There are several reasons why this could have occurred since there’s a gray area within the SEC’s definition of a shell company. The change in OTC Markets’ reporting requirements has affected many issuers in this capacity, so I’ve been researching it thoroughly to fully understand why.
It comes down to 3 things:
1) the company has nominal assets, or; 2) the company is planning to merge with another entity, or; 3) the company was identified as a shell at some point since inception after realizing initial operations.
Option #3 is the most prevalent conclusion throughout the OTC due to the vast number of reverse mergers that have taken place with tickers who have formally deregistered from SEC reporting status.
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