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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 36.03.02.06" title_num="36" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="02" heading="Owners.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If the applicant is an unincorporated business association, the application documents shall identify:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Each person who exercises voting rights in the applicant; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Each person who directly or indirectly owns 5 percent or more of the business association.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If the applicant is authorized to issue capital stock, the applicant shall state, for each class of stock authorized, the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Total number of shares;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Par value, if any;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Voting rights;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Current rate of dividend; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Number of shares outstanding and the market value of each share.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the applicant is a corporation, the application documents shall identify each person who:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Exercises voting rights in the corporation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Directly or indirectly owns 5 percent or more of the corporation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The application documents shall include a certified copy of each voting trust or voting agreement in which capital stock of the applicant is held and shall state the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Name and address of each stockholder participating in the trust or agreement;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Class of stock involved; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Total number of shares held by the trust or agreement.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The application documents shall describe the terms of any proxy by which any capital stock may be voted and shall state the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Name and address of the person holding the proxy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Name and address of the stockholder who granted the proxy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Class of stock for which the proxy may vote; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Total number of shares voted by the proxy.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The application documents shall state any provisions, and the procedures by which these provisions may be modified, for the redemption, repurchase, retirement, conversion, or exchange of an ownership interest.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The application documents shall state whether the applicant's stock may be traded through options and whether the corporation or a stockholder has executed an agreement or contract to convey any of the corporation's or the stockholder's stock at a future date.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The application documents shall include a copy or a description of each agreement or contract disclosed under §G of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>The application documents shall include a copy of each prospectus, pro forma, or other promotional material given to potential investors about the video lottery facility.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>The application documents shall provide full disclosure for any stock options that may exist or have been granted.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>The application documents shall disclose all principal entities of the applicant.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="L.">
    <text>Principal Entities as Approved Institutional Investors.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A principal entity may request the Commission to waive the requirement of conducting a full background investigation of the principal entity.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Commission may approve a principal entity's request for a waiver if the principal entity:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Meets one of the definitions of institutional investor in State Government Article, §9-1A-01, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Satisfactorily completes and submits an institutional investor waiver application as required by the Commission.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A principal entity for which the Commission has approved a waiver request under §L(2) of this regulation is an approved institutional investor.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An institutional investor may maintain an approved waiver as an institutional investor by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Maintaining an ownership interest in an applicant or licensee; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Providing the Commission with the statement of ownership percentage it reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Annually, before the last day of April; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>As otherwise directed by the Commission.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If an approved institutional investor complies with §L(4) of this regulation, the Commission's approval is valid for 5 years from the date of approval, and:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The waiver may apply to one or more applicants or licensees in which the entity is an institutional investor; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The institutional investor shall submit an institutional waiver application every 5 years from the date of the Commission's last approval.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>If an approved institutional investor does not meet the requirements of §L(4) of this regulation with respect to one or more applicants or licensees:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The approved institutional investor shall notify the Commission in writing if the institutional investor's ownership interest falls below 5 percent; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Commission may require the institutional investor to submit a new waiver application if the institutional investor acquires an ownership interest of 5 percent or greater in any applicant or licensee.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="M.">
    <text>Qualified Principal Entities.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>This section does not apply to a principal entity that is an approved institutional investor under §L of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the Commission investigates a principal entity’s application for qualification and determines that the principal entity is qualified:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The Commission shall recognize the qualification determination for 5 years from the date the principal entity is found qualified; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If the same qualified principal entity is identified in a subsequent license application within the 5-year period described in §M(2)(a) of this regulation, the principal entity is not required to submit a new principal entity disclosure form.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A qualified principal entity shall comply with the continuing obligation requirements described in Regulation .01 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If a qualified principal entity no longer meets a qualification requirement, the Commission may require the principal entity to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>File a new principal entity disclosure form;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Submit to a new background investigation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Pay all fees and costs associated with the new principal entity disclosure form and investigation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>