Just issue new shares, sheesh that sounds like the US Fed is...

Just issue new shares, sheesh that sounds like the US Fed is running Oxiana and there is no bloody way is that going to happen, I know that Oxiana is run far more professionally than that.
But to be honest I do not know how it works, one would think that if it costs money to pay the dividend then you would not bother and just say or at least push towards a reinvestment plan.

falko