Do you know the complete conditions of the agreement?
what if both parties agreed to the condition that there would be only one official public comment? We dont know, and cant assume. I highly doubt a publication would risk involvement with "insider trading"...
And as for insider trading here is the terms of what is insider trading
"Insider trading" is a term that most investors have heard and usually associate with illegal conduct. But the term actually includes both legal and illegal conduct. The legal version is when corporate insiders—officers, directors, and employees—buy and sell stock in their own companies. When corporate insiders trade in their own securities, they must report their trades to the SEC. For more information about this type of insider trading and the reports insiders must file, please read "Forms 3, 4, 5" in our Fast Answers databank.
Illegal insider trading refers generally to buying or selling a security, in breach of a fiduciary duty or other relationship of trust and confidence, while in possession of material, nonpublic information about the security. Insider trading violations may also include "tipping" such information, securities trading by the person "tipped," and securities trading by those who misappropriate such information.
Examples of insider trading cases that have been brought by the SEC are cases against:
* Corporate officers, directors, and employees who traded the corporation's securities after learning of significant, confidential corporate developments;
* Friends, business associates, family members, and other "tippees" of such officers, directors, and employees, who traded the securities after receiving such information;
* Employees of law, banking, brokerage and printing firms who were given such information to provide services to the corporation whose securities they traded;
* Government employees who learned of such information because of their employment by the government; and
* Other persons who misappropriated, and took advantage of, confidential information from their employers.
Because insider trading undermines investor confidence in the fairness and integrity of the securities markets, the SEC has treated the detection and prosecution of insider trading violations as one of its enforcement priorities.
The SEC adopted new Rules 10b5-1 and 10b5-2 to resolve two insider trading issues where the courts have disagreed. Rule 10b5-1 provides that a person trades on the basis of material nonpublic information if a trader is "aware" of the material nonpublic information when making the purchase or sale. The rule also sets forth several affirmative defenses or exceptions to liability. The rule permits persons to trade in certain specified circumstances where it is clear that the information they are aware of is not a factor in the decision to trade, such as pursuant to a pre-existing plan, contract, or instruction that was made in good faith.
Rule 10b5-2 clarifies how the misappropriation theory applies to certain non-business relationships. This rule provides that a person receiving confidential information under circumstances specified in the rule would owe a duty of trust or confidence and thus could be liable under the misappropriation theory.
For more information about insider trading, please read Insider Trading—A U.S. Perspective, a speech by staff of the SEC. http://www.sec.gov/answers/insider.htm
We have provided this information as a service to investors. It is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of SEC policy. If you have questions concerning the meaning or application of a particular law or rule, please consult with an attorney who specializes in securities law.
Rumor is Unconfirmed I went to the Xplosivestocks website and didn't find a single mention of NVSR or EFFC; I did find this info on part of their website though :
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