The Form 10- K is required regardless of whether the company suspends its reporting obligation under Section 15(d) or Rule 12h-3. A Form 12b-25 filing does not extend the original due date of a report. Question: Could fund-switching transactions under the 401(k) plan described in Question 120.21 be considered "corresponding or hedging transactions" within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(C) with respect to payroll deduction purchases under the 401(k) plan? Also, she may have had the discretion to substitute collateral or provide additional collateral or cash to prevent foreclosure and sale of the stock. Answer: No. Title V of the Act is classified principally to chapter 94 (6801 et seq.) 78c(a)(47)). The broker executing plan repurchases would review company filings to determine the amount of any such repurchases that had been disclosed. Is an issuer nonetheless required to file the periodic report in this situation? An application must be submitted to the Office of the Secretary either in paper or electronic format. 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. 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? The notice on Form 144 is effective for a maximum of three months, so that sales over longer periods will involve multiple requirements of notice under Rule 144(h). [Mar. 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. If the registrant only files a Form 12b-25 by the original due date of the required report, it will have not met the condition of the COVID-19 Order to provide the statements called for by the original filing deadline on a furnished Form 8-K or Form 6-K. Two months later, the option writer receives an exercise notice, requiring her to sell the shares to the counterparty at the exercise price. In this example, the person has retained discretion over the timing of the option exercise. 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? Within the guidelines specified by Rule 12b-23, an issuer may incorporate by reference into its own Exchange Act documents any information contained in the filed documents of another issuer. [September 30, 2008]. Question: At a time when she is not aware of material nonpublic information, a person writes a call option, giving the option purchaser the right at any time during the life of the option to buy 10,000 shares from her at a fixed exercise price. Rule 3a4-1 Associated persons of an issuer deemed not to be brokers. L. 106-102, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. Answer: Co-principal executive officers (or co-principal financial officers) should each execute separate certifications. Pursuant to Rule 12b-25, there are no additional extensions of time beyond the 15 calendar days for annual reports and the 5 calendar days for quarterly reports. Answer: No. Answer: No. Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 apply to any fraudulent conduct "in connection with the purchase or sale of any security." Pub. [September 30, 2008]. This is permissible, provided two conditions are met: (1) the portion of the registration statement to be incorporated does not include any incorporation by reference to another document (see Item 10(d) of Regulation S-K), and (2) a copy of the incorporated portion of the registration statement is filed as an exhibit to the Form 10-K, as required by Rule 12b-23(a)(3) under the Exchange Act. Within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(2), the person and the trust will be a single person. 26100 (Sept. 22, 1988), 53 FR 37778. During any three-month period, sales of issuer securities by the trust will share the Rule 144(e) volume limitation with the person's sales of other issuer securities he owns. Rule 12g-3 provides for the registration of the securities of successor issuers under the Exchange Act. 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. [September 30, 2008]. Answer: No. Rule 12b-2 requires that an accelerated filer or large accelerated filer be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. (a) All papers required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Act or the rules and regulations thereunder shall be filed at the principal office in Washington, DC. 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. Question: Must the vote on say-on-frequency, as required by Rule 14a-21(b), be in the form of a "resolution"? Subsequently, the company will have a back-end merger. 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. Question: At a time when she is not aware of material nonpublic information, a person establishes a trust. 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. 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. 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. 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. Question: If the Rule 12b-25 extension period ends on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, may the periodic report be filed on the next business day and still be deemed to have been timely filed? Answer: The rule is intended to apply broadly. If the amendment does not contain or amend disclosure pursuant to Item 307 or 308 of Regulation S-K (or the equivalent disclosure requirement in Form 20-F or 40-F), and such disclosure is not otherwise required to be amended given the nature of the reasons for the amendment, paragraphs 4 and 5 may be omitted from the certifications that are filed with the amendment. 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? Alternatively, an issuer may make the determination based on the number of voting securities. 1338. Answer: Yes. [September 30, 2008]. Electronic storage media is defined as any digital storage medium or system that meets the conditions set forth in the rule. 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. Title 17 was last amended 1/27/2023. [September 30, 2008]. 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. The text of Rule 15c2-12 is provided in Attachment A. In such a case, each trust, estate or account is a distinct holder of record for purposes of Sections 12(g) and 15(d). For example, this defense would be available if, in creating the contract, instruction or plan, the person specifies one or two of the amount, price or date of transactions. 16718 (Apr. Answer: No. [Mar. 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. [March 31, 2020]. The successor later learned that at the time of the merger, the predecessor had fewer than 300 record shareholders. 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. [September 30, 2008]. USA February 27 2023. 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. In establishing the trust, she specifies that the trust shall sell 1,000 shares of issuer stock each quarter. Two months later, he wishes to exercise the option. Answer: No. A company that is registering on a national securities exchange accomplishes its registration under Section 12 (b) of the Exchange Act . [Mar. Answer: Rule 12b-25 provides that an annual or quarterly report shall be deemed timely filed if a Form 12b-25 making certain specified representations is filed no later than one business day after the due date of the annual or quarterly report, and the report itself is filed no later than fifteen or five calendar days, respectively, after the due date. The person may be aware of material nonpublic information when she places the limit order. changes and over-the-counter markets are affected with a national Question: In determining whether the majority of the directors are United States citizens or residents under the definition of foreign private issuer in Securities Act Rule 405 and Exchange Act Rule 3b-4(c), how should the determination be made when the issuer has two boards of directors? 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. Question: Is 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, required to file any other current or periodic reports under the Exchange Act? [September 30, 2008], 252.02 An ESOP is a trust, and counts as one holder of record for purposes of Rule 12g5-1(a)(2). The person must make this specification or delegation in good faith before becoming aware of material nonpublic information. [Mar. Answer: No. SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. Question: On January 1, a person adopts a written plan for selling securities that satisfies the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). [December 8, 2016]. Institutional custodians, such as Cede & Co. and other commercial depositories, are not single holders of record for purposes of the Exchange Acts registration and periodic reporting provisions. [September 30, 2008], 234.01 Where a company is being acquired, the acquiring company may incorporate by reference the acquired companys Form 10-K financial statements into the acquiring companys Form 8-K, so long as copies of the pertinent pages of the Form 10-K are filed as an exhibit to the Form 8-K. Will issuers be required to mark the check boxes in 2023 before an issuer is required to adopt a recovery policy and comply with the applicable listing standards? After the offering, the issuers net tangible assets will be less than $2 million and the common stock will not be an NMS Stock, as defined in Section 242.600(b)(47) of Regulation NMS. Question: A person purchases employer stock through her participation in the employer's 401(k) plan. 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. 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. The person will need to file a Form 144. For example, if an issuer became subject to the requirements of Section 13(a) on January 15 and remains subject to Section 13(a) through the end of the year, it will have been subject to the requirements of Section 13(a) for eleven calendar months as of December 31. The bracketed date following each C&DI is the latest date of publication or revision. General Instruction G.(3) to Form 10-K permits a reporting issuer subject to the proxy rules to omit Part III information concerning management and its compensation from the Form 10-K, if the information omitted from Part III is disclosed in the issuers proxy statement and if the proxy statement is filed with the Commission no later than 120 days from the end of the fiscal year. Is the Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3) defense available to the person for the broker's sales? 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)?