STATE OF CALIFORNIA – DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL PROTECTION AND INNOVATION
NOTICE OF TRANSACTION PURSUANT TO CORPORATIONS CODE SECTION 25102(f)
DFPI-260.102.14(c) Packet (Rev. 09-21) Page 4 of 14
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or for the issuer that are of the same or a similar class as those offered or sold
pursuant to the exemption, other than those offers or sales of securities under any
purchase, savings, option, bonus, appreciation, profit-sharing, thrift, incentive, pension or
similar plan solely for employees, directors, trustees or officers of
the issuer or a subsidiary
of the issuer (note: Section 25102(f) is not available for an offer or sale of a security to a
pension or profit-sharing trust of the issuer),
(2) any offer or sale of a security pursuant to a qualification under Section 25110 or
25120 which became effective after the filing of the notice of the transaction pursuant to
Rule 260.102.14, or in which the application for qualification discloses the transaction under
the exemption, whether past, current or proposed. This subsection does not create any
presumption that offers and sales not excluded from the transaction by its provisions are to
be integrated for the purposes of the exemption and that determination shall be made without
reference to this subsection.
(c) Purchaser. The term "purchaser" means a person who acquires the beneficial
ownership of the security, whether individually or in joint ownership, in the transaction under
the exemption. Each person who takes in joint ownership with another is to be counted as
one except as otherwise provided in Section 25102(f).
(d) Relationship.
(1) The term "preexisting personal or business relationship" includes any relationship
consisting of personal or business contacts of a nature and duration such as would enable a
reasonably prudent purchaser to be aware of the character, business acumen and general
business and financial circumstances of the person with whom such relationship exists. A
relationship of employer-employee, or as a security holder of the issuer, or as a customer of
a broker-dealer, investment adviser or other person, does not necessarily involve contacts
of a nature which are sufficient to establish a "preexisting personal or business relationship"
within the meaning of Section 25102(f). This subsection does not create any presumption
that relationships not falling within its terms are not within the statutory language, and the
determination of whether or not such a relationship is within the statutory language shall be
made without reference to this subsection.
(2) The phrase "all purchasers" used in Section 25102(f)(2) of the Code does not
include purchasers excluded from the count of purchasers by virtue of Section 25102(f)(4)
or Rule 260.102.13.
(e) Partners. The term "partners" in Section 25102(f)(2) means general partners.
(f) Controlling Person. The term "controlling person of the offeror" includes but is
not limited to a person who, in connection with transactions within one year of the formation of
the issuer, is a "promoter" of the issuer. "Promoter" means a person who, acting alone or in
conjunction with one or more other persons, takes the initiative in founding and organizing
the business or enterprise of an issuer.
(g) Professional Advisor. The term "professional advisor" means a person who,
as a regular part of such person's business, is customarily relied upon by others for
investment recommendations or decisions, and who is customarily compensated for such
services, either specifically or by way of compensation for related professional services, and
attorneys and certified public accountants.