OTCQX U.S.
Ongoing operations (no shells, blank check or special purpose acquisition companies);
A minimum bid price of $0.25 (for preceding 90 business days);
The company may not be subject to any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings;
The company must be duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which the company is organized;
At least 50 beneficial shareholders, each owning at least 100 shares of the Company's common stock;
Ongoing quarterly and audited annual financial reports posted on OTCQX.com, a premier website for qualifying companies (SEC Registered issuers can use EDGAR); and
Inclusion in the Standard & Poor's Corporation Records or Mergent Manuals (fka Moody's Manuals), which satisfies the Blue Sky requirements for secondary transactions in many states, together with a list of any other states in which the security is Blue Sky compliant and eligible to be sold by brokers in those states;
DAD Letter of Introduction upon application process completion and quarterly and annually thereafter to Pink OTC Markets Inc. confirming that the issuer has made adequate current information publicly available and meets the tier inclusion requirements.
OTCQX U.S. Premier
Designed to identify issuers that are of the size and quality to list on a National Stock Exchange. Additional requirements include:
A minimum bid price of $1(for preceding 90 business days);
At least 100 beneficial shareholders, each owning at least 100 shares of the company's common stock;
The company meets the financial qualifications of the continued listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market;
Conduct Annual shareholders' meetings; and
The company meets all of the requirements of the OTCQX U.S. Tier above.
Application Fee
$5,000
Listing Fee
$12,600/year (prorated first year; billed annually in January thereafter)
