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New Pink Sheets Categories Beginning in May 2007

Disclosure Categories

* SEC Current or Current Information (identified by a Pink Checkmark icon) - Companies in this category will either be 1) registered with the SEC pursuant to 12(g) of the Securities Act and current in all required filings; 2) if not SEC registered, companies will make current information available to the market pursuant to Pink Sheets' Guidelines for Providing Adequate Current Information; or 3) a bank or foreign exchange listed company that makes their periodic reports filed with a regulator or home country exchange available on the Pink Sheets News Service.
* Limited Information (identified by a Yield Sign) - Companies in this category will have, at a minimum, quarterly financial reports prepared in accordance with GAAP, including financial notes, and certified by the CEO and CFO. Such repots will be available to investors either on the SEC's EDGAR system or, if not SEC registered, on Pink Sheets News Service. Financial reports must be dated within the last six months to be included in this category.
* No Information (identified by a Stop Sign) - The company does not make disclosure publicly available, or the available information is older than six months.
* Public Interest Concern (identified by a Skull & Crossbones) - There is a public interest concern associated with this company, which may include a stock spam campaign or known investigation of fraudulent activity committed by the company or insiders. During a spam campaign, companies that are not in the SEC Current or Current Information categories will also have their company's quotes blocked on pinksheets.com.


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