[June 4, 2010]. changes and over-the-counter markets are affected with a national Question: Must the vote on say-on-frequency, as required by Rule 14a-21(b), be in the form of a "resolution"? 2, 1980). The company appointed a new CEO prior to the filing. Is a Form 15 required to be filed under Rule 15d-6 as a condition of the suspension? Accordingly, the company will be required to file a Schedule 14A proxy statement or a Schedule 14C information statement relating to the back-end merger during the 90-day period between filing the Form 15 and termination of registration pursuant to Rule 12g-4. An issuer which files a Form 12b-25 for an extension of the period for filing a periodic report, and subsequently files a Form 15 under Rule 12g-4 prior to the expiration of the extension, would still be required to file the periodic report. The instruction to the broker, which is an instruction to another person within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(A)(2), specifies the date of the transaction and imposes a limit on the price, within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(iii)(B). Answer: (a) The written trading plan defense is not available for the market order to sell the 15,000 additional shares. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is adopting amendments to 17 CFR 240.15c2-12 ("Rule 15c2-12" or "Rule") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It is the counting rule for determining whether an issuer has sufficient security holders to become or remain subject to Section 12(g) and to remain subject to Section 15(d). For example, where the due date for a Form 10-K is Sunday, March 31, the Form 10-K would be due on Monday, April 1 and the Form 12b-25 would be timely if filed on Tuesday, April 2. [Mar. The registrant has been filing a combined Form 10-K report for those partnerships using the 33- file number from the Securities Act registration statement. Should this other officer sign the certification despite the fact that there is a titular CEO? (1) the term ''Commission'' means the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) the term ''Federal securities laws'' has the meaning given the term securities laws by section 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Some of these C&DIs were first published in prior Division publications and have been revised in some cases. 26100 (Sept. 22, 1988), 53 FR 37778. Answer: The cancellation of one or more plan transactions would be an alteration or deviation from the plan, which would terminate that plan. [September 30, 2008]. Answer: Yes, assuming two additional facts are present: (1) the terms of the plan do not permit her to exercise any subsequent influence over the timing of sales under the plan; and (2) the broker is not aware of material nonpublic information when selling securities under the plan. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-6628 or at (202) 551-5680. Answer: No. Answer: Yes. [September 30, 2008], 250.03 Where the Rule 12g-3 succession involves the formation of a one-bank holding company, the subsidiary bank does not have an Exchange Act file number. [September 30, 2008]. Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(C) requires, as a condition to the exemption, that the purchase or sale be pursuant to the contract, instruction, or plan. Other individuals without permanent resident status may also be residents of the U.S. for purposes of these provisions. [September 30, 2008]. The market order is not a corresponding or hedging transaction within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(C) because it does not reduce or eliminate the economic consequences of the limit order sales under the written trading plan. A Form 15 with respect to the class of securities being delisted may not be filed prior to the effective date of the Form 25 for the delisting since the reporting obligations pursuant to Sections 12(g) and 15(d) remain suspended until that date. Answer: If there are no financial statements or other financial information in the amendment, then paragraph 3 may be omitted from the certifications that are filed with the amendment. Does canceling one or more plan transactions affect the availability of the Rule 10b5-1(c) defense for prior plan transactions? Once the Form 25 is effective the company may file a Form 15 which will immediately suspend its Exchange Act reporting obligations. The Division staff ordinarily will not accelerate termination of Section 12(g) registration under Rule 12g-4 where an Exchange Act event is anticipated. Is an issuer nonetheless required to file the periodic report in this situation? Question: For a class of securities that is being delisted from a national securities exchange, may a Form 15 be filed with respect to that class of securities before the effective date of the delisting pursuant to a Form 25? The written trading plan would need to specify the amount, price and dates of the sales. [September 30, 2008]. Although Rule 12g-3 does not provide for the succession to the predecessors Section 12(g) registration if at the time of the succession the securities of the class are held by fewer than 300 record holders, the Division staff has taken the position that Section 12(g) registration could be voluntarily continued by the successor pursuant to Rule 12g-3 in these circumstances without the filing of a new Exchange Act registration statement. A company must always file the Form 10-K for the fiscal year in which the registration statement is declared effective. Similarly, a company that must file a registration statement on Form 10 to register a class of securities under Section 12(g) must include financial statements for its previous fiscal year. Securities Act Release No. As such, these filers do not meet the requirement that they be subject to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, which is among the criteria for meeting Rule 12b-2s definitions of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer. [September 30, 2008]. (19) of Form 40-F must be provided? The staff does not interpret the term to mean that the company cannot continue to use an already effective Form S-3 to make offers and sales during the extension period. The issuer is not otherwise required to file Exchange Act reports under Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the effective date of the delisting. These exemptive requests, if submitted electronically, must be sent to: Section 36 Exemptive Applications 117-121. The rule serves to eliminate any possible gap in the application of Exchange Act protection to the security holders of the predecessor. Answer: In the adopting release, the Commission indicated that it does not expect compliance with the disclosure requirements until issuers are required to have a recovery policy under the applicable exchange listing standard. Question: Is it permissible for the say-on-frequency vote to include the words "every year, every other year, or every three years, or abstain" in lieu of "every 1, 2, or 3 years, or abstain"? SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. With two legislative days remaining until Crossover Day, legislators and lobbyists spent all . [Mar. [Mar. Answer: Item B. 3 Securities Exchange Act Release No. Is a Rule 10b5-1(c) defense available for payroll deduction purchases under the 401(k) plan? view historical versions Title 17 Chapter II Part 240 View Full Text Previous Next Top However, in cases in which the subsidiary under Rule 3-09: (1) is less than 50% owned, (2) is itself a reporting company, and (3) will be filing its financial statements late and is itself eligible to use Rule 12b-25 for an extension, the Division staff will construe Rule 12b-25(b) to be available to the parent with respect to the subsidiarys filing. Instead, each of the depositorys accounts for which the securities are held is a single record holder. [September 30, 2008], 280.01 Exchange Act Release No. 1 Twitter 2 Facebook 3RSS 4YouTube Question: Is a company required to file a Form 12b-25 even when it anticipates filing a periodic report after the Rule 12b-25 extension period? How is this transaction analyzed for purposes of Rule 10b5-1(c)? 7881 (Aug. 15, 2000), text at fn. Issuers must apply a determination methodology on a consistent basis. Question: Under applicable state law, an oral agreement would be considered a binding contract. The consent(s) of the accountant(s) for the acquired company should be filed with the Form 8-K. [September 30, 2008], 234.02 An issuer with a pending Securities Act registration statement files its Form 10-K and seeks to incorporate by reference into the Form 10-K information from the pending registration statement. By contrast, under Rule 15d-6, if an issuer has fewer than 300 security holders of record at the beginning of the fiscal year, a Form 15 should be filed to notify the Commission of such suspension, but the suspension is granted by statute and is not contingent on filing the Form 15. 25, 2009]. Question: If an officer signs the certification without altering the wording to indicate he or she is providing the certification as principal financial officer, how will readers know whether the signatory is the principal executive officer or the principal financial officer? Question: At a time when he is not aware of material nonpublic information, a person purchases a put option. Question: Can a filer rely on Exchange Act Rule 12b-25 to extend the due date of an Interactive Data File? Concurrently, the issuer registers under the Exchange Act using a Form 8-A that also does not contain the final year end audited financial statements. Question: At a time when she is not aware of material nonpublic information, a person establishes a written trading plan to sell 5,000 shares each month, on a date to be selected by her broker during the second or third week of each month, at or above $20 per share. Question: Must an issuer that is filing or submitting reports exclusively under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act on a voluntary basis (for example, pursuant to a covenant in an indenture or similar document), due to a statutory suspension of the Section 15(d) filing obligation, comply with Rules 15d-14 and 15d-15 and the disclosures required by Item 307 and Item 308 of Regulation S-K? Answer: The rule is intended to apply broadly. Answer: The issuer must make the determination with respect to the board that performs the functions most closely to those undertaken by a U.S.-style board of directors. Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 apply to any fraudulent conduct "in connection with the purchase or sale of any security." The broker executing plan repurchases would review company filings to determine the amount of any such repurchases that had been disclosed. Answer: The individual performing the functions of a principal executive officer at the time of the filing must provide the certification. Question: Which persons will be considered named executive officers for purposes of determining the parties for whom individualized disclosure pursuant to Item 6.F of Form 20-F must be provided? Under Rule 12g-3(f), the successor must file a Form 8-K with respect to the succession transaction, using the predecessors file number. Question: After its Form 25 is effective for the delisting of a class of securities from a national securities exchange (and assuming that the same class of securities is not listed on any other national securities exchange), a registrant files a Form 15 with respect to the Section 12(g) registration and/or Section 15(d) reporting obligation relating to the same class of securities. In that case, a purchase or sale that complies with the modified contract, instruction, or plan will be considered pursuant to a new contract, instruction, or plan." Question: A registrant expects that due to COVID-19 it will be unable to file a report of the type covered by Rule 12b-25 on a timely basis without incurring an unreasonable effort or expense. Question: Under Exchange Act Rule 12g-3, must a Form 8-A, or any other form, be filed in order for the securities of a successor issuer to be deemed registered under Section 12? The effective date and compliance date for the amendments are January 3, 2023, and May 3, 2023 . Question: Can a registrant that filed a Form 12b-25 subsequently rely on the COVID-19 Order (Release No. [January 27, 2023]. Answer: The individual may provide one certification and provide both titles underneath the signature. To whom is the registered public accounting firm reporting critical accounting policies and practices? Question: A registrant has failed to file its Form 10-K. May the registrant continue to use an effective Form S-3, which is predicated on timely filed reports, after expiration of the Rule 12b-25 extension period relating to the Form 10-K, but before the date on which the registrant is required to update the registration statement under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act? Answer: There is no single factor or group of factors that are determinative under this clause. This is because the Form 10-K serves as the Section 10(a)(3) update to the Form S-3, as provided in the undertakings in Item 512 of Regulation S-K. Further, for purposes of Rule 401(b) under the Securities Act, the filing of the Form 10-K constitutes a post-effective amendment to the Form S-3. Answer: No. Therefore, an issuer may not look to Rule 12b-25 to avoid filing a periodic report that becomes due after the filing of the Form 25 but before the effectiveness of the delisting. Question: A company has filed a Form 25 which will become automatically effective on a Sunday. Also, she may have had the discretion to substitute collateral or provide additional collateral or cash to prevent foreclosure and sale of the stock. [September 30, 2008], 260.01 An issuer goes effective with a Securities Act registration statement after its fiscal year end without including audited financial statements as of such year end in such registration statement. Relevant considerations may include: who is responsible for engaging the external auditor and for pre-approving audit and non-audit services? However, filers that are unable to file their traditional format financial statements by the prescribed due date but qualify for the additional time permitted under Rule 12b-25 and file their traditional format financial statements within that time would not be required to submit and post their interactive data until the traditional format financial statements are filed. [Mar. Answer: No. Rule 12b-15 provides that amendments may be signed by a duly authorized representative of the registrant. [Mar. [September 30, 2008]. For example, if a non-reporting foreign private issuer acquires a reporting foreign private issuer using shares as consideration in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act (such as under Section 3(a)(10)), how should the non-reporting foreign private issuer begin filing on EDGAR? Material may be filed by delivery to the Commission, through the mails or otherwise. [December 8, 2016]. release. Answer: The new CEO, provided that he or she is the principal executive officer at the time of the filing. Although Rule 12g-3 technically does not apply because only one issuer is involved, the Division is of the view that the new common stock would succeed to the registered status of the old common stock, so that continuous Exchange Act reporting would be required. 240.12b-4 Supplemental information. Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(1) would not be available. 111 provides that "a person acting in good faith may modify a prior contract, instruction, or plan before becoming aware of material nonpublic information. Assume that the due date of the periodic report is a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, and the effective date of the delisting occurs on the first business day following that due date. The Form 10-K would then be due for filing on Tuesday, April 16 (15 days after April 1, not 15 days after April 2). Subsequently, on the first day of fiscal year 2010, the number of record holders exceeded 300, and as a result, the companys obligation to file periodic reports under section 15(d) revived. What is the first report due for this company? If the company files the Form 15 on the next business day, is it required to file the Form 10-Q? [September 30, 2008]. 25, 2009], 230.01 If two accelerated filers or large accelerated filers merge and become subsidiaries of a newly formed holding company, that newly formed holding company will be deemed an accelerated or large accelerated filer, respectively. Members of the public flooded the State Capitol again on Tuesday. Question: For purposes of the definition of foreign private issuer in Securities Act Rule 405 and Exchange Act Rule 3b-4(c), would holding an annual or special meeting of shareholders or occasional meetings of the issuer's board of directors in the United States result in a determination that the issuer's business is administered principally in the United States? Question: During a month when the written trading plan described in Question 120.11 is in effect, the person calls the broker to increase the non-discretionary limit order currently in force from 10,000 shares to 15,000 shares. Answer: If a limit order is discretionary, the discretion granted to the broker over the timing of a sale would require the conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3) to be satisfied for a defense to be available. In this case, where one or more of the price, amount and dates of transactions under a contract, instruction or written plan are to be determined based on a delegation of discretion to another person, the availability of a defense depends upon satisfaction of the conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3). Either the old or new fiscal year could, therefore, be as short as 359 days, or as long as 371 days (372 in a leap year). While a transition report would not be required, a Form 8-K (Item 5.03) may have to be filed to report the change in fiscal year-end. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION . If, however, the person is acting in good faith and provides instructions for the fund-switching transaction at a time when she is not aware of material nonpublic information, the fund-switching transaction would not disturb the Rule 10b5-1(c) defense for a payroll deduction purchase under the 401(k) plan. Examples of factors an issuer may apply include tax residency, nationality, mailing address, physical presence, the location of a significant portion of their financial and legal relationships, or immigration status. Answer: Yes. For a defense to be available under Rule 10b5-1(c), each of the amount, price and date of the transaction must be specified or determined by formula, or all subsequent discretion over purchases and sales must be delegated to a third party who must not be aware of material nonpublic information when exercising that discretion. Question: A person purchases employer stock through her participation in the employer's 401(k) plan. Is the Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3) defense available to the person for the broker's sales? Rule 12g-4 affects only Section 13(a) reporting requirements that arise from Section 12(g) registration and does not affect any reporting requirement under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that may become operative in connection with the termination of Section 12(g) registration. As a condition to its use, the COVID-19 Order requires, among other things, that the registrant furnish certain specified statements by the later of March 16, 2020 or the original due date of the required report. Answer: Yes. Question: When the conditions of Rule 144(c)(1) must be satisfied in selling securities under the Rule 144 safe harbor, may sales continue during the Rule 12b-25 extension period? How can the registrant suspend its Section 15(d) obligation on a going forward basis? The registrant would still need to file a Form 10-K for the last fiscal year because the Form S-3 and Form S-8 were updated that year. Is a filer that submits interactive data in an exhibit to a Form 10-K or 10-Q required to consider controls and procedures with respect to interactive data in complying with Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 and Item 307? The purpose of the disclosure in these circumstances is to alert dealers required to deliver a prospectus in the 90 days after the effective date of their additional responsibilities under Rule 15g-9 if the trading price falls below $5. eCFR :: 17 CFR Part 240 -- General Rules and Regulations, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 eCFR The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations Title 17 Displaying title 17, up to date as of 2/08/2023. [September 30, 2008]. [Mar. To implement the sales, the plan provides that on the last day of each month the person will place a limit order with a broker, valid until the last day of the next month, to sell 10,000 shares at or above $20 per share. Exchange Act Rule 17a-4 Amendments Chart of Significant Changes Rule 17a-4(f) Current Rule Amended Rule Definitions Firms may use "electronic storage media" to maintain and preserve required records. In contrast, the rule requires a plan for trading securities (Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(A)(3)) and a formula, algorithm or computer program for determining amounts, prices and dates of transactions (Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(2)) to be written. Answer: Yes. 25, 2009]. [September 30, 2008]. Rule 12b-25 is available to registrants filing special financial reports under Rule 15d-2. What is a calendar month for purposes of the definitions of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer? The Form 10- K is required regardless of whether the company suspends its reporting obligation under Section 15(d) or Rule 12h-3. At the time of filing such statement as the Commission may require pursuant to section 13 (e) (1) of the Exchange Act, a fee equal to the product of the rate applicable under section 13 (e) of the Exchange Act multiplied by the value of the securities proposed to be acquired by the acquiring person. See Exchange Act Release No. Question: May an issuer rely on Rule 12b-25 for an extension to file a special financial report under Rule 15d-2? [Mar. Question: Which persons will be considered named executive officers for purposes of determining the parties for whom individualized disclosure pursuant to Item B. [Mar. If a registrant properly files a Form 12b-25 with respect to a periodic report, and the Rule 12b-25 extension period for the filing of the periodic report ends on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, the periodic report will be deemed to have been filed within the Rule 12b-25 extension period if the registrant files the periodic report by the next business day, consistent with Exchange Act Rule 0-3. 117-121. Question: At a time when she is not aware of material nonpublic information, a person obtains a bank loan to invest in real estate, and pledges securities as collateral. 7881 (Aug. 15, 2000), at fn. Answer: The determination must be made separately for each group. Do Rules 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(A)(3) and (B)(1) provide a defense for sales under this plan if the limit order is non-discretionary (requiring the broker to execute a sale as soon as a buyer is available at or above $20 per share)? Question: Do Rules 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(A)(3) and (B)(1) provide a defense for sales under the written trading plan described in Question 120.11 when the limit order is discretionary (where the broker is granted discretion such that the broker is not required to execute a sale as soon as a buyer is available at or above $20 per share)? Within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(2), the person and the trust will be a single person. [September 30, 2008]. DUBLIN, March 01, 2023--In accordance with Rule 2.12 of the Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997, Takeover Rules, 2022 (the "Irish Takeover Rules"), Horizon confirms that, as of the close of business on .
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