Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 305.061 - Withdrawal of registration or notice filing(a)Investment adviser. To withdraw from registration as an investment adviser registered under section 301 of the act (70 P.S. § 1-301) because the investment adviser has: (1) Become a Federally covered adviser subject to exclusive registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the investment adviser shall file an amendment to the uniform application for investment adviser registration (Form ADV) or successor form thereto with the Department or with IARD.(2) Stopped transacting business in this Commonwealth as an investment adviser, the investment adviser shall file a notice of withdrawal from registration as an investment adviser form (Form ADV-W) or a successor form with the Department or with IARD.(b)Broker-dealer . To withdraw from registration as a broker-dealer, the broker-dealer shall file a completed Uniform Request for Withdrawal from Registration as a Broker-Dealer Form (Form BDW) or a successor form with the Department.(c)Investment adviser representative. To withdraw from registration as investment adviser representative, the investment adviser or Federally covered adviser for whom the investment adviser representative was employed shall file the Uniform Termination Notice for Securities/Futures Industry Registration (Form U-5) or a successor form with the Department or with IARD within 30 days from the date of termination.(d)Agent of a broker-dealer or an issuer. To withdraw from registration as an agent of a broker-dealer or an issuer, the broker-dealer or issuer shall file Form U-5 or successor form with the Department within 30 days from the date of termination.(e)Federally covered adviser. To withdraw a notice filing, a Federally covered adviser shall file a notice with the Department or with IARD.The provisions of this §305.061 adopted July 26, 1974, effective 7/27/1974, 4 Pa.B. 1533; amended April 4, 1975, effective 4/5/1975, 5 Pa.B. 722; amended May 27, 1977, effective 5/28/1977, 7 Pa.B. 1438; amended through June 28, 1985, effective 6/29/1985, 15 Pa.B. 2394; amended January 17, 1992, effective 1/18/1992, 22 Pa.B. 293; amended September 1, 2000, effective 9/2/2000, 30 Pa.B. 4551; transferred and renumbered from 64 Pa. Code § 305.061, 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 §305.061 issued under the Pennsylvania Securities Act of 1972 (70 P.S. §§ 1-101-1-704); amended under sections 305(a) and (f) and 609(a) of the Pennsylvania Securities Act of 1972 (70 P.S. §§ 1-305(a) and (f) 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)).