Nothing in this act shall affect the right of any person having any interest whatsoever in the wholesaling in this State of alcoholic beverages, other than malt alcoholic beverages, to hold or acquire an interest of not more than 10% of any corporation, the shares of which are traded on a national securities exchange or regularly traded in an over-the-counter market by one or more members of a national or affiliated securities association.
N.J.S. § 33:1-43a