California Corporations Code 25014.6 – “Rollup transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions …
“Rollup transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that directly or indirectly through acquisition or otherwise involves the combination or reorganization of one or more rollup participants and is one of the following:
(a) The offer or sale of securities by a successor entity, whether newly formed or previously existing, to one or more investors of the rollup participants to be combined or reorganized.
Terms Used In California Corporations Code 25014.6
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(b) The acquisition of the successor entity’s securities by the rollup participants being combined or reorganized; provided however, that a rollup transaction shall not include any transaction that:
(1) The Securities and Exchange Commission exempts from the definition of a rollup transaction pursuant to subparagraph (c) (ii) of Item 901 of Regulation S-K adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2) Is determined to be exempt from this definition by the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation upon the commissioner’s determination that this action is in the public interest and consistent with the protection of investors.
(3) Involves one or more limited partnerships all of the securities of which are, prior to the transaction, securities for which transactions are reported under a transaction reporting plan declared effective before January 1, 1991, by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(4) Involves only those issuers not required to register or report under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, if the resulting issuer is also not required to register or report under Section 12.
(5) Involves the reorganization to corporate, trust, or association form or restructuring of a single limited partnership if, as a consequence of the proposed transaction there will be no significant, adverse change in any of the following: voting rights, the term of existence of the entity, management compensation, or investment objectives.
(6) Involves the reorganization to corporate, trust, or association form or restructuring of a single limited partnership if each investor is provided an option to retain a security under substantially the same terms and conditions as the original issue.
(7) Involves the reorganization to corporate, trust, or association form or restructuring of a single limited partnership if transactions in the security issued as a result of the reorganization or restructuring are not reported under a transaction reporting plan declared effective before January 1, 1991, by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 452, Sec. 71. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2023.)