502.402  Trading on inside information.

It is unlawful for any person who is or was an officer, director or affiliate of an issuer or any other person whose relationship to the issuer or to any of the foregoing persons gives or gave such person access, directly or indirectly, to material information which is of decisive importance about the issuer or the security not generally available to the public, to purchase or sell any security of the issuer in this state at a time when that person knows such information about the issuer or the security gained from such relationship, which information

1.  Would significantly affect the market price of that security;

2.  Is not generally available to the public; and

3.  Such person knows is not intended to be so available, unless that person has reason to believe that the other party to such transaction is also in possession of such information.

Section History: Early form

  [C77, 79, 81, § 502.402]

Internal References

  Referred to in § 502.502, 502.605


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