Uncommon Sense is right. the board meeting is scheduled for 31/07/04 - Friday.
Don't expect any announcement til the following week. I will, however, be consulting my snouts for any reliable rumours during the weekend.
It will be interesting to see just what sort of political pressure is being brought to bear. AsA has already lost one Chairman of the Board, and Bernie, the CEO, seems to be positioning himself to make a tactical withdrawl. After all, he must have some political nouce getting to his present position. Watch him to see which way the wind blows.
Watch this space.