If topline comes before or simultaneous to publication then so be it. The point is this: the fact that the company has not announced anything remains entirely consistent with everything they have said previously. Nothing is final at this point, and they do not have anything to announce – yet.
As far as the SEC is concerned, your definition of timely would seem to differ from mine. I believe timely refers to having final confirmed results in hand. Releasing information at that point would be "timely", and anything in advance of that point would be "premature".
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