Re: Preguntas Frecuentes Post BK - Posibles números de New Co
There were 1.7B WMI common outstanding, and 47.5MM to satisfy them. Therefore it takes about 36 common to equal 1 Newco share assuming EVERY share of common opts in. If each share of Newco gets $10, then each old Q will get about $.28. (Old Ps and Ks fare much better, at about a 20% recovery.)
Further, Art Steinberg's clients are getting 4MM shares of Newco to satisfy an original obligation in the area of $337MM. If each Newco share gets $10, Art gets about $40MM for his clients. I don't think he would have accepted that.
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The timeline probably won't involve retail since the SNs can't make that money under the public gaze, so unless we're acquired by/merged into a 3rd party, I expect the SNs to buy us out. That is the most likely scenario. As to timing, if it's the SNs they want to be rid of us asap. So doing is the only way to really kill the scandalous WMI IT allegations.
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