I think you can argue both ways here depending on what is best for the company and what is best for you as a stockholder.

Company:

If you can achieve a faster settlement with an NDA and the infringer pays you more money to keep it silent, then you would favor this option. In addition, because of the long list of infringers, it may not be in your best interest to let everyone know what you are settling for. As a company, you are thinking long term and the bottom line and if you are successful than the stockholder will be as well.

Stockholder:

Lets be honest here, if you have been around the past ten years you want frequent and great PRs with a ton of information, increased PPS now and an opportunity to make a profit and reduce the number of shares you are holding.

The balance for both would be better written PRs, that don't assume that the investment community is going to piece together everything that is currently on the table. The recent PR could have tied the settlement to the MH, future infringers and the New Innovations group to give a better perspective.

LO