And then there's these dividend and buyback issues... Regardless of the share count increasing should the acquisition of Toroparu be successful, evidently they are committed to the dividend program. Or for that matter, to the (not to be under estimated impact of) share buyback program.
btw, perhaps this also helps explain why there is no "blackout" period of time around news releases where the company restricted estricted from buying back shares. seems they have quite effectively put a (rather comforting) floor in on the share price. In other words... anytime it's such and such a price, evdiently they are in there buying all they are allowed to.
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The Company is committed to its dividend program at the current monthly rate of CA$0.015 per share and expects to continue to repurchase common shares, within certain price ranges, for cancellation under its NCIB to support continued value creation for its shareholders.