The Registration Statement
As part of the registration process, the issuer is required to disclose important information about the security and the issuer, including the following:
- • A description of the company’s property and business
- • A description of the security to be offered for sale
- • The amount of the security being issued
- • Information about the management of the company
- • Financial statements certified by independent accounts
- • Any previous adverse regulatory actions against them as an issuer
For federal registration, the issuer fills out this information on Form S-1, more commonly known as the registration statement. Form S-1 is filed online through t