· The newly adopted definition of "immediate family member" includes stepchildren, stepparents, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the of a director, nominee for director, executive officer, or significant shareholder of the company. The SEC decided to exclude persons who have been or who will become significant shareholders (or their immediate
In addition, the following definitions apply, unless the context otherwise requires: Affiliate. An affiliate of, or person affiliated with, a specified person, is a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified. Amount. The term amount, when used in regard to securities, means the
· If you buy securities from a controlling person or "affiliate," you take restricted securities, even if they were not restricted in the affiliate''s hands. If you acquire restrictive securities, you almost always will receive a certificate stamped with a "restrictive" legend. The legend indicates that the securities may not be resold in the marketplace unless they are registered with the SEC or
Affiliated Person According to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a somewhat broad view of what constitutes an affiliated person. They include the following positions in their definition of affiliates: Anyone who
(2) ''''Affiliated company'''' means a company which is an af filiated person. (3) ''''Affiliated person'''' of another person means (A) any person directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding with power to vote, 5 per centum or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other person; (B) any person
1. On a futures exchange, any person affiliated with an investment advisory firm, brokerage or futures commission associated person must be registered with the CFTC and must abide by the regulations of the exchange on which he/she works. 2. A person affiliated with a
Sec. Sec. When used in the act and these rules (a)(1) Person. Except as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Sec., the term ''person'' means an ultimate parent entity and all entities which it controls directly or indirectly. Examples: 1. In the case of corporations, ''person'' encompasses the entire corporate structure, including all parent
· For example, the temporary definition does not include an equivalent of prong (vi) above relating to legal entities that are majorityowned by persons that constitute Persons and which bear unlimited responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of the legal entity. Moreover, the Final Guidance provides explanation on each prong of the foregoing definition and makes some important
Affiliated person An individual who possesses enough influence and control in a corporation as to be able to alter the actions of the corporation. Control Person An important person in a corporation. Control persons include senior managers, members of the board of directors, and officers such as the CEO and CFO. Control persons are able to use both
Affiliated person An individual who possesses enough influence and control in a corporation as to be able to alter the actions of the corporation. Most Popular Terms:
af·fil·i·ate (əfĭl′ēāt′) v. af·fil·i·at·ed, af·fil·i·at·ing, af·fil·i·ates 1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch: The HMO affiliated the clinics last year. 2. To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member: affiliated herself with a new law firm. 3. To assign the
In monitoring SEC comment letters, we came across this SEC comment letter made public this month. It serves as a reminder to registrants that, when calculating a company''s public float, there is an informal presumption that a 10% or greater stockholder is an affiliate of the company; however, this presumption is rebuttable by the registrant.
In this title the following definitions shall apply: (1) The term "accountant" means accountant authorized under applicable law to practice public accounting, and includes professional accounting association, corporation, or partnership, if so authorized. (2) The term "affiliate" means— (A) entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or
Audit Committee Member independence as it relates to SOX section 301 definitions and SEC Rule10A3 (specifically the definitions of "affiliate" and "affiliated person") proves to be an area clouded by many shades of gray. In short, a clear and explicit definition of an "affiliated person" or "affiliate" is not defined. Rather, what is provided is a safe harbor definition
The final SEC rules define an "affiliated person" as one who, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, board of directors or another board committee of a listed company or any of its affiliates, "directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with," the company. "Control" means
The Securities and Exchange Commission''s (the "SEC") disclosure requirements for transactions with certain Related Persons are designed to provide shareholders with a clear and complete picture of key financial relationships impacting public companies. Items 404(a) of Regulations SK and SB set out the SEC''s disclosure rules for these Related Person transactions. This blog post
Further, because of an exclusion from the definition of "solicitation of a municipal entity or obligated person" in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), an adviser could be prohibited from paying any affiliated third party for soliciting government clients if the Rule is amended as proposed in the Amending Release and the Exchange Act is not otherwise amended.
Affiliated Persons (Securities) Law and Legal Definition Affiliated Persons are individuals, corporations, trusts, etc. who are in a position to influence a corporation''s decisions. It includes officers, directors, and principal stockholders (those with 10% ownership or more) of the corporation, and their immediate families.
· "Affiliated person" of another person means (A) any person directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding with power to vote, 5 per centum or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other person; (B) any person 5 per centum or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held
Affiliates are business concerns, organizations, or individuals that control each other or that are controlled by a third party. Control may consist of shared management or ownership; common use of facilities, equipment, and employees; or family interest.
The SEC defines "affiliated person" consistently with other "affiliate" and related "control" definitions under federal securities laws, including Exchange Act Rule 12b2 and Securities Act Rule 144. An "affiliate" or "affiliated person" is defined as "a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
The Investment Company Act of 1940 is an act of Congress which regulates investment was passed as a United States Public Law ( 76–768) on August 22, 1940, and is codified at 15 §§ 80a1– with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and extensive rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, it forms the backbone
On December 4, 2013, the Division of Corporate Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") issued Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations ("CDIs") regarding the "bad actor" rules adopted by the SEC, which generally disqualify securities offerings involving certain felons and other "bad actors" from reliance on Rule 506 of Regulation D.
The SEC also clarifies that the newly defined "spousal equivalents" ( anyone in domestic partnerships, civil unions and the like) should be treated as spouses for purposes of the definition, and the SEC would loosen the rules to clarify that the net worth of each individual spouse (or spousal equivalent) would count toward the net worth full proposed rules can be found here. Note