George is still doing everything he can do to work this lock..
That is your quote. To me that quote implies that the lock is still in place and there has not been a solution.
IMO that is nowhere, but hey others may have a different view.
By the way, how would you know that there is a PR coming out without it being insider information? Can someone tell a person that a PR is coming out without it being insider information, seriously, I don't know if it is or isn't?