Mich. Admin. Code R. 500.75 - Forms; incorporation of information by reference; summaries and omissions

Rule 5.

(1) Information required by an item of Form A, Form B, Form D, or Form F may be incorporated by reference in an answer or partial answer to another item. Information contained in a financial statement, annual report, proxy statement, statement filed with a governmental authority, or another document may be incorporated by reference in an answer or partial answer to an item of Form A, Form B, Form D, or Form F, as long as the document is filed as an exhibit to the statement. Excerpts of documents may be filed as exhibits if the documents are extensive. Documents currently on file with the director that were filed within 3 years are not required to be attached as exhibits. References to information contained in exhibits or in documents already on file must clearly identify the material and specifically indicate that the material is incorporated by reference in the answer to the item. Material must not be incorporated by reference if the incorporation renders the statement incomplete, unclear, or confusing.

(2) If an item requires a summary or outline of the provisions of a document, only a brief statement must be made as to the pertinent provisions of the document. In addition to the statement, the summary or outline may incorporate by reference particular parts of an exhibit or document currently on file with the director that was filed within 3 years and may be qualified in its entirety by the reference. If 2 or more documents that must be filed as exhibits are substantially identical in all material respects, except as to the parties, the dates of execution, or other details, a copy of only 1 of the documents must be filed with a schedule identifying the omitted documents and setting forth the material details in which the documents differ from the documents that have a copy filed.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 500.75

2024 MR 6, Eff. March 20, 2024