"the flip side of that is what if the unlikely event AWE where...

"the flip side of that is what if the unlikely event AWE where foxing just to get the sp up and sell. scary stuff."

That is not out of the question either although I doubt AWE would want to exit now. If there is someone wanting ADI they would have to talk to AWE as AWE would have a blocking hold. If that was the case then AWE may be making a lowball offer as part of the process of establishing value. Stranger things have happened.

I have a history of takeover problems over the last few years. Stocks like ADI that you buy and hold through the bad times because you can see a possible great future only to find a predator lurking in the wings. Some succeeded some did not. The last two that didn't succeed were LYC and OZL and I still hold them. AGM succeeded but did me a favour as the takeover price was excessive. AZR was one that I believe I lost out on and it was taken over at a similar stage that ADI has reached.