13 C.F.R. Subpart D—Changes in Ownership, Control, or Structure of Licensee; Transfer of License
Title 13 - Business Credit and Assistance
(a) Prior approval requirements. You must obtain SBA's prior written approval for any proposed transfer or issuance of ownership interests that results in the ownership (beneficial or of record) by any Person, or group of Persons acting in concert, of at least 10 percent of any class of your stock or partnership capital. (b) Fee. A processing fee of $200 must accompany each such request for approval of a change of ownership. (a) Prior approval requirements. You must obtain SBA's prior written approval for any proposed transaction or event that results in Control by any Person(s) not previously approved by SBA. (b) Fee. A processing fee of $10,000 must accompany any application for approval of one or more transactions or events that will result in a transfer of Control. Without prior written SBA approval, no change of ownership or Control may take effect and no officer, director, employee or other Person acting on your behalf shall: (a) Register on your books any transfer of ownership interest to the proposed new owner(s); (b) Permit the proposed new owner(s) to exercise voting rights with respect to such ownership interest (including directly or indirectly procuring or voting any proxy, consent or authorization as to such voting rights at any shareholders' or partnership meeting); (c) Permit the proposed new owner(s) to participate in any manner in the conduct of your affairs (including exercising control over your books, records, funds or other assets; participating directly or indirectly in any disposition thereof; or serving as an officer, director, partner, employee or agent); or (d) Allow ownership or Control to pass to another Person. You must promptly notify SBA as soon as you have knowledge of transactions or events that may result in a transfer of Control or ownership of at least 10 percent of your capital. If there is any doubt as to whether a particular transaction or event will result in such a change, report the facts to SBA. SBA approval is contingent upon full disclosure of the real parties in interest, the source of funds for the new owners' interest, and other data requested by SBA. As a condition of approving a proposed transfer of control, SBA may: (a) Require an increase in your Regulatory Capital; (b) Require the new owners or the transferee's Control Person(s) to assume, in writing, personal liability for your Leverage, effective only in the event of their direct or indirect participation in any transfer of Control not approved by SBA; or (c) Require compliance with any other conditions set by SBA, including compliance with the requirements for minimum capital and management-ownership diversity as in effect at such time for new license applicants. [61 FR 3189, Jan. 31, 1996] (a) You must notify SBA in writing, within 30 calendar days, of the terms of any transaction in which: (1) Any Person, or group of Persons acting in concert, pledges shares of your stock (or equivalent ownership interests) as collateral for indebtedness; and (2) The shares pledged are at least 10 percent of your Regulatory Capital. (b) If the transaction creates a change of ownership or Control, you must comply with §107.400 or §107.410, as appropriate.
Title 13: Business Credit and Assistance
PART 107—SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Subpart D—Changes in Ownership, Control, or Structure of Licensee; Transfer of License
Changes in Control or Ownership of Licensee
§ 107.400 Changes in ownership of 10 percent or more of Licensee but no change of Control.
§ 107.410 Changes in Control of Licensee (through change in ownership or otherwise).
§ 107.420 Prohibition on exercise of ownership or Control rights in Licensee before SBA approval.
§ 107.430 Notification to SBA of transactions that may change ownership or Control.
§ 107.440 Standards governing prior SBA approval for a proposed transfer of Control.
§ 107.450 Notification to SBA of pledge of Licensee's shares.
Restrictions on Common Control or Ownership of Two or More Licensees
§ 107.460 Restrictions on Common Control or ownership of two (or more) Licensees.
(a) General rule. Without SBA's prior written approval, you must not have an officer, director, manager, Control Person, or owner (with a direct or indirect ownership interest of at least 10 percent) who is also:
(1) An officer, director, manager, Control Person, or owner (with a direct or indirect ownership interest of at least 10 percent) of another Licensee; or
(2) An officer or director of any Person that directly or indirectly controls, or is controlled by, or is under Common Control with, another Licensee.
(b) Exceptions to general rule. This §107.460 does not apply to:
(1) Common officers, directors, managers, or owners of a Section 301(c) Licensee and its Section 301(d) subsidiary; or
(2) Common officers, directors, managers, Control Persons, or owners of two (or more) Licensees which have no Leverage.
Change in Structure of Licensee
§ 107.470 SBA approval of merger, consolidation, or reorganization of Licensee.
(a) Prior approval requirements. You may not merge, consolidate, change form of organization (corporation or partnership) or reorganize without SBA's prior written approval. Any such merger or consolidation will be subject to §107.440.
(b) Fee. A processing fee of $5,000 must accompany any application for approval of a change in your form of organization (from corporation to partnership or partnership to corporation).
Transfer of License
§ 107.475 Transfer of license.
You may not transfer your license in any manner without SBA's prior written approval.
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