Would SLI be considered a foreign applicant? If so, there is an alternative...
Foreign Applicants
Foreign issuer applicants who do not meet the distribution guidelines outlined above may alternatively qualify with 800 round-lot public shareholders worldwide, 1 million publicly held shares worldwide and a $3 million market value of public float worldwide.
Here's the link I got this from...
http://usequities.nyx.com/amex-equities-regulation/listed-company-compliance/listing-standards