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trust indenture act

Trust Indenture Act. A federal law, enacted in 1939, designed to protect investors of certain types of bonds by requiring that (1) the SEC approve the trust indenture, (2) the indenture include certain protective clauses and exclude certain exculpatory clauses, and (3) the trustees be independent of the issuing company.15 USCA §§ 77aaa et seq.

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regulation d

Regulation D. An SEC regulation that exempts certain stock offerings (such as those offered by private sale) from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. [Cases: Securities Regulation 18.11. C.J.S. Securities Regulation § 64.]

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accredited investor

An investor treated under the Securities Act of 1933 as being knowledgeable and sophisticated about financial matters, esp. because of the investor’s large net worth. • In a securities offering that is exempt from registration, an accredited investor (either a person or an entity) is not entitled to protection under the Act’s disclosure provisions, although

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nonreporting issuer

An issuer not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act because it (1) has not voluntarily become subject to the reporting requirements, (2) has not had an effective registration statement under the Securities Act within the fiscal year, and (3) did not, at the end of its last fiscal year, meet the shareholder

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