Rule 144 – A Deep Dive – Part 6 – Manner Of Sale & Form 144 Notice Filings

In this sixth and final installment of my series on Rule 144, I will continue discussing the various conditions for the use of the Rule covering manner of sale requirements and the filing of a Form 144 for affiliates.  In the first installment, I provided a high-level review of Rule 144 – see HERE ; in the second, I discussed definitions including the impactful “affiliate” definition – see HERE; in the third I reviewed the current public information requirements – see HERE;   in the fourth I covered holding periods – see HERE; and in the fifth I covered limitations on the amount of securities that can be sold – see HERE.

Conditions for Use of Rule 144

                General

Rule 144 provides certain conditions that must be met by selling affiliates and selling non-affiliates which conditions vary depending on whether the Issuer of the securities is a reporting or non-reporting company and whether the Issuer is