{"id":254,"date":"2013-09-04T14:40:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accreditedinvestorleads.com\/?p=254"},"modified":"2023-07-25T14:08:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T18:08:55","slug":"reselling-securities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accreditedinvestorleads.com\/reselling-securities\/","title":{"rendered":"Reselling Securities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under the Reg D exemption from registration under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933 investors that purchase securities through a private offering are purchasing \u201crestricted\u201d securities.\u00a0 This means that they cannot be sold to the general public without meeting specific criteria.\u00a0 The SEC has put these rules in place to ensure that \u201cprivate\u201d offerings are truly private.<\/p>\n

Accredited Investors should be aware that they will typically need to hold onto these securities for at least one year.\u00a0 If investors want to sell their securities they need to use an \u201ceffective\u201d registration statement under the Securities Act.\u00a0 Investors should speak with companies issuing private offerings to discuss what their future registration plans are prior to finalizing their investment.<\/p>\n

The SEC does provide an exemption for selling restricted securities.\u00a0 Accredited Investors that bought securities through a private offering can sell them after meeting the following:<\/p>\n