On July 4, 2016, the ISA published a legal position regarding its new interpretation of the exemption clauses in the offering and sale of securities to the public. The update has a significant impact on the format of the existing operations of many investment entities. We recommend investment entities to consult with us regarding the necessary adjustments.
The following is a summary of the material points:
- The scope of permissible "general publication" that will not constitute a prohibited offer of securities to the public was significantly narrowed:
- In accordance with the ISA’s position, it is prohibited to publish information regarding price, interest rate and yield (or expected return) regarding the proposal;
- It is forbidden to publish information concerning previous financial issues;
- It is forbidden to publish future revenue in other projects or investments of the company;
- It is forbidden to publish the average or specific revenue or yields from previous investments;
- It is forbidden to publish data regarding the financing of a project; costs; estimated selling price; sales or volume of past investments, or any other financial figures;
- A company may publish the required minimum investment amount from investors; the field of activity (such as real estate, high-tech), product type (in relation to real estate investment assets: the property location and the characteristics).
- Resale: when counting investors there is no need to consider an investor that was offered a previous proposal within a period of 12 months.
For the full proposed draft (Hebrew) – click here
