Arcpoint Announces Failure-to-file Cease Trade Order

ARCpoint shares are frozen after failing to file audited financials due to lack of funds.

Risk flags

• ●Operational risk is acute: the company cannot pay auditors or accounting staff, which has halted its ability to file mandatory financials and triggered a regulatory trading suspension. This raises questions about basic business continuity.
• ●Disclosure risk is high: no financial statements, cash balances, or operational metrics are provided, preventing any assessment of solvency, liquidity, or ongoing business activity. The absence of data impairs investor ability to evaluate risk.
• ●Financing risk is material: with trading suspended and no filings, ARCpoint is unable to raise capital via equity or securities-based financings. The company’s own statement that it is seeking funds to pay for the audit underscores its precarious position.

Bottom line

This announcement signals a severe compliance and financial crisis at ARCpoint. Shares are suspended from trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, and there is no timeline for resolving the audit or restoring trading. The company’s inability to pay for basic audit services suggests acute liquidity problems, while the lack of any financial disclosure leaves investors in the dark about the true state of operations. Claims of ongoing business activity are unsubstantiated. Unless ARCpoint secures immediate funding and completes its filings, the trading halt could persist indefinitely. The single most important takeaway is that ARCpoint is uninvestable until it demonstrates both financial transparency and regulatory compliance.

Announcement summary

(TSXV: ARC) ARCpoint Inc. announced that the British Columbia Securities Commission (the “BCSC”) has issued a failure-to-file cease trade order dated August 5, 2026 (the “FFCTO”) against the Company. The FFCTO was issued because ARCpoint failed to file its audited annual financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis, and related CEO and CFO certificates for the year ended March 31, 2026 by the required deadline of July 29, 2026. The FFCTO prohibits all trading in, and the acquisition of, the securities of the Company, including trades made through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange, for so long as the FFCTO remains in effect. Trading in the Company’s Class A Subordinate Voting Shares is suspended and cannot resume unless and until the FFCTO is revoked. The Company’s delay in completing the Annual Filings results from its lack of available funds to pay its auditors and accounting personnel responsible for completing the audit and the Annual Filings. ARCpoint continues to work to secure the financial resources necessary to complete the audit, file the Annual Filings and remedy the default. The Company is not currently in a position to provide a revised expected filing date, and there can be no assurance as to when, or whether, the Annual Filings will be completed and filed.

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