Hardly doubt this is a dead pick. I'm as disappointed as you are with the late filings but something very obvious but unknown is holding the PPS up. My guess is we get the late Q filing today. 10K Monday followed with a 10Q and multiple PR's. Everything was buzzing until Dec. until the 10K was delayed. There is absolutely NO reason to think anything has changed except the fact with a 10k delay no further PR's are allowed per SEC. All is good as the 200K pre-market buy is telling us.
Furthermore as I have expounded in the past and certainly they have learnt you don't hire a CFO as a contract employee and expect good things to happen. This is a major key position with any aspirations to grow and to have a contract employee is ludicrous.