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.
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