The problem was that with the new member function not working on lmb-holdings, no new people could get an account and buy shares before that deadline.  I know, because I tried, and tried contacting support, etc.  Nothing.  Deadline passed, and still several million shares not sold.

I know it's not a big deal, because they probably don't need the money, but still looks bad when you can't even sell shares for your company because of a stupid glitch on a website that goes unfixed for weeks. 

That kind of thing doesn't instill a lot of confidence for a company that is supposedly specializing in digital payment systems.