OFAC FAQ 398: the 50 percent rule is about ownership, not control (OFAC, Frequently Asked Question 398)
A holder that is controlled but not half owned by a blocked person is not automatically blocked, but OFAC urges caution, so the buyer looks at control as well as ownership.
Dated 18 Oct 2026Source checked 18 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
In the source's own words
“OFAC's 50 Percent Rule speaks only to ownership and not to control. An entity that is controlled (but not owned 50 percent or more) by one or more blocked persons is not considered automatically blocked pursuant to OFAC's 50 Percent Rule.”
Where it was read
Figures it counts in
It is shown on its own, not counted into a figure.
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