Please take a moment to read an opinion piece on dividend taxation and the debt bias from OTC Markets Group’s president and CEO, R Cromwell Coulson. Just published on Forbes.com, the column discusses how the US tax code currently favors interest payments on debt over dividend payments to shareholders and possible changes in the US dividend tax rate could make it significantly worse. It also explains why removing the debt bias from our US tax policy will promote growth and a strong economy, and will allow profitable companies to return excess capital to their shareholders. To learn more about OTC Markets Group, visit our website: www.otcmarkets.com.

To view this report, please click here.

The OTCQX® marketplace offers the best-informed and most efficient trading of US and global companies. To qualify for the OTCQX marketplace, companies must meet high financial standards, be current in their disclosure and be sponsored by a professional third-party adviser. Designed for the largest and most liquid shareholder-friendly companies, OTCQX ensures investors have the information necessary to intelligently analyze, value and trade their securities.

To learn more, visit us at www.otcmarkets.com.