Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 204.011 - Waivers of the 12-month holding period(a)Automatic waiver. Under section 204(a) of the act (70 P.S. § 1-204(a)), the restriction under section 203(d)(i) of the act (70 P.S. § 1-203(d)(i)) not to sell securities purchased under that section for 12 months after the date of purchase automatically is waived if: (1) The 203(d) restricted securities are registered under the act, the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C.A. §§ 77a-77aa) or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.A. §§ 78a-78qq) after a notice is filed with the Department under section 203(d) of the act and § 203.041 (relating to limited offerings).(2) The purchaser dies or becomes disabled or incompetent and a legal guardian for the purchaser is appointed.(3) The purchaser undergoes liquidation or dissolution if the action is not undertaken to avoid registration.(4) The purchaser becomes insolvent.(5) The issuer is merged into another entity and new securities are exchanged for the 203(d) restricted securities, if the merger is not undertaken to avoid registration of the 203(d) restricted security.(6) The 203(d) restricted securities are sold in a transaction in which an offer to purchase on the same terms is made to all securityholders of that class of the issuer's securities.(7) A rescission offer is made in connection with a potential violation of State or Federal securities laws.(8) The 203(d) restricted securities are subject to repurchase under a buy-sell agreement that is conditioned with terms of employment or other commercial, as opposed to, mere investment relationship.(9) The 203(d) restricted securities are to be exchanged for other securities of the issuer in a transaction exempt from registration under section 202 of the act (70 P.S. § 1-202) or section 203 of the act, if the exchange is not undertaken to avoid registration.(b)Resale agreement. For transactions undertaken in reliance on waivers provided in subsection (a)(3) and (4), the person acquiring the restricted securities and the issuer shall agree in writing at the time of sale not to resell the restricted securities before the expiration of the original 12-month holding period.(c)Discretionary waiver.(1) In addition to the automatic waivers set forth in subsection (a), persons may make application to the Department under section 204(a) of the act for a discretionary order to waive the 12-month holding period for a restricted security in a proposed specified transaction.(2) The applicant shall demonstrate in the application that the sale of the restricted security is not being undertaken to avoid registration or otherwise to distribute in violation of the act.The provisions of this §204.011 adopted May 6, 1988, effective 5/7/1988, 18 Pa.B. 2129; amended December 30, 1999, effective 1/1/2000, 30 Pa.B. 18; transferred and renumbered from 64 Pa. Code § 204.011, December 14, 2012, effective 12/15/2012, 42 Pa.B. 7533; amended January 12, 2018, effective 1/13/2018, 48 Pa.B. 389.The provisions of this §204.011 amended under sections 202(g) and (i), 203(d), (i.1), (j) and (n)-(t), 204(a), 205(b), 207(g), (j.1) and (n), 209(b), 211(a) and (b), 504(d), 513, 603(a), 606(d) and 609(a) of the Pennsylvania Securities Act of 1972 (70 P.S. §§ 1-202(g) and (i), 1-203(d), (i.1), (j) and (n)-(t), 1-204(a), 1-205(b), 1-207(g), (j.1) and (n), 1-209(b), 1-211(a) and (b), 1-504(d), 1-513, 1-603(a), 1-606(d) and 1-609(a)); section 202.C of the Department of Banking and Securities Code (71 P.S. § 733-202.C); and section 9(b) of the Takeover Disclosure Law (70 P.S. § 79(b)).
This section cited in 10 Pa. Code § 203.041 (relating to limited offerings).