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USING EQUITY INVESTORS TO FUND YOUR PURCHASE Securities Law in 30 Minutes or less... (Yeah, right)
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SECURITIES OFFERINGS 101 Your Offering is either Registered Exempt Illegal Which is yours? Our focus will be Exempt Offerings Under Regulation D
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REGULATION D Section 4 (a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 “...transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.” Must be “restricted securities” Regulation D Rules 504, 505, and 506 Safe harbors from registration Non-Exclusive 2014: $1.35 Trillion raised using SEC Registered Offerings 2014: $1.33 Trillion raised using Reg. D.
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RULES 504, 505, 506(b) AND 506(c) 99% of reported capital raised through Reg. D is in reliance of Rule 506 $1.31 Trillion of the $1.33 Trillion 1% between Rules 504 and 505 See Chart in Handout for Compliance Guide
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“ACCREDITED INVESTORS” See Rule 501(a) of Regulation D Test for Individuals Income Test: $200K income for past two years and this year ($300K combined with Spouse) Net Worth Test: $1 Million in Net Worth Exclude Primary Residence (deduct Debt in excess of FMV) Use Investor Questionnaires
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LIMITATION ON RESALE Restrictions on Transfer At least 12 month holding period Restrictions in accordance with Charter Agreement Re-Sales must comply with applicable securities law (e.g., Rule 144) Investment Intent No view to resell Buy for own account for investment purposes
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GENERAL SOLICITATIONS AND ADVERTISEMENTS What is a General Solicitation Roadshows? Public websites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter)? Funding Platform (e.g., Angel List)? Pitch Events? Key Factors Pre-existing relationships Members are pre-screened Websites are password protected RULE 506(c) PERMITS GENERAL SOLICITATIONS
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INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS Always subject to anti-fraud rules (Rule 10b-5) Private Placement Memorandums (PPMs) Compliance and Risk Mitigations Not Always required to comply with law Always a good idea to mitigate risk What to include in the PPM
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FINDERS AND BROKERS See article in Materials “The Problem with Money/Investor ‘Finders’” Broker-Dealer Activity vs. Finder Activity Compensation Fixed Transaction Based = Broker Contingent upon closing = Broker
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CROWD FUNDING Effective May 2016 Investment Limits: $1 Million in 12 months Investor limits Registered Broker Dealer or Portal required Bad Actor Disqualifications Offering Statements Required $100K or less – Tax Returns $100K - $500K – Reviewed Financial Statements $500K - $1M – Audited Financials!
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