Street provides infrastructure for issuer-authorized secondary transfers of existing private company shares. The issuer is not raising new capital.
01 · Private resales
Existing shares and the resale pathway
What is sold, who receives the proceeds, and the conditions for a Section 4(a)(7) resale.
What is actually being sold?
Existing shares held by a current shareholder. The seller receives the sale proceeds. Street is not issuing new shares on behalf of the company.
What securities-law pathway does Street use?
Street is focused on Section 4(a)(7) private resales. Buyers must be accredited investors, the resale cannot involve general solicitation, and the other statutory conditions must be satisfied for each transaction.
03 · Ownership
Custody and the cap table
The registered custody position and each investor’s corresponding beneficial position.
How does ownership work?
The underlying shares are held through a custody structure. The custodian is reflected as the registered holder for the deposited position, while investors hold the corresponding beneficial position through securities-entitlement records. The issuer remains the issuer of the underlying shares.
Does every investor appear separately on the cap table?
Not necessarily. The issuer stock ledger can show the custodian for the deposited position rather than a separate registered line for each beneficial holder.
04 · Process
How a Street secondary works
From issuer authorization through settlement and ongoing administration.
The transaction process
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Issuer authorization | The company confirms the shares and transfer conditions that may participate. |
| 2. Seller onboarding | Street and the applicable service providers verify the seller, the position and transferability. |
| 3. Buyer eligibility | The buyer is verified as accredited and must satisfy the issuer/program eligibility rules. |
| 4. Trade | Buyer and seller agree on quantity and price through the auction process. |
| 5. Settlement | Cash and the beneficial position are transferred and the custody / entitlement records are reconciled. |
| 6. Ongoing administration | Voting instructions, distributions, stock splits, mergers and other corporate actions flow through the custody / nominee and account structure. |
05 · Common GC questions
Providers, rights and exit
The acting providers, voting, distributions, corporate actions, and permitted ways to exit.
Who performs the regulated functions?
Transfer agency, brokerage / execution, custody, settlement and cash handling are separate functions, we partner with various licensed entities to provide these functions.
What happens to voting rights and distributions?
The rights come from the underlying share class. Because the nominee is the registered holder, voting and other issuer-facing rights are generally exercised through the documented instruction process. Dividends and other distributions are received at the registered / intermediary level and allocated to the relevant beneficial holders.
What happens in a stock split, merger or other corporate action?
The custody position and investor records are updated together so the beneficial positions continue to match the underlying shares or proceeds. The corporate action does not change the underlying economics simply because the position is administered through Street.
Can an investor exit the structure?
Subject to the applicable restrictions and account terms, an eligible holder may be able to transfer to another intermediary, move into another permitted holding form, or sell in a separate valid resale. Street does not guarantee redemption or liquidity.
06 · Common GC questions
Secondary transactions and 409A
A secondary price is relevant evidence for the issuer and its valuation adviser to assess.
Does a secondary transaction automatically change the company’s 409A?
No. A secondary price is relevant valuation evidence, but it does not automatically become the company’s common stock FMV. The issuer and its valuation adviser should assess the security sold, transaction size, frequency, information available and other relevant facts.
07 · Before launch
Insider controls and legal readiness
The controls, authorizations, information, and legal point person needed for a program.
What about insiders or MNPI?
Issuer approval and accredited-investor status do not override insider-trading rules. The company should apply its normal controls around material nonpublic information, trading windows and insider participation.
What does Street need from legal before launch?
A clear authorization for the program; the governing transfer restrictions and cap table information; identification of any ROFR, co-sale or consent rights; the required Section 4(a)(7) issuer information; and a point person for corporate actions and legal questions.
GC review checklist
- Confirm the exact share class and shares eligible for secondary transfer.
- Confirm company consent and any third party transfer rights / waivers.
- Confirm the Section 4(a)(7) information package is current and complete.
- Confirm treatment of voting, distributions, corporate actions, settlement failures and exit.
- Coordinate with the company’s valuation adviser regarding any 409A implications. Street can provide a recommended valuation advisor if needed.
References
Sources and authorities
Key legal references: Securities Act Section 4(a)(7) and 4(d); Delaware UCC Article 8; applicable issuer transfer restrictions; Exchange Act / FINRA rules applicable to the acting providers.
- Securities Act Section 4(a)(7) and 4(d) ↗
U.S. House of Representatives · 15 U.S.C. § 77d(a)(7), (d)
- Delaware UCC Article 8 ↗
Delaware Code
- FINRA rules applicable to the acting providers ↗
FINRA