"PO'd and walking bidders may break our bank accounts......but 'cheap shot' shareholder opinions will never hurt me"
Well, if there was no bidder precondition that Phil was booted and Phil identifies 'cheap shots by shareholders' could it be that Collin's comment on Phil's retirement as part of "the process" to sell an E/A operating stake has in fact all along included Phil's planned retirement prior to the transaction?
Pavel got it wrong IMO. 'Cheap Shot' shareholders are easy to find for a quote. Haven't yet seen a 'Cheap Shot' bidder quote. Have you? Maybe Pavel can dig up some of those.
That's what we should be concerned about.
Phil Quotes:
“It was absolutely false to state or imply it was implied by any valid bidder that I retire. In fact the ability to go forward proves the point to the bidders that we are serious, as I announced my retirement, knowing they will all take it 100% seriously. It was absolutely false that any valid bidder would want me out. The respect is there, and I am on the LNG steering board committee and will remain so.”
“As the fourth largest shareholder it would not be in my personal interest to have a harder environment for a CEO replacement, nor do I need to falsely create a situation that is hard to follow and would mean cheap shots by some shareholders."
"I reccommended a new CEO (for) several months, and we have interviewed to ensure a smooth transaction to run the LNG project once it is closed"