1 for 3 3/13/09 90.32%
Time Warner Inc. (TWX) 1 for 3 3/30/09 84.87%
American Intl Gr (AIG)1 for 20 7/1/09 87.39%
E*Trade Financial (ETFC)1 for 10 6/2/10 2.80%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)1 for 7 1/4/11 4.83%
Source: Birinyi Associates

You're deceiving yourself if you think a reverse split for existing shareholders under MNKD's present conditions would be good for you. I have mentioned in previous posts two examples of RS in the biotech sector ONCS and ZGNX (BGMD is another) in response to this issue and I have discussed the issue more specifically in many posts. The latest one you should look at is here     mnkd.proboards.com/thread/7113/proxy?page=2   
Still think it will be good for you?
A RS will be better for the company but not so much for existing shareholders. Unless the RS is backed and supported by very substantial positive news that will keep the share price up for a while. But the problem is that they still will have to substantially increase scripts for it to hold for any real length of time.

[kbrion77]

Still think that?  Or how about Lakers saying CCO is going to be on the call to discuss partnership?  How did that go?  Keep posting lunacy and you will continue to get called out.

[peppy]

Jan 30, 2017 1:52:52 GMT -5 kuka said:

NO ONE can Deny the AMGEN Connection ...it will be EITHER a partnership or Afrezza Buyout, or MNKD Buy Out ....mark this post and remember my name ...im Kuka

if only you had been correct.