Originally Posted by
bigfatdaddy
Agreed.....I would venture that with an extension agreement in hand, the company would be able to get more favorable terms from capital markets. Costs being a known vs the uncertainty of greater costs resulting from a new contract downstream
Also, with decoupling, since a NSNB order is no longer "required" by the TA it puts the CO in a stronger position to negotiate a good price with a manufacturer. I doubt anything will be announced prior to the final tally is announced for the TA.