The company "didn't" hire them, this is common with promos. They pay a 3rd party, and sign a contract with a 3rd party and then the 3rd party goes out and hires APS. This is what most companies do as it keeps it from directly leading back to the company it self. AKA they will hire a "3rd party" to do "marketing" aka a stock p and d, and then the 3rd party will hire APS. Weclome to stock promos 101....
2nd, a company can technically tell anyone anything if they want to. There is nothing illegal about that what so ever.... If the company tells you this is insider info, and makes it clear that what they are telling you is not public, and you act upon it, THEN it becomes illegal and "insider trading".
People, mostly on I hub.... make this mistake all the time. It's only illegal and insider trading if you ACT upon the privet info given to you. Companies have to tell people all the time certain things that may not be known to the public for one reason or another.... The act of sharing private insider infomation with someone isn't a crime nor is it illegal, it's only if the party receiving this info uses it before it's made public to gain an advantage on others, then it becomes illegal and a big crime....
