Art. 581-9. PROTECTION TO PURCHASERS OF SECURITIES. A. In the event any company, as defined herein, shall sell, or offer for sale, any securities, as defined in this Act, the Commissioner, if he deems it necessary to protect the interests of prospective purchasers of such securities, may require the company so offering such securities for sale to deposit all, or any part, of the proposed securities, or all, or any part, of the moneys and funds received from the sale thereof, except such amounts thereof as the Commissioner deems necessary to be used, and not to exceed the amount allowed as expenses and commissions for the sale of such securities, to be deposited in a trust account in some bank or trust company approved by the Commissioner and doing business in the State of Texas, until such time as such proposed company or existing company shall have sold a specified monetary amount or number of shares of such securities as in his opinion will reasonably assure protection of the public. When the Commissioner makes a written finding that the terms of the escrow agreement have been fully met, the bank or trust company shall transfer such funds to the proposed or existing corporation and its executive officers for the purpose of permitting it to use such securities or money in its business. In the event such proposed or existing company shall fail within two (2) years to sell the minimum amount of capital necessary under the escrow agreement, the Commissioner may authorize, and the bank or trust company shall return to the subscribers, upon receipt of such authority from the Commissioner, that portion of the funds which were deposited or escrowed under such escrow agreement; provided, however, that any securities held by such bank or trust company under the escrow agreement shall be returned to the corporation only after the bank or trust company has received evidence of cancellation thereof from the issuer. At the time of making the deposits, as herein provided for, the dealer or issuer shall furnish to such bank or trust company, and to the Commissioner, the names of the persons purchasing or subscribing for such securities, and the amount of money paid in by each.
B. The total expenses for marketing securities, including all commissions for the sale of such securities, and all other incidental selling expenses, shall not in the aggregate exceed twenty per cent (20%) of the price at which the stock or other securities of any proposed or existing company are to be sold, or offered for sale, to the public of this State; and this amount may be limited by the Commissioner to a less percentage which is in his opinion fair, just and equitable under the facts of the particular case.
C. In connection with any permit to sell securities the Commissioner shall require all offers for sale of said securities to be made through and by prospectus which fairly discloses the material facts about the plan of finance and business. Said prospectus shall be filed with and approved by the Commissioner; provided, however, if the applicant files a prospectus or offering circular with the Commissioner which is also filed with the S.E.C. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the regulations thereunder, this subsection shall in all respects be satisfied. Failure to comply with this requirement shall be treated as a violation of this Act, subjecting the parties responsible to the consequences thereof as provided herein.
Acts 1957, 55th Leg., p. 575, ch. 269, Sec. 9. Amended by Acts 1963, 58th Leg., p. 473, ch. 170, Sec. 8.
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