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Rays Prospect Smashes Smylys Windshield With Home Run - RealGM Wiretap
Tampa Bay Rays prospect Tim Beckham smashed a windshield with a batting practice home run on Monday.


The car belonged to teammate Drew Smyly Adidas Grant Fuhr Jersey , who drives a BMW.


"I hope BMW covers that, if not meal money will," Beckham said of the damage.


Beckham was the first overall pick in 2008.

Tim Lincecum Expected To Make Next Start - RealGM Wiretap

Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is expected to make his first scheduled start in the regular season despite getting hit on the left knee by a come-backer Friday night.


"Just a little sore, a bruise," Lincecum said. "I'm able to walk on it and I'm moving around fine. I think the trainers are going to want me to take it slow and probably take it day by day to see how it progresses."

Going Public Question And Answer Brenda Hamilton
Submitted 2014-01-05 18:24:40 Going public is a big step for any company. The process of “going public” is complex and at times precarious. While going public offers many benefits it also comes with risks and quantities of regulations with which issuers must become familiar. Despite the risks even in a down economy Adidas Esa Tikkanen Jersey , the U.S. markets remain an attractive source of capital for both domestic and foreign issuers.

Going public is a complicated & intricate procedure, and it is important to have an experienced securities attorney to help your company navigate through the process and deal with the Securities & Exchange Commission the (“SEC”), Financial Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) & Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). Upon completion of a going public transaction, most companies are subject to the regulations that apply to public companies, including those of the Securities Act of 1933 Adidas Connor McDavid Jersey , as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Q. What does it mean for a company to Go Public?

A. Going public often refers to the process of a company filing a registration statement with the SEC to register its securities and become an SEC reporting company. Other times going public may mean the filing a Form 211 with FINRA to obtain a ticker symbol for quotation on the OTCMarkets OTC Pink Sheets without filing a registration statement with the SEC.

Q. Why do most companies Go Public?

A. Most companies go public to raise money. It is much easier for a public company to locate capital than it is for a private company. Funds raised in going public transactions can be used for working capital, research and development, retiring existing indebtedness, acquiring other companies or businesses or paying suppliers.

Q. What are other advantages of Going Public?

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• Going public creates value for an issuer’s securities. Going public also creates liquidity for existing and future investors, and provides an exit strategy for shareholders andor investors. Additionally, public company stockholders may be able to sell their shares or use them as collateral.

• Public companies have greater visibility than private companies. It is easier to build recognition of a public company than a private one. Publicly traded companies are often promoted and gain publicity from their status as a public company. Further, the media has greater economic incentive to provide coverage of matters concerning public companies than private companies because of the number of shareholders and investors seeking information about the company.

• Going public may allow a private company to attract more qualified employees and key personnel, such as officers and directors because it allows the company’s management and employees to share in its growth and success through stock options and other equity-based compensation.

• There is a certain amount of prestige associated with public company status or service to a public company.

Q. What are the disadvantages of Going Public?

A. The disadvantages to going public include:

• Going public requires management to answer to shareholders and give up a certain amount of their control over company matters.

• Going public is expensive and staying public is expensive. Legal Adidas Boyd Gordon Jersey , accounting and compliance costs are significant and these costs will have to be paid regardless of whether a company raises capital.

• After a going public transaction, a newly public company will incur higher costs as a public company, including auditing and legal expenses and costs of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”) and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank”).

• Public companies are subject to more scrutiny than private companies. Once a company becomes public, certain information must be disclosed to the public, such as executive compensation Adidas Bill Ranford Jersey , financial information, previous violations of the securities and other laws and material agreements must be disclosed. Public companies operate under close scrutiny as well as oversight.

• SEC reporting companies must comply with reporting requirements under the Exchange Act as soon as their going public transaction is complete. Complying with these reporting requirements is costly and tim.