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 Basic Chart for SCO Group, Inc.Basic Chart for SCO Group, Inc.
 Graph of stock price and volume; since SCO sued IBM, stock price has varied greatly, was rising, now falling. Yahoo Finance.
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Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of The SCO Group, Inc.Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of The SCO Group, Inc.
 Full document, agreement said to involve minority investor BayStar Capital ($20 million), and majority investor Royal Bank of Canada ($30 million). [US Security and Exchange Commission, SEC]
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Form S-3 Registration StatementForm S-3 Registration Statement
 New S-3 filed as part of BayStar deal, allows for converting BayStar preferred stock to regular stock, so SCO had to register another 3.85 million shares for sale. [US Security and Exchange Commission, SEC]
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The SCO Ship Is ListingThe SCO Ship Is Listing
 Big investors revise terms of capital-injecting contracts; can now veto the 20% that David Boies, et al get if SCO wins or is bought out; Wall Street reevaluates potential. [Linux Online] (December 12, 2003)
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The Mouse That RoaredThe Mouse That Roared
 New regulations made it harder for small-cap companies to get noticed; this is not the case for SCO. The big question is will SCO investors survive this dispute? [Motley Fool.com] (December 9, 2003)
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SCO's Investors Grab the Helm off LegalsSCO's Investors Grab the Helm off Legals
 SCO announced new agreement, gives investors control of firm's legal efforts; issued in SEC filing, SCO must seek prior approval from investors before taking action resulting in legal firms getting 20% contingency fee. [PC Pro] (December 9, 2003)
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SCO Group Hit by Double WhammySCO Group Hit by Double Whammy
 Shares of firm fell sharply after it lost court motion asking IBM for source code, court also ruled SCO must provide code relevant to case to IBM in 30 days; SCO postponed earnings report. [TheStreet.com] (December 8, 2003)
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IBM's Days in CourtIBM's Days in Court
 Tiny SCO Group opts to take its Linux business to court. While meant to serve justice, lawsuits can be effective business tools; making publicity, distracting and getting cash in settlement from competitors. [Motley Fool.com] (November 14, 2003)
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Royal Bank of Canada Invests in SCORoyal Bank of Canada Invests in SCO
 BayStar Capital made $50 million investment in SCO, $30 million of which is from Royal Bank of Canada, according to Thursday regulatory filing with US Securities and Exchange Commission. [CNET News.com] (October 20, 2003)
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Editor's Note: A Few Questions for SCO From a Hypothetical InvestorEditor's Note: A Few Questions for SCO From a Hypothetical Investor
 SCO got $50 million in private investment this week; good for them, maybe not so good for investors. Potential investors in SCOX stock should ask SCO some fairly harsh questions. Forum comments. [Linux Today] (October 17, 2003)
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SCO Building up a War ChestSCO Building up a War Chest
 Ability to build cash war chest too compelling to pass up, so SCO agreed to $50 million investment deal, announced yesterday, with investment fund BayStar Capital. CEO Darl McBride pleased with transaction. [eWeek] (October 17, 2003)
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SCO Gets $50 Million InvestmentSCO Gets $50 Million Investment
 SCO, firm embroiled in legal actions with Linux and Unix, announces $50 million investment by BayStar Capital, a reversal of plans it stated in May; will use funds for software development, legal and licensing costs. [CNET News.com] (October 16, 2003)
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SCO Wins $50 Million InvestmentSCO Wins $50 Million Investment
 Received large cash boost in private investment deal led by investment fund BayStar Capital, structured as private placement of non-voting Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, at fixed conversion price $16.93/share. [eWeek] (October 16, 2003)
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Visions of Ka-ching Dance in Their HeadsVisions of Ka-ching Dance in Their Heads
 Analysis of why investors are raising SCO stock price, based on two documents from Renaissance Ventures, LLC, venture capital firm. Links and quotes source documents. Many forum comments. Print-friendly version too. [Groklaw] (September 23, 2003)
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SCO Insider TradesSCO Insider Trades
 List of all such stock trades since 2002 that author could find, sorted by publishing date, compiled from SEC public records, about $1,375,654 in sales since March 2003. [Groklaw] (August 12, 2003)
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SCO Execs Cash in on Suit SpotlightSCO Execs Cash in on Suit Spotlight
 Link to story, useful forum comments, on ZDNet finally looking at SCO stock insider trading. [LWN: Linux Weekly News] (July 29, 2003)
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SCO Execs Cash in on Suit SpotlightSCO Execs Cash in on Suit Spotlight
 Senior SCO executives have been dumping personal holdings in firm since June, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings show. Since SCO launched legal action against IBM, its share price has sky-rocketed. [ZDNet CNET News.com] (July 29, 2003)
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SCO Insider Trading WatchSCO Insider Trading Watch
 SCO executives keep slowly cashing in their stock to benefit from its current, inflated price; total 93,000 shares sold since suit filing, net $782,000 earnings. Table with links. Forum comments. [LWN: Linux Weekly News] (July 17, 2003)
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Who is Selling SCO Stock?Who is Selling SCO Stock?
 Two outside stockholders, John R. Wall, Morgan Keegan and Co., decided to dump 1 million shares they held. SCO executed full registration process, at its expense, to facilitate this, yet proceeds go to sellers. Forum comments. [LWN: Linux Weekly News] (June 12, 2003)
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SCO Roars as Shares SoarSCO Roars as Shares Soar
 In heavy trading, SCO shares rose about 30 percent as firm defends what it sees as unauthorized illegal use of its Unix code by customers, Linux users, vendors, open source community. [eWeek] (June 5, 2003)
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Renaissance Research Group: The SCO Group, Inc.Renaissance Research Group: The SCO Group, Inc.
 Report titled: Handicapping the SCO-vs.-IBM Lawsuit. Seeks to reinforce conclusions of strong buy recommendation. Suggests in part why SCO stock has risen during the lawsuit period. [Renaissance Research Group] [PDF] (April 21, 2003)
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Renaissance Research Group: The SCO Group, Inc.Renaissance Research Group: The SCO Group, Inc.
 Strong buy recommendation from Renaissance Ventures, LLC. Suggests in part why SCO stock has risen during the lawsuit period. [Renaissance Research Group] [PDF] (March 6, 2003)
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