The number of shares issued to MIG's owners jumped, severely diluting Associated investors.

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However, based on the number of shares issued at about 940 million and only having authorization to issue 1.8 billion shares the company could not even execute a 2 for 1 split.

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When the company went public, it issued a detailed 240-page prospectus listing the number of shares owned in 21 stocks, most of which were U.S. firms like News Corp.

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New data from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveals trade settlement fails in early February 2005 that were 27 times greater than the total number of shares Global Links (other-otc: GLLC - news - people ) had issued at the time.

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