TITLE 17 - COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES

CHAPTER II - SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

PART 230 - GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

230.506 - Exemption for limited offers and sales without regard to dollar amount of offering.

  (a) Exemption. Offers and sales of securities by an issuer that satisfy the conditions in paragraph (b) of this section shall be deemed to be transactions not involving any public offering within the meaning of section 4(2) of the Act.

  (b) Conditions to be met(1) General conditions. To qualify for an exemption under this section, offers and sales must satisfy all the terms and conditions of 230.501 and 230.502.

  (2) Specific Conditions(i) Limitation on number of purchasers. There are no more than or the issuer reasonably believes that there are no more than 35 purchasers of securities from the issuer in any offering under this section.

Note: See 230.501(e) for the calculation of the number of purchasers and 230.502(a) for what may or may not constitute an offering under this section.

  (ii) Nature of purchasers. Each purchaser who is not an accredited investor either alone or with his purchaser representative(s) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment, or the issuer reasonably believes immediately prior to making any sale that such purchaser comes within this description.

[47 FR 11262, Mar. 6, 1982, as amended at 54 FR 11373, Mar. 20, 1989]