Pension Boards-United Church of Christ, inc. and any Pension Boards' retirement Plan, or any company or account maintained to manage or hold Plan assets and interests in such Plan, company or account, including contributions to the Pension Boards' Funds described on this site, are not subject to registration, regulation or reporting under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Title 15 of the United States Code, or State securities laws. Therefore, participants and beneficiaries in the Pension Boards' retirement Plans are not afforded the protection of these provisions.