Issue.
Issue.
(1) Debt instruments issued on or after March 13, 2001.
(2) Debt instruments issued before March 13, 2001.
(3) Transition rule.
(4) Cross-references for reopening and aggregation rules.
(g) Debt instruments issued by a natural person. If an entity is a primary obligor under a debt instrument, the debt instrument is considered to be issued by the entity and not by a natural person even if a natural person is a co-maker and is jointly liable for the debt instrument's repayment. A debt instrument issued by a partnership is considered to be issued by the partnership as an entity even if the partnership is composed entirely of natural persons.
(h) Publicly offered debt instrument. A debt instrument is publicly offered if it is part of an issue of debt instruments the initial offering of which—
(1) Is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission; or
(2) Would be required to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) but for an exemption from registration—
(i) Under section 3 of the Securities Act of 1933 (relating to exempted securities);