Post by
lonc17 on Nov 26, 2023 5:31pm
Options
Crunch time coming up for MC and KL. Both of them are in a postions to exercise options that are in the money and set to expire mid December.
Something like 150,000 options each at a strike price of $1.45 Canadian.
Watch SEDI carefully. If either or both of them sell any of these newly minted shares then they are sending a very strong signal to the market that ONC is fairly or over valued at this time and the c-suite has no expectation of higher share price in the near to mid term.
It would be nice to see MC and KL keep all newly acquired shares but that would necessitate them using real dollars out of their own pockets. Not likely given their histories!
Comment by
inthno on Nov 26, 2023 6:33pm
It's a no brainer to exercise the options as they are in the money, the big thing is will they hang on to the shares at least until a deal is done.
Comment by
canadafan on Nov 26, 2023 7:13pm
In all on Onc history, there has never been a senior sale of shares. Only buys. One exception, when the price spiked back 2019, one director sold s very small portion of her shares. it was December. Perhaps a Christmas bonus. Does not require a lot if work. checking SEDI where the insiders must report. founder Dr. Matt Coffee has never sold a share.
Comment by
lonc17 on Nov 26, 2023 7:24pm
I believe you are correct, Canadafan. But this will be by far the biggest share purchase by MC and KL. 150,000 * $1.45 =. A lot of money even for someone grossly overcompensated like MC and KL. And it is a lot of money to be investing in a crappy micro cap biotech. I do hope they hold on to every single share, else the message to the market is a huge negative stain for the company.
Comment by
megaflop on Nov 26, 2023 8:23pm
"In all on Onc history, there has never been a senior sale of shares." Not true. Matt Coffey sold 7500 2003-11-19 Then again: sold 7500 2004-04-12 Both after exercising options. Ther was some talk of needing school fees or a new car for someone, who knows. There may have been more but I got tired of searching sedi. I do remember those sales.
Comment by
lonc17 on Nov 26, 2023 9:48pm
inthno, Both MC and KL will suddenly find themselves with an extra 150,000 shares of ONC sometime within the next two weeks. It's about time they had some skin in the game. Shame on them both if they sell any of their new shares.
Comment by
inthno on Nov 26, 2023 9:54pm
Oh I do agree that they will all have the extra shares before expiry as there is no way that they would give away free money....My only point is and should be a no brainer is that they do not sell any shares until at least a partnership ( a worthy partnership for shareholders) is signed and sealed and that is the only way that anyone should have any respect for them IMO only.
Comment by
ONCInvestor on Nov 27, 2023 8:10am
Ouch. It's painful (and pathetic) that I own more shares than some on the management team. For myself, I will never again invest in a company where management has such low ownership. And no, options are not the same as having money are risk.