Regulation S-K 
Item 508
Plan of Distribution
a. Underwriters and underwriting
obligation. If the securities are to be offered through underwriters,
name the principal underwriters, and state the respective amounts underwritten.
Identify each such underwriter having a material relationship with the
registrant and state the nature of the relationship. State briefly the
nature of the obligation of the underwriter(s) to take the securities.
Instruction
to Paragraph 508(a):
All that is required as to the nature of the underwriters'
obligation is whether the underwriters are or will be committed to take
and to pay for all of the securities if any are taken, or whether it is
merely an agency or the type of best
efforts arrangement under which the underwriters are required to take
and to pay for only such securities as they may sell to the public. Conditions
precedent to the underwriters' taking the securities, including market-outs,
need not be described except in the case of an agency or best
efforts arrangement.
b. New
underwriters. Where securities being registered are those of a registrant
that has not previously been required to file reports pursuant to
section
13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, or where a prospectus is required
to include reference on its cover page to material risks pursuant to
Item
501 of Regulation S-K, and any one or more of the managing underwriter(s)
(or where there are no managing underwriters, a majority of the principal
underwriters) has been organized, reactivated, or first registered as
a broker-dealer within the past three years, these facts concerning such
underwriter(s) shall be disclosed in the prospectus together with, where
applicable, the disclosures that the principal business function of such
underwriter(s) will be to sell the securities to be registered, or that
the promoters of the registrant have a material relationship with such
underwriter(s). Sufficient details shall be given to allow full appreciation
of such underwriter(s) experience and its relationship with the registrant,
promoters and their controlling persons. c. Other distributions.
Outline briefly the plan of distribution of any securities to be registered
that are to be offered otherwise than through underwriters.
1. If
any securities are to be offered pursuant to a dividend or interest reinvestment
plan the terms of which provide for the purchase of some securities on
the market, state whether the registrant or the participant pays fees,
commissions, and expenses incurred in connection with the plan. If the
participant will pay such fees, commissions and expenses, state the anticipated
cost to participants by transaction or other convenient reference.
2. If
the securities are to be offered through the selling efforts of brokers
or dealers, describe the plan of distribution and the terms of any agreement,
arrangement, or understanding entered into with broker(s) or dealer(s)
prior to the effective date of the registration statement, including volume
limitations on sales, parties to the agreement and the conditions under
which the agreement may be terminated. If known, identify the broker(s)
or dealer(s) which will participate in the offering and state the amount
to be offered through each. 3. If
any of the securities being registered are to be offered otherwise than
for cash, state briefly the general purposes of the distribution, the
basis upon which the securities are to be offered, the amount of compensation
and other expenses of distribution, and by whom they are to be borne.
If the distribution is to be made pursuant to a plan of acquisition, reorganization,
readjustment or succession, describe briefly the general effect of the
plan and state when it became or is to become operative. As to any material
amount of assets to be acquired under the plan, furnish information corresponding
to that required by Instruction 5 of
Item 504 of Regulation S-K.
d. Offerings
on exchange. If the securities are to be offered on an exchange, indicate
the exchange. If the registered securities are to be offered in connection
with the writing of exchange-traded call options, describe briefly such
transactions. e. Underwriters' compensation.
Underwriter's compensation. Provide a table that sets out the nature of
the compensation and the amount of discounts and commissions to be paid
to the underwriter for each security and in total. The table must show
the separate amounts to be paid by the company and the selling shareholders.
In addition, include in the table all other items considered by the National
Association of Securities Dealers to be underwriting compensation for
purposes of that Association's Rules of Fair Practice.
Instructions
to paragraph 508(e):
1. The term "commissions" is defined in
paragraph
(17) of Schedule A of the Securities Act. Show separately in the table
the cash commissions paid by the registrant and selling security holders.
Also show in the table commissions paid by other persons. Disclose any
finder's fee or similar payments in the table. 2. Disclose the offering expenses specified in
Item 511
of Regulation S-K. 3. If the underwriter has any arrangement with the issuer,
such as an over- allotment option, under which the underwriter may purchase
additional shares in connection with the offering, indicate that this
arrangement exists and state the amount of additional shares that the
underwriter may purchase under the arrangement. Where the underwriter
has such an arrangement, present maximum- minimum information in a separate
column to the table, based on the purchase of all or none of the shares
subject to the arrangement. Describe the key terms of the arrangement
in the narrative.
f. Underwriter's
representative on board of directors. Describe any arrangement whereby
the underwriter has the right to designate or nominate a member or members
of the board of directors of the registrant. The registrant shall disclose
the identity of any director so designated or nominated, and indicate
whether or not a person so designated or nominated, or allowed to be designated
or nominated by the underwriter is or may be a director, officer, partner,
employee or affiliate of the underwriter. g. Indemnification
of underwriters. If the underwriting agreement provides for indemnification
by the registrant of the underwriters or their controlling persons against
any liability arising under the Securities Act, furnish a brief description
of such indemnification provisions. h. Dealers'
compensation. State briefly the discounts and commissions to be allowed
or paid to dealers, including all cash, securities, contracts or other
considerations to be received by any dealer in connection with the sale
of the securities. If any dealers are to act in the capacity of sub-underwriters
and are to be allowed or paid any additional discounts or commissions
for acting in such capacity, a general statement to that effect will suffice
without giving the additional amounts to be sold. i. Finders.
Identify any finder and, if applicable, describe the nature of any material
relationship between such finder and the registrant, its officers, directors,
principal stockholders, finders or promoters or the principal underwriter(s),
or if there is a managing underwriter(s), the managing underwriter(s),
(including, in each case, affiliates or associates thereof).
j. Discretionary
accounts. If the registrant was not, immediately prior to the filing
of the registration statement, subject to the requirements of
section
13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, identify any principal underwriter
that intends to sell to any accounts over which it exercises discretionary
authority and include an estimate of the amount of securities so intended
to be sold. The response to this paragraph shall be contained in a pre-effective
amendment which shall be circulated if the information is not available
when the registration statement is filed. k. Passive
market making. If the underwriters or any selling group members intend
to engage in passive market making transactions as permitted by
Rule 103
of Regulation M, indicate such intention and briefly describe passive
market making. l. Stabilization and other
transactions.
1. Briefly
describe any transaction that the underwriter intends to conduct during
the offering that stabilizes, maintains, or otherwise affects the market
price of the offered securities. Include information on stabilizing transactions,
syndicate short covering transactions, penalty bids, or any other transaction
that affects the offered security's price. Describe the nature of the
transactions clearly and explain how the transactions affect the offered
security's price. Identify the exchange or other market on which these
transactions may occur. If true, disclose that the underwriter may discontinue
these transactions at any time; 2. If
the stabilizing began before the effective date of the registration statement,
disclose the amount of securities bought, the prices at which they were
bought and the period within which they were bought. If you use
Rule 430A
of this chapter, the prospectus you file under
Rule 424(b) of this chapter
or include in a post-effective amendment must contain information on the
stabilizing transactions that took place before the determination of the
public offering price; and 3. If you are making
a warrants or rights offering of securities to existing security holders
and any securities not purchased by existing security holders are to be
reoffered to the public, disclose in a supplement to the prospectus or
in the prospectus used in connection with the reoffering:
i. The
amount of securities bought in stabilization activities during the offering
period and the price or range of prices at which the securities were bought;
ii. The
amount of the offered securities subscribed for during the offering period;
iii. The
amount of the offered securities subscribed for by the underwriter during
the offering period; iv. The
amount of the offered securities sold during the offering period by the
underwriter and the price or price ranges at which the securities were
sold; and v. The
amount of the offered securities that will be reoffered to the public
and the public offering price.
Regulatory History |
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47 FR 11401, Mar. 16, 1982
58 FR 19606, April 15, 1993
62 FR 520, 543, Jan. 3, 1997
62 FR 11321, 11323, March 12, 1997
63 FR 6370, 6384, Feb. 6, 1998 |
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