Accredited Investor
Below is the SEC’s definition of “Accredited Investor”. If you are
seeking Accredited Investor status, please establish that you meet one
of the requirements below. Then, fill out the Accredited Investor form
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Those seeking “Qualified Purchaser status”, click here.
Accredited Investor. Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities
Act of 1933 (“1933 Act”) provides the categories of “Accredited Investors”.
For purposes of the investments being offered, the relevant categories of Accredited Investors are:
- Any director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer
of the securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive
officer or general partner of a general partner of that issuer;
- Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth
with that person’s spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds
$1,000,000;
- Any natural person who had individual income in excess of $200,000
in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s
spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable
expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;
- Any trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for
the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase
of the securities is directed by a person who has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of the prospective investment;
- Any organization that was not formed for the purpose of acquiring
the securities being sold, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
and
- Any entity in which all of the equity owners are Accredited Investors.
