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Public offer of securities to investors in the US

A company may wish to offer its securities to the US in which case it will need to consider carefully applicable US legal and regulatory issues. The two main pieces of federal US law that are applicable are the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In general, the 1933 Act prohibits the offer or sale of securities to the public unless the offer is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or an exemption is available. Generally, when adding a US tranche to a public

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