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| − | + | Form S-1 Registration Statements & Going Public. Many private companies file a registration statement filing with the SEC in connection with their [http://www.securitieslawyer101.com/going-public going public] transaction. The most commonly used registration statement used by companies [http://www.securitieslawyer101.com/going-public going public] is Form S-1. Using a [http://www.securitieslawyer101.com/forms-1 Form S-1], companies can avoid the risks of reverse merger transactions and DTC chills. | |
| − | Hamilton & Associates can design the appropriate going public transaction for your company using an SEC registration statement. Hamilton & Associates Securities Attorneys can guide you through the complex process of | + | Hamilton & Associates can design the appropriate [http://www.securitieslawyer101.com/going-public going public] transaction for your company using an SEC registration statement. Hamilton & Associates Securities Attorneys can guide you through the complex process of going public and assist you with the expansive disclosure required in registration statements filed with the SEC. |
About Registration Statements on [http://www.securitieslawyer101.com/forms-1 Form S-1] | About Registration Statements on [http://www.securitieslawyer101.com/forms-1 Form S-1] | ||
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Financial Statement Requirements in Registration Statements l Going Public Transactions | Financial Statement Requirements in Registration Statements l Going Public Transactions | ||
| − | Financial statements included in a registration statement must be audited by a firm that is a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB"). SEC rules allow smaller reporting companies to provide less financial information in their Form S-1 registration statement than larger reporting issuers. Hamilton & Associates can help your company determine if it qualifies for these reduced financial statement requirements. | + | Financial statements included in a registration statement must be audited by a firm that is a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB"). SEC rules allow smaller reporting companies to provide less financial information in their [http://www.securitieslawyer101.com/forms-1 Form S-1] registration statement than larger reporting issuers. Hamilton & Associates can help your company determine if it qualifies for these reduced financial statement requirements. |
Risk Factor Disclosures in Registration Statements l Going Public Transactions | Risk Factor Disclosures in Registration Statements l Going Public Transactions | ||
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The Securities Act holds individuals who help prepare a registration statement on behalf of an issuer responsible for any misrepresentations and omissions in the registration statement. Section 11(a) of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. § 77k(a), makes several categories of persons and entities responsible for material misstatements or omissions in a registration statement. | The Securities Act holds individuals who help prepare a registration statement on behalf of an issuer responsible for any misrepresentations and omissions in the registration statement. Section 11(a) of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. § 77k(a), makes several categories of persons and entities responsible for material misstatements or omissions in a registration statement. | ||
| − | A majority of the issuer's board of directors, as well as its principal executive officer or officers, principal financial officer, and its controller or principal accounting officer, must sign the registration statement used in the going public transaction. The issuer, as well as each signer is subject to potential civil liability under § 11(a) of the Securities Act for material misstatements or omissions in the registration statement. In addition, any person who controls the issuer or any other responsible party is subject to liability. | + | A majority of the issuer's board of directors, as well as its principal executive officer or officers, principal financial officer, and its controller or principal accounting officer, must sign the registration statement used in the [http://www.securitieslawyer101.com/going-public going public] transaction. The issuer, as well as each signer is subject to potential civil liability under § 11(a) of the Securities Act for material misstatements or omissions in the registration statement. In addition, any person who controls the issuer or any other responsible party is subject to liability. |
In addition to the issuer and its officers and directors, attorneys, accountants and underwriters are liable under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act. | In addition to the issuer and its officers and directors, attorneys, accountants and underwriters are liable under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act. | ||
| − | If you are going to offer and sell securities, or go public using an SEC registration statement you will need the assistance of an experienced securities law firm like Hamilton & Associates to help you navigate through the SEC registration statement process to ensure all required disclosures are made. | + | If you are going to offer and sell securities, or [http://www.securitieslawyer101.com/go-public go public] using an SEC registration statement you will need the assistance of an experienced securities law firm like Hamilton & Associates to help you navigate through the SEC registration statement process to ensure all required disclosures are made. |
| − | This informational memorandum about SEC registration statements and | + | This informational memorandum about SEC registration statements and going public transactions is provided as a general informational service to clients and friends of Hamilton & Associates Law Group and should not be construed as, and does not constitute, legal and compliance advice on any specific matter, nor does this message create an attorney-client relationship. For more information concerning the rules and regulations affecting SEC registration statements, Rule 144, Form 8K, FINRA Rule 6490, Rule 506 private placement offerings, Regulation A, Rule 504 offerings, Rule 144, SEC reporting requirements, 1933 Act registration statements on Form S-1, S-8 and 1934 Act registration statements on Form 10, OTC Pink Sheet listings, OTCBB and OTCMarkets disclosure requirements, DTC Chills, Global Locks, reverse mergers, public shells, [http://www.securitieslawyer101.com/go-public go public] direct transactions and direct public offerings please contact Hamilton and Associates at (561) 416-8956 or info@securitieslawyer101.com. Please note that the prior results discussed herein do not guarantee similar outcomes. |
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