§ 270.17d-3 Exemption relating to certain joint enterprises or arrangements concerning payment for distribution of shares of a registered open-end management investment company.
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Provided,An affiliated person of, or principal underwriter for, a registered open-end management investment company and an affiliated person of such a person or principal underwriter shall be exempt from section 17(d) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(d)) and rule 17d-1 thereunder (17 CFR 270.17d-1), to the extent necessary to permit any such person or principal underwriter to enter into a written agreement with such company whereby the company will make payments in connection with the distribution of its shares, That:
(a) Such agreement is made in compliance with the provisions of § 270.12b-1; and
(b) No other registered management investment company which is either an affiliated person of such company or an affiliated person of such a person is a party to such agreement.
[45 FR 73905, Nov. 7, 1980]
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