In actuality, the NASD did not even receive an IRS ruling withrespect to the payment until months after the proxy statement was issued to NASD members.
There can be no guarantees withrespect to pipeline candidates that the candidates will receive the necessary regulatory approvals or that they will be commercially successful.
The companies are unlikely to finalize their REIT conversions until they receive a PLR, which will create a binding understanding between the IRS and the requester withrespect to the tax issue that is the subject of the ruling.
In this respect, it is very much on par with the lifetime gains that Hall of Fame athletes receive from the memorabilia and licensing marketplace by being able to brand themselves as HOFers.
In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall receive testimony from such witnesses and take such other evidence as it deems appropriate and shall consider recommendations for legislation, withrespect to the need, means, and schedule for establishing a metallic-based monetary unit to serve as a contingency currency for the Commonwealth.