ARTICLE 2 Exemptions From Registration of Securities
Section 421-B:2-201
421-B:2-201 Exempt Securities. –
The following securities are exempt from the requirements of RSA 421-B:3-301 through RSA 421-B:3-306 and RSA 421-B:5-504:
(1) a security, including a revenue obligation or a separate security as defined in Rule 131 adopted under the Securities Act of 1933, 17 C.F.R. section 230.131, issued, insured, or guaranteed by the United States; by a state; by a political subdivision of a state; by a public authority, agency, or instrumentality of one or more states; by a political subdivision of one or more states; by a person controlled or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the United States under authority granted by the Congress; or a certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing;
(2) a security issued, insured, or guaranteed by a foreign government with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations, or any of its political subdivisions, if the security is recognized as a valid obligation by the issuer, insurer, or guarantor;
(3) a security issued by and representing or that will represent an interest in or a direct obligation of, or be guaranteed by:
(A) an international banking institution; or
(B) a bank or depository institution;
(4) a security issued by and representing an interest in, or a debt of, or insured or guaranteed by, an insurance company authorized to do business in this state and not in formation; provided that this exemption shall not include any viatical contract;
(5) a security issued or guaranteed by a railroad, other common carrier, public utility, or public utility holding company that is:
(A) regulated in respect to its rates and charges by the United States or a state;
(B) regulated in respect to the issuance or guarantee of the security by the United States, a state, Canada, or a Canadian province or territory; or
(C) a public utility holding company registered under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or a subsidiary of such a registered holding company within the meaning of that act;
(6) a federal covered security specified in section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. section 77r(b)(1), or a security listed or approved for listing on another securities market specified by order of the secretary of state under this chapter; a put or a call option contract; a warrant; a subscription right on or with respect to such securities; or an option or similar derivative security on a security or an index of securities or foreign currencies issued by a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and listed or designated for trading on a national securities exchange, a facility of a national securities exchange, or a facility of a national securities association registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or an offer or sale of the underlying security in connection with the offer, sale, or exercise of an option or other security that was exempt when the option or other security was written or issued; or an option or a derivative security designated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. section 78i(b);
(7) a security issued by a person organized and operated exclusively for religious, educational, benevolent, fraternal, charitable, social, athletic, or reformatory purposes, or as a chamber of commerce or trade or professional association, and not for pecuniary profit, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of a private stockholder or other person, or a security of a company that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(10)(B) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; provided that such issuer shall have filed with the secretary of state a notice, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, together with a copy of all offering material used in such offering of such security, at least 30 days before the first issuance under such offering. With respect to the offer or sale of a security offered under this exemption, upon the receipt of such notice of such an offering, the secretary of state may require that the availability of this exemption be limited by classifying securities, persons, and transactions, imposing different requirements for different classes, specifying the scope of the exemption and the grounds for denial or suspension, and requiring the issuer to file a notice specifying the material terms of the proposed offer and sale and copies of any proposed sales and advertising literature to be used. The exemption shall become effective if the secretary of state does not disallow the exemption within 30 days of the filing of such notice and other required information.
(8) an equipment trust certificate with respect to equipment leased or conditionally sold to a person, if any security issued by the person would be exempt under this section or would be a federal covered security under section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. section 77r(b)(1);
(9) Any interest in a common trust fund or similar fund maintained by a state bank organized and operating under the laws of New Hampshire, or a national bank wherever located, for the collective investment and reinvestment of funds contributed to such common trust fund or similar fund by the bank in its capacity as trustee, executor, administrator, or guardian; and any interest in a collective investment fund or similar fund maintained by the bank, or in a separate account maintained by an insurance company, for the collective investment and reinvestment of funds contributed to such collective investment fund or similar fund by the bank, or insurance company in its capacity as trustee or agent, which interest is issued in connection with an employee's savings, pension, profit sharing, or similar benefit, or a self-employed person's retirement plan.