Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 207.072 - Escrow of proceeds(a) The Department, if it considers it necessary for the protection of investors, and subject to the limitation of section 207(g) of the act (70 P.S. § 1-207(g)), may require as a condition to the registration of securities, whether to be sold by the issuer or another person, that the proceeds: (1) From the sale of the registered security in this Commonwealth be escrowed until the issuer receives a specified amount from the sale of the security either in this Commonwealth or elsewhere.(2) From the sale of the registered security be escrowed for a specific use as set forth in the prospectus.(b) The escrow depository shall be a bank or trust company approved by the Department.(c) The escrow of proceeds must be covered by an agreement approved by the Department which, at a minimum, meets all of the following conditions: (1) The specified amount of proceeds shall be deposited in an interest bearing escrow or trust account, the terms of which are consistent with this subsection, particularly paragraph (6).(2) The escrow depository is not affiliated with the issuer or any officer, director, promoter or affiliate of the issuer or the underwriter of the securities which are the subject of the escrow or trust account.(3) The escrowed proceeds are not subject to claims by creditors of the issuer, affiliates of the issuer or underwriters until the proceeds have been released to the issuer under the terms of the agreement.(4) An authorized officer of the issuer, an authorized officer of the underwriter, if applicable, and an authorized officer of the escrow depository sign the agreement.(5) A summary of the principal terms of the agreement are included in the prospectus.(6) If the minimum amount of proceeds is not raised within the specified time period or for the specific purpose set forth in the prospectus, the escrowed proceeds shall be released and returned directly to investors by the escrow depository by first class mail together with interest earned and without deductions for expenses (including commissions, fees or salaries), except that payment of interest shall be waived on proceeds held in escrow for less than 90 days.(d) A manually signed copy of the agreement shall be filed with the Department and become part of the registration statement.The provisions of this §207.072 adopted December 30, 1999, effective 1/1/2000, 30 Pa.B. 18; transferred and renumbered from 64 Pa. Code §207.072, 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 §207.072 adopted 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)); amended under section 202.C of the Department of Banking and Securities Code (71 P.S. § 733-202.C); section 609(a) of the Pennsylvania Securities Act of 1972 (70 P.S. § 1-609(a)); and section 9(b) of the Takeover Disclosure Law (70 P.S. § 79(b)).