Based on the fact that HALE sold the shares to an Investment banker, this cannot be said to be a secondary transaction. The statement is False.
This refers to when shares have already been sold to individuals and institutional investors, and then these entities sell to other entities.
When a company sells directly to an investment bank which then sells it to others, this is a primary market transaction.
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