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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The following definitions apply to the terms used in Regulation M–A (§§ 229.1000 through 229.1016), unless specified otherwise:
(a) Associate has the same meaning as in § 240.12b–2 of this chapter;
(b) Instruction C means General Instruction C to Schedule 13E–3 (§ 240.13e–100 of this chapter) and General Instruction C to Schedule TO (§ 240.14d–100 of this chapter);
(c) Issuer tender offer has the same meaning as in § 240.13e–4(a)(2) of this chapter;
(d) Offeror means any person who makes a tender offer or on whose behalf a tender offer is made;
(e) Rule 13e–3 transaction has the same meaning as in § 240.13e–3(a)(3) of this chapter;
(f) Subject company means the company or entity whose securities are sought to be acquired in the transaction (e.g., the target), or that is otherwise the subject of the transaction;
(g) Subject securities means the securities or class of securities that are sought to be acquired in the transaction or that are otherwise the subject of the transaction; and
(h) Third-party tender offer means a tender offer that is not an issuer tender offer.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 17. Commodity and Securities Exchanges § 17.229.1000 (Item 1000) Definitions - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-17-commodity-and-securities-exchanges/cfr-sect-17-229-1000/
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