Series 24: Conflicts Of Interest Disclosure With Public Offerings

Conflicts of Interest Disclosure with Public Offerings

A member firm may not participate in a public offering if it has a conflict of interest with the issuer of the security, unless it meets certain specified conditions. We will list those conditions, after first describing a conflict of interest.

A conflict of interest exists if any of the following conditions apply:

• • the member firm is the issuer of the securities;
• • the issuer or the member firm controls the other (owns at least 10% of the other firm’s debt or equity securities);
• • the issuer and the member firm are under common control (one individual owns at least 10% of the debt or equity securities of both entities);
• • at least 5% of the net proceeds from the public offering, exclusive of underwriting fees, are directed to the member firm (including affiliates and associates) to reduce or retire the balance of a loan or for any other reason;
• • the member firm or the issuer will become an affiliate of the other as a result of the public offering and any other contemplated transactions between the two entities, or the member firm will become publicly owned.

If