17 CFR §260.0-2
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Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms, when used in this part, shall have the respective meanings indicated in this section:
- (a)Act. The term “act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. (53 Stat. 1149; 15 U.S.C. 77aaa)
- (b)Affiliate. The term “affiliate” means a person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, another person. The terms “affiliated” and “affiliation” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
- (c)Agent for service. The term “agent for service” means the person authorized to receive notices and communications from the Commission.
- (d)Amount. The term “amount” when used in regard to securities, shall have the meaning given in § 260.10b-1(c).
- (e)Class. The term “class”, when used in regard to securities, shall have the meaning given in § 260.10b-1(e).
- (f)Control. The term “control” means the power to direct the management and policies of a person, directly or through one or more intermediaries, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. The terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. (See § 260.a-26.)
- (g)Electronic filer. The term electronic filer means a person or an entity that submits filings electronically pursuant to Rules 100 and 101 of Regulation S-T (§§ 232.100 and 232.101 of this chapter, respectively).
- (h)Electronic filing. The term electronic filing means a document under the federal securities laws that is transmitted or delivered to the Commission in electronic format.
- (i)Outstanding. The term “outstanding”, when used in regard to securities, shall have the meaning given in § 260.10b-1(d).
- (j)Parent. The term “parent” means a person controlling one or more other persons.
- (k)Rules and regulations. The term “rules and regulations” means all rules and regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to the act, including the forms and instructions thereto.
- (l)Section. The term “section” means a section of the act. 1
- (m)Subsidiary. The term “subsidiary” means a person controlled by another person.