§ 77d.
(a)
In general
(1)
transactions by any person other than an issuer, underwriter, or dealer.
(2)
transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering.
(3)
transactions by a dealer (including an underwriter no longer acting as an underwriter in respect of the security involved in such transaction), except—
(A)
transactions taking place prior to the expiration of forty days after the first date upon which the security was bona fide offered to the public by the issuer or by or through an underwriter,
(B)
transactions in a security as to which a registration statement has been filed taking place prior to the expiration of forty days after the effective date of such registration statement or prior to the expiration of forty days after the first date upon which the security was bona fide offered to the public by the issuer or by or through an underwriter after such effective date, whichever is later (excluding in the computation of such forty days any time during which a stop order issued under
section 77h of this title is in effect as to the security), or such shorter period as the Commission may specify by rules and regulations or order, and
(C)
transactions as to securities constituting the whole or a part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by such dealer as a participant in the distribution of such securities by the issuer or by or through an underwriter.
With respect to transactions referred to in clause (B), if securities of the issuer have not previously been sold pursuant to an earlier effective registration statement the applicable period, instead of forty days, shall be ninety days, or such shorter period as the Commission may specify by rules and regulations or order.
(4)
brokers’ transactions executed upon customers’ orders on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market but not the solicitation of such orders.
(5)
transactions involving offers or sales by an issuer solely to one or more accredited investors, if the aggregate offering price of an issue of securities offered in reliance on this paragraph does not exceed the amount allowed under
section 77c(b)(1) of this title, if there is no advertising or public solicitation in connection with the transaction by the issuer or anyone acting on the issuer’s behalf, and if the issuer files such notice with the Commission as the Commission shall prescribe.
(6)
transactions involving the offer or sale of securities by an issuer (including all entities controlled by or under common control with the issuer), provided that—
(A)
the aggregate amount sold to all investors by the issuer, including any amount sold in reliance on the exemption provided under this paragraph during the 12-month period preceding the date of such transaction, is not more than $1,000,000;
(B)
the aggregate amount sold to any investor by an issuer, including any amount sold in reliance on the exemption provided under this paragraph during the 12-month period preceding the date of such transaction, does not exceed—
(i)
the greater of $2,000 or 5 percent of the annual income or net worth of such investor, as applicable, if either the annual income or the net worth of the investor is less than $100,000; and
(ii)
10 percent of the annual income or net worth of such investor, as applicable, not to exceed a maximum aggregate amount sold of $100,000, if either the annual income or net worth of the investor is equal to or more than $100,000;
(7)
transactions meeting the requirements of subsection (d).
(d)
Certain accredited investor transactions
The transactions referred to in subsection (a)(7) are transactions meeting the following requirements:
(1)
Accredited investor requirement.—
Each purchaser is an accredited investor, as that term is defined in section 230.501(a) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).
(2)
Prohibition on general solicitation or advertising.—
Neither the seller, nor any person acting on the seller’s behalf, offers or sells securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.
(3)
Information requirement.—
In the case of a transaction involving the securities of an issuer that is neither subject to section 78m or 78o(d) of this title, nor exempt from reporting pursuant to section 240.12g3–2(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, nor a foreign government (as defined in section 230.405 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations) eligible to register securities under Schedule B, the seller and a prospective purchaser designated by the seller obtain from the issuer, upon request of the seller, and the seller in all cases makes available to a prospective purchaser, the following information (which shall be reasonably current in relation to the date of resale under this section):
(A)
The exact name of the issuer and the issuer’s predecessor (if any).
(B)
The address of the issuer’s principal executive offices.
(C)
The exact title and class of the security.
(D)
The par or stated value of the security.
(E)
The number of shares or total amount of the securities outstanding as of the end of the issuer’s most recent fiscal year.
(F)
The name and address of the transfer agent, corporate secretary, or other person responsible for transferring shares and stock certificates.
(G)
A statement of the nature of the business of the issuer and the products and services it offers, which shall be presumed reasonably current if the statement is as of 12 months before the transaction date.
(H)
The names of the officers and directors of the issuer.
(I)
The names of any persons registered as a broker, dealer, or agent that shall be paid or given, directly or indirectly, any commission or remuneration for such person’s participation in the offer or sale of the securities.
(J)
The issuer’s most recent balance sheet and profit and loss statement and similar financial statements, which shall—
(i)
be for such part of the 2 preceding fiscal years as the issuer has been in operation;
(ii)
be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or, in the case of a foreign private issuer, be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or the International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board;
(iii)
be presumed reasonably current if—
(I)
with respect to the balance sheet, the balance sheet is as of a date less than 16 months before the transaction date; and
(II)
with respect to the profit and loss statement, such statement is for the 12 months preceding the date of the issuer’s balance sheet; and
(iv)
if the balance sheet is not as of a date less than 6 months before the transaction date, be accompanied by additional statements of profit and loss for the period from the date of such balance sheet to a date less than 6 months before the transaction date.
(K)
To the extent that the seller is a control person with respect to the issuer, a brief statement regarding the nature of the affiliation, and a statement certified by such seller that they have no reasonable grounds to believe that the issuer is in violation of the securities laws or regulations.
(4)
Issuers disqualified.—
The transaction is not for the sale of a security where the seller is an issuer or a subsidiary, either directly or indirectly, of the issuer.
(5)
Bad actor prohibition.—
Neither the seller, nor any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration or a commission for their participation in the offer or sale of the securities, including solicitation of purchasers for the seller is subject to an event that would disqualify an issuer or other covered person under Rule 506(d)(1) of Regulation D (
17 CFR 230.506(d)(1)) or is subject to a statutory disqualification described under
section 78c(a)(39) of this title.
(6)
Business requirement.—
The issuer is engaged in business, is not in the organizational stage or in bankruptcy or receivership, and is not a blank check, blind pool, or shell company that has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated that the issuer’s primary business plan is to engage in a merger or combination of the business with, or an acquisition of, an unidentified person.
(7)
Underwriter prohibition.—
The transaction is not with respect to a security that constitutes the whole or part of an unsold allotment to, or a subscription or participation by, a broker or dealer as an underwriter of the security or a redistribution.
(8)
Outstanding class requirement.—
The transaction is with respect to a security of a class that has been authorized and outstanding for at least 90 days prior to the date of the transaction.
([May 27, 1933, ch. 38], title I, § 4, [48 Stat. 77]; [June 6, 1934, ch. 404], title II, § 203, [48 Stat. 906]; [Aug. 10, 1954, ch. 667], title I, § 6, [68 Stat. 684]; [Pub. L. 88–467, § 12], Aug. 20, 1964, [78 Stat. 580]; [Pub. L. 94–29, § 30], June 4, 1975, [89 Stat. 169]; [Pub. L. 96–477, title VI, § 602], Oct. 21, 1980, [94 Stat. 2294]; [Pub. L. 111–203, title IX, § 944(a)], July 21, 2010, [124 Stat. 1897]; [Pub. L. 112–106, title II, § 201(b)], (c), title III, § 302(a), title IV, § 401(c), Apr. 5, 2012, [126 Stat. 314], 315, 325; [Pub. L. 114–94, div. G, title LXXVI, § 76001(a)], Dec. 4, 2015, [129 Stat. 1787].)