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Survey Results: More on Blackout Periods

1. Our blackout period begins: (Total responses: n=78)
(select only one)
n=5 (6.41%) More than two days after quarter end
n=2 (2.56%) 1-2 days after quarter end
n=7 (8.97%) Exactly at quarter end
n=5 (6.41%) 1-7 days before quarter end
n=14 (17.95%) 8-14 days before quarter end
n=28 (35.90%) 15-21 days before quarter end
n=13 (16.67%) 22-31 days before quarter end
n=4 (5.13%) More than 31 days before quarter end

2. When our blackout period begins, we: (Total responses: n=78)
(select only one)
n=54 (69.23%) Send an email to impacted insiders reminding them of the blackout
n=1 (1.28%) Send a hard copy to impacted insiders reminding them of the blackout
n=23 (29.49%) Don't send any type of reminder