I agree with you on the stupidity of this type of action.
But maybe FINRA just looks at it as 'What difference does it make if there are a billion shares or a million, they are still practically un-tradeable. (I'm assuming the suspension threw them to the greys.)
In case I forgot to mention it above, Always Just My Opinion
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