For plans that take into account incentive-based compensation, an issuer would be expected to claw back the amount contributed to the notional account based on erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation and any earnings accrued to date on that notional amount. 25, 2009]. 7881 (Aug. 15, 2000) at fn. 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. view historical versions Title 17 Chapter II Part 240 View Full Text Previous Next Top 2, 1980). (b) Alternatively, the written plan could provide for adjustment of the amount of securities to be sold each month based on a delegation of discretion to the broker. Where a written formula specifies one or more of the price, amount and dates of transactions that are all specified in a contract, instruction or written plan, the Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(2) defense would apply. Answer: Yes. Under Rule 12g-3(f), the successor must file a Form 8-K with respect to the succession transaction, using the predecessors file number. These exemptive requests, if submitted electronically, must be sent to: Section 36 Exemptive Applications The absence of good faith or presence of a scheme to evade would eliminate the Rule 10b5-1(c) defense for prior transactions under the plan. If a report is due on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the issuer can timely file a Form 12b-25 on the second business day following the due date and timely file the report fifteen calendar days (annual report) or five calendar days (quarterly report) after the first business day following the due date. [September 30, 2008], 250.04 Following emergence from bankruptcy, the same issuer issues a new class of common stock that has substantially the same terms as its old common stock, except for a different par value. [September 30, 2008]. Instead, the analysis would focus on whether the person was aware of material nonpublic information at the time she places the market order. 25, 2009]. Because this would give the issuer the potential to effectively modify the plan by doing the block trades while aware of material nonpublic information, the Division staff took the view that the Rule 10b5-1(c) affirmative defense would not be available. [September 30, 2008]. Question: If the certifications required by Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) are not included as exhibits to a Form 10-K or 10-Q, and an amendment will be filed to include the certifications as exhibits, must the entire periodic report be re-filed or can the amendment include only the signature page? The effect is not to constitute the 120th day as a second due date for the Part III information. The Rule 13a-1 annual report would be due at the same time as any other such annual report. [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. [March 31, 2020]. 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)? Answer: The officer should include his or her title under the signature. May it continue to use the foreign private issuer forms and rules until it retests its foreign private issuer status on the next determination date? The text of Rule 15c2-12 is provided in Attachment A. Answer: No. The B partnership is now eligible to suspend filing pursuant to Rule 12h-3 because it has had less than $10 million in assets for its last three fiscal years. 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. Is a Form 15 required to be filed under Rule 12h-3 as a condition of the suspension? The following is an example of an advisory vote description that would not be consistent with Rule 14a-21 because it is not clear from the description as to what shareholders are being asked to vote on. Question: Does termination of a plan affect the availability of the Rule 10b5-1(c) defense for prior plan transactions? On the other hand, a registrant that relies on the COVID Order for a report will be considered to have a due date 45 days after the original filing deadline for the report. The effective date and compliance date for the amendments are January 3, 2023, and May 3, 2023 . Or, if there is ultimately an individual serving as the general partner of a limited partner in the chain of ownership, then that individual is likely performing the equivalent functions of an audit committee for the registrant. In such a case, each trust, estate or account is a distinct holder of record for purposes of Sections 12(g) and 15(d). Answer: Rules 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(A)(3) and (B)(1) could provide a defense if the limit order is non-discretionary. [September 30, 2008]. Question: Must co-principal executive officers (or co-principal financial officers) execute separate certifications or may both execute the same certification? Apart from this specification, she does not have or share any control over the trust's assets. Answer: There is a risk in selling under Rule 144 during the 5-day or 15-day period following the filing of the Form 12b-25 because, if the missing report or portion thereof is not filed during that period, the issuer may be deemed not current until it is filed. 111 provides that "a person acting in good faith may modify a prior contract, instruction, or plan before becoming aware of material nonpublic information. 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? Who must execute the certifications required by Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)? With two legislative days remaining until Crossover Day, legislators and lobbyists spent all . [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. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules require reporting companies to file material agreements as exhibits to periodic reports, registration statements and certain other disclosure documents. The rule serves to eliminate any possible gap in the application of Exchange Act protection to the security holders of the predecessor. Thereafter, the issuer should make all other Exchange Act filings as appropriate. [September 30, 2008]. Question: When must a parent companys full and unconditional guarantee be in effect in order for the parents subsidiary to be exempt from the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 12h-5? Answer: Yes, it is permissible to use a plain English equivalent in lieu of the words, "pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K." [Feb. 11, 2011]. Answer: No. Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 apply to any fraudulent conduct "in connection with the purchase or sale of any security." Question: Because the clawback rule applies broadly to incentive-based compensation, would the rules affect compensation that is in any sort of plan, other than tax-qualified retirement plans, including long term disability, life insurance, SERPs, or any other compensation that is based on the incentive-based compensation? Question: An issuer files a Form 12b-25 in connection with a periodic report, and then files a Form 15 under Rule 12g-4 during the Rule 12b-25 extension period. Rule 12d2-2(d)(5) specifies that the issuers duty to file any reports under Section 13(a) solely because of registration pursuant to Section 12(b) is suspended only when the Form 25 is effective for the delisting. 25, 2009]. As a result, the Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3) defense would be unavailable. Rule 3a4-1 Associated persons of an issuer deemed not to be brokers. The rule provides that a purchase or sale is not "pursuant to a contract, instruction, or plan" if, among other things, the person entered into or altered a corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to those securities. 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. Rule 12b-15 provides that amendments may be signed by a duly authorized representative of the registrant. 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. 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. [September 30, 2008], 254.01 If an issuer of a guaranteed security has a different class of securities that is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the issuer cannot rely on Rule 12h-5 for reporting relief until it deregisters the other class of securities. SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. [September 30, 2008]. Paragraphs 1 and 2 may not be omitted under any circumstances. [September 30, 2008], 261.01 An issuer filing a special financial report on Form 10-K under Rule 15d-2 must file the certification required by Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, but may omit paragraphs 4 and 5 of the certification because the report will contain only audited financial statements and not Item 307 or 308 of Regulation S-K disclosures. Answer: Co-principal executive officers (or co-principal financial officers) should each execute separate certifications. Is the sale pursuant to the option exercise covered by an affirmative defense under Rule 10b5-1(c)? [September 30, 2008]. Rule 12d2-2(d)(5) specifies that the issuers duty to file any reports under Section 13(a) solely because of registration pursuant to Section 12(b) will be suspended upon the effective date of the delisting. [January 27, 2023]. In such situations, the Commission assigns an Exchange Act file number for the successor holding company when the Form 8-K is filed. 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. [September 30, 2008]. Oftentimes, if there is ultimately a corporation serving as the general partner of a limited partner in the chain of ownership, the corporations audit committee or full board is likely performing the equivalent functions of an audit committee for the registrant. Answer: No. [Mar. Answer: The form already includes the representation, so modification is unnecessary. [January 27, 2023]. Answer: Possibly, depending upon the facts and circumstances. [September 30, 2008]. Question: In applying the foreign private issuer definition in Securities Act Rule 405 and Exchange Act Rule 3b-4(c), what factors should be applied to determine the status of an individual as a "U.S. resident" for purposes of determining whether 50 percent of the company's outstanding voting securities are held of record by U.S. residents? 25, 2009]. Therefore, in order to resume making sales under the effective registration statement, the company would have to file (and have declared effective) a post-effective amendment on whatever form the company is eligible to use for that offering at that time. [September 30, 2008]. Answer: No. Question: Is the institutional defense provided by Rule 10b5-1(c)(2) available to the issuer of the securities for a repurchase plan? ( d) Emerging growth company eligibility - Answer: No. [Mar. 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? [December 8, 2016]. Answer: Because the certification relates to the entire Form 10-K or 10-Q, the amendment should include the entire report, not just the signature page. Question: A company has filed a Form 25 which will become automatically effective on a Sunday. The information in this Item 2.02 and the exhibit attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 are not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and are not incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (the . If the margin account contract did not permit the insider to exercise any subsequent influence over how, when, or whether to effect purchases or sales, and the broker did not in fact give the person the opportunity to substitute or provide additional collateral or cash, a defense would be available under Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3) if the broker is not aware of material nonpublic information in selling the margined securities. Registrants unable to rely on the COVID-19 Order are encouraged to contact the staff to discuss collateral consequences of late filings. Such individualized disclosure is required about executive officers for whom the issuer otherwise provides individualized compensation disclosure in the filing. Nomenclature changes to part 240 appear at 57 FR 36501, Aug. 13, 1992, and 57 FR 47409, Oct. 16, 1992. As such, the registrant would be permitted to subsequently rely on Rule 12b-25 if it is unable to file the report on or before the extended due date. [September 30, 2008]. Answer: No. [September 30, 2008], 253.01 A registrant formed two limited partnerships, the A partnership and the B partnership, both having between 300 and 500 shareholders. Answer: Because situations exempted by Rule 12h-3 (e.g., there are fewer than 300 security holders of record in the middle of a fiscal year) do not meet the literal test of Section 15(d), Rule 12h-3 requires the filing of Form 15 as a condition of the suspension. [Mar. 25, 2009]. 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. Question: On January 1, a person adopts a written plan for selling securities that satisfies the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). [September 30, 2008]. Answer: Yes. [September 30, 2008], 252.01 Rule 12g5-1 does not require an issuer to look through record ownership to the beneficial holders in determining whether it has 500 security holders for purposes of registration under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. Answer: Yes. [September 30, 2008]. [September 30, 2008], 250.05 Rule 12g-3(a) would be available to effect Section 12 registration of securities of a successor issuer formed as part of the predecessors emergence from bankruptcy, even though the class of securities so registered will be issued to persons other than the holders of the registered class of the predecessor. Answer: No, because this transaction is an internal recapitalization and is not deemed to be a "sale or other disposition" for filing fee purposes. [September 30, 2008]. Rather, the companys ability to continue to make such offers or sales will depend on whether it determines that the prospectus included in the Form S-3 is a valid Section 10(a) prospectus and there are no Section 12(a)(2) or anti-fraud concerns with the prospectus. 25, 2009]. Under Exchange Act Rule 3b-4(e), a foreign issuer generally may use the foreign private issuer forms and rules until the first day of the fiscal year following the determination date on which it no longer qualifies as a former private issuer. Securities Act Release No. Answer: Item 6.F of Form 20-F provides for individualized disclosure for an issuers named executive officers. [September 30, 2008]. 25, 2009]. 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). Question: Can Rule 12b-25 be used to extend the due date for timely filing of information incorporated by reference from definitive proxy materials into Item III of Form 10-K? Answer: Rule 12g5-1 defines held of record for purposes of Exchange Act Section 12(g) and 15(d). The issuer may look to whether more than 50 percent of the voting power of those classes on a combined basis is directly or indirectly owned of record by residents of the United States. (19) of Form 40-F provides for individualized disclosure for an issuers named executive officers. The third party who has been granted discretion must not be aware of material nonpublic information when exercising that discretion. Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 require certain officers to evaluate the effectiveness of the filer's disclosure controls and procedures, and Item 307 of Regulation S-K requires the filer to disclose the officers' conclusions regarding the effectiveness of those disclosure controls and procedures. How is this transaction analyzed for purposes of Rule 10b5-1(c)? 25, 2009]. The Section 15 (d) reporting requirements are scaled down from the Exchange Act reporting requirements for a company with a class of securities registered under Section 12. 117-121. Question: At a time when she is not aware of material nonpublic information, a person establishes a trust. 284.01 A registration statement under the Securities Act relates to the initial public offering of common stock. At the same time, the person instructs his broker to exercise the option on its expiration date, June 30, 2001, if the option is in-the-money on that date. [Mar. The Commission originally proposed a version of the rule that would have looked through to the beneficial owners of the street-name securities, but adopted the rule in a form that does not produce this result. 3 Securities Exchange Act Release No. [June 4, 2010]. [September 30, 2008], 250.02 The successor to a Section 12(g) registrant that underwent a re-incorporation merger to change its state of incorporation reported the merger in the next Form 10-Q that would have been required of the Section 12(g) registrant, and thereafter continued to file Exchange Act reports in reliance upon Rule 12g-3. Answer: No. 3 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 4 ties the functions commonly performed by a stock exchange as that term is generally understood, and includes the market place and the market facilities maintained by such exchange. 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. 7881 (Aug. 15, 2000), text at fn. As discussed in Question 130.02, voluntary filers submit Exchange Act reports without being obligated to do so pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Regulators as well as Congress must approach this technology with a balanced approach, that 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]. Question: A companys obligation to file periodic reports was automatically suspended under Section 15(d) for fiscal year 2007 because the class of securities at issue was held by less than 300 record holders on the first day of the companys fiscal year. Question: An issuer does not have a principal executive officer or a principal financial officer. USA February 27 2023. Is an issuer nonetheless required to file the periodic report in this situation? Viewed together, the option and the instruction specify the amount of securities, the price and the date of the transaction for purposes of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(1). Answer: Changing the amount to be sold under a written limit order trading plan currently in force effects an alteration or deviation within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(C). A company that is registering on a national securities exchange accomplishes its registration under Section 12 (b) of the Exchange Act . See, e.g., SEC v. Zandford, 535 U.S. 813 (2002) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., v. Dabit, 547 U.S. 71 (2006). [December 8, 2016]. [December 8, 2016]. 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. On February 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published and requested comment on proposed new Rule 13f-2 (the Rule) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and Form SHO, which would require institutional investment managers (as such term is defined under Section 13 (f) (6) (A) of the Exchange Act [Mar. In such cases, a transition report would not be required. The issuer is not otherwise required to file Exchange Act reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the effective date of the delisting. 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 . 25, 2009]. An employee benefit plan with a Section 15(d) reporting obligation that files Forms 11-K, or that has its filing obligation satisfied by compliance with Exchange Act Rule 15d-21, is not required to file any other periodic reports or any current reports. 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. 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). As defined in Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(iii)(C), in the case of a limit order, "date" means a day of the year on which the limit order is in force. As long as the terms of the option contract do not permit the person to exercise any subsequent influence over how, when or whether she sells the shares covered by the option, and she does not in fact influence the timing of the option exercise, a defense would be available under Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3). Notwithstanding the due dates prescribed by Rule 15d-10(j)(1) for transition reports to be filed on the form appropriate for annual reports of the issuer, the Division staff took the position that the short-year Form 11-K could be filed 180 days after the plans fiscal year end. Benefits of Registration 25, 2009]. Question: May an issuer rely on Rule 12b-25 for an extension to file a special financial report under Rule 15d-2? [September 30, 2008]. While the check boxes and other disclosure requirements will be in the rules and forms in 2023, we do not expect issuers to provide such disclosure until they are required to have a recovery policy under the applicable listing standard. [September 30, 2008], 230.02 If a newly formed public company uses Form S-3 on the basis of another entitys (e.g., its parents) reporting history and that other entity is an accelerated filer, then the newly formed public company is also deemed an accelerated filer. Definitions: Rules 3a11-1 to 3b-19 Question 110.01 Question: A foreign issuer qualifies as a foreign private issuer on the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter, which is the "determination date" for foreign private issuer status under Exchange Act Rule 3b-4 (c). Shareholders could interpret this example as asking them to vote on whether or not the company should hold an advisory vote on executive compensation, rather than asking shareholders to actually approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the companys named executive officers. In such a case, the newly formed public company would not wait until the end of its fiscal year to determine its accelerated filer status. Answer: The first report due will be a Form 10-K for the previous fiscal year (fiscal year 2009). Answer: An issuer may choose one of two methods. Question: If Company A files proxy materials for the transfer of substantially all of its assets to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Company B, in exchange for shares of Company B stock, will Company A have to pay the filing fee contemplated by Rule 0-11 or Exchange Act Section 14(g)? Answer: The determination must be made separately for each group. Under the bankruptcy plan, all shares of the old common stock are canceled simultaneously with the issuance of the new common stock to new holders. Question: A person purchases employer stock through her participation in the employer's 401(k) plan. The bank proceeds against the stock that was posted as collateral and sells it in the open market. In contrast, securities held in street name by a broker-dealer are held of record under the rule only by the broker-dealer. The issuer must assess on a consolidated basis the location from which its officers, partners, or managers primarily direct, control and coordinate the issuer's activities. First, the person could have exercised discretion not to pay the loan, resulting in default and the transfer of the securities. Answer: In this case, a registrant would not have to file Section 13(a) reports during the period after the filing of the Form 15 through the effectiveness of the termination of the Section 12(g) registration and/or Section 15(d) reporting obligation, notwithstanding Rules 12d2-2(d)(6) and (7), if the company would not otherwise be required to file Exchange Act reports under Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
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