Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Any
registered dealer who wishes to apply for trading authorization pursuant to
Section 4(F)(2) of the Act shall apply on a form and in the manner prescribed
by the Secretary.
b) The
application shall consist of the following:
1) Illinois Form 4(F)(2), Application for
Secondary Trading Authorization;
2)
The required non-refundable filing fee as required by Section
130.110;
3) Audited financial statements of the issuer
covering its last three fiscal years or such lesser period, but not less than
one year, during which the issuer was incorporated or otherwise
organized;
4) Illinois Form 4F2-K
(otherwise known as the annual report); and
5) Any other information or documents that
the applicant may file as a part of the application for secondary trading
authorization.
c) The
application form shall contain the following information:
1) The name, address and telephone number of
the issuer's principal office;
2)
The name, address and telephone number of the correspondent to whom notices and
communications regarding the application should be sent;
3) The name and address of the registered
dealer applicant;
4) A description
of the securities for which secondary trading authorization is sought including
the current price and number of units or shares outstanding;
5) The year the business was organized, the
form of the organization, the state or other jurisdiction where it was
organized and affiliation with other business entities;
6) A general description of the issuer's
business including the nature and general competitive conditions in the
industry;
7) A description of the
issuer's property, including the location and general character of the
important physical properties or assets of the issuer as referenced in
17 CFR
229.102 (Item 102) (May 31, 2011);
8) A description of any pending or
contemplated legal proceedings, other than routine litigation incidental to
business, to which the issuer or any of its subsidiaries are a party or of
which any property is the subject as referenced in
17 CFR
229.103 (Item 103) (May 31, 2011);
9) A list of the names, addresses and ages of
all directors and officers of the issuer including the position held and their
business experience and background;
10) The total gross remuneration of all
directors and officers of the issuer;
11) A list of the title of class, the name of
the beneficial owner, the amount and nature of beneficial ownership and the
percent of class for all directors and officers and any person owning more than
five percent of any class of the issuer's securities;
12) a description of any transaction or
proposed transaction since the issuer's last fiscal year, in which the issuer
and any director, officer or beneficial owner of five percent or more of any
class of the issuer's securities involves an amount exceeding
$60,000;
13) A brief description of
the securities to be authorized for secondary trading highlighting materially
important provisions with respect to the securities and a description of all
other securities issued and outstanding by the issuer including the rights and
incidents thereof as referenced in
17 CFR
229.202 (Item 202) (May 31, 2011);
14) The total number of shares or units
issued and outstanding, as of the current date, to be authorized for secondary
trading;
15) The total number of
shareholders and the number of shareholders in Illinois, as well as the number
of securities held as of the current date;
16) The most recent bid and asked price of
the securities to be authorized for secondary trading, if any, and the date of
the bid and asked price;
17) A copy
of the Registration Statement or the offering circular, if any, filed under
section 3, 4 or 6 of the Federal 1933 Act, as defined in Section
130.200
of this Part, along with the effective date of the Registration Statement or
the date on which the offering commenced under an exemption together with the
offering price, if any;
18) A
description of how the securities were originally sold or issued including the
name of each principal underwriter;
19) A list of the states or other
jurisdictions in which the securities were sold, indicating whether the
securities were registered or sold pursuant to an exemption in each state or
jurisdiction;
20) A list of any
other states or jurisdictions that have refused after notice and opportunity
for hearing, by order or otherwise, to authorize the sale of the securities or
have suspended or revoked the right to sell the securities, or any stop order,
denial, order to show cause, suspension or revocation order, injunction or
restraining order, or similar order entered or issued by any state or other
regulatory authority or by any court, concerning the securities covered by the
application including a copy of any orders as referenced in
17 CFR
229.103 (Item 103) (May 31, 2011);
21) A list of any states or other
jurisdictions in which the securities are pending approval for secondary
trading; and
22) A list of any
states or other jurisdictions in which the securities are currently eligible
for secondary trading.
d) The application shall be signed and
notarized. By signing the application the applicant undertakes to file any
information, documents and reports required by the Secretary and also
represents that the application is made in good faith.
e) A written request for a waiver of any
requirement of the form may be submitted to the Secretary as an exhibit to the
application. The request shall state, in detail, the reason or reasons why the
requirement should be waived.
f)
Applications failing to meet the requirements of this Section shall be denied.
The Department shall contact the applicant or correspondent in cases in which
an application is deficient and afford the party an opportunity to remedy the
deficiency.