trust indenture act

  • 1Trust Indenture Act of 1939 — (TIA) USA The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, supplements the Securities Act in the case of the distribution of debt securities. Generally speaking, the TIA requires the appointment of a suitably independent and qualified trustee to act… …

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  • 2Trust Indenture Act of 1939 — The United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA), codified at usc|15|77aaa through usc|15|77bbbb, supplements the Securities Act of 1933 in the case of the distribution of debt securities. Generally speaking, the TIA requires the appointment… …

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  • 3Trust Indenture Act of 1939 — A law passed in 1939 that prohibits bond issues valued at over $5 million from being offered for sale without a formal written agreement (an indenture), signed by both the bond issuer and the bondholder, that fully discloses the particulars of… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 4Trust Indenture Act — Federal Act (1939) designed to protect investors in certain types of bonds by requiring that the trust indenture be approved by the SEC and include certain protective clauses and exclude certain exculpatory clauses, and that trustees be… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 5Trust Indenture Act of 1939 — A law that requires all corporate bonds and other debt securities to be issued subject to indenture agreements and comply with certain indenture provisions approved by the SEC. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

    Financial and business terms

  • 6Trust Indenture Act — A federal statute of 1939 having a purpose comparable to that of other federal securities legislation, namely to afford the public protection in connection with securities. 15 USC §§ 77aaa etc …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 7trust indenture — n: a document under which a trust (as one created by the issuer of bonds in accordance with the Trust Indenture Act of 1939) is conducted Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. trust indenture …

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  • 8indenture — /indentyar/ In business financing, a written agreement under which bonds and debentures are issued, setting forth form of bond, maturity date, amount of issue, description of pledged assets, interest rate, and other terms. Typically, the contract …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 9indenture — /indentyar/ In business financing, a written agreement under which bonds and debentures are issued, setting forth form of bond, maturity date, amount of issue, description of pledged assets, interest rate, and other terms. Typically, the contract …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 10trust — A legal entity created by a grantor for the benefit of designated beneficiaries under the laws of the state and the valid trust instrument. The trustee holds a fiduciary responsibility to manage the trust s corpus assets and income for the… …

    Black's law dictionary