after some thought , this is my opinionOf what the board should have done .
instead of presenting shareholders with " a deal" , they should have gone this route and put out a news release about receiving an expression of interest.
In a nutshell, an expression of interest is an informal declaration that a buyer, whether
strategic or
financial, would like to purchase a business. The expression of interest will also provide the seller with a range of possible buying prices.
The BOD evidently felt that the MKS offer was a material event and valid/ fair enough that it had to be brought forward.