Thanks..forestgump

The other restriction they have, which has been mentioned as the "blackout period" is also against them buying and anyone internal to the company also.

They are held back from buying because they KNOW THE Q"S RESULTS.

They probably have had their P and L statement done for many weeks now, its the wording and all the double and triple checking that has to go on inside the Q that takes so long. It's what they have to say and how to say it  and can they say some things that causes all the time involvved with writing up a Q.