R333-10-6. Restrictions

A bank which has a subsidiary or affiliate that engages in the sale, distribution or underwriting of stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities, or acts as an investment company shall not:

(1) Purchase in its discretion as fiduciary, co-fiduciary, or managing agent any security currently distributed, currently underwritten, or issued by such subsidiary or affiliate or purchase as fiduciary, co-fiduciary, or managing agent any security currently issued by an investment company advised by such subsidiary or affiliate, unless:

(a) The purchase is expressly authorized by the trust instrument, court order, or local law, or specific authority for the purchase is obtained from all interested parties after full disclosure;

(b) The purchase, although not expressly authorized under Subsection (1)(a), is otherwise consistent with the insured nonmember bank's fiduciary obligation, or the purchase is permissible under applicable federal or state statute or rule, or both;

(2) Transact business through its trust department with such subsidiary or affiliate unless the transactions are at least comparable to transactions with an unaffiliated securities company or a securities company that is not a subsidiary of the bank;

(3) Extend credit or make any loan directly or indirectly to any company the stock, bonds, debentures, notes or other securities of which are currently underwritten or distributed by such subsidiary or affiliate of the bank unless the company's stocks, bonds, debentures, notes or other securities that are underwritten or undistributed qualify as investment quality debt securities, or qualify as investment quality equity securities.

(4) Extend credit or make any loan directly or indirectly to any investment company whose shares are currently underwritten or distributed by such subsidiary or affiliate of the bank;

(5) Extend credit or make any loan where the purpose of the extension of credit or loan is to acquire:

(a) Any stock, bond, debenture, note, or other security currently underwritten or distributed by the subsidiary or affiliate;

(b) Any security currently issued by an investment company advised by the subsidiary or affiliate; or

(c) Any stock, bond, debenture, note or other security issued by the subsidiary or affiliate, except that a bank may extend credit or make a loan to employees of the subsidiary or affiliate for the purpose of acquiring securities of the subsidiary or affiliate through an employee stock bonus or stock purchase plan adopted by the board of directors or board of trustees of the subsidiary or affiliate.

(6) Make any loan or extension of credit to a subsidiary or affiliate of the bank that:

(a) Distributes or underwrites stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities, or

(b) Advises any investment company if the loans or extensions of credit would be in excess of the limit as to amount, and not in accordance with the restrictions imposed on "covered transactions" by Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. 371c, and that are not within any exemptions established thereby.

(7) Make any loan or extension of credit to any investment company for which the bank's subsidiary or affiliate acts as an investment adviser if the loan or extension of credit would be in excess of the limit as to amount, and not in accordance with the restrictions imposed on "covered transactions" by Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. 371c, and that are not within any exemptions established thereby; and

(8) Directly or indirectly condition any loan or extension of credit to any company on the requirement that the company contract with, or agree to contract with, the bank's subsidiary or affiliate to underwrite or distribute the company's securities or directly or indirectly condition any loan or extension of credit to any person on the requirement that the person purchase any security currently underwritten or distributed by the bank's subsidiary or affiliate.