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CaseNo: 33-7756, Defendant: Richard L. Davis, Plaintiff: SEC, State: TX Texas, UniqueCaseRef: SEC>33-7756, Securities, Davis, Securities Act, Commission, Violation, Internet, Proceeding, Offering, Auction Site, Ebay, Exemptions, Purchase, Public Shell, Respondent, Sell, Instituting, Findings, Basis, Laws, Permits, Sale, Posting, General Solicitation, Scienter, Exchange Commission, Imposing, Cease-and-desist Order, Filings, Texas, Provisions , ContentID: 120245638

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1 1999-10-20 SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
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1 . SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

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SECURITIES ACT
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PUBLIC SHELL
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

   SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
   Release No. 7756 / October 20, 1999

   ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
   File No. 3-10080
   In the Matter of

   RICHARD L. DAVIS
   ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS,
   MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A
   CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER

   I.

   The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it
   appropriate that a public cease-and-desist proceeding be, and hereby
   is, instituted pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933
   ("Securities Act") to determine whether Richard L. Davis ("Davis" or
   "Respondent") violated Sections 17(a)(1), 17(a)(3) and 5(c) of the
   Securities Act.
   II.

   In anticipation of the institution of this proceeding, Davis has
   submitted an Offer of Settlement ("Offer"), which the Commission has
   determined to accept. Solely for the purpose of this proceeding and
   any other proceedings brought by or on behalf of the Commission or in
   which the Commission is a party, and without admitting or denying the
   findings contained herein, except that Respondent admits the
   jurisdiction of the Commission over him and over the subject matter of
   this proceeding, Davis consents to the issuance of this Order
   Instituting Public Proceedings, Making Findings, and Imposing a
   Cease-and-Desist Order ("Order") and to the entry of the findings and
   the imposition of the relief set forth below.
   III.

   On the basis of this Order and Respondent's Offer, the Commission
   finds the following
   Respondent

   A. Davis, age 28, resides in Duncanville, Texas and is the founder of
   a company known as Mindhunt.com. Mindhunt.com purports to be in the
   process of creating an Internet web site geared to children 16 years
   old and younger. Mindhunt.com was incorporated in the state of Texas
   on June 24, 1999. Mindhunt.com has never made any filings with the
SNIPPETS:
  • SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  • ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
  • RICHARD L. DAVIS ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission deems it appropriate that a public cease-and-desist
  • Solely for the purpose of this proceeding and any other proceedings brought by or on behalf ndings and the imposition of the relief set forth below.
  • On the basis of this Order and Respondent's Offer,
  • Mindhunt.com purports to be in the process of creating an Internet web site geared to
  • Mindhunt.com was incorporated in the state of Texas on June 24,
  • Mindhunt.com has never made any filings with the Commission.
  • Davis also violated the registration provisions of the securities laws, set forth in Section
  • eBay runs an Internet auction site that permits users to buy and sell items 24 hours a day,
  • Sellers post descriptions of items they wish to sell on the site.
  • The posting stated that Davis had "purchased a public shell" and that Mindhunt.com would "be
  • E. The term "public shell" that Davis used in his posting refers to a company that typically
  • In some instances, rather than go through the process of registering shares with the
  • Section 17of the Securities Act prohibits, in the offer or sale of securities, the use, with
  • Davis' Violation of Section 5of the Securities Act
  • Section 4of the Securities Act and the exemptions under Rules 505 and 506 of Regulation D are
  • Effective April 7, 1999, the Commission amended Rule 504 to limit the circumstances where
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