(2) Impermissible Quotation Entries (A) No member or person associated with a member shall enter into the Service a priced bid and/or offer, an unpriced indication of interest (including "bid wanted" or "offer wanted" indications), or a bid or offer accompanied by a modifier to reflect unsolicited customer interest in any security that does not satisfy the requirements of Rule 6530. (B) No member or person associated with a member shall enter into the Service a priced bid and/or offer, an unpriced indication of interest (including "bid wanted" or "offer wanted" indications), or a bid or offer accompanied by a modifier to reflect unsolicited customer interest in any security of an issuer that does not make filings with the SEC through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval ("EDGAR") system (or in paper format, if specifically permitted by SEC rules) unless the member: (i) notifies FINRA of the issuer of the security's schedule for the filing of all periodic reports or financial reports required pursuant to the Exchange Act or regulatory authority, respectively, and the identity of the regulatory authority with which such reports are filed, or ensures that such notice is provided; and (ii) provides to FINRA the issuer's periodic reports required pursuant to the Exchange Act, or the issuer's financial reports required by regulatory authority, prior to the expiration of the grace period described in Rule 6530(a)(3), or ensures that the required periodic reports are provided to FINRA within that time period.
And yet the company announced a week ago that FINRA had okayed a new 15c2-11:
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GrowLife, Inc. (OTCBB: PHOT), one of the nation’s most recognized cultivation service providers, today announced that its common stock has resumed quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board after receiving clearance from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) on its Form 15c2-11...