Are you answering for the Chief of Business Development, an officer of HFB? Where is it written that information about A/S, O/S, Restricted is secret? Any shareholder of a given legitimate public firm can call that firm and be told the share structure or be referred to the T/A who will accomodate. This firm keeps that info from its own shareowners. Why? It's obvious.
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These are my opinions and sentiments. Buying stocks poses demonstrable risks; you could lose all or part of your principal investment. Use iBoxes for DD start.
Buying gold won't save your soul, but it might save your skin someday.