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May 21, 2019
 
 
 
Three Principles for Thriving Public Markets
 

Centralization of trading is now being pushed as a popular fix for small company liquidity and capital formation. Competition, however, creates diversity of choice between brokers and dealers, and between exchanges and alternative markets. OTC Markets CEO Cromwell Coulson explains how open, transparent and connected markets foster progress and innovation. Read the blog post.

 
 
 
New Qaravan CECL Solution
 

This month, we introduced our Qaravan CECL Solution. In contrast to today's "incurred loss" standard, CECL will require banks to establish an allowance for "expected" losses in accordance with rapidly approaching deadlines. Qaravan's CECL solution provides a guided Q&A interface that helps bankers and financial professionals systematically address CECL requirements and determine an appropriate loss allowance under the new standard. Read More.

 
 
 
 
35 States Now Recognize Our Markets
 

In May, Kentucky was added to our Blue Sky Map. To date, OTC Markets Group has achieved Blue Sky exemptions in 35 States.

 
 
 
Introducing the OTC Markets Premium Provider Directory
 

Equity research, investor relations and corporate communications are integral parts of a company's visibility strategy. Our Premium Provider Directory offers access to best-in-class providers. Search the Directory.

 
 
 
 
Q&A with Jonathan Dickson, VP Corporate Services - London
 

In January, OTC Markets Group opened its offices in London's South Bank. To lead the new office and OTC Markets' business development in Europe, Jonathan Dickson joined OTC Markets Group as Vice President, Corporate Services.

Read our interview.

 
 
 
The Many Ways to Measure IR Success for Smaller Companies
 

Issuers with a market capitalization under $1bn often lack the liquidity, volume or capital structure to attract larger institutional names.  Our newest whitepaper with IR Magazine covers key issues for small cap companies.

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View our May Virtual Investor Conferences On-Demand Now

 

Attendance is free to listen to live and archived investor presentations

 
 
 
Community Spotlight
 

Johan Theron, Group Executive - Corporate Affairs,
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. (OTCQX: IMPUY)

"We are the second largest producer of platinum group metals (PGMs); a unique set of metals including platinum, palladium and rhodium among others, that are well positioned to play an important role in an evolving green energy world, not only ameliorating harmful emissions, but also providing access to a future hydrogen economy and valuable investment opportunities. In just one example of the opportunities inherent in the use of PGMs, the fuel cell vehicle family is rapidly expanding to include several types of heavy vehicles."

 

Read the full interview.

OTC Markets Group (OTCM): What should U.S. investors know about Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.?

Johan Theron: We are the second largest producer of platinum group metals (PGMs); a unique set of metals including platinum, palladium and rhodium among others, that are well positioned to play an important role in an evolving green energy world, not only ameliorating harmful emissions, but also providing access to a future hydrogen economy and valuable investment opportunities. In just one example of the opportunities inherent in the use of PGMs, the fuel cell vehicle family is rapidly expanding to include several types of heavy vehicles.

OTCM: What were your major accomplishments in the past year?

Johan Theron: We are well advanced in the restructuring of our high-cost Impala Rustenburg operation into a lower-cost profitable business, and we significantly improved safety performance across the Group, achieving several Group records.

OTCM: How does Impala Platinum differentiate itself from its competitors and what is your growth strategy?

Johan Theron: We have evolved from a single asset producer into a geographically diverse, multinational mining operation growing into lower-cost, shallow and mechanisable ore bodies. We use our industry leading processing capabilities to partner with other smaller miners who do not have access to the full value chain (smelting and refining).

We have access to substantial undeveloped ore resources in Zimbabwe and, in South Africa, the Northern Limb palladium-rich Waterberg Project can be brought to market in the short- to medium-term future.

OTCM: Impala Platinum joined OTCQX in 2011. How are you leveraging OTCQX as part of your U.S. investor relations program?

Johan Theron: OTCQX improves Implats' access to a larger and more diverse investor base, which would otherwise have limited ability to invest directly into the value-adding PGM industry.

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Community Spotlight
 

Tracy Rees, CEO of
Intrinsyc Technologies Corp. (OTCQX: ISYRF)

"Intrinsyc provides product development services and Edge Computing modules that are helping to take Internet of Things products to the next level – building artificial intelligence and advanced analytics directly into the devices and systems where insights are needed in real-time.  We help our clients accelerate innovative products to market in a wide range of industries; augmented and virtual reality, intelligent cameras, smart home hubs, smart cities, robotics, and industry 4.0 applications, to name a few."

 

Read the full interview.

OTC Markets Group (OTCM): What should U.S. investors know about Intrinsyc Technologies Corp.?

Tracy Rees: Intrinsyc provides product development services and Edge Computing modules that are helping to take Internet of Things products to the next level – building artificial intelligence and advanced analytics directly into the devices and systems where insights are needed in real-time. We help our clients accelerate innovative products to market in a wide range of industries; augmented and virtual reality, intelligent cameras, smart home hubs, smart cities, robotics, and industry 4.0 applications, to name a few.

Our business model includes a combination of non-recurring engineering services and repeat hardware sales that typically occur over multiple years. The Company has a record of profitable performance, and a strong balance sheet, with no debt.

OTCM: What were your major accomplishments in the past year?

Tracy Rees: The company achieved 24% annual revenue growth resulting in record revenue in 2018. This growth was in line with our 26.4% CAGR since 2014. We were also EBITDA positive for the year, making for five consecutive years of positive EBITDA performance.

We improved our path to scalable repeat revenue with several new products introduced last year. Among these products were two reference designs for smart home hubs and other voice-controlled products, a development platform and production-ready computing module for wearable devices, a single board computer for intelligent connected cameras and other edge computing platforms.

The Company increased our client design wins for our edge computing modules from 45 to 59. The growth in our design wins has been commensurate with our revenue growth and is a positive sign for the future.

OTCM: How does Intrinsyc Technologies differentiate itself from its competitors and what is your growth strategy?

Tracy Rees: Intrinsyc has a collaborative relationship with Qualcomm Technologies Inc, and licenses Snapdragon computing technology for the Internet of Things markets. This enables us to build products that use the most advanced technology, with high computing performance, power efficiency, and integrated capabilities for artificial intelligence, connectivity, and device security.

Our clients can get to market quickly with our semi-custom computing solutions, or they can engage Intrinsyc to do fully custom turnkey product development and manufacturing. With over 1,400 successful client projects completed, our experience and expertise in product development is unmatched.

Our strategic plan is focused on continued investment in product development of edge computing modules for high-growth IoT markets, geographic sales expansion, and acquisitions that will accelerate revenue and provide greater efficiencies and buying power, and thereby, margin improvement.

OTCM: Intrinsyc Technologies joined OTCQX in 2018. Why did you choose to join OTCQX and how are you leveraging OTCQX as part of your U.S. investor relations program?

Tracy Rees: Before we joined OTCQX, we would receive inquiries from investors in the United States that were frustrated with their inability to easily purchase shares and we wanted to make it easier for them. Since we began trading on OTCQX, we have been much more active in participating at investor events and direct outreach to the U.S. investor community. Intrinsyc is a recent addition the OTCQX and is looking forward to participation in virtual conferences and other market outreach programs sponsored by the OTC Markets Group.

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Monthly Trade Summary - April 2019
 
 
Market Designations Number
of Securities*
Monthly
$ Volume
Monthly $ Volume
per Security
YTD $ Volume*
 
OTCQX 460 $4,743,207,604 $10,311,320 $17,159,213,185
OTCQB 1,014 $2,122,240,488 $2,092,939 $9,660,044,903
Pink 9,201 $20,599,115,252 $2,238,790 $84,942,742,626
Total 10,675 $27,464,563,345 $2,572,792 $111,762,000,715
 

*Data as of April 30, 2019

 
 
Events
 

Tech Day – Tel Aviv, Israel (May 13, 2019)

Cannabis Summit – Toronto, Canada (June 5, 2019)

Toronto Expo 2019: Lift & Co. – Toronto, Canada (June 6-7, 2019)

FISD Issue Brief – London, U.K. (June 13, 2019)

IR Magazine Awards Europe – London, U.K. (June 20, 2019)

39th Annual Growth Conference – Boston, MA (August 7-8, 2019)

2019 Journey Conference – Tel Aviv, Israel (September, 18, 2019)

IR Magazine US Small Cap Awards – New York, NY (September 26, 2019)

Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum – Frankfurt, Germany (November 25-27, 2019)

Contact events@otcmarkets.com for more information.

 
 
Virtual Investor Conferences
 

Virtual Investor Conferences combine leading-edge online conferencing and investor communications capabilities with a comprehensive global investor audience network.

Attendance is free to listen to live and archived investor presentations. Find the full agendas and register here: http://virtualinvestorconferences.com/index.html

To learn more about participating in a Virtual Investor Conference, contact John Viglotti at johnv@otcmarkets.com

 
 
News
 

New Premium Provider Directory on OTC Markets' Website – PubCoCEO (April 16, 2019 )

OTC Markets Group Introduces Canari to Assign Risk Scores to OTC Issuers – PubCoCEO (April 17, 2019 )

What is the OTCQX Advisory Council? – PubCoCEO (April 18, 2019 )

OTC Markets Group to Host Virtual Investor Conference Focusing on Resource Companies – Proactive Investors (April 24, 2019 )

Understanding Short Sale Activity  – MicroCap Review Magazine (April 24, 2019 )

The Dual Listings Process for Foreign Issuers in the United States – MicroCap Review Magazine (April 24, 2019 )

A Conversation With Jason Paltrowitz: The IPO Market Is 'A Rising Tide'  – Benzinga (April 26, 2019 )

The Virtual OTCQX Resources Conference Hones in on Up-and-Coming Energy, Metals and Mining Companies  – ProActive Investors (April 29, 2019 )

OTC and NSX Links Grow Stronger as Beroni Group Lists in USA  – The Pick  (April 30, 2019 )

 
 
New OTCQX and OTCQB Companies
 

Welcome to the companies that joined the OTCQX Best Market and the OTCQB Venture Market in April 2019.

The OTCQX Best Market
BankFirst Capital Corporation (OTCQX: BFCC)
Beroni Group Ltd. (OTCQX: BNIGF)
CBB Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: CBBI)
Christopher & Banks Corp. (OTCQX: CBKC)
ENB Financial Corp. (OTCQX: ENBP)
Halo Labs Inc. (OTCQX: AGEEF)
Osisko Metals Inc. (OTCQX: OMZNF)
PSB Holdings Inc. (OTCQX: PSBQ)

The OTCQB Venture Market
24/7 Kid Doc, Inc. (OTCQB: TVMD)
3 Sixty Risk Solutions Ltd. (OTCQB: SAYFF)
ABCO Energy, Inc. (OTCQB: ABCE)
American Battery Metals Corp. (OTCQB: FDVXF)
Blueberries Medical Co. (OTCQB: BBRRF)
CB2 Insights Inc. (OTCQB: CBIIF)
Cordoba Minerals Corp. (OTCQB: CDBMF)
Fission 3.0 Corp (OTCQB: FISOF)
Fortune Minerals Limited (OTCQB: FTMDF)
High Tide Inc. (OTCQB: HITIF)
Hunter Oil Corp. (OTCQB: HOILF)
ICTV Brands Inc. (OTCQB: ICTV)
Immunoprecise Antibodies Ltd. (OTCQB: IPATF)
International Land Alliance Inc. (OTCQB: ILAL)
Jacksam Corporation (OTCQB: JKSM)
Lift & Co. Corporation (OTCQB: LFCOF)
Mastermind, Inc. (OTCQB: MMND)
Natur International Corp. (OTCQB: NTRU)
Nickel Creek Platinum Corp. (OTCQB: NCPCF)
Permex Petroleum Corporation (OTCQB: OILCF)
Redfund Cap Corp. (OTCQB: PNNRF)
Tree Of Knowledge Intl Corp. (OTCQB: TOKIF)

 
 
Graduates to an Exchange Listing
 

The following companies graduated to an exchange listing in April 2019:

Graduated from the OTCQX Best Market:

Dyadic International, Inc. (Nasdaq: DYAI)
MainStreet Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNSB)

Graduated from the OTCQB Venture Market:

Envision Solar International, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVSI)
Verb Technology Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERB)