17 C.F.R. § 270.3a-3 Certain investment companies owned by companies which are not investment companies.
Title 17 - Commodity and Securities Exchanges
Notwithstanding section 3(a)(1)(A) or section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a–3(a)(1)(A) or 80a–3(a)(1)(C)), an issuer will be deemed not to be an investment company for purposes of the Act; Provided, That all of the outstanding securities of the issuer (other than short-term paper, directors' qualifying shares, and debt securities owned by the Small Business Administration) are directly or indirectly owned by a company which satisfies the conditions of §270.3a–1(a) and which is: (a) A company that is not an investment company as defined in section 3(a) of the Act; (b) A company that is an investment company as defined in section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a–3(a)(1)(C)), but which is excluded from the definition of the term “investment company” by section 3(b)(1) or 3(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a–3(b)(1) or 80a–3(b)(2)); or (c) A company that is deemed not to be an investment company for purposes of the Act by rule 3a–1. [46 FR 6884, Jan. 22, 1981, as amended at 67 FR 43536, June 28, 2002]
Title 17: Commodity and Securities Exchanges
PART 270—RULES AND REGULATIONS, INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
§ 270.3a-3 Certain investment companies owned by companies which are not investment companies.
