275.203(b)(3)-2—Methods for counting clients in certain private funds.
(a)
For purposes of section 203(b)(3) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80b-3(b)(3) ), you must count as clients the shareholders, limited partners, members, or beneficiaries (any of which are referred to hereinafter as an “owner”) of a private fund as defined in paragraph (d) of section 275.203(b)(3)-1, unless such owner is your advisory firm or a person described in paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of section 275.205-3.
(b)
If you provide investment advisory services to a private fund in which an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 to 80a-64) is, directly or indirectly, an owner, you must count the owners of that investment company as clients for purposes of section 203(b)(3) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80b-3(b)(3) ).
(c)
If you have your principal office and place of business outside the United States, you may treat a private fund that is organized or incorporated under the laws of a country other than the United States as your client for all purposes under the Act, other than sections 203, 204, 206(1) and 206(2) (15 U.S.C. 80b-3, 80b-4, 80b-6(1) and (2)).