>From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Pentax Update - Thursday >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:28:12 +1000 > >On 20/04/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Under the current terms, if Pentax withdraws from the business >integration > > plans or begins tie-up talks with a third party, Hoya can demand payment >of > > around 3 bln yen for breach of contract, according to Nikkei. > > > > 25 million USD > >What the heck, it'll only take them 125,000 K10D sales (assuming that >they make a very generous 25% on each and every $800 sale) to get back >to where they were. ;-) > >-- >Rob Studdert
It sounds like, unless there's other undisclosed provisions, that Pentax is over a proverbial barrel. They can't withdraw from the merger, unless they want to pay a huge fine. That's only 1667 645D's assuming they sell for $15K USD. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
