Rules and Regulations
promulgated
under the
Investment Company Act of 1940
Rule 8b-3 -- Title of Securities
Wherever the title of securities is required to be stated, there shall be given
such information as will indicate the type and general character of the securities,
including the following:
In the case of shares, the par or stated value, if
any; the rate of dividends, if fixed, and whether cumulative or noncumulative; a
brief indication of the preference, if any; and if convertible, a statement to that
effect.
In the case of funded debt, the rate of interest; the
date of maturity, or if the issue matures serially, a brief indication of the serial
maturities, such as "maturing serially from 1950 to 1960"; if the payment
of principal or interest is contingent, an appropriate indication of such contingency;
a brief indication of the priority of the issue; and if convertible, a statement
to that effect.
In the case of any other kind of security, appropriate
information of comparable character.
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