Investment Company Act of 1940

Section 1 — Findings and Declaration of Policy

Section 2 — Definitions

Section 3 — Definition of Investment Company

Section 4 — Classification of Investment Companies

Section 5 — Subclassification of Management Companies

Section 6 — Exemptions

Section 7 — Transactions by Unregistered Investment Companies

Section 8 — Registration of Investment Companies

Section 9 — Ineligibility of Certain Affiliated Persons and Underwriters

Section 10 — Affiliations or Interest of Directors, Officers, and Employees

Section 11 — Offers to Exchange Securities

Section 12 — Functions and Activities of Investment Companies

Section 13 — Changes in Investment Policy

Section 14 — Size of Investment Companies

Section 15 — Contracts of Advisers and Underwriters

Section 16 — Board of Directors

Section 17 — Transactions of Certain Affiliated Persons and Underwriters

Section 18 — Capital Structure of Investment Companies

Section 19 — Payments or Distributions

Section 20 — Proxies; Voting Trusts; Circular Ownership

Section 21 — Loans by Management Companies

Section 22 — Distribution, Redemption, and Repurchase of Securities; Regulations by Securities Associations

Section 23 — Closed-End Companies

Section 24 — Registration of Securities Under Securities Act of 1933

Section 25 — Reorganization Plans; Reports by Commission

Section 26 — Unit Investment Trusts

Section 27 — Periodic Payment Plans

Section 28 — Face-Amount Certificate Companies

Section 29 — Bankruptcy of Face-Amount Certificate Companies amended the Bankruptcy Act and the Bankruptcy Act has since been substantially revised.

Section 30 — Reports and Financial Statements of Investment Companies and Affiliated Persons

Section 31 — Accounts and Records

Section 32 — Accountants and Auditors

Section 33 — Filing of Documents with Commission in Civil Actions

Section 34 — Destruction and Falsification of Reports and Records

Section 35 — Unlawful Representations and Names

Section 36 — Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Section 37 — Larceny and Embezzlement

Section 38 — Rules, Regulations, and Orders

Section 39 — Procedure for Issuance of Rules and Regulations

Section 40 — Procedure for Issuance of Orders

Section 41 — Hearings by Commission

Section 42 — Enforcement of Title

Section 43 — Court Review of Orders

Section 44 — Jurisdiction of Offenses and Suits

Section 45 — Disclosure of Information Filed with Commission; Copies

Section 46 — Reports by Commission; Hiring and Leasing Authority

Section 47 — Validity of Contracts

Section 48 — Violation of Title

Section 49 — Penalties

Section 50 — Construction with Other Laws

Section 51 — Separability

Section 52 — Short Title

Section 53 — Effective Date

Section 54 — Election to Be Regulated as Business Development Company

Section 55 — Acquisition of Assets by Business Development Companies

Section 56 — Qualifications of Directors

Section 57 — Transactions with Certain Affiliates

Section 58 — Changes in Investment Policy

Section 59 — Incorporation of Title Provisions

Section 60 — Functions and Activities of Business Development Companies

Section 61 — Capital Structure

Section 62 — Loans

Section 63 — Distribution and Repurchase of Securities

Section 64 — Accounts and Records

Section 65 — Preventing Compliance with Title; Liability of Controlling Persons