SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance provides Q&As on filing matters during government shutdown

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued Questions and Answers on certain filing matters that may arise during the U.S. government shutdown. The Q&As address matters relating to registration statements, offering statements, pre-clearance requests and other questions regarding filings and other federal Securities laws matters.

In connection with the partial U.S. federal government shutdown, the SEC has been closed, except for a limited number of essential personnel, since December 27, 2018. As a result of the shutdown and limited resources available, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) is only available to address emergency filing matters.

Due to its inability to perform its regular duties, the staff of Corp Fin issued Questions and Answers (Q&As) to address matters relating to registration statements, offering statements, pre-clearance requests and other questions regarding filings and other federal Securities laws matters.

The Q&As address matters specifically related to the shutdown such as, but not limited to:

• Updating information prior to commencing an offering
• Pricing an offering within the 15-day rule for an effective registration statement
• Removing the delaying amendment language
• Filing a new registration or offering statement
• Rule 3-13 waiver requests

We expect these Q&As to be updated if the shutdown continues.