Section 240.15d-22 - Reporting regarding asset-backed securities under section 15(d) of the Act(a) With respect to an offering of asset-backed securities registered pursuant to § 230.415(a)(1) (vii) or § 230.415(a)(1) (xii) of this chapter:(1) Annual and other reports need not be filed pursuant to section 15(d) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o(d) ) regarding any class of securities to which such registration statement relates until the first bona fide sale in a takedown of securities under the registration statement; and(2) The starting and suspension dates for any reporting obligation under section 15(d) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o(d) ) with respect to a takedown of any class of asset-backed securities are determined separately for each takedown of securities under the registration statement.(b) The duty to file annual and other reports pursuant to section 15(d) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o(d) ) regarding any class of asset-backed securities is suspended: (1) As to any semi-annual fiscal period, if, at the beginning of the semi-annual fiscal period, other than a period in the fiscal year within which the registration statement became effective, or, for offerings conducted pursuant to § 230.415(a)(1) (vii) or § 230.415(a)(1) (xii), the takedown for the offering occurred, there are no asset-backed securities of such class that were sold in a registered transaction held by non-affiliates of the depositor and a certification on Form 15 (17 CFR 249.323 ) has been filed; or(2) When there are no asset-backed securities of such class that were sold in a registered transaction still outstanding, immediately upon filing with the Commission a certification on Form 15 (17 CFR 249.323 ) if the issuer of such class has filed all reports required by Section 13(a), without regard to Rule 12b-25 (17 CFR 249.322 ), for the shorter of its most recent three fiscal years and the portion of the current year preceding the date of filing Form 15, or the period since the issuer became subject to such reporting obligation. If the certification on Form 15 is subsequently withdrawn or denied, the issuer shall, within 60 days, file with the Commission all reports which would have been required if such certification had not been filed. Note 1 to paragraph (b): Securities held of record by a broker, dealer, bank or nominee for any of them for the accounts of customers shall be considered as held by the separate accounts for which the securities are held.
Note 2 to paragraph (b): An issuer may not suspend reporting if the issuer and its affiliates acquire and resell securities as part of a plan or scheme to evade the reporting obligations of Section 15(d).
(c) This section does not affect any other reporting obligation applicable with respect to any classes of securities from additional takedowns under the same or different registration statements or any reporting obligation that may be applicable pursuant to section 12 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78 l). 76 FR 52555 , Aug. 23, 2011, as amended at 79 FR 57344 , Sept. 24, 2014