Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 207.071 - Escrow of promotional securities(a) The Department will, if it considers necessary for the protection of investors, or in the public interest, and subject to the limitation of section 207(g) of the act (70 P.S. § 1-207(g)), require as a condition to the registration of securities, whether to be sold by the issuer or another person, that promotional securities be placed in escrow.(b) The escrow depository shall be a bank or trust company approved by the Department.(c) If the escrow depository does not maintain an office in this Commonwealth, the depository shall file with the Department an irrevocable consent to service of process with respect to actions arising out of its duties as escrow depository.(d) The escrow of promotional securities must be covered by an agreement which is subject to the approval of the Department.(e) The issuer shall file one manually signed copy of the agreement with the Department before the effectiveness of a registration of the issuer's securities.The provisions of this §207.071 adopted October 11, 1974, effective 10/12/1974, 4 Pa.B. 2174; amended April 4, 1975, effective 4/5/1975, 5 Pa.B. 722; amended December 30, 1999, effective 1/1/2000, 30 Pa.B. 18; transferred and renumbered from 64 Pa. Code § 207.071, December 14, 2012, effective 12/15/2012, 42 Pa.B. 7533; amended January 12, 2018, effective 1/13/2018, 48 Pa.B. 389.The provisions of this §207.071 amended under sections 202(g) and (i), 203(d), (i.1), (j) and (n)-(t), 204(a), 205(b), 207(g), (j.1) and (n), 209(b), 211(a) and (b), 504(d), 513, 603(a), 606(d) and 609(a) of the Pennsylvania Securities Act of 1972 (70 P.S. §§ 1-202(g) and (i), 1-203(d), (i.1), (j) and (n)-(t), 1-204(a), 1-205(b), 1-207(g), (j.1) and (n), 1-209(b), 1-211(a) and (b), 1-504(d), 1-513, 1-603(a), 1-606(d) and 1-609(a)); section 202.C of the Department of Banking and Securities Code (71 P.S. § 733-202.C); and section 9(b) of the Takeover Disclosure Law (70 P.S. § 79(b)).