SEC Division of Corporation Finance Expands Confidential Review Accommodations for Draft Registration Statements

On March 3, 2025, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) announced that it enhanced certain existing accommodations under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, which was enacted in April 2012 and which accommodations were expanded in 2012 and 2017, that allow for confidential SEC review of certain draft registration statements by expanding the availability of certain general accommodations and by including additional accommodations for companies that have gone public but have not yet achieved “Well-Known Seasoned Issuer” (WKSI) status.
Source: SEC Division of Corporation Finance Expands Confidential Review Accommodations for Draft Registration Statements