I know you said you won't reply. This is a huge claim considering this is your first post in this board and ihub:
"The IR person could be handed a PR on Thursday, or next week. He wouldn't know that today, and even if he did, he could not tell an individual, he'd have to adhere to SEC regs and report the PR when the PR was released. So he will only provide general information using caution so as to not get his rear fired. "