2015-09-11
The Idaho Department of Finance issued an order establishing compliance procedures for Regulation A Tier 2 securities offerings under the JOBS Act. Issuers must file an initial notice with a $50 fee, consent to service of process, and a specific offering form to register their securities in the state. The order further mandates that annual renewals and amendments increasing the offering amount require separate filings accompanied by the same $50 fee.
BEFORE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO STATE OF IDAHO, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, SECURITIES BUREAU Docket No. 2015-7-9 ORDER FOR NOTICE FILING OF REGULATION A TIER 2 SECURITIES The Director of the Depmiment of Finance, State of Idaho (Director), pursuant to Idaho Code § 30-14-302, hereby issues this Order regarding notice filing of securities covered by the recently enacted Sections 3(b)(2) through 3(b)(5) of the Securities Act of 1933. WHEREAS, On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstmi Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama; and WHEREAS, The JOBS Act added Sections 3(b)(2) through 3(b)(5) to the Securities Act of 1933(15 USC 77c(b)(2)- (5); and WHEREAS, Section 3(b)(2) directed the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt rules adding a class of securities exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 for offerings of up to $50 million; and WHEREAS, on March 25, 2015, the SEC adopted final rules pursuant to the JOBS Act and Sections 3(b)(2) through 3(b)(5) of the Securities Act of 1933; and WHEREAS, the new rules mnended Regulation A, 17 C.F.R. 230.251 through 230.263 (Regulation A - Conditional Small Issues Exemption), and set up two tiers of securities, and preempted the second tier, Tier 2, from state securities regulation; and ORDER FOR NOTICE FILING OF REG A SECURITIES- Page I
WHEREAS, Section 18(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 provides that states can still require notice filings, annual or periodic reports of the value of securities sold or offered in the state, a consent lo service of process, and can collect filing fees for securities exempted by the revised Regulation A; and WHEREAS, The Depmiment has been receiving inquiries about how to comply in Idaho with the revised Regulation A; NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Idaho Code § 30-14-302(c), the Director has determined that: I) Initial Offerings of Regulation A Tier 2 securities shall be filed with the Department in accord with Idaho Code§ 30-14-302(c) and Section IS( c) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 USC 77r(c)), and each such filing shall be accompanied by the following: a. A Tier 2 Offering Notice Filing Form or other document identifying the filing; b. A consent to service of process on Form U-2 if not otherwise provided, and c. A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). 2) Annual Renewals of Regulation A Tier 2 securities, where the same offerings me continued, are effected by the issuer filing with the Department, on or before the expiration of the notice filing, the following: a. A Tier 2 Offering Notice Filing Fmm marked "renewal"; and/or b. A cover letter or other document requesting renewal; and c. A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). 3) Amendments to Regulation A Tier 2 securities, where the issuer seeks to increase the amount of the offering, require that the following be filed with the Department: ORDER FOR NOTICE FILING OF REG A SECURITIES- Page 2
a. Regulation A Tier 2 Offering Notice Filing Form or other document describing the change in terms of the offering; and b. A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED this t l~ day of <;;,p.f\lt-.6~,<... , 2015. STATE OF IDAHO DEPARTMENT 0 FINANCE ORDER FOR NOTICE FILING OF REG A SECURITIES- Page 3