Haw. Code R. § 16-38-61 - Availability

(a) SCOR is intended to allow small companies to conduct limited offerings of securities. SCOR uses a simplified offering format designed to provide adequate disclosure to investors concerning the issuer, the securities offered, and the offering itself. Certain issuers may not be able to make adequate disclosure using the SCOR format and will, therefore, be unable to utilize SCOR.

(b) The commissioner finds that SCOR is generally unsuitable for the following issuers and programs:

(1) Holding companies, companies whose principal purpose is owning stock in, or supervising the management of, other companies;

(2) Portfolio companies, including, but not limited to, real estate investment trusts (as defined in section 16-38-11.7);

(3) Issuers with complex capital structures;

(4) Commodity pools;

(5) Equipment leasing programs;

(6) A "blind pool" or other offering for which the specific business to be engaged in or property to be acquired by the issuer cannot be specified; and

(7) Real estate programs.

(c) These rules are available only to the issuer of the securities and not to any affiliate of that issuer or to any other person for resale of the issuer's securities.

(d) In addition, each of the following requirements shall be met:

(1) The issuer shall be a corporation or centrally managed limited liability company organized under the law of the United States or Canada, or any state, province, or territory or possession thereof, or the District of Columbia, and have its principal place of business in one of the foregoing;

(2) The issuer shall be required to engage in a business other than petroleum exploration or production or mining or other extractive industries;

(3) The issuer shall not be a development stage company that either has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated that its business plan is to engage in merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies or other entity or person;

(4) The offering price for common stock (and the exercise price, if the securities offered are options, warrants, or rights for common stock, and the conversion price, if the securities are convertible into common stock) shall be equal to or greater than one dollar per share. The offering price for common ownership interests in a limited liability company (and the exercise price, if the securities are options, warrants, or rights for common ownership interests, and the conversion price, if the securities are convertible into common ownership interests) shall be equal to or greater than one dollar per unit of interest;

(5) The aggregate offering price of the securities offered (within or outside this State) shall not exceed $1,000,000 less the aggregate offering price of all securities sold within the twelve months before the start of and during the offering of the securities under SEC rule 504 in reliance on any exemption under section 3(b) of the Securities Act, in reliance on the exemption under section 3(a)(11) of the Securities Act, or in violation of section 5(a) of the Securities Act;

(6) Commissions, fees, or other remuneration for soliciting any prospective purchaser in connection with the offering in this State are only paid to persons who, if required to be registered or licensed, the issuer believes, and has reason to believe, are appropriately registered or licensed in this State;

(7) Financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with either U.S. or Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. If appropriate, a reconciliation note should be provided. If the issuer has not conducted significant operations, statements of receipts and disbursements shall be included in lieu of statements of income. Interim financial statements may be unaudited. All other financial statements shall be audited by independent certified public accountants; provided that if each of the following four conditions are met, such financial statements in lieu of being audited may be reviewed by independent certified public accountants in accordance with the Accounting and Review Service Standards promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or the Canadian equivalent:

(A) The issuer shall not have previously sold securities through an offering involving the general solicitation of prospective investors by means of advertising, mass mailing, public meetings, "cold call" telephone solicitation, or any other method directed toward the public;

(B) The issuer has not been previously required under federal, state, provincial, or territorial securities laws to provide audited financial statements in connection with any sale of its securities;

(C) The aggregate amount of all previous sales of securities by the issuer (exclusive of debt financing with banks and similar commercial lenders) shall not exceed U.S. $1,000,000; and

(D) The amount of the present offering does not exceed U.S. $1,000,000.

(e) SCOR registration shall not be available to investment companies subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, nor is it available to issuers subject to the reporting requirements of section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act.

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Haw. Code R. § 16-38-61

[Eff and comp 4/14/03] (Auth: HRS § 485-2) (Imp: HRS §§ 485-10, 485-24.5)