RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: JEC/Anthion = Nuisance This is an old response (Jan 2012) from the company to my question concerning not much insider buying, but I believe it will serve the purpose to answer why (from their perspective) there is not a lot of insider buying right from the horses mouth sort of speak....trust is helps. Due to stricter internal governance, some companies have abnormally restrictive windows for insider purchases in the open market.......
"Apologies for not getting back to you, but I have been at one of our sites today…so no ‘phone
Question simple to answer:
- Ithaca has what is known as a “strict “ blackout policy. Translated this means we prohibit Director, Officer, Employee and Direct Contractor share-dealings from the outset of activity
- Examples are when we spud wells ( rather than approach target depth), when we bid for asset acquisition, when we are in normal quarterly sequence for accounts ( which is a long black-out), when we are in reserves audit period.
- The result is that , as an Operator of most assets and very active, the blackout period are long and periods in which we can share deal are infrequent ( to say the least). There has not been an opportunity to buy since last summer and unlikely to be one until June in 2012"