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STATE OF
OFFICE OF SECURITIES
121
STATE HOUSE STATION
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)
IN THE MATTER OF:
)
Eubanks Capital Management
)
(CRD #135493) ) CONSENT AGREEMENT
) No. CAG-06-072
and
)
)
Ronald M. Eubanks,
Jr. )
(CRD #2957448) )
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This Agreement is entered into by the State of Maine Office
of Securities (the “Office"), Eubanks Capital Management (“ECM”), an investment
adviser with a principal place of business located at
WHEREAS, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Pursuant
to 32 M.R.S.A. §16403(1),
it is unlawful for a person to transact business in this State as an investment
adviser unless the person is licensed or exempt from licensing;
2.
Pursuant
to Rule Chapter 515, Section 14(17)(A)(1), it is unlawful to enter into, extend,
or renew any investment advisory contract if the contract provides for compensation
on the basis of a share of capital gains or capital appreciation of the funds
or any portion of the funds of the client;
3.
Eubanks
failed to renew ECM’s
4.
In
July and October of 2005, Eubanks formed two limited partnerships, Broad Cove
Partners I (“BCP I”) and Broad Cove Partners II (“BCP II”), respectively, for
the purpose of investing in option strategies for maximum short-term capital gains.
5.
Eubanks
served as general partner of both BCP I and BCP II.
6.
Both
limited partnership agreements stipulated that the general partner would receive
an amount equal to 20% of the gross partnership profits attained during the partnership
and that no compensation would be paid if the partnership did not make a profit.
7.
Eubanks
continued to trade BCP I and BCP II after his investment adviser license had expired
on December 31, 2005;
8.
Both
BCP I and BCP II were valued on January 31, 2006, with only BCP II showing a profit.
In accordance with the terms of BCP II’s limited
partnership agreement, Eubanks was paid a fee in the amount of $1,311.71 that
was based on a share of capital gains attained during the partnership.
9.
It
is the Office’s position that ECM has acted as an investment adviser in Maine
without being licensed or exempt from licensing and Eubanks has entered into investment
advisory contracts that provided compensation on the basis of a share of capital
gains;
10.
Eubanks
has represented to the Office that it was not his intention to violate the Maine Uniform Securities Act (“the Act”) or Rule
Chapter 515; and
11.
All
parties desire an expeditious resolution of this matter.
NOW, THEREFORE,
without trial or adjudication of any issue of fact or law, and without ECM and
Eubanks admitting or denying that their conduct violated the Act or Rule Chapter
515, it is agreed that:
1. ECM and Eubanks will comply with all licensing and other legal requirements
governing persons acting as investment advisers and investment adviser representatives
in the State of Maine at all times from the date hereof;
2.
In
lieu of the Office seeking the imposition of a penalty for the allegations contained
herein, ECM will disgorge compensation earned from BCP II in the amount of $1,311.71
and return it directly to BCP Il’s limited partners;
3.
Eubanks
will provide the Office with evidence that the compensation has been returned
to BCP II’s limited partners upon execution of this
Agreement; and
4.
The
Office will not take further action against ECM or Eubanks solely for having entered
into an investment advisory agreement that provides for compensation on the basis
of a share of capital gains or for ECM’s unlicensed status during the period preceding and including
the date of execution of the Agreement, PROVIDED, however, that this paragraph applies only to the unlicensed
activity previously disclosed to the Office by ECM.
By:
Eubanks Capital Management
June 14, 2006 s/Ronald
M. Eubanks, Jr., President
Date
Ronald M. Eubanks, Jr., President
June 14, 2006 s/Ronald
M. Eubanks, Jr.
Date
Ronald M. Eubanks, Jr.
June 22, 2006 s/Michael
J. Colleran
Date Michael
J. Colleran
Securities
Administrator
Reviewed by:
June
20, 2006
s/Bonnie E. Russell
Date Bonnie
E. Russell
Assistant
Securities Administrator
Presented by:
June
20, 2006
s/Cathy J. Williams
Date Cathy
J. Williams
Investigator/Examiner