Mod 24 Federal Securities Acts Flashcards

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What does IDANCE stand for?

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Intrastate Offerings
D (regulation D)
A (regulation A)
No sale transactions
Casual sales
Exempted securities
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Neumonic

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IDANCE

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Intrastate offerings are exempt from ‘33 act if…3 things

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1 issuer must be from that state and do 80% of business in that
state
2 may only be sold to residents of that state
3 resale by purchasers is restricted for 9 months to residents of that state

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Regulation D’s 3 different exemptions

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504, 505, 506

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Regulation D, all 3 must notify…

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SEC within 15 days of first sale

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Regulation D:

Maximum Dollar Amount Exempt in 1 yr. Under 504

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Up to $1,000,000 must be sold in 12 month period

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Regulation D:

Solicitation under 504

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Permitted as long as sold to accredited investors

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Regulation D:

Type and number of investors under 504

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Any type of investor and any number

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Regulation D:

Disclosure under 504

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No disclosure required

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Regulation D:

Maximum dollar amount exempt in 1 year under 505

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Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 must be sold in 12 month

period

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Regulation D:

Solicitation under 505

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None permitted

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Regulation D:

Restrictions of resale under 504

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None

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Regulation D:

Restrictions of resale under 505

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Must hold for long term investment- not resale 2 years or more

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Regulation D:

Type and number of investors under 505

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Unlimited accredited

35 or less unaccredited

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Accredited investors 5

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1 banks
2 insurance companies
3 investment co.
4 officer or director of issuer
5 millionaires
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Regulation D:

Disclosure under 505

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Must disclose to include audited FS if 1 or more unaccredited
investors

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Rule 506 under the JOBs Act allows…

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General solicitation and advertising if all purchasers are accredited investors

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Regulation D:

Maximum dollar amount exempt in 1 year under 506

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Private placement of unlimited $ amounts may exceed 12 months

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Regulation D:

Solicitation under 506

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None permitted

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Regulation D:

Restrictions of resale under 506

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Must hold for long term investment (not resale 2 years or more)

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Regulation D:

Type and number of investors under 506

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Unlimited accredited investors

35 or less unaccredited investors

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Regulation D:

Disclosure under 506

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Must disclose to include audited FS if 1 or more unaccredited
investors

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Regulation A

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Simplified registration is permitted for small issues up to $5 million
Within a 12 month period as long as you give them an offering circular

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No sales transactions

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Issuer deals exclusively with existing Stockholders without

Paying a commission (dividends, splits)

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Casual sales 2) who's not exempt?
By ordinary investors are exempt 2) issuer, underwriters and dealers aren't exempt
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Exempted securities 5 Those by...
``` 1 banks 2 governments 3 common carriers 4 nonprofits 5 short term commercial paper (matures 9 months or less) ```
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Tender offers
Offer to buy stock of corporation at specified price for specified time
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Proxy solicitation
Must file proxy statements with SEC and give to all investors
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Tombstone ads
Make known the availability of the prospectus
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Issuers cannot sell until effective date (under '33)
20 days after filing date
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Securities do not include...
General partnership interest or CDs
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Securities include 7
``` 1 stocks 2 bonds 3 debentures 4 stock warrants 5 stock options 6 collateral trust certificates 7 limited partnership interests ```
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Short swing profits: A corporation is entitled to recover profits from an insider who...
Sells stock of a company within 6 months of its purchase
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Short swing profits: Profits can be recovered are calculated by...
Matching highest sale price with lowest purchase price found within Six months
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Short swing profits: Losses cannot...
Cannot be used to offset these profits
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JOBS act threshold increase
500 unaccredited shareholders and 2,000 total shareholders
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Federal Securities Acts Statute of limitations is earlier of 2 following dates
1 two yrs after discovery is made of fraud 2 five years after violation of securities laws
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Form S-1
Basic long form registration statement
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The Dodd Frank Act created the...
Financial stability oversight council
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Financial stability oversight council is charged with...
Identifying threats to financial stability of the U.S.
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Exemptions of smaller emerging companies, what is their size? 2
1 Have common equity float (market cap) of less than $75 million 2 are unable to calculate their public float and have annual revenues Of $50 million or less
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Dodd Frank Act: The act increased the types of financial companies that could be...
Seized and liquidated by the FDIC to include insurance companies And nonbank financial companies
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Dodd Frank Act: The act requires previously exempt US and nonUS advisors of hedge funds, private equity funds and other investment vehicles to...
Register with SEC under the Advisors act
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Dodd Frank Act: The act created 2
1 Federal Insurance Office 2 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
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Federal insurance office regulates...
Insurance companies
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Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection regulates...
Offering of consumer products and services (ex. Credit counseling, check cashing)
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Dodd Frank Act: Volker Rule, prohibits any banking entity from...
Engaging in proprietary trading, or sponsoring investing in hedge Fund or private equity
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JOBS Act of 2013 significantly reduced...
The registration and reporting requirements of emerging growth companies
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The JOBS act exempt emerging growth companies for at least...2
5 years of integrated audits and Dodd Frank provisions regarding executive compensation
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A company qualifies as an emerging growth company if...2
1 it's IPO was after December 8, 2012 and 2 it had less than $1 billion of total annual gross revenues during It's last completed fiscal year
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5% or more owners must file...
Background info with SEC and issuer
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Insider trading must report all...
Stock sales to SEC
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Insider trading applies to all...4
1 officers 2 directors 3 10% or more owners 4 accountants and attorneys