2016 Delaware Code
Title 6 - Commerce and Trade
CHAPTER 73. SECURITIES ACT
Subchapter II Provisions Relating to the Offer, Sale, and Purchase of Securities
§ 73-203. Registration of securities by coordination.

(a) Any security for which a registration statement has been filed under the Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq.] in connection with the same offering may be registered by coordination.

(b) A registration statement under this section shall contain the following information and be accompanied by the following documents, in addition to the information specified in § 73-205(b) of this title and the consent to service of process required by § 73-702 of this title, and a filing fee as established by the Director under § 73-204(e) of this title:

(1) One copy of the latest form of prospectus filed under the Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq.], unless the Director requires additional copies;

(2) If the Director by rule or otherwise requires, a copy of the articles of incorporation and bylaws (or their substantial equivalents) currently in effect, a copy of any agreements with or among underwriters, a copy of any indenture or other instrument governing the issuance of the security to be registered, and a specimen or copy of the security;

(3) If the Director requests, any other information, or copies of other documents, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq.] or with other states or regulatory agencies;

(4) An undertaking to forward all future amendments to the federal prospectus, other than an amendment which merely delays the effective date of the registration statement, promptly and in any event not later than the first business day after the day they are forwarded to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, whichever first occurs.

(c) A registration statement under this section automatically becomes effective at the moment the federal registration statement becomes effective if all the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) No stop order is in effect and no proceeding is pending under § 73-206 of this title;

(2) The registration statement has been on file with the Director for at least 10 days; and

(3) A statement of the maximum and minimum proposed offering prices and the maximum underwriting discounts and commissions is then on file and the offering is made within those limitations. The registrant shall promptly notify the Director by telephone or telegram of the date and time when the federal registration statement became effective and the content of the price amendment, if any, and shall promptly file posteffective amendment containing the information and documents in the price amendment. "Price amendment'' means the final federal amendment which includes a statement of the offering price, underwriting and selling discounts or commissions, amount of proceeds, conversion rates, call prices and other matters dependent upon the offering price. Upon failure to receive the required notification posteffective amendment with the respect to the price amendment, the Director may enter a stop order, without notice or hearing, retroactively denying effectiveness to the registration statement or suspending its effectiveness until compliance with this paragraph, if the Director promptly notifies the registrant by telephone or telegram (and promptly confirms by letter or telegram when notifying by telephone) of the issuance of the order. If the registrant proves compliance with the requirements of this paragraph as to notice and posteffective amendment, the stop order is void as of the time of its entry.

The Director may by rule or otherwise waive either or both of the conditions specified in paragraphs (c)(2) and (c)(3) of this section. If the federal registration statement becomes effective before all the conditions in this paragraph are satisfied and they are not waived, the registration statement automatically becomes effective as soon as all the conditions are satisfied.

(d) Any security for which the documents required by any regulation adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under § 3(b) or (c) of the Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C. § 77c(b) or (c)] have been filed with said Commission in connection with the same offering may be registered by coordination upon compliance with subsections (b) and (c) of this section in such manner as the Director by rule or order may prescribe. For purposes of this subsection, the terms "federal registration statement'' and "federal prospectus'' shall include the documents (including the offering circular, if any) which may be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to any such regulation.

6 Del. C. 1953, § 7305; 59 Del. Laws, c. 208, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 274, § 2; 68 Del. Laws, c. 181, § 2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 78 Del. Laws, c. 175, §§ 8-13, 89, 118; 79 Del. Laws, c. 182, § 3.;