"I feel he had at least an inkling of what was coming Monday,"
Ahhhhhh, I believe he knows exactly what is coming Monday.
News is to be released before the end of the month, as the company has stated. If they fail to do so it would impact the share price severely.
They will release something by the end of the month is my belief. Whether they do it before, after, or during the EC presentation is relatively insignificant.