oa and ab,
Regarding the release of updated o/s numbers:
1. I could certainly be mistaken, but it is my recollection that the current transfer agent hasn't actually been gagged by the company, but rather the company has selected a t/a whose policy does not allow for the dissemination of its clients share information. So they couldn't be ungagged with a simple phone call......a change in t/a's would be required.
2. The company usually publishes the o/s information as part of the 10Q and 10K filings, in which it is required. It's not clear to me that they could file an 8-K for the purpose of reporting o/s information alone, without providing current financial information. And I certainly could be mistaken about that, too.
Just thinking out loud.