RE:Re:The Northern Miner article July 9,2014Indirectly, yes but a takeover is not likely imminent. The main reason for the stampede to suck up all the options is that they anticipate an imminent price rise in the stock and that it will never see these levels again. A takeover could be a year down the road, and almost certainly not until after this year's drilling. They want to be loaded up now cheaply for when it does happen.