Could be >>> Complete list of SEC suspended stocks from January 1st, 2010 to March 8th, 2014. In the past 4 years and 2+ months there have been 1,837 SEC Suspensions where ALL stocks were sent to the Grey Sheets. Of the 1,837 Suspended stocks 812 remain on the Grey Sheets and 1025 stock registrations were Revoked.
There are two types of SEC Suspensions, one for SEC Filers that are delinquent in filing any Financials. The SEC Suspension is always accompanied with an Administrative Proceeding outlining the Financials delinquencies. Those stocks will have their stock registrations revoked under DEFAULT reasons when the delinquent Financials are not filed as ordered by the SEC. Stocks in this category will remain on the Grey Sheets until the SEC Admin Law Judge revokes the stock registration.
The second type of SEC Suspension involves questions about adequacy and / or accuracy of company information, including news releases, share issuances, stock promotions, whatever else the SEC may allege. This group comprises SEC Filers or non-filers, ie., stocks that do not report to the SEC but are required to report to OTC Markets. NOTE: non-filers likely do not have stock registrations with the SEC so the stock cannot be revoked. Stocks suspended under QUESTIONS with no accompanying ADMIN Proceeding will remain on the Grey Sheets until the SEC litigates against the company, which may take years to occur.
NOTE: Delinquent SEC Filers (ie., no current Financials) are usually sent from the SEC reporting OTCBB to the non-reporting OTC Markets. It is imperative to differentiate between delinquent SEC Filers on the OTC from the non-reporting stocks on the OTC. Even if an SEC Filer submits Financials to OTC Markets but has not filed Financials to the SEC those stocks WILL eventually be suspended and thereafter have their stock registrations REVOKED!! The first due diligence on any OTC stock is to check with EDGAR to see if that stock is a delinquent SEC Filer. If a stock is a delinquent SEC Filer DO NOT BUY THAT STOCK under any circumstances, exampled by the 893 delinquent filers that were suspended and subsequently revoked.
NOTE: Of the 1522 Suspended stocks only EDVP got off of the Grey Sheets, a very rare occurence. It is perilous to think that any other Grey Sheet stock will get off of the Grey Sheets.
Note: The 812 stocks that remain on the Grey Sheets do not have any Market Maker representation or quotations.
NOTE: Foreign Issuers may also be on the Grey Sheets until they obtain Regulatory approvals to be listed on any U.S. Exchange. Foreign Issuers on the Grey Sheets are NOT to be confused with, or compared to OTCBB or OTC stocks that are specifically on the Grey Sheets due to an SEC Suspension. Grey Sheet stocks: *** Comprised of SEC Filers pending stock revocation and non-filers pending SEC Litigation.
Plus 379 shell companies Suspended and sent to the Grey Sheets so that the shells could not be hijacked by fraudsters to set up a scam stock. As of November 3rd, 2013 the SEC has revoked over a dozen registrations from this group.