Section 4290.815 - Financings in the form of Debt Securities(a)General rule. You may purchase Debt Securities from an Enterprise.(b)Restriction of options obtained by RBIC's management and employees. Your employees, officers, directors, general partners, or managing members, or the general partners or managing members of your Investment Advisor/Manager, may obtain options in a Portfolio Concern only if: (1) They participate in the Financing on a pari passu basis with you; or(2) The Agency gives its prior written approval; or(3) The options received are compensation for services as a member of the board of directors of the Enterprise, and such compensation does not exceed that paid to other outside directors. In the absence of such directors, fees must be reasonable when compared with amounts paid to outside directors of similar Enterprises.69 FR 32204, June 8, 2004, as amended at 76 FR 80224, Dec. 23, 2011