It is unlawful for any offeror or target company or any controlling person of an offeror or target company or any broker-dealer acting on behalf of an offeror or target company to engage in any fraudulent, deceptive or manipulative acts or practices in connection with a take-over offer. Fraudulent, deceptive and manipulative acts or practices include without limitation:
1. The publication or use in connection with the offer of any false statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made not misleading;
2. The sale by any controlling shareholders of a target company of any or all of their equity securities to the offeror for a consideration greater than that to be paid other shareholders pursuant to the take-over offer or the purchase of any of the securities of a controlling shareholder of the target company by the offeror for a consideration greater than that to be paid other shareholders, the terms of which are not disclosed to the other shareholders;
3. The refusal by a target company to permit an offeror who is a shareholder of record to examine its list of shareholders, and to make extracts therefrom, pursuant to the applicable corporation statutes, for the purpose of making a take-over offer in compliance with this act, or in lieu thereof, to mail any solicitation materials published by the offeror to its security holders with reasonable promptness after receipt from the offeror of such materials together with the reasonable expenses of postage and handling; and
4. The solicitation of any offeree for acceptance or rejection of a take-over offer or acquisition of any equity security pursuant to a take-over offer before the take-over offer is effective under this act or while the offer is suspended under this act.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 285, § 5, emerg. eff. July 22, 1985.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
§71-1-103. References to federal statutes.
§71-1-104. References to federal agencies.
§71-1-105. Electronic records and signatures.
§71-1-202. Exempt transactions.
§71-1-203. Additional exemptions and waivers.
§71-1-204. Denial, suspension of application, revocation, condition, or limitation of exemptions.
§71-1-301. Securities registration requirement.
§71-1-302. Federal covered security – Notice filing.
§71-1-303. Securities registration by coordination.
§71-1-304. Securities registration by qualification.
§71-1-305. Registration filings.
§71-1-306. Denial, suspension, or revocation of effectiveness of registration statement.
§71-1-307. Waiver or modification.
§71-1-308. Investment certificate issuers - Registration requirements.
§71-1-401. Broker-dealer registration requirement and exemptions.
§71-1-402. Agent registration requirement and exemptions.
§71-1-403. Investment adviser registration requirement and exemptions.
§71-1-404. Investment adviser representative registration requirement and exemptions.
§71-1-405. Federal covered investment adviser registration requirement and exemptions.
§71-1-406. Registration application - Time of becoming effective.
§71-1-407. Succession and change in registration of broker-dealer or investment adviser.
§71-1-410. Postregistration requirements.
§71-1-502. Prohibited conduct in providing investment advice.
§71-1-503. Evidentiary burden.
§71-1-504. Filing of sales and advertising literature.
§71-1-505. Misleading filings.
§71-1-506. Misrepresentations concerning registration or exemption.
§71-1-507. Qualified immunity.
§71-1-508. Violations - Criminal penalties - Administrative fines.
§71-1-602. Investigations and subpoenas.
§71-1-604. Administrative enforcement.
§71-1-605. Rules, forms, orders, interpretative opinions, and hearings.
§71-1-606. Administrative files and opinions.
§71-1-607. Public records - Confidentiality.
§71-1-608. Uniformity and cooperation with other agencies.
§71-1-609. Commission review of order - Judicial review.
§71-1-611. Service of process.
§71-1-613. Availability of data for supervision of personnel - Sharing of data - Confidentiality.
§71-1-701. Application of act to existing proceedings and rights.
§71-416. Statutory procedure must be followed.
§71-417. Discrimination prohibited.
§71-418. Copies of information to be filed with certain regulatory bodies.
§71-419. Liabilities, remedies and penalties.
§71-420. Rules and regulations.
§71-454. Solicitation materials - Filing - Prohibited use.
§71-455. Fraudulent, deceptive and manipulative acts prohibited.
§71-456. Actions of offeror - Limitations.
§71-457. Powers of Administrator - Rules and forms - Exemptions from act.
§71-459. Violations - Cease and desist orders - Injunctions.
§71-460. Violations - Penalty - Evidence.
§71-461. Liability of offeror - Rights and remedies of seller.
§71-462. Application of provisions of Oklahoma Securities Act.
§71-621. Registration - Violations.
§71-623. Additional exemptions.
§71-625. Application for registration.
§71-626. Public offering statements - Contents - Violations - Uses.
§71-627. Orders - Application for registration - Filing of documents and information.
§71-628. Denial of effectiveness to, suspension or revocation of effectiveness of registration.
§71-631. License required - Exemption.
§71-633. Records - Copies - Inspection - Rules.
§71-642. Liens and encumbrances.
§71-643. Contracts - Voiding - Rescinding - Revoking.
§71-644. Notice to purchaser - Signatures - Rescission of contract.
§71-651. Administration of Code - Personal use of information - Privileges and immunities.
§71-654. Fraud - Filing of documents and information.
§71-655. Presumptions - Fraud - Violations.
§71-656. Power and duties of Administrator.
§71-657. Injunctions - Intervention in suits involving subdivided land.
§71-658. Violation of Code - Fine.
§71-659. Liability to purchaser - Persons liable - Limitation of actions.
§71-660. Summary prohibition of offers or dispositions.
§71-662. Rules, forms and orders - Making, amending or rescinding - Exemption from liability.
§71-663. Filing of documents - Register - Inspection - Copies - Interpretative opinions.
§71-664. Consent to service of process - Service.
§71-665. Dispositions and offers - Application of law - Acceptance.
§71-666. Liens and encumbrances.
§71-804. Denial or revocation of exemption - Orders and violation thereof.
§71-805. Burden of proving exemption.
§71-806. Certain sales unlawful.
§71-807. Registration procedure.
§71-809. Contracts or agreements required - Contents.
§71-810. Suspension or revocation of registration - Grounds - Procedure.
§71-811. Minimum net worth requirement.
§71-812. Administration of act - Use of disclosure of information.
§71-813. Investigations and proceedings - Powers and duties of Administrator.
§71-814. Violation of act - Orders - Penalties.
§71-816. Rules, forms and orders - Making, amending and rescinding.
§71-819. Fraud or deceit unlawful.
§71-820. False or misleading statements unlawful.
§71-821. Conclusiveness of filed document.
§71-822. Misleading advertising unlawful.
§71-823. Violations - Penalty - Criminal prosecutions.
§71-824. Violations - Civil actions.
§71-825. Aiding and abetting violation.
§71-828. Oklahoma Securities Act - Application.
§71-829. Fees and charges - Deposits.
§71-903. Rules governing registration in beneficiary form.
§71-905. Origination of registration in beneficiary form.
§71-906. Form of registration.
§71-907. Effect of registration.
§71-908. Ownership on death - Rights of creditors.
§71-909. Protections for registering entity.
§71-910. Nonprobate transfer - Liability of transferees.