That does not prevent Kidd from hypothecating them offshore and effectively selling them. It's a tempest in a teapot nonetheless. The simple fact is that those shares would be a transient selling pressure but would introduce much needed liquidity.
This may be an "ihub" story stock or it may be lighning in a bottle. Doesn't matter. It's a traders nightmare with a 10-30% spread and less volume than the Sarasvati river... (It dries up halfway from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean...)