[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: 17CFR230.153b]

[Page 486-487]
 
              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. 230.153b  Definition of ``preceded by a prospectus'', as used in section 5(b)(2), in connection with certain transactions in standardized options.

    The term preceded by a prospectus, as used in section 5(b)(2) of the 
Act with

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respect to any requirement for the delivery of a prospectus relating to 
standardized options registered on Form S-20, shall mean the delivery, 
prior to any transactions, of copies of such prospectus to each options 
market upon which the options are traded, for the purpose of redelivery 
to options customers upon their request, Provided That:
    (a) Such options market shall thereto have requested of the issuer, 
from time to time, such number of copies of such prospectus as may have 
appeared reasonably necessary to comply with the requests of options 
customers, and shall have delivered promptly from its supply on hand a 
copy to any options customer making a request thereof; and
    (b) The issuer shall have furnished such options market with such 
reasonable number of copies of such prospectus as may have been 
requested by the options market for the purpose stated above.

(15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.)

[47 FR 41955, Sept. 23, 1982]