A New Securities Offering Exemption That May Help The Markets Get Back Into The Fast Lane

 
December 05, 2015

On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, dubbed the FAST Act. Embedded in this 1,300 page new law aimed principally at authorizing spending on new highways and transit projects is language that modifies Section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, through a new Section 4(a)(7) that codifies and clarifies a securities offering exemption that has informally existed for some time, the so-called Section 4(a)(1-½) exemption. This new law is anticipated to significantly enhance the ability for affiliates of companies to sell their securities, thus increasing general market liquidity for many companies..

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