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To: tejek who wrote (61854)	6/15/1999 11:59:00 AM
From: A. A. LaFountain III	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573096

Ted: re "how amd's quiet period works" If I understand it correctly, a quiet period can be implemented at any point by a company - it's not necessarily after the quarter has closed, but before it has been reported. It's the period in which a company will not discuss the financial or operating performance with investors on an individual basis. However, there is no such thing as a "lockdown" in which a company would not be able to communicate with investors AS A GROUP. So a company can (and, in fact, should) issue preannouncements at any time if they are deemed material - even a day before the release if that is warranted (of course, logistical considerations often prevent that sort of extremism). The notion of a quiet period is an acknowledgement that as you get closer to reporting time, "body language" and reading between the lines can lead to changes in investor perception that can have as much or more of an impact on the share price as more signficant news earlier in the quarter. - Tad LaFountain