Investing early in OTC stocks is always a bet. What is important then is what you are betting on. My bet re share cancellation is based on what I wrote back on 1/18 (post # 27739, link below), which is based on accounting principles. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=160495840 Since then, I have been observing the L2, price action and volume. I am absolutely sure XMET is not trading on 8.2 billion shares but a much smaller quantity. The content of my post is aligned with what NOOB90 wrote in terms of voting rights, you can find that here https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=160495840