Sentences with phrase «using general solicitation»

Section 201 (a) of the JOBS Act, required the SEC to eliminate the ban on using general solicitation in connection with the sale of securities (implemented through the creation of Rule 506 (c) under Regulation D), and further to amend Regulation A, to now permit issuers of securities to raise up to $ 50,000,000 from accredited and non-accredited investors.

However, it may be possible to conceive of contemporaneous offerings if the issuer offered different securities, such as a non-convertible preferred stock in one offering and common stock in the other offering, and if the investors in the two offerings were different — for example, preferred stock being offered to an existing venture or private equity investor (or other investors with which the issuer has a pre-existing substantive relationship), while common stock is being offered to a broader range of investors in a separate offering using general solicitation.

Section 201 (a) of the JOBS Act requires the SEC to eliminate the prohibition on using general solicitation under Rule 506 where all purchasers of the securities are accredited investors and the issuer takes reasonable steps to verify that the purchasers are accredited investors.

Companies selling securities can advertise and use general solicitation methods to find prospective buyers, however, the company can sell securities only to accredited investors.

Rule 506 (c) offers a safe harbor under the statute if you comply with all requirements and don't use a general solicitation.

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Businesses may also be forced to pre-file any documentation they plan to use in conjunction with the general solicitation of capital, with the SEC (among other proposed requirements).

«With the lifting of the ban on General Solicitation, entrepreneurs like me, and some of you, can focus on running and building the business instead of using that valuable time to raise money.»

Title II of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), which went into effect today, has lifted the ban on «general solicitation» of investments by companies that rely on a widely used regulatory exemption to issue securities.

Rule 506 (b) remains unchanged following the adoption of Rule 506 (c) and continues to be available for issuers that wish to conduct a Rule 506 offering without the use of general solicitation or that do not wish to limit sales of securities in the offering to accredited investors.

My opinion in this blog are for general information use only and are not intended as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any futures or option contracts.

(5) the purchase or lease by such entity of a new van with a seating capacity of less than 8 passengers, including the driver, which is to be used to provide specified public transportation and for which a solicitation is made after the 30th day following the effective date of this section that is not readily accessible to or usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs; except that the new van need not be readily accessible to and usable by such individuals if the entity can demonstrate that the system for which the van is being purchased or leased, when viewed in its entirety, provides a level of service to such individuals equivalent to the level of service provided to the general public;

(3) the purchase or lease by such entity of a new vehicle (other than an automobile, a van with a seating capacity of less than 8 passengers, including the driver, or an over-the-road bus) which is to be used to provide specified public transportation and for which a solicitation is made after the 30th day following the effective date of this section, that is not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs; except that the new vehicle need not be readily accessible to and usable by such individuals if the new vehicle is to be used solely in a demand responsive system and if the entity can demonstrate that such system, when viewed in its entirety, provides a level of service to such individuals equivalent to the level of service provided to the general public;