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Series 63: Regulation of Securities & Issuers
Series 63 practice questionmediumPrivate Placement—Number of Offerees

An issuer makes a private placement offer to 8 non-institutional and 5 institutional investors, with no commissions paid to agents for any sales. Which statement is true under the USA?

  1. AThe transaction is not exempt; there are too many institutional investors.
  2. BThe transaction is not exempt; commissions are required for all sales.
  3. CThe transaction is exempt because the number of non-institutional offerees does not exceed 10 and no commissions are paid to them.✓ Correct answer
  4. DThe transaction is not exempt because commissions must be paid to institutional investors.
Explanation

Why CThe transaction is exempt because the number of non-institutional offerees does not exceed 10 and no commissions are paid to them.

Private placements are exempt if there are no more than 10 non-institutional offerees (USA 402(b)(9)), regardless of the number of institutional investors. Commissions are not required, and commissions to institutions do not jeopardize the exemption.

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