Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

[vanwes1]

Patent releases would not be considered a material event. However the signing of a contract is a material event and cant be held from the investors in normal circumstances. The only way would be for the parties involved to sign an agreement and post date that agreement to not start until said date or if certain criteria must be met prior to signing the deal that must be left undisclosed.

In the past every contract that liquidmetal has ever signed has been revealed in a 8k so to believe that an 8k would not be expected within 4 days of signing a contract is likely incorrect. But just for your knowledge and the boards an 8k is required for the following. Im only listing the relevant ones that would fit for our specific conversation topic.

"Signing, amending or terminating material definitive agreements not made in the ordinary course of business"
"Consummation of a material asset acquisition or sale"
"Results of operations and financial condition"
"Creating certain financial obligations, such as incurrence of material debt"

So I agree with you that issuing patents are not 8k worthy. But signing a contract that is outside the ordinary course of business is a material event and by SEC rules requires a 8k. So if a contract is signed, from that date they have 4 days to make it public.

Believe me any contract that lqmt signs is a material event.