from investors in public offerings. However, as discussed above, Levi raised capital in private offerings exempt under Rule 144A. The subsequent registrations of bonds were in connection with Exxon Capital exchange offers to enable the holders of unregistered Levi bonds to exchange their bonds for freely tradeable registered bonds with the exact same terms. In other words, Levi did not receive any additional capital in connection with the registration of bonds in the April 2001 Offering and the June 2003 Offering. Plaintiffs do not appear to allege that there were any false or misleading statements in the Rule 144A offering documents.
[24]  Notably, here, KPMG had notice of the specific allegations made by plaintiffs since they are largely the same complaints plaintiffs made in their state complaints, whichMarco artist depicts combat vets in series of paintings

For what is being billed as the Veterans Portrait Project, local artist Malenda Trick is painting 20 individual portraits of local combat veterans. They will be displayed on Marco Island at Iberia Bank, starting with a reception on Nov. 10, the day before Veteransí Day. Submitted

Malenda Trick works on a canvas in her studio in Old Marco. An exhibit of 20 of her portraits of local combat veterans, as they appeared while serving in the military, will go on display at Iberia Bank just before Veterans' Day. Lance Shearer/Eagle Correspondent

Malenda Trick's palette features colorful hues, despite the muted tones of many of her vet paintings. An exhibit of 20 of her portraits of local combat veterans, as they appeared while