The authorized shares went from 3.5 billion to 3.986 - an increase of 486 million (about 14%).

My guess is that it was done to give the investor group the ability to buy shares at .005 and provide Baltia with about $4 million to finish up certification.  (486 million new shares plus 323 million that were still left unsold from the last increase = 819 million @.005 = $4.1 million).

It doesn't please me, but it is a way for the group to fund Baltia's activiites without the need to file an 8-K or alert the market in any way (if the shares were purchased and split up among 5 or 6 people in the group).

By not letting the market know about the financing, all the market sees is the increase in authorized shares - might get disgusted and sell - and the pps could go sub penny.

At that point, the group then can purchase millions of more shares at a very cheap pps on the open market..

A brilliant strategy to shake out the gutless.....................................