SEC Updates EDGAR Manual

Going Pubic - SEC Updates EDGAR Manual

Client Alert

On December 15, 2014, the SEC updated Volume I and Volume II of its EDGAR Filer Manual . Changes to the Edgar Manual include:
  • A new exhibit type EX – 1.01 is now available on EDGARLink Online for submission form types SD and SD/A. Issuers filing a conflict minerals report should specify Item 1.02 on a Form SD or SD/A submission and attach the conflict minerals report as EX – 1.01 in official ASCII or HTML format. Exhibit type EX – 1.02, which was previously allowed on an SD and SD/A submission, is no longer available on EDGARLink Online or accepted by EDGAR.
  • The EDGAR automated submission notification e-mails for Form D submissions will now include the web address to the North American Securities Administrators Association’s (NASAA) new online Form D Portal to enable Form D filers to fulfill their state filing obligations electronically.
  • Submission form type 13H-A now restricts the “calendar year ending” value to a year that is prior to the present calendar year.
  • The EDGAR automated submission notification e-mail for a 13H-A submission form type has been updated to notify the Edgar filer that the 13H-A submission received was for an annual filing or a combined annual and fourth quarter filing.
  • Form TA-2 and its amendment has been updated to remove the Office of Thrift Supervision as an option for Item 3(a) .
  • Validations for Item 5 of Form TA-2 and its amendment have been updated.
  • The EDGAR portal has been updated to include a link to the Guidance for Filers and FAQs on the SEC’s website.
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