EXPEDITED RULES
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(Securities Division)
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: The
securities division proposes to amend WAC 460-44A-503 to
correct a typographical error.
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Faith L. Anderson, Associate General Counsel, Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division, P.O. Box 9033, Olympia, WA 98507-9033 , AND RECEIVED BY November 23, 2009.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The rules in WAC 460-44A-503 set forth the requirements for filing notices on Form D in connection with offerings of securities that are conducted in reliance upon the private and limited offering exemptions from securities registration set forth in WAC 460-44A-504 and 460-44A-505, and for offerings of securities made in reliance on federal Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 in combination with WAC 460-44A-506. These rules were amended in 2008 to, among other things, adopt text from federal Rule 503 of Regulation D to require amendments to Form D be filed with the securities division in the same circumstances and on the same schedule as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The notice of proposed rule making and the rule-making order filed in connection with the 2008 amendments gave notice of the intent of the securities division to adopt the SEC's amendment filing rules for Form D notices. We received and responded to one comment letter that included comments regarding the proposed adoption of the SEC's amendment filing requirements. The final codification of these rules contains a typographical error in that current WAC 460-44A-503 (3)(b)(x) should be numbered WAC 460-44A-503 (3)(c). The securities division is now proposing to correct this typographical error. This rule should be amended to correct this typographical error. The text of WAC 460-44A-503 marked to show the proposed amendment is filed with this notice.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 21.20.450, 21.20.320 (1), (9), (17).
Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 21.20 RCW.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Department of financial institutions, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Faith L. Anderson, 150 Israel Road S.W., Olympia, WA 98501, (360) 725-7825; Implementation: Scott Jarvis, 150 Israel Road S.W., Olympia, WA 98501, (360) 902-8700; and Enforcement: Michael E. Stevenson, 150 Israel Road S.W., Olympia, WA 98501, (360) 902-8824.
September 17, 2009
Scott Jarvis
Director
OTS-2682.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-16-072, filed 7/31/08,
effective 9/15/08)
WAC 460-44A-503
Filing of notice and payment of fee.
(1) An issuer offering or selling securities in reliance on
WAC 460-44A-504, 460-44A-505, or 460-44A-506 shall file with
the administrator of securities of the department of financial
institutions or his or her designee a notice and pay a filing
fee as follows:
(a)(i)(A) For an offering of a security in reliance upon the Securities Act of 1933, Regulation D, Rule 230.506 and RCW 21.20.327(2) and 21.20.320(1), the issuer shall file a notice on Securities and Exchange Commission Form D marking Rule 506 and pay a filing fee of three hundred dollars no later than fifteen days after the first sale of such securities in the state of Washington, unless the end of that period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, in which case the due date would be the first business day following.
(B) For an offering in reliance on Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 505 and WAC 460-44A-505, the issuer shall file the initial notice on Securities and Exchange Commission Form D marking Rule 505 and pay a filing fee of three hundred dollars no later than fifteen days after the first sale of securities in the state of Washington which results from an offer being made in reliance upon WAC 460-44A-505, unless the end of that period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, in which case the due date would be the first business day following;
(C) For an offering in reliance on Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 504 and WAC 460-44A-504, the issuer shall file the initial notice on Securities and Exchange Commission Form D marking Rule 504 and pay a filing fee of fifty dollars no later than ten business days (or such lesser period as the administrator may allow) prior to receipt of consideration or the delivery of a signed subscription agreement by an investor in the state of Washington which results from an offer being made in reliance upon WAC 460-44A-504;
(D) For an offering in reliance on Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 147 and WAC 460-44A-504, the issuer shall file the initial notice on Washington Securities Division Form WAC 460-44A-504/Rule 147 and pay a filing fee of fifty dollars no later than ten business days (or such lesser period as the administrator may allow) prior to receipt of consideration or the delivery of a signed subscription agreement by an investor in the state of Washington which results from an offer being made in reliance on the exemption of WAC 460-44A-504;
(ii) The issuer shall include with the initial notice a statement indicating:
(A) The date of first sale of securities in the state of Washington; or
(B) That sales have yet to occur in the state of Washington.
(b) The issuer shall file with the administrator or his or her designee such other notices on Form D as are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For purposes of this section, the initial notice on Securities and Exchange Commission Form D shall consist of either the Temporary Form D (17 CFR 239.500T) as adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission together with an executed uniform consent to service of process on Form U-2 while Temporary Form D remains in effect from September 15, 2008 through March 15, 2009, or the notice of sales on Form D filed in paper or electronic format with the Securities and Exchange Commission through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System (EDGAR) in accordance with EDGAR rules set forth in Regulation S-T (17 CFR Part 232) and in effect on September 15, 2008.
(c) If the issuer files a notice of sales on Temporary Form D or a copy of the notice of sales on Form D filed in electronic format with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it shall either be manually signed by a person duly authorized by the issuer or a photocopy of a manually signed copy.
(d) By filing for the exemption of WAC 460-44A-504 or 460-44A-505, the issuer undertakes to furnish to the administrator, upon request, the information to be furnished or furnished by the issuer under WAC 460-44A-502 (2)(b) or otherwise to any purchaser that is not an accredited investor. Failure to submit the information in a timely manner will be a ground for denial or revocation of the exemption of WAC 460-44A-504 or 460-44A-505.
(2) An issuer may file an amendment to a previously filed notice of sales on Form D at any time.
(3) An issuer must file an amendment to a previously filed notice of sales on Form D for an offering:
(a) To correct a material mistake of fact or error in the previously filed notice of sales on Form D, as soon as practicable after discovery of the mistake or error;
(b) To reflect a change in the information provided in the previously filed notice of sales on Form D, as soon as practicable after the change, except that no amendment is required to reflect a change that occurs after the offering terminates or a change that occurs solely in the following information:
(i) The address or relationship of the issuer of a related person identified in response to Item 3 of the notice of sales on Form D;
(ii) An issuer's revenues or aggregate net asset value;
(iii) The minimum investment amount, if the change is an increase, or if the change, together with all other changes in that amount since the previously filed notice of sales on Form D, does not result in a decrease of more than ten percent;
(iv) Any address or state(s) of solicitation shown in response to Item 12 of the notice of sales on Form D;
(v) The total offering amount, if the change is a decrease, or if the change, together with all other changes in that amount since the previously filed notice of sales on Form D, does not result in an increase of more than ten percent;
(vi) The amount of securities sold in the offering or the amount remaining to be sold;
(vii) The number of nonaccredited investors who have invested in the offering, as long as the change does not increase the number to more than thirty-five;
(viii) The total number of investors who have invested in the offering;
(ix) The amount of sales commissions, finders' fees or use of proceeds for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters, if the change is a decrease, or if the change, together with all other changes in that amount since the previously filed notice of sales on Form D, does not result in an increase of more than ten percent; and
(((x))) (c) Annually, on or before the first anniversary
of the filing of the notice of sales on Form D or the filing
of the most recent amendment to the notice of sales on Form D,
if the offering is continuing at that time.
(4) An issuer that files an amendment to a previously filed notice of sales on Form D must provide current information in response to all requirements of the notice of sales on Form D regardless of why the amendment is filed.
(5) Amendments to notices filed before September 15, 2008 and to notices filed on or after September 15, 2008 in paper format using Temporary Form D (17 CFR 239.500T) must use Temporary Form D but need only report the issuer's name and the information required by Part C and any material change in the facts from those set forth in Parts A and B.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 21.20.450, 21.20.320 (1), (9), (17). 08-16-072, § 460-44A-503, filed 7/31/08, effective 9/15/08; 98-11-014, § 460-44A-503, filed 5/12/98, effective 6/12/98; 96-15-063, § 460-44A-503, filed 7/17/96, effective 8/17/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 21.20.450, 21.20.320 (1), (9) and (17) and 21.20.340(11). 90-09-059, § 460-44A-503, filed 4/17/90, effective 5/18/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 21.20.320 (1) and (16) and 21.20.450. 89-17-076 (Order SDO-122-89), § 460-44A-503, filed 8/17/89, effective 9/17/89; 88-15-024 (Order SDO-71-88), § 460-44A-503, filed 7/12/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 21.20.320 (1) and (17). 86-15-003 (Order SDO-80-86), § 460-44A-503, filed 7/3/86. Statutory Authority: RCW 21.20.320(1), 21.20.340(11) and 21.20.450. 82-21-031 (Order SDO-98-82), § 460-44A-503, filed 10/15/82.]