And speaking of weird times for press releases, the following is pretty bizarre. My guess is that it must involve some sort of a merger (or perhaps large deal) with a quoted European company that wants to announce it before the European market opens tomorrow:
Press Release Source: Connetics Corporation
Connetics Conference Call Alert
Sunday February 8, 4:00 pm ET
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Connetics Corporation (Nasdaq: CNCT - News), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of dermatology products, today announced that the company will issue a press release at 1:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, February 9, 2004. Company management will host an investment-community conference call beginning at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Time (5:15 a.m. Pacific Time) on Monday, February 9 to discuss the subject of the press release and to answer questions.
To participate in the live call by telephone, domestic callers should dial 888-328-2575, and international callers should dial 706-643-0459. Those interested in listening to the conference call live via the Internet may do so by visiting the investor relations section of the Company's Web site at www.connetics.com.
A telephone replay will be available for 48 hours beginning February 9, 2004, at 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time (8:15 a.m. Pacific Time). To access the replay from the U.S., please call 800-642-1687. To access the replay from outside of the U.S., please call 706-645-9291. Enter the Conference ID# 5419078. The call will also be available for replay for 30 days on the Connetics Web site at www.connetics.com.
Connetics is now a top-10 holding for me, so I for one am certainly hoping for good news.
Peter |
