[QUOTE=Fatboy
And impressed they offered the same amount to all shareholders, not on a quota basis.[/QUOTE]
That the new shares were not offered on a pro rata basis can at the first instance be seen as unfair,but it is cunning at the same time.One of the anti miners complaints is that NTL is held by just a few big holder so benifits few. This SPP is a big bonus to small holders and it is correspondlly a big bonus to NTL to have more shareholders that has skin on the table and a care for the outcome.