4A(b) of the Securities Act of 1933
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUERS.—For purposes of section 4(6),
an issuer who offers or sells securities shall—
(1) file with the Commission and provide to investors and the relevant broker or funding portal, and make available to potential investors—
(A) the name, legal status, physical address, and website address of the issuer;
(B) the names of the directors and officers (and any persons occupying a similar status or performing a similar function), and each person holding more than 20 percent of the shares of the issuer;
(C) a description of the business of the issuer and the anticipated business plan of the issuer;
(D) a description of the financial condition of the issuer, including, for offerings that, together with all other offerings of the issuer under section 4(6) within the preceding 12-month period, have, in the aggregate, target offering amounts of—
(i) $100,000 or less—
(I) the income tax returns filed by the issuer for the most recently completed year (if any); and
(II) financial statements of the issuer, which shall be certified by the principal executive officer of the issuer to be true and complete in all material respects;
(ii) more than $100,000, but not more than $500,000, financial statements reviewed by a public accountant who is independent of the issuer, using professional standards and procedures for such review or standards and procedures established by the Commission, by rule, for such purpose; and
(iii) more than $500,000 (or such other amount as the Commission may establish, by rule), audited financial statements;
(E) a description of the stated purpose and intended use of the proceeds of the offering sought by the issuer with respect to the target offering amount;
(F) the target offering amount, the deadline to reach the target offering amount, and regular updates regarding the progress of the issuer in meeting the target offering amount;
(G) the price to the public of the securities or the method for determining the price, provided that, prior to sale, each investor shall be provided in writing the final price and all required disclosures, with a reasonable opportunity to rescind the commitment to purchase the securities;
(H) a description of the ownership and capital structure of the issuer, including
(i) terms of the securities of the issuer being offered and each other class of security of the issuer, including how such terms may be modified, and a summary of the differences between such securities, including how the rights of the securities being offered may be materially limited, diluted, or qualified by the rights of any other class of security of the issuer;
(ii) a description of how the exercise of the rights held by the principal shareholders of the issuer could negatively impact the purchasers of the securities being offered;
(iii) the name and ownership level of each existing shareholder who owns more than 20 percent of any class of the securities of the issuer;
(iv) how the securities being offered are being valued, and examples of methods for how such securities may be valued by the issuer in the future, including during subsequent corporate actions; and
(v) the risks to purchasers of the securities relating to minority ownership in the issuer, the risks associated with corporate actions, including additional issuances of shares, a sale of the issuer or of assets of the issuer, or transactions with related parties; and
(I) such other information as the Commission may, by rule, prescribe, for the protection of investors and in the public interest;
(2) not advertise the terms of the offering, except for notices which direct investors to the funding portal or broker;
(3) not compensate or commit to compensate, directly or indirectly, any person to promote its offerings through communication channels provided by a broker or funding portal, without taking such steps as the Commission shall, by rule, require to ensure that such person clearly discloses the receipt, past or prospective, of such compensation, upon each instance of such promotional communication;
(4) not less than annually, file with the Commission and provide to investors reports of the results of operations and financial statements of the issuer, as the Commission shall, by rule, determine appropriate, subject to such exceptions and termination dates as the Commission may establish, by rule; and
(5) comply with such other requirements as the Commission may, by rule, prescribe, for the protection of investors and in the public interest.