Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act

Bill: 112-hr-2167
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2011-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: 
Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to change the thresholds for total assets and for class of equity security holders of record which trigger the requirement for a securities issuer to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Increases the total assets threshold from $1 million to $10 million, and the class of equity security holders of record threshold from 500-750 to 1,000 persons.
 
Declares that, with respect to such registration requirement, the definition of &quot;held of record&quot; does not include securities held by persons who: (1) qualify as accredited investors, or (2) received the securities pursuant to an employee compensation plan in transactions exempted from specified registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (exempt transactions). (Thus exempts securities held such persons from registration requirements.)
 
 
Directs the SEC to: (1) revise the definition of &quot;held of record&quot; in accordance with this Act, and (2) adopt safe harbor provisions issuers can follow to determine whether holders of securities are accredited investors or have received securities pursuant to an employee compensation plan in an exempt transaction. 

 

action_date: 2011-12-12
text: 
Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to change the thresholds for total assets and for class of equity security holders of record which trigger the requirement for a securities issuer to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Increases the total assets threshold from $1 million to $10 million, and the class of equity security holders of record threshold from 500-750 to 1,000 persons.
 
Declares that, with respect to such registration requirement, the definition of &quot;held of record&quot; does not include securities held by persons who received them pursuant to an employee compensation plan in transactions exempted from specified registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (exempt transactions). (Thus exempts securities held by such persons from registration requirements.) 
 
Directs the SEC to: (1) revise the definition of &quot;held of record&quot; in accordance with this Act, and (2) adopt safe harbor provisions issuers can follow when determining that holders of their securities received them pursuant to an employee compensation plan in an exempt transaction. 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 223.
action_date: 2011-12-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 112-327.
action_date: 2011-12-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 112-327.
action_date: 2011-10-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2011-10-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2011-09-21
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House