SEC Issues Stop Order For Comp Service’s Registration Statement
On April 23, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a stop order to prevent a Northern California-based company from issuing stock after including false and misleading information in its amended registration statement for an initial public offering (IPO). The registration statement was opined upon by Greg Jaclin, a securities attorney. According to the SEC’s stop order against Comp Services Inc., its registration statement fails to disclose the identity of the control person and promoter behind the company, and falsely states that Comp Services earned revenue for providing computer services even though the company has never earned any revenue. The registration statement has been amended 10 times, most recently in December 2013.
On August 22, 2013, the SEC issued a similar Stop Order in connection with Greg Jaclin client, Counseling International, Inc. after the SEC raised questions about the identity of the issuer’s control persons .
Stop orders prevent the sale of privately held shares to the public under a registration statement that is materially misleading or deficient. If a stop order is issued, no new shares can enter the market under that registration statement until the company has corrected the deficiencies or misleading information.
“Comp Services gave investors a false and misleading portrayal of the company as they were deciding whether or not to invest,” said Michele Wein Layne, director of the SEC’s Los Angeles Regional Office. “This stop order ensures that Comp Services stock cannot be sold in the public markets under this misleading registration statement.”
Comp Services consented to the issuance of the stop order, which also triggers the bad actor disqualifications to prohibit Comp Services from engaging or participating in any unregistered offering conducted under Rule 506 of Regulation D for a five-year period.
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