Effective today, confidential submissions of draft registration statements by emerging growth companies are required to be made on EDGAR. Previously, confidential submissions were made on the SEC’s secure email portal—a stop-gap mechanism while the SEC modified EDGAR to accept confidential submissions. A confidential submission made on the EDGAR system remains confidential until converted into a public filing, no later than 21 days before the road show commences.
Read the SEC’s instructions for making confidential submissions on the EDGAR system.
