ist aus einem Interview vom 3.11.2011 anlässlich der Zahlen Q. III 2011: As I have said several times in the past few years, and I'm sure you will remember, we have contemplated shifting our IP monetization approach at an appropriate time, which I've repetitively said it was about 2012. Given the recent trends in the IP marketplace and the heightened demand for premier intellectual property portfolios, that time has arrived. We announced in July our intention to explore strategic alternatives for approximately 1,100 U.S. digital imaging patents. These patents represent approximately 10% of our patent portfolio and are not strategic to the new company that we're building. We are very pleased with the progress that we have made with this project and with the level of interest in the portfolios. Now some of you have been asked repetitively for a timeline and a number. The company has not and will not provide neither a schedule or a timeline, nor a number. We are committed to optimizing the value of these assets. In order to do so, we believe it's best and believe it's best for our own interest and for the interest of our investors as you not to commit to a timeline and not to share all the details of this process. This is a well-known best practice in any transaction of this magnitude. While we will not comment on the bidding, I can tell you that we are pleased with the process and the level of interest in the portfolio. We finished the third quarter with $862 million in cash, and our forecast for the whole year is now $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion. It is important to recognize that the cash performance of the company in 2012 will not be the same as in 2011. In 2012, our cash performance from our digital businesses will be much stronger. Our growth initiatives will be further along the product life cycle curve and getting closer to profitability. As planned, we have been implementing a transformational strategy in Digital Capture and Devices which will significantly reduce its cash requirements as I just described to you. All of that will improve our cash performance in 2012 notably. http://seekingalpha.com/article/...1-results-earnings-call-transcript So spricht m.E. kein Pleitegeier. Und wenn die Kodak-Hütte liquimässig derart brennen würde wie von anderer Seite spekuliert, hätte ich als CEO die Patente auch zum "Schnäppchenpreis" verkauft. So möge sich jeder sein eigenes Urteil bilden. -----------
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