The following securities are not subject to Sections 25110, 25120, and 25130:
(a) A security that is offered or sold in a transaction that is exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(1) or 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r et seq.) pursuant to Section 18(b)(4)(A) of that act, if the issuer, other than a foreign (other country) issuer described in subdivision (b), of the security files the required reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
(b) A security of a foreign (other country) issuer that avails itself of the exemption from registration under Section 12(g)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is subject to the qualification requirements of Sections 25110, 25120, and 25130, unless the issuer is a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and files the required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of that act.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 516, Sec. 5. (SB 363) Effective January 1, 2018.)