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Chapter 4: Types of Offering Flashcards

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Public Offerings

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Enables a company or corporation to offer securities like stocks or bonds to the public to generate capital

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Private Offerings (Reg. D)

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Offered to a small pool of investors and are not open to the public

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Underwriting Commitment

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Liability of the underwriter

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Firm Commitment Underwriting

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Contractual agreement between underwriters and the issuer; mandates that the underwriters purchase all the securities directly from the issuer

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Best Efforts Underwriting

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Underwriter promises to try and sell most of the company’s securities to investors; underwriter is not liable for any unsold securities

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Best Efforts All-or-None Underwriting

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Underwriters must put their best efforts into selling all of company’s securities to investors; requires the entire offering to sell for the deal to close

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Best Efforts Mini-Maxi Underwriting

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Underwriter must sell the minimum required and once reached, can sell up to the maximum

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Standby Underwriting

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Underwriter commits to buying any shares that the public doesn’t subscribe to during an issuance

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Shelf Registration

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Allows a company to register many securities with the SEC and sell them whenever the economy’s condition is favorable

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Market-Out Clause

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Grants the underwriter freedom to terminate the agreement without facing any penalties

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Primary Market

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Market where securities are issued for the first time

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Initial Public Offering (IPO)

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Allows investors to buy securities directly from the company, facilitated by the financial institution that performed the initial underwriting

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Who all is included in the Primary Market?

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-Issuer
-Underwriting Manager
-Syndicate
-Selling Group

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Issuer

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Investment company/domestic/foreign government that creates, registers, and sells securities

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Underwriting Manager

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Typically investment banker who manages all underwriting activities

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Syndicate

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Group whose members sell shares to applicants by working with underwriters

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Selling Group

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Dealers and financial firms responsible for marketing or selling new or second-issued securities

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Underwriting Spread

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Difference between the price underwriters pay to buy securities and price at which they sell them to the public

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Concession

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Part of the spread paid to the selling group for their service of selling securities to the investors

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Registration

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When a company files required documents with the SEC before an IPO

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Three Periods of the Registration Process

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-Pre-Registration
-Cooling-Off
-Post-Registration

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Pre-Registration Period

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Time frame before the issuer submits registration documentation

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Throughout the pre-registration period, what does the issuer do?

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Collects data about the firm and its financial records but is prohibited from making any offers to sell securities

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Cooling-Off Period

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Interval from when a registration statement is lodged to its enforcement date

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What is the minimum time frame of the cooling-off period?

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20 days

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Post-Registration Period

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Date the registration has been declared effective by the SEC and the company and underwriters meet to price the offering

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What happens after the company and underwriters meet to price the offering?

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The issuer and managing underwriters write and execute the underwriting agreement; can last more than a year

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After-Market Prospectus Requirements

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Legal requirements that must be fulfilled when a company offers its securities

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Non-Listed IPO

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Company is not listed on the stock exchange; should be filed within 90 days of offering

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Non-Listed, Follow-On Offering

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Offering made by a company not on stock exchange but already made IPO and listing additional securities to raise more capital; filed within 40 days

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Security IPO on an Exchange

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Issuing shares for the first time on the NYSE or Nasdaq; wiled within 25 days

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Follow-On Offering Listed on an Exchange

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Offering made by a company already registered with the NYSE or Nasdaq and issuing additional securities; timeline determined by SEC

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Prospectus

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Formal document required by SEC that provides details about an investment offering to the public and is filed for offerings of securities

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Statutory Prospectus

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Filed with SEC before offering occurs, contains all relevant info about the company, operation, financial condition, and securities

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Preliminary Prospectus

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Contains info about issuer’s company, made to brief prospective investors about a company’s operations and financial position

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Summary Prospectus

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Contains pertinent info like summary of company’s background and financial information, shorter version of statutory, gives quick look

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Free-Writing Prospectus

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Contains details not mentioned in the registration statement but must be known by potential investors

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Exempt Securities

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Do not have to be registered with the regulatory authorities like the SEC under federal securities laws

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Who are exempt securities usually sold to?

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Private agencies

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Government and Agency Securities

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Loan investors make to government agencies or federally backed private corporations

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Municipal Securities

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Launched by state or local administrations or their established bodies, like agencies or special districts

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Are banks and insurance agencies required to file with the SEC?

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No because they have their own regulations and the SEC is meant to protect uninformed investors

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Are nonprofit organizations required to file with the SEC?

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No, because they are not in business to make a profit but and are typically endorsed by local/federal government

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How are debt securities exempt from filing with the SEC?

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If they have a maturity of no more than 270 days

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Small businesses can be exempt from SEC filing when?

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Private investment companies issue securities to help them finance

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Exempt Transaction

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Not required to be registered with any regulatory body, provided the number of securities issued is negligible compared to the issuer’s perations

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Regulation D

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States that any offer to sell securities must be registered with a regulatory body, usually the SEC

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Private Placement

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Offerings exempt from the SEC’s regulation requirements under Regulation D

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Who are private placement offers typically for?

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Friends, family, accredited investors, and institutional investors

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Rule 504

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Allows certain issuers to offer and sell up to $10 million of securities in 12 months

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Rule 506(b)

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Securities offered can only be bought by accredited investors and up to 35 unaccredited investors to qualify for registration exemption

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Rule 506(c)

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Allows the issuer to offer securities to unlimited accredited investors, provided their accredited status is verified

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General Obligation (GO) Bond

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Municipal bond supported by the issuer’s reliability and ability to collect taxes from the residents

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GO Bonds are often used to fund what?

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Highways, public spaces, apparatus, and overpasses

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Revenue Bonds

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Project-specific and are not financed by tax dollars

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Competitive Sale

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Multiple underwriters submit bids and securities are awarded to the best offer

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Negotiated Sale

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Underwriter is chosen by the issuer and demands/needs are negotiated

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Presale

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When final security pricing is established after seeking customer interest

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Municipal Documents

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Convey legal information during the issue of municipal securities

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Pieces of Municipal Documents

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-Official Statement
-Legal Opinion
-New Issue Confirmation
-Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures

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Official Statement

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Provides details on company’s securities, financial condition, and risks involved

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Legal Opinion

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Written by lawyer or law firm in which the issuer’s securities are legally analyzed to be valid

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New Issue Confirmation

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Written summary of the transaction details of the purchase/sale of new securities delivered to investors

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Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP)

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9-character alphanumeric code that identities and tracks North American securities through their life cycle

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Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA)

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Source of municipal securities details and related financial data

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Rule 144

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Provides exemption and permits the sale of restricted or controlled securities to the public if several conditions are fulfilled

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Rule 144A

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SEC regulation that permits the resale of privately placed securities to Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIB)

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Rule 506

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Allows the issuing of large quantities of securities in private placements

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Rule 145

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Deems that exchanges of securities in certain business combinations involve an offer and sale that would require registration under the Securities Act unless an exemption is available

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Reclassification

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Replacing one security with another

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Merger/Consolidation

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Securities are transformed into or swapped for securities of another company

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Rule 147

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Allows a company to raise funds without registering with the SEC

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Rule 147A

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Allows offering of securities to out-of-state residents

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