17 CFR §230.135
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- (a)When notice is not an offer. For purposes of section 5 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 77e) only, an issuer or a selling security holder (and any person acting on behalf of either of them) that publishes through any medium a notice of a proposed offering to be registered under the Act will not be deemed to offer its securities for sale through that notice if:
- (1)Legend. The notice includes a statement to the effect that it does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale; and
- (2)Limited notice content. The notice otherwise includes no more than the following information:
- (i)The name of the issuer;
- (ii)The title, amount and basic terms of the securities offered;
- (iii)The amount of the offering, if any, to be made by selling security holders;
- (iv)The anticipated timing of the offering;
- (v)A brief statement of the manner and the purpose of the offering, without naming the underwriters;
- (vi)Whether the issuer is directing its offering to only a particular class of purchasers;
- (vii)Any statements or legends required by the laws of any state or foreign country or administrative authority; and
- (viii)In the following offerings, the notice may contain additional information, as follows:
- (A)Rights offering. In a rights offering to existing security holders:
- (B)Offering to employees. In an offering to employees of the issuer or an affiliated company:
- (C)Exchange offer. In an exchange offer:
- (D)Rule 145(a) offering. In a § 230.145(a) offering:
- (1)The name of the person whose assets are to be sold in exchange for the securities to be offered;
- (2)The names of any other parties to the transaction;
- (3)A brief description of the business of the parties to the transaction;
- (4)The date, time and place of the meeting of security holders to vote on or consent to the transaction; and
- (5)A brief description of the transaction and the basic terms of the transaction.
- (b)Corrections of misstatements about the offering. A person that publishes a notice in reliance on this section may issue a notice that contains no more information than is necessary to correct inaccuracies published about the proposed offering.