RE: two weeks or two monthsDon't even think of the bonus being an influence. If shareholders ever thought that an RVX buyout price was influenced by an RVX-imposed deadline for bonus purposes then there'd be blood in the streets. Besides, every extra buck the insiders get is another 12 or 13 million bucks in the insiders' pockets. That makes the 5 million bonus look kind of pale in comparison.
The stock should behave like there is no bonus deadline but I don't have a lot of respect for the opinions of shareholders. If anybody sells because of the missed bonus then they are truly selling their shares for no reason.
You just watch though, a trader or six will sell a few into the bids, the price will drop a little and then there'll be a little selloff triggered. The traders buy back, Bob's yer uncle, and somebody's on the outside lookin' in.
Oh the market is such fun...