cook on merger, page-8

You are right ecsc. At that meeting just over a year ago, we pointed out how good msb were at PR and that they didn't rest on their laurels and just let the science eventually ignite interest - even if they were the only player in their space (a monopoly), they would still not simply expect everyone/the market fall over themselves and clammer for a piece of the action. Their success had a great deal to do with how they "sold the sizzle"

In defence of his position and his know it all ramblings in hindsight and in defiance of our suggestions that MSB were so much better than Biota because they did not take their holders for granted, PC bet us all at that meeting that MSB were on a good run and that within a year, their price would be down around the $4-$5 mark. Well, over $7 in this market (the state of which PC always blames for Biota's poor SP performance) is a credit to the MSB management.

Rather than listening to holders and considering the worth of what we had/have been suggesting to PC for around 3 years i.e. that BTA's PR policy stinks, and that he must not take his holders and the Australian Investment community (and particularly institutionals) for granted and rather, he should look after them and excite the Australian market and wider community about this great Aussie Biotech that has some amazing science and scientists, instead, PC has ignored our suggestions because he knows better - after all, he is the CEO of Biota, a company that has done its shareholders proud. He has thumbed his nose at holders and now, publicly, he has the hide to patronise his holders - his employers - the only ones to have stuck by the company despite his failings.

Enough of you PC - will be glad to see the back of you. What an absolute disgrace! A man who has zero respect for his holders.