could be he is trying to ease the blow, similar to how they hyped their generics portfolio during a CC already probably knowing the CRL was coming in a few weeks
What's also sketchy(could be good or bad), is this is the first time ever that I recall a PR without Nasrat's comments in it.
"With this trimipramine ANDA acquisition, Elite becomes the world leader in 40 year old drugs that nobody uses anymore," said Nasrat Hakim, President and CEO of Elite.