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© 2018 American Savings Bank, F.S.B.18D124 (10/18)
Business Certification of Beneficial Owners
Savings Bank
CERTIFICATION REGARDING BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF BUSINESS CUSTOMERS
II. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
What is this form?
To help the government fight financial crime, Federal regulation requires certain financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record
information about the beneficial owners of legal entity (also known as Business customers.) Businesses can be abused to disguise
involvement in terrorist financing, money laundering, tax evasion, corruption, fraud, and other financial crimes. Requiring the
disclosure of key individuals who own or control a Business (i.e. beneficial owners) helps law enforcement investigate and
prosecute these crimes.
Who has to complete this form?
This form must be completed by the person opening a new account (deposit, loan or safe deposit box) on behalf of a Business
with any of the following U.S. financial institutions: (i) a bank or credit union; (ii) a broker or dealer in securities; (iii) a mutual fund;
(iv) a futures commission merchant; or (v) an introducing broker in commodities.
For the purposes of this form, a Business includes a corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that is created by a
filing of a public document with a Secretary of State or similar office, a general partnership, and any similar business entity
formed in the United States or a foreign country. Business does not include sole proprietorships, unincorporated associations, or
natural persons opening accounts on their own behalf.
What information do I have to provide?
This form requires you to provide the name, address, date of birth and Social Security number (or passport number in the case
of foreign persons) for the following individuals (i.e., the beneficial owners):
(i) Each individual, if any, who owns, directly or indirectly
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, 25 percent or more of the equity interests of the Business customer
(for example, each natural person that owns 25 percent or more of the shares of a corporation); and
(ii) An individual with significant responsibility for managing the Business customer (for example, a Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Managing Member, General Partner, President, Vice President, or Treasurer).
(iii) The number of individuals that satisfy this definition of "beneficial owner" may vary. Under section (i), depending on the
factual circumstances, up to four individuals (but as few as zero) may need to be identified. Regardless of the number of
individuals identified under section (i), you must provide the identifying information of one individual under section (ii). lt is
possible that in some circumstances the same individual might be identified under both sections (for example, the President
of Acme, Inc. who also holds a 30% equity interest). Thus, a completed form will contain the identifying information of at
least one individual (under section (ii)), and up to five individuals (i.e., one individual under section (ii) and four 25 percent
equity holders under section (i)).
The financial institution may also ask to see a copy of a driver's license or other identifying document for each beneficial
owner and individual with significant responsibility listed on this form.
Indirectly
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– A person whose beneficial ownership is through another entity