DonL: The BKMP TA agent - American Heritage Stock Transfer call 1-416-907-3118 may answer some of your questions on the restricted shares. In Ontario the number is 1-813-470-1568. See http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/rule144.htm Selling Restricted and Controled Securities. I think after one year a company official must remove the legend before shares are unrestricted. After two years they become unrestricted automatically.