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Wednesday, August 27, 2014 8:30:25 PM
Securities and Exchange Commission:
Definition of Accredited Investors
Under the Securities Act of 1933, a company that offers or sells its securities must register the securities with the SEC or find an exemption from the registration requirements. The Act provides companies with a number of exemptions. For some of the exemptions, such as rules 505 and 506 of Regulation D, a company may sell its securities to what are known as "accredited investors."
The federal securities laws define the term accredited investor in Rule 501 of Regulation D as:
1.a bank, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company;
2.an employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5 million;
3.a charitable organization, corporation, or partnership with assets exceeding $5 million;
4.a director, executive officer, or general partner of the company selling the securities;
5.a business in which all the equity owners are accredited investors;
6.a natural person who has individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person’s spouse, that exceeds $1 million at the time of the purchase, excluding the value of the primary residence of such person;
7.a natural person with income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year; or
8.a trust with assets in excess of $5 million, not formed to acquire the securities offered, whose purchases a sophisticated person makes.
For more information about the SEC’s registration requirements and common exemptions, read our brochure, Q&A: Small Business & the SEC.
Sorry, but I fail to see how anyone would consider the SEC's view of what an Accredited Investor is as "broad" in definition.
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