Examples of SEC Rule 145 in a sentence
Note that the alternative carve-out provision from the limitation on the Company’s right to register securities for its own account during a blackout period does not include a carve-out for a registration relating to a SEC Rule 145 transaction.
This does not include any registration statements relating to the sale of our securities to employees pursuant to an equity incentive plan, relating to an SEC Rule 145 transaction, or where the registration statement would not include substantially the same information required to offer such securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations described in this Section 13.2 shall not apply to a registration relating solely to an Equity Incentive Plan on Form S-8 or Form F-8 or similar forms which may be promulgated in the future, or a registration relating solely to an SEC Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4 or Form F-8 or similar forms which may be promulgated in the future.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations described in this Section 14 will not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-1 or Form S-8 or similar forms which may be promulgated in the future, or a registration relating solely to an SEC Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4 or similar forms which may be promulgated in the future.
For the avoidance of doubt, registration by the Company of options or shares of employees or consultants, and registration of securities in an SEC Rule 145 transaction, shall not be deemed to constitute a Piggy-Back Underwritten Offering.
Affiliates may not sell shares of Company Common Stock acquired by them in connection with the Merger, except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or in compliance with SEC Rule 145 or another applicable exemption from the Securities Act registration requirements.
The term “Initial Public Offering” means the first underwritten public offering of securities of the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act (other than a registration statement relating either to the sale of securities to employees of the Company pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase or similar plan or an SEC Rule 145 transaction).
In 1972,the SEC replaced the prior “no-sale rule” with the modern SEC Rule 145, which provides that “[a] stat- utory merger or consolidation or similar plan or ac- quisition in which securities of such corporation or other person held by such security holders will be- come or be exchanged for securities of any person” involves an “offer, offer to sell, offer for sale, or sale” requiring registration under the Securities Act.
This rule extends the protections of the Securities Act of 1933 to shareholders who are offered securities in a business combination and are required to decide "whether to accept a new or different security in exchange for their existing security." SEC Rule 145, 17 C.F.R. § 230.145 (preliminary note).
For the avoidance of doubt, registration by the Company of options or shares of employees or consultants, and registration of securities in an SEC Rule 145 transaction, shall not be deemed to constitute a Piggy- Back Underwritten Offering.