Section 17639 Of Article 1. General Rule From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 1.
17639
. For purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 17637, a bond,
debenture, note, or certificate or other evidence of indebtedness
(hereinafter in this section referred to as "obligation") acquired by
a trust described in Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
shall not be treated as a loan made without the receipt of adequate
security if--
(a) The obligation is acquired--
(1) On the market, either (i) at the price of the obligation
prevailing on a national securities exchange which is registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or (ii) if the obligation is
not traded on such a national securities exchange, at a price not
less favorable to the trust than the offering price for the
obligation as established by current bid and asked prices quoted by
persons independent of the issuer;
(2) From an underwriter, at a price (i) not in excess of the
public offering price for the obligation as set forth in a prospectus
or offering circular filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and (ii) at which a substantial portion of the same issue
is acquired by persons independent of the issuer; or
(3) Directly from the issuer, at a price not less favorable to the
trust than the price paid currently for a substantial portion of the
same issue by persons independent of the issuer;
(b) Immediately following acquisition of the obligation--
(1) Not more than 25 percent of the aggregate amount of
obligations issued in the issue and outstanding at the time of
acquisition is held by the trust, and
(2) At least 50 percent of the aggregate amount referred to in
paragraph (1) is held by persons independent of the issuer; and
(c) Immediately following acquisition of the obligation, not more
than 25 percent of the assets of the trust is invested in obligations
of persons described in Section 17637.