[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 17, Volume 2] [Revised as of April 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 17CFR230.135b] [Page 464] TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES CHAPTER II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PART 229--STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING FORMS UNDER SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT OF 1975--REGULATION S-K--Table of Contents Subpart 229.1000--Mergers and Acquisitions (Regulation M-A) Sec. 230.135b Materials not deemed an offer to sell or offer to buy. For the purposes only of section 5 of the Act, materials meeting the requirements of Rule 9b-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall not be deemed to constitute an offer to sell or offer to buy any security. (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) [47 FR 41955, Sept. 23, 1982]