It doesn't matter that Smith didn't confirm by email. It was also stated in news releases.

Magpie IPO will come next year.. will be contingent upon market conditions. Yes it should have happened this year, but if I have to reject every company that does not adhere to its timeline, I will be left with only a few in the entire investment universe. I don't care that much really, as long as it keeps progessing. And it is progressing. Something we've not seen in years.