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• EXEMPTION OR EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION
  
  (USA) An exemption from the statutory requirement to register the offer and sale of a security with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933. Exemptions are provided for certain types of securities (eg. government issues and pension plans) and certain types of transactions (eg. private placements and offerings to existing security holders).
  
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