BQE Water Inc. V.BQE

Inside Ownership

[BCdude]

Does anybody know what the inside ownership is at BQE? I seem to recall coming across it somewhere, but can't find it. I recall it's in the 40-50% range.

[Dumont]

I suggest insiders own in excess of 60%. Just Hubbard, Tingley and Stein own over 50% collectively, and the Board and employees must hold at least 10% or more( all figures taken from insiders report as per Stockhouse). And, more importantly, they all keep acquiring more stock, and have for many years.

[BCdude]

That's quite something. Needless to say, they won't be acquired unless they want to be acquired. Not many smallcaps have the freedom to dicate terms the way these guys do. Personally, the company and the planet are better off if they keep this in-house so they can spread the benefits far and wide over the years to come.

[Dumont]

In a brief conversation I had with one of the three big shareholders, I got the very strong impression he was in it for the long haul as, he inferred, were the others. Great respect for Kratochvil and Gleeson's leadership, strong board , very committed staff all with significant skin in the game along with the conviction that they had the best solutions going forward. Given the steady

[BCdude]

The recent Simply Wall Street article states 54% inside ownership, so that means only about 560 thousand shares are free floating. And I imagine a lot of those are also being held by investors who recognize this for what it is -- so they are not for sale. Anything I've purchased certainly isn't for sale anytime soon.

[Shark69]

I would imagine its hard for anbody who knows the story to sell, even at these levels.   My hair, what I have left of it, is almost white, therefore I have been about for a while.  To me, the most important thing is always Managment, then everything else just becomes part of the desison making.   This current BQE leadership really have proved themselves to know not only what they