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It requires the issuer to transfer consideration to the counterparty if the registration statement for the resale of the financial instrument or instruments subject to the arrangement is not declared effective or if effectiveness of the registration statement is not maintained. That consideration may be payable in a lump sum or it may be payable periodically, and the form of the consideration may vary. For example, the consideration may be in the form of cash, equity instruments, or adjustments to the terms of the financial instrument or instruments that are subject to the registration payment arrangement (such as an increased interest rate on a debt instrument).\"><span>registration payment arrangement</span></a> shall disclose all of the following information about each registration payment arrangement or each group of similar arrangements: </span></span><ol class=\"ol-norm\"><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_D0316D03-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The nature of the registration payment arrangement, including all of the following: </span></span></div><ol class=\"ol-norm\"><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">1</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_D0316E3D-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The approximate term of the arrangement </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">2</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_D0316F75-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The <a href=\"/glossary/f/#financial-instrument\" class=\"term\" title=\"Cash, evidence of an ownership interest in an entity, or a contract that both: Imposes on one entity a contractual obligation either: To deliver cash or another financial instrument to a second entity To exchange other financial instruments on potentially unfavorable terms with the second entity. Conveys to that second entity a contractual right either: To receive cash or another financial instrument from the first entity To exchange other financial instruments on potentially favorable terms with the first entity. The use of the term financial instrument in this definition is recursive (because the term financial instrument is included in it), though it is not circular. The definition requires a chain of contractual obligations that ends with the delivery of cash or an ownership interest in an entity. Any number of obligations to deliver financial instruments can be links in a chain that qualifies a particular contract as a financial instrument. Contractual rights and contractual obligations encompass both those that are conditioned on the occurrence of a specified event and those that are not. All contractual rights (contractual obligations) that are financial instruments meet the definition of asset (liability) set forth in FASB Concepts Statement No. 6, Elements of Financial Statements, although some may not be recognized as assets (liabilities) in financial statements—that is, they may be off-balance-sheet—because they fail to meet some other criterion for recognition. For some financial instruments, the right is held by or the obligation is due from (or the obligation is owed to or by) a group of entities rather than a single entity. (P) December 16, 2024; (N) December 16, 2025105-10-65-9Cash, evidence of an ownership interest in an entity, or a contract that both: Imposes on one entity a contractual obligation either: To deliver cash or another financial instrument to a second entity To exchange other financial instruments on potentially unfavorable terms with the second entity. Conveys to that second entity a contractual right either: To receive cash or another financial instrument from the first entity To exchange other financial instruments on potentially favorable terms with the first entity. The use of the term financial instrument in this definition is recursive (because the term financial instrument is included in it), though it is not circular. The definition requires a chain of contractual obligations that ends with the delivery of cash or an ownership interest in an entity. Any number of obligations to deliver financial instruments can be links in a chain that qualifies a particular contract as a financial instrument. Contractual rights and contractual obligations encompass both those that are conditioned on the occurrence of a specified event and those that are not. Some contractual rights (contractual obligations) that are financial instruments may not be recognized in financial statements—that is, they may be off-balance-sheet—because they fail to meet some other criterion for recognition. For some financial instruments, the right is held by or the obligation is due from (or the obligation is owed to or by) a group of entities rather than a single entity.\"><span>financial instrument</span></a>(s) subject to the arrangement </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">3</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_D031709B-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The events or circumstances that would require the issuer to transfer consideration under the arrangement. </span></span></div></li></ol></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_D03171C7-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Any settlement alternatives contained in the terms of the registration payment arrangement, including the party that controls the settlement alternatives </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">c</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_D03172F2-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The maximum potential amount of consideration, undiscounted, that the issuer could be required to transfer under the registration payment arrangement (including the maximum number of shares that may be required to be issued) </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">d</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_D0317418-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">If the terms of the arrangement provide for no limitation to the maximum potential consideration (including shares) to be transferred, that fact shall be disclosed </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">e</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_D0317530-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The current carrying amount of the liability representing the issuer's obligations under the registration payment arrangement </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">f</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_D031764D-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The income statement classification of any gains or losses resulting from changes in the carrying amount of the liability representing the issuer's obligations under the registration payment arrangement. </span></span></div></li></ol></div></div>","snippet":"The issuer of a registration payment arrangement shall disclose all of the following information about each registration payment arrangement or each group of similar arrangements:\n(a) The nature of the registration 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