Originally posted by MikePerham
Didn't Pentax, just last Friday (5 days ago), say it intended to do it alone? The words "on our own" in the Bloomberg article below obviously doesn't include a merger with Hoya. A meeting with Sparx this week was also expected since that was also mentioned last week.
May 11 (Bloomberg) -- ...(snip)... This plan is to
show investors how much we can do on our own,''
Pentax President Takashi Watanuki told reporters
in Tokyo, without providing details. Pentax will
meet Sparx officials "sometime next week'' to
explain the business plan, he said. ...(snip)...
Since the article you linked to conflicts with Friday's official statement, I'm not going to believe a word of it until I hear something directly from Pentax.
stewart