Guam § 46302 - Registration by Notification.
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§ 46302. Registration by Notification.
(a) The following securities may be registered by notification, whether
or not they are also eligible for registration by coordination under § 46303:
(1) any security whose issuer and any predecessors have been in
continuous operation for least five (5) years if (A) there has been no
default during the current fiscal year or within the three (3) preceding
fiscal years in the payment of principal, interests, or dividends on any
security of the issuer (or any predecessor) with a fixed maturity or a
fixed interest or dividend provision, and (B) the issuer and any
predecessors during the past three (3) fiscal years have had average net
earnings, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
practices, (i) which are applicable to all securities without a fixed
maturity or a fixed interest or dividend provision outstanding at the
date the registration statement is filed and equal at least five percent
(5%) of the amount of such outstanding securities (as measured by the
maximum offering price or the market price on a day, selected by the
registrant, within thirty (30) days before the date of filing the
registration statement, whichever is higher, or book value on a day,
selected by the registrant, within ninety (90) days of the date of filing
the registration statement to the extent that there is neither a readily
determinable market price nor a cash offering price), or (ii) which, if
the issuer and any predecessors have not had any security of the type
specified in clause (i) outstanding for three (3) full fiscal years, equal
at least five percent (5%) of the amount (as measured in clause (i) of
all securities which will be outstanding if all the securities being
offered or proposed to be offered (whether or not they are proposed to
be registered or offered in this state) are issued;
(2) any security (other than a certificate of interest or participation
in an oil, gas or mining title or lease or in payments out of production
under such a title or lease) registered for non-issuer distribution if (A)
any security of the same class has ever been registered under this Act,
or (B) the security being registered was originally issued pursuant to
an exemption under this Act.
(b) A registration statement under this section shall contain the
following information and be accompanied by the following documents in
addition to the information specified in § 46305(c), and the consent to
service of process required in § 46414(g):
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(1) a statement demonstrating eligibility for registration by
notification;
(2) with respect to the issuer and any significant subsidiary: its
name, address, and form of organization; the state (or foreign
jurisdiction) and the date of its organization; and the general character
and location of its business;
(3) with respect to any person on whose behalf any part of the
offering is to be made in a non-issuer distribution: his name and
address; the amount of securities of the issuer held by him as of the
date of the filing of the registration statement; and a statement of his
reasons for making the offering;
(4) a description of the security being registered;
(5) the information and documents specified in clauses (8), (10),
and (12) of § 46304(b); and
(6) in the case of any registration under § 46302(a)(2) which does
not also satisfy the conditions of § 46302(a)(1), a balance sheet of the
issuer as of a date within four (4) months prior to the filing of the
registration statement, a summary of earnings for each of the two (2)
fiscal years preceding the date of the balance sheet and for any period
between the close of the last fiscal year and the date of the balance
sheet, or for the period of the issuer's and any predecessors' existence if
less than two (2)years.
(c) If no stop order is in effect and no proceeding is pending under §
46306, a registration statement under this section automatically becomes
effective at three o'clock local standard time in the afternoon of the second
(2nd) full business day after the filing of the registration statement or the
last amendment, or at such earlier time as the Administrator determines.
Frequently Asked Questions About Guam § 46302
What does Guam Code Annotated § 46302 cover?
Section 46302 ("Registration by Notification.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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