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§ 230.252
Documents to be included. The offering statement consists of the facing sheet of Form
1-A [§ 239.90 of this chapter], the
contents required by the form and any other material information necessary to make the required
statements, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
Paper, printing, language and pagination. The requirements for
offering statements are the same as those
specified in § 230.403 for registration statements under the Act.
Confidential treatment. A request for confidential treatment
may be made under § 230.406 for information required to be filed, and § 200.83 of this chapter for information not required
Signatures. The issuer, its Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, a majority of the members of its board of
directors or other governing body, and each selling security holder shall sign the offering statement. If a signature is by a person on behalf of any other person, evidence of authority to sign shall be filed,
except where an executive officer signs for the issuer. If the issuer is Canadian, its authorized representative in the United States shall sign. If the issuer is a limited partnership, a majority of the board
of directors of any corporate general partner also shall sign.
Number of copies and where to file. Seven copies of the
offering statement, at least one of which is
manually signed, shall be filed with the Commission's main office in Washington, DC.
Qualification. (1) If there is no delaying notation as
permitted by paragraph (g)(2) of this section or suspension proceeding under
§ 230.258, an offering statement is qualified without Commission action on the 20th calendar day after its
An offering statement containing the following notation can
be qualified only by order of the Commission, unless such notation is removed prior to
Commission action as described in paragraph
(g)(3) of this section: This offering statement shall only be qualified upon order of
the Commission, unless a subsequent amendment is
filed indicating the intention to become qualified by operation of the terms
of Regulation A.
The delaying notation specified in paragraph (g)(2) of this section can
be removed only by an amendment to the offering statement that contains the following language:
This offering statement shall become qualified on the 20th
calendar day following the filing of this amendment.
Amendments. (1) If any information in the offering statement is amended, an amendment,
signed in the same manner as the initial filing, shall be filed. Seven
copies of every amendment shall be filed with the Commission's main office in Washington, D.C. Subsequent
amendments to an offering shall recommence the time period
for qualification.
An amendment to include a delaying notation pursuant to paragraph (g)(2)
or to remove one pursuant to paragraph (g)(3) of this section after the
initial filing of an offering statement may be made by telegram,
letter or facsimile transmission. Each such telegraphic amendment shall be
confirmed in writing within a reasonable time by filing a signed copy. Such
confirmation shall not be deemed an amendment.
[57 FR 36468, Aug. 13, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 65542, Dec. 15, 1993; 61 FR
30401, June 14, 1996; 61 FR 49959, Sept.
24, 1996; 61 FR 67202, Dec. 20, 1996]
§ 230.252 Offering statement.
Documents to be included. The offering statement consists of the contents required by Form 1-A (§ 239.90 of this chapter) and any other material information necessary to make the required statements, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
Paper, printing, language and pagination. Except as otherwise specified in this rule, the requirements for offering statements are the same as those specified in Rule 403 (§ 230.403) for registration statements under the Act. No fee is payable to the Commission upon either the submission or filing of an offering statement on Form 1-A, or any amendment to an offering statement.
Signatures. The issuer, its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and a majority of the members of its board of directors or other governing body, must sign the offering statement in the manner prescribed by Form 1-A. If a signature is by a person on behalf of any other person, evidence of authority to sign must be filed, except where an executive officer signs for the issuer.
Non-public submission. An issuer whose securities have not been previously sold pursuant to a qualified offering statement under this Regulation A or an effective registration statement under the Securities Act may submit a draft offering statement to the Commission for non-public review by the staff of the Commission before public filing, provided that the offering statement shall not be qualified less than 21 calendar days after the public filing with the Commission of:
(1) The initial non-public submission;
(2) All non-public amendments; and
(3) All non-public correspondence submitted by or on behalf of the issuer to the Commission staff regarding such submissions (subject to any separately approved confidential treatment request under Rule 251(e) (§ 230.251(e)).
Qualification. An offering statement and any amendment thereto can be qualified only at such date and time as the Commission may determine.
Amendments. (1)(i) Amendments to an offering statement must be signed and filed with the Commission in the same manner as the initial filing. Amendments to an offering statement must be filed under cover of Form 1-A and must be numbered consecutively in the order in which filed.
(ii) Every amendment that includes amended audited financial statements must include the consent of the certifying accountant to the use of such accountant's certification in connection with the amended financial statements in the offering statement or offering circular and to being named as having audited such financial statements.
(iii) Amendments solely relating to Part III of Form 1-A must comply with the requirements of paragraph (f)(1)(i) of this section, except that such amendments may be limited to Part I of Form 1-A, an explanatory note, and all of the information required by Part III of Form 1-A.
(2) Post-qualification amendments must be filed in the following circumstances for ongoing offerings:
(i) At least every 12 months after the qualification date to include the financial statements that would be required by Form 1-A as of such date; or
(ii) To reflect any facts or events arising after the qualification date of the offering statement (or the most recent post-qualification amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the offering statement.